by Chris Lynch | Mar 16, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
Amherst, MA — The 2018 playoffs gave the Massachusetts Minutemen confidence in playoff situations. The 2019 season gave UMass an aura of magic and the burden of expectation. They carried all three into their playoff opener with the New Hampshire Wildcats on...
by Chris Lynch | Mar 14, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
The Hockey East playoffs begin a week later than past years thanks to a changed format. Nonetheless, the postseason road to TD Garden begins in haste with eight teams jostling for a chance at the Lou Lamoriello Trophy. Let’s take a look at the matchups for the...
by Chris Lynch | Mar 7, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
Providence, RI — Providence College rode a roller coaster through Regular Season play. The Friars entered with National Championship aspirations but scuffled at a few points in the season. Namely, they lost three of four games in January. Two of those losses...
by Chris Lynch | Mar 3, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
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...
by Chris Lynch | Mar 2, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
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...
by Jason Scales | Mar 1, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
North Andover, MA. – Two teams at opposite ends of the standings faced-off tonight. One would skulk off across campus in the frigid New England night, the other would have a bus ride home like never before. The Merrimack Warriors, in last place on 10 points in...