Northeastern Univ. News & Stories
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- Nov 27th, 23:58NCAA
Which NCAA teams are outperforming offensive expectations?
You know I had to look at xG numbers!!!! - Oct 11th, 16:23NCAA
EP Rinkside NCAA hockey October Power Rankings
You know we had to do the dang NCAA power rankings! - Oct 4th, 15:40NCAA
NCAA hockey season preview: Top-10 candidates for the Hobey, Richter, and Taylor awards
Who has the inside track to win the major college hockey awards? - Oct 3rd, 15:47NCAA
NCAA 2024-25 season preview: Ranking the top 10 transfer classes
With transfers more important than ever, who did the best at bringing them to campus this summer? - Feb 13th, 19:45NCAA
Standout performances from the 2024 Beanpot
Ryan Lambert was in Boston, Massachusetts to cover the 2024 Beanpot, and these are the standout performers from the event. - Feb 5th, 16:30NCAA
Beanpot preview: Night 1 features BC/BU III and championship rematch
Ryan Lambert previews the Beanpot tournament, set to start tonight at TD Gardens in Boston, Massachussetts - Jan 9th, 15:02NCAA
The power conferences are dominating the NCAA tournament picture
Hockey East (six teams), the NCHC (five), and the Big Ten (three) currently dominate the NCAA tournament field. Can anyone else make a case? - 2023-12-08, 19:30NHL Prospect Report
NCAA Stock Watch: Gabe Perreault back to his productive ways at Boston College
The NCAA Stock Watch highlights the play of Gabe Perreault, Aiden Fink, Zeev Buium, Jackson Dorrington, and Charlie Stramel. - 2023-10-03, 17:00NCAA
NCAA Hockey Season Preview: Ranking the nation's top 20 freshmen classes
J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown rank the 20 best freshmen classes going into the 2023-24 NCAA men's hockey season. - 2023-04-07, 17:31NHL
Time and patience at Northeastern helped Buffalo Sabres goalie Devon Levi prep for NHL test
The goalie spoke to EP Rinkside this week in an exclusive conversation. - 2023-04-04, 16:21NCAA
Who will win the 2023 Mike Richter Award as college hockey's best goalie? And who should?
A deep dive on the stats behind determining the top goaltender in college hockey. - 2023-03-10, 14:00NHL Prospect Report
NCAA Stock Watch: Alexander Campbell getting hot in time for ECAC Tournament
This month's NCAA Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Alexander Campbell, Gavin Brindley, Mason Lohrei, Wyatt Kaiser, and Sam Colangelo. - 2023-02-14, 14:08NCAA
Standouts from the 2023 Beanpot
Wow, Northeastern and Harvard in the final. That's never happened before! - 2023-02-06, 13:00NCAA
Previewing the 2023 men's Beanpot: Could we finally get the forbidden final?
Ryan Lambert previews the 2023 men's Beanpot, one that could finally see Harvard and Northeastern meet in the championship match for the first time in tournament history. - 2023-02-03, 20:30NHL Prospect Report
NCAA Stock Watch: Alex Laferriere continues to shatter expectations at Harvard
The NCAA Stock Watch zeroes in on Alex Laferriere, Ryan Chesley, Jayden Struble, Tyler Kleven, and Erik Portillo. - 2022-11-11, 22:00NHL Prospect Report
Scout's Notebook: Checking on the Canucks top prospects
This week's edition of the Scout's Notebook has Elite Prospects crossover scout offering updates on the Canucks top prospects. - 2022-10-19, 06:312023 NHL Entry Draft
"We’re not only brothers but good friends too": St. Louis brothers team up for the first time in Dubuque
Ryan and Lucas St. Louis are teaming up for the first time in their hockey-playing lives with the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Russ Cohen spoke to Martin St. Louis' kids about that experience. - 2022-07-15, 19:542022 NHL Entry Draft
Drafting the other Jack Hughes: A look at the Los Angeles Kings 2022 NHL Draft decision
Get an inside look at the Los Angeles Kings thought process as they drafted Northeastern centre Jack Hughes with the 51st overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. - 2022-04-27, 21:412022 NHL Entry Draft
From Northeastern to the Southwest: Diving into 2022 draft prospect T.J. Semptimphelter's transfer gamble
EP Rinkside goaltender expert Catherine Silverman looks at 2022 NHL Draft prospect T.J. Semptimphelter's decision to transfer from Northeastern to Arizona State University, and whether it will pay off. - 2022-04-09, 00:11NCAA
Dryden McKay wins Hobey Baker award, Devon Levi wins Mike Richter award
How can a goalie be the most outstanding player in the country, but not the most outstanding goalie? Well, as EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert writes, it's complicated. - 2022-04-04, 16:00NCAA
Who will win the Mike Richter award, and who should?
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert profiles the candidates for the Mike Richter Award, and makes his case for each. - 2022-04-01, 15:412022 NHL Entry Draft
Scout’s Notebook: Drafting the next Brandon Hagel and Blake Coleman
The Tampa Bay Lightning are hoping Brandon Hagel can fill the role of Blake Coleman in another playoff run. Mitch Brown takes a look at candidates in the 2022 NHL Draft class who could fit that role. - 2022-03-26, 03:44NCAA
NCAA Tournament Takes Day 2: Two OT thrillers in Worcester; two ugly games in Allentown
EP Rinkside's college hockey expert Ryan Lambert recaps the second day of action at the NCAA tournament. - 2022-03-09, 20:53NHL
EP Rinkside Mailbag: Trade speculation ramping up ahead of the deadline
You had questions, and Ryan Lambert had answers. This is the EP Rinkside mailbag. This week, Lambert answers questions concerning Jason Robertson, the Hobey Baker, the salary cap, and the trade deadline. - 2022-03-07, 17:45NCAA
As NCAA tournament approaches, who’s in and who’s out?
It's playoff time in college hockey, and NCAA tournament seeding is on the line every night. - 2022-02-25, 19:052022 NHL Entry Draft
Scout's Notebook: A look at the standout draft prospects from the Massachusetts prep circuit
This week's Scout's Notebook has J.D. Burke offering his thoughts on a set of players from the Massachusetts prep school scene. He had the chance to see each of them live during his trip to Boston for the Beanpot, and these are his findings. - 2022-02-17, 18:30NCAA
Standout performances at the 2022 Beanpot
EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief J.D. Burke was in Boston for both days of the 2022 Beanpot tournament, and these are his observations on the top prospects for each team that participated. - 2022-02-15, 06:57NCAA
Dylan Peterson's "great moment" helps propel Boston University to Beanpot title
Dylan Peterson's breakaway goal helped secure Boston University's first Beanpot title since 2015. EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief has more on the play from Boston. - 2022-02-07, 15:45NCAA
The Beanpot is back — with a few unique flavours
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert sets the stage for the 2022 Beanpot, set to take place at TD Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts on February 7th and 14th. - 2022-01-10, 05:04NHL Prospect Report
What Jordan Harris could provide for the Montréal Canadiens
The Montréal Canadiens' prospect is one of the best rush defenders in the NCAA with his agility, four-way mobility and stick work. What does his path to the NHL look like? - 2022-01-04, 19:28NCAA
Which NCAA teams can take a step forward in the second half?
Ryan Lambert goes conference-by-conference to look at the NCAA tournament picture after the holiday break. - 2021-11-30, 14:43NCAA
Hockey East race about to get interesting
Things are about to get interesting in Hockey East, where four of the five best teams are set to play each other in a pivotal weekend of action. Ryan Lambert sets the stage on EP Rinkside. - 2021-11-03, 17:002022 NHL Entry Draft
Northeastern's Jack Hughes is charting his own path to the NHL Draft
There's another Jack Hughes on the way, ready to take the NHL by storm, this one eligible for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, set to take place in Montréal next summer. - 2021-11-02, 19:31NCAA
Seeding will matter more in Hockey East
Winning hockey games is the most important thing a hockey team can do, but in the NCAA, winning certain games matters for very different and particular reasons. - 2021-10-19, 18:25NHL Prospect Report
Film Room: Jayden Struble's combination of grace and force make him one of the sport's most unique prospects
Jayden Struble's game is a mixture of grace and brute force. In his latest, EP Rinkside lead scout David St-Louis takes you into the Film Room ™️ to look at the Montréal Canadiens second-round pick, 46th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. - 2021-10-05, 21:46Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 6-ranked Montréal Canadiens
The Montréal Canadiens boast the NHL's sixth-best prospect pool according to our Elite Prospects scouts, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown. - 2021-09-29, 21:30Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 10-ranked Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators boast the No. 10-ranked prospect pool in the NHL according to our team of scouts at Elite Prospects. They're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool countdown. - 2021-04-25, 18:00U18 Worlds
Meet the Team: Team USA's Under-18 World Hockey Championship roster
We're finishing off our series of roster previews with a look at the American's offering for the U18 World Hockey Championships, a tournament they're set to host in Texas. Joey Padmanabhan has more. - 2021-04-20, 12:00AHL
Around The AHL: Alexander Holtz to sample the AHL
Patrick Williams reports on Alexander Holtz, the seventh overall pick this past October, becoming the 13th first-round pick from the 2020 NHL Draft to play in the AHL this season. - 2021-03-25, 02:32NCAA
The EliteProspects Rinkside Guide to 2020-21 NCAA Free Agency in the NHL
J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown are binge-watching tape, exhausting their long-distance minutes, and running the numbers to provide the most thorough guide to this year's crop of NCAA free agency available in the public sphere. - 2021-01-05, 20:00World Juniors 2021
"To have a second chance at getting revenge on them; it’s lucky but I feel like it was meant to be;" Levi exorcizes World Junior A Demons en route to World Junior gold medal game
Team Canada hasn't surrendered a goal in two consecutive games at the World Juniors, and they've yet to surrender one at even strength all tournament.They have Devon Levi to thank... - 2020-12-07, 16:00Scouting Reports
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 12-ranked Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks and their 12th-ranked prospect pool in the NHL might be as unfairly maligned a team as you’ll find in this entire process. The future is Orange County... - 2020-12-01, 19:30Scouting Reports
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 16-ranked Nashville Predators
For more than a decade, there was never any doubt about Nashville’s goaltending. It was Pekka Rinne’s net — full stop. As Rinne’s illustrious career winds down, though, questions concerning... - 2020-11-24, 18:00Scouting Reports
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 28-ranked Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman authored a statement about this time a month ago detailing the new direction that the franchise was charting, departing from their stated goal of... - 2020-11-19, 16:30EP News
The EliteProspects 2020-21 NCAA NHL Free Agent Watch List
Longtime NHL executive Brian Burke said it best when he described signing an undrafted free agent as a lot like finding a discarded wallet on the street. Most of the... - 2020-10-15, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020
Scout’s Roundtable: EliteProspects’ Least Favourite Picks From the 2020 NHL Draft
No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield... - 2020-10-14, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020
Scout’s Roundtable: EliteProspects’ Favourite Picks From the 2020 NHL Draft
No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield... - 2020-10-06, 17:00NHL Entry Draft 2020
Mocking the First 3 Rounds, 92 Picks of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. More than a year spent tracking the progress of hundreds of players, consulting with industry insiders, running the numbers, and it all... - 2020-10-06, 13:00Scouting Reports
Ranking the NHL’s 15 Best Goaltending Prospects
Last week, EliteProspects counted down the 75 best skater prospects outside of the NHL. Next up, the goaltenders. I’ve gone to the liberty of ranking the 15 best targets outside... - 2020-10-01, 19:00Scouting Reports
Ranking the NHL’s Best Prospects, Skaters 50-26
We’re less than a week away from the draft, so what better time than now to take stock of the best prospects already tied down with an NHL franchise? This... - 2020-09-24, 15:00NHL Entry Draft 2020
Mitch Brown’s Top 82 Skaters for the 2020 NHL Draft
We’re less than two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which means it’s time for yet another draft ranking. After the EliteProspects team published their final ranking and... - 2020-09-22, 15:00NHL Entry Draft 2020
J.D. Burke’s Top 103 Skaters Ranking for the 2020 NHL Draft
We’re exactly two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, so what better time for another draft ranking than now? While we position ourselves as a united front in... - 2020-09-19, 15:00Scouting Reports
10 Observations From a Year of NCAA Data Tracking
It’s hard to conjure a better fit for Jake Sanderson (EliteProspects’ No. 9-ranked prospect in 2020) than the University of North Dakota. Questions about Sanderson’s offensive upside will be answered... - 2020-09-02, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020
The EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide is now Available
The title just about says it all, right? Wrong. Desperately wrong. The EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide is available, but we haven’t had a chance to let you know what... - 2020-03-09, 14:30The Pipeline Show
THE PIPELINE SHOW: March 8th
This week on The Pipeline Show we get prepared for the playoffs in both Hockey East and the Alberta Junior Hockey League, plus the final few games in the QMJHL... - 2020-02-20, 18:59EP News
Trade Analysis: The Los Angeles King’s Ransom Yields Tyler Madden, Pick for Tyler Toffoli
It’s early, but the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks put themselves in the pole position for the trade deadline’s biggest deal with a Monday blockbuster that saw Tyler Toffoli... - 2020-02-12, 18:29NHL Prospects
ROBENHYMER: Canadiens Prospect Jordan Harris’ Hero Moment at Beanpot Latest Sign of Positive Strides
BOSTON, Mass. — A power play goal in overtime from Montreal Canadiens prospect Jordan Harris gave Northeastern a 4-3 win over Boston University and their third consecutive Beanpot championship in... - 2020-02-06, 19:14NHL Prospects
BURKE: Aidan McDonough the Latest in Long Line of Vancouver Canucks Prospects Flourishing at Northeastern
BOSTON, Mass. — The ties between Northeastern University and the Vancouver Canucks run deep. Adam Gaudette, the Canucks fifth-round pick, 149th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, started the trend,... - 2020-02-06, 15:00Features
COHEN: Chicago Steel’s Sam Colangelo is a Power Forward Finding his Way
The USHL held its annual Fall Classic tournament this September, with each of the league’s 16 teams meeting in Pittsburgh for a pair of games over a four-day span. Sam... - 2020-01-31, 14:00NCAA
CAMERON: The EliteProspects Rinkside Beanpot Tournament Preview
For four of college hockey’s most visible programs, when the calendar flips to February, it means one thing in particular: the Beanpot is up for grabs. College hockey’s in-season tournaments... - 2020-01-30, 20:29Rankings
BURKE: Re-Ranking the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
It seems like just yesterday that the stars of today and even tomorrow crossed the stage in Dallas, donning their new team’s colours for the first time as a just... - 2019-12-24, 21:00World Juniors 2020
BOULAY: Which NCAA Skaters Will we see at the World Juniors?
The 2020 World Junior Championship drops the puck on December 26 in the Czech Republic. For NCAA fans, 24 players will participate in the tournament, with the vast majority on... - 2019-12-20, 22:00World Juniors 2020
Meet the Team: Team USA’s World Junior Hockey Championship Roster
After a heartbreaking championship loss to the Finns in the 2019 WJC, the United States are looking for a better result this year in the Czech Republic. Boasting a deep... - 2019-10-13, 16:30The Pipeline Show
THE PIPELINE SHOW: Talking Flint Firebirds, HockeyEast of NCAA, Seth Jarvis, & Manitoba Bisons
This week on The Pipeline Show, we offer a preview of Hockey East in the NCAA, chat with the broadcast voice from an OHL club that is hot out the... - 2019-08-15, 19:00Scouting Reports
EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 4 Ranked Vancouver Canucks
Our seventh and final Canadian club lands at No. 4 league-wide. The Vancouver Canucks have been one of the very worst teams in hockey the last four seasons, so you... - 2019-08-13, 16:00Scouting Reports
EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 6 Ranked Montréal Canadiens
The Montréal Canadiens check-in with the sixth-ranked NHL farm system. They are also the sixth Canadian team we’ve profiled. Only one more to go. Montréal has quietly built up a... - 2019-07-30, 19:00Scouting Reports
EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 18 Ranked Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks have one of the league’s most impressive draft resumes, adding key players outside the first round, such as John Gibson, Ondrej Kase, Brandon Montour, Josh Manson, and... - 2019-07-25, 21:53Scouting Reports
EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 22 Ranked Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators have a lot going for them. They play in one of the NHL’s best cities, with fans of equal or better quality, and they’ve been a Western... - 2019-06-25, 20:00EP News
WILLIAMS: One-on-One With AHL President & CEO Dave Andrews – Part 2
Dave Andrews had already seen the hockey business from all sorts of angles as a player, head coach, and general manager before he took over as AHL president and chief...