Six years to the day of its last national championship, won in Washington D.C., BU faces conference rival Providence for all the marbles. Game time at TD Garden in Boston in 7:30 p.m. ET for the contest that will air on ESPN and TSN2.
Previous All-Hockey East finals were played in 1999 when Maine defeated New Hampshire and in 1995 when the Terriers defeated Maine for their fifth NCAA crown.
Providence has only reached the Frozen Four once before, in 1985 when the Chris Terreri-led Friars lost to RPI in the final, 2-1. PC’s head coach that year was former BU All-American Steve Stirling, who captained the Terriers to their first NCAA title in 1971. That season, Stirling scored a team-best 70 points, tied for fifth best in BU history with Vic Stanfieldand now with Hobey Baker Award winner Jack Eichel.
The game will match two of the biggest and best goaltenders in college hockey. BU’s 6’6” junior Matt O’Connor is 15-0-1 in his last 16 decisions with a 2.13 GAA and a .928 save percentage, while PC’s 6’5” junior Jon Gillies brings a 1.98 GAA and .930 save percentage.
BU’s top scorers are Eichel (70), senior Evan Rodrigues (61) and junior Danny O’Regan (49). The Friars are led by Nick Saracino (38) Shane Luke (31) and Noel Acciari (31).
One piece left! #GoBU#BUFrozen4pic.twitter.com/5ik18OGnr0
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) April 10, 2015►Watch Parties (details and links)
□ Pre-game gathering and Watch Party at The Harp
□ Watch Party at George Sherman Union (free food), sponsored by the Dean of Students
□ Regional alumni watch parties in New York City, Austin, Minneapolis, Portland, Ore., Seattle and Washington, D.C.
● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Game Tracker, Terrier Sports Radio Network Webcast
● ESPN Championship preview (2 videos)
● College Hockey News: Championship preview ;
● Boston Herald: Championship preview; Saracino PC Playmaker; David Quinn
● College Hockey Inc. Two Freshmen’s Paths: Hickey and Walman
● SB Nation: BU vs. PC regular season games
● Enterprise News: With help from Greeley, BU shoots for title
● Providence Journal: Championship Preview; Cranston’s Quinn happy for PC
► Extended video highlights of semifinal victory
►Teammates discuss Hobey winner (video)
Looking ahead
2015 recruit Sean MacTavish scored Lincoln’s only goal in a 6-1 loss to Omaha.