Jim ConnellyDave may have felt he was done in by the Curse of Nicole. Personally, I was done in by the Curse of Making Bad Picks. The white flag is in my hand right now, just about ready to be waved. Jim last week: 5-5-1 Jim to date: 94-71-20 Dave last week: 7-3-1 Dave to date: … Read more
Dave may have felt he was done in by the Curse of Nicole. Personally, I was done in by the Curse of Making Bad Picks. The white flag is in my hand right now, just about ready to be waved. Jim last week: 5-5-1 Jim to date: 94-71-20 Dave last week: 7-3-1 Dave to date: … Read more
On Dec. 1, the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks lost to New Hampshire 5-2 for the second straight night. At that point, Lowell had gotten off to a somewhat miserable 4-7-1 start. Sure, there was a win at Colorado College and an 8-2 drubbing of rival Massachusetts in those four wins. But this was a UMass-Lowell team … Read more
The Hockey East penthouse just got more crowded. Entering Tuesday night with three teams tied for first place in the conference, a fourth club was added as Massachusetts-Lowell knocked off Boston College 4-2 at Kelley Rink. Combined with Boston University’s 5-2 win over Merrimack, the River Hawks and Eagles, along with Providence and New Hampshire, … Read more
With one week to go in the Atlantic Hockey, CCHA and ECAC Hockey regular seasons, the final pieces to the puzzle that is the league standings are coming into place. Jim Connelly and Paula C. Weston discuss in this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Two weekends left and there is a three-way tie for the top spot in Hockey East. Should Massachusetts-Lowell and Boston University win make-up games on Tuesday night, there will be a four-way tie for first heading into next weekend. 1. Providence, New Hampshire and Boston College That’s your first-place trio atop Hockey East. Add the … Read more
Two weekends left and there is a three-way tie for the top spot in Hockey East. Should Massachusetts-Lowell and Boston University win make-up games on Tuesday night, there will be a four-way tie for first heading into next weekend. 1. Providence, New Hampshire and Boston College That’s your first-place trio atop Hockey East. Add the … Read more
The Month of Smith continues for Boston College. Sophomore left winger Quinn Smith scored on a rebound at 2:23 of overtime as Boston College defeated Merrimack 2-1 in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,489 at Lawler Arena. The goal is the sixth of the season and seventh of the career for Smith. More impressively, … Read more
When Massachusetts-Lowell head coach Norm Bazin was a student at Lowell, he was a criminal justice major. When he got his master’s degree, it was in educational administration. But when it comes to hockey and facing Boston University, Bazin is clearly a history major. In 1994, Bazin was a senior on the team that beat … Read more
On Sunday, at least one big storm in New England lived up to its billing. A day where a predicted Nor’Easter in Boston turned into a whimper, an explosive offensive storm at Boston College’s Kelley Rink between the No. 4 Eagles and No. 5 New Hampshire delivered plenty of entertainment to the 6,649 in attendance. … Read more
I picked up a game on the old man last week, but at this point that’s not going to help much. Let’s see if Dave plays prevent defense this week as I’m the one picking first. Jim last week: 3-2-1 Dave last week: 2-3-1 Jim’s record to date: 84-64-17 Dave’s record to date: 90-58-17 Friday, … Read more
I picked up a game on the old man last week, but at this point that’s not going to help much. Let’s see if Dave plays prevent defense this week as I’m the one picking first. Jim last week: 3-2-1 Dave last week: 2-3-1 Jim’s record to date: 84-64-17 Dave’s record to date: 90-58-17 Friday, … Read more
It was just a few weeks ago that Hockey East fans might have been thinking it would be possible for five league teams to qualify for this year’s NCAA tournament. And while that remains statistically possible, the truth is it is much more possible that the league will get just two teams into the tournament. … Read more
I know that Dave talked a lot about Merrimack’s recent success in last week’s column, but with Sunday’s victory over Massachusetts, this season for the Warriors has taken on an entirely different different meaning. That leads the three things I learned in this (albeit) abbreviated weekend in Hockey East: 1. Merrimack now can focus on … Read more
I know that Dave talked a lot about Merrimack’s recent success in last week’s column, but with Sunday’s victory over Massachusetts, this season for the Warriors has taken on an entirely different different meaning. That leads the three things I learned in this (albeit) abbreviated weekend in Hockey East: 1. Merrimack now can focus on … Read more
Many around the TD Garden on Monday night were buzzing about the thought that 60 years of Beanpot history could finally be rewritten. And then Boston College went and ruined it all. After Northeastern’s 3-2 upset of Boston University in the opening game, many wondered if for the first time in the 61-year history of … Read more
Seriously, I’m not sure what is worse at this point: my ability to pick games or the fact that I can’t make any head way on the old man. Miserable week all around last weekend. Jim last week: 3-5-2 Jim’s record-to-date: 78-57-15 Dave last week: 3-5-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 85-50-15 Friday, Feb, 1 Vermont at Boston … Read more
Seriously, I’m not sure what is worse at this point: my ability to pick games or the fact that I can’t make any head way on the old man. Miserable week all around last weekend. Jim last week: 3-5-2 Jim’s record-to-date: 78-57-15 Dave last week: 3-5-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 85-50-15 Friday, Feb, 1 Vermont at Boston … Read more
Sometimes the word “upset” is thrown around college athletics far too loosely. If you look at college basketball this season, the top 10 teams have been a revolving door. But last weekend, anyone who openly predicted that last-place Maine would travel to Chestnut Hill and sweep then-No. 3 Boston College might have been checked into … Read more
The upset of the year, the comeback of the year and a rash of injuries. Those comprise three takeaways from this weekend in Hockey East: 1. Maine’s sweep of Boston College is far-and-away the upset of the year Yes, some people may have had high hopes for Maine entering this season. I was among that … Read more