Jim Connelly

Paced by a two-goal effort by Elias Godoy and a 25-save effort by goaltender Chris Davidson, the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks shut out sister-school rival No. 11 Massachusetts, 3-0, at Tsongas Arena in a Saturday matinee. The win evens up the season series between the two schools which determines annually the winner of the Alumni Cup … Read more

Five days ago, Providence hit the low point of its season, a 6-1 loss to St. Cloud State in the finals of its own tournament — the Dunkin’ Donuts Holiday Classic — that left the Friars asking plenty of questions. That answer was certainly found, though, Friday night when Quinnipiac came to town. One of … Read more

For No. 10 St. Cloud State, Sunday’s victory in the championship game of the Dunkin’ Donuts tournament was mission accomplished. After dropping its final three games before Christmas break, the Huskies, once ranked as high as sixth in the USCHO.com poll, found themselves 10th in the rankings and soul-searching a bit coming into this weekend. … Read more

See also: Semifinal Notebook For one night, at least, the Providence Friars avoided disaster. Playing host to the inaugural Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Pot Tournament at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in downtown Providence, the Friars twice overcame one-goal third-period deficits before rookie Bill McCreary finished a perfect two-on-one pass from captain Stephen Wood with 4:59 remaining … Read more

A month and a half from now, had No. 2 Boston College accomplished over the past weeks what it just did, it would have the Eagles faithful dancing on Commonwealth Avenue. Right now, though, it’s ho-hum business as usual. With a 3-2 victory Wednesday night over Harvard, the Eagles completed the Beanpot sweep, beating all … Read more

Late in the second period it seemed possible that Northeastern could be on its way to its first win of the season — and over No. 2 Boston College, no less. As the Huskies went on a five-on-three power play holding a 2-0 lead, there was an eerie sense for the Eagles that a third … Read more

Merrimack continued its successful work on the power play, scoring three goals with the man advantage Friday night in a 4-1 victory over Quinnipiac in front of a small Thanksgiving break crowd at the J. Thom Lawler Arena. Brendon Clark, Steve Crusco and Nick Pomponio all tallied power play markers as the Warriors went three … Read more

And then there were none. The pipe dream of having an unbeaten team in college hockey went down in smoke Tuesday night as No. 11 Dartmouth, which entered the game 4-0-3, fell to No. 2 Boston College, 4-1, in a lackluster affair at BC’s Kelley Rink. The Dartmouth offense, which had scored 15 goals in … Read more

They celebrated like they had just won the national championship, and for Merrimack, a 3-2 overtime win against Bemidji State was just as important as any title. “King Kong,” said head coach Chris Serino when asked if Sunday’s victory got a monkey off his back. The Warriors had not won in nearly a month, posting … Read more

No. 3 Maine got a highlight-reel goal from defenseman Prestin Ryan with 5:55 remaining in regulation to break a 2-2 tie as the Black Bears survived a road battle with Providence, 3-2. The play was made by rookie Luciano Aquino, who received a breakaway pass at the offensive blueline from Colin Shields and skated in … Read more

Friday night, Boston College rookie Brian Boyle may have earned his nickname: “Showtime.” With the game in the balance against Providence, the highly-touted Boyle — who has struggled offensively early in his freshman campaign — took control by scoring twice in the third period, the final time to break a 4-4 tie with 5:18 remaining … Read more

Boston College head coach Jerry York proved Tuesday night that he’s a gambling man. Merrimack almost made York pay for his gamble. With a lineup depleted by injuries, the No. 2-ranked Eagles took to the ice against Merrimack with rookie goaltender Joe Pearce making his first collegiate start, one that he’d likely wish he had … Read more

For the No. 9 Massachusetts Minutemen, Saturday night’s 3-2 road victory over Providence was an example of making the most of the situation. A night after losing, 4-1, to No. 3 Boston College on home ice, the realization was that getting two points out of the weekend was what counted the most. So with their … Read more

No. 2 New Hampshire learned its lesson the hard way Friday night: you can play with fire once and get away with it, but eventually it will catch up with you. Three nights after falling behind, 2-0, but rallying with two late goals to salvage a tie against No. 3 Boston College, a tired-looking UNH … Read more