After a 4-point weekend in Burlington, the Huskies rescued themselves from elimination in the playoff race. Helping them along the way were highly beneficial results elsewhere in Hockey East – UMass and UNH were both swept, while Providence lost its lone game. Separation has really started to take shape in Hockey East, with the top five pulling away from the rest of the pack. That leaves sixth through ninth place up for grabs. Northeastern now sits tied for seventh with UMass, and the ability to control its own destiny as far as sixth place.
Here’s where we stand after the weekend: Read more…
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The Huskies skated even with BC through 65 minutes, forcing the Beanpot semifinal to a shootout. The Huskies won the shootout 2-0, advancing to the Beanpot final.
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Monday, January 30
7:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press
Pre-Bracketbuster Selection
Tuesday, January 31
34th Annual Women’s Beanpot
4:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
5:00 p.m. – Northeastern Women’s Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston College Eagles
from Walter Brown Arena in Boston, Mass.
with Alex Faust and Craig White
Game airing exclusively on WRBB Sports Extra
Wednesday, February 1
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. Drexel Dragons
from Matthews Arena
with TBA
Thursday, February 2
8:00 p.m. – Hockey East This Week
Beanpot “Hype Week” Edition
Friday, February 3
3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. UMass Minutemen
from Matthews Arena
with Alex Faust, Ben Horner, and Craig White
Saturday, February 4
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies at VCU Rams
from the Siegel Center in Richmond, Va.
with Patrick McHugh and Brandon Challener
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Robbie Vrolyk scored his first goal in nearly a full calendar year on Saturday. (Photo: Hockey East)
BURLINGTON, VT. — The Huskies finished off the weekend sweep of the Vermont Catamounts with a 4-2 victory Saturday night. Robbie Vrolyk scored his first goal since last February, Alex Tuckerman notched his third of the year and freshman Dan Cornell tallied his second of the season before Cody Ferriero wrapped up the game with an empty netter. With the win, Northeastern revitalized its fading playoff hopes and swept its first weekend series with an opponent.
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After climbing out to a second period lead, the Huskies hang on late to claim a four-point weekend in Vermont.
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Cody Ferriero scored a hat trick on Friday (Photo: Hockey East)
BURLINGTON, VT. — It was as much of a victory as it was a sigh of relief for a Huskies team that needed something positive to happen to them. Playing against the league’s last-place Vermont Catamounts, the Huskies scored their second-highest number of goals in a game since a blowout 9-2 win at Notre Dame in December. In the process, Cody Ferriero scored the first Husky hat trick in over three seasons, Northeastern scored three power play goals, chased Vermont goalie Rob Madore, and most importantly, snapped a four-game losing streak.
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After Friday’s 8-3 win, Northeastern coach Jim Madigan talked about the urgency displayed in the team’s romp, but expressed concern that as the score ran up, the game got a bit too “wide open.”
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Northeastern routs Vermont 8-3 in the first game of the weekend series, including a hat trick by Cody Ferriero.
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We’re entering the home stretch of the Hockey East season, and things do not look good for the Northeastern Huskies. The team currently sits 9th in the standings, 3 points behind 8th-place New Hampshire (who also owns a game in hand over the Huskies) and 4 points behind 7th-place UMass (who owns two games in hand). While making the Hockey East playoffs looks like a bleak possibility at the moment (due to the run of play), Northeastern is far from mathematically out of contention.
Here’s where we stand after the weekend’s games: Read more…
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