Boston College isn’t used to back-to-back years of Beanpot misery. The Eagles made 36 title game appearances in the tournament’s first 66 years of existence, but Monday’s 2-1 win over Harvard propelled them into finale for the first time since current Vegas Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch scored … [Read more...]
Top 10: UMass Lowell jumps to No. 3 with eight-game unbeaten streak
There are no newcomers to New England Hockey Journal’s Division 1 Top 10 this week, but some of the region’s challengers are getting pretty hot at the most important time of the season. UMass remains in the No. 1 spot after surviving a slugfest at Boston University. Quinnipiac used a road sweep in … [Read more...]
Beanpot preview: Northeastern will begin its push to repeat tonight
Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, and Northeastern have the first two Mondays of February circled on their calendars all year long, but the 67th Beanpot can finally come into focus now with the tournament’s first round set for tonight at TD Garden. BC and Harvard meet at 5 p.m., setting … [Read more...]
UNH has ‘Lake Whit’ rocking once again against rival Maine
DURHAM, N.H. -- When Mike Souza took over as New Hampshire’s head coach prior to this season, one of his main goals was to make the Whittemore Center one of the toughest places to play in college hockey again. The Wakefield, Mass., native Souza sure knows a thing or two about when “Lake Whit” was … [Read more...]
Tim Doherty helps Maine raise its game in Hockey East with smarts, grit
Players from six different European countries have made the University of Maine their college hockey home this season, but the Black Bears left plenty of room on their roster for six New Englanders to play in the conference they grew up watching closely. For junior Tim Doherty (Portsmouth, R.I.) and … [Read more...]
Beanpot memories from coaches Donato, York, Madigan and O’Connell
There’s nothing quite like the Beanpot. The first two Mondays of February are circled on the calendars of hockey fans all around Boston, but things are a little different entering the 67th edition of the tournament that will be played on Feb. 4 and 11 at TD Garden. After Harvard broke a 24-year … [Read more...]