By Emily Overholt/DFP Staff Prosecutors dropped the sexual assault charges made against former Boston University hockey player Max Nicastro at a hearing Friday morning in Brighton District Court. Hugh Curran, Nicastro’s attorney, said in a statement after the hearing that the decision “speaks volumes” about the case. “The District Attorney’s […]
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Adam Clendening signs with Chicago Blackhawks
By Tim Healey/DFP Staff Adam Clendening’s career as a Boston University Terrier is over. The 19-year-old defenseman signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks Thursday, opting to forego his final two years at BU. The Blackhawks selected him in the second round (36th overall) in the 2011 NHL […]
BU athletes, alumna create autism non-profit
By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff When 13-year-old Jenna Markow takes the ice for a hockey clinic, she looks like any other young hockey player. She wears the same helmet, same pads and same skates as other people. Still, there is one critical difference between Jenna and her peers. Jenna has Asperger’s […]
From the Freep: Parker discusses state of Hockey East for next season
By Annie Maroon/DFP Staff It is certainly early to make predictions about next season, but as players graduate and depart for the professional ranks, it is not too early to speculate about how the balance of power in Hockey East might shift come fall. Boston University men’s hockey head coach […]
From the Freep: Megan named men’s hockey captain for 2012-13 season after breakout year
Junior forward Wade Megan will captain the 2012-13 Terriers JUNHEE CHUNG/DFP Staff By Meredith Perri/DFP Staff During the 49th annual Friends of Boston University Hockey Banquet on Saturday, BU men’s hockey coach Jack Parker announced that junior forward Wade Megan will serve as the team’s captain during the 2012-13 season. “We’re […]
From the Freep: Parker conducting own investigation into team’s behavior
Corey Trivino Amanda Swinheart/DFP Staff By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff Like many hockey teams, the Boston University men’s hockey team has had issues in the past with individual discipline off the ice, but the 2011-12 season featured two extreme cases of misbehaving players. Forward Corey Trivino and defenseman Max Nicastro were […]
From the Freep: Future Terriers ready to fill holes in men’s hockey’s lineup
By Kevin Dillon/DFP Staff The conclusion of the Boston University men’s hockey team’s 2011-12 season ended the college careers of the remaining players from the Terriers’ 2008-09 national championship team. As these players leave the team, BU fans lose the only remaining members of the last successful BU hockey season. […]
From the Freep: Multiple members of men’s hockey team improve, help BU during rocky year
By Annie Maroon/DFP Staff Junior assistant captain Alex Chiasson. Junhee Chung/DFP STAFF Boston University men’s hockey coach Jack Parker doesn’t shy away from the notion that losing Corey Trivino, Charlie Coyle and Max Nicastro mid-season hurt his team. From a depth perspective alone, any college hockey team would have a […]
From the Freep: Terriers find levels of success despite off-ice distractions
By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff Junhee Chung/DFP STAFF Following a 5-1 win over the University of Maine to end the first half of the hockey season, the Boston University men’s hockey team looked poised for a promising second half. The team owned a 10-5-1 record and had won seven of its […]
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