Author: Patrick Donnelly

Men’s Hockey: Ty Amonte entering 2020-21 season with new ambition

By Patrick Donnelly Last season, the Boston University Terriers hit the ice without one of their key pieces, both on the ice and in the locker room. Without Ty Amonte, the team skated to an up-and-down 13-13-8 record (10-9-5 HEA) as the Norwell, Mass., native watched from the stands, nursing an upper-body injury that held […]

The Duck Boat Report Ep. 90: Anything Can Happen | 11/17/20

Welcome to our Boston sports podcast, The Duck Boat Report! We’re glad you’re here. Lead-off Thoughts: A big week ahead in the NBA offseason, NHL’s Reverse Retro jerseys, a surprise Patriots win. The Point After: The Patriots beating the Ravens in Week 10 and their spot in the playoff hunt, the Bruins unveiling new jerseys, […]

The BU Hockey Show Ep. 3: Spilled Beans | 11/16/20

Patrick and Brady are back with some not-so-great news to react to ahead of the 2020-21 season. The 2021 Beanpot has been cancelled. Also, Vermont has delayed the start of its winter sports until Dec. 18, throwing a wrench into the beginning of both the BU Men’s and Women’s seasons. Follow the guys on Twitter […]

The Duck Boat Report Ep. 89: Good news… and bad news | 11/11/20

Welcome to our Boston sports podcast, The Duck Boat Report! We’re glad you’re here. Lead-off Thoughts: RIP Tommy Heinsohn. The Point After: The Patriots beat the Jets and move on to the Ravens, the Red Sox bring back Alex Cora, the Revolution lose their regular-season finale. Face-Off Takes: The direction of the Patriots, the performance […]

The BU Hockey Show Ep. 2: Schedule Day | 11/11/20

Patrick Donnelly and Brady Gardner are back with Episode 2 of the BU Hockey Show, and this time they have even more exciting news: Hockey East announced their schedules! Patrick and Brady go through the schedules for both the BU men’s and women’s hockey teams, and share their takes on how each team will fair […]

Women’s Hockey: Alex Allan ready to step up and lead the defense

By Patrick Donnelly Last season, the Boston University Terriers graduated eight seniors from the team, five of whom were defenders, leaving now-junior Alex Allan and now-sophomores Nadia Mattivi and Grace Parker as the only returners on defense. With an influx of seven freshmen, including four blueliners, this season’s group features plenty of fresh faces. With […]

Instant analysis of the BU hockey schedules

By Patrick Donnelly Hockey East is back… in nine days… or 23 if you’re at Boston University. Nevertheless! Hockey will be back on Comm. Ave. for the first time since February after the coronavirus pandemic upended all things good in this world during 2020. The league officially released its schedules for the 2020-21 men’s and […]

Hockey East announces schedule for 2020-21 season

By Patrick Donnelly Hockey East officially announced Wednesday afternoon the schedules for the 2020-21 men’s and women’s hockey season. #HockeyEast is back. See you next week on @NESN! Full details: https://t.co/GoyOysLySS pic.twitter.com/n5b5HqIPfI — Hockey East (@hockey_east) November 11, 2020 “We’re excited to make this announcement today, and very appreciative of all the hard work by […]

The BU Hockey Show Ep. 1: Buy In | 11/6/20

Patrick Donnelly and Brady Gardner are here with the debut episode of the BU Hockey Show for WTBU Sports! The guys introduce you to the show and break down Hockey East announcing a start date of Nov. 20, including all of the implications it will have on the 2020-21 season. Follow them on Twitter @PatDonn12 and […]

Hockey East to Return to Play Nov. 20

By Patrick Donnelly Hockey East announced Friday that the league will return to play and begin the 2020-21 season on Nov. 20. The announcement comes after Andrew Mahoney of the Boston Globe first reported Thursday that schools around the league could be playing games as soon as Nov. 20, with all teams off and running by […]