Brown’s Bobby Farnham has been named the 2012 recipient of the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award, presented by the Hockey Commissioners Association to a player who personifies Hines’ spirit and relentless commitment. Hines played at Army from 1999 to 2003. He was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan in September 2005. Farnham tied … Read more
Boston College defenseman Brian Dumoulin, Wisconsin defenseman Justin Schultz and Minnesota-Duluth forward Jack Connolly repeated as first-team All-Americans when the teams were announced Friday. The 24 players honored over four teams — first and second teams from both the East and West regions — came from 17 teams. Union led the way with three players: … Read more
Yale senior Aleca Hughes has been named the 2012 recipient of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award, which is given to a college hockey player who “gives back to their community in the true humanitarian spirit,” recognizes Hughes’ efforts to battle cancer on behalf of her teammate Mandi Schwartz, who passed … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — When you hear about microscopes and telescopes, you think of biology and astronomy. Well, you can add Boston College hockey to that list. Over the years, BC coach Jerry York has employed many descriptive devices to vividly make points to his teams. He uses an inverted pyramid in the locker room that … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Past Boston College teams have often relied on one or two bellwether stars to shoulder the heavy lifting at crunch time. Players like Brian Gionta and Nathan Gerbe. This year’s squad, however, features no such bellwether but exceptional depth that results in a different star every night. “Our top nine forwards have … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Speed kills. Boston College is fast. Therefore, Ferris State will die. That’s the prevailing logic, right? There’s no question that the Eagles play a far faster game than do the Bulldogs, and — seriously — that may be very bad for Ferris State come Saturday night. “We had an opportunity to watch … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Here are photos from practices and news conferences by Ferris State and Boston College on Friday at the Frozen Four: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000d4Nvuw25Ihc’ g_name=’20120406-FrozenFourPractices’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’casc’ pho_credit=’iptc’ f_link=’t’ f_bbar=’t’ fsvis=’f’ width=’500′ height=’375′ bgcolor=’#AAAAAA’ bgtrans=’t’ btype=’old’ bcolor=’#CCCCCC’ crop=’f’ trans=’xfade’ tbs=’4000′ f_ap=’t’ linkdest=’c’ f_fullscreen=’f’ f_constrain=’f’ twoup=’f’ f_topbar=’f’ f_bbarbig=” f_htmllinks=’f’ f_enable_embed_btn=’f’ f_show_watermark=’f’ f_send_to_friend_btn=’f’ f_smooth=’f’ f_mtrx=’f’ … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — The Boston College Eagles may be appearing in yet another national championship game (the program’s fifth in seven years), but the players and coaches remain a long, long way from becoming jaded. “We went through this morning’s breakfast with the players, and the enthusiasm and excitement of our players is unmatched,” BC … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Through 42 games this season, Ferris State has blocked 498 shots. Taking one for the team? Try taking 79 for the team. That’s how many times senior defenseman Brett Wysopal has deliberately put himself into the line of fire this season, nearly 16 percent of the team’s total blocked shots. “The blocked … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Much has already been written about Boston College’s recent run of success. On Saturday night, the Eagles will be appearing in their fifth national championship game in the last seven years. If they win, they will have earned their third NCAA title in the last five seasons. “It’s an honor to be … Read more
The Eagles are on an 18-game winning streak but the Bulldogs are showing confidence heading into the final college hockey game of the 2011-12 season. Jim Connelly reports from the Frozen Four.
TAMPA, Fla. — A common theme around Tampa Bay Times Forum on Friday is how much of an underdog Ferris State is against Boston College in Saturday’s NCAA championship game. According to those in Las Vegas who know of such things, coming into this weekend the Eagles had 6-5 odds to win while Ferris State’s … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — We all know that hockey is a much different game today than it was in 1950, but there’s still something striking about flipping through the Frozen Four record book and coming to some of the entries from that season. For one: How did Boston University goaltender Ralph Bevins, who allowed 10 goals … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Ferris State defenseman Brett Wysopal, center Matthew Kirzinger and coach Bob Daniels talk to the media on Friday, the day before the Frozen Four championship game against Boston College: [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BNh2gRplco width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMu6cssyNA0 width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E72eqNJYSC4 width=500]
TAMPA, Fla. — Boston College players Brian Dumoulin and Barry Almeida and coach Jerry York spoke to the media on Friday, the day before the Frozen Four championship game against Ferris State: [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pamJomxRqzE width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4-BfxG9PK4 width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-zWx7uYPWQ width=500]
For the first time since 2008, I’m not at the Frozen Four. While I certainly am not rooting for any of the teams in particular, I have to admit that I’m a bit worried about what might happen if Boston College wins it all. You see, if BC wins another Frozen Four that I don’t … Read more
The Gophers gave the Eagles defense all it could handle early. Dave Hendrickson reports from the Frozen Four.
The game got away from Minnesota in just a two-minute span. Chris Lerch reports from the Frozen Four.
TAMPA, Fla. — Here are photos from the second Frozen Four semifinal, Boston College vs. Minnesota: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000EL05yjaymc0′ g_name=’20120405-FrozenFour-Gm2-BostonCollege-Minnesota’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’casc’ pho_credit=’iptc’ f_link=’t’ f_bbar=’t’ fsvis=’f’ width=’500′ height=’375′ bgcolor=’#AAAAAA’ bgtrans=’t’ btype=’old’ bcolor=’#CCCCCC’ crop=’f’ trans=’xfade’ tbs=’4000′ f_ap=’t’ linkdest=’c’ f_fullscreen=’f’ f_constrain=’f’ twoup=’f’ f_topbar=’f’ f_bbarbig=” f_htmllinks=’f’ f_enable_embed_btn=’f’ f_show_watermark=’f’ f_send_to_friend_btn=’f’ f_smooth=’f’ f_mtrx=’f’ f_up=’f’ target=’_self’ wmds=’llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Y4R8sQpX7KGN7xC.YM_3dyeQNiwn.jS22EIEhwY9dDMpgvslhcw–‘ ]
Boston College coach Jerry York, forward Paul Carey, defenseman Tommy Cross and goaltender Parker Milner take questions from the media after a 6-1 win over Minnesota in the NCAA National Semifinal on Thursday, April 5, 2012.