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  • East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

    Should be a packed house and some great games! Looking forward to it
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    Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

    I'm rather hoping to spoil the all ECAC game on Saturday, but PC needs to play a helluva lot better than they did on Friday.

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    • #3
      Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

      Originally posted by Jon View Post
      I'm rather hoping to spoil the all ECAC game on Saturday, but PC needs to play a helluva lot better than they did on Friday.
      Vermont is hit or miss. Hoffman has steadily crept up in the goalie ranks. If he plays like he did against UML Union is in for a fight.

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      • #4
        Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

        Originally posted by Kdaddy1968 View Post
        Vermont is hit or miss. Hoffman has steadily crept up in the goalie ranks. If he plays like he did against UML Union is in for a fight.
        everyone on Twitter is acting like U got a first and second round bye. Yeah. It's going to be an uphill climb to get past them.

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        "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here. "
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        "They could maybe hire another officer to catch the illegal immigrant drug dealers breast feeding at Dunkin' Donuts or whatever it is! Thank you!"
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          Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

          Originally posted by Jon View Post
          everyone on Twitter is acting like U got a first and second round bye. Yeah. It's going to be an uphill climb to get past them.
          It will also be interesting to see what they let go in terms of physical play. My wildcard is Brickley. If he is allowed to play his game UVM can win this. The others are "known" entities. He is the great unknown.

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          • #6
            Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

            Originally posted by BigAl View Post
            Should be a packed house and some great games! Looking forward to it
            How do you guys think this regional will draw? I'm in NYC and am considering taking MetroNorth out for the championship game on Saturday.

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              Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

              Hockey East or ECAC final, or a mixed bag? I like PC over a disappointing Q. Union is solid, but the Cats, from the bottom of Hockey East will give the ECAC champs a battle. McCarthy will show the country he should be a Hobey Baker finalist, second only to all world Johny Goudreau.

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              • #8
                Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

                Originally posted by KennyCat View Post
                Hockey East or ECAC final, or a mixed bag?
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                Maine will be better this year relative to rankings than BC will be this year

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                  Originally posted by balfred View Post
                  How do you guys think this regional will draw? I'm in NYC and am considering taking MetroNorth out for the championship game on Saturday.
                  I will be taking Metro-North from NYC as well. Really easy trip. Then the rink is only a block away from the Bridgeport train station.

                  Webster Bank Arena seats 8,575 for hockey. I think it'll be pretty crowded on Friday, but the 2:00 start time on work/week day will hurt attendance. If it's a Union/Quinnipiac final on Saturday, I wouldn't be surprised if it's a near sell-out.
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                  • #10
                    Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

                    Originally posted by UnionHockeyManiac View Post
                    I will be taking Metro-North from NYC as well. Really easy trip. Then the rink is only a block away from the Bridgeport train station.

                    Webster Bank Arena seats 8,575 for hockey. I think it'll be pretty crowded on Friday, but the 2:00 start time on work/week day will hurt attendance. If it's a Union/Quinnipiac final on Saturday, I wouldn't be surprised if it's a near sell-out.
                    I don't read much about Quinnipiac hockey, but do they have strong fan support? Their proximity obviously helps in boosting attendance.

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                    • #11
                      Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

                      Quinnipiac drew extremely well on a Wednesday night before thanksgiving against PC...
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                      • #12
                        Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

                        Originally posted by The Zlax45 View Post
                        Quinnipiac drew extremely well on a Wednesday night before thanksgiving against PC...
                        That is good to hear. It really sets up to maximize attendance given the teams participating. I think certainly a Quinnipiac/Union match would draw well as mentioned before. Sometimes these regionals really struggle but I think they've set up the East/MidEast to do very well.

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                        • #13
                          Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

                          Originally posted by balfred View Post
                          That is good to hear. It really sets up to maximize attendance given the teams participating. I think certainly a Quinnipiac/Union match would draw well as mentioned before. Sometimes these regionals really struggle but I think they've set up the East/MidEast to do very well.
                          Where is the Mid-East regional? Kuwait?

                          Union v. Qu drew 1900 and 3500 during the regular season.... UVM v. PC drew 3750 and 3900 and it's not even a rivalary. The fact the Q is close bodes well, but my guess would be that any other team then Union would draw as well or better v. QU.
                          Originally posted by Hokydad
                          Maine will be better this year relative to rankings than BC will be this year

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                          • #14
                            Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

                            Originally posted by jcarter7669 View Post
                            Where is the Mid-East regional? Kuwait?

                            Union v. Qu drew 1900 and 3500 during the regular season.... UVM v. PC drew 3750 and 3900 and it's not even a rivalary. The fact the Q is close bodes well, but my guess would be that any other team then Union would draw as well or better v. QU.
                            Good point. Union is a small school with a poor history of sports enthusiasm. Hopefully their high national rank draws increased interest from Qu if that is indeed the matchup on Saturday.

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                              Re: East Regional- Union vs Vermont & Quinnipiac vs Providence

                              I would not be surprised to hear at least half the house rooting for Quinnipiac. Union had a great fan base at Lake Placid yesterday, if Union can draw at least 2K and the other teams a thousand or two each, it should be a great atmosphere. I don't see this as a cakewalk for Union, but they are the prohibitive favorite in my book. Quinnipiac did not look great Friday night, but they could beat anyone in the top 16 on any night if they play well. Teams that throw as much rubber at the net as possible against them will find alot of second chances.

                              For those traveling and staying overnight, there are very limited options for downtown Bridgeport hotels, the Holiday Inn Downtown BPT will be the official team hotel if the past years hold true, (walking distance). Just checked on Expedia and it is available for $99 a night Friday and Saturday ( a bargain). The Trumbull CT Marriott is another great choice. If you can't get the Holiday Inn, I would recommend some of the better chain hotels along I-95 in Milford or Stratford, just east of BPT.
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