Six years to the day of its last national
championship, won in Washington D.C., BU faces conference rival Providence for all the marbles. Game
time at TD Garden in Boston is 7:30 p.m. ET for the contest that will air on
ESPN and TSN2.
Previous All-Hockey East finals were played
in 1999 when Maine defeated New Hampshire and in 1995 when the Terriers
defeated Maine for their fourth NCAA crown.
Providence has only reached the Frozen Four
once before, in 1985 when the Chris Terreri-led Friars lost to RPI in the
final, 2-1. PC’s head coach that year was former BU All-American Steve Stirling,
who captained the Terriers to their first NCAA title in 1971. That season,
Stirling scored a team-best 70 points, tied for fifth-best in BU history with Vic Stanfield
and now with Hobey Baker Award winner Jack Eichel.
The game will match two of the biggest and
best goaltenders in college hockey. BU’s 6’6” junior Matt O’Connor is 15-0-1 in
his last 16 decisions with a 2.13 GAA
and a .928 save percentage, while PC’s 6’5” junior Jon Gillies brings a 1.98
GAA and .930 save percentage.
BU’s top scorers are Eichel (70), senior Evan
Rodrigues (61) and junior Danny O’Regan (49). The Friars are led by Nick
Saracino (38) Shane Luke (31) and Noel Acciari (31).
One piece left! #GoBU #BUFrozen4 pic.twitter.com/5ik18OGnr0
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) April 10, 2015
►Watch Parties (details and
links)
□ Pre-game gathering and Watch Party at The
Harp
□ Watch Party at George Sherman Union (free
food), sponsored by the Dean of Students
□ Regional alumni watch parties in New York
City, Austin, Minneapolis, Portland, Ore., Seattle and Washington, D.C.
● GoTerriers.com preview,
Game Notes, Game Tracker, Terrier Sports Radio Network Webcast
● ESPN Championship
preview (2 videos)
● College Hockey News: Championship
preview ;
● Boston Herald: Championship
preview; Saracino
PC Playmaker; David
Quinn
● College Hockey Inc. Two Freshmen’s
Paths: Hickey and Walman
● SB Nation: BU
vs. PC regular season games
● Enterprise News: With
help from Greeley, BU shoots for title
● Providence Journal: Championship
Preview; Cranston’s
Quinn happy for PC
► Extended video highlights of
semifinal victory
►Teammates discuss Hobey winner (video)
Looking ahead
2015 recruit Sean MacTavish scored Lincoln’s
only goal in a 6-1
loss to Omaha.
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