Jim ConnellyFor the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks, it’s mission accomplished — for now. Living in a do or die world to make the NCAA tournament, the River Hawks took care of business in their first of two games in the final week of the regular season beating Merrimack, 5-1, at the J. Thom Lawler Arena Thursday night. … Read more
What do Northeastern forward Mike Morris and Walt Disney have in common? On Saturday night, both helped Northeastern upset the Boston University Terriers. Morris’ contribution to the effort was notching both goals for Northeastern in the 2-1 victory, the second of which head coach Bruce Crowder called one of the prettiest goals he’s seen this … Read more
A month ago, many Hockey East fans pointed to this weekend’s games between Boston College and New Hampshire as the series that could decide the regular season. After Friday’s Game 1, though, nothing was decided. Thanks to a late third-period rally capped off by a Sean Collins goal with 1:23 remaining, New Hampshire earned a … Read more
The Atlantic Hockey standings are a jumble tighter than any in recent memory; Ben Nelson helps Quinnipiac rise from the ashes of seventh place; and Frank Novello etches his name into the record books. Jim Connelly reports.
For the second time in nine days, Northeastern and Boston University skated to a 2-2 tie through regulation. This time, though, there simply wasn’t enough overtime to render a decision. In a battle of two solid goaltenders, BU and NU skated to a 2-2 tie in front of a boisterous crowd of 3,249 at Matthews … Read more
Strange? Yes. Ugly? Certainly. An upset in the making? No doubt. All of that spelled doom for the No. 2 Boston College Eagles, which, on a night when seemingly everything went wrong, fell to 13th-ranked Massachusetts-Lowell, 3-1, at the Conte Forum. The combination of the River Hawks’ strong defense, limiting BC’s quality chances, and a … Read more
Weeding through the cliches, Jim Connelly finds a critical game at the top of the AHA standings. Also: Frank Novello takes aim at a milestone, and the FleetCenter brings the league national exposure.
No one wants to play in a tournament consolation, let alone at the Beanpot. But this year’s matinee had a little more riding on it.
Dreams can come true, and Boston University’s Chris Bourque realized one Monday at the Beanpot.
It wasn’t pretty and it took some early survival, but the UConn Huskies were “opportunistic,” according to head coach Bruce Marshall, and because of that were able to hand Bentley a 4-1 defeat in the second game of the Atlantic Hockey doubleheader played in front of 4,055 at the FleetCenter. The survival came early, when … Read more
Led by a two-goal performance by senior Andrew McKay, Holy Cross skated to a 5-2 victory over Quinnipiac in the first game of Saturday’s Atlantic Hockey doubleheader at the FleetCenter to take sole possession of second place in Atlantic Hockey. The victory placed the Crusaders one point ahead of third-place Canisius and one point behind … Read more
In the words of Boston College head coach Jerry York, Friday night’s 8-3 victory over Merrimack was “just what the doctor ordered.” BC, which entered the week No. 1 in the USCHO.com/CSTV poll, was upset by Boston University, 2-1, in the first round of the Beanpot on Monday night. That game featured a struggling BC … Read more
The crisis at Canisius comes to a boil, and Jim Connelly wonders whether the future of the hockey program itself is in jeopardy. Also: Mercyhurst finds itself in an unfamiliar position, Air Force could bolster the AHA’s ranks very soon, and the FleetCenter hosts a high-profile doubleheader.
Stephan Siwiec had watched from the bench as another goaltender led Boston University. But Monday, Siwiec took a back seat to no one.
Head coach Bruce Crowder has offered Tim Judy plenty of good advice during his stay at Northeastern. Monday, they paid off in a big way.
The game was barely over and the chant began: “We want the Beanpot.” Thankfully for the Northeastern Huskies, they were not as focused on the Beanpot as their fans, as they successfully held off the Massachusetts Minutemen, 2-1, to give the club some much-needed momentum heading into Monday’s Beanpot as well as catapult NU into … Read more
After the latest allegations of player misbehavior out of Canisius, USCHO.com’s Jim Connelly can no longer hold his tongue. Also: the AHA race narrows — sort of; Army takes on its Canadian counterpart in one of the nation’s oldest rivalries; and Holy Cross’ Tanner Fogarty suffers an unusual injury.
Taking a page from SportsCenter, Jim Connelly is here to play “Fact or Fiction” with Atlantic Hockey. Also: travails in the Poker Capital of the U.S., up close and personal.
The long-awaited battle between Boston College and New Hampshire had to wait two extra days due to the Blizzard of 2005, and in the end, little was decided as the two clubs skated to a 2-2 tie at BC’s Conte Forum Monday. Taking the ice just hours after moving to the No. 1 in the … Read more
Holy Cross returns to a familiar position in the league standings; the AHA’s FleetCenter doubleheader prepares for a marketing push; and preparations are made for the possibility of another new member in 2006-07. Jim Connelly reports.