March 20
2015: After
dispatching Maine in the quarterfinals, BU defeated New Hampshire, 4-1, in the
Hockey East semifinal to earn its third berth in the conference championship
game in seven seasons. After a d-zone turnover led to an early Wildcat lead,
Terriers quickly tied the game on Cason Hohmann’s goal on a delayed penalty.
The eventual game-winner came in the second period when Chase Phelps converted
a rebound. Goals by Jack Eichel and Evan Rodrigues in the final period closed
the scoring. Matt O’Connor had 32 saves for BU.
● THFB report
● HockeyEastOnline report
2009: In
the Hockey East semifinal against BC, the top-ranked Terriers were held
scoreless for 51 minutes before erupting for three goals in 44 seconds, en
route to a 3-2 win. Down 1-0, BU received goals from Zach Cohen, Brian Strait
and Colin Wilson for a 3-1 lead. BU had survived a five-minute major and game
misconduct to Brandon Yip just 91 seconds into the contest. Kieran Millan
stopped 21 Eagle shots.
● THFB report
● HockeyEastOnline report
● Video: game highlights;
3
goals in 44 seconds
1971: Boston University defeated
Minnesota, 4-2, at the Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium in Syracuse, NY,
to win its first NCAA championship. Terrier goalie Dan Brady made 32 saves and
was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, while captain and
All-American Steve Stirling scored two goals--the second one unassisted--to
lead BU to the title. Bob Gryp and Ron Anderson had the other goals. BU
finished with a 28-2-1 record and scored a then-record 210 goals while yielding
just 60. For the season, the Terriers averaged a 7-2 win and generated a 40%
power play percentage.
The
tournament had originally been scheduled to be held at BU’s new Walter Brown
Arena, but construction delays forced the change in venue. WBA would open the
following season.
● 1970-71
NCAA Season ( Wikipedia)
And one more from March 19
1978: Terriers defeated Providence, 5-3, in a special NCAA
play-in game to earn a spot in the Frozen Four (which BU would go on to win). The Friars had upset #1 ranked
BU (26-1-0 at the time) in the ECAC semifinal before losing to BC in the
championship game. BU beat Brown in the consolation game. The NCAA decided a play-in
game, hosted by Providence, would decide the second Eastern entry in the four-team
national tournament. BU goal scorers were Dick Lamby (2), David Silk, Mark Fidler
and John Bethel. Jim Craig shut down the Friar’s attempt to comeback in the
final period.
The game action and circumstances leading up to it comprise
a particularly riveting chapter in Tim Rappleye’s recent book, Jack Parker’s Wise
Guys: The National Champion Terriers, The Blizzard of ’78 and the Road to the
Miracle on Ice.
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