Men’s D-I: Hockey East

A Sunday (Weekend) to Remember

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An unforgettable weekend of playoff action ended Sunday with four overtime finishes, every one with NCAA tournament implications. Adam Wodon relives one of the most nail-biting days in college hockey history.

Saving the Best for Last

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It was potentially the final game of his collegiate career. In his four years, he’d never been a marquee name. In fact, he’d scored only four goals at Providence, none in the last two years.

Walsh Investigating Treatment Options

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Maine coach Shawn Walsh is travelling today to the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md., for tests designed to identify his next course of cancer treatments. He will stay at the National Cancer Institute until Tuesday, when he will return to Maine to prepare his team for Friday’s Hockey East semifinal game. Walsh, who … Read more

Sudden Death at the Whitt

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The formula is simple — two teams enter, one team leaves. That’s how a game three works, and that’s how it went down Saturday night in Durham, N.H., between UMass-Lowell and New Hampshire. Dave Hendrickson reports.

This Week In Hockey East: March 1, 2001

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Standings chaos reigns as Providence and Maine highlight this weekend’s Hockey East action; a scheduling quirk faces the 2003 conference tournament; NCAA byes redux; and PC’s Drew Omicioli has his vengeance. Dave Hendrickson wraps up the week.

1949 Revisited?

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They’re eight players with one number separating them from receiving the acclaim they probably deserve. That number: 1949. The Boston College senior class is close to making school history — but a few weeks from what could be their fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four. That alone is plenty an accomplishment, as only … Read more

This Week In Hockey East: Feb. 22, 2001

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Despite a down year for the ECAC, Hockey East fans may have to make do with one NCAA bye; Dave Hendrickson unravels a snafu in the seeding process. Also, feathers are ruffled by a MAAC scheduling proposal; Jack Parker approaches 1000; and plenty more tournament talk.

Ding, Dong, The Witch Is Dead

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After six straight Beanpot titles, the BU Terriers — and their fans — could be excused for thinking they owned the tournament. This year, however, the Eagles of Boston College added a new chapter to a classic rivalry. Dave Hendrickson reports.

Coaching Milestones for Gilligan, Peters

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It took, perhaps, a month longer than expected, but Vermont’s Mike Gilligan finally became the 17th coach to reach 400 career wins on Friday, when the Catamounts defeated Brown. And Bemidji’s Bob Peters won game No. 700 at the school.

Catching Up With … Ricky DiPietro

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He electrified the college hockey world as a freshman at BU — and then was gone. Ricky DiPietro, the number-one pick in the NHL entry draft last year, has reached the big time with the goalie-hungry New York Islanders. Adam Wodon catches up with the history-making netminder.

Beanpot Notebook, Game 2

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The second period has not been the friendliest of frames for the BU Terriers all year. Things were getting so bad that BU probably wished they had remote controls to fast-forward the game from the first to the third. In Monday night’s semifinal against Northeastern, the second period outlook seemed to change every time coach … Read more

Beanpot Notebook, Game 1

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Boston College’s newly-made all-time leading goal scorer, Brian Gionta, is enjoying fast starts lately. And Monday’s Beanpot semifinal victory over Harvard was no exception. For BC’s third straight game, Gionta opened the scoring. Anyone that hasn’t been hibernating for the last couple of weeks knows that Gionta opened with five goals on his first five … Read more

ECAC Looking Into Union-UVM Incident

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The ECAC is investigating Saturday night’s fighting incident between Union’s Bryant Westerman and Vermont’s Chris Hills. League officials have spoken with the athletic directors of the two schools over the past two days.