Monday, June 28, 2010

Warsofsky excited to have his rights traded to Bruins

By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff

Growing up, there were two teams David Warsofsky dreamed of playing for -- the Boston University Terriers and the Boston Bruins. He’ll be an assistant captain as a junior this season for the former, and thanks to a draft-day deal, he now has the latter in his sights as well.

As the 2010 NHL Draft was winding down Saturday afternoon, the Bruins acquired the rights to Warsofsky in exchange for fourth-line center Vladimir Sobotka. The trade caught Warsofsky off-guard, but the Marshfield native certainly wasn’t disappointed.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

From the FreeP: Coyle taken 28th in NHL draft

By Sam Dykstra/DFP Staff

Boston University men’s hockey incoming freshman Charlie Coyle was selected as the 28th pick in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks on Friday. Coyle, who is expected to fulfill his commitment to the Terriers in the fall, becomes the 10th BU player picked in the first round in the history of the draft, the first since former Terrier Colin Wilson was taken seventh by Nashville in 2008.

Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Terriers release 2010-11 schedule

The Boston University men's hockey team released its 2010-11 schedule Thursday.

Highlighting the schedule will be tournaments to St. Louis (Oct. 8-10) and Chicago (Jan. 1-2), as well as home games against Brown, Harvard and the Swedish U-20 team and an away game at Rensselaer.

The team will open with a home exhibition against the University of Toronto on Oct. 2 before launching their regular-season campaign at the Ice Breaker Tournament in St. Louis, where the team will face Wisconsin Oct. 8 and then either Holy Cross or Notre Dame on Oct. 10.

At the Shillelagh Tournament in Chicago, the team will take on Minnesota State and either Brown or Notre Dame, meaning the team could end up seeing Brown or Notre Dame twice this season.

The full schedule can be found on the bar below and to the right.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

From the FreeP: Parker unhappy with several proposed rule changes

By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff

Echoing the sentiments of college hockey coaches across the country, Boston University coach Jack Parker is not happy with some of the rule changes proposed by the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee last Friday.

The proposal that has caused the most backlash from coaches and fans is a rule that would allow a shorthanded team to be called for icing. At a coaches convention earlier this year, nearly every coach in the nation was opposed to the change.

Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com.