This Week in Hockey East: New Hampshire ‘here to play’ as Wildcats off to best start in six years

Wins over a trio of ranked opponents — including the preseason No. 1 team in the country — have put New Hampshire in the national spotlight as the college hockey season enters its second month. But what really exemplifies the Wildcats’ success, in the eyes of sixth-year coach Mike Souza, was a play that occurred … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Even in weekend loss to Denver, Boston College lives up to its billing, ‘excited to go forward from here’

Boston College faced its biggest test of the young season last Saturday night, and passed, even though the final score would indicate otherwise. Yes, the Eagles were handed a 4-3 loss by visiting Denver before a standing-room-only crowd of 7,884 Saturday night at the Silvio O. Conte Forum. And second-year coach Greg Brown would rather … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Competitive depth of conference on display in early going of 2023-24 season

Two weeks into the season, and with only one game between conference foes in the books, Hockey East is already living up to its reputation as one of the deepest conferences in college hockey. Case in point, New Hampshire’s 6-4 victory over Boston University — the No. 1 team in the league’s preseason coaches’ poll … Read more

2023-24 Hockey East Season Preview: Boston proving to be hub of hockey and this year, for Hockey East

Boston has always been the geographic hub and spiritual home of Hockey East. The city hosts the conference championship every spring, three of its member schools are located right in the city and four more are less than an hour away. This year Boston could very well be where the best hockey in the league … Read more

Previewing the 2023 NCAA hockey tournament, Bridgeport Regional: Quinnipiac, Harvard, Ohio State, Merrimack

BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL When: Friday, March 24 & Sunday, March 26 Where: Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. Matchups (all times Eastern): Harvard vs. Ohio State, March 24, 2 p.m., ESPNU; Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack, March 24, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews; championship, March 26, 4 p.m., ESPN2 1. QUINNIPIAC How they got here: At-large bid Overall season record: 30-4-3 … Read more

Previewing the 2023 NCAA hockey tournament, Manchester Regional: Denver, Boston University, Western Michigan, Cornell

MANCHESTER REGIONAL When: Thursday, March 23 & Saturday, March 25 Where: SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H. Matchups (all times Eastern): Boston University vs. Western Michigan, March 23, 2 p.m., ESPN2; Denver vs. Cornell, March 23, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews; championship, March 25, 4 p.m., ESPNU 1. DENVER How they got here: At-large bid Overall season record: 30-9-0 … Read more

Monday 10: NCAA’s Sweet 16 gearing up for battle to decide college hockey’s national championship

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. And then there were 16 At long last, the field for this year’s Division I men’s tournament was released, and as expected the Minnesota Golden Gophers are the overall top seed for the first time since … Read more

Hutson’s OT goal leads Boston University to 3-2 win over Merrimack, gives Terriers 10th Hockey East playoff title

BOSTON — If Boston University freshman Lane Hutson was expressly showing off for the Hobey Baker Award voters, he could have done a lot worse than the performance he turned in during the Hockey East championship game. Hutson scored twice, including the game winner at 1:57 of overtime to lift the Terriers to a 3-2 … Read more

Copponi scores in second OT, sends Merrimack to Hockey East championship against Boston University

BOSTON — Like Moses parting the Red Sea or Paul Bunyan carving the Grand Canyon, Merrimack’s Ottoville Leppänen can now also lay claim to creating a legendary chasm. Leppänen’s work with the puck pulled UMass-Lowell goalie Gustavs David Grigals out of position to create the opening Matt Copponi needed to flick Leppänen’s centering pass into … Read more

Boston University beats Providence on Hutson’s overtime winner to punch ticket to Hockey East title game

BOSTON — For a split second, Boston University freshman forward Quinn Hutson didn’t know if he could trust what his eyes were telling him. “It was pretty crazy,” Hutson said. “I saw it go in, it was kind of slow motion. I wasn’t sure, then everyone was celebrating.” Hutson’s goal at 10:52 of overtime gave … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Rematch of 2015 NCAA title game between Boston University, Providence highlights conference semifinal weekend

One doesn’t have to look too far back in time to know how significant it is for Boston University and Providence to face off at TD Garden. There was the 2018 Hockey East championship game, won by the Terriers 2-0. And with all due respect to the Hockey East tournament, there was a meeting with … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Top-seeded Boston University proud to win regular-season title, but Terriers looking for more in conference playoffs

It was only three weeks ago that the Boston University men’s hockey team was mired in the throes of a four-game losing streak, its longest of the season. The streak, in which the Terriers were outscored 15-7, put BU’s national standing and chances of securing the Hockey East regular-season title in peril. At the time, … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: No. 3 seed Cornell facing challenge in quarterfinal matchup this weekend against sixth-seeded Clarkson

Most of the national chatter surrounding ECAC Hockey this season has centered around Quinnipiac and Harvard, and for good reason. Both have spent plenty of time at or near the top of both the ECAC standings and the USCHO.com men’s D-I poll and are two of the favorites heading into the quarterfinals of the conference … Read more