Last
month, another pivotal “BU Jack” received a long-overdue honor when former
standout Terriers skater and ten-year head coach Jack Kelley was inducted
into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame. Kelley had previously been named to the U.S.
Hockey Hall of Fame (1993), the BU Athletics Hall
of Fame (1973) and the Connecticut
Hockey Hall of Fame (video).
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New England Hockey Journal report
“The Mentor” recently was interviewed by BU play-by-play radio announcer Bernie Corbett for Inside BU Hockey and reflected on the induction as well as the current BU squad, which he saw in action against Maine last month. Audio begins at the 34:00 minute mark.
THFB augmented the interview with some additional questions:
Q—In your 10 seasons as
BU’s head coach, besides the two NCAA titles games (1971 & 1972), is there
another game that is most memorable to you?
A—In
my second year, we won two games that I felt made a statement that we were on
the verge of being competitive with the rest of the top teams. The first game
was a 1-0 victory over Boston College at McHugh Forum. Bruce Fennie scored the
lone goal, and Jack Ferriera stopped everything BC shot at him. The second game
that year was a double overtime victory vs. Harvard in the Beanpot. Lyman
Carter, a transfer that year, scored the winning goal. To me, those were two
important wins that indicated we were headed in the right direction. The start
of the third year, I believe we won our first ten games of the year and we ended
up winning twenty-five games.
Q—In that same decade,
who are a few players that would make your All-Opponent team?
A—Those
players most memorable to me are Ken Dryden of Cornell, Joe Cavanaugh of
Harvard, John Cunniff of Boston College, and Tim Sheehy of Boston College.
Q— And a personal
highlight from your playing days?
A—One
of the more satisfying wins from my playing days was beating Boston College 8-1;
believe it or not, I scored 4 goals in that game! Which goes to show, even a
blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally!
WJCs Begin
Team USA, led by Captain Jack Eichel, takes on defending champion Finland in a preliminary round game today that will air on the NHL Network and on NHL.com. Puck drop at Montreal's Bell Centre is at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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USA Hockey Game
Day with preview, game notes, line charts, schedule, TV/streaming.
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SB Nation: game
preview; Team USA
line-up
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Team USA arrives in Montreal (video)
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USA Today: Focused
Eichel set to lead USA
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NHL.com: WJC
blog; Mike
Morreale’s WJC Group A analysis
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USCHO: WJC
preview
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WEEI
College PuckCast: Scott McLaughlin and Chris Peters preview the WJCs. ● Yahoo! Sports: Top draft prospects at WJCs ; Eichel and USA hope to crash Canada’s party
This
week’s Sports Illustrated’s print edition features an article by Brian Caveneuve on Eichel,
who had the opportunity to wear the Kelley/Garrity era scarlet uniform that his
Terrier teammates wore in last Friday’s game against the U.S. Junior National
Team.
As the most anticipated U.S. prospect since Bobby Carpenter in 1981, 18-year-old Jack Eichel – one of 10 freshmen on Boston University’s hockey team – is a lock to become just the 7th American taken in the top spot since the draft started in 1963. His agility, reach, and explosive strides have landed his team number 2 in the nation. Without a doubt, the hockey world can already see the sport’s future. He may become the face of an NHL franchise, but first, he would like to complete his freshman year.“I never wanted to leave the ice. Nobody pushed me. I just never wanted to do anything else.” – Jack Eichel“I haven’t seen a player move that well since, I don’t want to say Mario Lemieux but he is like Mario, with his long reach and control, he has a unique ability to put the puck where you can’t get it.” – Craig Button, TSN hockey analyst
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