As Jonathan Morello opened up scoring for the Terriers in the 2026 Beanpot Semifinal against Northeastern on Feb. 2, his name flashed across the big screen at TD Garden.
It’s the first day of the 2025-26 NHL Season. Hockey fans can rejoice once more: surviving another offseason full of trade rumors, not-so-permanent retirements — ahem, Marc-Andre Fleury — and the first — and hopefully, last — decentralized draft.
I only got into hockey when I arrived at Boston University and realized there was no collegiate baseball or football — the only two sports I actually paid attention to.
Alexander Ovechkin has been incredible for hockey. The next generation of NHL players grew up watching him and the booming one-timer from the left circle that became his signature.
The Boston Bruins came into the season with high hopes. They’ve made the last eight consecutive Stanley Cup Playoffs and 15 of the last 17. Just two seasons ago, they broke the NHL record for most points in a single season.
The Vancouver Canucks have been plagued with issues throughout the entire season. On paper, they’re not a worse team than that which forced Game 7 in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.
Sidney Crosby is a fixture of Pittsburgh sports. He was one of the most highly touted prospects coming into the 2005 NHL draft, not only in his class, but in the history of the NHL.
Jeremy Swayman still has not signed a contract with the Boston Bruins. The season starts tomorrow. The Bruins’ star goaltender is currently a restricted free agent, which means Boston still holds the rights to sign him to a new contract.
