2022 - 2023 Season BOSTON COLLEGE

[Ryecheers]

We don't seem to have a problem recruiting high end talent, any Boston school is a huge attraction. NU is attracting high end talent to a really bad venue.
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What “bad venue” are you talking about?? Yes, Matthews is old. That doesn’t make it bad. It has charm and “personality “. It also has great ice - which, you will recall, is where the game is actually played.
I wouldn’t call Conte sterile exactly, but I’ve never found it to be charming or it’s design to be imaginative. It does have a great deal of tradition going for it.

[BCeagle]

The SHU rink seems to have everything but limited capacity at below 4000 seats but seems to have everything else after watching the videos on YouTube

[DNAEagle]

Have you been in the lockers rooms ? It may have great ice, but if NU had the land they would build a new rink tomorrow.

[BCeagle]

When my mens league used to use the ice the locker rooms were just for visitors but I am sure the men’s and women’s lockers are better but cannot compare to HAA or Conte which were updated and the SHU one looks fabulous too

[BCeagle]

The new venue for UConn is good for their fans but bad for opposing fans trying to get tickets. At the XL Center it was never a problem with seats available. Now with less seats available you have to go to a reseller and pay a lot more. A $25 ticket is now about $75 after TM or SH tacks on their fees.

[PullTheGoalie]

There were scalpers outside UConn the other night asking for seats to future games.

[Split-N]

...if NU had the land they would a new rink tomorrow.

Absolutely. NU has tried to get a new athletic complex done many times going back to the '70s but those efforts were stifled by the local pols. I believe they now have plans to add a sizeable annex onto the end of the current building but getting that past the current city administration and the historic preservationists is another matter.

[theprofromdover]

The Wild signed Matt Boldy to a 7 year extension.

[UVM Cat in Texas]

Wow, the SHU rink looks amazing! So disappointing, but not surprising, that UVM wasn't able to put together something like that. But, then again, our whole program is a cluster right now and I'm having serious doubts about whether Woodcroft was the right hire. I will be interested to see how badly we get shellacked by y'all this weekend.

[BCeagle]

Wow, the SHU rink looks amazing! So disappointing, but not surprising, that UVM wasn't able to put together something like that. But, then again, our whole program is a cluster right now and I'm having serious doubts about whether Woodcroft was the right hire. I will be interested to see how badly we get shellacked by y'all this weekend.

The lack of enough restrooms is a big problem at the UVM rink. As a fan it's best not to buy any drinks unless you beat the line or have a lot of patience to wait in line. A nice facility helps in attracting recruits and it's about time UVM replace that old rink.

[Cross Check]

Well, that was a disappointing result last night. Two 5 minute powerplays against the last place team in HE and all they managed was one goal. Hopefully tonight will be a better effort.

[sterlippo1]

Well, that was a disappointing result last night. Two 5 minute powerplays against the last place team in HE and all they managed was one goal. Hopefully tonight will be a better effort.

Killer for the pairwise…..yes I know it’s early but hopefully that won’t come back and haunt them. We were right on the bubble with much better play since the BU game

[Carmine Scarpaglia]

Well, it's never a good thing when your season is over in the third week of January. It would be cool if Gauthier stayed but I don't think he will.

See you guys next season.

[Cross Check]

As if Friday night wasn't enough of a bitter pill to swallow, last night's chaser was all that much worse. That was a tremendous display of discipline to take not just one, but two five minute majors in the third period while trailing by a goal. An obviously frustrated Gauthier's attempt to kill a Vermont player with less than 3 minutes left was particularly selfish.

They had a chance to really establish some momentum this weekend and instead they did the exact opposite.

[DNAEagle]

There was no urgency on either night. Last night they put on the most pressure was when it was a man down because of a major penalty on Gauthier. Had a number of good chance but could not convert. However overall this week end was a huge step backward and disappointing. Last night Kuntar, Argentina and Hreschuk did not dress, not sure why.