The BU Terriers bounced back this weekend after getting swept last by Minnesota State last weekend at Agganis Arena. Friday night UConn battled to a 2-2 tie while the Terriers flew to a 6-3 victory yesterday.
The story of the weekend was Bobo Carpenter as he scored 5 of the Terriers 8 goals on the weekend with two being shorthanded on Friday and then three yesterday being on the powerplay. Carpenter stepped up this weekend taking over the goal scoring role that Patrick Harper and Shane Bowers had been carrying through the first four games. He now leads the Terriers with Harper with 8 points in their first 6 games. Jordan Greenway(2 assists) and Pat Curry(2 goals) also a big day yesterday for the Terriers. Curry showed off some of his scoring ability to reward Coach Quinn for his promotion into a top 6 forward role.
UConn definitely does not have as much skill as years past but this is the most points BU has gotten from them in a series since they joined HE. The Terriers also took three points in 2014-2015 from UConn. It would have been nice to take all four points from UConn who is most likely heading for another finish in the bottom half of Hockey East but if you take 3 points from each opponent in the league. You would also be undefeated in the league which is not bad I guess.
In other big news in Hockey East, BC coach Jerry York set the all time record for most losses in collegiate hockey history this weekend as the pigeons from Newton got swept at St. Cloud State. For all the recognition York got for breaking the all time win record a few years ago, there has been silence from the Heights about his newest record. When your coach becomes the biggest loser in history, I feel like you should acknowledge it. Hopefully BU will recognize Coach York and his great accomplishment when he visits Agganis later this year. It's the right thing to do. He passed former Michigan State coach Rick Comley with the loss on Friday and now stands at 618 career losses. I would like to personally congratulate Coach York on his great accomplishment. See who says BU fans can't recognize BC's records.
In the rest of the league, no one did anything all that exciting. Lowell swept St. Lawrence and Clarkson while PC split with the same teams while giving up way too many goals(10 in 2 games). UNH and Northeastern both came back to earth like everyone expected while Maine continues to play some high scoring games with below average out of conference teams.
BU returns to action next weekend with games hosting defending national champs Denver who are overrated and BU should beat easily and then a tough road game at Providence on Saturday. Denver is coming off a tie and win against Lake Superior State last weekend as they come east to face BU and BC on Friday and Saturday night.
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