Jim Connelly

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

Though the USCHO.com poll is still a few hours away from being released, it seems apparent that a new number one is eminent. After Minnesota’s sweep at the hands of North Dakota, New Hampshire, which won its only game of the weekend against Providence on Saturday, is the likely candidate to take over the number … Read more

Boston College senior Brian Boyle has definitively found the remedy for a scoring streak and it goes by the name Massachusetts-Lowell. Boyle, who entered the game against the River Hawks with 11 career goals in eight game but had struggled to scored of late, netted two goals on Saturday night including the game-winning goal with … Read more

It may have taken 45 days, but when Boston University can beat its archrival Boston College on the road, it’s worth the wait. More than six weeks after a Dec. 1 game between BC and BU was postponed due to poor ice conditions at BC’s Kelley Rink, the Terriers used two goals from junior winger … Read more

So how does the old expression go, something like “Timing is everything.” That certainly was the case for the top teams in the country this past weekend as each of the top five teams in the USCHO.com poll all faltered, splitting their respective weekend series. Of the five, only Maine saw impacted when this week’s … Read more

In any sport it’s difficult to string together wins, but this season for the Boston College Eagles, winning two games in a row has been nearly impossible for the perennial powerhouse. So there’s little surprise that the Eagles were celebrating their 4-1 victory over Merrimack on Wednesday night, giving the club back-to-back wins for the … Read more

Hi, my name is Jim and I’m a slacker. That’s right, it’s been way too long since I last wrote, so I’ll bow my head, do a mea culpa, and tell you the good news. The good news of course is that I’m back. The better news is that the college hockey season is officially … Read more

Every once in a while, 35 years of experience pay off for a coach. On Saturday night, that certainly was the case for Boston College head coach Jerry York. The Eagles mentor gave simple advice to his captain, Brian Boyle. “Coach told me to go to the net and get more involved [physically],” said the … Read more

As much as coaches preach Xs and Os in hopes of finding the winning formula, sometimes it’s equally as effective to have power plays and puck luck on your side. In Wednesday’s pre-Thanksgiving matchup between New Hampshire and Boston College, the Wildcats feasted. UNH scored twice on the power play and benefited from two key … Read more

Army head coach Brian Riley said he felt like it was Christmas in the fact that his team tried to gift wrap Friday night’s game against Bentley. Truly, it was more like Groundhog’s Day. In their first trip to Bentley’s John A. Ryan Rink since losing, 4-3, in double overtime in last year’s Atlantic Hockey … Read more