Jim Connelly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When Boston University’s Ben Rosen scored his second career goal with 14:27 remaining in the third period to give the Terriers a 3-0 lead, most of the 4,418 in attendance at BU’s Agganis Arena chalked up the third straight victory for the hosts. Few considered that Vermont, a team that had looked lackluster for much … Read more

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