Warning: before you begin to read this blog post, know that it might sound a bit elitist. And it should. Hockey East is home to the last three national champions. In the last 14 seasons, a Hockey East team has been in the NCAA title game in all but one season (we all remember the … Read more
Despite a lopsided loss to Wisconsin on Thursday, the RIT student section remains about two-thirds full of orange-clad fans this evening at Ford Field. Known as the “Corner Crew” back home in the raucously loud Frank Ritter Memorial Arena, the Tiger faithful have very quickly distinguished themselves on the national college hockey scene as rabid … Read more
DETROIT — Perhaps no one in Ford Field this weekend will have as much experience in Frozen Fours as Boston College head coach Jerry York. York, who played in the Frozen Four in 1965, falling to Colorado College in the title game as a member of the Eagles, not only has led BC to the … Read more
DETROIT – The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has become famous in past years for splicing together a highlight video from the 65-team event that airs prior to the national championship game called, “One Shining Moment.” During the layoff between the regional tournament and the Frozen Four, the Boston College staff put together a video, not … Read more
DETROIT – No team has ever played a hockey game on Ford Field. But that doesn’t mean Boston College doesn’t have a bit of a home ice advantage heading into Thursday’s national semifinal game at the Frozen Four in Detroit. The Eagles may not have played on Ford Field, but that have played on the … Read more
DETROIT – When this season began, Boston College goaltender John Muse was the team’s biggest question. Coming off surgery in the summer to repair his hip, head coach Jerry York wondered if we’d see the standout netminder before November. When he appeared in net, though, to start the season, many were shocked. But a somewhat … Read more