College Hockey Preview Rivalry Week
It is rivalry weekend in college hockey. Boston College vs Boston University, Denver vs Colorado College, and Wisconsin and Minnesota are all playing tonight.
The BC vs BU wekkend looks like the most intreging rivalry this weekend. BC is off to a solid 6-3-1 start to the regular season, while BU is 4-5-2 looking for some wins before the return of co-captain David Van der Gulik who should be back by late December or early January.
Kevin Gillespie got a shutout last week against defending National Champion Denver, but look for John Curry to start in this weekends series.
For BC Cory Schnider got a shutout to boost his confidence this weekend as the Eagles blanked Merrimack 3-0.
Chris Collins for BC and Peter McArthur for BU will be the fowards to watch for as Collins leads BC in goals and points while McArthur leads the Terriers in goals.
Denver and Colorado College will resume their rivalry as well. Denver is struggling so far after being ranked pre-season #2 as they are off to a 6-6-2 start. Colorado College on the other hand has done well with the best offense in the country. Brett Sterling leads the country with 27 points and also in goals with 16. If Denver wants to win this weekend they will need a better offense and good goaltending from Peter Mannino and Glen Fisher.
And Minnesota and Wisconsin will face-off against each other in another big rivalry game on rivalry weekend. They are 1-2 in the WCHA standings (Wisconsin #1, Minnesota #2). Freshman forward Phil Kessel has been living up to the hype leading the Gophers with 21 points and is tied for 7th in the country in scoring. For Wisconsin, player of the month Brian Elliott has been playing great with an 11-1-2 record with a 1.41 goals against average and a save percentage of .942.
This weekend should be great with all the rivalries but their are some other big non-rival games.
Michigan and surprising Miami (Ohio) will face off for the rights for 1st in the CCHA.
St. Lawrence will look to continue its hot start as they face Hockey East foes UMASS-Lowell and New Hampshire this weekend.
And Vermont will host UNH and UMASS-Lowell at Gutterson Field House.
Who will be the big winners in rivalry week? Tune into the weekly report to find out.
The BC vs BU wekkend looks like the most intreging rivalry this weekend. BC is off to a solid 6-3-1 start to the regular season, while BU is 4-5-2 looking for some wins before the return of co-captain David Van der Gulik who should be back by late December or early January.
Kevin Gillespie got a shutout last week against defending National Champion Denver, but look for John Curry to start in this weekends series.
For BC Cory Schnider got a shutout to boost his confidence this weekend as the Eagles blanked Merrimack 3-0.
Chris Collins for BC and Peter McArthur for BU will be the fowards to watch for as Collins leads BC in goals and points while McArthur leads the Terriers in goals.
Denver and Colorado College will resume their rivalry as well. Denver is struggling so far after being ranked pre-season #2 as they are off to a 6-6-2 start. Colorado College on the other hand has done well with the best offense in the country. Brett Sterling leads the country with 27 points and also in goals with 16. If Denver wants to win this weekend they will need a better offense and good goaltending from Peter Mannino and Glen Fisher.
And Minnesota and Wisconsin will face-off against each other in another big rivalry game on rivalry weekend. They are 1-2 in the WCHA standings (Wisconsin #1, Minnesota #2). Freshman forward Phil Kessel has been living up to the hype leading the Gophers with 21 points and is tied for 7th in the country in scoring. For Wisconsin, player of the month Brian Elliott has been playing great with an 11-1-2 record with a 1.41 goals against average and a save percentage of .942.
This weekend should be great with all the rivalries but their are some other big non-rival games.
Michigan and surprising Miami (Ohio) will face off for the rights for 1st in the CCHA.
St. Lawrence will look to continue its hot start as they face Hockey East foes UMASS-Lowell and New Hampshire this weekend.
And Vermont will host UNH and UMASS-Lowell at Gutterson Field House.
Who will be the big winners in rivalry week? Tune into the weekly report to find out.
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