UNH Men's Hockey 2022 Off Season Thread- Goodbye Lake Whitt!

[Chuck Murray]

What about Lucas Hermann? Am I missing something?

Based on your signature line, not much. You're atop the USCHO "Woke Top Ten" list, for sure.

[Chuck Murray]

Dancing carefully here - not nearly as fast as you'd like. Will be a short transition. That's best I can do for now.

FWIW my sources say mid-April, not sure how that matches up with your first-hand insight?

[wildcatdc]

FWIW my sources say mid-April, not sure how that matches up with your first-hand insight?

Unfortunately, they are way off.

[wildcatdc]

At first glance...

Is it me or does this roster look...young? Also abit crowded...no room for any portal players with experience (if that's even out there) Not to take away from these players and our freshmen this season got lots of experience.

Have been following with great interest incoming forwards...can they develop fast enough to bring in much needed offense?

Most interesting to me at least will be the goal tending...excited for Muszelik does he beat out Fess for top tender??? From what we saw of Fess albeit limited thought he did a good job but of course you need lights out most nights. Should be interesting between the two of them.

Alot can happen between now and October!

I think there is a lot of optimism around this incoming class. More than the “well, we have to be optimistic, don’t we?” vibe. I am sure Watcher has his insights - would love to hear them. ‘Watcher, would also like your rationale for Will over Liam on first line. Are you thinking that you seed both lines with talent? I have no insights there, just interested in your take.

[Sean Pickett]

Sean - appreciate the input and comparisons. Couple points of clarification…

1. The estimates you see in this report (for the ice replacement and rink shrink) have gone up materially since this report was put out, when all-in costs are considered. Additionally, the revisions to the bowl have gone up accordingly but still represent about a doubling of the cost if to be done in conjunction with the first part.
2. The “wasted space” component of this report is no longer relevant as it has been subsumed by the aspirational scope of the “guts” project.

I certainly hold out hope that after priority 1 (ice and rink) and priority 2 (guts) are “in the can”, they can get busy with the bowl!

Thanks for the updated information. I expected that the costs would have gone up; waiting almost always increases the cost.

To my knowledge BU still hasn't started renovations on the Roof at Case Center, despite annoucing it years ago. The have renovated the main entrance to Case and Walter Brown, but as far as I'm aware that's it. They also wanted to do more when they renovated WBA in 2010 (i.e., new visitor lockerr oom, new extra locker room (for women's Beanpot), new scoreboard/video board, but lack of money curtailed all of that. At least they did the new slab, refrigeration and A/C systems.

Sean

[Scott]

Definitely not UNH related nor Men's hockey related....but very proud of my (twice-removed) cousin Callie Hoff, UW-River Fall's all-time leading scorer and winner of the Laura Hurd award, the D-111 equivalent to the Patty Kazmeier trophy. :-) :-)

https://www.ahcahockey.com/news/2122/0317hurd.php

https://www.uscho.com/2022/03/10/uw-...nd-best-coach/

[Chuck Murray]

Definitely not UNH related nor Men's hockey related....but very proud of my (twice-removed) cousin Callie Hoff, UW-River Fall's all-time leading scorer and winner of the Laura Hurd award, the D-111 equivalent to the Patty Kazmeier trophy. :-) :-)

https://www.ahcahockey.com/news/2122/0317hurd.php

https://www.uscho.com/2022/03/10/uw-...nd-best-coach/

Congrats on your cousin's achievements, Scott; seems like you have a very talented extended family!

[NCAA watcher]

I'll let Mike throw the shade

Mike Lowry
@UNHHockeyBlog
?
34m
The last time
@UNHMHOCKEY
played in a
@hockey_east
semifinal was 3/21/2014. UNH beat Providence 3-1.

[HockeyRef]

I'll let Mike throw the shade

That was a great game...first inkling for me that this a special thing. Here at the games as we speak ...wish we were in it!!! Ah hope springs eternal!

[cavbim]

I'll let Mike throw the shade

Since I don’t see qualifier last semi game won which was that game, UNH made semi in 2015 vs BU

http://www.collegehockeystats.net/1415/schedules/unhm

[HockeyRef]

Looks like UCOnn is going to the HE Finals...totally dominated NU.

[HockeyRef]

Since I don’t see qualifier last semi game won which was that game, UNH made semi in 2015 vs BU

http://www.collegehockeystats.net/1415/schedules/unhm

Correct.....

[Scott]

Congrats on your cousin's achievements, Scott; seems like you have a very talented extended family!

Thanks Chuck! She would be the daughter of the the son of my mother's cousin, so....I guess she would be three-times removed??? Not sure...anyhoo, she was a hell of an athlete growing up in Hermantown, MN (near Duluth). One of the top HS girls hockey players in the state...,thought for sure that she would land somewhere in Div 1, but chose the Div 3 route instead. It worked out very well for her! :-)

[Robert Balin]

Per the BCHL website John Evans is no longer committed to UNH.

[HockeyRef]

Per the BCHL website John Evans is no longer committed to UNH.

Oh my, was just talking about him last night as we watched the 'other' Johnny Evans who plays for UConn. So, is this website incorrect? Says he's committed to UNH.