DURHAM – Since the buzzer sounded last Saturday at Boston College, Dick Umile has been insistent. The regular campaign is in the past. It’s the playoffs now. And that means a new season altogether.

Welcome to the Whittemore Center, where the University of New Hampshire looks to close out Vermont and clinch a trip to Boston in Game 2 of their Hockey East quarterfinal series. The Wildcats scored five times unanswered to win last night, 7-4, though they're expecting they'll need to be better for longer tonight against the desperate Catamounts.