Media Coverage of the 2008-09 BU Men's Ice Hockey Season

The Terriers defeated Miami to claim their fifth national title.

The Terriers defeated Miami to claim their fifth national title.

March 26, 2009

The Boston University men's ice hockey team won its fifth NCAA title on April 11 with a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over Miami at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The Terriers, who captured the Hockey East regular-season and tournament titles in addition to titles at the Beanpot, the Denver Cup and the Ice Breaker, went 35-6-4 on the year to set a new program record for wins in a season. Here are links to stories about the Terriers from the local and national media.


Victory Parade Coverage
BU Today: Lining the Route | Looking Out | Video Replay
NECN: Terriers honored with rolling rally in Boston
WBZ: BU Honors Hockey Champs With Parade
NESN: The Champs roll in | Parker: 'The best team I've coached' | A quick thanks from the captains
WCVB: Uncut Video
Boston.com: Photo Gallery
USCHO.com: Photo Gallery
Terriers Part Red Sea - by Scott Weighart, USCHO.com (April 14)
FANtastic Year For Terriers - by Melissa Parrelli, USCHO.com (April 15)


 

 

Championship Coverage
Uncommon wealth - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (April 12)
Legendary turnabout kept their dream afloat - by Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe (April 12)
He took a shot, and it really paid off - by Nancy-Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (April 12)
Stick-to-itiveness - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (April 12)
Cohen just did his job - by Neil Koepke, Boston Herald (April 12)
Gilroy & Co. complete their burning mission - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (April 12)
Anything But Easy - by Dave Hendrickson, USCHO.com (April 11)
USCHO.com Photo Galleries: Game | Postgame

Boston University focus on final foe - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (April 11)
Boston University has beauty inside - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (April 11)
Frozen goods - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (April 10)
Boston University Terriers get title shot - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (April 10)
Big picture coming into focus for Terriers - by Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe (April 10)
Parker, BU taking it ice and easy - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (April 9)
Terriers T-shirts remain a mystery - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (April 9)
Fans Head South to Get Frozen - by Edward A. Brown and Kimberly Cornuelle, BU Today (April 9)
Terriers, Parker eye title - by John Chandler, NESN.com (April 9)
Notebook: Boston University-Vermont - by Brian Sullivan, USCHO.com (April 9)
BU ready to add a new chapter to rich hockey history - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (April 8)
Wednesday Notebook: Boston University - by Jim Connelly and Brian Sullivan, USCHO.com (April 8)
Can Anyone Stop Boston University? - by Bruce Ciskie, Fanhouse (April 8)
The All-American ... Defenseman - by Vicky Waltz, BU Today (April 7)
The Frozen Frosh - by Caleb Daniloff, BU Today (April 7)
Jack Parker on Now, and Then - by Robin Berghaus and Jessica Ullian, BU Today (April 6)
The Hub of hockey - by Steve Buckley, Boston Herald (April 5)
Song for the Unsung - by Scott Weighart, GoTerriers.com (April 4)
It's the Terriers - by a nose - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (March 30)
Sneaking By - by Scott Weighart, USCHO.com (March 29)
D.C.-Bound, Boston University Gets There With Grit - by Mike McMahon, College Hockey News (March 29)
Terriers skating with unrivaled confidence - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (March 27)
Getting Better With Age - by Joseph Edwards, College Hockey News (March 26)
Gone to the dogs - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (March 22)
Next item on list is going national - by John Powers, Boston Globe (March 22)
Terriers blank Lowell to secure HE crown - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (March 22)
Lawrence, McCarthy, BU bask in Hockey East title - by Matthew Roy, Lynn Item (March 22)
BU Edges Mass.-Lowell for Hockey East Title - by Jim Connelly, USCHO.com (March 21)
Another Trophy: BU Wins Hockey East - by Mike Alloy, Inside Hockey (March 21)
BC, BU eye shot at HE title - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (March 20)
Rare loss might spur Terriers - by Eric McHugh, Patriot Ledger (March 20)
Record-Winning Hockey Coaches Face Off - by Doug Tribou, WBUR-FM (March 13)
BU, Northeastern again are all in knots - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (Feb. 22)
Classic tie by Huskies, Terriers - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (Feb. 22)
Boston University, Northeastern Battle to Draw - by Keith Lavon, USCHO.com (Feb. 21)
BU, NU can't settle differences - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (Feb. 21)
Boston University, Northeastern skate to tie - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (Feb. 21)
No. 4 Northeastern Rallies To Top Ranked BU - by Dave Hendrickson, USCHO.com (Feb. 20)
Round One Ends in a Draw - by Tim Rosenthal, Inside Hockey (Feb. 20)
Terriers are best in show - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (Feb. 10)
Beanpot a nice score but isn't ultimate goal - by John Powers, Boston Globe (Feb. 10)
BU makes short work of 29th Beanpot crown - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (Feb. 10)
Dramatic turn earns special spot in annals - by Steve Buckley, Boston Herald (Feb. 10)
Advantage: Terriers - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (Feb. 10)
Shorthanded Goals Help B.U. Claim Beanpot Title - by Ben Seal, New York Times (Feb. 10)
Yet another Beanpot title has Boston University keeping a level head - by David Albright, ESPN.com (Feb. 10)
Three's Company - by Tim Rosenthal, Inside Hockey (Feb. 10)
Same Result, Different Script: Trio of SHG Lifts BU to 29th Beanpot Title - by Jim Connelly, USCHO.com (Feb. 9)
Top dogs, again - by Andrew Merritt, New England Hockey Journal (Feb. 9)
The Games Behind the Game - by Edward A. Brown, BU Today (Feb. 5)
Frosh goalie duo a net gain - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (Feb. 3)
Class has made grade at BU - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (Feb. 2)
Top line continues dominance - by Ben Seal, Daily Free Press (Jan. 26)
Terriers show dogged determination - by Barbara Matson, Boston Globe (Jan. 25)
Boston University blanks New Hampshire - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (Jan. 24)
No. 2 BU Whitewashes No. 11 UNH, 5-0 - by Dave Hendrickson, USCHO.com (Jan. 23)
TC with Coach Parker - by Tom Caron, Boston Globe OT (Jan. 22)
Captain Terriers - by Tim Rosenthal, Inside Hockey (Jan. 22)
Terriers deep on defense - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (Jan. 12)
The Iceman Stayeth - by Bari Walsh, Bostonia (Winter 2009)
BU Wins Wells Fargo Cup - by Theresa Spisak, USCHO.com (Jan. 3)
BU freshmen are in a class of their own - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (Jan. 2)
It's a sibling revelry at Boston University - by Bob Snow, NHL.com (Nov. 27)
This time, BU still the one - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (Nov. 17)
Boston University Crushes Vermont - by Josh Appelbaum, USCHO.com (Nov. 1)
Should I Stay or Should I Go? - by Roger Brown, New England Hockey Journal (Oct. 30)
BU powers up to beat Michigan - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (Oct. 26)
Unfinished Business - by John Barone, Daily Free Press (Oct. 15)
The Next Generation - by Christopher Conroy, Daily Free Press (Oct. 15)
BU starts fast - by Barbara Matson, Boston Globe (Oct. 11)
BU's goals hinge on finding a goalie - by David Albright, ESPN.com (Oct. 8)

Video Highlights
March 21 vs. UMass Lowell - Hockey East Championship (NESN)
March 20 vs. Boston College - Hockey East Semifinals (NESN)
Feb. 27 at Massachusetts - Part 2 (NESN)
Feb. 9 vs. Northeastern - Beanpot Championship (NESN)
Bonino, Wilson in Beanpot post-game press conference (Boston.com)
Why hockey fans live for the Beanpot (Boston.com)
Jan. 24 at New Hampshire (NESN)
Jan. 23 vs. New Hampshire (NESN)

Nick Bonino
Bonino A Force In BU's Rally - by Matthew Conyers, College Hockey News (April 12)
Dog Days for Bonino - by Joseph Edwards, College Hockey News (April 7)
Bonino helping BU move in the right direction - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (April 5)
Sophomore Bonino paves road to win - by Rich Thompson, Boston Herald (March 29)
Saint Nick's Gifts - by Scott Weighart, USCHO.com (March 28)
Hi, My Name Is ... - by Bruce Ciskie, Fanhouse (March 10)
Former Farmington star Bonino leading BU - by Andrew Lovell, New Britain Herald (Feb. 19)
Learning from scratch - by Nancy Marraspese-Burrell, Boston Globe (Feb. 9) 

Chris Connolly
Duluth brothers skate into NCAA tournament - by Kevin Pates, Duluth News Tribune (March 25)

Matt Gilroy
The All-American ... Defenseman - by Vicky Waltz, BU Today (April 7)
Puck Daddy chat with Gilroy - by Sean Leahy, Yahoo Sports (April 7)
INCH Measures Up: Boston University defenseman Gilroy - by Jeff Howe, Inside College Hockey (April 2)
Boston University's Gilroy takes best shot - by Rich Thompson, Boston Herald (March 28)
590-AM Toronto Interview (March 24)
Won't Take No For An Answer - by Mike Scandura, USCHO.com (Feb. 21)
North Bellmore product Gilroy using his 'Bean' at Boston University - by Elliot Olshansky, New York Daily News (Feb. 6)
Gilroy one of Boston University's best ever - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (Jan. 30)
Faces in the Crowd - Sports Illustrated (Jan. 26)
A Late Bloomer Sticking to His Mission - by George Vecsey, New York Times (Jan. 22)
BU's Gilroy plays with purpose - by Andrew Merritt, New England Hockey Journal (Jan. 1)

Chris Higgins
Playmaker On The Big Stage - by Scott Weighart, GoTerriers.com (April 10)
Higgins moves to four-front - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (April 10)
The Quiet Star - by Dave Hendrickson, USCHO.com (April 10)

Jason Lawrence
Wicked awesome Jason - by Joe McConnell, Saugus Advertiser (April 2)
Mission almost complete for BU - by Joshua Boyd, Saugus Advertiser (March 26)
Living a dream - by Joe McConnell, Saugus Advertiser (Feb. 12)
Lawrence delivers once again - by Rich Thompson, Boston Herald (Feb. 10)
Jason On The Spot - by Scott Wieghart, USCHO.com (Feb. 9)
NTDP guided Lawrence - by Mike Scandura, USAHockey.com (Nov. 13)

John McCarthy
Leader of the Pack - by Christopher Conroy, Daily Free Press (Dec. 8)


The Teacher and the Student - by Mike Machnik, College Hockey News (April 8)
Their goal was met with Millan - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell and Monique Walker, Boston Globe (March 30)
Edmonton's Millan lifts Boston U to success - by Ben Seal, Edmonton Journal (March 29)
Millan of the Hour - by John Barone, Daily Free Press (March 23)
Playing it cool serves Millan - by Michael Vega, Boston Globe (March 22)
Millan nets MVP honor - by Rich Thompson, Boston Herald (March 22)
Millan Lifts BU to HEA Title - by Jake Seiner, College Hockey News (March 22)
Nothing Doing - by Scott Weighart, USCHO.com (March 21)
Hockey East Rookie of the Year Highlight Video and Interview
1260-AM Edmonton Interview (Feb. 10)
Millan Takes Charge for BU - by Jeff Howe, Inside College Hockey (Jan. 23)Kieran MillanKieran Millan

Joe Pereira
Frozen Four Notebook: Pereira's Back - by Jeff Howe, Inside College Hockey (April 8)

Kevin Shattenkirk
Shattenkirk helps power BU to Frozen Four - by Josh Thomson, Journal News (April 6)
A Promising Career on Shattenkirk's Plate - by Patrick Hoffman, Kukla's Corner (Feb. 24)
New Rochelle's Shattenkirk looking to bring home gold at WJC - by Elliot Olshansky, New York Daily News (Dec. 25)

Steve Smolinsky
Second helping for Plymouth's Smolinsky at Frozen Four - by Eric McHugh, Brockton Enterprise (April 8)
Plymouth's Smolinsky Terriers' lead dog off the ice - by Eric McHugh, Brockton Enterprise (March 20)

Brian Strait
'Pot of gold: Waltham's Strait helps lead BU to 29th title - by Scott Souza, Daily News Tribune (Feb. 10)

Corey Trivino
Opportunity not lost on Trivino - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (April 9)
Islanders prospect Trivino breaks through at the right time for BU - by Elliot Olshansky, New York Daily News (Dec. 12)

David Warsofsky
Keeping it short, sweet - by Barbara Matson, Boston Globe (Feb. 10)
Marshfield's Warsofsky scores key goal as BU wins Beanpot again - by Eric McHugh, Patriot Ledger (Feb. 10)
BU likes what it sees in Warsofsky of Marshfield - by Eric McHugh, Patriot Ledger (Jan. 16)

Colin Wilson
Wilson top dog - by Neil Koepke, Boston Herald (April 10)
Q&A with Wilson - by Adam Wodon, College Hockey News (April 9)
He's in the Hobey hunt - by Gary Lawless, Winnipeg Free Press (March 20)
Decided advantage - by Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Boston Globe (March 13)
Sophomore Wilson elevates game for Terriers - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (March 2)
No to pros, for now - by Dave D'Onofrio, Concord Monitor (Jan. 23)
Best friends van Riemsdyk and Wilson have fun - by Adam Kimelman, NHL.com (Dec. 29)
Born a Ranger's son, Wilson leads the way for No. 1 BU - by Elliot Olshansky, New York Daily News (Nov. 14)
Wilson shines as sophomore - by Jeff Howe, Inside College Hockey (Nov. 14)
Hi, My Name Is ... - by Bruce Ciskie, Fanhouse (Oct. 28)

Brandon Yip
Yip the battler - by John Connolly, Boston Herald (March 26)