Union College Hockey 2014-2015 "ReUnion 2015? Why "Nott"?

[UnionHockeyManiac]

Re: Union College Hockey 2014-2015 "ReUnion 2015? Why "Nott"?

Anyone else heading to Hamden this weekend? I just got my Saturday tickets. I'll be there on Sunday as well (if necessary).

[rdf8585]

Re: Union College Hockey 2014-2015 "ReUnion 2015? Why "Nott"?

Stevens named ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week, while Spencer Foo was selected ECACH Rookie of the Week.

[Dutchman]

Re: Union College Hockey 2014-2015 "ReUnion 2015? Why "Nott"?

Quinnipiac hockey head coach Rand Pecknold talks ECAC playoffs
http://sportzedge.com/2015/03/10/qui...ecac-playoffs/

[rdf8585]

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Some audio interviews from before practice today -

Rick Bennett - http://yourlisten.com/unionhockeyblo...practice-31115

Wilkins - http://yourlisten.com/unionhockeyblo...practice-31115

Vecchione - http://yourlisten.com/unionhockeyblo...practice-31115

[vicb]

Re: Union College Hockey 2014-2015 "ReUnion 2015? Why "Nott"?

A bit more than 26 hours to get your picks in. Remember 7PM Friday is the deadline.

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...-Playoffs-2015

[rdf8585]

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A feature on Matt Wilkins, who has had a breakout season:

http://bit.ly/1L3dlkZ

[vicb]

Re: Union College Hockey 2014-2015 "ReUnion 2015? Why "Nott"?

A bit more than 13 hours to get your picks in. Remember 7PM Friday is the deadline.

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...-Playoffs-2015

[sshablak]

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GL Union !

[Dutchman]

Re: Union College Hockey 2014-2015 "ReUnion 2015? Why "Nott"?

Q this season has been like two different teams. In conference play the have been almost unbeatable.
16-3-3
Goalie .932 1.619 best
1st - team defense 1.68 tied with Yale
In non-conference play they are
5-6-1
3-5-1 against HE
Goalie .918 1.918 (All games in and out of conference)
In SV% not in top 30.
St. Cloud best win (split)
They are doing it with defense but looking over all games, conference and non-conference, Yale, St. Lawrence and Colgate are better on D, Cornell almost as good.
They save their best for conference play.

Q has gotten better as the year has progressed.
Young team getting better.
In six of their overtime games, they have won three in OT. Never lost. In overtime they step it up a level. We are in trouble if we go to OT.
They have an overdrive gear. Great team speed.
Since January 1 the most they have given up at home is 3 (US and Merrimack)

We need a miricle from Stevens
We need the 3rd and 4th lines to step up like last week (even just show up)
We need to play the game in their zone with ferocious forechecking
We need to block shots - Matt Wilkens leads all forwards in BSs - We need at least 20
We need a perfect game - no mistakes.

If we can get one .... the smell of lake Placid may be enought to get the second.

Its Litchenwalds turn to step up - presence needs to be felt.

Come on Seniors - show us what you got.

[ADK11]

Re: Union College Hockey 2014-2015 "ReUnion 2015? Why "Nott"?

The main difference this weekend is that U could play very well and do most everything right.. and still lose. Q is very fast & skilled and plays disciplined defense. I'm not expecting them to suddenly get out of their game like Cornell did. In the previous games they did have stretches where they seemed to sit back and didn't move their feet, but would not expect much of that this weekend. U has got to play similar to how they did last Friday or like the BU game to have a chance. If they start to open things up a bit like last Saturday it could get ugly quickly. The one area U may have an advantage is between the pipes, assuming Colin continues his phenomenal play. Garteig has never overly impressed me, though he can be very good. Need to get shots on him as he does give up rebounds.. though this is tough because the Bobcats are great at getting sticks in passing lanes and blocking shots. I'm hoping the boys play with confidence and purpose and don't get rattled if they get behind. A couple weeks ago I was figuring the season would be over by now so not much to lose.. Goooooooooooooooo U!!

[rdf8585]

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I think we'll know tonight who will eventually win the series. I like Union's chances if it capture game one... I think the team can win one of the final two.

But it's going to be a very tough row to hoe if Union loses tonight and then has to win back-to-back games there.

[rdf8585]

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Nearly the same lineup as last Saturday.

#UnionHockey game 1 lines vs #QUHockey. Lone change is diPauli von Treuheim in for Ammirato. #ECACHockey pic.twitter.com/0w1raVtsPb

— Union Hockey Blog (@UnionHockeyBlog) March 13, 2015

[Dutchman]

Re: Union College Hockey 2014-2015 "ReUnion 2015? Why "Nott"?

Kudos to their goalie .... and to Stevens.

"Union lead 3-1 with 1:26 in regulation before Sam Anas scored a pair of extra-attacker goals 49 seconds apart to force overtime."

How did we give up a 3-1 lead and two goals with 2 minutes to play to let them tie it in regulation.

3 games, all 4-3 loses.

Can we push it to a game 3?

We should have been up 5-1 in the third.

Its really too bad. Because Q has no quality wins and such a terrible non-conference record (5-6-1 and 3-5-1 against HE) they would have dropped like a lead balloon in the pairwise if we could have sweep. If we could have nailed them twice, we could have had the satisfaction of not only knocking them out of Lake Placid but also the NCAA tournament and could have ended their season completely. There is still hope but its awfully slim.

Too many men on the ice with a minute to go? How much did they pay the refs?

[Nottme]

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Tough loss last night but credit to QU. Will be in attendance tonight and stay to the end win or lose and savor every moment. The seniors may be playing their last college game (hopefully not) but I will remember their contribution to a National Championship forever. This years freshmen will go on forge their own legacy at Union and the future is bright.

[UFan]

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A very tough loss. We played 50 minutes of good hockey. Then defense for the rest of the game. Were we tired ? The problem with QU is that they have very good talented players (credit to them for that !). Those players cannot show their skill when they are being pressed and under pressure. Their skill as a team is good, not exceptional. If you keep the team under pressure for the whole game, you're fine. You stop playing, you're screwed : their top players will explode through any space they are given. And they never give up. It's a very well deserved win for them.
As for the 6 on 5 and 6 on 4 at then end, why do we not ice the puck ? We get possession at least 3 or 4 times and we try to be cute. Who cares ? they are all over us, outplaying us and we are being totally dominated. Ice the **** puck !!!!! But no, we get cute, and they scored gorgeous goals. I hope our players can look at what QU did and learn. If you want it, it will come.
If we can play 60 minutes tonight, I like our chances. If we can play 60 minutes.