UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

[pokecheckguy2]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Yes I am serious. 44 years of D1 and three coaches, all of whom have a sub-.500 record (not counting Cross' record in D2). That's a lot of history. Obviously a good coach makes a difference, and maybe the next one will be a good one, but until they renovate the Gut, this is an average program at best. And recruiting will always be an issue for UVM. We are the Hockey version of Mississippi State Football. BTW - I am not a Sneddon fan, I agree he should be gone.

do you feel this way about the basketball team and Patrick Gym?? there was a whole lot of history of losing and the great Tom Brennan who got a beautiful ceremony for the court naming last night was sub-.500 but the basketball program is not in the gutter because of the facility! we have to stop this it has been an excuse for such lot time and the renovation will help but a facility is not be all end all as so many want to think go look at the college hockey history books and the champs and see some of their facility!! winning culture and the culture currently is bad and very clear Sneddon not getting throug cant create winners anymore!

Also of course Sneddon will have his job full year the key is if he cannot turn this around and its another 8-10 wins season that Schulman does not give him the option year on his contract and let him walk free and start over! why put self on hook for another year if there is no sign of improvement if that is the case it is a serious slapps in the face to all the fans of this team!

[TovarishchLisa]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

My best bet (or fondest hope) is that they see no benefit of firing him mid-season when there isn't another viable, obvious option available. Probably let him play out the year, finish his contract, then fire him when coaches start to shuffle and there is someone available they can jump on. That's my hope.

Coaches only tend to leave midseason if there's a scandal (Morris at Clarkson - and potentially again at SLU - comes to mind) or a serious health problem

[jcarter7669]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Happy holidays Catamount fans.

[TovarishchLisa]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Happy holidays Catamount fans.

Happy holidays!

[pokecheckguy2]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Happy holidays Catamount fans.

Same to you but for many of us our true Christmas day could come after the hockey season is over and i dont need to even say what it is!!

[TovarishchLisa]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Same to you but for many of us our true Christmas day could come after the hockey season is over and i dont need to even say what it is!!

Yahoo's Ryan Lambert advocated for it in one of his recent mailbags

[UVM Cat in Texas]

Yahoo's Ryan Lambert advocated for it in one of his recent mailbags

Really, where? Tried to find, but couldn't.

[UVM Cat in Texas]

Yahoo's Ryan Lambert advocated for it in one of his recent mailbags

Okay, I found it. Tried posting a link, but it didn't work. Anyway, its in yesterday's mailbag.

[UVM Cat in Texas]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Lemme try it again:
https://sports.yahoo.com/puck-daddy-...151144651.html

[Play$Maker]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Lemme try it again:
https://sports.yahoo.com/puck-daddy-...151144651.html

Hope everyone enjoying the Holidays! Read the article - amazing that outsiders see this (though I’m not 100% convinced there isn’t a tie somewhere - of all teams ??)

Oh well, doesn’t really matter unless the powers that be figure it out. I still stand strong and agree, but am concerned by the lack of aggressive change in approach.

Guess we’ll all get to see what great ideas the “bench boys” have come up with this weekend. Maybe they spent some time reviewing film, stats, their own self absorption? Hope so....

[TovarishchLisa]

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This time of year is about reconnection. Here's how UVM alumni still playing pro are faring this year. Spoiler: Perrin is still playing at a high level

https://thevermonthockeyblog.wordpre...alumni-update/

Stats as of Christmas Eve

[pokecheckguy2]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

This time of year is about reconnection. Here's how UVM alumni still playing pro are faring this year. Spoiler: Perrin is still playing at a high level

https://thevermonthockeyblog.wordpre...alumni-update/

Stats as of Christmas Eve

good stuff! great to see Brickley sticking no help to his coaching here and Perrin is the iron man wouldnt be shocked if he plays until he's 50! Also crazy how US Olympic not using NHL allows for someone like Gunderson to have a shot to make it I dont know if he will but one who will is viktor Stalberg for sure for Sweden also Pelkey for the women for TEAm USA sounds like she made the final cut and doesnt the womens team have someone from Finland? Would love to see them all make it might be better cheering them on than UVM the second half of this season

[TovarishchLisa]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

good stuff! great to see Brickley sticking no help to his coaching here and Perrin is the iron man wouldnt be shocked if he plays until he's 50! Also crazy how US Olympic not using NHL allows for someone like Gunderson to have a shot to make it I dont know if he will but one who will is viktor Stalberg for sure for Sweden also Pelkey for the women for TEAm USA sounds like she made the final cut and doesnt the womens team have someone from Finland? Would love to see them all make it might be better cheering them on than UVM the second half of this season

The women's player you are thinking of from Finland is Saana Valkama, and she has withdrawn her name from Olympic consideration. She would've probably had to have taken the season off and she's already one of the oldest players in women's college hockey.

Pelkey is probably in though.

[TovarishchLisa]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

good stuff! great to see Brickley sticking no help to his coaching here and Perrin is the iron man wouldnt be shocked if he plays until he's 50!

Speak of the devil re: Perrin, today he set a Finnish league record for career points by a foreigner.

[VTALUM]

Re: UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

Win or lose...both teams look absolutely terrible. Where is the Russian Rocket???