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Written by James Garrison The Boston University Women’s Hockey Team took the ice for the first time Saturday afternoon with a 2-0 victory against the Holy Cross Crusaders at Walter Brown Arena in Boston. Here are three takeaways from the exhibition game heading into next weekend. All opinions are my own. Offensive Depth A deep … Read more 3 Takeaways: Women’s Hockey Exhibition vs. Holy Cross
One of the best parts about going back to school every fall is knowing that the Boston University Men’s Hockey season is slowly but surely making its return to the ice for another exciting season. But ahead of that excitement is speculation about the future of this team after a promising half-season and an opportunistic … Read more BU Men’s Hockey—the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 2021-22
Boston University found themselves trailing St. Cloud State 3-2 with 16:31 remaining in the third period. Up to that point in the contest, there had been many memorable plays to report. Dylan Peterson was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding just over nine minutes into the game. Before the mid-way point of … Read more The sequence that ended BU’s season
In part one of this feature, I covered the ups and downs of the Boston University Men’s Hockey team focusing mainly on last season. Now I’ll be looking into the future to discuss the same details but with our new recruits in mind. All opinions are my own. The Good: The 2019-20 Terriers had a … Read more The good, the bad, and the ugly: 2020-21 season (2/2)
With little news coming from the NHL or the college hockey world, I’ve been trying to stay positive and optimistic about the 2020-21 Boston University men’s hockey team. Here are my thoughts on the good, the bad, and the ugly in terms of next year’s season. All opinions are my own. The Good: Logan Cockerill … Read more The good, the bad, and the ugly: 2020-21 season (1/2)
In the spirit of wrapping up the 2019-20 season, I wanted to recognize the performances of certain Terriers who stood out to me this year. Just as I did after last season, here are my annual BU men’s hockey superlatives. All selections and opinions are my own. Most improved during the season – Matt Quercia After … Read more BU Men’s Hockey 2019-20 Season Superlatives
As is the case each offseason in college hockey, fans and programs are waiting in anticipation of whether or not top players will forgo the rest of their NCAA careers in order to sign pro contracts with National Hockey League clubs. This year is no different for the Boston University Terriers, who boast plenty of … Read more Should they stay or should they go? Pros and cons of David Farrance and Cam Crotty turning pro
BU split the final series of the Hockey East regular season, beating Northeastern 3-0 on the road before losing 2-1 to the Huskies on Senior Day at Agganis Arena to book a trip to Lowell for the Hockey East Quarterfinals. Here’s my weekly take on everything BU hockey – all opinions are my own. One … Read more Brady’s View from the Press Box: March 5 – 11
The Terriers dropped their regular-season finale 2-1 to Northeastern, finishing .500 on the season and earning the sixth seed in Hockey East. Here are my takeaways from the game – all opinions are my own. BU played well enough to win BU and Northeastern were fairly level in terms of attempts by the end of … Read more Three Takeaways from BU’s Saturday Loss to Northeastern
Farrance’s stick takes flight Junior defenseman David Farrance unleashed a couple of one-timers during one of BU’s power play chances in the second period, with the second causing his stick to snap in two. The bottom half of the twig soared into the air before fortunately catching the glass to stay on the ice, rather … Read more Top five moments from Saturday’s loss to Northeastern