Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

[redhawkman10]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

My friends who have been there have raved about it. Also, I understand the "proof of concept" renderings of UNO's proposed on-campus arena have borrowed heavily from Steve Cady Arena.

That surprises me, don't you guys normally sell out/come close to selling out the civic center? That seats over 10k if im not mistaken. I watched both games on CBSC this weekend and it looked to be a great atmosphere. Do you know what capacity they are looking at? I would think it would be bigger than Goggin, but again not sure on space you guys have on your campus.

UNO has more to play for in terms of conference standings, but this is a big series for Miami at this point in the year because they are playing a team under consideration who is on the verge of making a push at the tourny and who is playing very very well. I believe UNO is some 6-1-1 in their last 10, which is a great run. I have a feeling it will be a high flying weekend, lots of pace and action. Two offenses that are scoring a lot of goals. Goaltending will be the difference IMO this weekend and haven't gotten a good enough look at UNO's goalies to get a read on them.

[SweeneyHawksHockey]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

My friends who have been there have raved about it. Also, I understand the "proof of concept" renderings of UNO's proposed on-campus arena have borrowed heavily from Steve Cady Arena.

That's really cool. Hopefully UNO approves an on-campus ice rink in the near future and in my somewhat biased opinion, The Goggin/Steve Cady Arena would be a great place to model it after.

[MavRick]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

Too bad you won't make it to Steve Cady Arena it is definitely quite the experience. There is no place I would rather be on hockey weekends.

My friends who have been there have raved about it. Also, I understand the "proof of concept" renderings of UNO's proposed on-campus arena have borrowed heavily from Steve Cady Arena.

[SweeneyHawksHockey]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

This weekend oughta be interesting and a real measuring stick for UNO. UNO has much more to play for this weekend than does Miami, but Miami, simply put, is the best team in the country, and UNO might be hung over from sweeping Michigan. Plus UNO hasn't been good on the road, no matter how good at home.

Regret not making it to your new rink before leaving the league; will be looking in on the satellite Friday.

Too bad you won't make it to Steve Cady Arena it is definitely quite the experience. There is no place I would rather be on hockey weekends.

Game looks to be a pretty good matchup. UNO coming off the huge sweep against Michigan and Miami playing first home series after clinching the CCHA Championship. I don't think either team will have a let down and I'm looking forward to two great games this weekend.

[MavRick]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

This weekend oughta be interesting and a real measuring stick for UNO. UNO has much more to play for this weekend than does Miami, but Miami, simply put, is the best team in the country, and UNO might be hung over from sweeping Michigan. Plus UNO hasn't been good on the road, no matter how good at home.

Regret not making it to your new rink before leaving the league; will be looking in on the satellite Friday.

[redhawkman10]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

I bet Dave Starman is predicting a UNO sweep this weekend. What a goon. Last year with the Mavs, lets send them packing and not getting that week off in March.

Our O is better, our D is better, our goalies are better, our guys are bigger and younger. Oh, and here's a funny stat...

In the last 11 games against UNO, Miami is 10-0-1.

UNO's current seniors had never beaten Michigan until this past weekend. Well we sent their last year seniors out with never beating us, lets do it to another class.

Nice stat there. I got an uneasy feeling about this series, UNO is playing really really well and hitting on all cylinders. But then again Miami is playing really well also. Should be a very good weekend of hockey with a lot of the line for the Mavs.

[mcfarljd]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

I bet Dave Starman is predicting a UNO sweep this weekend. What a goon. Last year with the Mavs, lets send them packing and not getting that week off in March.

Our O is better, our D is better, our goalies are better, our guys are bigger and younger. Oh, and here's a funny stat...

In the last 11 games against UNO, Miami is 10-0-1.

UNO's current seniors had never beaten Michigan until this past weekend. Well we sent their last year seniors out with never beating us, lets do it to another class.

[redhawkman10]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

Haha, well our lovely RedHawk football team has been about playing to expectations while ND and UM have redefined underachieving relative to their talent levels. So we will say that its not applicable to us

I would agree with Notre Dame underachieving, but for me Michigan isn't. They are a medicore club, they don't have the talent base they have in the past years. Cogliano is solid and so is wahlberg, but hogan in net isn't consistant enough and their defense lacks a superstar. They don't have the depth they have had in years past and it has caught up to them. They get highly touted recruits but some haven't panned out. Like I have said most of the year, I don't see them getting in the top 4 but with Ferris's collapse they could sneak in. Getting swept last weekend really hurt them, however if UNO gets swept by Miami this weekend it could get them back in it.

[redhawk95]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

Haha, well our lovely RedHawk football team has been about playing to expectations while ND and UM have redefined underachieving relative to their talent levels. So we will say that its not applicable to us

Football threadjack for a moment, but playing in the MAC, my expectations are winning that joke of a league every year, so in that sense, they have missed my mark badly.

[MUhawks628]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

Haha, well our lovely RedHawk football team has been about playing to expectations while ND and UM have redefined underachieving relative to their talent levels. So we will say that its not applicable to us

[mcfarljd]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

They are just following in the winning tradition laid down by their football teams the last two years.

Whoa! I don't enjoy that theory whatsoever! If we applied that transitory effect to Miami hockey from Miami football... We would be a 3 win hockey team.

[MUhawks628]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

They are just following in the winning tradition laid down by their football teams the last two years.

[mcfarljd]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

so what do the "big boys" become when they don't play well against the "big boys"?

They become Notre Dame or Michigan

Seriously is crazy to see them having those down years with the amount of talent both teams have.

[MiamiRedhawks2008]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

so what do the "big boys" become when they don't play well against the "big boys"?

[redhawkman10]

Re: Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

Not about a letdown, but more concerned about peaking too soon! Gotta have something to worry about, right?

Oh, and Dave Starman thinks that because we've dismantled the CCHA this year that maybe we won't do well when we play the "big boys." Um, Dave, we are a big boy and did you see our first half schedule?

Well they really have only had it flying for a week now, so hard to say. Could argue that they are getting things going at the right time in mid february.

Starman is just like the rest of them, for some reason there are a lot of doubters out there. Screw them all, this team is focused. It will all work itself out, they were doubters last year as well. Gladdy over at inch.com is a hater as well, but he also thinks the ECAC is one of the top conferences in the country and Union is a top tier team. Not sure what else this team can do to get respect from people besides winning it all and maybe thats what they will have to do because few people respect them. Yes a lot acknowledge they are very good, but you can tell by their analysis of them they don't respect what they have done.

Just keep winning is all you can do, another big test this weekend. Seems like we have said that a lot this year, but we haven't played well against the big boys...