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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: Hockey players are allowed to stand up for themselves

Annika Morris October 23, 2024
There is a special kind of vitriol that hockey fans have for draft picks who refuse to sign with their team. In a sport with a very stoic, selfless culture, it seems arrogant for a player to risk the beginning of his career for a better option than the one in which he had no say.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The Seattle Kraken’s captaincy candidates

Annika Morris October 7, 2024
The Seattle Kraken is the last remaining team in the NHL without a captain. Even Utah Hockey Club, the team that hasn’t existed for more than six months, just named tenured forward Clayton Keller as the first captain in its franchise history last Friday.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The Bruins need to stop burning the Jeremy Swayman bridge

Annika Morris October 3, 2024
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.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: This season’s best storylines

Annika Morris September 18, 2024
The 2024-25 National Hockey League season is sliding in fast, and there are some interesting threads to follow as the season unfolds. After all, hockey is more fun when you know what you’re watching for.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: These three NHL teams have revamped their look

Annika Morris September 12, 2024
The NHL is going to look a little different this upcoming season. Fanatics announced a new, 10-year partnership with the National Hockey League to manufacture on-ice uniforms after having produced training gear and other merchandise for years prior, taking over the role from Adidas.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: Stop letting playoff teams abuse the LTIR loophole

Annika Morris April 17, 2024
The Las Vegas Golden Knights did what no one thought they could do at the trade deadline. They were buyers. And they bought a lot.
Boston University women’s ice hockey assistant head athletic trainer Emily Gibb. Gibb is running the Boston Marathon on Monday to support Mass Eye and Ear Hospital in finding a cure for conditions such as deafness, blindness and other upper body conditions. COURTESY OF BU ATHLETICS

Familiar faces from women’s ice hockey team will run in Boston Marathon

Brendan Galvin April 14, 2024
In a crowd of 30,000 runners, Boston University's women’s ice hockey team will see two familiar faces on Patriots’ Day— assistant coach Megan Myers and assistant head athletic trainer Emily Gibb.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The Bruins cannot break up their goalie bromance

Annika Morris February 29, 2024
Elliotte Friedman broke the hearts of every Bruins fan on the “32 Thoughts” podcast when he suggested the Boston Bruins trade their beloved goalie, Linus Ullmark. Can the team really break up their goalie bromance of Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman?
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The best gift you can give is a goalie stick

Annika Morris February 21, 2024
Hockey players have so much power in their hands when it comes to fans. One small interaction or one small act of generosity will leave a fan with a memory that they will keep forever.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The NHL does not need to expand

Annika Morris January 25, 2024
Thirty-two is a good number. The NHL currently has 32 teams with the recent addition of the Seattle Kraken for the 2021-22 season. But the league apparently doesn’t want to stop there.
Boston University freshman goaltender Mari Pietersen (92) fist-bumps a fan before an Oct. 6 game against Northeastern. The team has four games over winter break. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Basketball teams begin conference play during intersession, hockey resumes on Jan. 3

Austin Chen December 6, 2023
Winter break is just around the corner, but some Terriers are not going to be taking too much time for themselves. The men’s and women’s basketball and hockey teams all have a full slate of games, including plenty of in-conference play. Each team has different expectations for the back half of their seasons, as the men’s hockey and women’s basketball teams are under particular pressure due to their postseason success last season, but all the teams have plenty of exciting games on their schedules. Here are some to keep an eye on.
Boston University forward Caitlin Weimar (11) drives to the hoop during the 2023 Patriot League finals. The women’s basketball team ended the regular season with a 22-7 record. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Division I Terriers gear up for Fall 2023

Austin Chen June 7, 2023
Boston University boasts 24 varsity teams that compete in the NCAA’s Division I across the fall and spring semesters. Here’s what to know about some of the teams that will compete during the fall semester.
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