BC Interruption - Complete Coverage: 2017 Men's Hockey East TournamentA Boston College Eagles Community.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47285/bci-fave.png2017-03-18T21:36:13-04:00http://www.bcinterruption.com/rss/stream/146531212017-03-18T21:36:13-04:002017-03-18T21:36:13-04:00FINAL: UML 4, BC 3 -- Strong effort not enough for the Eagles as Lowell ends BC's season<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/BCHockey/status/843274318561861632">FINAL: UML 4, BC 3 -- Strong effort not enough for the Eagles as Lowell ends BC's&nbsp;season</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>BC put out an excellent, almost heroic effort, but couldn't overcome the strength of the Riverhawks. Lowell takes the Hockey East championship, and BC's season is over.<br><br>We'll have more to come in the coming days.</p></p></div>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/3/18/14970378/final-uml-4-bc-3-strong-effort-not-enough-for-the-eagles-as-lowellGrant Salzano2017-03-18T20:42:40-04:002017-03-18T20:42:40-04:00Boston College Men's Ice Hockey Trails UMass Lowell 4-2 after Two<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/arthurbailin/status/843260795442094080">Boston College Men's Ice Hockey Trails UMass Lowell 4-2 after&nbsp;Two</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Goals by John Edwardh and Joe Gambardella put the Eagles 20 minutes away form having its season ended at the Hockey East Championship.</p></p></div>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/3/18/14970318/boston-college-mens-ice-hockey-trails-umass-lowell-4-2-after-twoArthur Bailin2017-03-18T19:49:06-04:002017-03-18T19:49:06-04:00Boston College Men's Ice Hockey Tied with UMass Lowell 2-2 After One<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/arthurbailin/status/843247533950468096">Boston College Men's Ice Hockey Tied with UMass Lowell 2-2 After&nbsp;One</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Special teams are keeping the Eagles in this one, with the Eagles scoring a goal on the power play and on the penalty kill. Lowell's C.J. Smith has a goal and an assist. SOGs are 13-11 BC.</p></p></div>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/3/18/14970094/boston-college-mens-ice-hockey-tied-with-umass-lowell-2-2-after-oneArthur Bailin2017-03-18T18:19:30-04:002017-03-18T18:19:30-04:00Boston College Hockey to Wear Helmet Stickers in Honor of Father Monan<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/bchockey/status/843224162969837568">Boston College Hockey to Wear Helmet Stickers in Honor of Father&nbsp;Monan</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>In addition to making BC what it is today, Father Monan was a big BC hockey fan who could frequently be found watching the team in Conte. It's great to see the team honoring a man who was not only so important to BC, but also a terrific human being.</p></p></div>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/3/18/14969408/boston-college-hockey-to-wear-helmet-stickers-in-honor-of-father-monanLaura Berestecki2017-03-18T13:00:01-04:002017-03-18T13:00:01-04:00Hockey East Championship Preview: Boston College vs. UMass Lowell
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<p>Can the Eagles defeat a tough UML team for the trophy?</p> <p id="eiVUh5">After defeating Boston University 3-2 last night, the Eagles will face UMass Lowell in the Hockey East championship game. With the exception of a loss to UNH in the quarterfinals, Lowell has been pretty much unbeatable lately. Meanwhile, BC is coming off of a rough February but has had a pretty great March. BC beat BU for the first time this season yesterday, so maybe they can beat UMass Lowell for the first time this season today? The Eagles will need to pull of an upset to win today, but anything is possible. </p>
<p id="xTa707"><strong>GAME DETAILS</strong></p>
<p id="w7yG8u">Teams:</p>
<p id="njhq5z">Boston College (21-14-4, 13-6-3 Hockey East) vs</p>
<p id="gjqfMI">UMass Lowell (25-10-3, 14-7-1 Hockey East)</p>
<p id="uv2TrQ">Date: Saturday, March 18, 2017</p>
<p id="ItXh9T">Time: 7:00 PM ET</p>
<p id="4PE9TU">How to Watch on TV: NESN/ESPN3</p>
<p id="b8uH5x">How to stream the game online: http://www.espn.com/watch/</p>
<p id="6e0iZu">How to Listen: WEEI 850 AM, WZBC 90.3 FM, or <a href="http://bceagles.com/"><strong>BCEagles.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
<p id="vBKstx">Live Stats: Stats will be live on <a href="http://bceagles.com/"><strong>BCEagles.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
<p id="8rvCXG">Following Along on Twitter: Follow @BCInterruption, @joegrav, @salzano14, @laurbear90 and @arthurbailin for hockey coverage.</p>
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<p id="i0TanT">CAT PREDICTIONS</p>
<p id="ddW859">Coffee had to think about it a little bit, but she decided to go with BC for the win. She’s back in my good graces after picking a UVM sweep last weekend. </p>
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<p id="v77BT2">Visit Coffee’s friends at her former home, the Gifford Cat Shelter. Gifford is the nation’s oldest cageless, no-kill shelter and is located near BC on Undine Road in Brighton. Make a new friend before tonight’s game!</p>
<p id="gnYuoO">SONG OF THE WEEK / FINAL THOUGHTS</p>
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<p id="ZevkqY">(Bad Blood is even more relevant than it was for BC/BU because we were rooting for UML to beat Notre Dame and now we are anti-UML.)</p>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/3/18/14965582/hockey-east-championship-preview-boston-college-vs-umass-lowellLaura Berestecki2017-03-18T11:55:14-04:002017-03-18T11:55:14-04:00NCAA Hockey Final Day Bracketology: There’s only one way in
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<p>Here’s your national picture heading in to the final slate of games</p> <p id="hIglP8">There is one day of NCAA hockey left before Selection Sunday. Crazy. And despite looking dead in the water a few weeks ago, Boston College is very much alive, playing for the Hockey East Championship tonight against top-seeded UMass-Lowell.</p>
<p id="qLUgKl">Unfortunately, any hopes for an at-large bid were extinguished yesterday due to Ohio State’s loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten semifinal. There is now no at-large path in to the tournament. There’s only one thing left to do:</p>
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<p id="mmd3WS">Here’s your national picture.</p>
<p id="6WUS1g"><strong>12 teams are definitely in the NCAA tournament. Here they are, along with their potential seed ranges:</strong></p>
<p id="j6TdI2">Denver [1-3] - faces Western Michigan in NCHC 3rd Place Game<br>Minnesota-Duluth [1-3] - faces North Dakota in NCHC Final<br>Harvard [2-3] - faces Cornell in ECAC final<br>Western Michigan [4-6] - faces Denver in NCHC 3rd Place Game<br>Minnesota [4-6] - idle<br>BU [6-7] - idle, womp womp<br>UMass-Lowell [4-10] - faces BC in Hockey East final<br>Union [7-10] - idle<br>North Dakota [7-11] - faces Minnesota-Duluth in NCHC Final<br>Cornell [7-11] - faces Harvard in ECAC final<br>Penn State [8-12] - faces Wisconsin in B1G final<br>Notre Dame [12-14] - idle</p>
<p id="ZkI3qJ"><strong>Two more NCAA tournament spots will be awarded to champions of one-bid leagues, the Atlantic Hockey Conference and the WCHA:</strong></p>
<p id="QXnw0Q">AHC Final -> Air Force vs. Robert Morris<br>WCHA Final -> Bowling Green vs. Michigan Tech</p>
<p id="B3jLx2"><strong>Two teams are idle and waiting to see if results break their way to land an at-large bid:</strong></p>
<p id="v34RdO">Providence [13-15] - They will be bumped if BC and Wisconsin win conference titles, which would dump the Friars out of the tournament</p>
<p id="D7Q72Y">Ohio State [14-16] - It seems like Ohio State is doomed if <em>one of</em> Wisconsin or BC wins the conference title.</p>
<p id="foEo1y"><strong>Then, in addition to the four teams playing in the WCHA/AHC title games, there are two teams that </strong><em><strong>must win</strong></em><strong> tonight:</strong></p>
<p id="Jix1FW">Boston College [12-17]<br>Wisconsin [15-18]</p>
<p id="WCLnFU"><strong>Potential bracket if all the favorites win:</strong></p>
<p id="nI33t0"><strong>FARGO</strong><br>1] Denver 16] Michigan Tech<br>8] Union 10] North Dakota</p>
<p id="fbm7NF"><strong>CINCINNATI</strong><br>2] Minnesota-Duluth 15] Ohio State<br>6] Western Michigan 9] Penn St.</p>
<p id="Z6L1Uz"><strong>PROVIDENCE</strong><br>3] Harvard 14] Providence<br>7] BU 11] Cornell</p>
<p id="1xlVe2"><strong>MANCHESTER</strong><br>4] Minnesota 13] Notre Dame<br>5] UMass-Lowell 12] Air Force</p>
<p id="lAC22Y"><strong>BC’s situation:</strong></p>
<p id="is9PhQ">Obviously at this point all that matters is “win and get in,” there’s no real use worrying about seeding or where they’d go. But if they do win, they will either finish as #12 (the final 3 seed) or #13 (the top 4 seed). </p>
<p id="VygnuI">Which they’d be seems to depend on what happens with Air Force. If Air Force wins, they will probably end up #12 (maybe #11). If they lose, they’re out, and RMU would slot in at #15. That would likely put BC at #12 should they win the Hockey East title.</p>
<p id="LldnZl">We’re getting way ahead of ourselves here, because BC needs to pull the upset W tonight in order to make this relevant. But that’s your situation.</p>
<p id="4XgA60">From a practical standpoint, I’m not sure how much it would matter to be #13 vs #12 - the top 1-3 teams are well-defined, but 4 through 6/7 is kind of a cluster and those teams are pretty interchangeable in terms of quality. That said, if BC ends up #13 and Providence is #14, I could see BC things getting swapped around to set up BC-Harvard in Manchester, with Providence hosting one of the top 3 in Providence. Just a hunch.</p>
<p id="N0KBaV">As the #12 and a 3-seed, BC probably would have <em>less</em> of a chance of staying East. BU and UMass-Lowell are likely to be 2-seeds, and of course even if Lowell fell to a 3 seed they’d likely get venue preference over BC because they will finish higher. </p>
<p id="XymDr7">As we said, of course, none of this really matters unless and until the Eagles come out and play, by far, their best game of the season tonight. Let’s make it happen. </p>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/3/18/14967146/ncaa-hockey-final-day-bracketology-theres-only-one-way-in-scenarios-boston-college-hockey-tournamentJoseph Gravellese2017-03-18T00:59:00-04:002017-03-18T00:59:00-04:00WATCH: Final seconds - BC beats BU, scrum breaks out postgame<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2tWJ3UynG14?ecver=1"></iframe>
<div class="source source-img"><p><p>In a wild final 10 seconds at TD Garden, BC hangs on to defeat BU 3-2. After the game, a scrum breaks out involving, among other people, both Fitzgerald brothers and BU's Brandon Hickey.</p>
<p>BC will play UMass-Lowell tomorrow night for the Hockey East title.</p>
<p>Apologies for the low-quality video. Best we could get up on short notice.</p></p></div>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/3/18/14965694/watch-final-seconds-bc-beats-bu-scrum-breaks-out-postgameJoseph Gravellese2017-03-17T22:50:03-04:002017-03-17T22:50:03-04:00FINAL: BC 3, BU 2 -- THE EAGLES WILL PLAY FOR THE HOCKEY EAST TITLE!<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/BCHockey/status/842930919241670656">FINAL: BC 3, BU 2 -- THE EAGLES WILL PLAY FOR THE HOCKEY EAST&nbsp;TITLE!</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>The Eagles are still alive!<br><br>It was a brilliant effort out of the Eagles tonight, with BC jumping out to a two goal lead in the second period and holding on to take the win and eliminate BU from the Hockey East tournament.<br><br>It sets up a win-and-in, lose-and-go-home Hockey East final against Lowell tomorrow afternoon.<br><br>More hockey!!</p></p></div>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/3/17/14965034/final-bc-3-bu-2-the-eagles-will-play-for-the-hockey-east-titleGrant Salzano