By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff The Boston University men’s hockey team was picked to finish second in the conference behind Boston College in the preseason coaches poll, Hockey East announced Tuesday at its annual media day. BU received three first-place votes and 83 points in the poll while BC received seven […]

By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff Boston University’s men’s hockey team has yet to play a game or get into the full swing of practices, but it already has the beginnings of an injury list. Redshirt freshman Yasin Cisse will once again get off to a delayed start after suffering a concussion […]

By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff The Boston University men’s hockey program added another Massachusetts prospect to its list of recruits with the addition of Marshfield native Mike Moran to the class of 2012, Chris Heisenberg reported on his website. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound forward with a left shot will play this season […]

By Tim Healey/DFP Staff In keeping with its recent trend, Boston University has secured another commitment from a New England native for the fall of 2013, this time from New Canaan, Conn. native Kevin Duane, according to USHR. A 6-foot-4, 215-pound right winger, Duane racked up 33 points (15 goals […]

By Tim Healey/DFP Staff Sam Kurker, a right winger/center ready to start his senior year at St. John’s Prep, has verbally committed to Boston University, fulfilling what he called a childhood dream of being a Terrier. The Salem News broke the story last night. A Reading native, Kurker has been […]

By Arielle Aronson/DFP staff The Boston University men’s ice hockey team officially announced the arrival of four new players when it released its 2011-12 roster on Wednesday. As expected, the Class of 2015 will include forwards Cason Hohmann and Evan Rodrigues as well as defenseman Alexx Privitera. A fourth Terrier, […]

By Tim Healey/DFP Staff Adam Erne, a 16-year-old forward, has decommitted from Boston University in favor of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, according to hockeyjournal.com The news comes just over a year after Erne originally said he would come to BU in the fall of […]

By Arielle Aronson/DFP staff Northeastern University named alumnus Jim Madigan as its 10th head coach in program history Tuesday. Sebastien Laplante, an assistant coach under former head coach Greg Cronin and the interim head coach after Cronin’s departure in June, will remain with the Huskies as an assistant coach under […]

By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff When former Boston University defenseman Colby Cohen decided to forego his senior season to pursue an NHL career, he dreamed of winning a Stanley Cup. He never expected to win it one year later back in Boston. “Obviously I had hopes to win the Stanley Cup […]

By Tim Healey/DFP Staff During the 2011 NHL Draft in St. Paul, Minn. last weekend, 211 young men saw a lifelong dream realized. And as far as Boston University rising-sophomore forward Matt Nieto is concerned, it was a long time coming. “When I was really young, I made a little […]