Author: Patrick Donnelly

Frozen Four: Three stars from each of Thursday’s semifinals

By Owen Gund Denver edges Michigan in OT, 3-2 The Denver Pioneers punched their ticket to the national championship game with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Michigan Wolverines. Third Star: Magnus Chrona, Denver – 19 saves; two goals allowed The Denver Pioneers netminder turned aside 19 shots in the victory, and seven of his […]

Frozen Four: Minnesota State rolls past Minnesota to move on to national championship

By Patrick Donnelly BOSTON — The Minnesota State University Mavericks scored five unanswered goals to come back and win 5-1 against the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers on Thursday at TD Garden to advance to the national championship against Denver. Sophomore forwards Ondrej Pavel and David Silye each had a goal and an assist for […]

Frozen Four: Denver outlasts Michigan to advance to national championship

By Patrick Donnelly BOSTON —  Carter Savoie scored with 5:07 remaining in overtime, and the University of Denver Pioneers won 3-2 against the University of Michigan Wolverines at TD Garden on Thursday to advance to the national championship. The sophomore forward scored on his own rebound in front of the crease after junior forward Bobby […]

Men’s Hockey: Albie O’Connell out as head coach

By Patrick Donnelly BOSTON — Boston University announced Wednesday that Albie O’Connell will not return as men’s hockey coach. O’Connell spent the last four seasons as head coach of the Terriers after serving the previous four as both an assistant coach for one season and an associate head coach for three seasons under David Quinn. […]

Men’s Hockey: Markus Boguslavsky enters transfer portal

By Patrick Donnelly Boston University junior Markus Boguslavsky has entered the transfer portal, according to multiple sources. The right-shot forward has six points (four goals, two assists) in 39 career games as a Terrier. He only skated in five games this season. As a sophomore in 2020-21, the Calgary native had three goals and an […]

Men’s Hockey: Ty Amonte enters transfer portal

By Patrick Donnelly Boston University fifth-year senior Ty Amonte has entered the transfer portal, as reported by Mike McMahon of College Hockey News. The assistant captain had one goal and four assists for five points in 17 games this season. He missed the first six games of 2021-22 due to a sports hernia. On his […]

NCAA Tournament: Minnesota shuts down Western Michigan, advances to Frozen Four

By Patrick Donnelly WORCESTER, Mass. — Justen Close made 24 saves, and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers punched their ticket to the Frozen Four with a 3-0 against the Western Michigan University Broncos in the Northeast Regional final at the DCU Center on Sunday. Freshman forward Matthew Knies and senior forward Blake McLaughlin each […]

NCAA Tournament: Close, Minnesota one win from Frozen Four after tumultuous road this season

By Patrick Donnelly Word got out in early January. The Carolina Hurricanes were dealing with injuries, and needed a goalie. The solution? University of Minnesota fifth-year Jack LaFontaine. The Golden Gophers had just completed a sweep of Michigan State on Jan. 8 after splitting five straight weekends.  The next day, LaFontaine signed an entry-level contract […]

NCAA Tournament: Minnesota comes back, takes down UMass in OT in regional semis

By Patrick Donnelly WORCESTER, Mass. —  Ben Meyers scored with 6:43 remaining in overtime, and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers won 4-3 against defending national champion University of Massachusetts Minutemen in the Northeast Regional semifinal at the DCU Center on Friday. The senior co-captain scored on a give-and-go play with freshman forward Aaron Huglen […]

NCAA Tournament: Western Michigan tops Northeastern in Northeast Regional semifinal

By Patrick Donnelly WORCESTER, Mass. — Luke Grainger scored 1:33 into overtime, and the No. 4/5 Western Michigan University Broncos won 2-1 against the No. 12 Northeastern University Huskies in the Northeast Regional semifinal at the DCU Center on Friday. The sophomore forward scored on a wraparound, and the puck barely crossed the goal line. […]