Jim Connelly

MANCHESTER, N.H. — With the Frozen Four in Chicago, arguably the backyard of Notre Dame, the obvious goal from day one was to be playing and not just hosting the event. The only problem was that all along the way, there were significant bumps in the road. That, however, didn’t stop this team of destiny, … Read more

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[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000gAotcUJufOE” g_name=”20170325-NE-Minnesota-NotreDame-Gagnon” f_show_caption=”t” f_show_slidenum=”t” img_title=”casc” pho_credit=”iptc” f_link=”t” f_bbar=”t” fsvis=”f” width=”500″ height=”375″ bgcolor=”#AAAAAA” bgtrans=”t” btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” crop=”f” trans=”xfade” tbs=”4000″ f_ap=”t” linkdest=”c” f_fullscreen=”f” f_constrain=”f” twoup=”f” f_topbar=”f” f_bbarbig=”” f_htmllinks=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”f” f_show_watermark=”f” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”f” f_up=”f” target=”_self” wmds=”llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.f0Meq6hKKHa2XlPLfudof_fdlrBje8wSibtlH3.JICqIZQpGsHQ–” ] MANCHESTER, N.H. — Notre Dame all-world goaltender Cal Petersen is known for picking up his team with a big … Read more

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A 5-0 score did not appropriately represent how tight UMass Lowell’s victory was over Cornell in Saturday’s NCAA Northeast Regional semifinals. In fact, the shutout for goaltender Tyler Wall was nearly out in the opening minute when it appeared Cornell scored. But not so fast. That leads the three takeaways from Saturday’s … Read more

The good news is that I clinched the picks title against Dave. The bad news is that I did so on undoubtedly my worst picks week of the year. My 3-6 record was enough to beat Dave last week. So I know. But the reality is that you’ll get very authentic picks from both of us … Read more

For the first time since 2013 – and just the second time in the last decade – the top four seeds in the Hockey East tournament advanced out of the quarterfinal round. Top-seeded UMass Lowell needed three games against New Hampshire and will face Notre Dame in Friday’s opening semifinal. Boston College and Boston University … Read more

For Mike McNicholas and his New Hampshire Wildcats, it might not have taken long to understand Sunday was their night.

For Mike McNicholas and his New Hampshire Wildcats, it might not have taken long to understand Sunday was their night.

A lead can do a lot to help a team’s confidence. A night after New Hampshire couldn’t buy a goal and watched one thing go wrong after another, losing 4-0 to Merrimack in the opening game of the best-of-three opening round series, the Wildcats struck twice in the middle period and survived to see another … Read more

A lead can do a lot to help a team’s confidence. A night after New Hampshire couldn’t buy a goal and watched one thing go wrong after another, losing 4-0 to Merrimack in the opening game of the best-of-three opening round series, the Wildcats struck twice in the middle period and survived to see another … Read more

Northeastern clamps down on Connecticut to take a 3-1 victory in a Hockey East opener.

Northeastern clamps down on Connecticut to take a 3-1 victory in a Hockey East opener.