Hockey East
UMass Amherst Excited for Revitalized Hockey Team
July 25th, 2018 Excitement is in the air for the upcoming hockey season at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst for the first time in many years. Entering head coach Greg Carvel’s third season at the helm, UMass has high expectations after a surprisingly successful 2017-18 that saw...
Greg Carvel and the "NewMass" Movement
March 20th, 2018 At face value, a 7-2 loss at the hands of the Northeastern Huskies seems disappointing. Add the fact that the 7-2 loss meant the team was swept out of the playoffs and most fans would be left shaking their heads. This is exactly what happened to the University of...
NCAA Hockey Rankings: Top-4 Remain, Minnesota & Providence Jump
October 30th, 2017 College hockey saw some great action this week, making for a big shift from last week's NCAA Hockey Rankings. The University of Denver Pioneers visited the state of Massachusetts this weekend, taking on the formerly ranked No. 6 Boston University Terriers and No. 19...
Boston College Depleted by Seven Early Departures
July 12th, 2016 Top Division I college hockey schools usually have rosters stuffed full of highly-sought, high-profile players. When these high-end players perform well on the ice, they’re rewarded with professional contracts. Highly drafted players rarely stay all four years. Next...
Thatcher Demko Wins Mike Richter Award
April 8th, 2016 Boston College goaltender Thatcher Demko has won the Mike Richter Award, honoring the best goaltender in collegiate hockey. Demko finished the 2015-16 season with a .935 save percentage, just a fraction away from Parker Gahagen's .937, which was the best mark in the...
BU Cleans Up in Recruiting for 2016
March 29th, 2016 With BU's 2015-16 season coming to an end last weekend at the hands of the Denver Pioneers, it's time to look forward to what is to come next season for David Quinn and the Terriers. The graduating class of 2016 is not a huge class for the Terriers, with only six...
Q&A: Notre Dame Coach Jeff Jackson on Stephen Johns
March 21st, 2016 It has been a fun 10 days for Stephen Johns. First, his NHL debut was a Stars victory against the team which traded him to Dallas. Next, he scored his first NHL goal to tie the score at three against the Tampa Bay Lightning (Stars would win 4-3). The following day the Stars...
Jake Walman to Have Season-Ending Surgery
March 16th, 2016 Providence defenseman and St. Louis Blues prospect Jake Walman will have season-ending surgery, the team announced Wednesday. The surgery is due to an injury that initially occurred in December. It's been a tough season for the sophomore defenseman. He holds dual...
What We Learned: UND’s First 10 Games
November 11th, 2015 After 10 games, the University of North Dakota has a 7-1-2 record. I don’t think many thought UND would have a .800 winning percentage after ten games. Especially, with UND starting the season with 11 freshmen in their lineup. There’s been a lot discussion about...
Reuniting Jeremy Bracco and Jack Eichel in Buffalo
May 19th, 2015 Jack Eichel has been referred to as "The Ultimate Consolation Prize" and will almost certainly be donning the Sabres blue on opening night. The Boston University star has now shown that he can dominate his peers, and coming off an impressive showing at the IIHF World...
USHL Scoring Leaders Littered with BU Recruits
April 21st, 2015 With just two seniors graduating in Evan Rodrigues and Cason Hohmann, the BU Terriers will retain most of their forward corps in terms of bodies. However, with Jack Eichel's status still up in the air, the team could potentially lose 58 goals and 163 points of...
Is Jack Eichel Returning to BU?
April 18th, 2015 At Friday night's Friends of BU Hockey Awards Banquet, the awards portion of the night went along with no surprises. Jack Eichel won the Ed Carpenter Award for Most Points, and the George V Brown award for MVP. It wasn't until the end of the ceremony that things got...Jack Eichel Tracker: Close, but No Cigar
April 13th, 2015 After dispatching the Yale Bulldogs and Minnesota-Duluth to win the Northeast Regional, the Terriers were set to face the University of North Dakota for the right to compete for an NCAA Championship. Coming in, many believed North Dakota would be the best team the Terriers...
