A team motto is being kept under wraps at this week’s Frozen Four college hockey championships.
Several Boston University players were seen wandering Verizon Center on Wednesday with t-shirts that read “Burn the Boats.” But don’t ask what it means because the Terriers aren’t talking — unless they happen to win the championship on Saturday night.
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Even longtime coach Jack Parker has been sworn to secrecy and wouldn’t bite when asked. But he did let slip that he has a “Burn the Boat” shirt of his own — and it almost got him into trouble.
Parker was wandering BU’s campus during a rare off day earlier this season. Unfortunately, the school was hosting a National Rowing Association event that day. With more than 800 career wins and four national championships, Parker is a legend at Boston, akin to Dean Smith or John Wooden. But that didn’t help him any. He still spent the morning fending off angry stares from rowers.
“I thought about explaining it to them, but I realized I was sworn to secrecy,” Parker laughed. “I just had to get out of there.”