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One of the Boston University men’s hockey team’s most experienced defensemen has left the program. Brandon Fortunato – as first reported by Mark Divver, the Providence Journal’s resident hockey reporter – has bid farewell to his career in the scarlet and white. The native of North Hills, New York would have been a junior in the … Read more Brandon Fortunato leaves BU hockey program
David Quinn said it was typical of a Boston University-Boston College game. Jerry York said it capped off a “good college hockey weekend.” The standings will say it was a tie. In about as evenly matched a game as you’ll see, No. 10 BU and No. 4 BC skated to a 1-1 tie in the second game … Read more Pluses and Minuses: No. 4 BC nets late goal, No. 10 Terriers settle for tie
The University of Massachusetts Amherst struck first on Saturday evening at Agganis Arena, but the Boston University men’s hockey team quickly righted the ship en route to a 7-2 win. Senior defenseman Matt Grzelcyk stole the show and the World Juniors contingent impressed, serving as the highlights on a nearly seamless evening. Below are several … Read more Pluses and Minuses: BU comfortably skates past UMass
It took a bit of a wake-up call from head coach David Quinn, but the No. 11 Boston University men’s hockey team managed to salvage the second half of a home series against the University of Vermont. After falling behind 2-0 early, and then again facing a 3-2 deficit late in the third period, goals … Read more Pluses and Minuses: No. 11 Terriers rebound with come-from-behind win over Catamounts
Photo Gallery For the second straight game, the No. 11 Boston Univeristy men’s hockey team eked out a 5-4 victory — though this week, it didn’t need overtime. The matchup against Northeastern University was highlighted by some big goals and some stressful back-and-forth action — and an even more stressful final few minutes. But in … Read more Pluses and Minuses: Return of captain, lock-down goaltending propel BU to win
For its Hockey East season opener, the No. 8 Boston University men’s hockey team earned a “hard-fought” win, according to BU head coach David Quinn, to begin conference play with a 1-0 record. The Terriers (2-1, 1-0 Hockey East) didn’t necessarily start the game at UConn’s pace (2-2, 0-1 Hockey East), but as time wore … Read more Pluses and Minuses: Terriers open Hockey East play with ‘hard-fought’ win over UConn
On Friday night playing against the U.S. National Development Team Program Under-18 Team, David Quinn said he saw what you might expect to see out of a young team playing in an exhibition game — immaturity. But, Quinn said when the games mattered again, his team would get its act together and right the ship. True … Read more Pluses and Minuses: Terriers take home opener over Wisconsin
BU head coach David Quinn Sophomore defenseman Brandon Fortunato Senior assistant captain Matt Lane Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves
The 2013-14 Boston University men’s hockey team must be wondering where all of this scoring was last year. For a team that finished ninth in Hockey East in offense a season ago, scoring has not been a thing the Terriers have been all that accustomed to in recent months. But after this year’s BU team … Read more Pluses and Minuses: Offense, defense both shine against St. Thomas