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March 24, 2014
Christian Folin getting NHL looks
For Christian Folin, it's more becoming a mattering of when and who, and not if. The 6-foot-3, 22-year-old defenseman for UMass Lowell is considered one of if not the top free agents in all of college hockey.
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March 22, 2014
Connor Hellebuyck leading the way for Lowell
It was early in Saturday night's Hockey East championship, and the game was still scoreless between UMass Lowell and New Hampshire. The Wildcats were applying some early pressure, and a neutral zone turnover sprung Tyler Kelleher and Dalton Speelman.
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March 22, 2014
UMass Lowell repeats as Hockey East Champion
After going 28 years without a Hockey East Championship, UMass Lowell has won back-to-back Lamoriello Cups as tournament champions. The River Hawks defeated New Hampshire, 4-0, to win the 30th annual Hockey East Tournament Championship.
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March 22, 2014
Hockey East Championship Game: Live Blog
Welcome inside the TD Garden for the 2014 Hockey East Tournament championship game between UMass Lowell and New Hampshire. The River Hawks go for their second straight Lamoriello Cup while the Wildcats need a win to keep their season going.
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March 22, 2014
UMass Lowell-New Hampshire line charts
After his team beat Providence Friday night, New Hampshire head coach Dick Umile, as well as star forward Kevin Goumas made it very clear what the objective was for the Wildcats: making it to the NCAA tournament.
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March 22, 2014
UNH needs win over UMass Lowell to continue season
New Hampshire's seniors have been playing for their collegiate careers the past two games. They will have to do so again Saturday night against UMass Lowell in the Hockey East championship game at the TD Garden.
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March 21, 2014
Hockey East: UMass Lowell shuts out Notre Dame
There's something about the TD Garden that brings out the best in Connor Hellebuyck. The sophomore goaltender stopped all 35 shots he faced as his UMass Lowell River Hawks shut out Notre Dame, 4-0, in the Hockey East semifinals.
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March 21, 2014
New Hampshire 3 Providence 1
Kevin Goumas doesn't want his senior season at New Hampshire to end. And thus far, he's doing a pretty good job of keeping it alive. Goumas scored a pair of goals, and paced New Hampshire past Providence in the Hockey East semifinals Friday night.
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March 21, 2014
New Hampshire 3, Providence 1 (Box Score)
Kevin Goumas scored twice and Justin Agosta found the back of the net for No. 4 New Hampshire as the Wildcats defeated No. 3 Providence, 3-1, in the second Hockey East semifinal from the TD Garden.
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March 21, 2014
UMass Lowell 4, Notre Dame 0 (Final Scoring)
Four different players scored goals for No. 2 UMass Lowell as the River Hawks defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 4-0, in Friday's first Hockey East semifinal from the TD Garden.
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March 21, 2014
Providence-UNH line charts
During the Hockey East regular season, Providence and New Hampshire split a pair of games that were played at Schneider Arena, with the Wildcats winning the first game 3-2 in overtime, and then the Friars bouncing back for a 4-2 the very next night.
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March 21, 2014
UMass Lowell takes 2-0 lead on Notre Dame after 1
Christian Folin and Derek Arnold scored first period markers to give UMass Lowell a 2-0 lead over Notre Dame after 20 minutes in the first Hockey East semifinal from the TD Garden.
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March 21, 2014
Live Blog: Hockey East Tournament Semifinals
Live blogging the 30th annual Hockey East Tournament semifinals from the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. Notre Dame and UMass Lowell square off in the first game followed by New Hampshire and Providence in the nightcap.
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March 21, 2014
UMass Lowell-Notre Dame line charts
The first of two semifinals of the Hockey East tournament features a pair of teams that took very different paths.
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March 20, 2014
Hockey East Tournament Preview
As Hockey East celebrates its 30th season of existence, there will be a new feel to the championship weekend at the TD Garden. It will be the first time in league history that Boston College, Boston University and Northeastern are all absent.
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March 18, 2014
Hockey East Tournament Semifinalists Team Capsules
It will be the first Hockey East Tournament semifinals without a Boston team in the 30 year history of the league. The first semifinal will feature UMass Lowell taking on league newcomer Notre Dame. UNH and Providence battle in the second semifinal.
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March 17, 2014
Hockey East Tournament schedule, TV, ticket info.
Schedule, television and ticket information for the 30th annual Hockey East championship at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. to be broadcast on NESN in the region and nationwide on NBC Sports Network.
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March 16, 2014
Hockey East semifinal pairings set
The field is set for the 2014 Hockey East Tournament at the TD Garden, and for the first time in the history of the league there will be no teams from Boston. UMass Lowell takes on Notre Dame and Providence and New Hampshire square off in the semis.
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March 16, 2014
Notre Dame 4 Boston College 2
On a day when Boston held its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame kept their season marching on at Conte Forum. And yes, there was a little luck for the Irish.
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March 16, 2014
Game 3: BC, Notre Dame line charts
Notre Dame dominated Game 1. Boston College rebound in Game 2. And now, on Sunday afternoon, the two Catholic schools will do battle in a decisive Game 3 with a spot in the Hockey East semifinals on the line.
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March 15, 2014
BC 4 Notre Dame 2
Boston College had been a bit out of sorts against Notre Dame in its past two meetings, in which the Irish had twice defeated the Eagles on their home ice at Kelley Rink.
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March 15, 2014
Game 2: BC, Notre Dame line charts
Notre Dame is doing something virtually all of Hockey East has struggled to do all season: beat Boston College.
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March 15, 2014
Hockey East Playoffs: Observations from Friday
The opening night of the 2014 Hockey East quarterfinals saw three of the four higher seeds win. The only higher seed to lose? No. 1 Boston College, the regular season champion in a land slide, was blown out of its own building by No. 8 Notre Dame.
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March 14, 2014
Notre Dame blows past BC 7-2
Stephen Johns had a pretty difficult assignment heading into Game 1 of Notre Dame's Hockey East quarterfinal. He and his defensive partner, Kevin Lind, were charged with playing opposite BC's top lin of Johnny Gaudreau, Kevin Hayes, and Bill Arnold.
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March 14, 2014
Boston College, Notre Dame line charts
Boston College has only lost two games on home ice all season, and only one of those was against a conference foe. The Hockey East team that was able to solve the Eagles at Conte Forum? That would be Notre Dame