For the No. 18 Boston University men’s hockey team, the stakes were simple: Win and head to the NCAA tournament or lose and their season ends. BU (21-13-4, 12-8-4 Hockey East) kept its season alive and upset No. 7 Providence College 2-0 in the Hockey East championship game Saturday night at TD Garden.

David Quinn, head coach of the No. 3 Boston University men's hockey team, has had plenty to say about star freshman center Jack Eichel since Eichel arrived at BU. The most talked-about player in college...