If he wanted to, Johnny Gaudreau could likely be making his NHL debut with the Calgary Flames next week. 

Men's Hockey Will Be Ready to Reload

  After what can arguably be reflected on as a rebuilding season, the Boston College men’s hockey team will look to dominate in the 2013-14 campaign. Likewise, after a progress-filled building year, the men’s basketball team will attempt to put the pieces together and strive for victory in next year’s season.

As Union’s Daniel Ciampini put his goal past Parker Milner, it represented more than the fifth goal that the Dutchmen would score that night. It was more than just a finishing touch for Union to put on its performance of the night. It was the end of a dominating win that was an uncharacteristic way to put an end to the college career of six Boston College seniors.

 Pat Mullane kept skating in circles. He knew that once he stepped off the ice, he would never again be back on it in a Boston College uniform. The circles delayed the inevitable.

The last time the Boston College men’s hockey team lost in the Hockey East tournament at TD Garden, its six current seniors had yet to play a game in an Eagle uniform.

For the first 30 minutes of Friday night’s Hockey East semifinal, Boston College looked like it was on its way to its fourth straight championship game. The Eagles were dominating Boston University in the shot column, and had a 2-0 lead.

Enterting the final phase of its playoff run, the Boston College women’s hockey team is ready to believe that “third time’s the charm.”

It’s not everyday that a Boston College student receives a call to suit up for the men’s hockey team during a postseason run.

As the regular season drew to a close, head coach Jerry York predicted that the regular season would come down to the last few games, and that it did. At the end of play, just two points separated the top four teams. 

Eagles Advance To Frozen Four For Third Straigh Season

The Boston College women’s hockey team advanced to the Frozen Four for the third year in a row with a 3-1 win over Harvard on Saturday. After falling 1-0 behind late in the first period, the Eagles took over the game and put in three unanswered goals to secure a win at Conte Forum.

After the final horn sounded on Saturday night, BC’s six seniors saluted to the crowd and skated out of Kelley Rink for the last time. They had kept their perfect class record in Hockey East tournament play intact. More importantly, the senior six had advanced the Eagles to their ninth consecutive Hockey East semifinal at TD Garden.

At this point in the college hockey season, every team is banged up and bruised. Despite the trend, heading into its Hockey East quarterfinal best-of-three series with Vermont this weekend, Boston College is the healthiest it has been all season. 

Senior defenseman Patch Alber will see his first action on Friday since he tore his meniscus on Dec. 29, a welcome addition for the Eagles and head coach Jerry York.

Head coach Jerry York, after his team’s loss on Tuesday, acknowledged the added weight that each game possesses as his Eagles and six other teams stand in contention for the Hockey East regular season.

The first time UMass-Lowell came to BC this season in late October, Hurricane Sandy made its way to Boston. When the River Hawks were again scheduled to faceoff with the Eagles at Chestnut Hill a few weeks ago, winter storm Nemo battered campus with blizzard conditions.