No
stranger to producing clutch goals, Nick Bonino scored the game-winner with 2:33
left in regulation as Pittsburgh edged San Jose, 3-2, in game one of the
Stanley Cup finals. It was the fourth post-season goal for the former Terrier
and Avon Old Farms standout, who also has 16 assists. Bonino had a team-best six shots on goals and a team-best six shots blocked.
All
three Penguins’ goals came off the sticks of former Hockey East players as
Conor Sheary (UMass) and Bryan Rust (Notre Dame) had given Pittsburgh a 2-0
lead after one period.
3-2 Pens. https://t.co/AzdQ6boNQq— Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) May 31, 2016
Earlier
in the day, a prescient Hartford Courant column looked at Bonino’s “History
of Big Plays in Big Moments.”
The
transformation
of the Penguins from struggling-but-talented to Cup finalist under Coach Mike
Sullivan, who captained the 1989-90 Frozen Four Terriers, is explored by the New York Times’ Ben Shpigel
The
2016 NHL Draft Combine began in Buffalo Monday with 114 draft-eligible players
participating. Among them are 30
NCAA-affiliated prospects, including BU freshman blueliner Charlie McAvoy
and Terrier recruits Clayton Keller, Kieffer Bellows, Dante Fabbro and Chad
Krys.
Keller,
ranked #9 by NHL Central Scouting among North Americans, spoke with NHL.com’s MikeMorreale about his commitment to BU.
"I think right now Boston University is my top choice because I think just coach [David] Quinn is a really special guy," Keller told NHL.com at the opening day of the 2016 NHL Draft Combine at First Niagara Center on Monday. "I'm really close with him and I think that's going to be the best fit for me."
"[Eichel] came down to Ann Arbor [Mich.] when the Sabres were playing the Detroit Red Wings and he talked to us," Keller said. "I talked to him about BU, and he told me how much fun it was to play there and that I should go. He said Quinn is a great coach, and after hearing that, it made me a lot more comfortable, so I thanked him for that."
