Jim Connelly

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

Massachusetts-Lowell used five straight goals, including three in a five-and-a-half minute span of the second period, to knock off Bentley, 5-2, at the Tsongas Arena. According to Lowell head coach Blaise MacDonald, the win was about as good as he could have expected from his club. “It been a long time since I’ve played in … Read more

It wasn’t the long sought-after win for the Northeastern Huskies on Friday night, but it was enough to make head coach Bruce Crowder somewhat satisfied. “I’m really encouraged by this club,” said Crowder, whose club, after a 2-2 tie Friday night at home against Providence is now 0-5-2 – the longest winless streak for Northeastern … Read more

Friday night, the level of hockey that the No. 14 Massachusetts Minutemen played in the 6-2 home loss against No. 15 Providence was as close to uninspired as head coach Don Cahoon can stomach. So it was no surprise that Cahoon wanted his team to play with — as he called it — “a purpose” … Read more