Jim ConnellyThe Vermont Catamounts, the majority pick to finish among the bottom of Hockey East, proved this weekend they can play with the best, earning a split at home with No. 2 Notre Dame. But the Catamounts also showed that finishing a game is still a challenge, coming minutes away from a sweep of the Irish. … Read more
The Vermont Catamounts, the majority pick to finish among the bottom of Hockey East, proved this weekend they can play with the best, earning a split at home with No. 2 Notre Dame. But the Catamounts also showed that finishing a game is still a challenge, coming minutes away from a sweep of the Irish. … Read more
Plenty of games threw me off last week, though Dave was only one game better thus leaving us tied after two weeks. Dave last week: 10-6-1 Jim last week: 9-7-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 25-9-2 Jim’s record-to-date: 25-9-2 Friday, October 25 Massachusetts at Maine (non-conf.) Jim’s pick: Both teams are coming off wins but UMass has been a little more impressive … Read more
Plenty of games threw me off last week, though Dave was only one game better thus leaving us tied after two weeks. Dave last week: 10-6-1 Jim last week: 9-7-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 25-9-2 Jim’s record-to-date: 25-9-2 Friday, October 25 Massachusetts at Maine (non-conf.) Jim’s pick: Both teams are coming off wins but UMass has been a little more impressive … Read more
The Huskies have scored eight of their 20 goals through four games while on the man advantage.
The inaugural Hockey East/Big Ten challenge, a 13-game series between Hockey East and Big Ten teams, kicked off this past weekend with Hockey East teams dominating. That leads the three things that I learned this week in Hockey East: 1) Hockey East was up to the “Challenge” The Hockey East/Big Ten Challenge wasn’t very challenging … Read more
The inaugural Hockey East/Big Ten challenge, a 13-game series between Hockey East and Big Ten teams, kicked off this past weekend with Hockey East teams dominating. That leads the three things that I learned this week in Hockey East: 1) Hockey East was up to the “Challenge” The Hockey East/Big Ten Challenge wasn’t very challenging … Read more
Teams have seven fewer conference games in 2013-14, and everyone makes the playoffs for the first time in nearly two decades.
The Catamounts put faith in their senior class to lead them out of a down period.
The Friars’ success in 2013-14 will largely depend on how young players develop.
The Huskies were 55th of 59 Division I men’s teams last season, allowing 3.47 goals per game.
The River Hawks will play as a favorite instead of as an underdog this season.
The Minutemen return their top three scorers from a year ago but have a hole in net.
The Eagles have won the national championship every other year since 2008; will 2014 bring another title?
The league saw tournament attendance decline after previous events but can’t say whether it was related. Still, Jim Connelly writes that the Fenway formula is a successful one.
College fans had to wait a long time to have a player with college ties drafted at Sunday’s 2013 NHL Entry Draft at the Prudential Center.
Jim Connelly lists 14 players either already in college or committed to a school to keep an eye on in Sunday’s NHL Entry Draft.
If rankings hold true, there is a distinct possibility that the first round could be absent a player with college ties entirely. Jim Connelly reports from the NHL Entry Draft.
Back with old linemates, Jonathan Toews got on the score sheet in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. Jim Connelly reports.
The giant slayers have done it again, and this time they slaughtered the biggest of them all. No. 4 seed Yale scored with 3.5 seconds remaining in the second period to break a scoreless tie and then rattled off three third-period goals to knock off top-seeded Quinnipiac 4-0 Saturday in front of 18,184 at the … Read more