Sister: BU, Brother: UVM

In college hockey, this past Thursday, April 7. 2009, The Boston University Terriers tool on the Vermont Catamounts in a semi-final face off. Boston, with a record of 33-6-4, surpassed Vermont winning 5-4. Boston, the number one overall seed and has claimed six championships this year alone, has a past season of unbelievable hockey. My sister, soon to attend Boston University, and my brother entering into his 1st year of law school, and four years prior at the Unversity of Vermont, made the game a little difficult to cheer for!

“We’ve had a very good year,” BU coach Jack Parker says. “We’ve won a lot of championships, won a lot of games. We have a good power play.We’ve been very, very good killing penalties, the second half of the year especially." In addition, Boston has had great goaltending by Kim Kastuk. They have a very strong defense and coach says they may possibly be the best defensive players he has ever had the honor of coaching. The result, a lot of winning and a very successful season overall. They are two games away from the national championship and do worry however that they may not be able to produce.

Compared to Boston, Vermont has reached the Frozen Four only once.

In addition, Vermont has been the only team to to defeat Boston twice this year. But this game, had an unlucky third chance and just came so close yet didn't take the win they had hoped for.

“But where they present their biggest challenge is they’re getting great goaltending and they really work hard defensively. They’re a real solid team in their own end. They’re a real solid team on the initial rush. You don’t get many jumps against them. You don’t get odd-man rushes.”

The problem, BU has had the same strengths and then some and they are undoubtedly the most impressive team still on their way to the top. The Vermont Catamounts record, is not as good as Boston University with 22-11-5.

Head coach Kevin Sneddon admits that there is still work to do and that rest was the best cure for the team at the time but unfortunately, maybe too much rest got the best of them. The game was an exciting on to watch but in the last seconds of the game, Boston was the sure pick to win.

Good luck to my brother and sister in school and for the next match up!

That's all for today in sports news in the Life with Lizard.