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Defender Maeve Kelly (24) and forward Clara Yuhn (19), Boston University sophomores, skate in the season opener against Northeastern. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Terrier Hockey programs start seasons with varying success

Hui-En Lin October 11, 2023
Boston University’s men’s and women’s hockey teams began the 2023-24 season this past weekend on shaky ground. The No. 1 ranked men’s team scraped by 3-2 against unranked Bentley in overtime on Saturday while the women’s team fell to No. 5/7 Northeastern on Friday.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Spring Scramble: An overview of the USFL’s rulebook

Brendan Nordstrom March 31, 2022
Columnist Brendan Nordstrom lays out the USFL's new rulebook — which was released just last week.
Seema Thakkar/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Boston Police’s overtime budget is out of control, in desperate need of fewer officers, reallocation

Editors April 15, 2021
We must stop spending hundreds of millions paying the criminals, abusers and killers who “protect” us.
Boston Police Department officers at a protest

Social justice protests echo through Boston’s history

Daniel Kool February 18, 2021
In its almost 400-year history, Boston has never been a stranger to unrest. Protests began in late May, following the death of George Floyd, and continued until the winter.
President-elect Joe Biden nominated Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor secretary Thursday. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE

Biden taps Walsh for Secretary of Labor

Daniel Kool January 7, 2021
As Labor secretary, Walsh would oversee a range of federal laws including minimum wage and overtime securities, as well as anti-discrimination policies and workplace safety regulations.
The Terriers hope to celebrate in Fargo, North Dakota this weekend. If BU can get past North Dakota and win its following game, it will head to Chicago for the Frozen Four. PHOTO BY JOHN KAVOURIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

No. 5 BU hockey overcomes shorthanded roster, storms back to beat Union

Nick Frazier January 6, 2017

What better way for the No. 5 Boston University men’s hockey team to kick off 2017 than with a come-from-behind win versus a ranked opponent? It was missing seven key players due to the World...

Two-Minute Drill: Time for bigger nets in NHL?

Two-Minute Drill: Time for bigger nets in NHL?

Chris Picher December 10, 2015

The best part of the NHL is the new 3-on-3 overtime format. The scoring chances are unparalleled and the action will even get a basketball fan out of their seat. It doesn’t take a scientist to figure...

PHOTO BY FALON MORAN/DFP FILE PHOTO

Women’s hockey drops overtime thriller to No. 2 Boston College

Jonathan Sigal November 11, 2015

There are days in hockey when, despite a strong showing, the bounces just don’t go your way. In Tuesday evening’s game at the Conte Forum, the Boston University women’s ice hockey team learned...

Two-Minute Drill: New NHL overtime a glaring success

Two-Minute Drill: New NHL overtime a glaring success

Chris Picher November 4, 2015

Goalies look helpless and certain marquee players can’t stand it, but the new 3-on-3 overtime format is doing exactly what it was supposed to do, and more. In the first overtime game of the season...

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