Jim Connelly

It was a night where little things meant a lot. For Denver, those little things became big, as did the score as the No. 1 Pioneers routed No. 19 Boston College, 6-1, at Kelley Rink. The “little things” were abundant for Denver in execution. They struck three times on the power play. They scored two … Read more

LOWELL, Mass. – After losing twice last weekend at home to Quinnipiac in games in which his team lost third-period leads, Northeastern coach Jim Madigan challenged his team. “We challenged our group this week in practice,” said Madigan. “Being heavier on pucks and winning puck battles. We thought as a staff after last weekend, we … Read more

A week ago, Dave and I were equally bad. Last week we were equally strong with our picks, each earning 14 wins to match our win totals to date. Jim last week: 14-4-2 Jim to date: 28-18-5 Dave last week: 14-4-2 Dave to date: 28-18-5 Friday October 27 Boston College at Providence Jim’s pick: Neither … Read more

It was hardly even an average week for Hockey East out of conference this weekend. That needs to raise some eyebrows. That leads the three things I learned this week. 1.) An ugly non-conference weekend places Hockey East in vulnerable position Hockey East teams went a collective 5-12-1 out of conference this weekend. Let that … Read more

New Hampshire’s five-game season-opening winning streak, the program’s best in more than 20 years, was ended on Saturday night when Trevor Gooch scored at 1:03 of the overtime as Colorado College skated past the Wildcats, 2-1, at Towse Rink. The play began in the neutral zone when Westin Michaud forced a turnover and skated up the right side. … Read more

In the days where Sabermetrics and stats seems to be all the range in sports, Quinnipiac and Northeastern proved Friday that there is only one stat that matters come the end of a game: the final score. On Friday, that final score read 6-4 in favor of Quinnipiac, despite the Bobcats generating just 15 shots … Read more

Thanks to UMass’ win on Saturday at Arizona State, I’ve grabbed a one-game lead in the season-long picks race. Let’s hope to expand on that this week. Jim last week: 9-5-2 Dave last week: 8-6-2 Friday, October 13 Connecticut at AIC Jim’s pick: AIC has tended to “play up” when facing Hockey East teams in … Read more

Scoring 14 goals in two night against Sacred Heart makes one wonder: does Northeastern have the most potent offense in the league? That leads the three things we learned this week: 1. Was what we saw from the Huskies going to be commonplace? It’s impossible to think that the Huskies can maintain a seven-goals-per-game pace, … Read more

Scoring 14 goals in two night against Sacred Heart makes one wonder: does Northeastern have the most potent offense in the league? That leads the three things we learned this week: 1. Was what we saw from the Huskies going to be commonplace? It’s impossible to think that the Huskies can maintain a seven-goals-per-game pace, … Read more

iframe {position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;} –> // In a weekend that featured plenty of upsets and shockers, Michigan Tech may have pulled off the biggest. One night at the Huskies knocked off 16th-ranked Union, they edged host and sixth-ranked Minnesota-Duluth, 4-3, to take home the title in the annual Ice Breaker tournament. Tech fell behind … Read more

Let’s kick off the picks in Hockey East so that I may defend my title against Dave. Maybe he can keep it a little closer this year. Friday, October 6 Connecticut at Maine Jim’s pick: This could be a compelling series to start the season because it is being played in Orono. I think I’ll … Read more

Patrick Harper assisted on Dante Fabbro’s tiebreaking goal in the third period and added an empty-net score.