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Connor LaCouvee finsihed the 2015-16 season with a 2.92 goals against average and .897 save percentage. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/DFP FILE PHOTO

Top quotes of 2015-16 from Boston University athletics programs

Jonathan Sigal April 28, 2016

Sports fans are well versed in the lexicon of their favorite athletes and coaches, as their one-liners can be equally inspiring as they are perplexing. Whether it’s Kevin Garnett screaming, “Anything...

Despite being only a freshman, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson will serve as an assistant captain during the 2016-17 campaign. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Men’s hockey reflects on 2015-16 season, David Quinn offers positive spin

Sarah Kirkpatrick April 19, 2016

Following a 7-2 loss to the University of Denver in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 26, Boston University men’s hockey head coach David Quinn told reporters in St. Paul, Minnesota:...

Seniors Mike Moran and Matt Lane hug before stepping off the ice after BU's loss to Denver. PHOTO BY JUDY COHEN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Men’s hockey seniors leave behind legacy, team culture

Judy Cohen March 27, 2016

ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Four years ago, nine freshmen pulled scarlet and white jerseys over their heads for the first time as members of the Boston University men's hockey team. They came from all...

Denver blows out, eliminates BU men’s hockey from NCAA Tournament

Sarah Kirkpatrick March 26, 2016

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The 2015-16 season began as a year of promise for the Boston University men’s hockey team — a year of redemption, vengeance for a heartbreaking loss in the 2014-15 national...

PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Men’s hockey heads to NCAA Tournament West Regional for clash with Denver

Andrew Battifarano March 25, 2016

An early exit from the Hockey East Tournament might not initially seem like the ideal recipe for success as the Boston University men’s hockey team readies for its NCAA Tournament opener against...

PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Aim Small, Miss Small: Breaking down BU’s shot tendencies

Judy Cohen March 25, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="114242" img_size="full" add_caption="yes"][vc_column_text]  The Bright-Landry Center at Harvard University's athletic complex is cold. Cold in the way that...

Jordan Greenway (foreground) and Charlie McAvoy (right) celebrate Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson's game-winning goal against UMass. PHOTO BY SOFI LAURITO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Forsbacka Karlsson finds scoring touch in men’s hockey victory over UMass

Nick Frazier March 6, 2016

With the No. 9 Boston University men’s hockey team coming off a 2-1 overtime win versus the University of Massachusetts Amherst in its first game of the Hockey East first round, it was apparent that...

PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Bobo Carpenter, new-look 2nd line lift No. 9 men’s hockey over UMass

Judy Cohen March 5, 2016

It took overtime and a season-high 96 shot attempts for the No. 9 Boston University men's hockey team's first-round Hockey East Tournament victory over the University of Massachusetts Amherst to be...

No. 9 men’s hockey outlasts UMass, wins Hockey East playoff opener in overtime

Andrew Battifarano March 4, 2016

Having beaten the University of Massachusetts with 13 combined goals in its two previous games, there might have been an expectation coming into Friday night’s Hockey East playoff opener that the No....

Senior forward Ahti Oksanen broke a seven-game goalless streak with his first-period tally against Notre Dame Friday. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS FILE PHOTO

BU men’s hockey wins 1st game of series vs. Notre Dame

Sarah Kirkpatrick February 26, 2016

SOUTH BEND, Indiana — The Compton Family Ice Arena wasn’t too friendly to the Boston University men’s hockey team two years ago. In the midst of a losing 2013-14 season, the Terriers traveled to...

PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU seniors recognized, set tempo in final regular-season home game

Judy Cohen February 21, 2016

What does this year's senior class mean to the No. 9 Boston University men's hockey team? "Oh," said sophomore goaltender Connor LaCouvee. "Everything." Prior to the Terriers' (18-9-5, 11-5-4...

PHOTO BY BRITTANY CHANG/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Matt Lane, BU men’s hockey senior, leads through example

Sarah Kirkpatrick February 18, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][mediagrid cat="27992"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Boston University men’s hockey team had a 2-0 deficit during...

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