Scott Weighart

So much for the home-state advantage. For the New Hampshire fans who traditionally throw a fish onto the ice after the first Wildcat goal of the game, this one was a real stinker, figuratively and literally. Michigan effectively shut down the Wildcat attack for 53 minutes and 46 seconds, culminating in a 4-1 victory for … Read more

Due to one stretch of seven minutes, the clock struck 12 on Boston University’s Cinderella run in the Hockey East playoffs. Although the eighth-seeded Terriers got the kind of game they wanted through 40 minutes of scoreless, defensive-minded play, Maine finally gained the upper hand in the opening of the third period. They took it … Read more

As Boston University learned Thursday, New Hampshire goaltender Michael Ayers may be human, but he’s still an exceptional goaltender. In a game dominated by the Terriers for two periods everywhere but on the scoreboard, Ayers saw his remarkable shutout streak against BU come to end after 272 minutes and 38 seconds of doughnuts. Nonetheless, Ayers … Read more

If cats have nine lives, how many do dogs have? The Huskies may have used up a couple of theirs this weekend. Facing elimination from the Hockey East playoffs both Friday and Saturday, Northeastern played like a team with its back to the wall, earning a tie at home before delivering a rare but resounding … Read more

For the Huskies and Terriers, this tie was like kissing your ugly stepsister. With a win, Boston University would have eliminated Northeastern and reduced its chances of having to face No. 1 Boston College or No. 3 Maine in the Hockey East Quarterfinals. Instead, the tie leaves them in eighth place, two points behind Massachusetts-Lowell … Read more

One FleetCenter championship down for the Boston College Eagles — two to go. In a classic battle pitting the long-term Beanpot dominance of Boston University against the superior talent of No. 1 BC, the Eagles showed prowess and perseverance, overcoming a heroic 50-save effort by Terrier goaltender Sean Fields to beat their archrivals 2-1 on … Read more

Going into the second half of this season, Friar sophomore Bobby Goepfert asked Coach Paul Pooley what he expected of him the rest of the way. “We expect you to steal us some games,” Pooley told his netminder. “And tonight he stole us a game, on the road.” That certainly was the case. Boston University … Read more

When you calculate the difference between Boston University and Northeastern in Monday’s Beanpot semifinal, you come up with a net gain for the Terriers. In a game in which two teams “competed pretty evenly,” according to Husky coach Bruce Crowder, both coaches agreed that goaltending differentiated the two breeds of dog tonight. Sean Fields stopped … Read more

Boston University goaltender Sean Fields is too young to remember the 1970s TV series “Eight is Enough”, but that phrase is one that he certainly could identify with during his team’s weekend series at home with No. 3 Maine. One night after surrendering eight goals to BU’s Hockey East rival in an 8-4 loss, Fields … Read more

In the workplace, one sometimes hears the expression “Work smarter, not harder.” Boston University would have been well-advised to live by this adage Friday in their game against Maine. Even when they fell behind, the Terriers continued to play hard, only to repeatedly suffer from self-inflicted wounds on the way to an embarrassing but action-packed … Read more

This weekend was a missed opportunity for Boston University. Archrival Boston College played shorthanded in the home-and-home series, as leading scorer Ben Eaves was out with a knee injury along with forward David Spina (ankle). Patrick Eaves — arguably another of the Eagles’ top three players — had to leave tonight’s game before the first … Read more

What a difference two days makes. After Wednesday’s night lackluster loss to Massachusetts, Boston University coach Jack Parker had an extended rant to deliver to his team. When they showed up for practice the next day, he ranted some more. Then he told them he didn’t want to see them again until game time tonight. … Read more