Congratulations to Jack Parker on his 800th Win

BU's win over Merrimack last night gave Jack Parker his 800th win.  He is the third coach to reach this mark and the only one to reach this mark with just one team.  The picture to the left is from BU's web site of Jack with the team after his win 800th win.  

Here are a few more links to stories on Jack's 800th win, The Terrier Hockey Fan Blog, BU Web Site, Boston Herald, Boston.com.

Sioux - Another Opportunity Lost

The Sioux, once again, lost an opportunity to move up the pairwise last night.   With losses to Notre Dame, Vermont, Cornell, Minnesota, Northeastern, Princeton, Ohio State, and BC tied, an opportunity to move up in the rankings and further away from the pairwise "bubble race" was lost.  As mentioned many times during the season, tonight's game (against St. Cloud) is a must win.

Go Sioux.    

Tonight's "Hockey on Campus" Radio Show (7 - 9 p.m. ET) The Beanpot Preview

Here's the line-up for tonight's Beanpot Preview Show with Bernie Corbett and Paul McNamara.

HOCKEY ON CAMPUS radio will broadcast LIVE this week from BRANDY PETE’S restaurant (located in Boston’s Financial District at 267 Franklin Street) from 7 to 9 PM (Eastern Time) on AM-890 ESPN Boston, and 1400-AM in Lowell, and will also be streamed live online at http://www.890espn.com/.

Tonight’s line up for our 3rd Annual BEANPOT PREVIEW show includes:

Tournament Director STEVE NAZRO from The Garden
Harvard Coach TED DONATO
BU Coach JACK PARKER
BC Coach JERRY YORK
Northeastern Coach GREG CRONIN
Your phone calls at 617-242-3776 (242-E-S-P-N)


Come see the show LIVE from one of the true downtown Landmarks in Boston…

And bring a camera (or at least the camera in your mobile phone!) and take your picture with the world famous BEANPOT! We will have the “hardware” on hand, and ON DISPLAY!

Take a turn ON THE AIR, talk some college hockey, and make a Beanpot prediction!

Sioux weekend - I have a different take

I know when a team takes three points it's considered a good weekend, especially against a top ranked team. But this past weekend was not a series where UND stole three points, it was a series where UND lost an opportunity to grab four.

Did it bother anyone else that the Sioux let up 3 goals in the last minute of play in three different periods? I know one of the goals was on a power play, but it's really bugging me.

I guess what's really bothering me the most is that the Sioux dug a hole for themselves in the first half of the season and there is very little room for error in the second half. In prior seasons, the strength of the WCHA helped the Sioux in their second-half surge. This year, that same level of strength is lacking. The only thing that is really within North Dakota's control is the way they play in their own games and this year more than ever, every game counts. I guess I don't want to find us on the bubble at the end of the season and not make it into the NCAAs,wondering how things could have been different if we had only won just one more key game during the season. Because to date, there are about seven games you can point to that could have really helped the Sioux if they had pulled out a win: UMass, Cornell, Minnesota- Duluth (the tie), Michigan St., Michigan Tech (two times) and now Denver.

Tonight's "Hockey on Campus" Radio Show (7 - 9 p.m. ET)

Here's the line-up for tonight's show with Bernie Corbett and Paul McNamara -- sorry for the late post.


HOCKEY ON CAMPUS for Wednesday January 21, 2009

Hockey On Campus will broadcast live from the studio this evening from 7 to 9 pm (eastern time)
on Boston’s ESPN affiliate 890-AM ESPN Boston,

We also will stream live online at www.890ESPN.com.

Scheduled in the first hour tonight are:

From the Atlantic Hockey Association, Bentley Coach RYAN SODERQUIST

From the ECAC Northeast, Nichols College Men’s Coach LOU IZZI

From the Eastern Junior Hockey League, Publicity Director MIKE KLEIN

And from 8 – 9 pm we are scheduled to welcome:

From ECAC Division 1, Cornell Men’s Coach MIKE SCHAFER

With an update from The Hobey Baker Watch, ELLIOT OLSHANSKY

From Hockey East, UNH Men’s Coach DICK UMILE


Phone calls are welcomed at 617-242-3776 (617-242-E-S-P-N)

Sioux Take 3 Points / Another Dartmouth Turnaround? (Part II)

The Sioux continued their second-half run by taking three points from Michigan Tech (Friday's Game Summary and Saturday's Game Summary). The run is currently at 10-2-1. Back in December, I suggested that the 2008-2009 run has the same feeling as the 2006-2007 run.

It seems uncanny, but I have a few more similarities in addition to the ones I suggested in December.

Sweep of the Gophers
During the 2006-2007 run, the Sioux swept the Gophers at Mariucci Arena by scoring 12 goals during the series. Sound familiar? The Sioux swept the Gophers last weekend scoring 12 series goals.

Battle with Bemidji
During 2006-2007 run, the Sioux had to battle in order to sweep the home and home series against Bemidji. The same was true this season.

Three-Point Series
During the 2006-2007 run, Alaska Anchorage visited the Ralph for a series with the Sioux, one the Sioux were expected to sweep. The Sioux ended up with three points; a tie Friday night 3-3 and a shut-out Saturday night. Sound familiar.... [The Sioux tied Michigan Tech, 3-3 last Friday, and won in a shut-out on Saturday (5 - 0).]

Next Weekend's Denver Series
Although there are similarities to both runs, next weekend is a series where I hope the two runs will differ. In 2006-2007 the Sioux split the late-season series with Denver. This season, I hope the result is the same as last year, instead - a sweep of Denver.

Let's Go Sioux!!!

Tonight's "Hockey on Campus" Radio Line-up (7 - 9 p.m. ET)

Bernie Corbett and Paul McNamara circulated their weekly email outlining the line-up for tonight's Hockey on Campus radio broadcast (also being streamed live over the internet, see link below). Below is their email:

HOCKEY ON CAMPUS for Wednesday January 14, 2009

Hockey On Campus will be on the air this evening from 7 to 9 pm (eastern time) on Boston’s ESPN affiliate 890-AM ESPN Boston, broadcasting LIVE once again from our new “home away from home,” Bickford’s Grille in Burlington, Massachusetts.

We also will stream live online at www.890ESPN.com.

Scheduled in the first hour tonight are:

From the NCAA, Coordinator of Officials FRANK COLE

From Hockey East, UMass Lowell Goaltender CARTER HUTTON

From the Atlantic Hockey Association, Mercyhurst Forward PHIL GINAND

From the Eastern Junior Hockey League, Publicity Director MIKE KLEIN

And from 8 – 9 pm we are scheduled to speak with:

From ECAC Division 1, Union Forward JASON WALTERS

From the ECAC Northeast, Curry Men’s Coach ROB DAVIES

And a possible Hobey Baker watch update with ELLIOT OLSHANSKY

Phone calls are welcomed at 617-242-3776 (617-242-E-S-P-N)