Denver junior defenseman Matt Carle, Boston College senior forward Chris Collins and Wisconsin junior goaltender Brian Elliott make up the 2006 Hobey “Hat Trick,” announced Wednesday by the Hobey Baker Foundation. Carle, Collins and Elliott were selected from among the original list of 10 finalists announced two weeks ago; one will win the 2006 Hobey … Read more
The historic 2005 Frozen Four saw the WCHA dominate the postseason. This time around, Jim Connelly says Maine helped show Hockey East’s not half-bad either.
A rare NCAA matchup between Boston’s perennial archrivals — and their sixth meeting this season — was a dream matchup … but not for long, as Dave Hendrickson reflects.
Maine senior forward Derek Damon has been suspended for Saturday’s East Regional Semifinal game against Harvard for an unspecified team violation. Damon is Maine’s fourth-leading scorer with 33 points (14-19–33). Should Maine defeat Harvard, Damon will be eligible for Sunday’s East Regional Final.
When big names departed Hockey East prior to the season, only a few might have picked Chris Collins to fill the void. Joe Haggerty reports.
What’s a college hockey nut to do when he moves to a non-college hockey hotbed? DirecTV, of course! Or maybe not … Read Nicholas Jon Wood’s Tale of Joy and Woe and see how it’s all about Karma, Nicholas and DirecTV.
Youth, particularly in the form of Chris Higgins, was served in BU’s Friday win over UNO. Dave Hendrickson says more heroics could be in the offing.
Atlantic Hockey will host its league championship at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester for the next three seasons, and may look to extend the relationship beyond that. Commissioner Bob DeGregorio says the move to an off-campus site for the Atlantic Hockey tournament will help the league raise its level of play. (photo: Ed Trefzger) … Read more
Boston College forward Chris Collins is the winner of the 54th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The announcement was made by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president George Crotty. Collins, a senior from Fairport, N.Y., ranks third in the nation in scoring, with 58 points … Read more
For six years, David Quinn was an integral part in building the University of Nebraska-Omaha men’s hockey program. From the program’s infancy in July 1996 to June 2002, Quinn — then the top assistant under head coach Mike Kemp — spent three weeks a month on the road recruiting. When he was there, he worked … Read more
Maybe it was the nine goals they scored against the University of New Hampshire Friday, or the fact that they were the only top-4 team not to lose this weekend. Previous No. 1 University of Minnesota lost twice, and that certainly helped, and the Terriers being the only regular-season conference champ besides the College of … Read more
A tough stretch late in the regular season brought out the haters, but Boston College reversed those doubts in the Hockey East playoffs, says Dave Hendrickson.
After a win in the semifinals, Dave Hendrickson says Boston University’s six-man senior class can lead the Terriers to their first HEA tournament title in nearly a decade.
Whitt White Out New Hampshire filled most of the longer edges of the Whittemore Center with a 2,061-strong crowd — a new NCAA quarterfinal record, surpassing the 1,619 at Dartmouth a year ago. Jennifer Hitchcock, who scored the goal, looked at the crowd as a source of momentum. “We really fed off the energy of … Read more
2005 Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner Marty Sertich of Colorado College officially has a chance to repeat, as his name was among the 10 finalists for the 2006 award announced Thursday by the Hobey Baker Foundation. Sertich was once again joined by teammate Brett Sterling as a finalist; those two comprised two-thirds of last year’s … Read more
A Fantastic Finale The Hockey East season looks like it’ll go out with a bang. The league’s four perennial powerhouses — Boston University, Maine, Boston College and New Hampshire — will be squaring off for all the marbles. “It’s the usual suspects,” BU coach Jack Parker says. “All of us were fortunate to get [to … Read more
Of the ten major awards in Hockey East, Boston College and Boston University picked up eight of those awards. The conference leading Terriers of Boston University picked up the Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year and Best Defensive Forward Awards. Boston College picked up the Player of the Year, Scoring Champion, Goaltending Champion, … Read more
Their names read like a hit list because, frankly, that’s what it is. Mike Hamilton, Nov. 6 in Orono, Maine; Eric Przepiorka, Dec. 10 in Hanover, N.H.; Pat Gannon, Feb. 13 at the TD Banknorth Garden; Daniel Winnik, Feb. 17 at Agganis Arena. One by one, these college hockey players fell. One moment they’re skating … Read more
The grunt work is done for these Terriers, and it was done well. After their businesslike disposal of UMass-Amherst on Jack Parker’s 61st birthday, the third-ranked Icedogs are done with home games and sub-.500 teams. It is now time to put up or shut up. To win championships or go home. And we know what … Read more
On a roster replete with high-octane performers, Boston University defensemen Dan Spang and Matt Gilroy still stand out, Scott Weighart finds.