After 34 regular season games, playoff hockey season has finally arrived. The No. 20 Boston University men’s hockey team secured the No. 4 seed and home ice for the best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinals, and will host the No. 5 seed University of Connecticut this weekend.

Hockey East play presents the No. 9 Boston University women’s ice hockey team with unique challenges, but the team encountered an entirely different beast this past weekend: a top-10 ranked opponent. Slated...