Jim Connelly

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

Boston University dug itself a 2-0 hole, but rallied with four straight goals, including two on the power play, and then withstood a late rally to defeat Northeastern, 4-3, in front of 4,746 at Matthews Arena on Friday. Wade Megan scored twice while Terriers’ goaltender Kieran Millan made 31 saves to earn the win and … Read more

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

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

Maine captain Brian Flynn redirected a Joey Diamond shot that beat New Hampshire goaltender Casey DeSmith at 1:29 of overtime to cap off a wild day of hockey at Fenway Park and give the Black Bears a 5-4 victory. The victory, in front of a capacity crowd of 38,456, was the second overtime win of … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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