Four Flames prospects will battle it out this evening, conveniently after the Flames put the boots to the jets this afternoon.
Mark Jankowski, Jon Gillies and John Gilmour of the Friers will take on our 3rd round pick of 2014 Brandon Hickey.
Here's a video from back in early March when all four of them took in the Flames game in Boston together,
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/c...or_hockey_east
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Hockey East will have a rooting interest at both ends of the ice when Boston University engages conference rival Providence College in tonight’s NCAA Frozen Four championship game at the Garden.
The Terriers vs. Friars represent the third time two Hockey East teams have squared off in the title game since the conference was formed prior to the 1984-85 campaign. BU defeated Maine 6-2 in the 1995 title game in Providence. Maine needed overtime to dispatch New Hampshire 3-2 in the 1999 championship in Anaheim, Calif.
“I think it’s a nice little story, but I think it is great for our league and I mean that sincerely,” said BU second-year coach David Quinn.
“We think we have as good a league if not the best league in college hockey. The building will be packed and there will be a lot of passionate Providence College fans and a lot of passionate Terrier fans. Two teams that know each other and I think it is going to be a great matchup.”
BU and Providence finished 1-2 in the regular season, but their respective runs quickly went in different directions. BU went on to win the Hockey East tournament title and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Northeast Regional. Providence was eliminated by New Hampshire in the Hockey East quarterfinals and was the final team to qualify for the NCAA field of 16 teams.
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The Terriers and the Friars split a home-and-home series back on Halloween weekend, with each team winning on foreign ice. BU beat the Friars 4-1 in Providence on Oct. 31, while PC beat the Terriers 2-1 the following night at Agganis Arena.
“They took it to us the first night,” said PC senior left winger Shane Luke, “but the second night we rebounded and that’s been our philosophy all year.
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http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/20...8xJ/story.html
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After a rocky first half, the Friars figured it out in the second half and learned the lessons they needed to.
“Early in the season, we played against some tough opponents,” said senior center Ross Mauermann. “We were working hard but not getting the results we wanted. We kind of knew we just had to keep working hard in practice and keep bringing it.”
Mauermann said in some ways, it was a matter of simplifying the game.
“I think the biggest thing was to make sure we were getting pucks to the net, and not trying to make the pretty play all the time,” he said. “Early on, we were doing that too much.
“In the second half, it was just get back to our hockey, getting pucks to the net, being gritty and getting second chances. It has paid off for us here in the tournament for sure, with a lot of second-chance goals.”
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Pulling for the Friars in this one since Gillies and maybe Jankowski might jump pro this summer but hoping for a good game with more solid performances for our four guys.