Jim ConnellyThe NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee decided against a proposal that would switch facial protection for student-athletes from full cages and shields to half visors last week. The decision, though, was made so that there could be further research on the topic, which is a positive step for College Hockey Inc. executive director Paul Kelly, … Read more
With head-contact injuries getting more attention, an idea to change from full-shield face protection to visors is being put in front of the NCAA. Still, it’s hard to prove that’s the safer option. Jim Connelly reports.
Keep that championship trophy in Beantown. Â Paced by an explosive third period in which No. 4 seed Boston College struck for four goals, the Eagles routed No. 3 seed Wisconsin, 5-0, in front of a record 37,592 fans at Ford Field, to capture the school’s fourth national championship and third in the last 10 … Read more
Boston College and Wisconsin, mirror images in many ways, are set to play for the national championship on Saturday. Jim Connelly reports.
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
Wisconsin used a balanced attack to throttle RIT in the first Frozen Four semifinal game Thursday in Detroit. Jim Connelly reports.
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 — 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 – 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 – 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
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
Yale enjoys the underdog role as it wins its first NCAA game since 1952.
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
On to Boston After one of the most dramatic quarterfinal rounds in league history, four teams will make the march to Boston this weekend to crown a league champion. For two teams, it will be a short bus ride as stalwarts Boston College and Boston University make their respective rides down Commonwealth Avenue, over Beacon … Read more