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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The 4 Nations Face-Off is an all-star game with a lack of all-stars

Annika Morris January 29, 2025
The NHL’s nation-based tournament is not the Olympics, and it isn’t really an all-star game either. Instead of the typical all-star format used by nearly every other professional sports league, the NHL opted to create the 4 Nations Face-Off, featuring teams of players from Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Stick Check: This season should have been the PWHL’s inaugural season

Grace Sferrazza November 20, 2024
The PWHL is entering its second season with new branding, jerseys, and permanent homes, but it should have began like this in the first place.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley celebrating her congressional victory in 2018.

PREVIEW: Meet the 2021 Commencement ceremony speakers

Daily Free Press Staff May 13, 2021
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Moderna founder Noubar Afeyan are among this year's speakers.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Amtrak expansions provide new opportunity to boost economy, eco-friendly travel

Editors April 4, 2021
Amtrak’s plan and new funds from Biden will benefit the entire country, especially college students.
Abby Cook was able to jump right into coach Brian Durocher's lineup upon arriving to BU. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Freshmen Cook, De Sousa feel at home with Terrier hockey

Nicole Havens February 2, 2017

When skating alongside their teammates, it is often hard to remember that Abby Cook and Deziray De Sousa are just 18 years old. Over the course of 28 games in the 2016-17 season, the pair, along with...

Sophomore defenseman Charlie McAvoy helped the U.S. win a gold medal at the 2015 IIHF Under-18 World Championships. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Keller, McAvoy welcome World Juniors opportunity with Team USA

Jonathan Sigal December 14, 2016

A spot in the 2017 World Junior Championships is hardly a guarantee for Charlie McAvoy, but he's certainly excited for what could unfold over the impending break from classes at Boston University. “It...

REVIEW: Arcade Fire’s “Reflektor” defined by incoherence

Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2013

It’s very difficult to criticize Arcade Fire, a band that quietly and gracefully became the official sovereigns of indie rock in the 2000s. Since 2004, the band has released three albums, each proving...

Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick pushes economic ties with Canada

Daily Free Press Admin October 15, 2013

Looking to promote green initiatives and overall economic growth in the Commonwealth, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick led a seven-person delegation on a tour of Canada last week. The tour, which included stops...

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