This Week In Hockey East: Feb. 8, 2001
Hockey fans get a marquee championship matchup at the Beanpot; UMass-Lowell surprises in the second half; and Merrimack’s Anthony Aquino burns up the ice. Dave Hendrickson warms up his typing fingers.
Hockey fans get a marquee championship matchup at the Beanpot; UMass-Lowell surprises in the second half; and Merrimack’s Anthony Aquino burns up the ice. Dave Hendrickson warms up his typing fingers.
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
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
If you’re looking for a close race as the season winds down in Hockey East, don’t look at the top. Also: fans turn out to support the Coaches Foundation, and the Beanpot looms. Dave Hendrickson reports.
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.
Tests on Maine coach Shawn Walsh indicate that the tumors under his breastplate remain despite two rounds of immunotherapy treatments.
At 5-foot-10, Samuli Jalkanen may not look like your average defenseman. Guess what: he doesn’t play like an average defenseman, either. Michael Kobylanski goes up close with the UMass blueliner.
The on-line auction of special North Dakota jerseys bearing the name “Walsh,” in honor of Maine coach Shawn Walsh, has raised $11,055. The Fighting Sioux wore the jerseys for their Oct. 13 game with the Black Bears and donated them to raise money for the Coaches Foundation. The charitable organization, set up to serve as … Read more
Everyone’s got an opinion, and Dave Hendrickson is no exception. Take a look at one man’s first-half Hockey East honors.
This week features Providence’s continued surge; the reign of Ty Conklin; congratulations and condolences; and Dave Hendrickson‘s continuing observations on the world outside college hockey.
Joel Perlmutter, the long-time public address announcer at Northeastern’s Matthews Arena, died Saturday in Boston following a brief illness. He was 46. Perlmutter was, perhaps, best known to Boston-area hockey fans as the PA voice for many years at Boston Garden for Bruins games and other events. It was his voice that trailed off as … Read more
USA Hockey has named Boston College coach Jerry York its 2000 National Coach of the Year. USA Hockey was among 44 Olympic and Pan American sport federations to name their National and Developmental Coaches of the Year. Each will be honored at the fifth annual National Coaching Recognition Weekend in New York City today, where … Read more
The top teams in Hockey East get it done — but in different ways; Maine coach Shawn Walsh turns heads, as does UMass-Lowell; and flight arrangements spark a mini-feud between BC and BU. Dave Hendrickson has plenty to say.
Defenseman Nick Kuiper has been added to the UMass-Amherst roster and is expected to play this weekend.
Tickets for the Hockey East Championship Tournament will go on sale on Jan. 19 at 11:00 a.m. at the FleetCenter box office and Ticketmaster. Prices will be $15 per seat in the balcony and $25 per seat in the loge.
The North Dakota jerseys worn during its Oct. 13 game with Maine — each bearing the name “Walsh” in honor of Black Bear coach Shawn Walsh — will be auctioned online at Hockeyeastonline.com to benefit the Coaches Foundation.
Hockey East comes out of the holiday season with split feelings; Boston College head coach Jerry York puts on the hex; the second half starts out with a bang; and Dave Hendrickson stumps the readers.
Forget who’s the best team in Hockey East. Dave Hendrickson turns his crystal ball towards an even more critical question — who’s going to finish last? Also: a Solomonic puzzle during Merrimack-Dartmouth, and trivia.
(Note: The majority of the players mentioned here have signed official National Letters of Intent. There may be some players with only verbal commitments. The confirmation of these players has been culled from a variety of sources, including, but not limited to, information released by their current leagues.) Boston College Graduates: Forwards: Brian Gionta, Marty … Read more
Just days after Army said that they will not bid to host the 2002 MAAC Championships, Connecticut now has stated that it will not bid on the event either.