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Off the Post: NHL players given Olympic go-ahead

Belle Fraser September 8, 2021
Belle Fraser discusses the return of NHL players to the Olympics, plus BU's presence on Team USA.
Dropping the Gloves: Hockey is better than it’s ever been, but where are the viewers?

Dropping the Gloves: Hockey is better than it’s ever been, but where are the viewers?

Jessica Citronberg April 29, 2018
The NHL is better than it’s ever been. Hockey is getting better and better every season, and more fun to watch. Every team remaining in the Stanley Cup playoffs scored at least 100 points in the regular season.
Burn the Boats: Great expectations eventually met for BU men’s hockey

Burn the Boats: Great expectations eventually met for BU men’s hockey

Matt Dresens March 27, 2018
BU’s unexpected late run to the Hockey East championship and NCAA Tournament injected some much-needed enthusiasm into the program.
Dropping the Gloves: BU represents Hockey East in NCAA tournament, keys to victory are NHL prospects

Dropping the Gloves: BU represents Hockey East in NCAA tournament, keys to victory are NHL prospects

Jessica Citronberg March 25, 2018
This NCAA men’s ice hockey tournament is one of the best competitions the league has seen in a while. And it probably has something to do with the explosion of NHL draft picks staying to play a year or two of college hockey.
Dropping the Gloves: Bruins lose in Rick Nash trade

Dropping the Gloves: Bruins lose in Rick Nash trade

Jessica Citronberg March 1, 2018
Nash is a mediocre player, who, for some reason, is treated like an idol. And it’s been getting to his head.
Burn the Boats: Olympic hockey spotlight

Burn the Boats: Olympic hockey spotlight

Matt Dresens February 25, 2018
The Winter Olympics. You know, that sporting event that comes around every four years where we pretend to intricately know the proceedings of curling, luging and Nordic skiing combined? Oh yeah, and then there’s the hockey.
Freshman forward David Farrance tallied his first collegiate goal in BU's win over Vermont Friday night. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Men’s hockey tops Vermont 2-0 in series opener, Quinn gets 100th win

Nicole Havens February 24, 2018
With only two games remaining in the 2017-18 regular season and home ice on the line, the Boston University men’s hockey team had a lot to play for Friday night in the first of two matchups against the University of Vermont.
PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Men’s hockey will finish 2017-18 regular season against Vermont

Matthew Martin February 22, 2018
As the final weekend of the regular season approaches, the Boston University men’s hockey team is set to take on the University of Vermont, and has hopes of securing home ice throughout the upcoming Hockey East playoffs.
Dropping the Gloves: Why the men’s hockey team isn’t performing well at the Olympics

Dropping the Gloves: Why the men’s hockey team isn’t performing well at the Olympics

Jessica Citronberg February 20, 2018
During the women’s USA-Canada matchup Thursday, commentator A.J. Mleczko Griswold talked about the daily grind required to be one of the women out on the ice. The next Olympic Games are always on their mind.
Dropping the Gloves: NHL should participate in 2018 Winter Olympics

Dropping the Gloves: NHL should participate in 2018 Winter Olympics

Jessica Citronberg April 6, 2017

The Commissioner has spoken. The NHL will not shut down for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has been hot and cold the past few months when asked...

MAHDI: On nostalgia

Daily Free Press Admin February 10, 2014

Whether it is a result of staring wistfully at snow-covered buildings under grey skies, or seemingly endless nights in harsh winter, this is the season for nostalgia. Intentional or not, we always happen...

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