Whitney goal in last minute caps rally as Boston College edges New Hampshire

No. 7 Boston College scored twice in the final 3:05, including Steven Whitney’s game-winner in the final minute, as the Eagles earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory over New Hampshire Friday in front of 7,228 at BC’s Kelley Rink The game looked like the blueprint for Boston College’s third straight disaster. Having lost two close games … Read more

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Arnold OT goal powers Mass.-Lowell over Northeastern

Massachusetts-Lowell sophomore Derek Arnold scored his 10th goal of the season at 2:50 of overtime to lead the River Hawks to a dramatic road victory over Northeastern Saturday night at Matthews Arena, giving Lowell the sweep of the weekend home-and-home series. Arnold’s goal came after Lowell withstood a massive barnstorm by Northeastern in the third … Read more

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Clendening’s four points help Boston University top Providence

The Boston University Terriers remained one of the nation’s hottest teams on Friday night, defeating Providence 6-1 in front of 5,171 at BU’s Agganis Arena. It was BU’s fourth straight win in Hockey East play. The Terriers dominated the game on the scoresheet from the opening faceoff, scoring early, posting four goal in the first … Read more

Hockey East picks: Jan. 20-26

Neither Dave nor I had stellar weeks, but at least I picked up a game on the old man (finally!) Jim’s last week: 5-3-1 Dave’s last week: 4-4-1 Jim’s record-to-date: 71-51-13 Dave’s record-to-date: 75-47-13 Friday, January 20 Providence at BU Jim’s pick: Love the way the Terriers are playing right now. Providence, not so much. … Read more

After losing offense, Terriers now red hot

One Hockey East team earned two wins this weekend and that’s the Boston University Terriers. They lead my list of three things I learned this weekend: 1. Terriers beginning to fill offensive gaps: They may have lost some of their top scorers, but the Boston University Terriers seem like one of Hockey East’s hottest teams. … Read more

Frozen Fenway finished … finally

BOSTON – The 2012 version of Frozen Fenway is officially over. Let me be the first to say, “Thank heaven.” I know. I’m what you might call a Negative Nelly. You can say I don’t appreciate the aura of Fenway Park or the nostalgia of outdoor hockey. To that I would disagree. I think outdoor … Read more

Moses, DeSmith help New Hampshire blank Providence

New Hampshire’s Stevie Moses scored the only goal of the game early in the second period and Wildcat goaltender Casey DeSmith (26 saves) earned both his first career win and first shutout as UNH blanked Providence, 1-0, in front of a sparse midweek crowd of 1,205 at Schneider Arena. The victory extends UNH’s unbeaten streak … Read more

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Merrimack forced to settle for tie with Boston College

Fifteen years of futility for Merrimack nearly came to an end on Sunday afternoon, but a disallowed overtime goal forced the Warriors to settle for a 2-2 tie at Boston College’s Kelley Rink, a place Merrimack hasn’t won since 1997. Fourth-line winger Kyle Singleton poked a puck into an open net with 12.9 seconds remaining … Read more

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Hockey East picks: January 6-12

Welcome to the New Year! Hopefully I can do something to close the old man’s gap in the picks department. Jim’s last week: 9-6-2 Dave’s last week: 10-5-2 Jim’s record-to-date: 64-46-11 Dave’s record-to-date: 68-42-11 Saturday, January 7 Merrimack at BU Jim’s pick: Even though they’re at home, I don’t have much confidence in BU right … Read more

Hockey East picks: January 6-12

Welcome to the New Year! Hopefully I can do something to close the old man’s gap in the picks department. Jim’s last week: 9-6-2 Dave’s last week: 10-5-2 Jim’s record-to-date: 64-46-11 Dave’s record-to-date: 68-42-11 Saturday, January 7 Merrimack at BU Jim’s pick: Even though they’re at home, I don’t have much confidence in BU right … Read more

Three tournament wins and three things learned

The annual weekend of in-season tournament madness came to an end and Hockey East fared the best of all the league involved earning three tournament victories. If you told me the league got three wins at tournaments, though, I’d have guaranteed you that Boston College had one of those victories at the GLI. Man, how … Read more