Jimmy Hayes notches hat trick as Boston College sweeps Massachusetts

Growing up in Dorchester, brothers Jimmy and Kevin Hayes had plenty of time in the backyard to perfect their timing together. The two brothers — Jimmy a junior and Kevin a freshman — for Boston College, haven’t had too much time to test their sync this season, playing on separate lines much of the year. … Read more

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Stack, Schaus lead Boston College over Minnesota

Two seasons ago, the Boston College women’s hockey team went into Minnesota for the NCAA quarterfinals and fell behind, 4-0, in the opening period. The Eagles posted a spirited rally, but eventually lost, 4-3. Two years later, BC hoped to turn the table on the Gophers, this time hosting the quarterfinal for the first time … Read more

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Eagles cruise to 4-1 win over Minutemen

Entering Friday night’s opening game of the Hockey East quarterfinals, host and top seed Boston College knew that taking their opponent, Massachusetts, lightly wouldn’t be an option. And for good reason. Prior to Friday, nine of the 12 playoff games that had been played across the country were won by the road team. And Boston … Read more

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MacDonald steps down at Massachusetts-Lowell

Blaise MacDonald has stepped down as coach at Massachusetts-Lowell, the school announced on Friday. MacDonald recently completed his 10th season behind the bench at Lowell, where his team finished 5-25-4, the worst record in the school’s 45-year history of the sport. In 10 seasons, MacDonald compiled a 150-178-44 record for the River Hawks. He began … Read more

Some observations from NU’s upset of BU on Thursday

In what has been a season of playoff upsets, Hockey East showed it won’t leave the drama to the other guys. One game in the books, one upset as sixth-seeded Northeastern outplayed and outworked No. 3 seed Boston University. End result was a 4-2 win for the Huntington Hounds, who brought with them an impressive … Read more

Northeastern’s Cronin on suspension: “The worst part was waiting”

In the three-plus weeks that Northeastern head coach sat on the sideline awaiting his fate, he admitted that not only was it difficult, but it was extremely frustrating. “The worst part about it was waiting to find out what your penalty it,” said Cronin, who said he spent part of his time away at his … Read more

Northeastern reinstates Cronin, O’Connell but expects major violation ruling

Northeastern coach Greg Cronin and assistant coach Albie O’Connell will both be reinstated following an internal investigation into potential NCAA violations related to the men’s hockey team’s recruiting processes, the school announced Monday. The school also announced that assistant coach Sebastien Laplante, who took the reins for Cronin during the suspension and led the team … Read more

BC’s York turns to Belichick for help capturing elusive regular-season title

DURHAM, N.H. – When you take a look at this year’s senior class for Boston College, you can sum up their success in one word: championships. The three seniors – John Muse, Joe Whitney and Brian Gibbons – have combined for three Beanpot titles, two Hockey East tournament titles and, most impressively two NCAA national … Read more

BC tops New Hampshire

Advantage Boston College. That’s the scenario entering the final night of the Hockey East regular season and the race for the league title thanks to a 4-0 Eagles win on Friday over New Hampshire. The win gives BC (25-7-1 overall, 19-6-1 in Hockey East) a one-point edge over the Wildcats for first place in the … Read more

Weekend recap: Feb. 25-26

Just a few weekends ago, we were writing the eulogy for Maine’s season. The Black Bears had brought an ugly losing streak into a Friday night game against a struggling Vermont team. The only glimmer of hope in that game was the return of Dan Sullivan. In his absence, Maine’s goaltending went under the microscope. … Read more

BC edges Massachusetts again

Second ranked Boston College used an early offensive burst and, for the second straight night, held off a resilient Massachusetts team to skate away with a 2-1 victory in front of a sold out Kelley Rink on Saturday night. The win sets up the ultimate Hockey East showdown next weekend as the Eagles (24-7-1 overall, … Read more

Hockey East Picks – Feb. 25-26

Dave finally gained some ground on me, but at this point I hear a fat woman singing a sweet tune. Dave last week: 8-0-2 Jim last week: 6-2-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 90-33-25 (.692) Jim’s record-to-date: 100-29-23 (.734) Here are this week’s picks Friday, February 25 Vermont at Boston University Jim’s pick: I think the Cats are playing well … Read more

Hockey East Picks – Feb. 25-26

Dave finally gained some ground on me, but at this point I hear a fat woman singing a sweet tune. Dave last week: 8-0-2 Jim last week: 6-2-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 90-33-25 (.692) Jim’s record-to-date: 100-29-23 (.734) Here are this week’s picks Friday, February 25 Vermont at Boston University Jim’s pick: I think the Cats are playing well … Read more