Jim Connelly

It was a pretty brief week for Hockey East teams, and thus my three things that I learned this week will be equally as brief. Here  we go: 1) Maine is climbing toward “legit” I know this will draw the ire of some Black Bears fans, but I’ve had a difficult time calling this Maine … Read more

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — It may not have been Minnesota all over again, but the Holy Cross Crusaders certainly are celebrating like it’s 2006. The Crusaders, whose biggest win in program history was a 2006 NCAA tournament upset of then-top-seeded Minnesota, pulled off yet another major upset on Friday, jumping out to a 5-1 lead … Read more

After Dave and I had equally impressive weeks two weeks ago, this past week was a near disaster for both. Laughably, we were equally bad and thus remain tied. Jim last week: 5-6-2 Jim to date: 63-30-9 Dave last week: 5-6-2 Dave to date: 63-30-9 Friday, November 29 Holy Cross at Boston College Jim’s pick: … Read more

Things were a bit hairy for Boston University after lopsided losses to Boston College and Maine. But after a win against Connecticut last Sunday, BU welcomed North Dakota for what turned out to be a pretty successful weekend. That leads the three things I learned this week: 1. Goaltending rotation broken, BU gets win, tie … Read more

Both Dave and I had banner weeks and posted identically impressive results. Jim last week: 8-1-2 Jim year-to-date: 58-24-7 Dave last week: 8-1-2 Dave year-to-date: 58-24-7 Friday, November 22 Northeastern at Merrimack Jim’s pick: Last weekend was hardly ideal for the Huskies and Merrimack continued to struggle to score goals. I think NU will come … Read more

BOSTON — Boston College brought an onslaught of offensive chances from the opening bell, an attack Harvard simply had no answer for as the Eagles won 5-1 in front of 2,422 at Harvard’s Bright-Landry Center. As has been the case a number of times already this season, the Eagles (8-2-2) were paced by Johnny Gaudreau, … Read more

The Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks scheduled some difficult road trips to begin the season. That proved to be a good thing this past week as the team extended its road winning streak to six games. That leads the three things I learned this week. 1. Road tested, road approved UMass-Lowell finished what was a pretty grueling … Read more

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College handed Army a shellacking on Sunday afternoon, lighting the lamp 11 times in an 11-0 victory. It was the first time in the 20-year Jerry York era at BC that the Eagles have scored 11 goals in a game. The last time the Eagles scored 11 or more goals … Read more

What has traditionally been one of college hockey’s best rivalries in recent decades lacked much of its luster on Friday night as Boston College severely outplayed Boston University in a 5-1 win at BU’s Agganis Arena. The game was the first for Boston University’s David Quinn as BU’s head coach and it was about as … Read more

Neither of us were very good last weekend, which means I maintain an early two-game lead over the old man. Jim last week: 6-4-1 Dave last week: 6-4-1 Jim to date: 41-18-5 Dave last week: 39-20-5 Friday, November 8 Boston College at Boston University Jim’s pick: The renewal of college hockey’s best rivalry will be … Read more