Re: Union College Hockey 2014-2015 "ReUnion 2015? Why "Nott"?
That was pretty much what I feared might happen.. the debate about Alex vs. Colin was no factor in that game. U lost pretty much every significant puck battle, seemed totally baffled by Cornell's trademark clogging of the neutral zone, and couldn't get a shot off within 15-feet of the goal until there was 15 seconds left in the game. 3 bad defensive mistakes led to the Red's first 3 goals and there you have it. I'll certainly give Cornell credit for doing what they always do, though can perhaps chalk up some of this to the freshmen baptism of playing a team as big as the Red for the first time, but the bigger concern is that a pattern is emerging. Teams that are a little bigger, physical, play good disciplined defense and get good goaltending give Union a ton of trouble - almost regardless of the overall skill level of said team. On the other hand, teams that like to skate more and aren't as physical, U can do ok with. I have no idea how tomorrow night's is going to go, as Colgate is a team that can skate quick AND likes to get in your face. The Raiders also have been getting very good goaltending. If the Raiders play their game it could be another long night. This is bigtime gut check time for U's veterans as it will take a topnotch 60-minute effort to get points tomorrow.
I will give props to the boys for fighting hard till the end and popping one home to avoid the shutout. I heard someone in the crowd saying its been 95 games since U was last shutout, so that is at least something.
That was pretty much what I feared might happen.. the debate about Alex vs. Colin was no factor in that game. U lost pretty much every significant puck battle, seemed totally baffled by Cornell's trademark clogging of the neutral zone, and couldn't get a shot off within 15-feet of the goal until there was 15 seconds left in the game. 3 bad defensive mistakes led to the Red's first 3 goals and there you have it. I'll certainly give Cornell credit for doing what they always do, though can perhaps chalk up some of this to the freshmen baptism of playing a team as big as the Red for the first time, but the bigger concern is that a pattern is emerging. Teams that are a little bigger, physical, play good disciplined defense and get good goaltending give Union a ton of trouble - almost regardless of the overall skill level of said team. On the other hand, teams that like to skate more and aren't as physical, U can do ok with. I have no idea how tomorrow night's is going to go, as Colgate is a team that can skate quick AND likes to get in your face. The Raiders also have been getting very good goaltending. If the Raiders play their game it could be another long night. This is bigtime gut check time for U's veterans as it will take a topnotch 60-minute effort to get points tomorrow.
I will give props to the boys for fighting hard till the end and popping one home to avoid the shutout. I heard someone in the crowd saying its been 95 games since U was last shutout, so that is at least something.
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