This season has been different for Northeastern University. The Huskies entered Saturday night in sole possession of second place in Hockey East behind strong goaltending, a talented offense, and the steady guidance of Jim Madigan. They ended a long losing streak at...
The Boston University Terriers and UMass Lowell Riverhawks have disappointed this season. Both were ranked in the preseason top 5, and both are now in the "Others Receiving Votes" category. Lowell has turned their season around after an 0-3 start and a goalie change....
The New Hampshire Wildcats have both entertained and frustrated fans this season. UNH started 5-0 and rose to the Top 10 in the USCHO Poll. When the calendar flipped to November, UNH ran into a rash of injuries and a 3-4 stretch. To open December, the Wildcats split...
Brass Bonanza was the goal song of the Hartford Whalers from 1977 until 1992. The song became a staple of Connecticut area sports and remained so even after the NHL departed the Nutmeg state in 1997. It now serves as the goal song for the UConn Huskies, and in the...
The Boston College Eagles and Boston University Terriers concluded their regular season series on Saturday night at Agganis Arena. BU got the Friday night victory on the road and wanted the sweep. BC wanted a split and rode their goaltender, Joseph Woll, to that end....
For 100 years, the Boston University Terriers and Boston College Eagles have been warring on the ice. The games have been chippy, physical, and personal between the Green Line rivals. Friday night saw the Terriers walk into Conte Forum looking for a much-needed...
The second full month of the 2017-2018 College Hockey Season is in the books. Here are a few notes and observations on the progression of the season. 1. Upstate New York is the East's hotbed. Currently the best teams in eastern hockey reside in Potsdam and Ithaca, New...
On March 4th, 2017, the Northeastern University Huskies ended the Connecticut Huskies' season in brutal fashion. Since then, Northeastern has been building one of their strongest seasons in recent memory while UConn has been developing an identity. The Huskies met at...
The Air Force Academy went on a surprising run to the East Regional Final in 2017. They went into the offseason with the promise of an improved unit and another championship pursuit. Then the offseason saw star goaltender Shane Starrett depart to sign with the...
The Cornell University Big Red and the Boston University Terriers are ancient powers in eastern college hockey. The programs have combined for seven national championships and have sparked big fireworks throughout their storied rivalry. Since 2007, the programs have...
The Boston College Eagles and Harvard University Crimson entered Friday afternoon with stomachs full of turkey and equally full desires for victory. Harvard was riding a four-game losing streak and BC was on a seven-game winning streak. While going in opposite...
Neither the Connecticut Huskies nor the Vermont Catamounts have met their expectations this season. Both teams have struggled in the grueling Hockey East schedule, entering Thanksgiving week with five and three conference points respectively. UConn made the trip to...
The Boston College Eagles and Northeastern University Huskies carried the top two spots in Hockey East into a high stakes meeting on Saturday night at Matthews Arena. The crosstown rivals each survived grueling games the night before and wanted to cap the weekend with...
The Providence College Friars have made a habit of playing narrow games. Seven of the team's ten games have been decided by two goals or less. Hockey East is known for thrilling games and on Friday night at Schneider Arena, the Friars were in for another duel, this...
Boston University has been rocky this season. The Terriers have had quality victories against Providence and Quinnipiac, narrow defeats to Denver, and bad losses to Minnesota State. After two particularly hard losses to Northeastern, the Terriers returned home to...
Boston University has dominated the recent matchups with crosstown rival Northeastern. The Terriers have gone 14-5-1 in the twenty games since Jim Madigan took over coaching for the Huskies in 2011. However, momentum is changing. Northeastern crushed BU 4-1 last...
The University of Massachusetts has long been a doormat Hockey East program. The Minutemen have not finished an even .500 since 2009-2010 and have only made one trip to the NCAA Tournament, in 2007. Last season was particularly hard for UMass, as the team lost 17...
After a 1-5-1 start to the season, the Boston College Eagles looked dead in the water. The youthful team was blown out by Wisconsin, St. Cloud, and Denver, and barely edged by Providence. Head coach Jerry York kept calm, knowing his team would gain experience through...
The Boston University Terriers hosted their cross-town rival, the Northeastern University Huskies, on Saturday night. The Terriers had a chance to get four conference points and climb over .500 on the season after outlasting Providence the night before. This game...
The rivalry between Harvard University and Yale University extends back to Yale's founding in 1701. The hockey rivalry started in 1900. On Friday night, the Crimson and Bulldogs met for the 257th time at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center, in Brighton, MA. In the newest...
One month of college hockey is complete. Teams and conferences have fought, skated hard, impressed, and disappointed. What have we learned in the early stages of the season? Here are a few things. The NCHC is Best When Penn State triggered major conference realignment...
The Harvard University Crimson went on a magical ride last season. They won their first Beanpot since 1993, their first NCAA Tournament game since 1994, and made their first Frozen Four since 1994. They went to Chicago looking for their first National Championship...
The Denver Pioneers walked into Conte Forum on Saturday night with the top rank in the nation. They looked to walk out with a Boston sweep. The Pioneers edged #6 Boston University and faced #19 Boston College for the weekend's end. The Eagles skated with Denver for...
October rarely brings postseason-caliber hockey. Teams are getting used to the new players and trying to knock out the early season cobwebs. Occasionally, there is a show of college hockey in postseason form before Halloween. That happened on Friday night when the...
The New Hampshire Wildcats and Colorado College Tigers have been pleasant surprises to start the season. UNH was unbeaten going into the weekend and Colorado had the most wins of an NCHC team. Both were predicted to finish low in their respective conferences and have...
Boston- Friday night saw the Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks travel to Agganis Arena for their first-ever meeting with the Boston University Terriers. They took a physical style of play into Boston and beat the second best team in the nation 6-3. BU recouped after a...
Chestnut Hill, MA- Conte Forum played host to a marquee matchup. The #10 Wisconsin Badgers made a rare east coast trip to play the #13 Boston College Eagles on Friday night. These national contenders staged a brutal battle that saw a young Eagles team hang with an...
Sunday saw rain, wind, and physical hockey return to the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut. The #2 ranked Boston University Terriers traveled to play the #14th ranked Quinnipiac University Bobcats in the Bobcat's first home game of the season. In only the...
On March 12th, the New Hampshire Wildcats ended their 2016-2017 season at the Tsongas Center, falling 8-2 to the UMass Lowell Riverhawks. Almost seven months later, the Wildcats returned to Lowell to begin the 2017-2018 season. They had a tall task ahead. After their...
The college hockey season got underway with a bang tonight. The Boston University Terriers and the Union College Dutchmen brought the hits and the excitement in the sport's opening act at Agganis Arena. Both teams played a physical style that tried to wear the other...
