BOSTON — Providence’s Cinderella run through the NCAA tournament is complete, and it had some time to spare. At 10:20, exactly 100 minutes before the stroke of midnight, the Friars captured their first title in program history with a 4-3 victory over Boston University in an all-Hockey East championship game at TD Garden on Saturday. […]
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Frozen Four: Gillies helps steer Providence past Omaha in national semis
BOSTON — Billed as a goaltending showdown between Providence’s Jon Gillies and Nebraska-Omaha’s Ryan Massa, it was the Friar netminder that came out on top. He may not have been as tested as much as his Maverick counterpart, but Gillies stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced and the Friars will play for their first […]
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In the Crease: Gillies family dynasty alive and well
BOSTON — Growing up in Bath, Maine, Bruce Gillies Sr. never dreamt of building a dynasty. Sitting in Section 15 at the TD Garden on Thursday, immersed in an extended family clad in black, white and silver, he pointed to his grandson, Jon, standing guard in the Providence College crease, and to the defensemen flailing […]
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College Hockey: From South Portland to Providence, Gillies a force between the pipes
This week, the city is donning Friar black, white and silver after Gillies helped guide Providence, the fourth seed in the East Region, to its first NCAA Frozen Four in 30 years. The Friars will play the University of Nebraska-Omaha, a team making its first ever Frozen Four appearance, on Thursday. “Growing up in South […]
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Frozen Four: Storylines plentiful as tournament returns to Boston
Eleven years removed from its last Frozen Four, the men’s hockey championship returns to TD Garden on Thursday with four teams vying for the ultimate prize. Boston University, North Dakota, Providence and Nebraska-Omaha are all 120 minutes from hoisting the championship trophy. “The biggest thing we’ve told the guys is every time someone pats you […]