Jim Connelly

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

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

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

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

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