UNH Hockey 2023 Off Season Thread Turn and Face the Strange

[Darius]

This was 400X more effort than I've ever seen from UNH, and in line with what other programs do. You can quibble with the execution (some coordinate the handoffs from one clip to another by a segue), but a pretty positive that they made far more effort than the usual press release.

(And where was that stunning green/blue mountain lake in the Nov. Northeastern announcement?) Alberta? Colorado?

100% agreed. I watched the first few, exited and went to the schedule page lol

[Chuck Murray]

As for Snives trivia, I am going with 3 year starter, brother of #2 pick, and Stanley Cup Champion of my Blackhawks who will welcome Bedard on Wednesday to the family and say TVR.

Methinks you are correct on this. Way more games than Kroggie, and Linda's 3 picks (like 'em all) were all drafted players.

[Whalers]

Tim Burke - Melrose, MA

[HockeyRef]

Dan Winnik 798 games? Doesn't live on Bow Lake tho...as far as I know?

[HockeyRef]

100% agreed. I watched the first few, exited and went to the schedule page lol

Can see so many positive changes in the UNH social media in regard to reporting on teams, events. Now I know that doesn't matter a ton as far as wins and losses go but at
least you can see AD Rich 'gets it' and is working towards a more visible brand for her charges. And, like I said...short leash..she's not fooling around bwahaha.

[HockeyRef]

Methinks you are correct on this. Way more games than Kroggie, and Linda's 3 picks (like 'em all) were all drafted players.

TvR is at 531 games. And yes, HR is cheating by looking this stuff up. Ha!

[Snively65]

Lots to unpack here from the past 24 hours.

First, congrats to Norbert for identifying TvR as playing most NHL games for a not-NHL-drafted UNH alum (7th, behind Pesce 6th, Gould mentioned by lindah 5th, Leach 4th, Winnik mentioned by HR 3rd, JvR 2nd, and Langway 1st). Also, Jay Miller 8th, Lumley mentioned by lindah 9th, Bob Miller 10th, aforementioned Brickley 11th and Foegele 12th, and Hislop mentioned by lindah 13th, all NHL-drafted. Krog mentioned by Chuck also not-NHL-drafted but down the list at 21st in NHL games played by UNH alum.

And, that brings us to today’s question: Who are the two UNH alums not-NHL-drafted with second and third most NHL games played. Hint: one of these players is in the top 10 for most total points scored at UNH?

Tim Burke, another UNH Melrosian mentioned by whalers, like Umile, never played in the NHL, rather just three seasons in the AHL with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs.

[Chuck Murray]

Lots to unpack here from the past 24 hours.
First, congrats to Norbert for identifying TvR as playing most NHL games for a not-NHL-drafted UNH alum (7th, behind Pesce 6th, Gould mentioned by lindah 5th, Leach 4th, Winnik mentioned by HR 3rd, JvR 2nd, and Langway 1st). Also, Jay Miller 8th, Lumley mentioned by lindah 9th, Bob Miller 10th, aforementioned Brickley 11th and Foegele 12th, and Hislop mentioned by lindah 13th, all NHL-drafted. Krog mentioned by Chuck also not-NHL-drafted but down the list at 21st in NHL games played by UNH alum.

And, that brings us to today's question: Who are the two UNH alums not-NHL-drafted with second and third most NHL games played. Hint: one of these players is in the top 10 for most total points scored at UNH?

So I'm assuming Kroggie is the #4 non-drafted UNH player in terms of NHL games played. I just realized I'd forgotten Mark Mowers was also not drafted (hence likely why both were 4 year players at UNH!), so I'm guessing he is either at #2 or #3 on Snives' latest list. Can't figure out the other, so have at it, folks. BTW really good questions, Snives!!

[Snively65]

So I'm assuming Kroggie is the #4 non-drafted UNH player in terms of NHL games played. I just realized I'd forgotten Mark Mowers was also not drafted (hence likely why both were 4 year players at UNH!), so I'm guessing he is either at #2 or #3 on Snives' latest list. Can't figure out the other, so have at it, folks. BTW really good questions, Snives!!

Excellent on Mowers. The other non-drafted UNH guy has two more NHL games, but a lot fewer UNH total points. Also, there is one other non-drafted UNH guy just ahead of Krog in NHL games played with a lot, lot fewer UNH total points.

[Chuck Murray]

Excellent on Mowers. The other non-drafted UNH guy has two more NHL games, but a lot fewer UNH total points. Also, there is one other non-drafted UNH guy just ahead of Krog in NHL games played with a lot, lot fewer UNH total points.

Bryan Muir is one of the two remaining guys left. He left a year or two early, so I was assuming he was drafted, but on further review, he wasn't drafted. Had a big season kinda out of nowhere during the year UNH played their home games in Manch while The Whitt was under construction and then had a long stint as a 4th pairing guy bouncing frequently between the AHL and NHL. Seemed to have a breakthrough year while playing for the Caps in '05/'06 in what was Alex Ovechkin's rookie season, but was out of hockey three years later.

Was active in the NHLPA (maybe 'cuz he had a lot of spare time?) and looks to have drifted off into the world of finance post-retirement. Got his name on the Cup with Ray Bourque in 2001, but missed the chance to play in the inaugural season at The Whitt. Might be an interesting guy for Mike Lowry to catch up with, almost 30 years since he left Durham. Looks like he's lived a very interesting life, always on the move somewhere ...

[Snively65]

Bryan Muir is one of the two remaining guys left. He left a year or two early, so I was assuming he was drafted, but on further review, he wasn't drafted. Had a big season kinda out of nowhere during the year UNH played their home games in Manch while The Whitt was under construction and then had a long stint as a 4th pairing guy bouncing frequently between the AHL and NHL. Seemed to have a breakthrough year while playing for the Caps in '05/'06 in what was Alex Ovechkin's rookie season, but was out of hockey three years later.

Was active in the NHLPA (maybe 'cuz he had a lot of spare time?) and looks to have drifted off into the world of finance post-retirement. Got his name on the Cup with Ray Bourque in 2001, but missed the chance to play in the inaugural season at The Whitt. Might be an interesting guy for Mike Lowry to catch up with, almost 30 years since he left Durham. Looks like he's lived a very interesting life, always on the move somewhere ...

Excellent on Muir, who chose to skip his fourth year and opening season of the Whitt to play for the Canadian National Team in 1995/96 where he must have impressed an Oilers scout as he played five games for them at the end of that season. Muir’s longevity in the NHL must have been his reliability as a 6’4” stay-at-home D-man as he played for seven different teams. Muir must have played in the last game at Snively but I honestly do not remember him. I am assuming that he must have completed his UNH degree at some point?

What about (who?) the not-NHL-drafted UNH guy with a few more NHL games than Krog?

[Chuck Murray]

Excellent on Muir, who chose to skip his fourth year and opening season of the Whitt to play for the Canadian National Team in 1995/96 where he must have impressed an Oilers scout as he played five games for them at the end of that season. Muir’s longevity in the NHL must have been his reliability as a 6’4” stay-at-home D-man as he played for seven different teams. Muir must have played in the last game at Snively but I honestly do not remember him. I am assuming that he must have completed his UNH degree at some point?

What about (who?) the not-NHL-drafted UNH guy with a few more NHL games than Krog?

Yes, I'm 99.9% sure he was in the lineup for the Snively finale. I couldn't recite you the pairings for the event, but he was following the typical Umile track of upgrading his presence in the line-up as he moved from his frosh to soph season (and hockeydb.com has him in 40 games that season), and he followed that up with a breakout junior season (9G/9A) that led to his decision to leave to join the Canadian National Team. Big strong kid who could dish the physical, lug the puck out of his own zone, and made a decent pro career out of limited skills.

If I think of the other guy(s) I will chime in later ...

[Snively65]

Yes, I'm 99.9% sure he was in the lineup for the Snively finale. I couldn't recite you the pairings for the event, but he was following the typical Umile track of upgrading his presence in the line-up as he moved from his frosh to soph season (and hockeydb.com has him in 40 games that season), and he followed that up with a breakout junior season (9G/9A) that led to his decision to leave to join the Canadian National Team. Big strong kid who could dish the physical, lug the puck out of his own zone, and made a decent pro career out of limited skills.

If I think of the other guy(s) I will chime in later ...

And, Bryan Muir is from Winnipeg, where Neil Young spent his musical formative years beginning in 1960, when Neil was 14 and his family moved there from Toronto. As Neil later wrote and sang, “the punches came hard and fast at the new kid in school.”

[d.gerry]

Excellent on Muir, who chose to skip his fourth year and opening season of the Whitt to play for the Canadian National Team in 1995/96 where he must have impressed an Oilers scout as he played five games for them at the end of that season. Muir’s longevity in the NHL must have been his reliability as a 6’4” stay-at-home D-man as he played for seven different teams. Muir must have played in the last game at Snively but I honestly do not remember him. I am assuming that he must have completed his UNH degree at some point?

What about (who?) the not-NHL-drafted UNH guy with a few more NHL games than Krog?

Would this be Ty Conklin?

[Robert Balin]

Ryan Conmy was drafted in 6th round 182nd overall..Sebastin Bradshaw went in 7th round 221st overall and Connor Macpherson 6th round 176th overall,