HE Semis

[claver2010]

So it's officially PC, and will soon be officially 5:00.

We beat them 10-0 on aggregate 3 weeks ago but they were missing their top player.

Dumoulin's knee isn't close to 100% and he missed most of the 1st last night.

All 4 combinations still in play for the other semi.

The semis will be on Versus & NESN

[DuchesneEast]

I cant believe PC won, still shocked.

[claver2010]

First 7 to beat a 2 ever.

We are officially the 5:00 game

[claver2010]

BU wins in the 2nd OT, they'll play the winner of MC-Maine

2-1 Maine right now

[wolverineneshl]

I think at this point, you want Maine to win so that BU and Maine can beat on each other in the 2nd game on Friday. From there BC has to take care of business with PC and play an exhausted BU or Maine team on Saturday.

[claver2010]

BU Maine is going to be a great semi. The garden should be packed.

BTW: Maine is 5-0 against BU in HE semi history, not like that matters but still.

[claver2010]

Something to watch is agitator extrordinaire Joey Diamond on Maine got another game misconduct on Saturday (should've been a DQ which carries a 1 game suspension -he took both hands and ripped the opponent's helmet off by the facemask). Meaning he is one game misconduct away from an auto suspension.

[wolverineneshl]

I can see that happening, the game will be a war and tempers can easily erupt into a brawl on the ice. Timmy will have to keep him in check, more easy said than done.

[WilpertsRevenge]

Do they serve beer at Hockey East?

[claver2010]

Do they serve beer at Hockey East?

Yes. As with normal there though have to have a Mass ID/passport or be 25.

As a heads up I walked to the garden box office and was able to get a student discount (didn't show ID, in full shirt & tie, a couple of years removed from college, etc.). $12.50 for upper deck seats, grabbed 5. Best deal in town.

Apparently Maine has already sold out their allotment which isn't surprising, they have a Clemson-esque traveling fanbase.

[claver2010]

York's transcript from his weekly call:

http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/pres1112/201203/cc031312/york.pdf

BOSTON COLLEGE HEAD COACH JERRY YORK QUOTES


Opening Statement:

“Similar to last week, I want to congratulate the four [advancing] coaches. It’s hard to
make the playoffs. Winning is difficult. To advance [to TD Garden] becomes that much
more difficult. We’re down to four teams. When you look at the weekend results, even
though our series with UMass did not go into Sunday, it could very easily have. The
other three series all went into Sunday. You could make a case for the quarters being the
most difficult of these next three tournaments in some respects. The teams are so familiar
with each other. So much builds up during the course of the season. They’re great
tournaments because they’re all the same now [single elimination]. We’re playing for the
Lamoriello Trophy – you win Friday and you advance and play Saturday. The [NCAA]
regionals are coming up afterwards. You win Thursday or Friday and you play Saturday.
The Frozen Four is the exact same. We have three mini-tournaments that all resemble
each other. You win it and you advance. UMass pushed us right to the limit. Parker Milner was the difference in the series. He continues to play very strong for us. His goals against average and his save percentage are a reflection of how well he is playing. Some of the saves he made were absolutely outstanding. He was the key player in the series.

As we look forward, we have Providence who is under new coach Nate Leaman. It’s
certainly a great credit to his program and his coaching staff that they could go into
Lowell and knock off the second-seeded team in our division. They’re on fire, they’re
hot. We certainly have to be ready for a different Providence College team than what we
saw a few weeks ago. Tim Schaller is back and he has been one of the key guys in their
lineup. He did not play in our series. We’re excited about it. We’re looking forward to
it. It should be a very interesting final four.”


Thoughts on the four teams overall – three top seeds and Providence:

“Providence is the one that caught fire at the right time. All four schools have done very
well and there’s a reason they’re here. Similar to our counterparts in basketball, the team
that plays the best on that particular night moves on. You can’t say ‘we’ve got 25 wins
and we should be moving.’ It’s who plays well on this particular night. I think we will
draw very well. Historically [having] BC and BU this close to the Garden, will bring big
crowds. Maine will have a huge contingent coming down from the state. I think
Providence, not being in the tournament for awhile, will spark a lot of interest from their
school and Rhode Island. So, I think it’s going to be a well-run and well-attended
tournament.”


On being outshot in three of the last four games:

“It’s always nice to outshoot an opponent and win a game. But I also think we are fooled
so often with statistics. It’s like first downs in football. Turnovers are big factors in all
sports. Faceoffs are a big factor. It goes a little deeper than shots. But when Parker
[Milner] was called upon, he had to make some saves – I did not like some of the saves
he was forced to make. There were breakaways and two-on-ones. But other teams have
offense and are going to generate offense against us. When you look at New Hampshire,
[BU goaltender Kieran] Millan has 68 saves and you would think New Hampshire was
moving on, but it’s not the way it works in our sport. It’s a crazy sport.”


On motivating and preparing for Providence, a team you played and beat twice
recently:

“When you look at recent results, how Providence went to UMass-Lowell and advanced,
that’s a wake-up call for our club. We know how good Lowell is and for the Friars to go
there and advance to the Garden, that has certainly got our attention. It’s similar to
UMass. During the course of the year, UMass had taken two-out-of-three from us, so
they had our attention because of that fact. The ability to go up to beat that Lowell team
has impressed me and has impressed the players.”


After a couple close games with UMass, does it help sharpen the team’s focus going
into Friday night’s game?

“The ability to win a close game is certainly something that tests you and also makes you
a better club. I’m not saying that a 3-0 or a 4-0 game are more enjoyable to coach. But
if you’re going to advance, against good competition like the Minutemen gave us, it gives
us even more confidence.”


On the year defenseman Brian Dumoulin is having:

“He’s had an outstanding year. He’s had a tremendous career here at BC. This is his
third year with us. There has been improvement in all facets of his game. Clearly he is
one of the top defensemen in our league and if you’re in that category, you’re one of the
best in the nation. He certainly has an effect on the game, whether it defensively –
making a stop or breaking the puck out of the zone – or on offense. He’s got some big
goals for us recently. He’s really been a key guy for us down the stretch.”

[Bryn Mawr Eagle]

I'm psyched this is on TV - I don't think I've ever been able to watch the Hockey East tournament on regular cable before - you can't get NESN in Philly without satellite.

[claver2010]

I'm psyched this is on TV - I don't think I've ever been able to watch the Hockey East tournament on regular cable before - you can't get NESN in Philly without satellite.

The contract with NBC Sports for HE has been absolutely great.

I think they put forth a much better production than NESN as well.

[claver2010]

I'd say Vinny was rehired but it isn't a Jay-Z song

[pick6pedro]

So pissed I can't be at the Garden this weekend. Can't find anywhere indicating it's on the radio - I'll be in the car for at least the whole first period. Anyone know if it will be broadcast?

[BCdee]

Can we clone Jerry York??!!??

Way to go Eagles!!

[claver2010]

PC sucks. Again not BC's A game but wasn't truly in doubt.

Nice for them to recover after that garbage start.

Maine is the team I thought had the best chance of beating BC coming into this tourney we'll see. Sullivan looked extremely shaky and Abbot went down very hard looks like he couldn't tell you where he was -we'll see about tomorrow. The garden was overrun with Mainuhs tonight.

[claver2010]

[DuchesneEast]

The PC game bothered me, Milner getting beat glove side twice, lots of turnovers. A good team will jump on that.

[claver2010]

Yeah I'm not sure how to read this winning streak.

They haven't played their best but they continue to win. It's the longest winning streak in York history, not bad at all.

The loss of Abbott for tonight is absolutely huge. Their first line is deadly and will not be the same without him.

Watch for Kreider to get baited by Joey Diamond. It's going to happen.

4-2 BC our ability to consistently get scoring from 3 lines will be the difference.

[claver2010]

Get off the bench you diseased orcafagpig napoleon

[claver2010]

So yeah saw Gene on the bench, yelled down at him probably didn't hear me.

Jesus were we flying in the first 20 minutes, that's the best 20 we've played in a long time. If we could ever channel that for 60 no one could beat us.

Milner rebounded from a brutal first 5 last night and played excellent.

A huge key was our PK, active & aggressive. Up in Orono in January their powerplay killed us.

[claver2010]

Also York is fucking money in that rink

Starting in the 2006-07 season:
Beanpot: 10-2
HE: 10-1

[claver2010]

PK is also rolling 31-32 since the Beanpot

[wolverineneshl]

I had a nice view, row 2 behind the Maine net. I saw 3 of 4 BC goals but had to sit amongst Maine fans. It was nice that BC scored the first 2 goals of the game to get the Maine fans out of the game. That kept them quiet most of the game except their lone goal.

I had to apologize to the Maine fans in front of me as I got too excited and sprinkled some beer on them when I jumped up when Johnny G. scored. They said no problem when I apologized for the beer spray.

[claver2010]

Postgame:



Press Conf:

[claver2010]

NoSpace you probably don't read the hockey board but I'd like to thank your school for Johnny Gaudreau. He's simply amazing. Of all the excellet recent scorers (Gerbe, Atkinson, etc) he's topped them all in FR production.