Your Northeastern Huskies traveled to the wilds of the Nutmeg State to tackle the College of Connecticut huskies in a semifinal matchup within the Hockey East playoffs. For 52 minutes this was a tense, nail-biting affair however as soon as it was blown open and everybody may exhale, the Huskies cruised to a 3-1 victory and secured a spot in Saturday’s championship recreation.
Earlier than we go any additional into the recap of this recreation. Let me offer you a tone-setter. An try so that you can get the visceral feeling for the season at this level. Win or go residence. The one approach to advance is to undergo the opposite group. Adrenaline is pumping, nerves are jangling and butterflies are doing somersaults.
You need a hype video? Do you want a hype video? Are you able to deal with a hype video?
Buckle up Buttercup.
We're Huskies and we had been born for this. pic.twitter.com/mm77joppJV
— Northeastern Girls’s Hockey (@GoNUwhockey) March 1, 2025
Whew. I really feel higher. Okay, let’s get into it.
The Huskies took to the ice of their Championship Purple sweaters in entrance of freshman sensation Lisa Jönsson within the NU cage. On the opposite facet of the crimson line stood the #1 seed UConn huskies of their crimson, white and blue tarps. Behind them stood senior goaltender Tia Chan, who simply final week was tabbed the 2025 Hockey East Goaltender of the Yr.
Tonight the Huskies welcomed again Morgan Jackson to the lineup. The freshman from BC (the Canadian province, not the school in Chestnut Hill), slid proper again into the lineup on The Munchkin Line and regarded like she didn’t miss a beat. (That is known as foreshadowing). I don’t know what sort of voodoo they’re training within the NU coaches places of work, however they’re clearly appeasing The Hockey Gods as they acquired Rylie Jones again final recreation and now Jackson? Carry on doing what you’re doing.
The opening body felt very similar to a prize combat. Either side had been feeling one another out, popping jabs (metaphorically), and attempting to not present any openings or make any errors. The tempo was quick from the opening draw with only a few whistles as Stripes was letting the squads play. The perfect possibilities within the first felt like they belonged to NU with each Jules Constantinople and Lily Brazis coming shut, however neither may put one previous Chan.
On the different finish of the sheet? For those who haven’t been paying consideration, Jönsson was named to the All-Rookie Crew and is up for Rookie of the Yr for Hockey East. So was I shocked that the perimeters headed to the primary intermission knotted at gooses? No, I used to be not.
Have we talked about right now that we love Lisa Jönsson? pic.twitter.com/vM5jLZvGlc
— Northeastern Girls’s Hockey (@GoNUwhockey) March 5, 2025
Within the 2nd the play was extra whilst UConn appeared to catch their breath and re-committed to the forecheck. After which Stripes acquired on the scoresheet. First Jaden Bogden was whistled for lifting the stick? Lifting it too onerous? Is {that a} penalty? Wait, they known as {that a} hook? Guess I’m not the one one who majored in inventive writing. After which one thing I haven’t seen outdoors of beer-league, Kyla Josifovic acquired 2mins for enjoying with a damaged stick. I used to be speaking to a number of the gamers publish recreation and it seems the bench alerted the workers that Josifovic was taking part in with a busted twig. Good searching women! Each groups additionally blew their challenges and forfeited their time-outs. Not an thrilling couple of minutes of hockey.
However UConn acquired one other spin on the ability play simply previous halfway within the 2nd, and this time they cashed in. Riley Grimley beat Jönsson to place UConn on the board and I’ve to be trustworthy, the way in which these goalies had been taking part in I feared a 1-0 recreation. A foul hole coming into the NU zone noticed Christina Walker shovel a candy feed to Grimley who dropped down the within of the LW circle and went far-side over the glove.
HUSKIES LEAD
Riley Grimley nets her first aim of the postseason and her 4th on the 12 months placing the Huskies up 1-0!
: NESN pic.twitter.com/8hOhtl0V9R
— UConn Girls's Hockey (@UConnWHOC) March 6, 2025
That rating held till the 2nd intermission however NU was dominant for the rest of the interval, however simply couldn’t clear up Chan. After the sport, Skylar Irving informed me that the message heading into the third was “simply get one” and boy did NU come out with some bounce.
Simply previous the quarter mark of the ultimate 20, Irving put the Huskies on the board. The Mayor of Kingston (perhaps that needs to be Mayor of Clutch-town?), as she’s completed her total profession: shone brightest within the greatest second when she knotted this one up. Irving broke up ice on the RW and went 1:5 when she put the puck vast proper as she raced R to L throughout the slot. The puck caromed off the tip wall and Irving was first on it as she tucked it residence on her backhand on simply a fully outrageous angle. My favourite a part of this aim? It’s that when the puck goes within the internet, on the display screen is simply Irving and 6 UConn gamers.
SKYLAR IRVING IS INEVITABLE.
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— Northeastern Girls’s Hockey (@GoNUwhockey) March 6, 2025
And keep in mind after I informed you Jackson was again? About 6mins later, Ms. Jackson (trigger that go was nasty) gathered the puck off a face-off and curled across the RW dot and despatched a laser to Irving crashing the online. Skirvs tucked it residence on the backdoor and identical to that, the Huskies are main.
BIG TIME PLAYER, BIG TIME GAME.
— Northeastern Girls’s Hockey (@GoNUwhockey) March 6, 2025
As time was winding down within the third, the tempo picked up as did the depth and the pleasantries on the ice. Plenty of physique contact, numerous stick work, however to be honest, Stripes stayed out of the way in which and let the squads settle it. And that’s when the satisfaction of Hockeytown cashed in. For all of the hardwork and close to misses, The Nailgun deserved this. And naturally, it wouldn’t be an OG aim with out it being greasy.
Jackson (informed you I used to be foreshadowing) picked off an errant go within the impartial and carried into the zone earlier than dropping the puck to Brazis who put a shot on internet. The puck rebounded to Jackson who was driving the online and her shot rebounded to Brazis who stuffed it residence. I believe should you rating that appropriately Brazis will get a aim and an help? 3-1 and that was that.
DAWGS DON'T GIVE UP.
— Northeastern Girls’s Hockey (@GoNUwhockey) March 6, 2025
UConn acquired Chan out of internet with about 2mins to play, however this one was over. Up subsequent for the Huskies is a tilt early Saturday afternoon (once more at UConn) towards Boston College who received their matchup over BC (the college in Chestnut Hill not the Canadian province). Any likelihood we will attain out to BU and simply play this one at Historic Matthews Enviornment?
Both method, see you Saturday!
Skylar HERving recaps the 3-1 victory over UConn to ship us to the Hockey East Championship recreation. pic.twitter.com/HfhDOpvOyx
— Northeastern Girls’s Hockey (@GoNUwhockey) March 6, 2025
Some observations from across the rink:
- I like this rink because it’s vast open with good sight strains. I believe they may simply put one other few rows or perhaps even a small balcony however nonetheless, a pleasant rink.
- Like to see Constantinople and Kristina Allard mixing it up as time expired. Play to the ultimate whistle. They each had their legs going tonight and had been flying.
- How powerful are Lily Yovetich and Tory Mariano? Simply consuming pucks and giving no geese. Massive time shut down minutes and dealing with the highest forwards shift after shift. Taking part in collectively or aside, they outline powerful protection.
- With 2G tonight, Irving is sitting at 99 for her profession.
- I’m turning into an enormous Bogden fan. She’s throughout the puck and performs with a pleasant edge.
- Talking of edges, Taze Thompson was nice on her angles tonight on the forecheck, between The Captain and MF (mistake-free) Holly Abela, this new Nailgun Line is formidable
- Allie Lalonde had an amazing prolonged puck battle with Grimley within the NU defensive zone across the 12min mark of the third. Lalonde took pretty much as good as she gave and acquired the puck out resulting in Irving’s go-ahead aim.
- I don’t know the way you make this attainable, however how nice wouldn’t it be to see the ultimate 4 groups in Hockey East play in a finest of three sequence? I do know there’s a number of logistics and different components, however as a fan, how nice would that be?
- And lastly, can I make a plea to the PWHL, Hockey East, ECAC and WCHA and whomever else schedules ladies’s hockey: Let’s get collectively and work on some accommodating schedules. Let’s not get all these video games happening on the identical time. Stagger begins please!
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