To our readers:
This week, we will be hosting the first of what we hope will be monthly mailbags. We are accepting questions from anyone about the team, BU athletics, Hockey East, hockey in general and pretty much anything college hockey-related that you can think of. The success of this mailbag depends on you. If we do not receive enough questions to write up a post, we will be unable to have this feature.
We believe the mailbag is a unique chance for you to participate in the blog and think it could be a fun feature going forward.
To submit questions, either email us at sports@dailyfreepress.com with your question and “mailbag” in the subject line or leave your question as a comment here. We are accepting anonymous questions and will not include any personal information (including your email address) if you ask us not to.
Questions must be in by the end of the BU-UMass game Friday night. We will have a post with answers on Monday, Oct. 31.
Thank you, and we are looking forward to receiving your questions.
Here’s a simple one: Where do you guys like to cover games when BU hits the road?
I find it interesting to see where other Hockey East followers enjoy trekking, even if most of the games are pretty close.
Looking forward to this feature!
out of curiosity, after seeing anthony moccia rise from the practice squad onto the team this year i have a couple questions
1. How many practice players does BU generally retain?
2. Are they generally like recruited walk-ons, i.e. the coaches go looking for practice players each year or are they students with hockey experience who show up on campus and try out or something like that?
3. Any other recent (or not) players who have been elevated in such a way to fill a spot?
DO you believe that the goaltender of this season will always be Milan? He seems to show areas of inconsistency and I understand that he is a young goalie, but why not see what Rollie can give the team? Just asking for thoughts.
Given that guys like Ryan Ruikka and Ross Gaudet were red-shirted their freshman year, are they expected to stay next year to take advantage of their last year of eligibility? I know they probably don’t need to take any classes to graduate (I’m thinking mainly of Mr. “4.0” Ruikka here), so what would they do on campus? Along that line, do players take 2 or 3 classes a semester? I know they couldn’t take the full 4 with their practice schedule.
I’m a fan of Ben Rosen and have really like the heart the kid has moving from little used defenseman freshman year to a really solid checking line center last season. He seems to have been removed from that role and frankly, he’s the type of player the team needs in the lineup (more now than before). What do you see happening to him this year?