2020 UVM offseason: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

[Vermont2004]

Karter Mcnarland just committed to UVM:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...rter-mcnarland

[PuckVoice]

Thanks to Chris Zimmerman UVM will be the host school for the 2025 Frozen Four in St.Louis.
What odds will you give me on the team being there?

[TovarishchLisa]

Andrew Lucas is the captain for next season. Off the board pick but I'd imagine Woody wanted someone who was gonna be here a while to help set the culture.

[TovarishchLisa]

Karter Mcnarland just committed to UVM:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...rter-mcnarland

Also got a commitment the other night from one Thomas Sinclair. https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...homas-sinclair

[UVM Cat in Texas]

Thanks to Chris Zimmerman UVM will be the host school for the 2025 Frozen Four in St.Louis.
What odds will you give me on the team being there?

Wow, didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool! Given where the team is right now, I’d have to say the chances are slim to none. However, the 2025 FF will be at the culmination of Woodcroft’s 5th season as coach, so I’d like to think we’re going to be significantly better. Realistically, I’d put the odds at 5-10%. Hopefully when I’m making this same prediction in the summer of 2024, I’ll be able to put the odds higher.

[TovarishchLisa]

I'm honestly lowkey pretty excited for this season. I know we're not going to be good. But we have new faces and fresh ideas, and frankly the weirdness of this year takes even more pressure off. Remember: BC was 11-22-2 in York's first season, Maine in Walsh's was 12-29-1, and UMass in Carvel's was 5-29-2. It won't get better overnight, it's about the direction.

It's going to be a process, the pain of a rebuild is real. I'm not worried about results this year, or even next. Just strive to get better every day, and give us a team and culture that we can be proud of, win or lose.

Side note, Divver had a few Woody quotes on Babcock today:

https://twitter.com/MarkDivver/statu...18551825002496
https://twitter.com/MarkDivver/statu...18732259790848

[jcarter7669]

I'm looking forward to seeing how the change in direction and culture affects this team. Woodcroft maybe an unconventional pick, but I'm excited to see how that plays out. The test in my view will be in HIS recruits over the next few seasons. Identifying talent was one of his purported strengths. Hopefully that holds true. Really hoping for a more offensive style of play as well, it kills me to agree with the BC fans, but Sneddon's defensive nature didn't make for exciting teams to watch.

[TovarishchLisa]

Freshman Dovar Tinling was given a "B" rating on NHL Central Scouting's preliminary Players to Watch list. Indicates a 2nd/3rd round candidate.

[UVM Cat in Texas]

Good news: Hockey’s coming Nov. 20: https://twitter.com/hockey_east/stat...745164292?s=21

[GreenCat]

UVM still has the 19-20 schedule on the website. Any idea the schedule?

[jcarter7669]

UVM still has the 19-20 schedule on the website. Any idea the schedule?

http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/...1-schedule.php

[Catatonic]

The 20-21 schedule is now up on the UVM Athletics website, along with the news that every game will either be broadcast on NESN or streamed for free by ViacomCBS. While this has me quite excited, I have to wonder how this meshes up with the fact just this week the state of VT prohibited travel to the state unless there's a 14 day quarantine. Does this not make it impossible for UVM to host out of state teams and also to travel to play out of state and then return to VT? Does anyone know if they received some sort of exemption from the state? Or is the 20-21 schedule a mirage that will never happen?

[SoucyWasNoSieve]

Ivies officially cancelled '20-21 season
https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ne...cel-Hockey.php

[jcarter7669]

The 20-21 schedule is now up on the UVM Athletics website, along with the news that every game will either be broadcast on NESN or streamed for free by ViacomCBS. While this has me quite excited, I have to wonder how this meshes up with the fact just this week the state of VT prohibited travel to the state unless there's a 14 day quarantine. Does this not make it impossible for UVM to host out of state teams and also to travel to play out of state and then return to VT? Does anyone know if they received some sort of exemption from the state? Or is the 20-21 schedule a mirage that will never happen?

This does NOT include intercollegiate athletics. College hockey and squeekyball are fine.

[GreenCat]

Picked last in the coaches poll. Nowhere to go but up. Should be a lower pressure season for the players.....except they have a new coach to prove themselves to...