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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Rejuvenated BU women’s hockey team aims for another NCAA bout

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

Exhausted and defeated, then-sophomore goaltender Kerrin Sperry fell to the ground. With 10.1 seconds left in triple overtime, Cornell University managed to pull ahead and knock out the Boston University...

Poulin looks for healthy season as co-captain of women’s hockey

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

A mere 20 minutes into the first game of the season, it looked as though history had repeated itself. Junior Marie-Philip Poulin, the co-captain of the Boston University women’s hockey team, left...

Parker, men’s hockey team prepared to apply Task Force recommendations after season of off-ice issues

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

Boston University men's hockey has focused on more than just its on-ice questions over the last six months since the season ended. Much of the attention has focused on the Men's Ice Hockey Task Force,...

Scooby Dooby Oops! Escobedo looking to avoid penalty box, take home hardware as senior

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

Nov. 7, 2010, was a pretty average day for the Boston University men’s hockey team. The Terriers fell behind 2–0 to Brown University early in the first period, but they battled back and a late Wade...

With big question marks in net, freshmen goalies Maguire, O’Connor set to take center stage

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

If Jack Parker gets déjà vu filling out his lineup card for Saturday’s season opener against Providence College, no one could really blame him. The 40-year Boston University men’s hockey coach finds...

A hockey nomad: Matt Nieto’s journey from California kid to BU hockey star

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

The imaginary crowd roars as a 3-year-old Matt Nieto darts past one imaginary defender, fakes to his right and blasts an invisible puck past an imaginary goalie. Nieto runs around his living room, raising...

7 Questions with Captain Wade Megan

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

1. Who is your all-time favorite NHLer? Oh, tough one right out of the gate. I love Brett Hull. I love the one-timer. That’s what I remember him for, I remember I used to love watching him play and...

Earning his A’s: In search of a second master’s, Ruikka named assistant captain

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

All that’s left on the ice are a battered bucket of pucks, the snow scraped up by 20-odd pairs of skates and Ryan Ruikka. The Terriers’ new assistant captain, now pursuing his second master’s degree,...

New beginnings

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

October is here, which means the Boston University men’s hockey team is back on the ice, preparing for a season of hopeful retribution. The 2011–12 team, which was marred by off-ice issues, ended...

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