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With little news coming from the NHL or the college hockey world, I’ve been trying to stay positive and optimistic about the 2020-21 Boston University men’s hockey team. Here are my thoughts on the good, the bad, and the ugly in terms of next year’s season. All opinions are my own. The Good: Logan Cockerill … Read more The good, the bad, and the ugly: 2020-21 season (1/2)
Jay O’Brien didn’t always have his eyes set on Boston University for his college hockey career. The 19th overall selection from the 2018 National Hockey League draft had a winding path following his graduation from Thayer Academy in 2018. Originally recruited to play for Providence College, O’Brien’s first year playing in the NCAA took him … Read more “A program that speaks for itself”- Jay O’Brien discusses his route to Boston after time in Providence and the BCHL
Now that the NHL draft is over with, now comes time for NHL development camps. Below you will find the list of Terriers who are in the camps. Buffalo Sabres Defenseman Brandon Hickey Graduate transfer forward Max Willman Chicago Blackhawks Junior defenseman Chad Krys Freshman forward Jake Wise Colorado Avalanche Sophomore forward Shane Bowers Dallas … Read more Terriers in NHL devlopment camps
Last weekend, the Boston University men’s hockey team swept Merrimack College in its first sweep of the season. This weekend, the Terriers continued their momentum as they traveled to Arizona and swept Arizona State University. Friday night, the Terriers and the Sun Devils played each other in the first ever meeting between the two schools. … Read more Men’s hockey sweeps Arizona State
Once again, the No. 15 Boston University men’s hockey team went into the weekend looking for four Hockey East conference points and emerged with two. However, over the past two weekends, the Terriers’ performance has been solid on Friday and poor on Saturday. The opposite occurred this weekend as BU fell 6-1 to No. 13 Northeastern … Read more Weekend Roundup: Northeastern and UNH
The No. 6 Boston University men’s hockey team fell to both of its opponents, the No. 1 University of Denver and No. 11 Providence College, over the weekend. On Friday at Agganis Arena, Denver proved its dominance early with two tallies in the first four minutes of the game. Freshman forward Ty Amonte’s first goal of … Read more Weekend Roundup: Denver and Providence Games
With the Boston University men’s hockey season right around the corner, this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. to be precise, we have an entire edition of The Daily Free Press full of photos, content and all things regarding BU hockey. Click here for the entire edition, but if you are around BU please pick up a … Read more From the FreeP: Hockey Preview Edition 2017
The Boston University men’s hockey team announced its incoming players for the 2017-18 season earlier today. Among the seven incoming forwards and three defenseman that make up the Terriers’ 27-man roster, five members of the freshman class were selected in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. In addition to the nine-member freshman class, the Terriers have added graduate transfer … Read more BU announces incoming players for 2017-18 season, 9 freshman and 1 graduate transfer
Boston University commit, Shane Bowers, has aced his midterm. When NHL Central Scouting released its midterm rankings of players eligible for the 2017 NHL Draft, it ranked the Halifax-born center as the 13th-best amongst North American skaters. Bowers has played in all 33 games for the United States Hockey League’s Waterloo Blackhawks. His 10 goals and 24 … Read more How are BU hockey’s freshmen for 2017-18 faring?
Boy does time fly by. It feels like yesterday that the Boston University men’s hockey team got its 2016-17 season underway, but the halfway point is here. As things stand, BU is 10-5-2, sits fourth in the Pairwise rankings and sixth in the Hockey East standings. Of course, the state of the Terriers is not … Read more Midseason Report: BU hockey, halfway through 2016-17 season, in position to thrive