BU wins national title, two Huskies join Penguins

So I know I have been a bad blogger and haven't updated since my last euphoric post about Northeastern hockey. Well as I am sure you know NU's post season run pretty much flickered and died as the Huskies lost in the semifinals of the Hockey East Tournament and then lost to Cornell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and I didn't feel much like writing about it.

However, the BU Terriers made good on their year long No. 1 ranking and won both the Hockey East Championship and then tonight came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat Miami in the NCAA Title game. So our rivals on Commonwealth Ave. are National Champions and let's just say I'm not looking forward to running into any BU fans anytime soon. Although congratulations are in order as BU was truly a forced to be reckoned with all season and the title is, I admit begrudgingly, much deserved. While I was rooting for the underdogs, I was still in awe of BU's two come from behind goals with less than a minute left.

I am sure the Daily Free Press will have much to report on the subject tomorrow. The Boston Globe reports Uncommon wealth: Terriers head home with 5th title after stunning rally.

There has been some good news for the Huskies despite the disappointing losses. Goalie Brad Thiessen was named a Hobey Hat Trick Finalist. Although BU's Matt Gilroy was awarded the Hobey Baker award, Thiessen was named to the first team All-American. Thiessen also signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins and has joined fellow Husky Joe Vitale in Wilkes-Barre Scranton for the Penguins American Hockey League team. Vitale even scored his first professional goal this week!

While I am sure they will be missed at NU, hopefully great things are to come from these former Huskies. Read the Huntington News report: Northeastern goalie goes pro. Also check out this short video interview with Thiessen and Vitale from back in December. I group produced this show for an NU production course.




College basketball and hockey seasons are now both officially over and I am looking forward to throwing myself into the much less stressful summer of MLB.