With his maternal grandfather, George Constantino ('24) and both his parents -- the late Mitch and the still very much on time for the opening faceoff Fay -- all proud BU graduates, Bernie attended his first game in 1967, when a skinny center wearing the number 6 (in honor of Celtic center Bill Russell) was the Terrier captain. It was the first, but certainly not last, time that Corbett would watch Jack Parker lead a BU hockey team.

A diehard Terrier fan through grammar school, junior high and high school, Corbett was able to see the great Ken Dryden guard the Cornell net versus BU in the 1968 ECAC semifinal, the Steve Stirling-led Terriers capture the Beanpot in 1971 (on a "school night", of course), and the Terriers' national championship victories in 1972 at the old Boston Garden and in 1978 in Providence. He also remembers BU's amazing comeback from a 6-4 deficit against number one seed Clarkson, coached by Jerry York, in the final minutes for a stunning 7-6 triumph at the 1977 ECAC semifinals.

In the fall of 1978, Corbett enrolled at BU and joined equipment manager Carl James' staff. After a year of seasoning as the JV manager, a team coached by former Terrier great and current UMass head coach Donald "Toot" Cahoon, Corbett went on to become the number one manager for three years, a tenure highlighted by the 1982 Beanpot Championship win over Boston College.

Spending time charting the games, working with the coaching staff, and hanging in the press box stimulated Corbett's interest in radio. After finishing his time as a student in 1983, Bernie got the opportunity to become color analyst for two seasons, supporting play-by-play announcer Rick O'Kane.

Then, in 1985, after O'Kane departed to become a pilot for USAir, Corbett fulfilled a lifelong dream: taking over the play-by-play responsibilities. In 2009-10, Corbett celebrates his 25th year as the "Voice of the Terriers." He has described some of the most epochal matches in the annals of college hockey, including BU's triple overtime national championship-game heartbreak vs. Northern Michigan in 1991 to the Terriers' transcendent final-minute comeback in Washington, D.C., vs Miami in 2009.

An author, co-author, collaborator, ghost writer and researcher for some two dozen books, Corbett also has co-hosted the radio program, "Hockey On Campus," with former Princeton Tiger forward Paul McNamara for the last three seasons.

His passions beyond Terrier hockey include his season ticket loyalty to the Boston Red Sox and New York Football Giants, along with a love of the movies and rock `n' roll - particularly the Rolling Stones and Pearl Jam.

Corbett is devoutly Catholic and single, residing in the same house in Stoneham since 1973.