Month: January 2014

By Tim Healey/DFP Staff  David Quinn put it best: “That was a long time coming.” The Boston University men’s hockey team topped No. 17 University of Vermont, 4-2, at Agganis Arena Friday night, the Terriers’ first win in longer than they’d like to think about (55 days). A well-rounded offensive effort and another strong performance … Read more Pluses and Minuses: David Quinn’s timely timeout a turning point for Terriers

By Kevin Dillon/DFP Staff It had to end sometime, and Friday night was the night. A healthier and hungrier Boston University men’s hockey team finally snapped its eight-game winless streak, topping No. 17 University of Vermont 4-2 at Agganis Arena. Opponents scored nearly double the total goals BU (8-13-2, 3-7-1 Hockey East) scored during the … Read more UPDATED: Terriers snap winless streak with 4-2 victory over Vermont

Time/location: 7:30 p.m., Agganis Arena BU lines:Cason Hohmann – Robbie Baillargeon – Danny O’ReganMatt Lane – Mike Moran – Nick RobertoTommy Kelley – Dillon Lawrence – Kevin DuaneBrendan Collier – Evan Rodrigues – Matt Ronan Garrett Noonan – Patrick MacGregorDoyle Somerby – T.J. RyanAhti Oksanen – Dalton MacAfee Sean MaguireMatt O’ConnorAnthony Moccia Vermont lines: Brendan Bradley – … Read more Live blog: New top line debuts as BU hosts Vermont

By Tim Healey/DFP Staff This weekend, when the Boston University men’s hockey team plays host at Agganis Arena, it will be faced with something it hasn’t seen in several years: a legitimately good University of Vermont squad. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, followed by a 4 p.m. start Saturday on NESN. The … Read more From the FreeP: Vermont visitis Agganis for two

By Kevin Dillon/DFP Sports The NCAA Board of Directors approved legislation last weekend that allows college hockey coaches to contact recruits starting Jan. 1 of their sophomore year of high school, which is five and a half months prior to when the previous rule allowed them to reach out to them. Previous legislation did not … Read more David Quinn on new recruting rules: “It’s huge for so many reasons”

By Tim Healey/DFP Staff The Boston University men’s hockey team has been much maligned by the injury bug this season, but it is inching closer and closer to getting some bodies back. Senior wing Jake Moscatel, who has been out with a lower-body injury since Jan. 4 at Harvard University, is likely to play this … Read more From the FreeP: Notebook: Injuries abound as Terriers prep for Vermont

By Tim Healey/DFP Staff  LOWELL — Sooner or later, David Quinn said, it would happen. He would have to have the same conversation with Matt O’Connor as he had with Sean Maguire, the one where he has to explain his tough starting goalie decision — the one where he tells O’Connor he isn’t playing. It’s … Read more Sean Maguire gets back-to-back starts for first time this season

By Kevin Dillon/DFP Staff LOWELL — So much for a spark. The Boston University men’s hockey team dropped its sixth consecutive contest Saturday night, this time falling 3-1 to the No. 10 University of Massachusetts-Lowell at the Tsongas Center. The game showed a continuation of several problems that have plagued the Terriers this season, including … Read more Pluses and Minuses: BU offense lifeless in loss to River Hawks

By Meredith Perri/DFP StaffLOWELL — With less than three minutes remaining in the first period, senior captain Garrett Noonan took a shot from the slot that No. 10 University of Massachusetts-Lowell net minder Connor Hellebuyck blocked. In any other game, that shot would mean little, but during Saturday’s contest between the Boston University men’s hockey team … Read more UPDATED: Injured Terriers lack offense in loss to Lowell