by Eric Burton | Mar 24, 2019 | NCAA, NCHC
St. Paul, MN — Familiarity builds contempt. If you play a team enough times you develop a genuine hatred of each other. By this time of year, everyone in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference hates each other. By the end of March, there’s going to be some...
by Andrew Bensch | Mar 24, 2019 | Archived Features, NHL, San Jose Sharks
Everyone who calls themselves a hockey fan hears it at least once come late March or early April. “You gotta be hot going into the playoffs.” One of the most commonly used cliches in the hockey world is that a team has to be on a roll heading into the playoffs in...
by Chris Lynch | Mar 24, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
Boston, MA — Since 2015, the Northeastern Huskies have made winning hardware in Boston a habit. In 2016, they capped a legendary run to the NCAA Tournament with the program’s first Hockey East Tournament Championship since 1988. Two years later, Adam...
by Bob Fina | Mar 23, 2019 | New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Photo Galleries
The visiting New York Islanders defeated the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 4-2 during regulation. Three Star Selections: 1st Josh Bailey (#12 NYI) 2nd Brock Nelson (#29 NYI) 3rd Sean Couturier (#14 PHI)
by Angie Carducci | Mar 23, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Jakub Voracek started it all with 19.7 seconds remaining in regulation, outdoors at Lincoln Financial Field on Feb. 23. The Sabres’ Brandon Montour was next, with 2:32 remaining March 2 in Buffalo. Philly did it again in Pittsburgh on March...
by Chris Lynch | Mar 23, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
Boston, MA — Northeastern has lived in Boston University’s shadow for years. The Huskies toiled in mediocrity with no significant trophies between the late eighties until only three seasons ago while the Terriers helped ran the show in eastern collegiate...