Departure of top talent leaves Massachusetts-Lowell waiting for surprises
The River Hawks lost key players at all positions and welcome 14 new faces.
Jim Connelly
Massachusetts will need contributions from freshmen to move up in Hockey East
Massachusetts coach John Micheletto summed up how last season was by talking about his summer. “When you win eight games, it’s not a very good offseason,” Micheletto said with a wry smile. And it probably wasn’t that great of a season in Amherst, Mass., where the Minutemen struggled in many facets of the game and … Read more
Hockey East newcomer Connecticut expects challenge in new competition
But coach Mike Cavanaugh has more familiarity with his new league than with Atlantic Hockey.
After culling roster, Boston University moves forward with heralded freshman class
Potential top pick Jack Eichel highlights the rookie crop, while goaltending could be a challenge.
Overtime, visors among topics for rules committee in Naples meetings
The group will meet with men’s and women’s coaches at the Division I and Division III levels as part of the American Hockey Coaches Association annual meetings in Naples, Fla.
Gostisbehere powers Union past Minnesota for its first national championship
Scoring a key goal in the game’s opening period and adding two assists, Shayne Gostisbehere finished the game a plus-7 as he was on the ice for all of Union’s goals in a 7-4 victory over Minnesota.
National championship foes Minnesota, Union take time to regroup
The emotions in one-goal victories for each side required some time to settle back in before Saturday’s Frozen Four title game.
Notebook: Buzzer beater believed to be latest regulation winner in Frozen Four history
Justin Holl scored with 0.6 seconds left to lift Minnesota past North Dakota in the Frozen Four semifinals.
Ciampini hat trick carries Union past Boston College, into national championship game
The Dutchmen top line posted six points in defeating the Eagles.
Five things to know about Philadelphia to help you enjoy the Frozen Four experience
Jim Connelly talks to some around college hockey with connections to Philly for the scoop on the host.
Frozen Four preview: Gaudreau, potent top line key Boston College offense
If a team is able to stop the Eagles’ top line, can it stop this offense entirely?
Hellebuyck leads River Hawk repeat, five in NCAA field and a somewhat unfortunate pairing at Big Dance
Connor Hellebuyck was a brick wall. That’s all you need to know about this past weekend in Hockey East. 1. Double shutout leads River Hawks to back-to-back title You can’t win if you can’t score. That was the simple lesson learned by both Notre Dame and New Hampshire at the Hockey East Championship this weekend. … Read more
Hellebuyck leads River Hawk repeat, five in NCAA field and a somewhat unfortunate pairing at Big Dance
Connor Hellebuyck was a brick wall. That’s all you need to know about this past weekend in Hockey East. 1. Double shutout leads River Hawks to back-to-back title You can’t win if you can’t score. That was the simple lesson learned by both Notre Dame and New Hampshire at the Hockey East Championship this weekend. … Read more
Seven Hockey East teams in the NCAA tournament? That’s not-so-far-fetched whatsoever.
Since the beginning of the New Year, I’ve been talking about a seemingly unlikely scenario that six Hockey East teams could reach the NCAA tournament. Well, in the sense of being greedy, it’s not out of the questions that seven – yes, seven - Hockey East teams could punch their NCAA tickets. For a couple of teams – namely Northeastern and, … Read more
Seven Hockey East teams in the NCAA tournament? That’s not-so-far-fetched whatsoever.
Since the beginning of the New Year, I’ve been talking about a seemingly unlikely scenario that six Hockey East teams could reach the NCAA tournament. Well, in the sense of being greedy, it’s not out of the questions that seven – yes, seven - Hockey East teams could punch their NCAA tickets. For a couple of teams – namely Northeastern and, … Read more
Hockey East Picks – March 21-22
Surprisingly, I had a half-decent record in the crazy quarterfinal round of games, thanks in large part to picking the entire New Hampshire-Northeastern series correctly. And with a .670 winning percentage entering the final weekend of games, I can now officially claim domination over Dave. I had him beat when he went on injured reserve … Read more
Hockey East Picks – March 21-22
Surprisingly, I had a half-decent record in the crazy quarterfinal round of games, thanks in large part to picking the entire New Hampshire-Northeastern series correctly. And with a .670 winning percentage entering the final weekend of games, I can now officially claim domination over Dave. I had him beat when he went on injured reserve … Read more
ESPN2 added to NCAA tournament regional coverage platforms; syndication eliminated
John Buccigross will return as ESPN’s lead play-by-play announcer for the 2014 NCAA tournament.
Crazy quarterfinals give way to unpredictable semifinals in Hockey East
Three of the top four seeds — Massachusetts-Lowell, Providence and New Hampshire — join eighth seed Notre Dame in Boston.
Irish eyes smile, River Hawks keep defense alive and one team (make that TWO teams) need to keep practicing
After Notre Dame beat Boston College on the final day of the regular season, there was a reason to believe that the Irish could beat the Eagles in a best-of-three series. Still, it was difficult to pick Notre Dame. That leads the three things I learned this week: 1) Notre Dame proves postseason proficiency I … Read more