Jim ConnellyHere comes the postseason. And after Dave and I had equally mediocre weeks last weekend, I head into the playoffs with a four-game lead. Jim last week: 6-5-0 Dave last week: 6-5-0 Jim to date: 151-85-32 Dave to date: 147-89-32 We will pick each series in order. Regardless of our picks in the first two … Read more
In Monday’s Hockey East “Three Things” blog, I led by recapping the incredible finish that produced the league’s first-ever three-way tie for the regular-season championship. It was an incredible finish that saw UMass Lowell, 10 points down in the standing with four weeks to play, sweep Boston College to catch BC and Boston University for … Read more
A year ago people thought it was strange – though not unprecedented – that Hockey East had co-champs as Boston College and Providence tied for first. So why not top that, right? 1. Three-way tie for first ends crazy final weekend in Hockey East It was less than a month ago that I called the race … Read more
A year ago people thought it was strange – though not unprecedented – that Hockey East had co-champs as Boston College and Providence tied for first. So why not top that, right? 1. Three-way tie for first ends crazy final weekend in Hockey East It was less than a month ago that I called the race … Read more
Last week was a rarity. Dave and I didn’t pick a single game differently. I expect that to change this week with Dave heading into desperation mode. Jim last week: 7-5-0 Dave last week: 7-5-0 Jim to date: 139-79-27 Dave to date: 136-82-27 Friday, February 17 Vermont at Boston College Jim’s pick: I’ve been giving … Read more
Last week was a rarity. Dave and I didn’t pick a single game differently. I expect that to change this week with Dave heading into desperation mode. Jim last week: 7-5-0 Dave last week: 7-5-0 Jim to date: 139-79-27 Dave to date: 136-82-27 Friday, February 17 Vermont at Boston College Jim’s pick: I’ve been giving … Read more
One of the catchphrases you will head a lot of coaches use is a “team’s identity.” Almost every coach will tell you that learning and understanding that identity takes time. Some call their team a work in progress from Day 1 of the season right through to the final game. But establishing an identity certainly is … Read more
BOSTON — You’ll often hear people say about sports that things are cyclical, unless, of course, you’re talking about the Beanpot. It took 24 years for a team without ‘Boston’ in its name to win the title, but on Monday, Harvard ended a magnanimously long Beanpot drought, knocking off Boston University 6-3 in front of … Read more
BOSTON — You’ll often hear people say about sports that things are cyclical, unless, of course, you’re talking about the Beanpot. It took 24 years for a team without ‘Boston’ in its name to win the title, but on Monday, Harvard ended a magnanimously long Beanpot drought, knocking off Boston University 6-3 in front of … Read more
A week ago, I wrote about the race for the Hockey East title becoming a two-team race. Not anymore. 1. Losses by BC, BU make race to finish interesting Boston College and Boston University each looked ready for a battle to the finish for the Hockey East regular season title. But after losses for each … Read more
A week ago, I wrote about the race for the Hockey East title becoming a two-team race. Not anymore. 1. Losses by BC, BU make race to finish interesting Boston College and Boston University each looked ready for a battle to the finish for the Hockey East regular season title. But after losses for each … Read more
Dave and I were about as close to perfection as you can be. And the two games we ended up picking differently ended up being ties, so no blood (as we’d say on the golf course). Jim last week: 10-0-3 Dave last week: 10-0-3 Jim to date: 132-74-27 Dave to date: 129-77-27 Friday, February 10 … Read more
Dave and I were about as close to perfection as you can be. And the two games we ended up picking differently ended up being ties, so no blood (as we’d say on the golf course). Jim last week: 10-0-3 Dave last week: 10-0-3 Jim to date: 132-74-27 Dave to date: 129-77-27 Friday, February 10 … Read more
Believe it or not, I think that Hockey East fans have learned by now not to gloat too much. Lest we forget, a year ago was chest-thumping time. Just a year removed from Providence and Boston University squaring off at the TD Garden for a national title, the league placed a record-tying six teams into … Read more
BOSTON — There was no reason to believe when No. 7 Boston College faced No. 3 Boston University in Monday’s second Beanpot semifinal that it would be anything but a barn burner. Sure, the Terriers are ranked higher nationally and had swept the earlier two Hockey East games against the Eagles. But both games were … Read more
BOSTON — There was no reason to believe when No. 7 Boston College faced No. 3 Boston University in Monday’s second Beanpot semifinal that it would be anything but a barn burner. Sure, the Terriers are ranked higher nationally and had swept the earlier two Hockey East games against the Eagles. But both games were … Read more
The results of recent weekends have brought clarity to some of the league’s key races and muddied the water on others. We’ll take a look at each as we figured out what we learned this weekend. 1. The regular season trophy likely to reside in Boston It seems like the race for the regular-season champion … Read more
The results of recent weekends have brought clarity to some of the league’s key races and muddied the water on others. We’ll take a look at each as we figured out what we learned this weekend. 1. The regular season trophy likely to reside in Boston It seems like the race for the regular-season champion … Read more
Dave and I differed just twice last week in our picks. Winning them both doubled my lead to four games. Jim last week: 9-2-1 Dave last week: 7-4-1 Jim to date: 116-70-24 Dave last week: 112-74-24 Friday, January 27 Merrimack at Boston University Jim’s pick: The Warriors opened some eyes with Tuesday’s upset of the … Read more
Dave and I differed just twice last week in our picks. Winning them both doubled my lead to four games. Jim last week: 9-2-1 Dave last week: 7-4-1 Jim to date: 116-70-24 Dave last week: 112-74-24 Friday, January 27 Merrimack at Boston University Jim’s pick: The Warriors opened some eyes with Tuesday’s upset of the … Read more