Men's Hockey Schedule Released

Summer may not have really started yet, but it's never too early to look ahead to the upcoming hockey season. BU's schedule was released last week, featuring 17 home games at Agganis Arena. The two most exciting non-conference games are a home game against Denver on October 15th and a trip to Madison Square Garden to face Cornell in Red Hot Hockey on November 26th. Other than that, it's a pretty boring schedule as most games are against Hockey East foes. No tournaments this year aside from The Beanpot. I do like the road matchup against Harvard (January 4th) not only because it should be a win, but because it's close and we should be able to get some fans there even though it's over winter break. We get Harvard again in the first round of The Beanpot, so make sure you hold on to those finals tickets this year. Your first chance to see the team in action at home will be an exhibition against St. Francis Xavier on October 1st, but the season really gets started a week later when the Terriers host UNH. Just a little over 4 more months...

The Dog Pound Belongs to You!

Let's be honest, the Dog Pound this year was underwhelming to say the least.  Attendance was low at most sporting events this year.  While a lack of attendance may not be a surprise at the majority of Boston University athletic events, even men's hockey suffered in the student support category.  There was a lack of originality and creativity at men's hockey at that must be changed. 

I am not pointing fingers at anyone, but a change is needed in order to return the Dog Pound to its former glory.  We need to make Agganis Arena an intimidating place to play, no matter the record of our beloved Terriers.  We need to increase our attendance at sports other than men's hockey as well.  Keep in mid the Dog Pound is not just the student fan section for men's hockey, but for all sports at Boston University. 

The hope of this blog is to unite those passionate in BU Athletics.  If we are a united, then there is no limit to the success of the Dog Pound.  While we will likely never become an official SAO club at BU that does not mean we cannot have structure and organization within the Dog Pound.  As of now I feel we are just a facebook profile and a group of unintegrated students.  This blog is just one step to transforming the Dog Pound into a group that everyone can take part in.  At the bottom of the blog is a forum where followers can post questions, answers, and comments.