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2017 Frozen Four: Harvard hits heartbreak hill in last-second loss
April 7, 2017
(Photo by Bob Snow, Bruins Daily) CHICAGO – One and done – and in dramatic fashion. Harvard’s hope for a second national championship came to an abrupt end with 27 seconds left in regulation Thursday night at the United Center when Minnesota-Duluth’s Alex Iafello tipped a Willie Raskob slow roller five-hole past Merrick Madsen to […]
Read More »What we learned: Home ice in the first round now unlikely
Heading into Thursday’s contest with the Ottawa Senators, the Bruins knew a regulation win would be ideal in their search for home-ice advantage for the opening round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. After an impressive first period where they jumped out to a 1-0 lead thanks to Drew Stafford’s eighth of the season, the […]
Read More »Brad Marchand on recent suspension: “It was definitely selfish and undisciplined”
April 6, 2017
By now, everyone knows that Brad Marchand’s edgy style of play has both its share of risks and benefits. That edgy brand of hockey will cost him the last two games of the 2016-17 regular season following his spear of Lightning defenseman Jake Dotchin. Luckily for Marchand, it didn’t cost his teammates during the B’s […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Senators
In one of the biggest Bruins games of the season, the Black and Gold will be without their leading goal scorer. Suspended two games by the league this morning, the Bruins will be without the services of Brad Marchand for the final two games of the 2016-17 season, two games very meaningful to the Bruins. […]
Read More »Brad Marchand suspended two games for spear on Jake Dotchin
Brad Marchand was one of five Bruins to have played in every regular season game in 2016-17. Entering Game 81, that list will be down to four. To little surprise, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced a two-game suspension for Marchand after his spear on Lightning defenseman Jake Dotchin during Boston’s 4-0 win Tuesday […]
Read More »Donato and Donato: Bleeding Crimson – and Black and Gold
(Photo by Bob Snow, Bruins Daily) CHICAGO – They are the two feel-good stories of the 2017 Frozen Four. One, the coaching matchup in Thursday’s Denver-Notre Dame semifinal. Denver coach Jim Montgomery served as an assistant under ND’s Jeff Jackson, who won national titles at Lake Superior State in 1992 and 1994. The Lakers led, […]
Read More »Anders Bjork heads talented Bruins prospect pool at Frozen Four
April 5, 2017
(Photo credit: Notre Dame Athletics) CHICAGO – The scuttlebutt around future Black and Gold talent in Beantown springs eternal with the recent signings of BU’s dynamic duo of Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson and Charlie McAvoy now playing in Providence. Both are touted as future starters on Causeway Street – maybe next week when the Bruins return to […]
Read More »Hard to see Brad Marchand escaping suspension this time
He escaped suspensions earlier in the year for separate slew footing incidents on Niklas Kronwall and Anton Stralman. But it appears the third time won’t be the charm for Brad Marchand. One day following the Bruins’ playoff-clinching win over the Lightning, the NHL Department of Player Safety confirmed their hearing with Marchand for Thursday morning. […]
Read More »Charlie McAvoy already showing flashes of brilliance in Providence
When Charlie McAvoy announced that he was turning pro after two seasons at Boston University, the media coverage, to say the least, was unlike anything for a prospect anyone around has seen for quite some time. On the sports segments of the late night news, to video of McAvoy skating in his first practice floating […]
Read More »Harvard heads to Windy City looking for second national title
CHICAGO – The final four on the hardwood ended Monday night in Phoenix with North Carolina celebrating center court. The final four on the frozen sheet front at the United Center in Chicago. Last year in Tampa, North Dakota cruised past Quinnipiac, 5-1, in the final game of 2016. Three No. 1 seeds moved on […]
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