Jim Connelly

Saturday night could be a milestone night for BC head coach Jerry York. Not only does his team have the chance to advance to the regional final, York is going after career win number 800. That, though, only crosses the coaches mind when his wife reminds him. “My wife kids me about it once in … Read more

When the Minnesota Golden Gophers take to the ice on Saturday evening to face Boston College in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, there will be a couple of logos on the boards that may stir up some bad memories – that of the Holy Cross Crusaders This weekend’s Northeast Regional is hosted by … Read more

It’s not hard in general to notice Miami’s Ryan Jones on the ice. The Hobey Baker finalist is possibly the RedHawks most dominant player having scored 48 points in 40 games this season. If for some reason his play doesn’t identify him on Saturday, just look for his hair. The senior has what most would … Read more

Air Force head coach Frank Serratore has never been what one would call “shy” and, in fact, has no problem keeping a room laughing with commentary and story telling. Serratore kicked off the Northeast Regional in Worcester on Friday with a solid dose of ethnic humor. Of Italian decent, Serratore noted that he’s not the … Read more

I’m told that the T in RIT stands for technology, which is quite apparent if you look at this year’s fan balloting site for the Hobey Baker award. Those enterprising RIT fans were able to figure out an automated way to stuff the ballot box at http://www.hobeybaker.com/voting. As of this morning, RIT’s Simon Lambert has … Read more

The field is now set for the NCAA Tournament and there’s plenty of debate that is taking place about how the committee went about seeding things. Once again, the USCHO.com PairWise Rankings correctly predicted the tournament field. But this year, even the PairWise itself sparked some controvery. Wisconsin’s selection to the tournament, despite being a … Read more

With the seconds waning in the Hockey East championship game, Boston College’s Nathan Gerbe buried a goal into an empty net to seal BC’s 4-0 victory over Vermont. While it was likely the easiest goal the junior has scored all year, it was symbolic of the rise that BC’s Hobey Baker finalist has had in … Read more

Seeing as Friday’s opening semifinal of the Hockey East tournament between fourth-seeded Boston College and top seed New Hampshire was a tale of two games, it seems appropriate that the game was nearly two games long. Despite being on death’s door down 4-1 past the midway point of regulation, the Eagles rallied with three goals … Read more

Having lost twice to Providence at home in the regular season, falling behind early in both games and seeing rallies fall short, Boston College was determined to start fast each game in their best-of-three quarterfinal playoff series with the Friars. Mission accomplished. For the second straight night, the Eagles scored two early goals, jumped out … Read more

Boston College certainly has good timing. After struggling to score goals — the Eagles potted just 11 in their last eight games — BC picked the perfect time to regain their offensive stride Friday night as juniors Nathan Gerbe and Benn Ferriero buried two goals apiece coupled with a 32 save by rookie John Muse … Read more

Some people get jazzed up for the holidays. Others its about the start of a season like spring or summer. For me, there’s only one season that counts: college hockey’s playoff season. Things got underway this past weekend in formal (CCHA, ECAC, AHA) and informal (WCHA title, Hockey East’s home ice battle) ways. And coming … Read more

The race for home ice in Hockey East just got a little bit muddier. Boston College was 64 seconds away from clinching the final home ice spot on Friday night, but a goal by Northeastern’s Wade MacLeod with 1:04 remaining in overtime gave the Huskies a 3-2 victory over the Eagles. It also made Saturday … Read more