Posts About "Hockey East"
Jack Eichel Tracker: Peaks & Valleys
December 8th, 2014 In an ongoing series of articles, the Jack Eichel Tracker will monitor Eichel’s performance and development in his freshman season at Boston University. As a BU student, I will have the unique opportunity to watch him in person frequently throughout the year. Posts will be done weekly or bi-weekly, depending upon BU’s schedule. Jack...
NCAA Hockey: Five Intriguing College Hockey Match-ups
August 27th, 2014 You can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. September is almost here, and that means the 2014-15 college hockey season is almost upon us. College students are making the trek back to campus. Fall camps and conditioning will begin very soon. There are roughly 38 days until the college hockey season kicks off. Perusing the...
NCAA Women’s Hockey: Is It Time to Tweak the Pairwise Rankings?
March 13th, 2014 This season, the University of North Dakota women’s team finished the season with a record of 20-12-4 (.611). You would think that record would be good enough to make the NCAA tourney. Not so. The UND women’s hockey season is over – finished – there will be no more games this season. Coming into the WCHA Final...
Bedlam at Boston University
February 13th, 2014 For the first time in forty years when the BU hockey players arrived on Commonwealth Avenue in September 2013, Jack Parker was not there to greet them. For forty years, the BU hockey program had continuity, and a rock-solid foundation. Only two coaches in NCAA hockey history have won more games than Parker. In his retirement press...
NCAA Hockey: Is it Time for Neutral Officials for Non-conference Match-ups?
November 27th, 2013 This past weekend, I was able to watch four college hockey games on my television in my living room. One of the reasons I have DirecTV, instead of normal cable, is because it allows me to watch college hockey match-ups that you can’t normally see on cable. When you purchase DirecTV with the sports pack, this allows you to watch...
NCAA Hockey: Dog Days of Summer
August 2nd, 2013 The dog days of summer are in full swing. In my opinion, this is the worst time of the year, for the college hockey fan. During the dead of summer, college hockey fans have to worry if their favorite college hockey team will lose any of their prized recruits to the CHL and or their top upperclassmen to professional ranks. Hockey...
Most Anticipated NCHC Game: North Dakota vs. Miami
July 25th, 2013 It’s really no mystery; the National Collegiate Hockey Conference has made a few stumbles coming out of the starting blocks during its two-year formation period. First, there were the “original” six like-minded teams that broke away from the CCHA and the WCHA to form the NCHC. This move caused a major rift in the college...
Could John Tortorella Be Maine's Savior?
May 21st, 2013 Recent reports from Darren Dreger say that New York Rangers coach John Tortorella could be out of a job if the Rangers fail to advance in the playoffs. It's entirely possible with Glen Sather picking up Rick Nash and shipping Marian Gaborik to Columbus that Tortorella may not be the coach Sather is looking for. If Sather gives...
Mike Matheson - Interview With The Panthers' 2012 First Round Pick
December 18th, 2012 In many ways Mike Matheson is like any other normal 18 year old kid. He’s halfway done with his freshman year of college and after a stressful week of exams he is headed home to be with his family like so many other college students on break for the holidays. However, Matheson isn't just any ordinary student; he is in fact the...
Mike Paliotta: Letting the Catamount Out of the Bag
November 8th, 2012 "I matured as a player and as a person, and you are consistently pushed out of your comfort zone, which makes you a better player." Those are the words used to describe how USA Hockey has helped develop former USNTDP and current standout defenseman on the Vermont Catamounts, Mike Paliotta. "I can’t say enough about USA Hockey and...
Soaring with the Eagles: Flames prospects enjoy NCAA title win
May 4th, 2012 For much of the past several years, the Calgary Flames were criticized by some for their rather narrow focus when it came to prospects. Flames draft picks had a tendency to be large, physical and predominantly Western Canadian. The 2010 draft began a bit of a departure from that model, as the Flames - completely bereft of picks in...
Analyzing The Decisions of Corey Trivino and Charlie Coyle
January 16th, 2012 During the month of December, Corey Trivino and Charlie Coyle made decisions that had various impacts on the BU Terriers men's hockey team. While Trivino and Coyle's actions were glaringly different, this piece will look into the effect that their decisions had on the BU hockey program and their individual endeavors as potential NHL...
Five Hockey East players named to USA WJC camp
December 5th, 2011 Well USA Hockey has released the camp roster for the World Junior Championships tonight and there was no real surprises from the Hockey East players that were named to camp. As expected Charlie Coyle was named to team He added two points this weekend against Boston College and two camp-mates, Bill Arnold and Johnny Gaudreau. While it...
