Off-Ice News

Terrier head coach Albie O’Connell revealed during his media availability on Thursday that junior forward Ty Amonte will miss the entire 2019-20 campaign due to an upper-body injury. The team anticipates Amonte will return for the 2020-21 season as a redshirt junior if recovery goes as expected. The Norwell, Massachusetts, native recorded eight goals and … Read more Junior forward Ty Amonte to miss 2019-20 season with upper-body injury

Albie O’Connell directs from the bench in a visit to Providence College last season. Photo courtesy of Matt Dresens. It’s a new year for Boston University men’s hockey; a blank slate that holds no record, no standings and no statistics. On Commonwealth Avenue, perhaps no one is embracing this fresh start as much as Terrier … Read more In year two, Albie O’Connell is ready for a major step forward

Six incoming Terriers saw their names picked at the 2019 NHL Draft. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. It would be hard to find a Terrier recruit class in recent memory that has garnered more praise and attention than this year’s freshmen. Entering the 2019-20 season, 11 freshmen have joined the squad, six of whom were selected … Read more Zegras, other 2019 draftees headline impressive freshman class for the Terriers

Patrick Curry lines up for a faceoff at Agganis Arena last season. Photo by Emily Hunter, DFP Staff. Patrick Curry is living out every college hockey player’s dream. After starting out as a bottom-six role player as a freshman, Curry has risen through the ranks to become one of the Terriers’ most important players on … Read more Patrick Curry rising to the role of captain

Vinnie Purpura moves the puck against Arizona State last season. Photo by Emily Hunter, DFP Staff. For the past three seasons, the Terrier crease has been occupied by 17-time Hockey East Top Performer Jake Oettinger. However, with the Minnesota native’s departure to the Dallas Stars’ system following the 2018-19 campaign, one of the positions of … Read more In net, Purpura and Tucker are embracing their partnership

Logan Cockerill takes the TD Garden ice last winter. Photos by Emily Hunter, DFP Staff. There are plenty of holes to fill among the BU-attacking ranks. The Terriers have lost five of their seven top goal scorers from last season, including now-Philadelphia Flyer Joel Farabee, who was named the National Rookie of the Year after … Read more Harper, Cockerill, young Terrier offense looking to turn heads

Cam Crotty carries the puck in a Beanpot contest last winter. Photo by Emily Hunter, DFP Staff. As the Boston University men’s hockey team gears up for a new season, all notes from the team indicate that the least of their concerns is their defense. Since the end of last season, the Terriers have lost … Read more Cam Crotty, BU defense playing with confidence

The Terriers celebrate a goal in a meeting with Holy Cross last season. Photo by Emily Hunter, DFP Staff. Based on the 2018 season, expectations are sky-high at Walter Brown Arena as the nation’s seventh-ranked Boston University women’s hockey team awaits the opening puck drop for the 2019-20 season on Oct. 6. Long-time BU head coach … Read more Women’s hockey season preview: Terriers to build off of 2018 campaign

Head coach Albie O’Connell’s Boston University Terriers were picked to finish fifth in Hockey East for the 2019-20 campaign, according to the Hockey East Preseason Coaches’ Poll, which was released Thursday morning. The Terriers received 72 points in the voting and did not receive any first place votes. Commonwealth Avenue rival Boston College ranked first … Read more Terriers Land Fifth on Hockey East Preseason Coaches’ Poll