Boston, MA- Of the four Beanpot schools, Northeastern University has seen the least success. Since 1988, the Huskies have made three NCAA tournament appearances, no Frozen Four trips, and not won a Beanpot. Every other team has made multiple trips to the Frozen Four...
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Harvard Tops BC in Beanpot Consolation OT
Boston, MA- Neither Harvard nor Boston College have dazzled this year. The Crimson and Eagles have each underwhelmed with Harvard looking like a one-man band at points and BC struggling to win outside Hockey East. The teams lost their opening round Beanpot games and...
2018 Beanpot Final Preview
Boston University and Northeastern University are separated by 2.3 miles of busy Boston streets and pages in the record books. BU has five National Championships, 37 NCAA Tournament appearances, and 30 Beanpot Titles. Meanwhile, Northeastern hasn't won a Beanpot since...
UConn Sweeps Northeastern, Rides Creel to Victory
Boston, MA- The Connecticut Huskies have gone through their growing pains in Hockey East. The newest team in the conference hasn't finished above .500 since joining their new conference in 2014. This year, Mike Cavanaugh has led his Ice Bus to be a respected program...
Huskies Blank Eagles in Beanpot Opener
Boston, MA -- Of the four Beanpot participants, the Northeastern University Huskies are the most snakebit. The Huskies have only won four Beanpot titles and have not hoisted the trophy since 1988. The group suiting up has inspired hope that this might be the year for...
Terriers Survive Double OT Thriller in the Garden
Boston, MA- The Boston University Terriers and Harvard University Crimson have staged some memorable Beanpot matchups in recent years. In 2015, the Terriers outlasted the Crimson in a double overtime, 101 shot classic. In 2017, Harvard claimed the school's first...
2018 Beanpot Preview
Early February is a special time in Boston sports. The Bruins and Celtics are in the playoff chase. The Patriots are once again in the Super Bowl and one of college hockey's finest traditions is around the corner. On Monday, February 5th, Boston University, Boston...
Bobcats Topped by Tigers
Hamden, CT -- From 2012-2017, no team won more games in college hockey than the Quinnipiac University Bobcats. They made two trips to the Frozen Four and were regulars atop the ECAC. This season, though, Rand Pecknold's team has fallen on hard times. Inconsistent...
Bentley Survives Canisius Comeback
Watertown, MA- Canisius College has been a favorite for the Atlantic Hockey Conference's automatic bid most of this season. The Golden Griffins have performed admirably all season, holding the best record in the conference late in January. Unfortunately, the Griff's...
Eagles Sink RiverHawks, Claim First Place in HEA
Chestnut Hill, MA -- The Boston College Eagles and UMass Lowell Riverhawks have symbolized Hockey East this season. They are talented teams with lofty expectations that have been all over the place. Both still have strong positions in the Hockey East standings and...
Angello and Galajda Silence Crimson
Brighton-MA -- For over 100 years, the Harvard University Crimson and the Cornell University Big Red have authored one of the most storied rivalries in college hockey. The teams have shared plenty of important games, bad blood, and excellent hockey in that time,...
Ryan Donato: College Star, Olympic Dreamer
When the National Hockey League decided to not stop their season to allow their athletes to partake in the 2018 Olympics in Korea, there was great disappointment, division, and opportunity. While fans were unhappy to not see the world's best players skating for their...
Terriers Sweep Warrior Weekend
Boston, MA -- The Boston University Hockey season has been a roller coaster. BU won their first two games, fell on hard times in November, ended the first semester by smashing Lowell, and opened 2018 with a troubling loss to Maine. Since then, the Terriers have...
Minutemen Skunk Huskies At Mullins
Amherst, MA- Greg Carvel has developed a winning culture in Amherst. This season, the Massachusetts Minutemen have notched excellent wins against 8th ranked Providence College, ECAC power Quinnipiac, and 19th ranked Union College. After a month away from home, UMass...
Friars Edge Huskies in Hartford
Two thousand eighteen has not been kind to the Connecticut Huskies. UConn ended their first half with five wins out of six games but dropped their first three games of the new calendar year, including shutouts against Quinnipiac and Merrimack. The Huskies returned...
Black Bears Ride Swayman to Victory
The Maine Black Bears climbed into the national rankings with impressive performances against RPI to close 2017 and a dominant shutout over BU to open 2018. The young Bears carried their momentum into Matthews Arena, where the Northeastern Huskies sent them home with...
Eagles Sweep Wildcats, UNH in Trouble
Chestnut Hill, MA-The University of New Hampshire Wildcats opened the season 6-1-1 in their first eight games. They promised a great season to end Dick Umile's career. Since beating UMass Amherst on November 4th, the Wildcats have slumped, going 3-9-1. UNH lost 3-2 to...
Huskies Storm Past Black Bears, Claim First Place in HEA
Friday night saw Northeastern University flex their offensive muscles over the University of Maine Black Bears. The Huskies rolled to a 5-3 victory that included a four-minute stretch with three goals. The teams rematched on Saturday night at Matthews Arena and...
Terriers Correct Course in Durham
Perhaps no teams have symbolized Hockey East this year more than Boston University and New Hampshire. The Terriers are littered with NHL draft picks but have many poor showings this year. UNH started hot and are helmed by a legendary coach, but they have struggled...
Brown and Maine Stage Monday Night Draw
Providence, RI -- On Saturday night, the Maine Black Bears shutout the Boston University Terriers in one of their best efforts of the season. With the offense clicking, Maine took a break from conference play on Monday night. The Black Bears faced the Brown University...
Swayman Led Black Bears Shut Out Terriers
Boston- On Saturday, November 18th, the Boston University Terriers dominated the Maine Black Bears 7-0 in Portland, ME. Since then, the Terriers have been inconsistent while Maine has corrected their course. BU went 2-3 since last facing Maine and either won big or...
Bobcats Opens 2018 With UConn Shutout
Connecticut has seen great college hockey in recent years. Quinnipiac has been a staple in the NCAA's top rankings and UConn is making strides towards high tier competitiveness. This year has seen the Bobcats struggle and the Huskies flash potential between cold runs....
Duluth Tops Dartmouth in Shootout, Claims Ledyard Bank Classic
The Ledyard Bank Classic is a staple of college hockey's tournament season. 29 of the last 39 seasons have seen teams travel to Hanover, New Hampshire to stay at the Hanover Inn and play at Thompson Arena. This year's edition featured a new competitor, Minnesota...
Yale Downs Wildcats in Ledyard Consolation
Neither the Yale Bulldogs or New Hampshire Wildcats enjoyed their Friday games to open the 2nd half of the season. UNH fell to Dartmouth while Yale was clobbered by Duluth. On Saturday, the teams met to avoid a tournament sweep and to end 2017. The game they played...
Duluth Wins Bulldog Battle Over Yale
The second half of the college hockey season is underway, as is tournament season. With the World Juniors in full force, the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs entered their tournament without five of their mainstays. Still, the Bulldogs skated into the Ledyard Bank Classic in...
Dartmouth Tops UNH in Ledyard Classic
New Hampshire only has two Division I hockey teams. Those teams, Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire, are regular rivals, playing almost every year since 1962. On Friday night, the Granite State rivals squared off at Thompson Arena in the first game...
ECAC First Half Notes
Winter has set in over the northeast. The temperatures are dropping and the hockey is heating up. The ECAC has some of the best teams on offer in college and some of the sport's most compelling stories. Before the new year begins, let's take a look at how the ECAC has...
Hockey East First Half Notes
The first half of the college hockey season has come and gone. Hockey East has been the most unpredictable conference this year. The teams are loaded with quality talent, but no one has separated themselves from the pack as a championship contender. With 2018 on the...
Warriors and Huskies Draw In Semester Finale
Merrimack College has a well earned reputation as Hockey East's spoiler. They swept Boston University last season and crushed Boston College 6-3 in Conte when few expected so much as a tie. That reputation has carried into this season. Last weekend saw the Warriors...
Warriors Escape Lake Whit Victoriously
New Hampshire and Merrimack combined for a memorable playoff series last March. The matchup went the full three games and the Wildcats pulled the upset on Merrimack's rink behind a 44 save effort by Danny Tirone in the final game. Warriors Head Coach Mark Dennehy...