So this is how the legendary career of the greatest coach in college hockey history ended: A press release on a Wednesday, somewhat out of the blue; well after the dust settled on the previous weekend’s Frozen Four and all of college hockey’s media and fans departed from Boston; a full month after BC’s season ended at Matthews Arena in the Hockey East tournament.
No victory tour; no on-ice ceremony in honor of the final game; no televised or streamed announcement. No final rapturous standing ovation at Kelley Rink (though that’s sure to come eventually, in a ceremony that will undoubtedly be short and with few words).