Captain Clutch delivers gold for Canada; Watching the scoreboard

Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored the third “golden goal” of her Olympic career to lead Canada to a 3-2 win over Team USA in the gold-medal game in Beijing. The former Terrier captain and standout had two goals in the game along with an assist bringing her points total for the 2022 games to 17.

She also tallied the game-winner in the 2010 and 2014 finals and had a goal in the 2018 final, won by the U.S., making her the only Olympian to score in four goal medal games. Poulin scored a total of seven goals in those four games.

Poulin also become the first Terrier to win four Olympic medals, breaking her tie with track star David Hemery.

Jesse Compher, who captained the BU women’s team in 2020-21, scored three goals and an assist for Team USA and was the first Terrier to represent the U.S. in women’s Olympic hockey.

● GoTerriers.com Poulin Wins Third Olympic Gold Medal

● GoTerriers.com All-Time Olympians

● Olympic.ca Captain Clutch leads Canada back to top of Olympic podium

●Toronto Star A born leader, a born idol and a born friend

● Barstool Sports Marie-Philip Poulin in the Most Clutch Olympian There Ever Was

 

#17 Terriers are idle this weekend but will be watching the scoreboard as the regular season enters its final weeks. Seven teams are in contention to secure byes in the first round of playoffs. A key match-up has UMass and UConn playing a home-and-home. BU is tied for third with the Huskies (35 pts) and two points behind the Minutemen (37). Both clubs have two games in hand over BU. Fifth-place Merrimack with 33 points and one game in hand plays two games against Vermont in North Andover. First-place UMass Lowell has a pair with Providence, while Northeastern and BC have a home-and-home.

 

Sophomore goalie Vinny Duplessis talks about BU's Beanpot win with Bernie Corbett on this weeks Inside Hockey East podcast.

 

 

New England Hockey Journal TV spotlights 100 years of BU hockey in a 22-minute feature video. (Watch to the end) 

Season 9, Episode 4 — BU Terriers on Vimeo

 

Looking back

2015 Hobey Baker Award winner Jack Eichel made his return to the ice and his Golden Knights debut Wednesday in a 2-0 loss to Colorado. He'd be idle since last March due to a neck injury and subsequently was trade to Vegas and had controversial surgery.

● NHL.com Eichel makes Vegas debut

 

As part of Black History Month, Anaheim Ducks recognized former Terrier Eddie Wright who scouted for the team for five seasons beginning in 1994. At BU, the diminutive Wright scored 29 goals and added 33 assists, playing alongside Herb Wakabayashi with whom he grew up in Chatham, Ont.

After earning his Masters degree at BU, Wright became head coach at the University of Buffalo, the first African-American head coach at an NCAA school. He spent 17 years behind the Bulls' bench.

● NHL.com Former Ducks Scout Wright was a Hockey Trailblazer

Women's Team

In the final weekend of the regular season, Terriers begin a home-and-home series against Providence. Tonight's game at Schneider Arena begins at 6 p.m. and will be live streamed.

BU currently sits in fifth place, two points ahead of both Maine and the Friars.

Tomorrow's game at Walter Brown Arena begins at 5 p.m. and will include Senior Day activities. It will air on NESN+

● GoTerriers.com preview, live stats, 

● Live stream College Sports Live