The Boston College men’s hockey team completed their weekend sweep of Vermont on Saturday night, knocking off their Hockey East foe 4-2. The Eagles had to deal with some (hopefully minor) injuries to key players, as both Eamon Powell and Gabe Perreault missed the game, but they were able to do just enough to take down the Catamounts and pick up all six points from their two games over the weekend.
The game started much differently than it did on Friday night, with Vermont grabbing the lead with a power play goal less than a minute after the opening puck drop. They had a chance to double their lead on another power play a few minutes later, but it was the Eagles who converted. Ryan Leonard forced a turnover in Vermont’s end with a big open ice hit and took a pass from Cutter Gauthier before making a move to get around the UVM goalie and slide the puck into the net to make it a 1-1 game. Leonard scored his second goal of the night with an amazing individual effort about six minutes later, controlling a cross ice pass with his skate at the offensive blue line before burning by a Vermont defenseman to create a breakaway. His first attempt was turned aside with a great save, but he managed to get to his own rebound and bury it to give BC the lead. The Eagles had some chances to extend their lead as the period continued, including a full minute of 5-on-3 power play time, but they had to settle for a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes of play.
They had even more chances to pull away from Vermont in the second, but the two teams skated to a scoreless middle period instead. The Eagles had three power play chances across the period, but they weren’t able to create many dangerous chances and came up empty on all three. Vermont wasn’t able to generate much of their own, however, so BC’s 2-1 lead held after 40 minutes of play.
Vermont tied things up less than three minutes into the third period, scoring on a delayed penalty when a bad line change from BC left them with only four skaters on the ice. The game didn’t stay tied for long, as Cutter Gauthier fired home a one timer from Ryan Leonard on the ensuing Vermont powerplay for BC’s second shorthanded goal of the night. The Eagles appeared to finally have their insurance goal when Connor Joyce tapped one in to an empty net a few minutes later, but it was quickly taken off the board after a Vermont challenge for goalie interference was upheld after review. And while that decision did help to keep Vermont in the game, the Eagles would eventually put them away later on. Will Smith stole the puck away from a Vermont defender in the offensive zone and fired a wrist shot into the net for an unassisted goal to give BC a two-goal lead with 2:06 left in regulation. Vermont would pull their goalie to try and mount a comeback, but Jacob Fowler stayed strong in his net and the Eagles took this one by a 4-2 score.
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This one certainly wasn’t as dominant as Friday night’s 7-1 beatdown, but the Eagles did enough to complete the weekend sweep and stay at the top of the Hockey East standings. With just three games left in the regular season, the big news now will be how serious the injuries to Powell and Perreault are, as they are two players that BC can almost certainly not afford to lose. The Eagles will hope to have them back next weekend, when they take on New Hampshire in a Friday/Sunday home-and-home series.
A man died Saturday after falling while skiing at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vt., officials said.
The man fell and slid into a wooded area while skiing Stein’s Run, a double-black diamond trail on Lincoln Peak, Vermont State Police said in a statement.
The double-black diamond rating is the highest difficulty designation in skiing, according to the National Ski Areas Association.
The man was found unresponsive by ski patrol members and was brought to an ambulance at the base of the mountain, police said. He was pronounced dead due to his injuries, according to the statement.
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The man’s name was not released pending notification of his family, officials said.
Police said the death did not appear suspicious. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Burlington, Vt., will condut an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
No further information was immediately released.
Collin Robisheaux can be reached at collin.robisheaux@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @ColRobisheaux.
WARREN, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a skier at Sugarbush Resort.
Police were notified at about 3:26 p.m. Saturday that a skier had died following a fall on Stein’s Run at Sugarbush Lincoln Peak.
The male victim fell and slid into a wooded area off the trail, according to police.
Ski patrol members found the man unresponsive and brought him to the base of the mountain, where they were met by the Mad River Valley Ambulance. The victim was pronounced dead due to his injuries.
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Police say the death does not appear suspicious. An autopsy will be performed at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Burlington to determine the cause and manner of death.
The victim’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Thousands of Vermonters took to the streets Saturday, condemning the actions and policies of President Donald Trump in peaceful protests at dozens of locations.
They lined up on Main Street in Newport and on Creamery Row in Hardwick, on the village green in Fair Haven and in towns from Burlington to Brattleboro. In all, around 50 “No Kings” demonstrations were held.
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Castleton resident Robert Revell came to Rutland Saturday to show his anger at the Trump Administration. “We have a war that we’re not supposed to be in, we have a president who does nothing but lie… I am just fed up,” said Revell.
Castleton resident Robert Revell stood along Route 7 in Rutland with hundreds of others.
“I’m just so angry,” said Revell, who held a three dimensional sign that incorporated a blow-up planet Earth with words below that read “Mother DEMANDS NO kings, no pedos and no liars.”
“We have a war that we’re not supposed to be in, we have a president who does nothing but lie,” he said. “I am just fed up. I’m 73 in a couple weeks and I lived through the Nixon thing and I’m just here to protest and share my heart.”
Around him, throngs of people, many in costume, lined several blocks along Route 7 waving flags and handmade signs. Some rang cow bells or thumped tambourines. Many passing motorists responded with staccato horn blasts.
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Nationwide, more than 3,000 protests were planned for Saturday in large cities and small towns. They have been organized by national and local groups, including well-known progressive coalitions such as Indivisible, 50501 and MoveOn.
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Hannah Abrams, of Mendon (in blue jacket) was among hundreds of protestors who stood along route seven in Rutland Saturday. This was her third NoKings protest. “I’m not tired of protesting,” she said, “but I’m really tired of the current administration.”
“For me, it boils down to the cruelty I’m seeing in the world right now,” said Hannah Abrams, of Mendon. “I think that our president instills a lot of cruelty among the people he doesn’t like. And actually for the people who do vote for him too, because they’re not any better off with him in office.”
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“There are a lot of people who say this is not America,” Abrams added. “And I would like to say, it’s exactly America, it’s just targeting different people now … Sadly, this is not new.”
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Stephanie Brush and her 89-year-old mother Mary Jane Demko (in wheelchair) of Rutland Town came out to protest President Trump on Saturday in Rutland. Said Denko, “I couldn’t stay in, he’s too evil.”
Mary Jane Demko, 89, of Rutland, showed up to her local protest in a wheelchair driven by her daughter, Stephanie Brush. Demko carried a sign on her lap that read “IMPEACH THE SOB!”
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“I couldn’t stay in and not be part of this,” Demko said. “He’s too evil.”
Karen Lorentz of Shrewsbury said she too couldn’t stay away. At 80, she said Saturday’s event in Rutland was her first protest. She held a handmade sign she said a friend had helped her make.
“I’m really old and when the Vietnam War was on I was a new teacher and I didn’t have time,” she said. “But I felt strongly that I needed to be here today.”
