tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671692619723155782024-03-13T05:39:32.880-04:00Huskies on the prowlNews,inside information and analysis on Northeastern athletics.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-41636679734536221102009-04-13T19:49:00.003-04:002009-04-14T12:25:13.235-04:005- 3 Huskies finalAndrew Leenhouts goes 3.2 innings with six strikeouts.<br /><br />The bases are loaded, (through no fault of his own) but he gets Sam Boone to ground into a 6-4-3 double play before Dan Zehr comes in for the final out and the save.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-86829510543879666912009-04-13T18:50:00.005-04:002009-04-13T19:49:16.931-04:004-0 NU going into bottom 6Sometimes its not how hard but where you hit them. Matt Miller blooped a single over the head of second baseman Adam Tempesta, scoring Ryan Maguire, who had bunted and then stolen second. Andrew Leenhouts is in for NU and promptly struck out the first two batters before giving up a single to Tom Conley.<br /><br />Les Williams went five innings, allowing no runs on four hits with five strikeouts.<br /><br />For UMass, Brian Leigh went 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on ten hits.<br /><br />EDIT: Leenhouts gets Matt Gedman to pop out to third, ending the inning.<br /><br />EDIT: David Gustafson bloops a double to right,... scoring James Donaldson. 5-0 Huskies.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-29446096094188468762009-04-13T18:46:00.000-04:002009-04-13T18:48:23.206-04:00Huskies 3-0NU scores three in the top of the third to take a 3-0 lead. UMass gets a man to second in the bottom of the fourth, but Les Williams gets Matt Gedman to pop out to end the inning.<br /><br />3-0 Huskies heading into the top of the fifth.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-34214251902957439272009-04-13T17:20:00.001-04:002009-04-13T17:40:09.287-04:00Welcome to FenwayBC downed Harvard in the opener and now we are getting ready for the championship game between the Huskies and Minuteman.<br /><br />Here's the lineup for each team, starting with the visiting Huskies:<br /><br /><br />Northeastern (17-11, 5-4 CAA)<br /><br />Matt Miller RF<br />Frank Compagnone LF<br />Mike Tamsin 3B<br />James Donaldson 2B<br />Frank Pesanello C<br />Tony DiCesare DH<br />David Gustafson CF<br />Brendan Stokes 1B<br />Ryan Maguire SS<br /><br />LHP Les Williams (0-0, 4.20)<br /><br />Massachusetts ((10-18, 4-8 A-10)<br /><br />Sam Boone 3B<br />Adam Tempesta 2B<br />Brian Baudinet CF<br />Jim MacDonald DH<br />Mike Donato RF<br />Peter Copa 1B<br />Tom Conley C<br />Matt Gedman SS<br />Kyle Multner LF<br /><br />Ryan Leigh (0-4, 3.45)<br /><br />The National Anthem has just been sung and now the teams are huddling on the field, so we should be ready to get underway soon.<br /><br />And at just about 5:40 we are underway. Miller grounds out to short to start the game.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-14074271870752913542009-04-10T12:41:00.002-04:002009-04-14T12:25:59.797-04:00Thoughts...It's warm out, classes are starting to wrap up and I'm getting closer and closer to graduation and getting ready to go out into the real world. At first I was ecstatic about being done with school; now I'm not so sure. Anyways, part of my class assignment is to post some final thoughts about my blogging experience.<br /><br />I actually started this blog way back in November as a way to provide updates at the women's soccer NCAA tournament games. My volleyball writer at the Huntington News live-blogged the CAA volleyball tourney at Cabot...and then things kind of went dead.<br /><br />But starting Online Journalism in the spring semester gave me a reason to start the blog again and I have to say its been a good experience. I've live blogged the Beanpot, Hockey East playoffs and will be providing updates from Fenway Park at the NU-UMass Beanpot final Monday evening. I wish I was a little better at uploading audio and pictures to go along with some of my posts-some of the interviews I posted from the Beanpot were a little sloppy. I also wish I was a little more timely with some of my posts- sometimes I'd upload audio a few days after an event.<br /><br />Overall this has been a good experience. I've gotten some good feedback from the few readers I've had. I hope to keep this up, although I'm not sure what subject matter it will be on. If I am around Northeastern in the fall, you bet I will be following Husky sports and giving my thoughts on here.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-64428298872241628822009-04-07T01:15:00.000-04:002009-04-07T01:20:30.097-04:00Beanpot.....well the baseball one anyways.<br /><br /> It doesn't quite get the attention as its more famous hockey cousin, but the finals are played in Fenway Park. Depending on the weather/travel schedule of the team, I might be heading up tomorrow to Brockton to check out Harvard vs. Northeastern in the opening round. BC and UMass play in the other game. (BU doesn't have baseball team...that thing called the hockey team and Jack Parker are pretty much all their athletics department consists of).<br /><br />So check back tomorrow for some possible live blogging action.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-85353657269401813132009-04-03T17:42:00.004-04:002009-04-03T18:06:07.379-04:00BREAKING NEWS: Thiessen signs with Penguins.Former Husky captain Joe Vitale will be joined by a familiar face in the Penguin's organization.<br />Junior goalie Brad Thiessen, one of the three Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalists, signed with Pittsburgh today.<br /><br />Check out the full news <a href="http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Brian-Metzer/Pens-Sign-Two-Including-Hobey-Hopeful-Brad-Thiessen/54/20439">here.</a><br /><br />Hockey Buzz is reporting its a two year entry contract.<br /><br />More to come later.<br /><br />EDIT: Thiessen is going to Wilke Barre/Scranton in the AHL. Interesting to note he'll be joining former BU netminder John Curry.<br /><br /><br />Check out Jon Raymond's breaking news story on the Huntington News' <a href="http://www.huntington-news.com/news/breaking-thiessen-to-go-pro-with-pittsburgh-penguins-1.1642637">website.</a><br /><br /><br />Welcome to the spotlight Chris Rawlings.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-31849380286160722332009-04-02T17:23:00.002-04:002009-04-02T17:29:24.086-04:00Thiessen a Hobey Hat Trick finalistCongrats to Brad. The winner will be announced next Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPNU. The other two finalists are BU's Matt Gilroy and Colin Wilson. Check out the full release <a href="http://www.gonu.com/mhockey/2009/thiessen040209.htm">here. </a><br /><br />Head coach Greg Cronin was also named New England <a href="http://www.gonu.com/mhockey/2009/cronin040209.htm">Coach of the Year and is a finalist for National Coach of the Year.</a>Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-81635369552030484132009-04-01T01:39:00.001-04:002009-04-01T01:40:49.580-04:00Shameless plugHere's a <a href="http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/04/01/06/2535-82/index.xml">bit</a> I did for the Boston Metro on Mike Tamsin, who became NU's all time hit leader over the weekend.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-1056354053099667122009-04-01T01:28:00.003-04:002009-04-02T17:29:49.804-04:00It's over....It's been a few days since the men's hockey team <a href="http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/game41.htm">lost</a> to Cornell in the first round of the NCAA tournament. It was no doubt a great season, one that put NU hockey on the map, but there's a huge "what if." What if we had beat Cornell? Look, I know Bemidji State <a href="http://www.bemidjistate.edu/athletics/sports/mhockey/news/2008-09/20090328NotreDamerecap.html">rolled</a> over Notre Dame (and then <a href="http://www.collegehockeystats.net/0809/boxes/mbmjcor1.m29">Cornell</a>), and from what I heard, would have beaten the Huskies the next day the way they were playing, but it is still tantalizing to think that's all that would have been standing in between Northeastern and a trip to the Frozen Four..... Oh well. Kind of a tough way for the six seniors to go out, but the program has certaintly made progress since they first stepped on the ice.<br /><br /><br /><br />NU goalie and fellow blogger Brad Thiessen has this to say, which I think sums it up pretty nicely:<br /><h2 id="post-147"><a href="http://inthecreasewiththiess.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/and-just-like-that-its-over/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: and just like that it’s over">and just like that it’s over</a></h2> <p>It has taken a few days and still I can’t quite get the thoughts out of my head or the feeling in my stomach of what happened on Saturday night. I think I can speak for most of the guys when I say we are kind of still in shock and don’t really know what to do with ourselves right now. To lose the game like we did, for the second game in a row was pretty devastating. I mean when you do it once and you still have something to play for it eases the pain a bit, but when it ends your season it’s a little more difficult to swallow. I feel for the bus that came out to support us in Grand Rapids, I feel for the fans who packed into Qdoba and Connor’s to watch the game, we all feel like we let everyone down. Yes we were able to accomplish a lot this season, including some things that other NU teams have never done, but we didn’t win anything, which is tough to take. The weekend happened pretty fast, as soon as we lost we were whisked to the airport and back in Boston 5 hours after the game ended. It was a good experience but not a result that anybody wanted.</p>Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-82127086535922898772009-03-27T12:58:00.003-04:002009-03-27T13:01:51.888-04:00Check it out.In addition to my own blog, I've been writing for the <a href="http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/">College Baseball Blog,</a> providing updates and previews for the CAA and Husky baseball (although I'm late in posting my preview for this weekend.)<br /><br /><br />Also, be sure to check in with Jared Shafran for all the latest <a href="http://northeasternhuskieshockey.blogspot.com/">updates</a> from the NCAA hockey regional in Grand Rapids.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-85963485653166423692009-03-26T21:47:00.003-04:002009-03-26T22:16:02.207-04:00Change is on the way....to the blog anyway. Check out the new design and features and let me know what you think.<br /><br />Alright so it's been a while since I've posted. It's old news now, but the Huskies are headed out to Grand Rapids to take on Cornell in the NCAA tournament. Read what NU coach Greg Cronin has to say about the matchup <a href="http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/presarch/200903/cc032509/cronin.pdf">here</a>. Hockey East is making it's presence felt in the tournament, sending four teams (NU, BU UNH and UVM). Each <a href="http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/presarch/200903/mar25cc.php">coach's conference call</a> is up on HEA's website.<br /><br />Couldn't find any conference calls on the ECAC site, but here's a<a href="http://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/cornell/20092603_CornellNotesNortheasternNCAAs"> link</a> to some team notes on the Big Red, courtesy of the ECAC official site.<br /><br />I won't be making the trip since I have a little thing called the sports section to put together Sunday night but Huntington News men's hockey writer Jared Shafran will be <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.northeasternhuskieshockey.blogspot.com">live blogging all the action.</a><br /><br /><br />I FINALLY got an RSS feed up... enjoy it. It's something I've tried to figure out how to implement for a while.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-17318991396354945572009-03-20T20:00:00.001-04:002009-03-20T20:04:06.440-04:003-2 LOWELLLowell advances to the Hockey Championship game. Give Chris Auger his second goal of the season.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-84568036162923629252009-03-20T19:57:00.002-04:002009-03-20T19:59:32.999-04:00Start of overtime.And at 7:57 p.m., we're off.<br /><br />Husky fans aren't letting that last second goal dampen their enthusiasm.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-35609221847114635712009-03-20T19:40:00.001-04:002009-03-20T19:47:08.397-04:002-2. Headed to OTWith 19 seconds left, Lowell ties it up. Entering the 6-on-4 advantage, it seemed like the River Hawks were poised to make the best of that chance and they did. Scott Campbell scores his 14th goal of the year off a rebound, sticking the puck past Thiessen on the right post.<br /><br />NU win the faceoff and drives down to the River Hawks zone, but can't convert. And just like last Sunday, we're headed to overtime.<br /><br />This is the ninth time a Hockey East semifinal has gone to overtime.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-61802626249230035872009-03-20T19:35:00.003-04:002009-03-20T19:51:37.391-04:00Remember those penalties....NU just took a dumb one... too many men on the ice. When Hutton is pulled, that will give the River Hawks a two man advantage. 1:05 left and the River Hawks have taken a timeout. This is their season right here.<br /><br /><br /><br /> The River Hawks have pulled Hutton in favor of an extra attacker. This worked for UMass-Amherst Sunday... will it pay off for their fellow state school?<br />It's 6-on-four for the 'Hawks.<br /><br /><br />Dennis McCauley with serve the too many men on the ice penalty.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-60256114315807717442009-03-20T19:26:00.000-04:002009-03-20T19:28:50.265-04:002-1 NU: 5 minutes left.Northeastern fans are getting loud. The Huskies need to play smart and not take any dumb penalties.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-57062131074051126852009-03-20T19:16:00.003-04:002009-03-20T19:26:52.259-04:00Halfway there.The Huskies are halfway to living up to NESN's intermission graphic (18-1-1 record when leading after two). We've got ten minutes left in the final period with NU leading 2-1.<br /><br /><br />EDIT: 8 minutes left. Hutton just made a string of great saves front point blank range.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-53245677402907518962009-03-20T18:54:00.003-04:002009-03-20T19:16:29.250-04:002-1 NU start of third.During the longer then usual intermission (thanks to the HEA 25th Anniversary Ceremony), NESN flashed the following line: 18-1-1. It's the Huskies' record this season when leading after two periods.<br /><br /><br />3:24 in and Thiessen has made some great saves thus far. We've got a pair of matching penalties on NU's David Strathman and Lowell's Barry Goers for some extra activity after the whistle.<br /><br />On another note, the lower levels have started to fill up as the game moves along.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-1755829460778564232009-03-20T18:35:00.005-04:002009-03-20T18:50:07.978-04:002-1 Huskies after two.Give River Hawk forward Scott Campbell the assist on the last goal.<br />EDIT: Add another assist to Paul Worthingon. The goal was Blair's first of the season.<br /><br />Each team had eight shots in the second. NU will have a 12 second man advantage to start the second.<br /><br />Northeastern certainly struck quickly with two goals 25 seconds apart. Again, its been a really fast paced game. I think that last UMass goal was key. The PP gave them a good chance to close to within one going into the third and if they failed to capitalize I think that would have given a boost to NU going into the break. (Although technically Lowell scored during a four-on-four situation).<br /><br />Right now Hockey East is honoring the top 25 forwards and defenseman/goalies in the conference's 25 year history. Both categories are ridiculously stacked with former Terriers and Eagles. Maine has a good amount in the top defender category.<br /><br />Four Huskies are in defenseman/goalie category: Rob Cowie, Jim Fahey, Dan McGillis and goalie Bruce Racine.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-51757214297002466582009-03-20T18:27:00.004-04:002009-03-20T18:35:08.348-04:002:51 left in the second: Lowell on the PPA good way for a losing team to get back in the game is on power plays. The Huskies just gave Lowell a PP chance when Denis Chisolm was whistled for cross checking.<br /><br />There are a few scattered Boston University fans here for the later game and they are greeted with a hearty round of boos from Husky fans each time they're displayed on the jumbotron.<br /><br /><br />EDIT: After a no call on David Strathman behind the net (from here it looked like he decked a Lowell player pretty good from behind), Lowell's Maury Edwards gets two for tripping at 18:11 of the second period.<br /><br />With 1:35 left, NU will have 1:02 on the man advantage after this four-on-four situation plays itself out.<br /><br />EDIT: Lowell gets on the board. Defensman Ryan Blair shoots the puck past Thiessen from the left post.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-61179619650056271012009-03-20T18:19:00.003-04:002009-03-20T18:27:08.770-04:002-0 Northeastern; 7:27 left.Give defender David Strathman the second assist on Kraemer's second goal of the season and McNeely the other assist on Rassey's score.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-91357600895578301162009-03-20T17:54:00.010-04:002009-03-20T18:19:02.625-04:00Start of the second period.Here we go...<br /><br />17:50 left in the first.<br /><br />Husky fans have started the NORTH-EASTERN chant and its echoing throughout the Garden.<br /><br />Lowell just had a great chance on an odd man rush. Thiessen fell down in his net and was sprawled by the left post as a River Hawks forward tried to swing the puck around the right post.<br /><br />Lowell has been crashing the net hard and has been tenacious going after rebounds.<br /><br />NU is thirty seconds into a PK thanks to a hooking call on captain Joe Vitale.<br /><br />Tyler McNeely just stole the puck away and drove down the ice.<br /><br />Thiessen just made a great point blank save.<br /><br />50 seconds left in the PP.<br /><br />The Huskies got a great turnover in UMass Lowell's zone.<br /><br />EDIT: PP is over. Northeastern has been putting great pressure on UMass-Lowell and is now on the PP when Scott Campbell was given two for cross checking.<br /><br />13:13 left in the second. Double thirteens.... might not be the best omen for what has recently been a lackluster NU PP unit.<br /><br />Prior to the PP NU had a great chance when they closed in on Carter Hutton. After a review by the refs, the no goal call stood.<br /><br /><br />And now the River Hawks are putting the pressure on short handed.<br /><br />EDIT: 1-0 NU. Who else but Kyle Kraemer? The junior broke in from the right post and went top shelf against Hutton. This came with four seconds left on the PP.<br /><br />EDIT 2-0 HUSKIES. Rob Rassey grabs the puck from a pileup in front of the net and shoves it in.<br />Give Dennis McCauley the assist on Rassey's strike and Wade MacLeod the helper on the first goal.<br /><br />The goals were scored just 25 seconds apart.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-77356603146323570652009-03-20T17:45:00.003-04:002009-03-20T17:53:25.685-04:00No score after oneIt was a pretty up-tempo first period, but a combined 27 shots on net (16 by Lowell, 11 by NU) couldn't sneak there way through.<br /><br />Each team failed to convert its lone PP chance. NU looked good on an early PK, but conversely they failed to get off a shot on the lone power play presented to them.<br /><br />With such a back and forth game, it seems to me that the first team to score could gain a big advantage.<br /><br /><br />On another note, it feels weird to be back at the Garden and not for the Beanpot.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3167169261972315578.post-53104480192378862722009-03-20T17:17:00.004-04:002009-03-20T17:33:51.216-04:005:46 left: Huskies on the PPLowell's Mike Potacco gets two for hooking as he wraps around NU defender J.P. Maley.<br /><br />The River Hawks have killed off 56 of its last penalty chances.<br /><br />Again, its been a pretty faced paced game so far. Both teams have had several good chances.<br /><br />Lowell kills off what was a lack luster PP chance for NU, which saw them take a grand total of zero shots.Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582128028514497748noreply@blogger.com0