By Sam Dykstra/DFP Staff After the first eight games of the season, no one knew exactly where the line was for Chris Connolly, simply because the junior captain for the No. 1 Boston University men’s hockey team had never crossed it by that point. That is, until 12 minutes into […]

By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff Offense: C+ Merrimack’s Joe Cannata is one of the best goalies in Hockey East and boasts a .940 save percentage, but BU had plenty of chances Friday that it failed to capitalize on. Sophomore forward Ross Gaudet had the only BU goal of the night, and […]

By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff The No. 1 Boston University men’s hockey team skated to a 1-1 draw against Merrimack College on Friday, earning its second straight tie and remaining undefeated on the season. Both goalies stood on their heads in the contest, as BU junior Kieran Millan saved 35 of […]

Merrimack vs. Boston University

By Jake Seiner/DFP Staff The No. 1 Boston University men’s hockey team will put its unbeaten record on the line with a home-and-home against Merrimack College this weekend, hosting the Warriors on Friday before traveling to Lawler Arena on Saturday. Both games are set to start at 7 p.m. The […]

By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff 1) No. 1 Boston University (6-0-2, 4-0-2 HE)There’s no reason not to have the Terriers at the top. They’re one of just two undefeated teams in the country, and they’re the only lossless team that has played at least five games (Yale is 4-0-0). BU is […]

By Sam Dykstra/DFP Staff Freshman forward Charlie Coyle was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week after scoring the equalizer in Saturday’s 2-2 tie with the Black Bears. Coyle now has eight points on four goals on four assists through his first eight games, tying him with fellow BU […]

By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff The Terriers are ranked No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com poll, receiving 31 of 50 first-place votes. It marks the first time BU has been ranked No. 1 in the country since the end of its 2008-09 national championship season. BU jumped up two spots from […]

By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff Before its high-profile matchup with No. 7 University of Maine on Saturday, the No. 3 Boston University men’s ice hockey team may have been anticipating how its third-best penalty kill in the nation would match up against the Black Bear’s seventh-ranked power play. The Terriers got […]

By Sam Dykstra/DFP Staff It took a strong penalty kill that had to halt one of the country’s toughest power-play unit on six occasions – including a five-on-three opportunity in the game’s first two minutes – an extra-attacker goal and an overtime hold, but the undefeated streak continues. The No. […]