Jim Connelly

Another season of breathtaking holiday tournaments is in the books. There were a few upsets (hello, Miami?), a couple of near upsets (Holy Cross over Denver sticks out!) and all around excellent hockey. Some observations… – Having watched them play for the first time, I have to say Cornell is pretty legit. They did a … Read more

For two schools that are just 75 miles apart, it took a 1,400 mile trip for Colgate and Cornell to meet in any sort of championship game. As such, it’s no surprise that neither regulation nor overtime was enough to decide the title of the Florida College Classic. After the teams skated to a 2-2 … Read more

It wasn’t pretty for the Cornell Big Red, but it got the job done. Despite being out-shot 38-26 and territorially dominated by St. Cloud State for much of the game, Cornell used three second period goals and an outstanding goaltending performance by junior Ben Scrivens (36 saves) to earn a 3-2 victory in the second … Read more

A shootout was not the best bet for Colgate to beat Maine in the opening game of the Florida College Classic. Having twice missed on breakaways, once in the closing minutes of regulation and again with 11 seconds left in the five-minute overtime, the Raiders wanted to take care of business before the conclusion of … Read more

Boston University head coach Jack Parker is one of the deans of the game and has many times been praised for his wisdom in coaching behind the bench. Saturday night, in a 3-1 victory over arch-rival Boston College (9-5-2, 5-4-2 Hockey East) in front of a sellout crowd of 7,884 at BC’s Kelley Rink, what … Read more

College hockey is not typically the sport first thought of when selecting Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsman of the Year” award. But as part of a series of article that the magazine is writing, SI’s Kevin Armstrong picked Boston College head coach Jerry York as his choice for the esteemed award. Whether you agree with Armstrong or … Read more

I’ve been waiting somewhat patiently for the latest edition of the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll to come out today to see what, if any, respect Air Force would receive now that its beaten the No. 3 team in the country and lost a tight game to the No. 9 team. Though I’m not necessarily surprised, … Read more

Balanced scoring is a dream for any college hockey coach. The knowledge that balance can help you win hockey games, then, becomes a coach’s bliss. On an afternoon where Boston College’s top two scoring lines were, for the most part, held quiet, the third and fourth lines for the Eagles responded with four goals and … Read more

Prior to the start of the season, the NCAA rules committee highlighted a point of emphasis on penalties that slow the puck handler down in hopes of increasing scoring in the game. Really, all they needed to do was give every team the game plans of Boston College and New Hampshire. The No. 5 Eagles … Read more

So I began my season of blogging with a doozy – showing video of the Harvard-Union game in which a goaltender interference call nullified a late-game goal for Harvard and resulted in head coach Ted Donato’s ejection. Ken Schott, long-time Union beat writer for the Schenectady Gazette, who pointed the play out to me originally, … Read more

It’s been a while, fellow college hockey fans. And as I return with my first blog post of the college hockey season, I bring to you some controversy from last weekend’s Union-Harvard game. With the score 3-1 in favor of Union in the final minute of play, Harvard scored what looked to be a goal … Read more

It may seem like its six months too late, but a hard-fought road victory for No. 12 Notre Dame tasted like sweet revenge over second ranked Boston College Friday night. The game was a rematch of last year’s national title game, won by the Eagles, 4-1. But on Friday the tables were turned and the … Read more