Monday, October 14, 2013

Sit Down, Shut Up

After having written countless blog posts encouraging people to give BU Athletics I try, after having admitted over and over again that I don't care if you're only there because there are free give aways, after promising you need to know nothing about sports...I think, I think I'm changing my mind.

If you don't have anything nice to say, shut up. And if you can't shut up, get the hell out of the rink.


Friday, October 11, 2013

The Teams Are Ready

Exhibition games are fun. They get you back into the spirit of the season and give you a chance to watch people play that normally wouldn't. But nothing compares to the start of the season, to the time when it all starts to count. From the first time the freshmen see what the hype is all about and the upperclassmen electrify whatever building they're currently inhabiting. Everything's fresh and new. This weekend both of our hockey teams start playing for real.


Saturday, April 6, 2013

Save BU Wrestling

I love hockey. I like basketball. Softball is great. I don't mind a good soccer game. Nor do I mind the occasional lacrosse game. Pair that up with "BU" in front of each sport and you can basically figure out where I am on campus at any given time. I wasn't exactly expecting to love BU athletics as much as I do when I first came to this school, but I've been having such a fun time watching them these past three years.

Now, there are BU sporting events that I haven't made it out to yet. Not because I don't want to, but usually because the timing just doesn't work out with my schedule. One such sport that I have yet to cheer on in person is BU Wrestling. That doesn't mean I haven't kept up with them, gotten excited when they won. But this week I found out that if things go the way they're headed right now, not only may I never be able to make it to a BU Wrestling match, but future Terriers won't either. Even more so, future BU Wrestling Terriers won't either.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Garrett Noonan

This week, it has been "confirmed" that Garrett Noonan is coming back for his senior season. I put the confirmed in quotes because although I certainly believe that is his intent right now, obviously things change and I still think there's a slight chance he signs before next season rolls around. But anyways, when I heard that news, I thought about Noonan in that BU jersey for one more season and I couldn't help but be ecstatic. I've loved Noonan from the beginning (even after getting kicked out of all those games freshmen year) and I know the students start loving him not long after that. Noonan is one of the most well liked Terriers on this team and perhaps in a while before this team.

Even if we never get to see him in Scarlet and White again, I'm damn appreciative off all the heart Noonan has put into this program the past three years. He doesn't have much hardware to show for it, but I know there's thousands of people who could honestly care less with him around. He's one of the few players who has consistently improved and done what was needed of him and that's all any of us can ask for. And if we do get the opportunity to watch him skate with this team again, well, that's going be a whole lot of fun.


But until next season, go ahead and watch this little recap video on Garrett Noonan. I think it might be the second best video of him only behind his Vernon Vipers intro video, but hey that might just be me.

Monday, March 11, 2013

In Parker We Trust

I don't have a picture to share of myself and Coach Parker. I don't have any emotional anecdotes or funny quotes to tell. I'm pretty sure I've never even had a one on one conversation with the man. I'm not a reporter. I don't work for him. I certainly have never played for him. I haven't ever tried to reach out to him.

But the news of Parker retiring was a harsh reality. Even before he uttered the sentiment himself, I found myself repeating over and over and over again that it just couldn't be true. This man that I have watched for three seasons cannot be calling it quits. Not yet.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

An Ode to Women

I'm pretty sure I knew close to nothing about Boston University Women's Ice Hockey. Scratch that, I knew nothing. The only thing I could definitively say is, yes, we had a women's team.

But I showed up to Walter Brown Arena on October 15th, 2010 nonetheless. Not much later, I showed up again.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Gotta Win 'Em All

I've come to the conclusion that what I've been writing lately is terrible. If you look at my most recent posts, it's all really...depressing. They're reminders of a less than stellar few months for Men's Ice Hockey. That's not good for two reasons. One, because of the obvious. There's still reasons to be completely amped up on this Terrier hockey team. We've got enough games left to turn things around and we can make it back into NCAA play. And two, because I've been neglecting women's ice hockey. I hate when people neglect women's ice hockey.

Thus this post was born. One of the most research filled posts I've ever written. It took me two full days to write it. And it's a post in which I combine my love for both teams.

Coming after the jump: a post comparing BU men's and women's ice hockey.


Thursday, February 14, 2013

Murphy's Law

For those of you needing a recap lesson on Murphy's Law, it can be summed up in one statement: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

For those of you needing a recap of the Boston University Men's Ice Hockey season since the Denver game, it can be summed up in one theory: Murphy's Law.


Friday, February 1, 2013

Still Bleeding, The Reprise

You know what's awful? I haven't written a blog post in six weeks. Know what's worse? When I finally get writing again, it's because yet again BU has lost another player. Not just lost. They left. Willingly. In the middle of the season. Not even during a break in the season. For what...we still don't even know.

I don't know about you, but I'm getting pretty sick of it.