Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

[Hokydad]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

I heard something about a jr team shelling out huge cash to build another ice sheet. cant remember which team but would assume its from the EJ? That atlantic league is an absolute joke.

will be with the middlesex islanders who is owned by the guy who owns huskies. huskies will not be moving there as warriors would neevr approve. they also just did a huge renovation at skate 3 for huskies

will be for youth hockey expansion, not junior team

['MackFan]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

makes sense. thought it was weird and didnt think andy, a mack grad, would be a fan of another team playing in his backyard.

[Hokydad]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

makes sense. thought it was weird and didnt think andy, a mack grad, would be a fan of another team playing in his backyard.

league wouldnt let it happen nor would merrimack ever do it to one of their most generous donors, Gillmartins....

[boblav1]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

From the Warrior Rink Rat site.
http://warriorrinkrat.com/2011/04/19...ond-ice-sheet/

[northeastern]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

From the Warrior Rink Rat site.
http://warriorrinkrat.com/2011/04/19...ond-ice-sheet/

... a full sized 2nd ice sheet with a junior sized (ice) sheet for shooting.. very nice!

For those of us that have actually seen a few gms at the old Volpe... well, all i can add is..

just wow.. good for MC .

[Hokydad]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

[boblav1]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

Lawrence Eagle Tribune article from yesterday on the new facilities being planned at Merrimack.

[WarriorDJ]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

A good showing for the Warriors in today's USHL Draft:

#1 overall: Chicago Steel - Brian Christie C Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL)
Scored 57 points (20g, 37a) in 57 games in the NAHL and led the league with a plus-38 rating

#19 overall: Des Moines Buccaneers - Justin Hussar F Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL)

Another interesting note: Jimmy Vesey, former MC star Jim Vesey's son was taken by the Youngstown Phantoms at 37th overall. He is slated to head to Harvard in 2012 or 2013.

[Jukka Ropponen]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

Your new goalie Rasmus Tirronen started to work out this week with a few selected goalies here in Finland as a member of Goaliepro group. Our company Goaliepro is a goalie specific training/coaching company that is focused on continuos development of modern trainign methods and techniques. Tirronen will be accompanied by NHL, KHL, Finnish and Swiss league pro's that also come and work out every summer with Goaliepro. The week of June 6th we will have our first ice camp and there will be some good photo and video coverage from that week coming to www.goaliepro.com website. We will also post regular updates on out Twitter @JukkaRopponen as well as at our FB page http://www.facebook.com/goaliepro . You should have a goalie in a very good shape after the summer when he starts his college career.

Jukka

[WarriorDJ]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

Thanks for the heads up Jukka!

Based on what you have seen from Rasmus so far, what can Merrimack expect from him when he becomes a full time starter (probably in 2012)? His numbers in the NAHL were respectable (24-9, 2.41 GAA, .908 SV %), is it safe to assume he a butterfly goalie?

[Onion Man]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

IMO Pellerin and Krog need to be in the discussion

Top 3 all time Hockey East:

1.) Kariya
2.) Gionta
3.) Drury

Gionta and Drury are interchangeable, but no one was better than Kariya and no one else cracks the top 3.

[SkinsFan09]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

No Jim Montgomery?

[offside]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

in the list of potential lines for next year, no mention of Brodhag?

[mwade]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

List of Merrimack players (past/present) with public twitter accounts plus mini-galleries (25 or fewer images) when possible - http://hockeyphotography.com/blog/20...imack-college/

[WarriorDJ]

Re: Merrimack Offseason: ya, so that was fun.........

in the list of potential lines for next year, no mention of Brodhag?

Brodhag will definitely be in the lineup come October. He is a great PP asset for his ability (or rather willingness) to sit in front of the net and wait for those tip ins...

Here is my thought on a starting lineup...

Collins-Myers-Todd
Flanigan-Madsen-Sheen
Brodhag-Mansfield-Velleca
Bates-Gould-Bly

Ellis-Stollery
McCarthy-Heywood
Wills/Kolomatis-Bigos

There is a big crop of freshman coming in and this projection leaves some good recruits out of the lineup including Connor Toomey, Kyle Singleton, and Clayton Jardine. I feel like those freshman will need to show what they can do in opening practices to take the spots of veterans like Velleca or Brodhag or second year players like Bates (drawing in defenses w/ speed) and Bly (THE anti-icing, physical on the walls) who each had their roles established last year.

I am wondering who gets the nod on the defensive side of things between Wills and Kolomatis. From what I hear Kolomatis is a shut-down type of D-man and Wills is a LH shot who can jump up into rushes and be a scoring threat.