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Chad Krys has signed a three-year deal worth $925,00 per year with the Chicago Blackhawks, where he was selected with the 45th overall pick in the 2016 NHL draft. Formerly a junior defenseman with Boston University, the Ridgefield, Connecticut native was selected to the 2018 Hockey East All-Tournament Team, and was once named Hockey East … Read more Chad Krys signs with Chicago Blackhawks
Playing with their season on the line in the 2019 Hockey East semifinals at the TD Garden, the Boston University men’s hockey team fell to Northeastern University in overtime, 2-1. BU head coach Albie O’Connell put it best: “it’s not fun being on the wrong side of it.” It was a familiar matchup at the … Read more BU’s season comes to an end with 2-1 overtime loss to Northeastern in Hockey East semifinal
Join here! In the 35th annual Hockey East tournament, the Boston University men’s hockey team will open the semifinal round against Northeastern on Friday afternoon at the TD Garden. The Terriers overcame UMass Lowell in three games last weekend, taking games one and three through a mix of lock-down defense and timely scoring, while falling … Read more *HE Semifinals* Live Blog: BU vs. Northeastern, 3/22 @ 4pm
BU head coach Albie O’Connell spoke to the press today on a Hockey East championship weekend conference call. Here are the best bits from the coach’s comments, categorized by topic. On the season: “We came basically from a lot of really good individuals into becoming a team.” “[The season turned around] when we went down … Read more Notable Quotes from Coach O’Connell’s mid-week press conference
Written by Liam O’Brien and Brady Gardner We have made it to the final weekend of Hockey East play and the Boston University men’s hockey team is still alive. After missing out on a golden chance to host a conference quarterfinal series, the fifth-seeded Terriers responded with fervor to knock off fourth-seeded UMass Lowell with … Read more BU with reason to be optimistic entering Hockey East championship weekend
Listen Here! On this week’s episode of “Lighting the Lamp,” Brady Gardner and Liam O’Brien start by putting a bow on the season for the BU women’s hockey team, revisiting their 2018-19 campaign and looking toward an optimistic future for the squad. Turning over to the men’s team, Brady and Liam share their thoughts on … Read more Lighting the Lamp Podcast – 3/18/19
The Boston University men’s hockey team knocked off the University of Massachusetts at Lowell in a series-clinching 4-1 win on Sunday at Lowell’s Tsongas Center. “I thought we played a good hockey game from start to finish,” said BU head coach Albie O’Connell. Having split the weekend’s first two games, the teams met for a … Read more Terriers ride first period flurry to 4-1 win and series victory over UMass Lowell
Join here! The BU men’s hockey team will meet UMass Lowell today for Game 3 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals at Tsongas Center, playing for a ticket to the TD Garden next week. After the Terriers took Friday’s Game One 3-0, the RiverHawks responded with a 6-4 win in Saturday’s Game Two, setting up for a … Read more *Playoffs* Live Blog: BU @ UML, 3/17 @ 4pm
Listen here! On this week’s episode of “Lighting the Lamp,” Brady Gardner takes you through an ugly week for BU hockey, starting with the men’s team’s 6-0 loss to UMaine. Brady analyzes what went wrong for the Terriers against Maine and previews this week’s Hockey East playoff series against UMass Lowell. Transitioning to the women’s … Read more Lighting the Lamp Podcast – 3/16/19
Returning to the University of Massachusetts at Lowell for Game Two of the Hockey East Quarterfinals on Friday night, the Boston University men’s hockey team turned in a valiant effort, but ultimately could not catch up to the hosts, who took the contest, 6-4. “I’ll give our guys credit,” said BU head coach Albie O’Connell. … Read more BU comeback bid not enough as UMass Lowell extend series to Game Three