I Feel Sick

The punks from Chestnut Hill romped Wisconsin by a final score of 5-0 to take home another national championship.  The game was just 1-0 after one, but Muse played absolutely lights out in net, and it really never felt like the Badgers had a chance.

Well That Blew

The Boston Herald

Nobody hates BC more than me, but even I can recognize what a truly incredible run it's been for the Eagles.  They've appeared in 9 of the last 13 Frozen Fours, including 4 of the last 5.  They've been in the national championship game in all four of those appearances, winning twice and coming within minutes of a third.

This year's coast through the national tournament was a microcosm of their recent success.  They averaged six goals per game throughout the NCAA's, including a 7-1 victory over the team ranked #1 in the nation for the majority of the year.  In the Frozen Four, BC outscored their opponents by a combined 12-1 margin.  It wasn't even close.

ESPN flashed up an unbelievable stat last night about BC.  The Eagles' senior class is now 25-2 in postseason play.  Their two losses over that span came to the eventual national champions, losing in the NCAA title game to Michigan State in 2007 and in the Hockey East Semis to BU in 2009.

It pains me to say it, but BC has quite simply been the most dominant program in college hockey over the last five years.  It can be argued that they have been the best of the last decade.  Right now, the Eagles aren't just national champs, but the undisputed kings of college hockey. 

And all this makes me hate them even more.  If there was any air of entitlement surrounding the BU hockey team after their first trip to the Frozen Four and first National Championship in 15 years, it has absolutely been blown up.  The Terriers need to get hungry again and realize that they're quickly becoming second fiddle not just nationally, but on their own damn street.

For the first time in a long time, Jack Parker is selecting the captains for next season's BU team.  Whoever he picks to lead his young bunch of Terriers better have the same venom toward BC and the same chip on their shoulder that I have, and that all BU fans should have today.