Statement games! When a team plays virtually the perfect game and far exceeds the anticipated result in their favor – that’s a statement game! Examples? Middlebury 9-1 over Bowdoin Norwich 7-0 over Trinity Curry 11-0 over Wentworth All three teams made statements in their recent wins over perennial rivals that have historically posed difficulties for … Read more
Dave Hendrickson is not available to write the Hockey East column this week, as he is busy starring in the forthcoming film Brokeback Columnist. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Rhodes Scholars If you’re reading this column, there’s a good chance that you’ve already read plenty this year about the Providence Friars. Or at … Read more
The East regains the top spot in the polls — but not in the PWR or the NHL draft rankings, Jim Connelly notes. Also: ECACHL parity and AHA home ice.
The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today announced seven outstanding student athletes who were selected as finalists for the 2006 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are: Janelle Armitage, Sr., University of Connecticut Eric Leroux, Sr., Princeton University Drew Miller, Jr., Michigan State University Mason Oakes, Sr., Lawrence University Jaime Sifers, Sr., University of … Read more
Any coach will tell you that if you are going to be competitive and win hockey games, you need to have some solid goaltending. Having a consistent guy between the pipes can be the difference in winning and losing and on occasion help your team steal a win in a game that they maybe didn’t … Read more
Fess Up If we’re gonna thump our chests when we’re the toughest guy on the block, then we have to fess up when we’re having a pocket protector season. This week’s release of the PairWise says it’s fess-up time for Hockey East apologists. Only one team from the league is in the top 10, that … Read more
Friday’s Boston University-Maine game was a sight for all — but it was particularly special for one eight-year-old, Scott Weighart discovers.
Coming Up Sixes They’re simultaneously sixth in the country and sixth in the Hockey East standings. Go figure. Admittedly, the Vermont Catamounts have games in hand against every other league opponent except for Maine, but even so there’s quite the dichotomy between their 8-1 nonconference record (with two tournament wins) and their 5-4-2 mark within … Read more
Jim Connelly debuts TMQ 2006 with a look at the Hockey East standings, a salute to a newborn rivalry, and a suggestion for the top teams in Atlantic Hockey.
Jaime Sifers first donned the captain’s ‘C’ as a Vermont sophomore. With the Catamounts rising, Tyler Birnbaum finds his influence instrumental.
Dave Hendrickson is unavailable to write this week’s column. He was last seen in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, unwisely taunting a horde of New York Ranger fans by telling that Wesleyan would “kick butt” against their beloved team. Tune in next week for a complete report on his subsequent medical condition. Designated Goalie … Read more
A clash of 2005 conference champions between Mercyhurst and Providence leads off the 2006 broadcast schedule, Sunday at 1 p.m.
First-year head coach Tim Army has brought a freewheeling offense, a sense of fun, and a dramatic leap forward to Providence, Joe Haggerty reports.
“Jimmy who?” Maine has found a pair of netminders to cushion the blow of a key offseason loss, Joe Haggerty says.
With Santa on his way, Jim Connelly hands out his (slightly tongue-in-cheek) holiday awards to the East.
Letters To Santa It has happened again. Two years ago, I gained some weight and got the letters. Same thing this year. Once again snow on the envelopes has smeared the writing and letters intended for “The Fat Guy On The North Pole” got redirected to me, “The Fat Guy On The North Shore.” And … Read more
Last season’s freshmen are this season’s stars between the pipes in Hockey East, says Joe Haggerty.
Vermont And The Hockey East Schedule All but the newest Hockey East fans can recall the scheduling problems the league faced in past years with an odd number of teams. Down the stretch, one school was inevitably the odd man out, sitting out a weekend or playing at most one game at a time when … Read more
Problems in Buffalo … Again It was nearly a year to the day since head coach Brian Cavanaugh was fired by Canisius College. Things seemed like they were on track for the Griffs, which boasted a new head coach, new athletic director and new attitude. But the housecleaning at Canisius following months of discipline problems … Read more
One week after proudly announcing his daughter’s engagement, Dave Hendrickson is taking the week off. After researching the cost of weddings these days, Dave is now being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder. We wish him a speedy — and inexpensive — recovery. Catamount Climbers The big story in Hockey East right now has to be … Read more