By Annie Maroon/DFP Staff
Of the Boston University men’s hockey team’s 16 remaining games, four — 25 percent — are against Northeastern University. They’ll meet the Huskies (6–10–2, 3–8–2 Hockey East) for the first time this season on Friday at Agganis Arena, then host the University of Massachusetts-Lowell for the first time on Saturday.
The last time the Terriers (12–7–0, 9–4–0 Hockey East) saw the Huskies, Northeastern captain and former Terrier Vinny Saponari was launching himself into the glass, celebrating an overtime game-winner in the last game of the regular season on March 3.
The image was a memorable one, though the game was meaningless for both sides, as BU had already clinched a playoff spot and Northeastern had already been eliminated from contention. BU coach Jack Parker said that is not his players’ enduring memory from last spring, though.
“This year’s team remembers last year’s loss to Minnesota [in the NCAA tournament],” he said. “That’s what they remember. They’re not remembering a game that didn’t count and didn’t have any effect on us at all.”
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