Scott WeighartIf you were to ask the University of New Hampshire Wildcats their favorite aspect of Boston University’s new Agganis Arena, they might say that it’s the back door. UNH batted .500 on the power play, scoring three back-door goals to beat the host Terriers 3-2 in front of a sellout crowd of 6,224 for their … Read more
On a night when Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon missed the game because his wife was in labor, Boston University coach Jack Parker was the one ready to hand out cigars when the evening was over. In an exciting battle in front of a boisterous sellout crowd of 6,138 at Agganis Arena, the No. 19 Terriers … Read more
Dave Hendrickson is taking the week off to polish up his resume in light of the sudden vacancy of the Red Sox general manager position. It takes a good week to cut and paste all those “And Finally, Not That It Has Anything To Do With Anything, But…” excerpts into one semi-coherent cover letter. Debut … Read more
Two days before Halloween, Boston University had some kids show up at their house and basically proceeded to egg it twice. They almost got away with it too, only to have their hosts pull off the last trick of the evening. After trailing the U.S. National Under-18 Team through one period, the Terriers rallied to … Read more
The schedule may have said Boston University versus Rensselaer, but it appeared as if the Terriers started to believe it was going to be the Harlem Globetrotters against the hapless Washington Generals. After dominating the game in almost every aspect in the early going–showing plenty of razzle-dazzle throughout the first frame and going up 2-0 … Read more
Given that Massachusetts-Lowell’s lineup features two sophomores, no freshmen, and only one player under 21 years of age, Boston University came into Saturday’s season opener with a little anxiety on the experience front. With co-captain and 2004-05 leading scorer David Van der Gulik sidelined indefinitely due to injury — plus senior John Laliberte out after … Read more
Those who say that exhibition games don’t matter may want to reserve judgment until they see how Boston University fares in its season opener at home against Massachusetts-Lowell next weekend. In the process of handily beating Toronto 4-0 in front of 3,954 fans at Agganis Arena Friday, the Terriers suffered the loss of senior first-line … Read more
In a gala that included a silent auction and a roast by former players and friends — as well as the beginning of a new Terrier Pride scholarship awarded to sophomore Peter MacArthur — Boston University dedicated Jack Parker Rink at Agganis Arena Thursday. Attendees enjoyed the opportunity to bid on numerous silent auction specialties, … Read more
Tournament time means bated breath and jubilant celebration, and Scott Weighart is here to run down the top tourney games of the 2004-05 season.
Northeastern has named Greg Cronin — former assistant coach at Maine and Colorado College and most recently the head coach of Bridgeport in the American Hockey League — the ninth head coach in the program’s history. Cronin will step down from his position in Bridgeport immediately. “A couple of things jumped at us,” said Northeastern … Read more
When North Dakota forwards Brandon Bochenski and Zach Parise went pro early after last season, fans of the Sioux had to wonder if the team’s offensive punch would leave town with them. After all, the two scored 50 of the team’s 182 goals last season. Throw in graduating senior David Lundbohm, who added 15 lamplighters, … Read more
In NCAA tournament action, North Dakota goaltender Jordan Parise has given opponents a whole lot of nothing. In 180 minutes of tourney play over the last two years, the sophomore has now surrendered just one goal. Friday, Parise stopped all 29 shots and senior right wing [nl]Colby Genoway notched two goals and an assist to … Read more
Going into Saturday’s Hockey East final, New Hampshire was in an unlikely situation. Even though the Wildcats were the third seed playing the top seed and the No. 5 team in the nation, many signs pointed to a UNH victory. With Boston College losing players to injury and illness, UNH didn’t have to contend with … Read more
The clock struck 12 Friday night — literally — on Boston University’s hopes of winning the Hockey East tournament for the first time since 1997. With the second semifinal ending at midnight due to the record length of the earlier game, New Hampshire’s special teams delivered in a big way. Scoring three power-play goals and … Read more
Even with a calculator, it would be difficult to do the math for Saturday’s Game 2 between Providence College and Boston University. First, divide the number of shots that the Terriers had in Game 1 by two, then multiply the numbers of goals they scored in the opener times two and the scoring chances by … Read more
After the final buzzer sounded and the teams met to exchange handshakes, Boston University public address announcer Jim Prior had one last message for the Spring Break-depleted crowd of 3,214 at Agganis Arena. “Happy Birthday, Jack Parker.” Yeah, right. For the first time in Hockey East history, the seventh seed in the quarterfinals won a … Read more
With New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts-Lowell hanging on the NCAA tournament bubble, Scott Weighart checks around the league and the USCHO staff for explanations. Also: previews of all four Hockey East quarterfinal series, and more.
Another regular season has come to a close, which means it’s time for Scott Weighart’s annual look at the best games of the year.
Confirming a move that had been rumored in recent months, Boston University today announced that the Agganis Arena hockey rink will be named after Terrier head coach Jack Parker. In an early afternoon press conference preceding Thursday’s pivotal Hockey East matchup against New Hampshire, BU athletic director Mike Lynch made the announcement. “This is Boston … Read more
If Thursday’s hockey game were an ice fishing competition, Boston University would look at it as The One That Got Away. After leading and sometimes dominating New Hampshire through the first 57 minutes of play, the Terriers managed to let a 4-2 lead slip away, as a Matt Fornataro power-play goal with 2:41 left set … Read more