Jim ConnellyBlaise 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
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 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
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 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
Though they lost 3-1 to Boston College in the Hockey East women’s final, the Northeastern Huskies have a foundation on which to build. Jim Connelly reports.
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
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
We’re almost at the point of handing out postseason awards (see below). Before I even think of a player or coach who deserves an award, I think we have to recognize the folks at the Hockey East office who have, once again, assembled a schedule that will allow the league regular-season championship to be played … 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
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
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
Boston College and Merrimack may be engaged in a three-way battle with New Hampshire for the Hockey East regular season title, but the Eagles and the Warriors are also engrained in a race that may send one of these two teams west when the NCAA field is announced. Both the Eagles and the Warriors currently … Read more
Boston College and Merrimack may be engaged in a three-way battle with New Hampshire for the Hockey East regular season title, but the Eagles and the Warriors are also engrained in a race that may send one of these two teams west when the NCAA field is announced. Both the Eagles and the Warriors currently … Read more
The punishment to the Northeastern coach and his assistant is troubling for a couple of reasons, Jim Connelly writes.