Jim Connelly

Boston College is headed to the national championship game, and this is not a repeat from 2008, 2007 or 2006. Thanks to an opportunistic offense, which scored seven goals on just 30 shots, and a solid effort in net by BC netminder John Muse (17 saves), the Eagles knocked off Miami, 7-1, in front of … Read more

DETROIT — Perhaps no one in Ford Field this weekend will have as much experience in Frozen Fours as Boston College head coach Jerry York. York, who played in the Frozen Four in 1965, falling to Colorado College in the title game as a member of the Eagles, not only has led BC to the … Read more

DETROIT – The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has become famous in past years for splicing together a highlight video from the 65-team event that airs prior to the national championship game called, “One Shining Moment.” During the layoff between the regional tournament and the Frozen Four, the Boston College staff put together a video, not … Read more

DETROIT – No team has ever played a hockey game on Ford Field. But that doesn’t mean Boston College doesn’t have a bit of a home ice advantage heading into Thursday’s national semifinal game at the Frozen Four in Detroit. The Eagles may not have played on Ford Field, but that have played on the … Read more

DETROIT – When this season began, Boston College goaltender John Muse was the team’s biggest question. Coming off surgery in the summer to repair his hip, head coach Jerry York wondered if we’d see the standout netminder before November. When he appeared in net, though, to start the season, many were shocked. But a somewhat … Read more

Conviction always beats convention. Just ask the Boston College Eagles. For the second straight week, the Eagles used an out-of-the-ordinary performance to capture a championship, defeating Yale, 9-7, in a wild and wooly Northeast Regional championship game to advance to the Frozen Four for the ninth time in 13 years and 22nd time in school … Read more

After an opening day of the NCAA Ice Hockey tournament where top seeds were pressed to the brink, and in the case of top seed Denver saw its season come to the end, it’s no surprise that Boston College coach Jerry York was concerned that his Eagles could become yet another victim of an upset. … Read more

On an evening when everything that happened between Boston College and Maine seemed improbable, it was only fitting that the game’s hero was equally as improbable. Eagles senior Matt Lombardi, who entered Saturday’s Hockey East Championship game with three goals on the season, scored the game-winning goal at 5:25 of overtime to complete his first … Read more

It may not have been the most conventional win, but with a 5-2 victory over No. 3 seed Boston University, the No. 4 seed Maine Black Bears are headed to the Hockey East championship game for the first time since 2004. Maine will face Boston College, a 3-0 winner over Vermont on Friday, in the … Read more

The curse of the seventh seed lives on. No. 2 seed Boston College broke open a 2-2 tie with three goals in the third period to defeat No. 7 seed Massachusetts, 5-2, and sweep the best-of-three series quarterfinal series. The series victory for BC continues the futility for seventh-seeded team in the Hockey East tournament; … Read more

The calendar might read March 12 and Friday’s game between No. 2 seed Boston College and No. 7 seed Massachusetts was technically a quarterfinal playoff game, but the caliber of play between the Eagles and Minutemen at BC’s Kelley Rink made it seem more like an exhibition game played in early October. A game that … Read more

Women’s hockey may not be known for blistering one-timers off the stick of defensemen. Unless, of course, you’re talking about Boston University defenseman Tara Watchorn. The sophomore put every ounce of her 5-foot-10 frame into a one-timer from just inside the blue line that beat Connecticut netminder Alexandra Garcia at 9:52 of overtime to give … Read more