ST. PAUL, Minn. — In 2007, college hockey had a banner year at the NHL Entry Draft with a record 11 collegians selected in the opening round. If that was college hockey’s shining moment, this weekend might be considered college hockey’s draft disaster. In Friday’s opening round, only four college or college-bound players heard their … Read more
Teammates Adam Clendening and Matt Nieto were selected in the first half hour of Saturday’s second round. Jim Connelly reports.
The excitement of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft was tempered a bit on Friday night as the NHL remembered longtime head of Central Scouting E.J. McGuire, who lost his battle with cancer on April 7. The letters “EJ” in a black circle donned the upper right corner of the draft board, and most of the … Read more
Cornell and Boston University will continue their 86-year-old rivalry on Nov. 26, 2011 as the schools will play Madison Square Garden in New York City. The “Red Hot Hockey” game has been sold out the past two times the schools have played, including the inaugural game on Nov. 24, 2007 and the second installment on … Read more
Hockey East announced Thursday that it had written letters of reprimand to Northeastern head coach Greg Cronin and Boston University head coach Jack Parker for their actions following the March 13 quarterfinal game at Agganis Arena. Post-game that night, Cronin and Parker allegedly had a face-to-face argument on the ice and the referees had to … Read more
In a move that was no surprise to Boston University coach Jack Parker, defenseman David Warsofsky has signed with the Boston Bruins, forgoing his final season with the Terriers. The big question: Coming off a somewhat disappointing year for both player and team, did Warsofsky make the right decision by going pro? “I think he … Read more
New Hampshire forward Paul Thompson was named Hockey East player of the year Thursday night at the league’s annual championship awards night at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. Thompson, who headlined the First-Team All-Star squad, was the Hockey East scoring champion in conference play with 42 points and his 23 goals were second … Read more
The teams that will be sweating out the conference tournaments, waiting to see whether they get into the NCAA tournament, have earned that position, Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski write in this week’s edition.
The CBS College Sports Network, the national home of college hockey, will announce the winners of the third annual Starzies this weekend during the ECAC championship tournament in Atlantic City, N.J. There are eight awards which are given out and each award is the namesake of a former great college player or coach. The awards, … Read more
Eight of the 11 first-round series (or, in Atlantic Hockey’s case, games) went in favor of the road team last weekend. How will things shake out this weekend? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski break things down in this week’s edition.
After the Eagles’ overtime victory over Northeastern, the days of the Beanpot being known as the BU Invitational may be over. Dave Hendrickson reports.
All three goals against the Terriers netminder in the Beanpot semifinals came off his own team’s sticks. Scott Weighart reports.
It has been 23 years since the Huskies won the tournament, and they’re hungry. Jim Connelly reports.
After being abrubtly cut from the Boston University squad earlier this month, junior forward Andrew Glass gave his side of the story to the Boston Hockey Blog. BU coach Jack Parker said he dismissed Glass for violating team rules, but Glass rebuffs that, saying he missed two meetings and missed a pre-holiday practice, later changed … Read more
Merrimack and Boston University have postponed Wednesday’s game because of an incoming winter storm. The game, scheduled for Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass., will be played at 7 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at the same arena.
According to a blog post by the Daily Free Press, Boston University has dismissed junior forward Andrew Glass from the team. BU coach Jack Parker suspended Glass indefinitely prior to last weekend’s Shillelagh Tournament for what the paper reported as “missing meetings and being late.” After Friday’s practice, Parker added that “it’s a whole bunch … Read more
The holiday tournaments are done, and Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back at the big events.
The USCHO staff compiles the essential info on the seven Division I men’s holiday tournaments.
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look at the new team atop their ballots and the carnage that was the Boston College-Boston University series.
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski are back to talk about some of last week’s struggles near the top of the rankings in this week’s installment.