Game Day--BU vs. Vermont; a new recruit for 2013

Terriers begin a weekend home series against Vermont with a 7:30 p.m. start tonight. Both games will air on NESN. Iin the only previous meeting this season, the Terriers beat the Catamounts, 4-2, in Burlington.

BU's lineup:
Connolly-Gill-Coyle
Nieto-Trivino-Chiasson
Megan-Gaudet-Pereira
Courtnall-Rosen-Gilroy

Nicastro-Ruikka
Noonan-Clendening
Escobedo-MacGregor

Millan


• GoTerriers.com to game notes, the WWZN Radio Webcast and gametracker
• Boston Hockey Blog game preview, report on Dave Warsofsky concussion and live in-game blog
• WTBU Sports preview
• Hockey East Online preview
• College Hockey News Tale of the Tape
• USCHO Weekly Hockey East column and Hockey East predictions
• NESN preview. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
• Burlington Free Press preview.

Looking ahead
USHR reports that St. St. Sebastian’s junior center Danny O'Regan has committed to BU for 2013. He's the son of former BU co-captain ('82-'83) Tom O'Regan and the younger brother of Tom Jr., who will enter Harvard next Fall. The younger O'Regan chose between BU and Harvard with Yale, Dartmouth and Northestern also interested.

USHR calls him "A small, skilled, playmaker, O’Regan is an excellent puck distributor, one of those players who finds the seams, and makes those around him better." Nevertheless, he leads the Arrows in goals and has a 23-23-46 line in 25 games.

St. Sebastian’s head coach Sean McCann: “His strengths are his vision, playmaking ability, and hockey sense. He understands and does things so well down low because he has that ability to separate himself from the D to create offensive opportunities for himself and linemates. He’s also a very competitive, internally-driven kid. He works hard in the weight room. He never stops challenging himself. “

St. Seb's final regular season game is tomorrow at Noon at Walter Brown Arena against Thayer, coached by Tony Amonte.

Tom O'Regan played four seasons for BU, scoring 130 points. After playing 61 NHL games for Pittsburgh during three seasons, he began a long and successful career in the German professional league before retiring in 1998.

• Tom O'Regan's NHLPA Bio

Looking back

The Hockey News focused its Prospects Watch on former Terrier forward Nick Bonino. Playing for Anaheim's AHL club in Syracuse, Bonino scored an assist and a shootout goal in the Crunch's 4-3 win over Charlotte this week.

Blueliner Eric Gryba picked up his second goal of the season, which proved to be the game-winner in Binghamton's 4-1 win over the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins.