Terriers return to TD Garden tonight in the featured game of
the Hockey East semifinals as they take on arch-rival Boston College. The
Terriers and Eagles haven’t met since December 1 when BC clinched the regular
season series, two games to one, with a 5-2 win.
Jack Parker, who will be either coaching his final game
behind the Terrier bench or leading the Terriers to the Hockey East
championship game for the tenth time, has 896 career wins, all at BU. But he won’t
be matched up against longtime rival and friend Jerry York, who will miss the
game due to eye surgery.
Tonight’s game
is the teams’ fourth matchup in the Hockey East
semifinals in the past 11 seasons. In 2003, BU won, 6-5, in 2OT. BC
won, 6-2, in 2007 and the Terriers took a 3-2 win in 2009, en route to an NCAA
title.
The 262nd game in the Commonwealth Avenue rivalry
will air in New England on NESN and nationally on NBC Sports Network with puck drop
scheduled for 8 p.m.ET, depending on the finish of the early semifinal matching
UMass-Lowell and Providence.
The Eagles are led by Hockey East Player of the Year Johnny
Gaudreau (49 points), Steve Whitney (43) and veteran goalie Parker Milner (2.52
GAA).
Terriers, who have now won four games in a row and six of
the last seven to reach the 20-win mark for the 27th time in Parker’s
head coaching career, boast one of the nation’s hottest lines with leading
scorer Danny O’Regan (36 points) centering top-goal scorer Matt Nieto (18) and
Evan Rodrigues (32 points). BU, which played mostly a five-man rotation on
defense last week, will be reinforced by the return of junior blueliner Garrett
Noonan, who was injured during the final weekend of regular-season play.
With Matt O’Connor sidelined, freshman Sean Maguire
continues to be the man in the Terrier net. In the quarterfinals, he led all
conference goalies with a .958 save percentage and produced a 1.50 GAA.
● GoTerriers.com preview,
Game
Notes, Game
Tracker, WWZN Radio Webcast,
Twitter Updates
● WTBU Sports WTBU Sports: Power
Play Changes Providing Points
● USCHO Hockey East semifinals preview
● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape and Coaching legends and young leaders
● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape and Coaching legends and young leaders
● HockeyEastOnline Coaches Media Teleconference Jack Parker comments
● ESPN Boston preview
● Patriot Ledger preview
● Boston Herald preview
● All Conferences championship weekend schedule and TV
games.
Hockey East named its all-star
teams. Rodrigues picked for the
2nd team, while Wade Megan
and Matt Grzelcyk earned honorable mention.
Parker
USCHO Hockey East Correspondent Dave Hendrickson reprised
this two-part Parker feature, “The Grandmaster,” on the occasion of his 600th
coaching win in 2000, noting that the profile “still holds up well today.” Part I, Part II
►Boston Hockey Blog reports that BU will play Maine at next January’s Frozen Fenway.
Looking back
Last season’s top Terrier scorer, Alex Chiasson was recalled
by the Dallas Stars from its AHL affiliate.
The 6-4 right wing had a 12-20-32 scoring line in 53 games.
Brandon Yip scored his third goal of the season in Nashville's 5-2 win against Calgary.
Women’s Team
Making their fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA
tournament, the Terriers take on Mercyhurst in the semifinals in Minneapolis.
The Lakers, CHA champions, upset Cornell in the quarterfinals, while BU ousted
Clarkson to tie a program-best 27 wins. Puck drop is 9 p.m. ET.
Junior co-captain Marie-Philip Poulin (51) and senior Isabel
Menard (44) are BU’s top point-getters, while senior Jennelle Kohanchuk and
freshman Sarah Lefort are tied for the goal-scoring lead at 23. Junior goalie Kerrin
Sperry brings a 23-4-3 record and a 2.14 GAA into the contest.
● GoTerriers.com preview,
Frozen Four Central, GameTracker, NCAA Webcast, WTBU Radio Webcast
● NEHJ This
Week in Women’s Hockey
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