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UMass Smothers Maine on Senior Day

UMass Smothers Maine on Senior Day

Amherst, MA -- Thursday, February 28th, 2019, marked a significant moment in the season for the Massachusetts Minutemen: They defeated the Merrimack College Warriors to claim the first Hockey East Regular Season trophy in program history. The team celebrated and...

Eagles Triumph vs Huskies on Senior Day

Eagles Triumph vs Huskies on Senior Day

Chestnut Hill, MA -- The Boston College Eagles dominated college hockey for two decades like few programs have dominated their respective sports from 1998 to 2016. They appeared in all but two NCAA Tournaments in that stretch, won nine of their record eleven Hockey...

Wilkins Hat Trick Leads Providence Over UConn

Wilkins Hat Trick Leads Providence Over UConn

Hartford, CT -- Providence College entered the last full week of College Hockey’s regular season with only a two-point lead over Boston University for the final home playoff spot in Hockey East’s Tournament. The Friars traveled to Hartford for their final road game of...

Wilkins Hat Trick Leads Providence Over UConn

Providence Survives UMass Attack

Providence RI -- The 2018-19 seasons has been one full of milestone marks for the Massachusetts Minutemen. They've hit the top spot in the national polls, swept Hockey East powers, and proven worthy of consideration atop the college hockey landscape. Saturday night...

Pecararo Hat Trick Powers Northeastern over UNH

Pecararo Hat Trick Powers Northeastern over UNH

Durham, NH -- Hockey East's regular-season finale resembles a Mexican standoff. At weekend's start, the second placed teams were separated from the eight placed teams by only five points. Two of those teams, Northeastern and New Hampshire, met on Friday night and...

Wilkins Hat Trick Leads Providence Over UConn

Hawkey and Friars Stymie Lowell for Weekend Sweep

Providence, RI -- Providence improved their conference and national playoff standing with a dominating win over UMass Lowell on Friday night, correcting their recent scoring woes in the process. On Saturday night, Nate Leaman's group returned to Friartown looking for...

Friars End Riverhawks’ Unbeaten Streak in Dominant Display

Friars End Riverhawks’ Unbeaten Streak in Dominant Display

Lowell, MA -- Since the calendar flipped to 2019, UMass Lowell has been nearly perfect. A team rolling 12 freshmen into a new unit went on a ten game unbeaten streak from January to mid-February. They looked to continue their winning streak against the Providence...

Northeastern Sweats Out Beanpot Victory Over Eagles

Northeastern Sweats Out Beanpot Victory Over Eagles

Boston, MA- No in-season tournament is as steeped in tradition as the Beanpot. And of the four Boston programs, none are as tortured as Northeastern University. The Huskies ended 30 painful years with an Adam Gaudette hat trick and a Beanpot win. A year later, Jim...

Northeastern vs Boston College: Beanpot Final Preview

Northeastern vs Boston College: Beanpot Final Preview

Northeastern summitted major mountains in 2016 and 2018. In 2016, the Huskies rallied from a 3-12-3 record for one of college hockey’s legendary turnarounds, ending the season at 22-14-5 and winning the program’s first Hockey East championship since 1988. Two years...

Friars End Riverhawks’ Unbeaten Streak in Dominant Display

Riverhawks Stymie Minutemen

Lowell, MA- Massachusetts has spent 2018 and 2019 knocking firsts and drought ends off their checklist. On Friday night, they added another by sweeping the Boston University Terriers for the first time in program history. However, one mountain that remains unsummited...

Bobcats Devour Bulldogs in Fierce Rivalry Edition

Bobcats Devour Bulldogs in Fierce Rivalry Edition

Hamden, CT -- Quinnipiac and Yale are only separated by eight miles on Whitney Avenue. The two schools are close, meaning the hockey between the two southern Connecticut schools is fierce. On Friday night, the Elis traveled to Quinnipiac looking to climb the ECAC...

UConn Upsets Northeastern in OT

UConn Upsets Northeastern in OT

Hartford, CT- Northeastern and Connecticut have lived at different ends of the Hockey East standings this season. The Boston huskies have hovered at or near the top of the conference while Connecticut's dogs have occupied the basement. The teams met at the XL Center...

Northeastern Topples BU in Beanpot OT

Northeastern Topples BU in Beanpot OT

Boston, MA- Of the Beanpot teams, none share as much recent history as the Northeastern University Huskies and Boston University Terriers. The teams have met in two Beanpot Finals, a memorable playoff series, and several famed regular-season matchups. On Monday night,...

2019 Beanpot Preview

2019 Beanpot Preview

February brings the start of Trohpy hunting season in College Hockey. Specifically, the first two Mondays of February provide Boston University, Boston College, Harvard, and Northeastern the chance to duel for Boston bragging rights in the Beanpot. This tournament has...

Maine Escapes Durham with Series Split

Maine Escapes Durham with Series Split

Durham, NH -- The Maine-New Hampshire rivalry lived up to expectation for the first two duels of the season. The Black Bears and Wildcats tied to open the series in Orono on MLK Day, then UNH pulled an overtime effort on Friday night in Durham. The three-game regular...

Minutemen Survive Agganis Shootout

Minutemen Survive Agganis Shootout

Boston, MA- "The only thing I like about losing is that it resets our team" quipped Massachusetts Head Coach Greg Carvel regarding a 4-3 loss to close January against Maine at Alfond Arena. The Massachusetts Minutemen began February needing a turnaround performance,...

February College Hockey Notes

February College Hockey Notes

February is upon us and the Collegiate Hockey season is hitting some of it's most interesting spots. What storylines are worth paying attention to this month? Defensive Hobey Baker Hat Trick? College Hockey has unusually strong defensive talent this season, and can...

Wilkins Hat Trick Leads Providence Over UConn

Friars Sweep Away Huskies

Boston, MA -- On Friday night, the Northeastern Huskies traveled to Providence and slumped to a 4-1 loss. Head Coach Jim Madigan was frustrated with his team's effort and shuffled the lineup in his frustration. The new formation resulted in a better effort in Saturday...

BU Edges ASU with Bizarre Bounces

BU Edges ASU with Bizarre Bounces

Boston, MA -- Arizona State has occupied a curious spot this season. They’ve been a top-ten team while boasting the nation’s best goal scorer and one of the top goaltenders as the only independent school. On Friday night, they began a two game series against the...

Bobcats Devour Bulldogs in Fierce Rivalry Edition

Crusaders Crushed in Bobcat Den

Hamden, CT -- Quinnipiac won more games than any other collegiate program from 2012 until 2016. They missed the NCAA Tournament each of the last two seasons after a consistent run of excellence, including the first sub-.500 season since the Division 1 jump back in...

Terriers Explode Against Warriors

Terriers Explode Against Warriors

Boston, MA- Saturday night brought heartbreak to Boston University when former Terrier Brandon Fortunato scored two goals, including one in the dying seconds, stole a 4-3 win for Quinnipiac. The team had a quick turnaround opportunity with a rare Monday matinee...

Pecararo Hat Trick Powers Northeastern over UNH

Northeastern Pulls Overtime Matthews Magic

Boston, MA -- The Massachusetts Minutemen flexed their muscles on Northeastern on Friday night with a dominating offensive display, verifying their status atop every national ranking. The Huskies retreated to Boston and regrouped for a rematch on their hallowed home...

Minutemen Trample Huskies on Home Ice

Minutemen Trample Huskies on Home Ice

Amherst, MA -- Before the 2018-2019 season, the Massachusetts Minutemen had not played in a top-ten matchup since the 2007-2008 season. This season, UMass has played in five such matchups and lost only one. Friday night was their fifth and they demonstrated every...

AIC Matches Program Record Over Holy Cross

AIC Matches Program Record Over Holy Cross

Springfield, MA- American International College began playing Division I Men's Ice Hockey since 1998. Last season, under second-year Head Coach Eric Lang, the Yellow Jackets ended the year two games under .500 and swept Niagra in the first home playoff series in...

Wilkins Hat Trick Leads Providence Over UConn

Friars Dominate Bears for Mayor’s Cup

Providence, RI --  The Ocean State's capital houses its only two Division I Men's Hockey teams. The Brown Bears and Providence Friars have combined for seven Frozen Four appearances and a hearty share of memorable showdowns. They played on Tuesday night at Meehan...

Lackey Lifts Harvard to Thrilling Win Atop York Hill

Lackey Lifts Harvard to Thrilling Win Atop York Hill

Hamden, CT -- Harvard's hockey team has ridden a roller coaster the whole season. The Crimson entered the weekend hovering around .500 in both overall record and conference play and alternating between shootout games and nail-biting defensive affairs. Quinnipiac,...

Terriers Surge Over Wildcats

Terriers Surge Over Wildcats

Boston, MA -- The Boston University Terriers and New Hampshire Wildcats have both authored curious seasons. Both have been on roller coasters with some exemplary nights and some not worthy of remembrance. The puzzling Hockey East squads met at Agganis Arena on a cold...

Terriers and Crimson Open New Year With Draw

Terriers and Crimson Open New Year With Draw

Allston, MA -- Boston University and Harvard posted puzzling first halves of the season. BU finished at .500 in Hockey East after a wild roller coaster stretch. Meanwhile, Harvard finished 2018 in the ECAC's tenth place despite an overall + .500 record and elite power...

Knights Rounding Into Shape vs Devils

Knights Rounding Into Shape vs Devils

Las Vegas, NV- No story captivated the hockey world quite like the championship-minded Vegas Golden Knights in 2018. The expansion team won the Pacific Division and the Western Conference in their first year of existence. After hanging losing to Alex Ovechkin and the...

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