As the final seconds ticked down in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East Playoffs at the XL Center, Chase Bradley picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone and turned towards an empty net. He skated over the blue line and buried the long shot to secure UConn’s 3-1 victory over the Boston University Terriers.
On the Huskies’ bench, head coach Mike Cavanaugh braced himself with his left hand on the glass as Bradley collected the puck. When it hit the back of the net, he turned to the crowd and let out scream with his hands in the air, then pounded the glass four times, threw two fists in the air and embraced graduate assistant Will Moran.