Greeley opens up on return to NHL, tenure at BU--UPDATED

Former Associate Head Coach Steve Greeley, who last week left BU to become Assistant Director of Player Personnel for the New York Rangers, spoke with Daily Free Press reporter Sarah Kirkpatrick about his decision to return to the NHL and his takeaways from his two seasons on Coach David Quinn’s staff.

● Daily Free Press article   
● Patriot Ledger interview with Greeley 

"I think BU’s in a great spot right now. I truly think they’re going to compete for championships for years to come.”

Greeley played a lead role in bringing top-level talent into the Terrier pipeline in his two seasons on Comm. Ave. You can find a list of all BU recruits, including newest commit Chad Krys, in the sidebar to the right. Our friends at BurntBoats (@BurntBoats) take it one step further with this chart projecting the Terrier rosters for the next few seasons.

Looking back

Former Terrier captain Chris Dyment has been named assistant coach for another BU, the Bentley University Falcons.  A second-team All-American in 1999-2000, he scored 72 points (20G, 52A) in his four seasons in Scarlet as part of three Beanpot championship teams and making two NCAA appearances. He played seven season of professional hockey, mostly in the AHL. During the past two seasons, he was head coach of the USPHL Elite New Hampshire Junior Monarchs.

● Daily Times Chronicle report.

● Career stats

The 14^th Annual Travis Roy Foundation Whiffle Ball Tournament fundraiser set a new record with $546,023 raised, exceeding the previous high of $505,000 in 2013.

Former BU Coach Jack Parker joined his former player for the event in Essex, Vermont.

Established in 1997, the foundation’s mission is (1) to enhance the lives of individuals with spinal cord injuries and their families by providing adaptive equipment and (2) to find a cure through increased funding of research, resulting in self-reliance and the ability to be as independent as possible.  Travis Roy was a freshman forward at BU in the fall of 1995.  He was paralyzed after he crashed into the boards during his first shift in the Terriers home opener.

●Travis Roy Foundation report

● Burlington Free Press report

● WCAX report

► Penslabyrinth.com takes an In-Depth Look at center Nick Bonino acquired by Pittsburgh in an off-season trade.

►The U.S. Select U17s, with former BU forward Ken Rausch serving as general manager, won all four games to take first place at the Five Nations’ tournament in Arosa, Switzerland.

Women’s Team

Three Terriers, senior Sarah Lefort and sophomores Victoria Bach and Rebecca Leslie, were selected to the 22-player roster of the Canadian National Women’s Development Team. Team Canada will meet Team USA in a three-game series at Lake Placid, beginning Wednesday. Lefort, a 50-point scorer for BU last season, has been named team captain.

●GoTerriers.com report

Nothing to do with hockey but…

Today was the 100^th anniversary of Braves Field, home of the Boston Braves, which survives now as BU’s Nickerson Field. The Boston Herald takes a look at the stadium’s history.
● GoTerriers.com report
● Braves-Nickerson Field Web site