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
Northeastern junior forward Dylan Sikura has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for January, while the National Rookie of the Month for January is Boston University’s Clayton Keller. Sikura helped the Huskies end the first month of 2017 on a five-game unbeaten streak and leading the nation over … Read more
In consideration of Saturday night’s AFC Divisional Round matchup between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans, Fenway Sports Management and Hockey East announced Tuesday that Saturday’s Capital One Frozen Fenway doubleheader will start two and a half hours earlier. Maine will take on Connecticut at 1:30 p.m. EDT, moved up from the originally … Read more
Former Northeastern forward Dan Lupo passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the age of 44. Lupo was a four-year letterwinner with the Huskies from 1992 to 1996. He recorded 40 goals and 59 assists in 135 career games, and his 99 points are good for 49th all-time at Northeastern. He had his best … Read more
Due to the Notre Dame-Northeastern game on Nov. 13 being suspended due to Zamboni and ice conditions, Hockey East released a statement Nov. 16: Sunday’s game between Northeastern University and the University of Notre Dame, which was suspended after two periods due to unplayable ice conditions, will be recorded as a tie game, it was … Read more
Notre Dame and Northeastern skated to a 0-0 tie through two periods of play before a Zamboni breakdown and subsequent problems with ice conditions forced the game to be suspended on Sunday afternoon at Matthews Arena. The teams will attempt to make up the third period later in the season at a date to be … Read more
Bob Saunders, who served on the staffs of Massachusetts-Boston, Holy Cross, Rensselaer, Northeastern, passed away Nov. 3 at the age of 84. Saunders, a resident of Randolph, Mass., for 60 years, worked as an administrative assistant for external affairs for the Northeastern hockey program for 22 years. He previously served as goaltenders coach from 1989 … Read more
As the current 2016-17 season was set to get underway, Bowling Green lost one of its top returning scorers Brandon Hawkins. The reasons for his departure were never revealed. In 80 games with BGSU, Hawkins posted 29 goals and 29 assists for 58 points. On Oct. 28, Hawkins tweeted that he’ll be playing next at … Read more
Miami played a swarming, fearless defense at Schneider Arena Saturday night, beating Providence 2-1 while featuring 10 freshmen whom coach Enrico Blasi said “were not afraid to make mistakes.” With sophomore Kiefer Sherwood’s goal at 11:35 of the third period, the RedHawks avenged a one-goal loss to the same Friars on Friday night and left … Read more
In a vote of all 12 league coaches, Boston University will be the team to beat in Hockey East this season. The Terriers garnered 10 first-place votes, while Northeastern and Massachusetts-Lowell each bagged a nod to finish first. Results of the coaches poll were released Tuesday.
Hockey East has awarded a three-year contract extension to commissioner Joe Bertagna, taking him through the 2019-20 season. The deal extends his tenure as both the longest-serving commissioner in Hockey East history and the longest serving commissioner in the six NCAA Division I conferences. This season marks Bertagna’s 20th with Hockey East and 35th as … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday the hiring of Barry McNulty to the staff of Hockey East Sports Properties. McNulty will be responsible for the cultivation and sales of corporate partnerships for Hockey East and will be based out of the league offices in Wakefield, Mass. Hockey East Sports Properties will serve as the exclusive marketing and … Read more
UPDATE (Sept. 15): The Nashua Telegraph reported Thursday that Daniel Webster fall sports will continue on their current schedule, and SNHU staff are working on next steps for fall and spring athletics. “Our hope is to continue those sports and schedules as planned,” SNHU president Paul LeBlanc said in an email statement. The report also … Read more
Outdoor hockey is returning to Boston for the 2016-17 season with Frozen Fenway 2017, a two-week series of hockey and ice skating events taking place at Fenway Park from Jan. 4-16, 2017. Frozen Fenway will feature two marquee Hockey East men’s doubleheaders, along with additional college and high school hockey games and a free public … Read more
North Dakota plays Northeastern, while Michigan plays Notre Dame.
The Queen City will have its chance to help crown the kings of college hockey, with four teams trekking to U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati for the NCAA Midwest Regional to be held Friday and Saturday.
The Huskies are 20-1-2 in their last 23 games and ended a 28-year title drought.
BOSTON — In the grand scheme of things, it is hard to not look at Friday evening’s Hockey East semifinal games with a focus on a greater perspective. All coaches in Hockey East will say that winning the conference title is a priority, an endgame. It is a goal for programs to reach come tournament … Read more
Hockey East announced Thursday night that Massachusetts-Lowell senior goaltender Kevin Boyle and Boston College junior goaltender Thatcher Demko have been selected as the Hockey East Co-Players of the Year — just the third time players have been named co-players of the year and the first where two goaltenders share the honor. Additionally, Boston College freshman … Read more
The Huskies continued a resurgence, while the Crimson fell from ninth to 11th in the PairWise Rankings.