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

Brown rallies to beat Providence to take home Mayor’s Cup

The Brown Bears overcame a 2-0 deficit midway through the second period and scored the game’s final five goals to defeat Providence 5-2 and capture the 26th annual Mayor’s Cup trophy, awarded each year to the winner of the battle between Providence’s two Division I men’s hockey teams. It is the first time Brown has … Read more

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Massachusetts-Lowell takes UConn Holiday Classic in dramatic fashion

Massachusetts-Lowell forward David Vallorani scored his second goal of the game and third of the tournament at 13:01 of overtime as the River Hawks skated past the host Connecticut Huskies, 4-3, to capture the 19th annual UConn Holiday Classic in front of a packed Freitas Ice Pavilion crowd. Vallorani, who earned tournament MVP honors, skated … Read more

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Hockey East picks: December 29-January 5 (Holiday tournament edition)

It’s been a while since we’ve picked a game, but that doesn’t hide the horrid final weekend I had before the break. Jim’s last week: 0-2-0 Dave’s last week: 2-0-0 Jim’s record-to-date: 55-40-9 Dave’s record-to-date: 58-37-9 Here are picks for this weekend’s non-league and tournament action and games through next Thursday: Thursday, December 29 Clarkson … Read more

Hockey East picks: December 29-January 5 (Holiday tournament edition)

It’s been a while since we’ve picked a game, but that doesn’t hide the horrid final weekend I had before the break. Jim’s last week: 0-2-0 Dave’s last week: 2-0-0 Jim’s record-to-date: 55-40-9 Dave’s record-to-date: 58-37-9 Here are picks for this weekend’s non-league and tournament action and games through next Thursday: Thursday, December 29 Clarkson … Read more

Handing out mid-year grades, awards

We’ve reached the unofficial halfway point of the college hockey season so it’s time to take out the pen and paper and assess each teams progress just like the professors who teach these student athletes. Just like college, there are good grades, some teams that need improvement and other that, to this point, are in … Read more

Zajac nets goal and assist as Union upsets Merrimack

No. 11 Union used tenacious defense, timely goal scoring and solid special teams play on Saturday afternoon to upset No. 5 Merrimack, 3-1. The Union defense bottled up the neutral zone and blocked 17 Merrimack shots, smothering the Warriors offense and silencing the sellout crowd of 2,489 at Lawler Arena, a place Merrimack has now … Read more

Carey steps up to lead Boston College past Providence

Boston College built an early 2-0 lead and got a crucial third period shorthanded goal from Paul Carey that gave the Eagles a 3-1 lead as they beat Providence Tuesday night at Kelley Rink. Barry Almeida, who had two goals on the game, scored into an empty net with 1:29 remaining for a 4-1 final. … Read more

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Turnabout is goaltender’s play: BC rookie Billett shines in first Hockey East game

BOSTON — When Boston College rookie goaltender Brian Billett arrived on campus, he did so hungry to get the chance to play. Little did he know that his first-ever Hockey East start would come in the hostile environment of archrival Boston University’s Agganis Arena. But a week after earning his first start and was named … Read more