In Stanley Cup Final, there are plenty of New England connections
All eyes of the hockey world will be on Ball Arena in Denver tonight as the Stanley Cup Final begins. Can Tampa Bay make it…
Cale Makar
Old friends happy for New England players who hoisted Stanley Cup with Avs
The Colorado Avalanche, the worst team in the NHL just five years ago, dethroned the two-time champion Tampa Bay Lightning this summer to claim the…Read More
College Confidential: Oliver Chau enhances winning culture at Quinnipiac
You know you’re having a good season when you hit February and your only losses have been to North Dakota and Cornell. That’s where Quinnipiac…
What’s the blueprint? UMass books second consecutive Frozen Four trip
The University of Massachusetts hockey team is headed to a second consecutive Frozen Four. The Minutemen defeated Lake Superior, 5-1, and Bemidji State, 4-0, over…
College Confidential: Greg Carvel’s leadership qualities spark UMass renaissance
Watching Greg Carvel and his players celebrate UMass’s first Hockey East tournament championship on Saturday night, I thought of a conversation with associate head coach…
UMass product Cale Makar grinding way into Calder Trophy contention
Before launching his Division 1 head coaching career at St. Lawrence University, Greg Carvel spent 12 years as an assistant behind National Hockey League benches.…
Cale Makar shunned Hockey East powers before landing at UMass
As I settled in for a Bruins-Leafs playoff game, my cell phone lit up. Caller ID revealed John, a high school bud and former pitching…
