Wrapping Up The Weekend That Was In Hockey East

BC Not So Good Anymore, Same Story For Vermont, BU

The world is turning upside down, and the sky seems to be falling on some of the big powerhouses of Hockey East.

You all know what happened with BU this weekend.  BU took Friday night in overtime on the strength of a Colby Cohen goal.   No, not this one.





After that, Lowell evened the score at Aggannis, taking the game 3-2 behind a strong performance from captain Ben Holmstrom.

What about the rest of the league?

•  Boston College split their home and home with the NEW Merrimack Warriors, who are proving that they're a force to be reckoned with.    On Friday Night at Contre Forum, they managed to keep the ice cold enough to play a game, and they won 4-3 despite the fact that John Muse sat out a game for the first time in his collegiate career.  Ben Smith scored the game winner in that one.

          On Sunday afternoon, Mack got even behind world-beater Stephane De Costa, who tallied a goal           and an assist in the 5-3 victory.

•  The rising power that is UMass Amherst also split with Providence College.  On Friday, Amherst stayed perfect, going to 4-0 with a 5-3 victory on the road in Rhode Island.  Matthew Irwin scored his fourth and James Marcou scored his second in the win.

          But as was the theme this weekend, Providence came back on Saturday to win 2-1, putting the               first blemish on Amhert's record.  Friars' goalie Alex Beaudry was a monster in the win, saving             47 of 48 Amherst shots.

• Vermont continued their rocky start by dropping a game Friday night to Maine, 4-1.  Freshman Adam Shemansky led the way for Maine, scoring two goals in the win.

• New Hampshire has the roughest weekend of any Hockey East team, losing on consecutive nights to Wisconsin on the road, 4-1 and 6-1.

With no team having played more than 4 conference games, it's far too early to concentrate on the standings at all.