Scott WeighartInstead of a day late and a dollar short, it was a case of 33 days late and a goal short for Boston University. In a makeup of a game originally scheduled for December 13, BU let yet another home game slip away, despite substantially outshooting their opponent. After enjoying a 9-1 shot advantage in … Read more
The glass was half empty for both the Vermont Catamounts and Boston University Terriers tonight. With every point difficult to come by in the log-jammed Hockey East standings, it’s painful for any team to feel like they let one slip away. Both teams had reason to feel that way tonight. After a mediocre first half … Read more
Lightning Strikes For UMass Several Hockey East teams are having a little happier new year than they might otherwise in the wake of last weekend’s holiday tournaments. Seven of the league’s teams competed in six different tournaments. When the ice chips had settled, Hockey East teams emerged with four championships. Unexpectedly, Boston College didn’t have … Read more
Two days before the New Year, it was still a case of many happy returns for Boston University. The four players suspended for violating a team rule, Bryan Ewing, Brian McGuirk, Dan McGoff, and Brandon Yip, all returned to the lineup tonight when BU hosted Merrimack. Ewing in particular made the most of it, notching … Read more
A recent poll question asked “Which college hockey program do you love to hate?” The winners, or maybe losers, of the poll were the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Why do fans love to hate them? Scott Weighart examines why.
Boston University was in the news earlier this week when four players, senior captain Brian McGuirk, seniors Bryan Ewing and Dan McGoff, and junior Brandon Yip, were “suspended indefinitely” for violating a team rule. Following tonight’s 3-2 win over the US Under-18 team, Parker responded to a question from USCHO during the press conference regarding … Read more
After not scoring a goal in four collegiate games to date, Boston University freshman Victor Saponari faced off against his younger brother and responded with a goal just seven minutes into the game. Not to be outdone, Vinny Saponari, who will attend BU next season, scored the US Under-18 team’s first goal of the night … Read more
Boston University’s woes this season don’t show any sign of turning around soon. Already saddled with a disappointing 4-9-2 record, the Terriers will be without four players indefinitely due to a suspension. Three seniors and one junior comprise the group: Captain Brian McGuirk, leading scorer Bryan Ewing, former Hockey East Rookie of the Year Brandon … Read more
No. 19 Boston College came into this weekend 0-for-November, but the Eagles emerged with a two-game winning streak. With the Eagles and archrival Boston University both coming into the week below .500, it was a gut check for both programs. The Eagles rose to the occasion with a resounding victory last night and escaped with … Read more
Dave Hendrickson is not available to write the Hockey East column this week. For most of us, Thanksgiving is a nice day to be spent enjoying a big meal with family. For Dave, Thanksgiving is a two-week event in which he consumes meals each day that are as big as a family. Puppy Uppers Don’t … Read more
Those Ivy League students sure can pull off some tricky math. Harvard managed to write an equation in which half the shots equaled twice the number of goals, as the Crimson beat Boston University 2-1 in overtime despite being outshot 40-20 in front of a crowd of 5,325 at Agganis Arena tonight. Sophomore Kyle Richter … Read more
Maybe Boston University should start their next game by putting the puck in their own goal. The Terriers scored 33 seconds into tonight’s game while hosting No. 20 UMass, only to be outplayed in the first and third period. The end result was a 5-3 win for the Minutemen in front of 5,793 at Agganis … Read more
UMass-Lowell must wish that daylight-saving time ended about five hours earlier than scheduled tonight. The River Hawks would have loved to turn back the clock to around 9 p.m., when they had a 4-1 lead on the road against Boston University. Instead, it turned dark in a hurry, as the Terriers scored six unanswered goals … Read more
Dave Hendrickson is not available to write the Hockey East column this week. To raise awareness regarding world hunger, Dave is attempting to eat enough to sustain one human being for a whole year in the two weeks between his last column and his next column. The Spirit of ’76 You’d have to go back … Read more
For the first 39 minutes, those who questioned whether the University of New Hampshire could replace some of their departed firepower appeared to have a point, but the third period was the charm for the Wildcats. After scoring their first goal in the second period’s final minute, UNH broke loose with three third-period goals to … Read more
When Tim Army first returned to his alma mater two seasons ago, the Friars turned out to be the biggest surprise in the league for the first half of the season before faltering in the stretch. Last season was a different story, as the Friars never really got all cylinders firing together on a regular … Read more
After an excruciating 3-24-7 record in his first season at Northeastern, coach Greg Cronin saw his squad improve to 13-18-5, performing especially well during the second half. “You try and point toward the positives from a year ago,” Cronin said. “We were able to march through the second half of the year with a 9-6-1 … Read more
It was a pretty typical year for Boston University in many ways last season. The Terriers picked up their usual Beanpot, earned home ice in Hockey East, and made the NCAA tournament. The failure to do any more than that was a disappointment given that it was the swan song for goaltender John Curry, and … Read more
The University of New Hampshire had a terrific year in many ways last season, though they ultimately failed to silence the USCHO.com message-board denizens who rib Wildcat fans about being the University of No Hardware. The Wildcats won the regular-season league title, only to fall to Boston College in the Hockey East tournament championship. The … Read more
Given that Merrimack’s win total has declined each of the last five seasons — 12, 10, eight, six, and three successively — as well as the level of competition in Hockey East, you might excuse coach Mark Dennehy for believing that the light at the end of the tunnel could be an oncoming train. Yet … Read more