Four Is A Magic Number

History repeats, but this is ridiculous. For the second night in a row, Vermont gave up the game-tying goal to make it 3-3 in the third period before getting a fourth goal to win 4-3, despite being out-shot on the road. Frustrating No. 2 Boston University with a neutral-zone trap, the No. 15 Catamounts completed … Read more

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Cat Bites Dog

It was a classic bend-but-don’t-break victory for the Vermont Catamounts. Despite being outshot 41-24, UVM withstood the razzle-dazzle offense of Boston University and emerged with a gritty 4-3 win in front of 5,187 at Agganis Arena, breaking the Terriers’ 11-game winning streak at home. Freshman goaltender Rob Madore led the way with 38 saves, including … Read more

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Blank? Check: No. 1 BU Shuts Out No. 7 Northeastern

First things first. Boston University freshman Kieran Millan notched his first collegiate shutout, and Andrew Glass scored his first NCAA goal, as the No. 1 Terriers topped the first-place Northeastern Huskies, 3-0, in front of 5,496 at Agganis Arena. Nick Bonino and Chris Higgins also scored for the Terriers, while Husky goalie Brad Thiessen made … Read more

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Advantage Terriers: Five Power-Play Goals Key BU Win Over Michigan

What a difference a year makes. At this point last season, Boston University was 0-4-1. Despite playing ranked opponents in four of their first five games, the no. 6 Terriers are 4-1-0 so far this season. Fourth-ranked Michigan was Saturday’s victim, as BU scored a whopping five power-play goals en route to a 7-2 win … Read more

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Lucky Thirteen

Thirteen was the lucky number for No. 5 Boston University tonight. The Terriers beat Merrimack for the 13th time in a row, led by a three point effort from Nick Bonino, No. 13 for the Terriers. Brandon Yip scored twice and Kieran Millan stopped 23 of 25 shots for BU (3-0-0), as the Terriers took … Read more

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Terriers Win Icebreaker Championship

Okay, Boston University fans, repeat after me: It’s only October 11. Terriers’ fans could be forgiven for being a little giddy after No. 9 BU beat No.11 Michigan State, 2-1, to claim the Icebreaker Invitational Championship in front of 4,207 at Agganis Arena. One night after a dominating effort over No. 5 North Dakota, the … Read more

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Ninth Ranked Terriers Run Roughshod Over No. 5 Sioux

A hockey team never likes to give up a goal in the first minute of a period. After tonight, though, Boston University might be tempted to try it more often. After giving up the tying goal just 21 seconds into the second period, the Terriers bounced back with goals on the next two shifts, scoring … Read more

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Mercier Killing

It was an exciting trip to the big dance, but eventually the clock struck midnight for Cinderella. Fourth seed Air Force, vying to be the second Atlantic Hockey team ever to win an NCAA tournament game, gave No. 2 Miami a real scare, as the Falcons led 2-1 until the waning minutes of the third … Read more

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Midnight Madness: No. 18 Vermont Ends Season Of No. 13 BU, 2-1

The game started at 10:40 p.m., but the offseason for Boston University began around 1 a.m. — much earlier than the Terriers hoped. Meanwhile, a half-minute of offensive production proved sufficient for the University of Vermont. Despite being outshot by a 26-16 margin, Vermont’s first visit to the Hockey East semifinals proved to be a … Read more

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In The Nick Of Time

You only get one timeout in hockey, but Terrier coach Jack Parker made the most of his. With BU down 2-0 after two quick goals just eight minutes into tonight’s decisive game three of the Hockey East quarterfinals, the Terriers were facing an ignominious end to their season. So Parker called time. “I just said, … Read more

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Hole Lot Of Trouble

This weekend, No. 14 Boston University has learned that it’s one thing to spot Mass.-Lowell a one-goal lead, but quite another to dig a three-goal hole in the first period. After rallying to win after an early deficit Friday night, the Terriers played very well for the last 40 minutes but never recovered after going … Read more

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Saint Peter

The No. 7 seed has never beaten the No. 2 seed in 20 Hockey East quarterfinal series. Tonight Boston University looked a little like they took that for granted, and it almost cost them. No. 14 BU (17-15-4) struggled to put UMass-Lowell (15-15-4) away before finally pulling out a 5-3 victory to take a one-game … Read more

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Zeroing In

This weekend Boston University literally zeroed in on second place in Hockey East. One night after a 6-0 whitewash over Providence by BU sophomore Brett Bennett, Terrier senior Karson Gillespie made 33 saves in his first game since an early January ankle injury to lead BU to a 2-0 win in front of 5,532 on … Read more

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This Week in Hockey East: March 6, 2008

Pile-up At The Finish Line I’m not going to even try to figure out all the different possible orders of finish in this absurdly close race as we go into the final weekend of the regular season. If I tell you that BC or Providence could finish as high as second and as low as … Read more

Terriers Outlast Minutemen

Tonight, Boston University didn’t care too much about the fact that there are 366 days in this year instead of 365. However, they sure did appreciate having three periods instead of two. After 40 minutes of tightly battled play, BU broke open a 1-0 game with a terrific effort in the third period, as two … Read more

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This Week in Hockey East: Feb. 7, 2008

Beanpot Post-Mortem — Northeastern Northeastern came into the Beanpot with higher hopes than usual, only to have them more or less dashed within about eight minutes. Given that Harvard has been a perennial also-ran in the tournament over the last ten years–not to mention their one win in the last 12 games coming into the … Read more

Roll Reversal

Thanks to a flying start against Northeastern, Harvard overcame recent history to earn a shot at its first Beanpot title in 15 years. Scott Weighart reports.

Three Is A Magic Number

For years, one of Boston University coach Jack Parker’s mantras has been “win the third period and win the game.” Coming into tonight the Terriers were 0-5-1 in games that were tied after two, but they certainly meditated effectively on the old mantra tonight. Stalemated in a 1-1 game through 40 minutes, BU scored three … Read more

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UNH Sweeps BU

For Boston University, home is definitely not where the heart is this season. This one had all the makings of a stirring comeback win at home. After falling behind to No. 7 New Hampshire 3-1, BU tied it 3-3 late in the second period when Joe Pereira’s breakaway goal revved up the crowd. However, that … Read more

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This Week in Hockey East: Jan. 17, 2008

Midterm Examination I thought I had done a pretty thorough job in my column of two weeks ago, what with quotes from four different Hockey East coaches, but last week Dave Hendrickson wasn’t content to one-up me… he had to go and six-up me! The result was probably the first-ever Hockey East column with quotes … Read more