Posts Tagged ‘Merrimack’
This week on WRBB
Monday, February 1
7:45 p.m. - Huskies Pre-Game
8:05 p.m. - Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston University Terriers
58th Annual Beanpot Tournament - Semifinal #2
from the TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
with Keith Lavon and Alex Faust
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Tuesday, February 2
6:50 p.m. - Huskies Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. - Basketball: Huskies at Delaware Blue Hens
from the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del.
with Jason Lavine and Will Klaynman
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Thursday, February 4
8:00 p.m. - Hockey East This Week
Friday, February 5
3:00 p.m. - Dog Pound Sports Sound
6:50 p.m. - Huskies Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. - Hockey: Hockey at Merrimack Warriors
from Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass.
with Keith Lavon and Jared Shafran
Saturday, February 6
3:50 p.m. - Huskies Pre-Game
4:00 p.m. - Basketball: Huskies at Hofstra Pride
from the Mack Complex in East Hempstead, N.Y.
with Jason Lavine and Will Klaynman
Press Pass: Hockey vs. Merrimack
Greg Cronin talks to the media after Saturday’s victory.
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QuickCast: Hockey vs. Merrimack
QuickCast: Hockey at Merrimack
Off The Wires: Déjà vu
Reactions to in front Hofstra’s announcement below, but let’s keep things local to start.
>>> Jim Connelly has this week’s Hockey East column, and predicts a weekend NU/MC sweep. [USCHO]
>>> Kyle Kraemer is this week’s Huntington News Player of the Week. [Huntington News]
>>> Mike McMahon previews tonight’s NU/MC game. [Warrior Rink Rat]
>>> On the women’s hockey side of things, Dan Hickling profiles Florence Shelling. [USCHO]
>>> Mike Litos talks about Northeastern’s next basketball opponent - Drexel. [CAA Hoops]
Now, on to the news at hand:
>>> Jeff Pearlman says that Hofstra made the right the move, since D-1 college football is illogical to begin with. [Sports Illustrated]
>>> Hofstra alumnus George Vescey writes the Sports Of The Times’ reaction to the end of Hofstra football. [New York Times]
>>> Hofstra graduate Wayne Chrebet is “shocked” by Hofstra’s decision. [Fanhouse]
>>> Marcus Henry reports that Hofstra coach Dave Cohen was also shocked by the announcement. [Newsday]
>>> Mike Litos offers his theories on what lies ahead for the CAA. [CAA Hoops]
>>> Finally, Jerry Beach has a recap of Thursday’s events. [Defiantly Dutch]
Off The Wires: Mid-week news & reactions
>>> First, before we give you the post-game stories from the Providence game, Kevin McNamara writes that for NU, Providence’s visit is a very big deal. [Providence Journal]
>>> Onto game recaps, Andrew Parente had the difficult task of encapsulating two weeks’ worth of basketball in his report. [Huntington News]
>>> Kevin McNamara is back with the main reason why Providence prevailed on Wednesday: Sharaud Curry. [Providence Journal]
>>> If nothing else, the AP’s choice of pictures from the game is strange. [Associated Press]
>>> Steve Conroy briefly looks at Tuesday’s game, as well as the Huskies’ two newly-signed recruits. [Boston Herald]
>>> The N-Zone’s Darren Costa has a long recap of Tuesday’s game and atmosphere. [Life Being Husky]
Returning to football, Hofstra cut its program today in a stunning announcement, which lets us revisit Northeastern’s own decision last week:
>>> Justin A. Rice looks at how the end of Northeastern football has a far-reaching impact in the region, especially on the south shore. [Boston Globe]
>>> The first of several articles on the matter from NU’s paper of record, Maggie Cassidy reports on the protest by former players outside Tuesday’s basketball game. [Huntington News]
>>> Patrick McHugh looks at the history of the program. [Huntington News]
>>> The editorial piece of record from The News says that the athletic department has to remain accountable for its actions. [Huntington News]
>>> Peter Roby’s son, an undergrad at NU, offers his thoughts. [Huntington News]
We will also continue to follow the Hofstra football story and get you those links tomorrow.
Elsewhere…
>>> Greg Cronin and Mark Dennehy participated in the Hockey East weekly conference call, and Mike McMahon (tonight’s guest on Hockey East This Week) has posted the audio for us. [Warrior Rink Rat]
>>> BU plays BC in hockey this weekend. This is a big deal. [Wall Street Journal]
This week on WRBB
Tuesday, December 1
6:45 p.m. - Huskies Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. - Basketball: Huskies vs. Providence Friars
from Matthews Arena
with Jason Lavine, Jared Shafran, and Kelsey Revens
Thursday, December 3
8:00 p.m. - Hockey East This Week
Friday, December 4
3:00 p.m. - Dog Pound Sports Sound
6:45 p.m. - Huskies Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. - Hockey: Huskies at Merrimack Warriors
from Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass.
with Keith Lavon and Alex Faust
Saturday, December 5
3:45 p.m. - Huskies Pre-Game
4:00 p.m. - Basketball: Huskies at Drexel Dragons
from the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pa.
with Jason Lavine and TBA
6:45 p.m. - Huskies Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. - Hockey: Huskies vs. Merrimack Warriors
from Matthews Arena
with Keith Lavon and Jared Shafran
Off The Wires: A Monday full of hockey hangovers
>>> WTBU ponders if the apocolypse is nigh for BU hockey. After one game. [WTBU]
>>> Merrimack’s Stephane Da Costa was named player of the week. Why? Mike McMahon explains. [Warrior Rink Rat]
>>> Miami tops this week’s INCH power rankings, Northeastern is absent from the list. Perhaps it’s a good thing to be flying under the radar? [Inside College Hockey]







