Goalie duo impresses in rookie campaign
For all but the luckiest hockey teams, goaltending is often a question. The Boston University men’s team found an unconventional answer this year, using freshmen Sean Maguire and Matt O’Connor as complementary pieces in net for most of the season. While resolution in the form of a clear No. 1 goalie never came, both were [...]
Jack Parker unable to find success in final season
Jack Parker’s last season as the Boston University men’s hockey coach will be remembered for that reason alone. It will also be recalled as a hard season to figure: The Terriers, despite their youth, played a strong first half, a nearly perfect month of March wand a six-week stretch between those two that doomed their [...]
Depth key to women’s hockey’s success
The Boston University women’s hockey team entered the 2012-13 season having lost its top scorer, forward Jenn Wakefield. But rather than lament the loss of a single consistent superstar, the Terriers (28-6-3, 18-2-1 Hockey East) relied on multiple parts to propel them to the NCAA Championship Final for the second time in three seasons. Rather [...]
Matt Nieto moving on to new challenges
After foregoing his senior season to sign an entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks, Boston University men’s hockey junior forward Matt Nieto said he is ready for a new challenge beyond what college hockey can offer him. “I think that’s what it came down to — I want to challenge myself, and I thought [...]
BU officially taps David Quinn as Jack Parker’s successor
David Quinn is coming home. The 46-year-old Boston University alumnus, who served as Jack Parker’s associate head coach for five years before leaving after the 2009 national championship, was officially named the next BU men’s hockey coach Tuesday morning. BU President Robert Brown, with Quinn and athletic director Mike Lynch his side, made the announcement [...]
