Introducing the 2015-16 Terriers; Inside BU Hockey Episode 1--UPDATED

The Daily Free Press has published its annual hockey preview issue and has done an exceptional job of over-viewing the upcoming season and focusing on some of the players who may be keys to the Terriers’ goal of more tournament hardware and a return to the Frozen Four. You can look at the individual articles below or find the entire preview issue in pdf form here.  (Note: Women’s Team articles are linked further down.)

Photo by Justin Hawk/DFP Staff

●  2015-16 Year of Redemption for BU Men’s Hockey

● Sophomore Forwards Ready to take More Prominent Roles   

● Mike Moran: Fulfilling a Hockey Dream  

● Sean Maguire Set to Return After A Year Away

● How BU Players Prepare for Game Day

● 20 Questions with Danny O’Regan and Matt Lane

● Sean Skahan Brings NHL Experience to Strength & Conditioning Program

● Robbie Baillargeon Eyes a Bounce-back Season  

● Chris Dyment returns to BU

● Must Attend BU Games for 2015-16

As if that wasn’t enough, there’s more from BU Athletics, SBN, HockeyEastOnline, and WEEI.

Episode 1 of Inside BU Hockey features Bernie Corbett’s interviews with Head Coach David Quinn, Captain Matt Grzelcyk and former Associate Head Coach Steve Greeley, now the New York Rangers’ Assistant Director, Player Personnel.

► SB Nation: Hockey East Preview and Preseason Rankings

► SB Nation: BU Hockey Preview

► Hockey East Online: Weekend Preview and Notes  BU travels to Union

 ► WEEI College Hockey Puckcast—Season Preview   (Scott McLaughlin, Mike McMahon, PC Coach Nate Leaman)

Looking back

Eight players on opening night @NHL rosters played college hockey last season pic.twitter.com/LPRvWRyzBN

— College Hockey Inc. (@collegehockey) October 8, 2015

To no one’s surprise, Hobey Baker Award winner Jack Eichel, who was the second draft pick overall in June, is set to center the Sabres second line and will become the 72^nd Terrier to play in an NHL game.  Matt O’Connor, who signed a free-agent deal with Ottawa, was expected to begin his pro career in AHL Binghamton, but with an injury to the Senators’ backup goalie, the 6’6” netminder, who earned second team All-Hockey East last season, made the opening roster and with the Senators playing three games in four nights, he may get a start this week. Tonight, Eichel’s Sabres take on the Senators, with OC watching from the bench.

● NHL.com Eichel’s Next Step; report on O’Connor  

UPDATE: Eichel scored his first NHL goal, but it was the Sabres only goal in a 3-1 loss.

Eichel wasn't going to let down that Buffalo crowd! Goal #1 in the @NHL! #ProudtoBU pic.twitter.com/ryg02742qq

— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) October 9, 2015

● NHL.com recap
● ESPN: John Buccigross talks with Eichel about his pro debut 

Looking ahead

● The NTDP News and Notes features items on several 2016 and 2017 recruits as this weekend, the U18s play their first games at their new home in Plymouth, Michigan, and the U17s compete in the Minnesota Elite League tournament.

Women’s Team

More from the Daily Free Press Hockey Preview

● Brian Durocher Finds Destiny with Women’s Hockey

● Transfer Alexis Crossley Readies for Life as a Terrier

●  All in the Family: Tommy & Mary Grace Kelley

#7/8 BU hosts Penn State on Friday at 7 p.m. in the first game of a two-game series.
●  GoTerriers.com preview  with links to Game Notes, GameTracker and the TerrierTV Webcast (subscription) 

● Hockey East Weekend Preview 
●PSU Daily Collegian preview