If anyone in college hockey knows his way around a rebuild, it’s Maine’s Ben Barr. Though wins have been scarce so far — Barr’s Black Bears are 2-11-4 — he is seeing progress in his first season at the helm. He’s been down this road before. “You know you’re going to have your ups and downs going … [Read more...]
College Confidential: Yaniv Perets providing stellar play for Quinnipiac
The goalie with the best stats in Hockey East so far this season, Devon Levi, and the goalie with the best stats in the ECAC, Yaniv Perets, are good friends and former youth hockey teammates who train together in the summer and live in the same Montreal suburb. Northeastern’s Levi has been in the … [Read more...]
College Confidential: BU’s Drew Commesso savoring second chance at World Juniors
No one is more appreciative of a second chance to represent the United States at the World Junior Championship than Drew Commesso. The Boston University goaltender’s first opportunity never got off the ground a year ago when some of his Terrier teammates tested positive for Covid just before the … [Read more...]
College Confidential: Devon Levi carrying ‘banged up’ Northeastern
Five shutouts in 16 starts. A .950 save percentage and 1.43 goals-against average. The most saves in the nation with 433. An 11-4-1 record. Northeastern freshman Devon Levi just keeps piling up impressive numbers. Lately, he has carried the Huskies on his back. With a number of regular players out … [Read more...]
College Confidential: UConn’s Ryan Tverberg making a name for himself
Six weeks into the season, Ryan Tverberg of the University of Connecticut is making a name for himself. Coming into the year, it’s not a stretch to say quite a few people around Hockey East were not familiar with the Toronto-born right winger. That’s changing in a hurry. Through 11 games, he is tied … [Read more...]
College Confidential: Scott Morrow taking Hockey East by storm
Steve Morrow knew his way around the defensive zone when he played for the University of New Hampshire from 1988 to 1991. He didn’t have as much of an impact at the other end of the ice. So when his son, Scott, was coming along as a young defenseman, Morrow gave him some sage advice based on his own … [Read more...]