by Chris Lynch | Feb 9, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
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...
by Jason Scales | Feb 2, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
Matthews Arena, Boston, Ma. — February has arrived on the heels of record cold across the country. However, this week brings with it a drastic rise in temperatures, especially as the Hockey East race heats up. Seven points separate first from seventh place. One...
by Chris Lynch | Nov 25, 2018 | ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCAA
Troy, NY- UMass Lowell and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are their respective conference’s wild cards. Both entered the weekend hovering around .500 and vacillating between strong showings and disappointing nights. On Friday night, the two met in Lowell for a...
by Chris Lynch | Oct 13, 2018 | Atlantic Hockey, Hockey East, NCAA
Lowell, MA — Norm Bazin’s UMass Lowell River Hawks are the biggest wild card in Hockey East this year. They have an interesting mix of championship experience from their 2017 Hockey East and near Frozen Four run, pain from that run ending and the next...
by Chris Lynch | Mar 4, 2018 | Hockey East, NCAA
Lowell, MA- Between 1978 and 1982, Merrimack College and UMass Lowell forged a great rivalry, winning a combined four national championships at the Division II level. Since then, the schools have been regular Hockey East foes, separated by only 9.9 miles. The opening...