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After concluding a wild regular season that he deemed “probably the tightest Hockey East race ever,” Boston University men’s hockey coach Albie O’Connell was just a day away from taking his Terriers to Lowell for their first-round playoff series with the River Hawks. In a matter of minutes, all postseason plans were halted and players … Read more Reflecting on 2019-20, O’Connell sees growth and potential to build on
Boston University senior captain Patrick Curry has signed his professional contract – a two-year American Hockey League deal with the Grand Rapids Griffins, AHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings – per a team announcement. Freshmen forwards Ethan Phillips and Robert Mastrosimone as well as junior defenseman Kasper Kotkansalo are prospects within the Red Wings … Read more Curry, Harper ink pro deals
The 2019-20 season is over, and its finish also concludes the college careers of six veteran Terriers: seniors Gabe Chabot, Patrick Curry, Patrick Harper and Nico Lynch, and grad students Alex Brink and Sam Tucker. This article will detail each of their BU careers in alphabetical order. Alex Brink Joining the Terriers as a graduate … Read more Recognizing the seniors and grad students leaving BU men’s hockey
In the final Terrier Hockey Talk episode of the season, Brady Gardner, Patrick Donnelly and Paige Mautner are joined by junior defenseman Cam Crotty to react to the cancellation of the Hockey East tournament and the end of the 2020-21 season. Later, the THT crew looks back on the season and its top performers, hands … Read more Terrier Hockey Talk (feat. Cam Crotty): March 19, 2020 (Season Finale)
The 2019-2020 Boston University men’s hockey team’s season appears to have come to an end, cut short by a global virus that has brought nearly every American sport to a halt at every level. On Thursday afternoon, Hockey East followed the lead of four of the five other division one college hockey conferences, announcing that … Read more With tournaments canceled, 2019-20 season ends abruptly
Per an official league announcement, Hockey East has cancelled its Men’s tournament, which was set to begin quarterfinal play this weekend, due to concerns of the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Multiple reports about the decision began circling earlier this afternoon. Boston University was slated to travel to the University of Massachusetts Lowell for its … Read more Hockey East cancels tournament due to COVID-19 concerns
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
Sure, the short-lived postseason run by the Boston University women’s hockey team was not ideal given their success against Maine in the regular season, but it should not overshadow the minor successes that this team had prior to their downfall. Reflecting on what was a rather outstanding season, there are least three key points that … Read more Takeaways From the BU Women’s 2019-20 Season
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
BOSTON, MA – The Boston University men’s hockey team fell to the Northeastern University Huskies by a final score of 2-1 at Agganis Arena on Saturday afternoon. “It was a pretty tight game, start to finish,” BU head coach Albie O’Connell said following the loss. “I like the way we played all weekend.” The Terriers … Read more BU drops regular season finale as Northeastern spoils Senior Day