Merrimack 2012-13 Season thread

[UAA Seawolves Fan]

Well THAT was an ugly weekend. 9 goals given up, 4 PP and 2 shorties. I'm guessing this goalie rotation idea will go away soon as Marrota looks much steadier (readier?) than Tirronen (2 games played and 3 goals given up in the 1st period of each! Yikes!).

It certainly seemed like Marotta was steadier in net.

Tough weekend for you guys to come this far and not come away with anything. They definetly played well enough to win either game and I was pulling for you against UAf. Bad bounces and goaltending killed you against UAA. I really enjoyed watching your guys play and I wish you the best for the rest of the season.

[Yuppie Scum]

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It certainly seemed like Marotta was steadier in net.

Tough weekend for you guys to come this far and not come away with anything. They definetly played well enough to win either game and I was pulling for you against UAf. Bad bounces and goaltending killed you against UAA. I really enjoyed watching your guys play and I wish you the best for the rest of the season.

Thanks for the kind words. Looking around the league and seeing some of the lopsided scores this weekend gives some optimism that we can right the ship. Need to stay out of penalty trouble and not give up soft goals though. Based on what I saw at the Northeastern game, I would say Marotta is firmly number 1 at this point. I'm hoping that UVM really is as bad as advertised and we can get in a couple good wins against them before some of the higher-ranked opponents in November.

[zena]

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Good crowd, good offense, poor opponent, but a win none the less.
2 strong lines, with Scotti being a real bright spot.
He can fly.

[RENCEB]

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Always nice to come out of a weekend series taking the majority of the points. Big weekend for Collins (2 g 3a) should get him HE offensive player of the week consideration. Nice to see some goal scoring, and glad Tirronen played well. Really liked Scotti's patience on his goal.....didn't rush his chance , waited and picked his spot.

[REDMEN2002]

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Great article in the Eagle Tribune

[Hokydad]

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Great article in the Eagle Tribune

Great story... Many people dont realize how important a positive attitude and energy is. Stress knocks down your immune system etc. They are doing more then they might think for this kid

[UMLFan]

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Great article in the Eagle Tribune

Very, very good story, and moving.

I know Lowell's Team Impact draftee passed away this summer, and I know that the players were affected by this. I think it's a wonderful thing that these teams are doing this.

[RENCEB]

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Nice win over the NU tonite. All the goals from D (Heywood (2), Ellis, Bigos, and Kolomatis) . Marrotta was again very solid in net. Need to win tomorrow to take the season series.

And I agree, great story in the Tribune. Speaks volumes about the caliber of the young men on this team.

[MCgrad07]

Nice win over the NU tonite. All the goals from D (Heywood (2), Ellis, Bigos, and Kolomatis) . Marrotta was again very solid in net. Need to win tomorrow to take the season series.

And I agree, great story in the Tribune. Speaks volumes about the caliber of the young men on this team.

Completely agree with everything. Coach said in an interview it is important to win series. A win tonight will be huge and with this weekend being homecoming I am expecting a good loud crowd.

[FeartheWarrior]

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Watched the game on the Northeastern website last night. Team looked good, but certainly not great. Marotta looks like he has done all that he can to try to grab the starting gig on a more regular basis but, I think we'll see the Fin in the net again at least for this weekend on the planned rotation. With NU it seems like Roy is legit, but I like how MC can match them physically. While I'd love to say homecoming is going to rile up the crowd, not real optimistic that the home ice record is a direct result of fan intimidation, rather that the dimensions fit the style of play (credit to the staff for bringing in guys that can muck). Would love to see us walk out of the weekend with 4 pts wouldn't be surprised to see this one be a lower scoring tight affair like a 3-2 OT F.

[sterlippo1]

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Great article in the Eagle Tribune

excellent, kudos to Mack

[Yuppie Scum]

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Great series this weekend, one of the best home crowds at the Lawler ever, too. Maybe I'm biased, but I also thought the new refs that worked the game Saturday were excellent, fair and did a good job maintaining the pace of the game.

[MCgrad07]

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A four point weekend is always big, especially when it is against a team that Merrimack will probably be close to in the standings come March. Collins is off to a great start and this has been a fun team to watch. I am hoping after coming off a split in North Dakota and hosting BC Sunday afternoon BU might overlook Merrimack and Merrimack can steal 2 points at home against the Terriers.

[FeartheWarrior]

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I think the game Friday is going to be extremely telling as to what we (the fans) can expect this year. This BU squad is loaded with young (both young and inexperienced) talent. In looking at what we've seen so far there are more questions than answers, but it seems like perhaps this team is deeper up-front than people assumed. That being said, the sample size is small with only two HE opponents, one of whom was lightly regarded going into the year (maybe inappropriately). I'm looking forward to Friday night for sure, as it is guaranteed to be physical and hopefully, a close affair. The interesting thing for me will be to see if we have the mix of size and speed that can consistently muscle (typically not a problem) and skate with a BU (or BC) team year over year. If MC can walk away with HE pts this weekend it portends to another year in the steps into building the type of consistent program that the coach has been aspiring to.

[RENCEB]

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Congrats to Mike Collins and Jordan Heywood for back to back HE Player of the Week honors. Pleasantly surprised at the depth of this team..playing lots of the freshman regularly, even in crunch time. Scotti has been solid, and Chistie and Hussar do not look out of place at all, and Bahe is getting some ice time. Big game coming up Friday night at BU.