2011-2012 UNH Wildcats

[boblav1]

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FYI - According to the Mack Report blog, Merrimack will play UNH at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester next season.

6:56 @MikeMcMahonET: For those that missed it earlier tonight, Merrimack will play UNH at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester next season on a TBD date. UNH normally plays Dartmouth there, but will travel to Dartmouth's holiday tournament next season

http://www.themackreport.com/

[UNHhockey29]

This is too good to be true! Do you have a link?

It's true!

[Umileated]

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@chantelMmccabe
DeSmith will start in net for the Cats tomorrow vs Maine, Umile just announced in presser. #hockeyeast

This is too good to be true! Do you have a link?

[C-H-C]

Re: 2011-2012 UNH Wildcats

@chantelMmccabe
DeSmith will start in net for the Cats tomorrow vs Maine, Umile just announced in presser. #hockeyeast

[JB]

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Former UNH Captain Josh Ciocco is the new analyst for NESN's coverage of Hockey East. He will help preview the Frozen Fenway games tonight at 10:00 on NESN Daily. http://media.nesn.com/2012/01/cherin...t-stove-6p-et/

UNH is really starting to dig into NESN:

Jack Edwards,
Andy Brickley,
Mark Mowers
now Ciocco...

Anybody else?

[C-H-C]

Re: 2011-2012 UNH Wildcats

Former UNH Captain Josh Ciocco is the new analyst for NESN's coverage of Hockey East. He will help preview the Frozen Fenway games tonight at 10:00 on NESN Daily. http://media.nesn.com/2012/01/cherin...t-stove-6p-et/

[Gibber]

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Posted on the Frozen Fenway thread but, here are a few pics from last night, UNH and Maine had two mini alumni games (two generations), pretty fun (didn't have the ballpark lights on so it wasn't pretty )
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*****http://www.joshgibney.com/2012FrozFen/alum/2012FrozFenAlum-3.jpg***********http://www.joshgibney.com/2012FrozFen/alum/2012FrozFenAlum-4.jpg******
*****http://www.joshgibney.com/2012FrozFen/alum/2012FrozFenAlum-5.jpg******
*****http://www.joshgibney.com/2012FrozFen/alum/2012FrozFenAlum-6.jpg***********http://www.joshgibney.com/2012FrozFen/alum/2012FrozFenAlum-7.jpg******
*****http://www.joshgibney.com/2012FrozFen/alum/2012FrozFenAlum-8.jpg***********http://www.joshgibney.com/2012FrozFen/alum/2012FrozFenAlum-9.jpg******

[Umileated]

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DiGi will get the start, but it will be the quickest hook I have ever seen for a goaltender if the game goes sideways on him.

Quite frankly of the little that I've seen him this year, he looks shell shocked and looks to have lost all confidence between the pipes. I think with this year all but lost, the coaching staff really needs to look to the future, and getting DeSmith and Wyer gametime will serve the program better.

You want to see some empty seats, go to the Verizon on the 14th... Padded fabric will be watching the Big Green and Cats play. I think the fan base is slowly rejecting games in Manchester, and with attendance down overall this game may not make sense anymore...

The seats will be empty, but the effect will be exaggerated this year due to the Patriots game taking the same block of time.

[UNH09]

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Throughout the first period, when I have a front row view of Digi, he looked off. The thing I noticed most about him last year was that his rebound control was always sharp, always directing the puck to a clear area away from an attacker. Friday, not the case.

The 3rd goal, in the second, period, was at the other end of the ice. But I saw a sequence that was the exact opposite of DiGi from last year. As the Brown skater came down the ice (and they've got some decently quick forwards there) with the puck, the UNH defender (can't remember who) couldn't keep up with him. It looked to me that DiGiralamo was expecting the defense to push the puck carrier towards the boards, as I saw him keep checking who else was coming through center ice, watching for a pass. The defender couldn't keep pace, the Brown attacker got around him, and DiGiralamo was so far back in his net, he had absolutely no angle, and the attacker had an easy shot over Matt's shoulder. I'm not an NCAA goalie, but I've played a little pickup here and there, and not taking that angle away, but at least coming out to the top of his crease, was a failure to execute fundamentals. Last year, DiGi was as fundamentally sound as any goalie in the country. Perhaps this example speaks to the breakdown in his game this year? I don't know, just my two cents.

I've liked everything I've seen from DeSmith this year. My gut tells me Coach U will start DiGiralamo at Fenway, because he's a senior and it's special . . . but at the moment, both from the play of the netminder and the play of the team in front of him, I think DeSmith is the best option. Perhaps an extended stay on the bench will allow Digiralamo to get his head straight.

Fenway will be well attended; temps slated to be above average.

Patriots game, 8pm, Saturday the 14th; Verizon Attendance lower and lower each year . . .

DiGi will get the start, but it will be the quickest hook I have ever seen for a goaltender if the game goes sideways on him.

Quite frankly of the little that I've seen him this year, he looks shell shocked and looks to have lost all confidence between the pipes. I think with this year all but lost, the coaching staff really needs to look to the future, and getting DeSmith and Wyer gametime will serve the program better.

You want to see some empty seats, go to the Verizon on the 14th... Padded fabric will be watching the Big Green and Cats play. I think the fan base is slowly rejecting games in Manchester, and with attendance down overall this game may not make sense anymore...

[irishfan85]

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Still love the "old" ones with the UNH in block caps. Still hate the newer ones with italicized UNH. I got the latter for Christmas a few years back -- gave it away and kept the others (home and away).

Sometimes "progress" for progress's sake ain't anything of the sort...

I loved the block old UNH jerseys, too, even as a non-UNH fan.

[snively]

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Still love the "old" ones with the UNH in block caps. Still hate the newer ones with italicized UNH. I got the latter for Christmas a few years back -- gave it away and kept the others (home and away).

Sometimes "progress" for progress's sake ain't anything of the sort...

[JB]

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Probably not as the program took a hit with the cutbacks going around the university. I was also told that they would have to have the jersey design in pretty early to get it done.

I have heard they are not wearing "normal" away jersey's. I was told it is not a totally unique design as it would have had to be in before the game was finalized. But it is a "3rd" or "4th" jersey they already own and have used in the past like 4 year ago. Not the sliver ones. I don't completely recall but was told blue with white shoulders and the tie front.

[smitre]

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that might be the first break he has gotten in 3 years

It is not his first break but maybe his first good break.

[Nifty16]

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Some good news for a change - Greg Burke did not need surgery for a dislocated finger. Instead, he will wear a cast and is set to play at Fenway.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articl...ORTS-120109877

that might be the first break he has gotten in 3 years

[C-H-C]

Re: 2011-2012 UNH Wildcats

Some good news for a change - Greg Burke did not need surgery for a dislocated finger. Instead, he will wear a cast and is set to play at Fenway.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articl...ORTS-120109877