In the opening round of the Hockey East playoff, #8 seed BU will host #9 seed Providence at Walter Brown Arena. Puck drop is at 6:00 PM for the game, which will be streamed live on ESPN+.
A year removed from winning the 2025 conference championship, it has been a challenging season for the Terriers, who bring a 10-20-3 record into the game. Last weekend they defeated Providence 3-1 and were eliminated by BC 4-0.
In November, BU defeated the Friars 4-1 and then tied them 2-2 for a shootout victory.
In the win against PC, Maeve Kelly scored the game winner on a power play in the third period and also contributed an assist, earning Hockey East Defender of the Week honors. Lexie Bertelsen And Luisa Welckeback from the Olympics, also scored for BU. Goalkeeper Michelle Pasiechnyk came out big with 41 saves.
“At the end of the day we have good goaltending, and if we make it very difficult for ourselves to eliminate and play the right way, we have enough skill to score,” said coach Tara Watchorn told the Boston Hockey Blog after the BC loss. “I have no doubt about that.”
● GoTerriers.com example, Game notes, Live stats, BU full access (audio), BU Women’s Hockey Twitter
● GoTerriers.com Kelly named Hockey East Defender of the Week
● Live stream ESPN+
● Watchorn media call
● Boston Hockey Blog BU is back in the postseason. But this time it looks very different
Men prepare for the BC series
With three regular season games remaining, BU is in seventh place in the league Hockey East Standingsone point behind Maine and three points behind Northeastern and UMass.
Next up is a home-and-home with second-place BC starting Friday at Agganis Arena. Terriers will look to improve their tournament placement and build momentum for the postseason.
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The boys are having fun in the snow ❄️ 🏒 pic.twitter.com/MiCxs4ReaU
— Terrierhockey (@BU_Hockey5) February 23, 2026
● College Hockey News Boston University baffled by inability to align things
Postscript Olympic Games
● Heavy.com Jack Eichel overcome with emotion after Team USA’s Olympic gold victory
● GoTerriers.com Five terrier skaters lead United States to Olympic gold medal
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History made. IIHF sweep. 🧹🥇
Clayton Keller and Tage Thompson stand alone, and it all started here 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/bSNvA51eWR
— USA Hockey NTDP (@USAHockeyNTDP) February 24, 2026
Mike Sullivan became the first American coach to officiate Stanley Cup and Olympic titles.
● BluelineStation.com Mike Sullivan silences critics of Team USA’s roster after gold medal victory
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Jack Eichel is the third Hobey Baker winner to win Olympic gold, the first since Paul Kariya 🇨🇦 (Maine) in 2002, and the first for team USA since Neal Broten (Minnesota) in 1980
— BU Hockey Stats (@BUHockeyStats) February 22, 2026
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