Jim ConnellyThe 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
The teams last met in the ECAC Hockey consolation game, and Saturday’s Frozen Four championship atmosphere will be quite different. Jim Connelly reports.
For the first time in 24 years, the national champion will hail from ECAC Hockey. Thanks to a dominating 4-1 victory over St. Cloud State in Thursday’s second national semifinal at Consol Energy Center, the Quinnipiac Bobcats are heading to the national title game. [scg_html_ff2013]They will face archrival and fellow ECAC member Yale, which defeated … Read more
Notice to the college hockey world: You can stop referring to Yale as Cinderella. After an absolute domination of Massachusetts-Lowell in the NCAA semifinals, the Yale Bulldogs — the 15th overall team in the tournament and last at-large team to earn a bid — will play in their first national title game. [scg_html_ff2013]Despite dominating the … Read more
It’s the first time in this spotlight for everyone, and the little things make memories. Jim Connelly reports.
The second installment of our Frozen Four previews looks at the River Hawks, who are 21-3-1 since the holiday break. Jim Connelly reports.