Andrew Mahoney
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Men’s hockey royalty say goodbye to historic Matthews Arena: ‘The best rink to play in, the best rink to coach in’ - The Boston Globe
Deconstruction is set to begin later this month on the historic venue, which opened as the Boston Arena in 1910, and was the first home to both the Celtics and Bruins.
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This was a really cool event to attend. So many legendary names here, including Jerry York, Jack Parker, Ben Smith, Joe Bertagna, Dick Umile, and, the one that stands above them all, Bill Cleary. Thanks to Jim Madigan for setting this up.
The US will be going for a three-peat when the puck drops at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, beginning next week in Minnesota. Here are some of the players with local ties, including a few Bruins prospects, vying for a chance to represent their country
IIHF World Junior Championship: Meet the local players skating for Team USA - The Boston Globe
BC's James Hagens and Teddy Stiga, along with BU's Cole Eiserman and Cole Hutson are four of the returning US players looking for a three-peat.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The US will be going for a three-peat when the puck drops at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, beginning next week in Minnesota. Here are some of the players with local ties, including a few Bruins prospects, vying for a chance to represent their country
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This was a fun story. I canvassed the locker room to ask as many Patriots as I could: Which teammate would make the best coach when his playing days were done? Got some interesting answers.
Which Patriots player would make the best coach in the future? - The Boston Globe
On the offensive side of the ball, center Garrett Bradbury and tackle Morgan Moses were near-unanimous picks.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This was a fun story. I canvassed the locker room to ask as many Patriots as I could: Which teammate would make the best coach when his playing days were done? Got some interesting answers.
Men's hockey weekend review: Lost in the hoopla surrounding the final game at Matthews Arena was the significance of BU’s 4-3 victory over Northeastern; A new reality sets in for NU; UNH knocks off unbeaten Dartmouth for fifth win in a row, and more
Boston University men’s hockey stole the show from Northeastern in the final game at Matthews Arena - The Boston Globe
The Terriers trailed, 3-2, with two minutes remaining but struck for a pair of goals 18 seconds apart to come up with the win.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Men's hockey weekend review: Lost in the hoopla surrounding the final game at Matthews Arena was the significance of BU’s 4-3 victory over Northeastern; A new reality sets in for NU; UNH knocks off unbeaten Dartmouth for fifth win in a row, and more
“It’s a privilege to step on that ice. I’m happy to say that I’ve never taken a second for granted out there. I’ve enjoyed every single second, from practices to hard practices to games winning, losing. A lot of memories in this building that I’ll cherish forever.”
‘It was a real special night.’ Players past and present gathered to pay one final tribute to Matthews Arena. - The Boston Globe
The final game at the 115-year-old multipurpose arena was followed by a ceremony attended by many connected to the arena, Northeastern, or both.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“It’s a privilege to step on that ice. I’m happy to say that I’ve never taken a second for granted out there. I’ve enjoyed every single second, from practices to hard practices to games winning, losing. A lot of memories in this building that I’ll cherish forever.”
Northeastern was two minutes away from closing out Matthews Arena with a win over Boston University, but the Terriers struck for a pair of goals 18 seconds apart to pull off a dramatic 4-3 win.
Matthews Arena goes out with a bang as BU beats Northeastern in dramatic comeback - The Boston Globe
It was a fitting matchup for the finale, as the rink once served as home ice for both schools.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Northeastern was two minutes away from closing out Matthews Arena with a win over Boston University, but the Terriers struck for a pair of goals 18 seconds apart to pull off a dramatic 4-3 win.
This was a really cool event to attend. So many legendary names here, including Jerry York, Jack Parker, Ben Smith, Joe Bertagna, Dick Umile, and, the one that stands above them all, Bill Cleary. Thanks to Jim Madigan for setting this up.
Men’s hockey royalty say goodbye to historic Matthews Arena: ‘The best rink to play in, the best rink to coach in’ - The Boston Globe
Deconstruction is set to begin later this month on the historic venue, which opened as the Boston Arena in 1910, and was the first home to both the Celtics and Bruins.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This was a really cool event to attend. So many legendary names here, including Jerry York, Jack Parker, Ben Smith, Joe Bertagna, Dick Umile, and, the one that stands above them all, Bill Cleary. Thanks to Jim Madigan for setting this up.
Men's college hockey weekend review: BC enters the break on a hot streak, a milestone for Harvard coach Ted Donato, a fitting split for UMass-NU, BU's struggles continue, and more
After wins in eight of nine games, Boston College’s early struggles are a distant memory - The Boston Globe
“We’ve done it in a lot of different ways, and I think that’s the encouraging part,” said coach Greg Brown, whose Eagles are a point off the Hockey East lead at the holiday break.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Men's college hockey weekend review: BC enters the break on a hot streak, a milestone for Harvard coach Ted Donato, a fitting split for UMass-NU, BU's struggles continue, and more
Harvard gives No. 1 Michigan a scare in OT; Yegorov's return to form boosts BU to an impressive win at MSG; Bruins prospects Hagens and Letourneau shining for BC; and more from the weekend.
Harvard men’s hockey forces overtime, but falls just shy of comeback upset win over No. 1 Michigan - The Boston Globe
The Crimson rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the third period before Will Horcoff's NCAA-leading 18th goal of the season sealed Michigan's overtime win.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Harvard gives No. 1 Michigan a scare in OT; Yegorov's return to form boosts BU to an impressive win at MSG; Bruins prospects Hagens and Letourneau shining for BC; and more from the weekend.
Goalie Ben Charette takes over full time in net as Harvard gets set to host Cornell, Spengler Cup roster additions include a Bruins prospect, Cole Eiserman injury update, and more!
Harvard-Cornell men’s hockey rivalry heats back up with sold-out ECAC opener - The Boston Globe
The Crimson cannot afford a lapse against a Big Red team that opened the season by splitting a pair of games at No. 13 UMass, and is expected to contend for the league crown.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Goalie Ben Charette takes over full time in net as Harvard gets set to host Cornell, Spengler Cup roster additions include a Bruins prospect, Cole Eiserman injury update, and more!
A rarity as BU and BC both get swept by Hockey East opponents on the same weekend, Northeastern and goalie Lawton Zacher stay hot to climb into the top 20, and more.
Both BU, BC get swept by Hockey East foes during same weekend for first time in nearly 24 years - The Boston Globe
Northeastern took two against the Eagles to stay hot, while the Terriers got beaten twice up in Maine.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
A rarity as BU and BC both get swept by Hockey East opponents on the same weekend, Northeastern and goalie Lawton Zacher stay hot to climb into the top 20, and more.
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Patriots’ long snapper Julian Ashby doesn’t get recognized when he goes out in public--“I’m not Drake,” he says with a laugh--but a chance connection this past spring with Walpole long snapper Connor Vigneau has led to a mentorship that Ashby didn’t see coming.
“It’s been awesome,” said Vigneau.
“It’s been awesome,” said Vigneau.
When a high school football player asked for his advice, Patriots rookie Julian Ashby’s snap decision was, ‘Yes!’ - The Boston Globe
This spring, Ashby was at Patriot Place picking up some dinner. That’s when Connor Vigneau, the long snapper for the Walpole High football team, spotted him.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Patriots’ long snapper Julian Ashby doesn’t get recognized when he goes out in public--“I’m not Drake,” he says with a laugh--but a chance connection this past spring with Walpole long snapper Connor Vigneau has led to a mentorship that Ashby didn’t see coming.
“It’s been awesome,” said Vigneau.
“It’s been awesome,” said Vigneau.
BU shares some good news regarding Cole Eiserman's injury, the BC-Northeastern series opens on Thursday, and more in the men's college hockey notebook
Cole Eiserman isn’t seriously hurt, but the BU men’s hockey team will need a group effort to replace him in the short term - The Boston Globe
Eiserman exited last Saturday’s 3-1 win over UConn after taking a hard hit to the boards at the end of the first period.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
BU shares some good news regarding Cole Eiserman's injury, the BC-Northeastern series opens on Thursday, and more in the men's college hockey notebook
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Carlin Dezainde explains how his moonwalk celebration came about.
“I don’t know, something came over me.”
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“I don’t know, something came over me.”
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Carlin Dezainde explains his moonwalk celebration
After the freshman scored his first career goal on Friday, he pulled off arguably the celly of the year.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Carlin Dezainde explains how his moonwalk celebration came about.
“I don’t know, something came over me.”
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“I don’t know, something came over me.”
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Lawton Zacher was considered by many to be the top goalie in the transfer portal. He certainly made a good case with 35 saves in Northeastern's 1-0 shutout of Denver.
Northeastern men’s hockey is off to a strong start, including a win Saturday over perennial power Denver - The Boston Globe
Freshman Amine Hajibi picked a good time to record his first NCAA goal, flipping in a backhander in the second period for the game’s only tally.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Lawton Zacher was considered by many to be the top goalie in the transfer portal. He certainly made a good case with 35 saves in Northeastern's 1-0 shutout of Denver.
A fantastic finish to BU-Michigan State, Quinnipiac impresses in series with Maine, Bruins prospects find the back of the net for BC at RPI, and more men's hockey observations.
Puck saved off the goal line quickly turned into a heartbreaking loss for the Boston University men’s hockey team - The Boston Globe
The replay on the video board drew boos from the Agannis Arena crowd, which was apparently unaware of the rule that the entire puck has to cross the line for it to be a goal.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A fantastic finish to BU-Michigan State, Quinnipiac impresses in series with Maine, Bruins prospects find the back of the net for BC at RPI, and more men's hockey observations.
“They’re treating this like an NHL game.” ESPN2 is broadcasting Friday night’s matchup between No. 3 Michigan State and No. 1 Boston University at Agganis Arena.
No. 1 BU hosts No. 3 Michigan State in an early-season matchup of men’s college hockey powerhouses - The Boston Globe
There are 34 NHL draft picks on the Michigan State and BU rosters, led by the Terriers’ 19. Friday's game will air on ESPN2.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“They’re treating this like an NHL game.” ESPN2 is broadcasting Friday night’s matchup between No. 3 Michigan State and No. 1 Boston University at Agganis Arena.
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It's a @bostonglobe.com Patriots' Mailbag Monday. Send me your questions, thoughts, concerns, grievances, etc., and the best ones will make this week's cut. Subscribers hit me at the prompt below, send an e-mail (address in bio), or answer here. Let's get to it.
What are your questions about the Patriots? They may be answered in our next mailbag. - The Boston Globe
Any burning queries about the state of the team? Let's see if we can answer them.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It's a @bostonglobe.com Patriots' Mailbag Monday. Send me your questions, thoughts, concerns, grievances, etc., and the best ones will make this week's cut. Subscribers hit me at the prompt below, send an e-mail (address in bio), or answer here. Let's get to it.
UNH's upset of Michigan State helps clear the way for BU to ascend to the top spot in the rankings, Dean Letourneau gets his first goal in a bounce back weekend for BC, and more on a wild weekend in men's college hockey.
UNH men’s hockey stuns No. 2 Michigan State, and other highlights from the weekend - The Boston Globe
Thanks to a wild weekend of upsets, Boston University moves to No. 1 in the polls.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
UNH's upset of Michigan State helps clear the way for BU to ascend to the top spot in the rankings, Dean Letourneau gets his first goal in a bounce back weekend for BC, and more on a wild weekend in men's college hockey.
There could be as many as eight Bruins draft picks on the ice for tonight's season opener between BC and Quinnipiac. thehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/02/sports/boston-college-six-bruins-prospects/
Six Bruins draftees further boost Boston College’s prospects as season gets underway - The Boston Globe
Andre Gasseau, Oskar Jellvik, Dean Letourneau, Kristian Kostadinski, William Moore, and James Hagens could be joined by more future teammates when the Eagles face Quinnipiac on Friday.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
There could be as many as eight Bruins draft picks on the ice for tonight's season opener between BC and Quinnipiac. thehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/02/sports/boston-college-six-bruins-prospects/
Ok everybody. We made it. It's time for some college hockey. Here's a quick look at all 11 Hockey East men's teams heading into opening weekend. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/01/s...
Previewing men’s Hockey East: BU favored, but five teams are ranked in top 10 nationally - The Boston Globe
Here’s a look at each men's Hockey East team ahead of the 2025-26 season, which kicks off this weekend.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Ok everybody. We made it. It's time for some college hockey. Here's a quick look at all 11 Hockey East men's teams heading into opening weekend. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/01/s...
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August 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Looking forward to when the USCS roster is announced for the Spengler Cup. Plenty of intriguing options to consider. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/14/s...
New Hampshire men’s hockey coach Mike Souza named to staff for Spengler Cup Collegiate Selects squad - The Boston Globe
Penn State’s Guy Gadowsky will serve as head coach and Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf will be the team’s general manager.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Looking forward to when the USCS roster is announced for the Spengler Cup. Plenty of intriguing options to consider. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/14/s...
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It's a @bostonglobe.com Patriots mailbag afternoon! Send me your queries about the state of the team, and the best will be included in this week's mailbag. Subscribers can hit me at the prompt below, you can send me an e-mail (address is in my bio), or drop their questions here. Let's get to it.
What are your questions about the Patriots? They may be answered in our next mailbag. - The Boston Globe
Any burning queries about the state of the team? Let's see if we can answer them.
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July 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It's a @bostonglobe.com Patriots mailbag afternoon! Send me your queries about the state of the team, and the best will be included in this week's mailbag. Subscribers can hit me at the prompt below, you can send me an e-mail (address is in my bio), or drop their questions here. Let's get to it.
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Wrapping things up from today in Foxborough. @bostonglobe.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Wrapping things up from today in Foxborough. @bostonglobe.com
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Marcelo Gomes da Silva, who was arrested on his way to volleyball practice, has quickly become the face of the Trump administration’s ICE operations in MA.
Since his release from detention, we spent a month documenting the teen’s life. Read more @bostonglobe.com:
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Since his release from detention, we spent a month documenting the teen’s life. Read more @bostonglobe.com:
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Thrust into spotlight after ICE detention, Milford teen navigates being face of immigration in Mass. - The Boston Globe
Few cases have galvanized more local support than Marcelo Gomes da Silva, who was detained by ICE officers on his way to volleyball practice at his high school.
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July 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Marcelo Gomes da Silva, who was arrested on his way to volleyball practice, has quickly become the face of the Trump administration’s ICE operations in MA.
Since his release from detention, we spent a month documenting the teen’s life. Read more @bostonglobe.com:
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Since his release from detention, we spent a month documenting the teen’s life. Read more @bostonglobe.com:
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