By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff Merrimack College picked a good time to win its first game at Agganis Arena. Boston University was 10-0-0 against the Warriors at The Greek entering Saturday night, but that perfect record was blemished when junior forward Joe Cucci’s shot hit the back of the net 2:16 […]

By Jake Seiner/DFP Staff The Boston University men’s hockey team came into Saturday night with a chance to knock off a budding rival at Agganis Arena. Judging by BU coach Jack Parker’s assessment, you wouldn’t have known it based on the fire –– or lack thereof –– in the Terriers’ […]

BU vs. Merrimack Live Blog — HE Quarterfinals Game 2

By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff Killing it Merrimack came into Game 1 of its quarterfinals series against BU with the third-best power play in the country, converting on 22.9 percent of its man-up chance. But on Friday night, the Terrier penalty kill, which had been struggling of late, held the Warrior […]

By Jake Seiner, DFP Staff Aided by a pair of goals from sophomore Vinny Saponari, the Boston University men’s hockey team knocked off Merrimack College in first-round Hockey East tournament action, 3-2. The Terriers (17-15-3, 13-12-2 HE) also got a goal and an assist from David Warsofsky, while Merrimack (15-18-2, […]

Merrimack vs. BU — HE Quarterfinals Game 1

By Jake Seiner/DFP Staff As the hunt for playoff positioning put Hockey East through the spin cycle during the season’s final weeks, there was one team Boston University coach Jack Parker said he wouldn’t mind avoiding in the tournament’s first round –– Merrimack College. As fate would have it, the […]