Today the Boston Bruins traded forward Vladimir Sabutka to the St. Louis Blue's. In exchange the Bruins picked up BU's own, David Warsofsky (photo). Warsofsky will be a junior in the Fall and is the Terriers most skilled defenseman.
Warsofsky, was the 95th overall pick by the Blues in the '08 draft.
Last season David took place in every game the Terriers had. In those games he put up 12 goals and 11 assists for a total of 23 points.
"He's a wrecking ball, a real competitive kid, peter Chiarelli said. - ESPN Boston
Here's the good news for BU fans, Chiarelli said he has no plans to take Warsofsky out of school, but really likes the way he plays - ESPN Boston
Last night top recruit Charliel Coyle was taken 28th overall in the 2010 NHL draft by the San Jose Sharks. There he will join Nick Bonino and and John MaCarthy, who both play for the Sharks.
"(Charlie) has the potential to be a top-6 forward with size," said Sharks Director of Scouting Tim Burke. "He has good size, is very athletic, a well-rounded player. He does a lot of things well."- Terrier Hockey Fan Blog Coyle took place in the U18 national Four Nation's Tournament and was the second highest scorer in the EJHL with 64 total points. In the Four Nation's tourny, Coyle potted the game winning goal in the championship game.
Coyle has made the "top 10". In other words he is the 10th player or recruit who has been drafted in the first round of the NHL entry draft. In Other News
The 2010-11 schedule was releaed yesterday. It will be up on the side bar shortly.
Tomorrow the 2010 NHL entry draft will take place in LA. BU will likely have a hand full of drafties. Starting with top Recruit Charlie Coyle who will likely go either late in the first round or early second. Another recruit that could be on the roster next season or the following one is Yasin Cisse.HewasRanked #107 by the scouting news.
Those two will go in this years draft while Matt Neito and Adam Clendening will likely go very high in next years draft.
Yasin Cisse will now rejoin the 2010 recruit class. This comes after a good recovery of a severed ankle tendon, which happened when a skate blade cut the tendon in the middle of December.
He possess the size of an NHL power forward at 6′3″, 208lbs, and still growing into his frame. Cisse also displayed top end speed and first step acceleration. He was a diligent backchecker, very often the first forward back, and a disruptive forechecker by using his speed to outrace the Youngstown skaters. As fast as he was, there is still room for Cisse to improve his skating. He skated with a narrow base and at times lost his balance. With some fine tuning and widening his base, he should be able to lengthen his stride and also handle the tight turns better.- The Scouting Report.org
Parker not happy with rule proposals
Last week a list of proposed rule changes was released by the NCAA rules committee. Head coach Jack Parker and the rest of the NCAA really hates one of the change's: Icing will be called while short handed.
“Our league voted 10-0 against it,” Parker said. “Every league voted zero for it at the coaches convention, right in front of the rules committee. And yet the rules committee voted it in.- Daily Free Press
Last night the Washington Capitals AHL team, the Hershey Bears, won the Calder Cup after a game six, 4-0 victory over the Texas Stars. Former Terrier stand out Chris Bourque was named the tournament MVP. This the second Calder Cup in as many years for chocolate town.Bourque was the teams scoring leader with 7 goals and 20 assists.
Bourque only played one season ('04-'05) at BU but certainly made a name for himself. Scoring the game winning goal in overtime of the Beanpot final against Northeastern. It came in game where the Huskies out played the Terriers. Bourque was able to find rebound out in front an dive across the crease and knock the puck past the Husky net minder (Video, Goal is around 7:45) . The goal locked almost exactly like his Fathers goal in the 1996 all star game. video below.
On Friday the NCAA proposed some changes to there men's hockey rule book. The most notable was the change to the contact to the head rule. Contact to the head calls will now no longer just be two minute minor penalties, but instead will be five minute major calls or game misconducts. the first contact to the head rule was implemented back in 2003. Another rules that could is iceing. The rule could be changed from aoutomatic icing to a hybrid system.
A hybrid system will be used where officials determine whether icing should be waved off based on which player would reach the puck first, using the faceoff dots as a reference point.If the official determines that the attacking player would reach the puck first, icing is waved off. A tie in the race for the puck goes to the defender, in which case icing is called.-USCHO
Other Rules that could change are: Goalies would switch ends after regulation if the game were to go to overtime, Teams would get a power play even if they score on a delayed penalty.
Terrier recruit Yasin Cisse was first recruited to come to BU for the upcoming season. Then in late December Cisse was cut with a skate that severed a tendon in his ankle. After that he was moved to the 2011 recruit class. Now there is a report from the Boston Hockey Blog that he might rejoin the 2010 class.
Cisse was on a tear at the start of the season for the Des Moines Bucs. Scoring 13 goals in only 18 games. He also had 6 assists.
He possess the size of an NHL power forward at 6′3″, 208lbs, and still growing into his frame. Cisse also displayed top end speed and first step acceleration. He was a diligent backchecker, very often the first forward back, and a disruptive forechecker by using his speed to outrace the Youngstown skaters. As fast as he was, there is still room for Cisse to improve his skating. He skated with a narrow base and at times lost his balance. With some fine tuning and widening his base, he should be able to lengthen his stride and also handle the tight turns better.- The Scouting Report.org
Before his injury, Cisse was ranked 107 for players eligible for the upcoming draft.
The Boston Hockey Blog's report
A source close to the team said YasinCisse, a forward whose arrival had been pushed back to the fall of 2011 because of an ankle injury, will come this season if he’s healthy enough. The team has yet to make a final decision on Cisse.
Confirmed
According to the home page of the Terriers onUSCHO.com, BU will take part in the Icebreaker Invitational in October, down in St Louis. On the side bar to the right I had put up that they would be in the tournament about a month ago. That was only projected and now it is official
Yes this is about the bright side of refs and there calls (for some teams). But this one is not. By now you all should have seen the missed call at first base of the Tigers and Indians game that prevented Tigers pitcher, Armando Galarraga from pitching a perfect game. Galarraga, clearly stepped on the bag before the runner and umpire Jim Joyce called the runner safe and thus prolonging the game one more out. The Tigers made the next play and Armando Galarraga finished the game with a one hitter.
Hears the video of the play. You make the call. Did Armando Galarraga beat the runner to the bag. video link
Here are the right calls
Date: March 21, 2009 BU vs Lowell
BU is up one nothing in the Hockey East Championship game. It was the middle of the second period when Lowell's Ben Holmstrom looked as if he had tied the game. The puck crossed the like and it looked as if it was a good goal. But referee Tim Benedetto gave the old wipe off waving of the arms, signaling that it was no goal. After video review it was determined that the net was lifted off it morings and according to NCAA rules the net is out of playing position and therefor the play should be blown dead.
Again you take a look:
Next up, the Flayers Blackhawks game from the other night. Scott Hartnell, tipped a shot from the point that just snuck through the lags of Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi. From the video below it really dose not look as if the puck fully crosses the goal line. IT DOSE! Only because the puck was on edge and for a shot to be a goal, 100% of the puck must cross the line. If the puck were to have bean sitting flat then some of the puck would have bean on the goal line. Then there would not have bean a goal credited to the Flyers.
Scott Harnell goal
Last one. Vermont vs Airfoce. East regional, Bridgeport CT. March 28 2009. Vermont defencing, Dan Lawson rips a slapper the looks from the regular camera angle as if the shot went over the net. After a six minute long video review it was determined that Lawson's shot did not go over the net, but instead went through the net. After the shot was taken the teams played five more minutes of hockey in the second overtime and a trip to the Frozen Four on the line. It was deemed a goal and Vermont when on to the Frozen Four, where they lost 5-4 to BU.
The lengthy review brings me to my next point and the question "of what if?" What if Air Force of the Blackhawks had scored? Well if that where to have happened then the goal would have bean nullified and they would have played it as if there was no review at all. The refs would have reset the time to when the puck went in and play would have went on. In the case of if Airfoce had scored, well that would have really sucked to have thought you were going to the Frozen Fourand then to not all in a matter of seconds. Luckily none of the teams scored and everything worked out.
Today the Boston Bruins traded forward Vladimir Sabutka to the St. Louis Blue's. In exchange the Bruins picked up BU's own, David Warsofsky (photo). Warsofsky will be a junior in the Fall and is the Terriers most skilled defenseman. 
