Butler Did It: UNH Winger Ends 2OT Marathon

Like so many stories of suspense, this Hockey East semifinal between Massachusetts and New Hampshire had a familiar ending. Butler did it. Freshman right wing Bobby Butler scored the biggest goal of his collegiate career, grabbing a UMass turnover and flipping a shot past Minuteman goalie Jon Quick to give the Wildcats a 3-2 double-overtime … Read more

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Yip, Yip Hooray: OT Goal Sends BU To Garden

It took three games, half an overtime period, and an imaginary road trip, but Boston University finally managed to end Vermont’s season. BU dominated the first half of regulation before squandering a 2-0 lead and heading to overtime to decide its best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series against Vermont. A Ryan Weston breakaway forced Peter Macaulay … Read more

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Terriers Find Road To Victory

Boston University’s shortest road trip in its illustrious history proved to be a successful journey Friday night. Frustrated by a lackluster effort in Game 1 of their Hockey East quarterfinal series against Vermont last night — not to mention the fact their 7-5-5 record at Agganis Arena in contrast to their 9-2-4 record on the … Read more

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This Week in Hockey East: March 8, 2007

Dave Hendrickson is not available to write the Hockey East column this week, as he has been very busy writing an important memo. Actually, it’s not really a memo; I guess you could say it’s just a long sentence. And come to think of it, it probably needs a verb to be a sentence. The … Read more

Cat Bites Dog: Vermont Takes Game 1 Over BU, 3-2

So much for the so-called home-ice advantage. In a battle between two teams which have significantly better records on the road than they do at home, perhaps it should be no surprise that the visitors chalked up another win. The two best defensive teams in Hockey East actually scored four goals in the first 17 … Read more

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This Week in Hockey East: Feb. 15, 2007

Dave Hendrickson is unavailable this week because he is competing against Takeru Kobayashi and Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas in the Wienerschnitzel World Chili Cheese Fries Eating Championship this weekend. Go Dave! Let’s see if you have it in you… and if you can keep it in you, for that matter. Bean Counters Boston University … Read more

Pot Luck: BU Dominated, Pulls Out OT Win

The late author and Boston University professor Saul Bellow once wrote a novel entitled More Die of Heartbreak. It could easily be the title of a book about Boston University’s opponents in the Beanpot. After falling behind early, Boston College took control of Monday’s championship game halfway through the second period and outshot Boston University … Read more

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Same As It Ever Was

There are relatively few things a person can count on life. Death and taxes head the list, but Boston University reaching the Beanpot championship game is almost as much of a sure thing. For the 13th year in a row — and for the 40th time in the last 44 tournaments — the Terriers reached … Read more

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Wait Till Next Year!

The fun’s not nearly over in 2006-07, but it’s never too early to look ahead. Scott Weighart highlights big-time matchups and tournament invitations for next season.

Fit To Be Tied

A casual observer of tonight’s Boston University-UMass.-Lowell hockey game could be forgiven for not being able to tell which team is No. 7 in the nation and which team came in with a 19-game winless streak. The River Hawks outshot, outhustled, and basically outplayed the Terriers, who only salvaged a 0-0 tie because of the … Read more

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BC Takes Stock

With Boston College coming into tonight’s game with a rare three-game losing streak, everyone figured that BC would play like a desperate team. Instead, goaltender Cory Schneider reported that the atmosphere was not what one would have expected under the circumstances. “It was surprisingly loose,” Schneider said. “Recently we’ve been struggling to put pucks in … Read more

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Net Increase?

With scoring in college hockey still lagging despite stricter rules enforcement, Scott Weighart surveyed some of the game’s most notable bench bosses for causes and solutions. Is a bigger net the answer?

This Week in Hockey East: Jan. 25, 2007

Dave Hendrickson is unavailable this week because he is playing the part of a corporate rendition of Cinderella, meaning that he is failing to get home before midnight and increasing his resemblance to a pumpkin. Age-old Issues Looking at Chris Heisenberg’s excellent college hockey recruiting website recently, I was struck by the number of 1986 … Read more

No. 8 BU Edges Merrimack, 2-1

Boston University goalie John Curry may be the MVP of Hockey East date, but he now has just the third-best save percentage on his own team. Freshman Brett Bennett, a highly touted recruit from the US Under-18 Team, made the long wait for his first collegiate game worthwhile, stopping 17 of 18 shots to lead … Read more

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Fast Forward

The expectations were modest for Boston University’s women’s team as it debuted in Division I, but head coach Brian Durocher’s charges have done much more than that. Scott Weighart reports in an exclusive to USCHO Extra.

Hot Curry

His story is by now familiar to fans of college hockey, but walk-on turned star netminder John Curry is celebrating his senior year with eye-popping performances, says Scott Weighart.

Nothing Doing: No. 13 BU Plays First Scoreless Tie Since 1994

This game was a real chess match … and about as interesting to watch. In a generally listless game in which each team could count their scoring chances on one hand, No. 13 Boston University tied Northeastern 0-0 in front of 5,625 fans at Agganis Arena. It was the first scoreless tie for the Terriers … Read more

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This Week in Hockey East: Jan. 4, 2007

Dave Hendrickson is currently in Europe. He said that it has something to do with watching his son, Ryan, play hockey for Wesleyan … but that may just mean that he plans to eat several seven-course meals in Paris to honor No. 7 for the Wesleyan Cardinals. Unhappy New Year Last weekend resulted in almost … Read more

Terriers Regain Focus

Five days after three Boston University players were brutally attacked in an off-ice incident, the major challenge for the Terrier coaches and players was to put the altercation and the focus in the same place — on ice. Mission accomplished. Playing without captain Sean Sullivan and fellow senior defenseman Kevin Schaeffer, the Terriers played what … Read more

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BU Players Attacked Following Altercation

Boston University senior defenseman Kevin Schaeffer suffered a fractured orbital bone and some other small fractures when a group of individuals attacked several BU hockey players with a baseball bat, hammer, and billy club outside of an Allston apartment early on Sunday morning. “The motive was retaliation for a bit of an altercation that took … Read more