Jim Connelly

BOSTON — It’s not too often you hear about Boston University being an underdog in the Beanpot. In Monday night’s semifinal nightcap of the 62nd Beanpot, the Terriers proved to be an underdog with a lot of fight, but even that fight simply wasn’t enough to beat one of the nation’s hottest teams as No. … Read more

Seeing as I don’t care about Bruno Mars, I’ll take this opportunity at halftime of the Super Bowl to tell you about three things I do care about that I learned this past weekend: 1. Eagles, Gaudreau streaking towards a title I was a tad bit concerned on Friday night that two of the nation’s longest … Read more

Here I was thinking I had an awful week of picks last week. Until I realized that Dave was equally as bad. Jim last week: 6-4-1 Dave last week: 6-4-1 Jim to-date: 102-51-20 Dave to-date: 98-55-20 Friday, January 16 Boston University at Boston College Jim’s pick: Though they say throw out the records when these … Read more

Yes, you can have a rain delay in hockey. That leads my list of three things I learned this week in Hockey East: 1. If you play hockey at a baseball stadium, expect a rain delay Rain delay isn’t a term that hockey fans are familiar with, but on Saturday those in attendance at Frozen … Read more

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — No. 4 Boston College got three third-period goals to break open a 2-2 tie en route to a 5-2 victory over Providence in from of a sold-out Kelley Rink on Friday night. Captain Patrick Brown scored the game-winner, redirecting a Kevin Hayes shot out of midair just 37 seconds into the … Read more

Dave and I only picked one game different – the Vermont/Clarkson game – and I got it correct, further opening up my lead. Jim last week: 9-4-3 Jim to-date: 90-43-15 Dave last week: 8-5-3 Dave to-date: 85-48-15 Friday, January 3 Maine at Quinnipiac Jim’s pick: Here are two teams both playing excellent hockey right now. … Read more

When is two wins not enough to win a holiday tournament? Just ask the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks. That leads off the three things I learned this weekend: 1) Two wins but not enough goals denies Catamount Cup for Lowell UMass Lowell seemingly took care of business this past weekend at the Catamount, beating Canisius, 5-2, … Read more

I had the best week of my year right before break giving me some breathing room over Dave. Jim last week: 8-1-0 Jim to-date: 81-39-12 Dave last week: 5-4-0 Dave to-date: 77-43-12 Friday, December 27 Three Rivers Classic (Pittsburgh) Boston College vs. Bowling Green Jim’s pick: Jerry York may be facing his old squad, but … Read more