College Hockey

Eagles strong to the finish

Friday night’s bus ride home from Durham, N.H., felt that much longer for the Boston College Eagles, what with surrendering a 4-1 lead in the third period to New Hampshire and skating to a 4-4 tie. (Globe Correspondent, 11/8/09)

Cornell scores four in third to rout Harvard

Holding a one-goal lead after two periods in Ithaca, N.Y., Harvard’s upset bid fell apart as fifth-ranked Cornell busted loose for four goals to rout the Crimson, 6-3, last night. (From Staff And Wire Reports, 11/8/09)

Butler, UNH catch up to BC

A disastrous start for New Hampshire turned into a dramatic finish at Whittemore Center last night as the Wildcats clawed their way back from a 3-0 first-period deficit to tie 16th-ranked BC, 4-4, in Durham, N.H. (Staff and Wire Reports, 11/7/09)

NU withstands Terriers’ heat

Before the season started, Northeastern coach Greg Cronin felt confident in his team’s ability to score but wasn’t as sure about his defense and inexperienced goaltending. On the other hand, Boston University coach Jack Parker’s team is coming off an NCAA championship and, despite losing forward Nick Bonino to a shoulder injury until the end of this month, had plenty ... (Globe Staff, 11/7/09)

Merrimack’s hockey team is being carried by its captains, Barton and Bowen

Despite being selected to finish last in the Hockey East coaches’ poll, Merrimack has other ideas. The Warriors started out by dropping a pair at North Dakota, but since then have won five of six, including a home victory over Boston College last Sunday. (Globe Staff, 11/6/09)