When the Boston Bruins hosted defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh in their March debut, it didn’t take long for a smattering of "We want the Cup" chants to rain down from the TD Garden balcony. The start of the National Hockey League postseason was still more than a month away when they were … [Read more...]
Providence, Northeastern, BU endure regionals sting
New England programs were shut out of the Frozen Four for the first time in seven years and just the third time since Maine 42-1-2 en route to the national title in 1993. Hockey East finalists Boston University and Providence dropped their respective Regional Final contests, while Northeastern fell … [Read more...]
UNH coaching legend Dick Umile reflects on a 28-year career
After 28 years as the University of New Hampshire Wildcats head coach, Dick Umile has called it a coaching career. The Melrose, Mass., native hands the reins to Wakefield, Mass., native Mike Souza. Umile amassed 596 coaching wins, third among Division 1 coaches still active. He led the Wildcats to … [Read more...]
BU, led by Drew Melanson, hits stride in Hockey East Tournament
Halfway through the Hockey East season, Boston University had a lot of work to do to put itself in desirable postseason position. As usual, the talent was there. The Terriers lineup included seven NHL-drafted defensemen, while five total members of this season’s rookie class were picked by pro clubs … [Read more...]
UConn makes major Hockey East gains
Nothing in college hockey is more important than getting hot at the right time. Hockey East won’t have as large a representation on the national stage as in past seasons, but the University of Connecticut sure found its stride when the games mattered most. North Andover, Mass., native and head coach … [Read more...]
Beanpot triumph for the ages
Jim Madigan had just spent about 15 minutes trying to put Northeastern’s first Beanpot Tournament championship in 30 years into words. The somewhat tongue-in-cheek words he uttered at the end of his Feb. 12 postgame press conference in the bowels of TD Garden might have best summarized what that … [Read more...]
