doesn't get any easier for the u.n.h. wildcats. they'll play two against providence fryars, both on the road. game one is tonight. new hampshire beat providence in last year's hockey east quarterfinals. but it was the fryars that went onto win the national championship. >> we're not afraid to go into battle with anybody and we've proved to ourselves that we can win against them on a big stage. so i guess we're a little more comfortable than we would have been if we lost that series. we're ready for whatever comes at us. obviously we have to play one of the top teams in the country, so it's an opportunity for us. >> we have to playful six each night. one of the best teams in the nation, we'll need a full effort. >> women's hockey, dartmouth home with princeton this afternoon. late in the second, no score, laura stacy scores on the back hand, that's a goal for the captain, gave dartmouth a 1-0 lead. but princeton scored the next four. princeton wins it 4-1. tough loss for the big green today. tom: thank you. right now on wmur.com, a

he's the first ever u.n.h. wildcat to be inducted, the ceremony will take place on december 6. the hockey team has a big test tonight against the u. mass lowell river hawks, beginning tonight it's all hockey east >> it's going to be tough, and we want to get home ice for the playoffs, the next few games are key. >> saturday afternoon the nfl playoffs begin, the afc wild card game between the chiefs and texans you can see here on channel 9 at 4:20. the chiefs, three and a half point favorite. the patriots will play either one of those teams or the bengals if the bengals beat the steelers. tom: huge congratulations to coach bowes. jean: yes. thanks, jason. a disabled veteran can move more easily now. tom: still ahead, what volunteers did in new boston today to help the vet and his family. jennifer: straight ahead at 6:00, remembering the former nashua police chief who was killed in a brush fire yesterday in andover. friends describe a caring leader who spent his life supporting his community. and investigators take an unusual step to ensure the mother of a teen who overdosed we'l

the wildcats on the road in providence, while dartmouth stayed home to host princeton. good win for u.n.h. they knocked off the fourth-ranked friars, 3-1, the final. kyle smith scored twice for the wildcats. danny tirone made 31 saves. dartmouth also able to rebound. they shut out princeton tonight, 2-0. chaferls charles grant made 37 saves for the big green tonight. high school hockey. concord jumps out to an early lead. colin kastle collects the loose puck and scores with the backhand. that made it 1-0. still in the first, a nice centering pass and matt norris is there to finally knock it in. that made it 2-0, concord. second period, looking for more. but exeter's bryson desjardins concord got all they needed in the first period. they win it 4-0. concord improves to 8-0 on the season. londonderry and central at the j.f.k. coliseum. first period. lancers in the dark sweaters. and bryan murphy, alone in front of the net. he flips it past the goalie. that made it 1-0. londonderry in front. second period now. central's nate knott knott is going -- nathan potvin is going to file a wrister. t

u.n.h. hockey team, not something we're used to seeing out of the wildcats, they need to turn it around because their schedule is about to get brutal. they host notre dame for a pair of games this weekend. followed by a pair of games at number three providence next weekend. >> i feel like we got away from where we are as a team, and really just didn't play our game, didn't look like ourselves, so hopefully that's behind us and this weekend coming up it's a little better. >> we didn't get the results we wanted. we know as a team we have to do if we take the right steps hopefully we can bounce back. jamie: wildcats need a winfrey night. tom: we'll see you back here there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i'm bernie sanders

u.n.h. wild cad paul homp son of derry will make his nhl debut tonight for the devils. dartmouth on the road, they skate at vermont. the wildcats are home to host the 10th ranked team in the country, the u. mass lowell river hawks. >> they're one of the better teams in the country, it's a great opportunity for us. they're a tough team, really good defensively, really strong. we have a pretty good rivalry with them, so looking to get a win early in the series against them and hopefully we'll come out strong. >> lowell is always a hard team to play against, they play a fast physical game, they're good in their own zone, so it will be tough to score, but hopefully we get some. >> patriots had had a nice leisurely week beginning to physically for the playoffs. the bye week will give a number of players extra time to heal up a bit including tom brady who is suffering from a high ankle sprain. edelman hasn't played since breaking a bone in his foot on november 15, but he is expected to play next weekend. the pats will host either the bengals, chief others texans in the divisional round on january 16. >> i would say with any work, get

u.n.h. and dartmouth hockey teams have big weekends that begin tonight. dartmouth will host number one quinnipiac at 8:00, while the wildcats will play two games at number 4 providence. defending national champions. we'll hear from both the wildcats and the big green tonight at 6:00. and pitcher robe ross and the boston red sox have agreed to a # $.25 million one-year contract and avoided salary arbitration. the left hander was 0-2 with a 3.86e.r.a. and 54 relief appearances last year. the red sox first work out for pitchers and catchers right february 19th. so it's time to start thinking baseball, guys. tom: all right. thanks. jennifer: up next we'll tell you which slopes have been voted the best in new hampshire. tom: a man wanted in connection with a shooting now in custody, where police tracked him down this afternoon. >> plus a seabrook officer was tom: this weekend snowmobilers can explore trails in maine and vermont for free. jennifer: registered riders from new hampshire, maine and vermont can explore the trails in any of of -- there aren't as many trails open now because of a lack of snow. we asked you to vote on n

u.n.h. gymnastics having a good season, coming after a meet in boston last weekend, they beat rutgers, lost to george washington. wildcats home tonight against yale. >> we have a big diversity this year and we have a lot of people to choose from, which is something we haven't always had in the past, so it's exciting to know we have a few people to choose from and have our back if we need to change things up. so we're excited to have a strong team this year. >> congratulations to super runner megan duty from oyster river high school, she's the girls cross country runner of the year, a true superstar in the sport. she win this is award for the third year in a row, amazing, she's a three-time winner, she plays 28 in the foot locker national championships, she will have a scholarship at georgetown next year. she is fast. jean: big congratulations, thanks, jamie. josh: new england will be on the mind of oscar voters this year. here in the running and which one got snubbed. tom: then, a man from hollis charged with a misdemeanor sexual assault and police say his victim was a developmentally disabled woman. how investigators sa

u.n.h. hockey team on the ice this afternoon in durham, practicing as they get ready to hos number 10u. mass lowell on friday night. wildcats will only play hockey east games from here on out. ande t lowell, b.c., b.u. and the champs fro providence, that's coming up at 6:00. the associated press ranks all 32 nfl teams, their weekly power rankings, though it would be interesting to see where the pats fall this week, number five. two afc teams are ahead of t denver and k.c. the last place tnessee titans won just three games. the pments lost four of their last six, number five overall tom: a special thank to you rescuers has come from an unlikely place. jennifer: the story behind this picture. tom: then at 6:00 a house fire in farmingtonea person dead and three others being checked for smoke inhalation. what neighbors did top the rvivors warm in today's cold weather. jennifer: and the robbery suspect, what hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving y 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use becau

he's the first ever u.n.h. wildcat to be inducted, the ceremony will take place on december 6. the hockey team has a big test tonight against the u. mass lowell river hawks, beginning tonight it's all hockey east >> it's going to be tough, and we want to get home ice for the playoffs, the next few games are key. >> saturday afternoon the nfl

the wildcats on the road in providence, while dartmouth stayed home to host princeton. good win for u.n.h. they knocked off the fourth-ranked friars, 3-1, the final. kyle smith scored twice for the wildcats. danny tirone made 31 saves. dartmouth also able to rebound. they shut out princeton tonight, 2-0. chaferls charles grant made 37 saves for