Scott WeighartIn 18 previous visits to Walter Brown Arena, Massachusetts had come away empty-handed. Tonight the Minutemen earned their historic first win in this venue, outplaying their hosts despite playing without two of their top three scorers. Even with Greg Mauldin out with a concussion and Chris Capraro still missing for personal reasons, UMass valiantly rose … Read more
In 13 previous games this season, Boston University’s Frantisek Skladany, Brian McConnell, and Bryan Miller had scored a combined total of one goal — not exactly what Terrier coach Jack Parker had expected, given that the trio scored 32 times in 42 games last season. Saturday they each showed signs of getting the scoring monkey … Read more
Friday’s East Coast storm only deposited a couple of inches of snow in Chestnut Hill, but Boston University coach Jack Parker was nonetheless ready to declare the Conte Forum a disaster area. On the scoreboard, the Eagles didn’t have the game in hand until the last ten minutes. On the ice, they took it to … Read more
Between the two of them, Boston University coach Jack Parker and Yale coach Tim Taylor have been behind the bench for over 55 years. However, they both saw something that they’ve never seen before on Sunday night. Terrier defensemen Kevin Schaeffer and Ryan Whitney each notched hat tricks as BU beat Yale, 7-2, in front … Read more
With a career-high 44 saves, Dartmouth goaltender Dan Yacey may have seen his share of shots against Boston University tonight, but he missed seeing the most exciting goal of all-the one that the Big Green scored when Yacey was pulled for the extra attacker to tie the game 2-2 with 14.7 seconds left in regulation. … Read more
The last time Harvard defeated Boston University at the Bright Hockey Center, Crimson junior goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris was in diapers, and freshman centerman Kevin Du was 2 1/2 years shy of being born. Tonight they led the way to the first home win by the Crimson over the Terriers since Dec. 1, 1982. Grumet-Morris stopped … Read more
Boston University athletic trainer Larry Venis — credited with saving Travis Roy’s life when the freshman was paralyzed on the ice in October 1995 — narrowly avoided a tragic fate of his own last Friday night when hit by a puck on the bench during the Terriers’ 2-2 tie at Merrimack. “He got hit directly … Read more
The ice surface almost appeared to be slanted at Walter Brown Arena, with the action heading north all night. Given that that is the direction BU attacks twice, this surprisingly did not bode well for the Terriers. Despite dominating territorially in the first and mounting intense pressure in the third period, the No. 10 Terriers … Read more
Boston University fans would have been hard-pressed to predict two of the top three stars for tonight’s game. Terrier junior forward Kenny Magowan narrowly avoided a healthy scratch after disappointing Coach Jack Parker with his play in the last two games. Playing behind stalwart netminder Sean Fields, sophomore goaltender Stephan Siwiec hadn’t played a minute … Read more
The last time Michael Ayers played at Walter Brown Arena, he surrendered three third-period goals and ended up slamming his stick against the wall in frustration outside the University of New Hampshire locker room. Since then, it’s been nothing doing for Boston University against the Wildcats, as Ayers notched his fourth consecutive shutout against the … Read more
In a rarity, the Zancanaro twins face off in this weekend’s Providence-BU matchup; Maine climbs the polls — but how high is high enough? And injury strikes Boston College again. Scott Weighart fills us in on the goings-on in Hockey East.
Historically, a Boston University fourth line has been more of an “energy line” — a trio that will come in to make some hits and give the scoring lines a breather. In Saturday’s season opener, though, that notion looked like ancient history. All four forward lines scored for the Terriers, and the fourth line of … Read more
It was no more meaningful than the Red Sox beating Boston College in Spring Training, but Boston University did put on quite an exhibition today. Playing in front of a paltry crowd of 1,489 at Walter Brown Arena in a Saturday afternoon exhibition game, the Terriers beat the University of Toronto, 6-1, behind two David … Read more
Thanks to Ayers & Co., UNH isn’t just about offense anymore.
For the third time in a row against New Hampshire, Boston University came away with a whole lot of nothing. After shutting out the Terriers in their last regular-season meeting and also blanking them 1-0 in overtime in the Hockey East championship, Wildcat goalie Michael Ayers and a strong defense whitewashed BU once again, 3-0 … Read more
Minnesota State has come a long way in seven years.
Three was the magic number for Boston University. Early in the third period, BU broke open a 3-3 game with three goals in less than three minutes, as the Terriers beat the Crimson 6-4 in the NCAA Northeast Regional opener at the Centrum Centre. All four forward lines tallied for BU, and Sean Fields made … Read more
The New Hampshire Wildcats had to wonder if they could ever put one past Boston University goaltender Sean Fields, as the junior had denied UNH on all 40 shots through 71 minutes of play. Fortunately for the Wildcats, the Terriers managed to pull off the feat for them. At 11:43 of overtime, UNH defenseman Tyson … Read more
Winning this Hockey East semifinal game was a small step for the University of New Hampshire. Competing valiantly in a losing effort in their first FleetCenter appearance represented the end of a giant leap for the University of Massachusetts hockey program. Despite trailing twice by two goals to the No. 3 team in the nation, … Read more
Picked deep in the WCHA, MSU-Mankato has surprised with what could be its best season ever. Next stop: the NCAAs?