The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Wednesday that UMass Lowell senior forward Joe Gambardella is the winner of the 65th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. Gambardella, from Staten Island, N.Y., is the first Lowell player to win the Walter Brown Award, the nation’s oldest … Read more
The Friars join Harvard, Western Michigan and Air Force in Providence.
The Bulldogs join Boston University, host North Dakota and Ohio State in Fargo, N.D.
UMass Lowell won the Hockey East championship on Saturday night by defeating Boston College at TD Garden. It won’t have to go far to contend for the Frozen Four.
Hockey East announced Thursday night that Northeastern senior forward Zach Aston-Reese has been awarded the honor of 2017 Hockey East Player of the Year. The award was presented as part of the 33rd annual Hockey East championship awards banquet at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. Alongside Aston-Reese, Boston University first-year forward Clayton Keller, … Read more
As I mentioned on Monday, the Hockey East quarterfinals lacked a lot of the drama that one might have expected. Yes, UMass Lowell and New Hampshire needed three games and Boston University needed to rally twice against Northeastern. But in the end, all four home teams advanced. Which, as upset-light as that scenario is, might … Read more
New Hampshire announced Wednesday that UNH men’s hockey coach Dick Umile will retire following the 2017-18 season. Associate head coach Mike Souza will become the head coach at that time. “I’m excited to come back for the final season of my contract and still have a strong desire to win,” Umile added. “With a strong … Read more
Hockey East announced Wednesday the 2016-17 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team and nine other season-long award winners as voted by the league’s 12 head coaches in advance of the 2017 Hockey East championship March 17-18 at TD Garden in Boston. The honorees will be recognized at Thursday night’s annual awards banquet. Hockey East All-Rookie Team Also … Read more
Each of the Division I conferences is represented on the list of the 10 finalists for the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. The 10 names were announced Wednesday. The Hobey Hat Trick will be announced on March 30 and the winner will be announced April 7 in Chicago during Frozen Four festivities.
UMass Lowell, Boston University, Boston College and Notre Dame host quarterfinal series.
Tage Thompson will pass on his final two seasons at Connecticut after signing Tuesday with the NHL’s St. Louis Blues.
Northeastern senior forward Zach Aston-Reese has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for February 2017, while the HCA National Rookie of the Month for February is Wisconsin’s Trent Frederic. Aston-Reese is the second consecutive Husky to earn the distinction after junior forward Dylan Sikura was so honored in … Read more
In Monday’s Hockey East “Three Things” blog, I led by recapping the incredible finish that produced the league’s first-ever three-way tie for the regular-season championship. It was an incredible finish that saw UMass Lowell, 10 points down in the standing with four weeks to play, sweep Boston College to catch BC and Boston University for … Read more
The Boston College Eagles are a team on the brink. Two brinks actually. They’re on the brink of winning their 14th Hockey East regular season championship. They’ll get at least a share of the title if they split with UMass Lowell this weekend, since they hold a two-point lead on their closest challenger, Boston University. … Read more
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation announced Thursday that its 2017 Legend of College Hockey recipient is Bill Riley, Jr. Often referred to as the father of UMass Lowell hockey, Riley took over a fledgling program in 1969, built it into an NCAA Division II national power and ultimately, moved Lowell into Division I hockey … Read more
One of the catchphrases you will head a lot of coaches use is a “team’s identity.” Almost every coach will tell you that learning and understanding that identity takes time. Some call their team a work in progress from Day 1 of the season right through to the final game. But establishing an identity certainly is … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday that Massachusetts senior forward Ray Pigozzi has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 11:17 of the third period on Saturday, Feb. 11, at UMass Lowell. On the play, Pigozzi was assessed a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct. Pigozzi will miss the game Feb. 14 … Read more
Anders Bjork is one of five finalists for the 2017 Hockey Humanitarian Award and has spent the better part of the last two seasons making weekly trips to Perley Fine Arts Academy, an elementary school just south of campus.
Believe it or not, I think that Hockey East fans have learned by now not to gloat too much. Lest we forget, a year ago was chest-thumping time. Just a year removed from Providence and Boston University squaring off at the TD Garden for a national title, the league placed a record-tying six teams into … Read more
A Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist, Merrimack’s Collin Delia is excelling on the ice and making a difference off the ice.