TD Garden has never seen more maroon and gold than it did on Saturday night. Boston College students flooded the arena with deafening cheers as the Eagles sent shot after shot into Boston University’s net, securing the team’s first Hockey East championship title in 12 years.
The Hockey East Tournament begins for the women’s side on Thursday, and student writers from around the league sat down to discuss it.
After eight months of waiting, Boston College men’s and women’s hockey finally have a set date for the start of the 2020-21 season.
Megan Keller returned after a year off—one that featured an Olympic gold medal—to Boston College close out one of the most impressive collegiate careers a defenseman has ever had.
The losing streak hit six for BC, as Maine’s Mitchell Fossier scored with less than a minute left in overtime to lift the Black Bears to a series sweep.
Megan Keller had two goals and two assists, Kelly Pickreign turned away 18 shots for her first career win, and BC rolled to a 7-1 win over UNH.
Delaney Belinskas has always played multiple sports, and nothing has changed—she’s playing key roles with women’s hockey and softball at BC.
The Eagles are the reigning Hockey East regular season champions, and recently announced a schedule that features several stiff tests—including rival Notre Dame, who nearly won the title last year.
The Eagles won the Hockey East regular season despite being picked fourth in the preseason poll, but came up short in almost every major game during the course of the year.
After a six year hiatus, Courtney Sheary will return to the Hockey East. Once an established defenseman for New Hampshire, Sheary will now take over as an assistant for BC.
