Turnaround since Thanksgiving has Northeastern ‘in a good spot’ heading into final regular season weekend
Since an 1-11-2 start to the season, the Huskies are 13-2-3 and are locked into sixth place in the Hockey East standings.
Jim Connelly
Irish eyes are no longer smiling at Notre Dame
It looked as if the Notre Dame Fighting Irish might be headed to their first Hockey East regular season title, in just year three in the league, heading into last weekend. And for about 53 minutes on Friday, there was plenty of reason to believe that might happen. That changed quickly and leads the three … Read more
Irish eyes are no longer smiling at Notre Dame
It looked as if the Notre Dame Fighting Irish might be headed to their first Hockey East regular season title, in just year three in the league, heading into last weekend. And for about 53 minutes on Friday, there was plenty of reason to believe that might happen. That changed quickly and leads the three … Read more
TMQ: Final regular season weekends typically deliver the unpredictable
Robert Morris, Minnesota State and Michigan could be kicking themselves later for not collecting all the points available last weekend.
Hockey East picks – Feb. 12-16
Thanks to Northastern’s win over Harvard in the Beanpot consolation game and a late Merrimack goal last Saturday night to earn a tie with Connecticut, I picked up a key game late in the season on Dave. It’s almost getting to the point that he’s going to have to begin to get desperate, pinching the … Read more
Hockey East picks – Feb. 12-16
Thanks to Northastern’s win over Harvard in the Beanpot consolation game and a late Merrimack goal last Saturday night to earn a tie with Connecticut, I picked up a key game late in the season on Dave. It’s almost getting to the point that he’s going to have to begin to get desperate, pinching the … Read more
Depth helps Providence claim a key road sweep
The Friars and Notre Dame both won a pair of Hockey East games on the road last weekend.
TMQ: Despite some stumbles, top teams have cemented their status
Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State, North Dakota, Boston College and Providence haven’t been perfect but they’ve emerged as the best in the country.
Tuch’s OT goal gives Boston College title over Boston University in Beanpot’s first 1-0 game
On a night when the weather was as bad as could be for a Beanpot finale, the two teams — No. 3 Boston College and No. 7 Boston University — combined for a game that was historically low-scoring.
Beanpot consolation game has consequences for Harvard, Northeastern
The Huskies continued a resurgence, while the Crimson fell from ninth to 11th in the PairWise Rankings.
Providence, Notre Dame sweeps give each leg up on first-round byes
Ever since Hockey East changed to a three-weekend playoff format two years ago, the weekend between Beanpot games created a must-watch couple of days for the Hockey East standings as most of the games in hand that have been accumulated throughout the season level off just three weeks prior to the regular-season finale. That was … Read more
Providence, Notre Dame sweeps give each leg up on first-round byes
Ever since Hockey East changed to a three-weekend playoff format two years ago, the weekend between Beanpot games created a must-watch couple of days for the Hockey East standings as most of the games in hand that have been accumulated throughout the season level off just three weeks prior to the regular-season finale. That was … Read more
For Harvard, special teams trouble means another loss to Boston College, Beanpot heartbreak
The Crimson allowed two power-play goals in the second period of an opening-round loss to Boston College.
Hockey East picks – Jan. 29-Feb. 2
Darn it, UConn. A tie against Boston College and a loss to Sacred Heart was the only thing that kept me from perfection last week. Still at 11-1-1, I picked up a game on Dave, which is a better-than-average consolation prize. Jim last week: 11-1-1 Jim to date: 131-50-31 Dave last week: 10-2-1 Dave to … Read more
Hockey East picks – Jan. 29-Feb. 2
Darn it, UConn. A tie against Boston College and a loss to Sacred Heart was the only thing that kept me from perfection last week. Still at 11-1-1, I picked up a game on Dave, which is a better-than-average consolation prize. Jim last week: 11-1-1 Jim to date: 131-50-31 Dave last week: 10-2-1 Dave to … Read more
Bertagna on Hockey East’s hot topics: age, commitments, special events
The commissioner also saluted Boston College’s Jerry York for his 1,000th win, saying the coach is “so low maintenance from a commissioner’s point of view.”
York’s 1,000th may have been easy, but also quite special
It was an 8-0 decision for Boston College over Massachusetts that gave BC head coach Jerry York his 1,000th career win. That doesn’t make the value of the victory any less. 1) 1-0 or 8-0, York’s victory on Friday was special I honestly don’t care about the final score. But Boston College head coach Jerry … Read more
York’s 1,000th may have been easy, but also quite special
It was an 8-0 decision for Boston College over Massachusetts that gave BC head coach Jerry York his 1,000th career win. That doesn’t make the value of the victory any less. 1) 1-0 or 8-0, York’s victory on Friday was special I honestly don’t care about the final score. But Boston College head coach Jerry … Read more
TMQ: New No. 1 Quinnipiac demonstrates a rare quality: consistency
The Bobcats have put together the pieces for a run at the national championship.
Hockey East picks – Jan. 15-19
Dave and I had equally decent weeks last week, meaning I maintain my slim three-game lead. Jim last week: 9-4-2 Jim to date: 112-47-27 Dave last week: 9-4-2 Dave to date: 109-50-27 Friday, January 15 Boston University at Boston College Jim’s pick: Both teams are playing equally as well right now. Which means I will … Read more