Jim Connelly

Rumors that Atlantic Hockey will admit Robert Morris and Niagara for the 2010-11 season seem to be on the verge of becoming official, according to Chris Lerch’s story on USCHO.com. That move, combined with the WCHA’s recent vote to lift its moratorium on expansion, are good news for the programs that now comprise College Hockey … Read more

When No. 14 Boston College entered this weekend’s two-game home series with Maine, one of the things that had plagued the team in a recent 0-4-2 stretch was its inability to put opponents away. This weekend, the Eagles made a clear statement: They’re once again a team ready to go for the jugular. For the … Read more

Saturday’s match-up between Maine and No. 14 Boston College was a meeting of two teams headed in the wrong direction. The Black Bears entered 0-5-1 in their last six; BC was nearly as futile at 0-4-2 in its last six. The common denominator for each team over that span has been a lack of offensive … Read more

Call it winter doldrums, but this writers mind is struggling to find great topics about which to blog this week. So instead, I’ll pass along some random musings… – I wonder if I’m the only person whose jaw dropped when someone told me that Air Force is currently in second place in Atlantic Hockey. I’ll … Read more

Down by a goal in the final minute of the game is a familiar place these days for the University of Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks. On Friday, the team faced the same situation against No. 12 Boston College. The only difference on this night was the outcome. The team has lost six straight games by either … Read more

As USCHO.com’s Todd Milewski first reported, the WCHA voted unanimously on Thursday to lift the league’s moratorium on expansion. This could be the first step in saving four NCAA Division I programs, namely the four members of the CHA. The best news from the vote belongs to Bemidji State. A perfect geographic fit, the Beavers … Read more

So I ask my fellow Americans: Am I the only one that is getting extremely bored with the World Junior Championship. I do thank the good folks at USA Hockey for negotiating a deal with NHL Network to broadcast all of Team USA’s games as well as the medal round this year. Unfortunately, the quality … Read more

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