BU Drops to #3, Vermont Up to #7 in Latest College Hockey Poll
Boston University and UMass opened the Hockey East slate in Amherst and with the Minutemen scoring the 3-2 victory, BU dropped one spot to #3 in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I Men’s Hockey Poll this week. Miami earned 46 of 50 first place votes to retain their number one ranking after taking three of [...]
Boston University Down Key Players, Looks to Repeat in Hockey East
The BU Terriers won the Beanpot, edged out Northeastern by one point to take the regular season Hockey East crown, and then won the league tournament to grab all the conference hardware. They capped all that off with the NCAA Championship and boasted the Hobey Baker winner in Matt Gilroy. Colin Wilson and Northeastern’s Brad [...]
Terriers Hold #2 in Latest Poll
Boston University held second in the latest USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I Men’ Hockey Poll, but Miami (Ohio) took the top honors this week, jumping from fourth last week. The Red Hawks took 28 first place votes to BU’s 17 after sweeping a weekend series from St. Cloud State. Denver, the former top team, split a [...]
Preseason Polls Showcase Hockey East’s Depth
The Preseason USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I Men’s Hockey poll was released and Denver edged out reigning NCAA Champion Boston University for the top spot of the 20 ranked teams. Denver got 20 first place votes and 873 points while BU got 814 total points and 17 firsts. Michigan (two firsts), Miami (five), and Notre [...]
Terriers Picked to Repeat in Hockey East
A depleted Boston University, but the defending Hockey East and National Champion, was voted by the Hockey East Coaches to win the conference again. BU received 84 of the possible 100 points in the survey with six of the 10 first place nods. UMass-Lowell came in second with 79 points and Boston College checked in [...]
2009 CAA Football Conference Preview: North Division
Editor’s Note: This is Part One of a two part preview of the Colonial Athletic Conference 2009 Football Season, focusing on the North Division. Look for the South Division, coming Monday. The CAA is coming off one of its best seasons, as a conference in 2008. They tied an NCAA record for five of their teams [...]
BC-BU to Headline Hockey Doubleheader at Fenway
Commonwealth Avenue rivals Boston College and Boston University will play a game at Fenway Park on January 8 this coming season. The Eagles and Terriers get the back end of the doubleheader, with their game starting at 7:30 PM. They will follow the 4 PM game between Northeastern and New Hampshire’s women’s teams, annually two of [...]
Fenway to Stay Frozen for College Hockey
Fenway Park is set to have a very busy and very chilly off-season. The MLB’s oldest active stadium will play host not only to the NHL’s Winter Classic between the Boston Bruins and Philladelphia Flyers on New Year’s Day, but also to a college hockey double-header one week later, on January 8. Hockey East officials [...]
BU, Vermont to Meet in Frozen Four
As our own Jeff covered in our live blog, BU defeated New Hampshire 2-1 to advance to the Frozen Four, their first in 12 seasons (seems like a long time for a program as good as BU’s). This tournament has been all about the underdogs, though not so with the Terriers, who will be the [...]
Vermont Advances in NCAA Hockey Tournament
Vermont, behind Rob Madore’s 25 saves and four different scorers, defeated Yale in Bridgeport, CT in the first round of the East Regional 4-1. Madore, like BU’s Kieran Millan, is a freshman trying to repeat the feat that BC’s John Muse did last year and win the Championship. Peter Lenes, offensive leader Viktor Stalberg, Colin [...]
BU #1 Overall Seed in NCAA Hockey Tournament
The NCAA College Hockey Tournament field was announced Sunday morning and, to no surprise, BU was dubbed the overall #1 seed. The Terriers are coming off a 1-0 victory over UMass-Lowell to win the Hockey East Tournament, won the conference regular season title by a single point over Northeastern on the season’s final day, and claimed victory in the [...]
BU Earns Shutout to Claim Seventh Hockey East Title
The Terriers put down a valiant effort from the River Hawks to claim their seventh Hockey East Tournament Title, its first since 2006. The seven titles are second only to BC’s eight in the league’s 25-year history. BU will enter next week’s NCAA Tournament as the overall #1, however, this game’s outcome would not have [...]
River Hawks Oust Huskies, Terriers Down Eagles to Set HEA Final
UMass-Lowell scored the game-tying goal on a power play with the goalie pulled with 20 seconds remaining in the third period and then won the game three minutes into the extra period to rally past the second seeded Northeastern team into the Hockey East Championship Game. For Lowell, the 3-2 victory paves the way for only [...]
NU Goalie Thiessen Hockey East POY, Among Hobey Baker Finalists
Northeastern’s junior goaltender, Brad Thiessen, key to the school’s turnaround, was named Hockey East’s Player of the Year. He lead the conference with a .932 save percentage and 2.00 goals against average while playing every minute of the season in goal for the Huskies. Northeastern reached the Garden Semis for the first time since 1994 [...]
BU Down to #2 After Stumbling Against Maine
Notre Dame reclaimed college hockey’s #1 spot in the latest poll, flip-flopping with BU as the pair of teams continues their stranglehold on the top of the ballot. ND was last #1 seven weeks ago and the teams have gone 1-2 for 11 consecutive polls. BU defeated Maine two games to one to advance to [...]
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