During the anthem: a) take off your hat, and b) don’t make a sound until you hear the word “brave”. You’ve been chanting for an hour, and you’ve got another two and a half two go. Take a three-minute break for respect, wouldja? Oh, c) don’t boo the performer, even if she is from Boston … Read more
If this were an older building … the old Boston Garden, or even Matthews Arena … the foundation would be disintegrating beneath us. The balcony on our end is positively jammed, with the BU/NU students situated side-by-side as opposed to sitting catty-corner from each other as they have been in many previous matchups. The lights … Read more
… and thank goodness, after last week’s depressing events. The Dog House (NU) just sang something indecipherable at BU’s Dog Pound, to which — among other responses — a single fan in the center of the pack held up a posterboard-sign that read, simply, “WRONG”. Brilliance.
With an expansive rumble, the teams take to the ice. The Terriers streak off their bench in their sanguine scarlet alternates, replete with triple-striped shoulders and seriph-sculpted script on the nameplates. The Huskies are wearing their home whites, “Northeastern” arced over the red-and-black split N, as the players take their places on the sheet. The … Read more
Well this is a first, for me at least. The Huskies fans broke out in a “let’s go Huskies (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)” … the BU faithful responded with “go BU” … and after a couple seconds, the timing synched up, and it ended up being one long, overlapping cheer with “go BU” coming through during … Read more
Merely out of curiosity, I’ll be keeping a running tally of a few things at the bottom of my posts. Profanities, pro/anti chants (those supporting your team versus those against the other team), I dunno … whatever comes to mind. Cheers.
Woe is Harvard. The Cambridge Ivy (5-14-1) failed to secure a single non-conference victory this season with it’s 4-3 defeat at the hands of Boston College, and it has yet to win away from its home Bright Hockey Center. Boston College improves to 13-9-4, and swept Harvard by a combined 9-4 score. Up next is … Read more
Ask and ye shall receive. With the Terrier/Husky conglomerate clamoring for a quick conclusion to the consolation contest, Boston College senior Benn Ferriero complies. 4-3 on a far-side squeaker, beating the otherwise impressive Carroll under his left arm. 41.3 ticks on the clock.
The teams are still deadlocked, and neither side is carrying much momentum at this point. Are we destined for a Championship-postponing extra session?
The crowd is definitely swelling, and there’s finally a real game-time feel to this one. 6:12 left in the third as the puck leaves the surface, both sides playing even.
Now it’s Boston College on the advantage, as nearby Somerville, Mass. native Matt McCollem put his stick across an Eagles’ torso. (It’s called a cross-check.) 3-3, 7:20 and ticking …
With 11 minutes left in regulation, Harvard’s novelty goalkeep robbed first-line center Cam Atkinson on a point-blank, cross-crease dangle. Atkinson tried to pull it back and roof it to the far side, but Carroll’s trapper was up to the task. Harvard to the power play, as BC can’t count its skaters.
What Is Love (Baby Don’t Hurt Me) now, first by the Crimsoneers, then mimicked by the BC band. It’s also the third, maybe fourth time one band has followed the other with the same tune. It’s like a nerd fight: mildly amusing but oh, so sad … EDIT: now it’s Every Time We Touch by … Read more
… “Sasquatch, you suck” chant from the Northeastern fans. That particular refrain was credited with being the spark that riled BU fans enough to elicit their “f*** you Huskies” and “shut the f*** up” last week. Brilliant.
At the current pace, the Terrier-Husky showdown should start around 8:10. Unless, of course, this game goes to overtime. (Since it’s a consolation game, the game will simply end if 65 minutes can’t determine a victor.) No No. 2 for NU Northeastern somehow missed out on the second spot in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll, … Read more
The white-clad Eagles are starting to feel their oats, peppering Harvard with 20 shots so far this period (to only nine by the Crimson). The offense finally breaks through for the game-tying goal, as Ben Smith takes a cross-crease feed from Andrew Orpik to slip the puck past Carroll’s left toe. Not only was Orpik … Read more
The plucky backup is up to 27 saves on 29 shots, according to the big board, and is looking remarkably poised. Then again, he’s probably played in front of more fans at practice, so who knows what’s going on in his head. As I type, he makes another part-beauty, part-lucky stop on both an initial … Read more
Harvard senior Nick Coskren popped a fluky rebound over Muse, notching a short-handed go-ahead goal for the Ivy Six. Surprise surprise, the assist went to tonight’s Captain Opportune, Pier-Olivier Michaud. The Big ‘Chaud, indeed. 3-2 Harvard, 9:30 to play and counting in the second.
Boston College second-year center Brian Gibbons just silenced the … um … silence, beating Carroll. That wasn’t hard to do, seeing as the ‘keeper was on his caboose, and coach Donato wasn’t too thrilled with the turn of events. The usually reasonable helmsman popped up onto his bench, berating the officials (about perceived kick-in goal, … Read more
This is turning into P.O.’s show, as the speedy 5’10” sophomore pocketed another rebound goal. Matt McCollem generated the first shot, which popped way out to Michaud who was crashing the net. 2-1 Harvard, over 12 to play in the second …