Looking back—That Championship Season

On this date in 1978, thirty-one years ago, BU won the third of its four NCAA championships, defeating Boston College, 5-3, the only time the two rivals have faced off in the title game. Sports Illustrated game coverage.

Last year, to mark the 30th anniversary, blog contributor mh82 prepared a comprehensive chronicle of the 1977-78 season when the Terriers put up a 30-2 record en route to the national championship. We’ve posted it again, here.

• Senior co-captain Matt Gilroy was named the winner of the 57th Annual Walter Brown Award by the Gridiron Club of Boston. The award is given annually to the best American-born Division I college hockey player in New England. A Hobey Baker Award finalist, Gilroy is the on Hockey East player ever named a first-team all-star three times.

• Earlier this week, Gilroy was interviewed on Toronto's Fan 590 Radio by Doug MacLeand Jack Armstrong about his career at BU. The interview probed at where his pro career will take him, but Gilroy defended as nimbly as he does on the ice.

• The four Hockey East coaches whose teams will play in the NCAAs held a conference call today. Jack Parker’s Mar. 25th comments: PDF.

• Freshman Chris Connolly and his brother, Jack, a freshman at Minnesota-Duluth, who also is preparing to play in the NCAA tournament, are featured by The Duluth Tribune
  

Looking ahead
International Scouting Services (ISS) named 2009 recruit Alex Chiasson its Draft Prospect Performer of the Week in the USHL.

“Alex Chiasson takes the USHL nomination after scoring 2 goals and adding 2 assists in 3 games for Des Moines this week. Chiasson, a native of Lorraine, PQ is amongst the highest rated USHL forwards for the upcoming June draft. Chiasson is able to utilize his size and strength to be an extremely valuable player.”

Alex Chiasson, Right Wing. Born Oct 1 1990, Lorraine, PQ. 6.03, 175
Shoots Right 51 games, 16 goals, 31 assists, 47 points, 80 PIMs.