Jim Connelly

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

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