By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff For most people, October 20 is just another day. The sun rises and sets, people go to work or school per usual. There’s no special note on a calendar to distinguish the day. But for the Boston University hockey family, October 20 is an important anniversary. […]

By René Reyes/DFP Staff After captain Zdeno Chara’s instigator penalty late in the second period, the rest of Tuesday’s tilt against the Carolina Hurricanes was a blur admitted Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask. With the Bruins trailing 2-0 at the 14:19 mark, Chara took it quite personally when teammate Nathan […]

By Tim Healey/DFP StaffWith less than 15 minutes left against No. 3 University of Denver Saturday night, Kieran Millan was closing in on history. Thanks to a healthy 4-0 Boston University men’s hockey team lead and Millan’s perfect 24 saves through two periods, the senior goaltender looked like he was […]

By Arielle Aronson/DFP StaffAfter Saturday night’s 4-3 win over the University of Denver, Boston University coach Jack Parker had plenty of positives to talk about. There was the defense, which stepped up its game following a rough showing in Friday night’s 5-3 loss to Providence. There was also the team’s […]

By Tim Healey/DFP StaffAlex Chiasson has a short memory. Fifteen minutes after Friday night’s 5-3 loss to Providence College, the Boston University men’s hockey team’s junior assistant captain could not stop talking about the next night’s game against No. 3 University of Denver. “I’m sure guys will be ready for […]

BU vs. Denver Live Blog

General thoughts:“I thought we weren’t ready for the speed of the game. They blew us out of the building the first ten minutes of the game. I thought even though we didn’t score we settled down a little bit in the first, then they got the third goal, but we […]

On first five minutes of game:“Obviously it was their first game of the season, and they got going right off the get-go. It’s obviously tough coming in here and not having a warm-up. Guys didn’t even have their sticks taped. I don’t think that’s an excuse, and we only play […]

By Tim Healey/DFP Staff PROVIDENCE — Often after a loss – and especially after an ugly loss – athletes and coaches tend to stay away from pinning blame on any one member or any one part of the team. Boston University men’s hockey coach Jack Parker stayed true to this […]

By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff PROVIDENCE — The first sign that the No. 7/8 Boston University men’s hockey team’s Friday’s tilt against Providence College may not go well came when the bus arrived late to the rink, pushing back game-time by 15 minutes. But it was not just the bus that […]