Miami is on a roll; Western Michigan, Union and Northeastern have slipped; and ECAC Hockey might have an NCAA tournament shortfall. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski have Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
A quick look at the holiday-season tournaments for the 2011-12 season.
It looks like Alabama-Huntsville will be around next season, after all, but what will be the lasting effects of the turmoil? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski talk about that, a first half of mediocrity, which teams are breaking out of that and the week ahead in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Boston College will host Northeastern during a second outdoor hockey doubleheader at Fenway Park on Jan. 14 as part of Sun Life Frozen Fenway 2012. The Eagles and Huskies will play at 6 p.m., while long-time high school rivals Boston College High School and Catholic Memorial School have also been invited to play at 3 … Read more
Six men and three women will be inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 9 at Lombardo’s in Randolph. The class of 2011 includes legendary Northeastern coach Fernie Flaman. Former Boston Bruins Mike O’Connell and Bobby Miller will also be enshrined, along with hockey writer Jack Falla and builders Dan Lynch, Phil … Read more
Northeastern’s first-year head coach Jim Madigan uses the word whirlwind to describe the last eight weeks of his life. Named the replacement for Greg Cronin late in the summer, Madigan has done everything in his power just to try to get acclimated. “I finally feel like we’re getting into a routine,” Madigan said. “The last … Read more
Former Brown assistant coach Jerry Keefe and former Harvard assistant coach Patrick Foley have been named to new head coach Jim Madigan’s staff at Northeastern. “I am very excited that Jerry and Pat have joined the Northeastern hockey staff,” Madigan said in a statement. “They possess all of the characteristics I felt were necessary to … Read more
Northeastern assistant coach Sebastien Laplante has left the Huskies to take a similar job with the American Hockey League’s Houston Aeros. Laplante spent the last three seasons with Northeastern, where he also played from 1989-1993 and posted 61 goals and 140 points in 134 games. On a related note, former Michigan defenseman Mike Van Ryn … Read more
The new Huskies coach doesn’t have head coaching experience but is a great networker, which seems to be a powerful thing in college hockey these days, Jim Connelly writes.
According to the Boston Herald, Northeastern will name former player Jim Madigan as the Huskies’ new head coach. A press conference is scheduled for Tuesday at Matthews Arena. Madigan played for NU from 1981-1985 and was a member of a pair of Beanpot Tournament-winning teams, as well as Northeastern’s only Frozen Four entrant in 1982. … Read more
Northeastern defenseman Jamie Oleksiak has left the school and signed an Ontario Hockey League contract with the Saginaw Spirit, the Spirit announced Monday. The 6-foot-7, 245-pound Oleksiak, selected in the first round by the Dallas Stars in the 2011 NHL draft last month, finished his freshman year at Northeastern this past spring. “We have been … Read more
It was a long night of waiting for college hockey fans watching the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. And once the waiting ended, the floodgates didn’t exactly open. Northeastern sophomore-to-be Jamie Oleksiak was the top collegian selected on Friday, going 14th overall to the Dallas Stars. Oleksiak was also the first U.S. player (he holds dual … Read more
But college hockey should be represented in Friday’s first round. Jim Connelly reports.
The defenseman’s size helps him stand out to NHL teams, but he knows he has to work on his offense. Jim Connelly profiles the draft’s top-ranked college player.
Greg Cronin has left Northeastern to become an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the NHL team announced Monday. The news was first reported by the Boston Herald in Monday’s edition. “I want to thank Greg for the incredible work he has done on behalf of this university and our student-athletes,” Northeastern athletic director … Read more
The San Jose Sharks have signed Northeastern freshman forward Brodie Reid to an entry-level contract. ”Brodie accomplished nearly everything an individual can achieve in his first season at the collegiate level,” San Jose GM Doug Wilson said in a statement. “We feel that he is more than ready to take the next step in his professional … Read more
Hockey East announced Thursday that it had written letters of reprimand to Northeastern head coach Greg Cronin and Boston University head coach Jack Parker for their actions following the March 13 quarterfinal game at Agganis Arena. Post-game that night, Cronin and Parker allegedly had a face-to-face argument on the ice and the referees had to … Read more
The teams that will be sweating out the conference tournaments, waiting to see whether they get into the NCAA tournament, have earned that position, Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski write in this week’s edition.
Eight of the 11 first-round series (or, in Atlantic Hockey’s case, games) went in favor of the road team last weekend. How will things shake out this weekend? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski break things down in this week’s edition.
Northeastern coach Greg Cronin and assistant coach Albie O’Connell will both be reinstated following an internal investigation into potential NCAA violations related to the men’s hockey team’s recruiting processes, the school announced Monday. The school also announced that assistant coach Sebastien Laplante, who took the reins for Cronin during the suspension and led the team … Read more