Jim ConnellyFor 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 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
Jim Connelly and Candace Horgan look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey.
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.
Here 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
Here 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