Not even a year ago, Chris Kreider joined New England Hockey Journal’s TV show to discuss the New York Rangers’ progress in a rebuild. “I think we’ve taken one step back to take a few forward,” the Boxford, Mass., native said in March 2021 before the team finished fifth out of eight teams in the … [Read more...]
Beanpot: How BU dethroned Northeastern – and why the Terriers could keep it going
BOSTON — For the first time since 2015, the Beanpot is heading back to its most frequent home on Commonwealth Avenue. It took more than 55 minutes for the ice to be broken Monday at TD Garden, but Boston University sophomore Dylan Peterson scored with 2:48 left in regulation to lift the Terriers to … [Read more...]
Opening Shift: UConn streaking down the stretch, other NCAA takeaways
With three weekends to play in the Hockey East regular season, the UConn Huskies are playing some of their best hockey at the perfect time. Ninth-year head coach Mike Cavanaugh has liked the effort his team has put forth since the puck dropped in 2022, but three power-play goals doomed the Huskies … [Read more...]
Why BU and Northeastern won: 4 takeaways from Beanpot openers
BOSTON — All is right in Boston again. Three days shy of exactly two years since Northeastern beat Boston University to claim its third consecutive Beanpot championship, the venerable tournament returned to TD Garden on the first Monday night of February. As it turned out, the 69th edition of the … [Read more...]
Opening Shift: Hockey East heating up, other NCAA takeaways
Hockey East coaches talk about the league’s high level of parity every season, but this year’s race may be as tight as ever with six teams separated by only four points from second-place Massachusetts down to seventh. It has been years since Merrimack was a legitimate contender with the postseason … [Read more...]
Beanpot tournament: Can Northeastern make it four straight?
In the words of legendary Boston College head coach Jerry York (Watertown, Mass.), not having a Beanpot tournament on the first two Mondays of last February “left a little void in all of us.” That void is finally about to be filled as the beloved Boston tradition returns for the first time in two … [Read more...]