BU won five
of its final seven first-half games including wins over BC and New Hampshire
when each opponent was #1 ranked. Overall, BU is 10-5-0 and its 8-4-0 conference
record has the Terriers in third place in Hockey East.
Denver
(9-6-3, 7-4-3 WCHA) is led by Nick Shore with 20 points and Chris Knowlton with
10 goals. Netminder Juho Olkinuora’s 1.92 GAA is best among the team’s three
goalies.
Goalie Matt O’Connor,
with seven first-half wins and a 2.00 GAA, gets the start for BU. Assistant
captain Ryan Ruikka and junior Patrick MacGregor will both be in the lineup as
Matt Grzelcyk won’t be available (see below) for the game, which will see
junior Garrett Noonan wearing the “A” for the first time. BU's lineup:
Nieto-O’Regan-Rodrigues
Megan-Hohmann-Gill
Moran-Myron-Kurker
Lane-Rosen-Santana
Escobedo-Privitera
Noonan-MacGregor
Oksanen-Ruikka
O’Connor
►Sports Information Director Brian
Kelley will fill in for Tom Ryan on the WWZN Radio Webcast.
●
GoTerriers.com preview,
game
notes, Live Stats, WWZN Webcast,Twitter Updates
● Hockey East
Weekend preview
● USCHO: Hockey
East picks
and previews
► More photos from Denver are available via the hockey team's Twitter account.
► Freshman Matt
Grzelcyk is headed back to Boston from Ufa, Russia, after being the final cut
from the U.S. Junior National Team. The standout blueliner, clearly
disappointed, nevertheless tweeted “Lots of emotions today, but I have to be
thankful for the opportunity. Goodluck to Team USA the boys deserve it!” Among
those tweeting back support were former Terrier David Warsofsky, Bobby Allen
(BC) and Brian Yandle (UNH). Grzelcyk is expected to be back in the BU line-up
next Friday against Rensselaer.
● Boston
Hockey Blog coverage
Looking ahead
A Throwback from Charlestown
Nostalgia was the theme at the SoNo Ice House in Norwalk Connecticut - home of a new EJHL franchise, the Connecticut Oilers - last Saturday Night, December 22, 2012. At times, I found myself thinking back to Boston circa 1988 or so. First, I noticed that a member of the visiting Valley Junior Warriors was named Joe Lappin. Any relation to the brothers who played for BU for a couple of seasons in the late 80’s? I did not ask. Then, I noticed the goalie playing for the Oilers, a guy named “Bruce Racine.” Any relation to the legendary Northeastern goalie? A member of the Oilers told me that it was just a coincidence. And if that was not enough, standing there watching the game was none other than Mark Krys, a solid defenseman for the Terriers from 1987-91 and captain of the 1990-91 squad that reached the NCAA championship game. Those of us who attended BU during that time remember Mark for his surprising goal against BC in the 91’ Beanpot title game and also for his soft-spoken, respectful nature. Tonight was no different as Mark politely chatted with us for a few minutes and signed autographs for my son and his friend.
With BU on semester break, Blog
contributor srsterrier recently took in an EJHL game and offers his assessment of future
Terrier Brendan Collier.
A Throwback from Charlestown
Nostalgia was the theme at the SoNo Ice House in Norwalk Connecticut - home of a new EJHL franchise, the Connecticut Oilers - last Saturday Night, December 22, 2012. At times, I found myself thinking back to Boston circa 1988 or so. First, I noticed that a member of the visiting Valley Junior Warriors was named Joe Lappin. Any relation to the brothers who played for BU for a couple of seasons in the late 80’s? I did not ask. Then, I noticed the goalie playing for the Oilers, a guy named “Bruce Racine.” Any relation to the legendary Northeastern goalie? A member of the Oilers told me that it was just a coincidence. And if that was not enough, standing there watching the game was none other than Mark Krys, a solid defenseman for the Terriers from 1987-91 and captain of the 1990-91 squad that reached the NCAA championship game. Those of us who attended BU during that time remember Mark for his surprising goal against BC in the 91’ Beanpot title game and also for his soft-spoken, respectful nature. Tonight was no different as Mark politely chatted with us for a few minutes and signed autographs for my son and his friend.
And
the player I came to see, BU 2013 recruit Brendan Collier, played with the intensity
that we used to see regularly at Walter Brown Arena in the 80’s and 90’s.
Collier, a member of the Valley Junior Warriors, will be a freshman next
season. The first thing I noticed about Collier was that, at 5 feet, 9 inches,
he was hardly the biggest player on the ice. Not slow by any means, he was not
the fastest player out there either. Yet, Collier was drafted in the 7th
round in 2012 by Carolina. Over the course of the evening, I gained an
understanding of the reasons why. [continue
reading]
►2013 recruit Robbie Baillargeon scored both regulation goals for Omaha in a 3-2 shootout win against Sioux City. Baillargeon has three goals in two games since being traded to the Lancers. Overall, he has a 9-10-19 scoring line.
►2013 recruit Robbie Baillargeon scored both regulation goals for Omaha in a 3-2 shootout win against Sioux City. Baillargeon has three goals in two games since being traded to the Lancers. Overall, he has a 9-10-19 scoring line.
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