Month: March 2010

By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff Junior defenseman and captain Kevin Shattenkirk is expected to sign with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche within the next week, according to BU coach Jack Parker. Shattenkirk finished this season with career highs in assists (22) and points (29). Those totals were good for second and fifth, respectively, on the team. However, … Read morePostseason Notebook: Shattenkirk expected to sign within the next week

By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff In many ways, Luke Popko is a man of contrast. The senior forward often goes unnoticed by fans and media because of his unglamorous role as a defensive specialist, but his teammates recognize his importance to the team and look to him for guidance and leadership. Off the ice, he’s incredibly … Read moreFrom the FreeP: Luke a little deeper

By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff Boston University senior defenseman Eric Gryba signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators on Monday and has been assigned to Binghamton of the American Hockey League, according to The Ottawa Citizen. Gryba served as an assistant captain for the Terriers this season and finished the year with a career-high … Read moreFrom the FreeP: Gryba signs with Ottawa; Bonino scores first NHL goal

By Jake Seiner/DFP Staff Zach Cohen, who just wrapped up his senior year with the Boston University men’s hockey team, has signed an entry-level contract with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, according to Colorado’s team web site. Cohen will report to the team’s AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, where he’ll be reunited with former BU … Read moreZach Cohen signs with Avalanche

By Jake Seiner/DFP Staff Well, that seems about right. After a season marred by inconsistent play and disappointing results, the No. 20 Boston University men’s hockey team saw that season end Friday night by the No. 19 University of Maine in a 5-2 final. The loss ousted the Terriers and sent Maine to the Hockey … Read moreFrom the FreeP: BU’s season ends with 5-2 loss to Maine in HE semis

By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff “We weren’t ready to play.” “We weren’t hungry enough.” “We didn’t want it.” Those were three of No. 20 Boston University men’s hockey coach Jack Parker’s most-used phrases in postgame press conferences this season. On any given night, there was a chance the Terriers were going to come out totally flat … Read moreFrom the FreeP: Slow start dooms Terriers in season-ending loss

By Scott McLaughlin Junior forward Nick Bonino is expected to sign with the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks and forgo his final year of eligibility, according to a source close to the team. He left for Anaheim on Saturday, the source said. Bonino led the Terriers in points (38), assists (27) and plus/minus (+18) this season while … Read moreBREAKING NEWS: Bonino will sign with Ducks, forgo final year of eligibility

With all the games completed, we now know the 16 teams that will make the NCAA Tournament. Every other college hockey web site is attempting to predict what the bracket will look like, so I figured I’d take a stab at it myself. Here’s what I have: Ft. Wayne, Ind.(1) Miami vs. (16) Alabama-Huntsville(8) Bemidji … Read moreProjected NCAA Tournament Field

Hockey East Championship — BC vs. Maine

Couple quick updates before we get to the juicy stuff: -I’ll be posting postgame videos from last night as soon as I wrap up this post. Sorry to be a bit behind schedule on that. -We’ll have a full recap with a pair of siders for you in the FreeP Monday morning, so be sure … Read moreTerriers on 5-on-3s