 The BU men's hockey team is back at it, taking the ice for the 2014-2015 season. On game days and in practice, expectations are high and the boys have hit the ice running. We can expect big things. We've had a long off season, we've been working hard. We are prepared mostly because we put all the hard work in this past summer. After Jack Parker stepped down from his 40-year coaching reign, a new coaching staff under head coach David Quinn was at the forefront of last season's battle. Last year was a lot of change and this year I think we have a team that's grown into the changes that we're making and we're showing signs early that it's a team that's adjusting well and learning what we have for expectations. Ten wins, 21 losses and four ties later, the team leaves last season behind and holds tight to their new mantra, never again. Just kind of means BU hockey is back on the map. Whether it's freshman, sophomore, junior or senior, we're all working hard and freshmen have definitely been carrying their weight too. The young talent in this year's recruited class here at BU is already turning heads. Among them is freshman forward Jack Eichel, who is projected to be a top two pick in the 2015 NHL draft. Right now we're the youngest team in the country and our youth in a lot of ways is going to help us. It's a lot of energy, it's a lot of young guys that are trying to make impressions. This season the team says fans can expect a fast-paced and offensive-minded breed of hockey night in and night out. We just hope that they keep supporting us because it means a whole lot to us here.