Jim Connelly

The Terriers killed off the BC power play without allowing a shot. Seconds later, Andrew Orpik walked out of the right corner and nearly beat Curry, his shot going just wide of the left post.

The Boston University forecheck has made it difficult for the Eagles to work their breakout from the defensive zone. As the game goes on, BC will need to force some BU turnovers and then take advantage if they’re going to have any success. As I write, Brock Bradford forced a turnover in the neutral zone … Read more

Both teams are getting their offensive chances. With just 8:32 gone, each club has put six shots on net. Schneider was just forced to make a point-blank save on Brian ‘Boomer’ Ewing after yet another BC turnover in the defensive zone gave the Terriers a grade ‘A’ opportunity.

It took just 2:33 for the Terriers to get on the board. Sophomore Chris Higgins worked the with Eric Thomassian give-and-go after a Brian Boyle turnover at the faceoff dot in the BC defensive zone. The massive roar from the BU student section made it difficult to tell whether this is crowd has any more … Read more

The 2007 Beanpot final is underway with Boston College wearing their home white uniforms with maroon and gold trim while the defending champ Terriers are decked out in their scarlet and white. An all Hockey East officiating crew will call the game with Tim Benedetto wearing the orange strip and crewmates Tim Low and Bob … Read more

High above rinkside at the Beanpot, we’re only an hour away from the faceoff between Boston College and Boston University for the 55th Beanpot title game. Northeastern took home the bronze medal in the consolation game, scraping their way to a 3-1 victory over Harvard without forwards Mike Morris and Joe Vitale in the lineup. … Read more

The Beanpot Championship game is still 10 hours away, but I’ll be writing live from the TD Banknorth Garden for tonight’s title tilt between Boston’s two hottest hockey rivals – Boston College and Boston University.  The game is being billed as a battle of two top goaltenders in red-hot John Curry manning the BU net and … Read more

It’s a college hockey tournament that many say only appeals to the four teams that play in it. Just don’t tell that the the thousands of people who were expected to watch last night’s Beanpot semifinals. Even though both of the two games were somewhat yawners – and yes, BC and BU are meeting in … Read more

Entering the 55th edition of the Beanpot, many thought that either Northeastern or Harvard, or potentially even both clubs, could advance to the title game. Yeah, right. For the 19th time in the 55-year history of the tournament, Boston College and Boston University will meet to decide to the Beanpot champion by virtue of a … Read more

Any fan of New Hampshire or Maine would tell you when the two clubs get together, you’re in for high-intensity hockey. No one, though, could’ve predicted the entertainment value of Saturday’s 2-1 UNH win at the Whittemore Center. In a game that featured 87 shots combined between the two clubs, goaltending was the highlight of … Read more

Call it a mental letdown, call it looking ahead to the Beanpot, or call it simply being outplayed. On Friday night, what might have been a combination of all three led to a 5-3 victory for Massachusetts over Boston College at Kelley Rink, pulling the Minutemen within a point of the Eagles for the final … Read more