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Maybe I have it all wrong. They’re not bored; they’re just enthusiastically counting down the time separating NU from the Beanpot Championship game! 13 minutes … (clap, clap, clap clap clap) The Husky band just played “Hey Baby (Won’t you Be My Girl)”, which is Boston University’s traditional postgame victory tune. Coincidental or deliberate, I … Read more

Northeastern fans are clearly bored with their team’s sheer dominance. They just broke out a “17 minutes” chant as the clock hit, well, 17:00 to play. Looks like the BU fans, and many of the BC fans, have been inadvertantly hospitable to NU by leaving early: the quarter-full arena doesn’t look much different than it … Read more

Already down a four-spot with 20 minutes to play, Bradford ran goalie Brad Thiessen while he was covering a puck amidst a scrum. The intent was clear as day, and it sparked a vicious tangle in the Northeastern net with black and white sweaters swinging and grappling for all they were worth. In the end, … Read more

For the second time tonight, the typically unshakable Muse botched a play behind his own goal line, and it ended up in his net. This time, he strolled out to the right side of his cage to field the rubber at the bottom of the NHL trapezoid. Donovan applied pressure this time, forcing the puck … Read more

First the verbal garbage, now what do we hear out of the Terrier faithful? Nothing. A scant fifth of the BU fans once filling their corner of the Garden remain. That depresses me. You paid for both games; is it really that hard to stomach a No. 3-No. 12 matchup? As I ponder, BC rings … Read more

Perhaps! Northeastern capitalizes on a downright pathetic play by Muse, who strayed behind his net for a puck he couldn’t cleanly play. Silva applied pressure, slipped the puck back to the point while falling, and senior defenseman Louis Liotti buried it before Muse could pick himself off the ice. Make it two!! Eagles fail to … Read more

Boston College had a relatively mundane-looking rush whistled dead for being offsides … and the Superfans respond with “bulls***”?? I’ve certainly done my share of swearing, but since when does every last little perceived slight warrant profanity-in-unison? It’s really getting out of hand. Used to be, it only came about during especially tense, fierce, or … Read more

Halftime! Huskies pivoting forward a bit, re-asserting themselves in the neutral zone and forcing Muse to wake up every once in a while.

With seven and a half gone in the second frame, the Eagles have out-shot the Huskies 16-10 … and 8-1 since the intermission.

The Huskies just sprung Chisolm, resulting in a potential 3×2 rush at the BC blue line. And yet, they calmly chipped the puck forward for the change. These guys aren’t just good because they practice together, but because they practice a system together. It seems like such a little thing, but when you get out … Read more

Senior Denis Chisolm is in the box for obstruction interference. It’s NU’s third penalty of the night; BC is 17 percent on the power play this year.

Or beer pong, whatever. A few years back, Rhett (BU’s mascot) and Baldwin (BC’s) set up a standard wooden table at center ice, set up the plastic cups, and went at it … just like you did in your friends’ basements (or living rooms, or wherever) back when you were in school and too cheap … Read more

… between periods, that is. Big board gives NU the advantage in score (2-1) and shots (9-8), though both teams have had some real beautiful chances. I’d bet top dollar that NU shoots high-glove on Muse every chance they get for the rest of the night.

The Dog House just broke out a new one. New to me at least. “Five.” “Five year.” “Five year prograaaaaammm..” … referring to their rare five-year co-op program, as opposed to the standard four-year education.

Now Northeastern gets a quality bid, as junior Chris Donovan picked BC’s pocket at the blue line and stormed in alone … only to put the shot (glove side high, again) over the net.

Thiessen just denied Bradford again, this time planting the right toe against his post on an attempted cross-ice tip-in, started by Brian Gibbons on the right-wing point. 1:01 on the BC advantage.

BC captain Brock Bradford was just sprung for a left-wing breakaway, hustling down Main Street for the one-on-one with Thiessen. The junior backstop made the joint pad-blade stop, and mere moments later the Men In Black made the most of their ‘keeper’s skill. Greg Costa beat Muse short-side once more, from what couldn’t have been … Read more

As quickly as it began, it seemed, the Eagles’ first power play went by the boards. And yet it was not for nothing: in the ensuing few moments, BC held the zone and took advantage of the adjusting Huskies. NU soph Mike Hewkin committed an infraction behind his own net, BC junior Matt Price hopped … Read more

Gooooooaaaaalll, Northeastern. The raucous Dog House (not to be confused with the aptly named Dog Pound … see previous posts for explanation) explodes as senior Ryan Ginand roofed it short-side over workhorse John Muse’s glove. 1-0 Huskies, 15:08 on the clock in the first.

2:20 in, and Andrew Orpik is dismissed for interference. Check that; with 1:04 still on Orpik’s minor, Tim Filangieri is off for hooking! 5×3 …