RPI 2010-11: Houston, We've had a Facelift!

[FireKnight]

Re: RPI 2010-11: Houston, We've had a Facelift!

Sure the PA announcer was too boisterous for a neutral site announcer, but I'm sure he was there to market the experience. Sure the costume contest went on forever too, but imagine all those kids (and I mean the little ones) that are going to go back to their friends and their families and tell them that they got to go on the ice. Next year you might see a coach bringing his entire squirt team or cub scout pack to the rink instead of a couple dads with their kids. Anything they need to do to promote the event and try to keep it there for years to come is ok in my book. I'd rather see a tournament with 3 great civil rivals (and Union) than having our boys go to the Wasilla AK Cup.

[burgie12]

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Sure the PA announcer was too boisterous for a neutral site announcer, but I'm sure he was there to market the experience. Sure the costume contest went on forever too, but imagine all those kids (and I mean the little ones) that are going to go back to their friends and their families and tell them that they got to go on the ice. Next year you might see a coach bringing his entire squirt team or cub scout pack to the rink instead of a couple dads with their kids. Anything they need to do to promote the event and try to keep it there for years to come is ok in my book. I'd rather see a tournament with 3 great civil rivals (and Union) than having our boys go to the Wasilla AK Cup.

Yes he was a little too boisterous and I complained about it. But what really bothered me was his inability to do the simplest things, such as proper pronunciation, saying the infraction at the start of the penalty, or just saying the goals (and part of that was the pronunciation issues).

And, fishcore, I'll take you up on that offer and I will send an email to the ORDA.

And, really, this is what has people talking? Not the games themselves... not the atmosphere... but one person's complaint about the PA guy?

[Ralph Baer]

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Sounds terrible. Hopefully the fractures are not high cervical as opposed to the lower vertebrae-hopefully there is not full crush injury-and I suspect they have the area kept at extremely low temperature now to limit the swelling. My thoughts go out to him. I sustained a severe crush injury of C7 many years ago in a sports injury. Thankfully it was only a partial crush of the cord and i was able to recover but it took 6 months to regain any feeling or movement in the nerves affected. It will o doubt be a long hard road.

Three fractures of the C2.

[fishcore12]

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Yes he was a little too boisterous and I complained about it. But what really bothered me was his inability to do the simplest things, such as proper pronunciation, saying the infraction at the start of the penalty, or just saying the goals (and part of that was the pronunciation issues).

And, fishcore, I'll take you up on that offer and I will send an email to the ORDA.

And, really, this is what has people talking? Not the games themselves... not the atmosphere... but one person's complaint about the PA guy?

We are talking about it because you brought it up...if you never said anything this wouldnt be talked about. I loved it up there, great games, loud crowds, all that was needed was the ability to clear the puck from the zone in the last 30 seconds and we would be talking about a win instead of a tie.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2010-11: Houston, We've had a Facelift!

Ed Weaver article about playing against Union http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2...mode=fullstory.

[engineerhockeyfan]

Re: RPI 2010-11: Houston, We've had a Facelift!

Ed Weaver article about playing against Union http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2...mode=fullstory.

Nice article, but if you are planning to go to either of the Union games, they will be played in November, not December.

[troyboy]

Re: RPI 2010-11: Houston, We've had a Facelift!

Don't forget Rich Scammell. God bless Dale.

Don't forget the toughest player most likely to have ever played for us.......Colin Ingham from the Dale Watson/Rich Scammel era.

[DrDemento]

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Three fractures of the C2.

Not good location-that is Christopher Reeve level. C2 is level is extremely delicate and hard to stabilize. Normally high enough to affect breathing and respiration in addition to all the motor and sensory levels below. Hopefully it is all swelling and mild compression and not any clear cut full cursh injury to the cord. Gosh this sobers you up quickly when you think about these kinds of injuries.

[DrDemento]

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Don't forget the toughest player most likely to have ever played for us.......Colin Ingham from the Dale Watson/Rich Scammel era.

I don't think Colin liked anyone on the ice who had skates on-he would hit his own teammates if he had to. Doesn't he hold one of the RPI penalty records for a single game (7 penalties in one game) or minutes per game in a season(almost averaging 2 minutes per game)? I go back a little further and am kind of fond of the game Freddy Kitchen brought. He defiinitely took the shortest distance to the puck-and arrived in ill humor!

[Ralph Baer]

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I don't think Colin liked anyone on the ice who had skates on-he would hit his own teammates if he had to. Doesn't he hold one of the RPI penalty records for a single game (7 penalties in one game) or minutes per game in a season(almost averaging 2 minutes per game)? I go back a little further and am kind of fond of the game Freddy Kitchen brought. He defiinitely took the shortest distance to the puck-and arrived in ill humor!

According to last year's media guide, the 7 penalties in one game is still a record. He averaged 1.92 penalties (not penalty minutes) per game in 66-67, also still a record.

[engineerhockeyfan]

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Not good location-that is Christopher Reeve level. C2 is level is extremely delicate and hard to stabilize. Normally high enough to affect breathing and respiration in addition to all the motor and sensory levels below. Hopefully it is all swelling and mild compression and not any clear cut full cursh injury to the cord. Gosh this sobers you up quickly when you think about these kinds of injuries.

Hockey is a great game and part of the attraction is the hard hits and the speed at which the game is played.
Nobody wants to see or even hear about this kind of injury. The kids playing college hockey are playing for love of the game and hopefully a pro career. They give it everything they have in that persuit.
Their families have invested time and money and most of all love in their children.
I can only hope for a full recovery and a long healthy life for Jesse Martin and his family.

[Jasma]

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I understand that he's not naturally a hockey announcer. And, I'd be more than happy to do it next year. Or, they could do what is commonly done at neutral events, which is to use the announcer from each team for one period and have the arena host for the third.

You are kidding, right? I have never seen a neutral site use three PA announcers in one game. they usually use their "House Announcer," or bring in someone locally with experience in a particular sport.

[turk181]

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I share in agreement with the statement about Bergin. Coach needs to send a message to him somehow, he is making me scared each time he touches the puck. I was behind the Union goal in the third period for the two goals scored. The video posted helped me figure out how that 3rd goal went it. Crowds were great for both games. Great showing by the RPI fans as usual, the band was good and fun to have in the arena. The Clarkson fans harassing everything the band did got old pretty quick but whatever it was like a home game for them. I plan on making the trip out to Harvard next saturday night.

...couldn't agree more with this on Mikey. He's looking more like a deer caught in the headlights with each passing (no pun intended) game. Maybe a night off and a seat in the pressbox is needed for some perspective...on the flip-side, JFK is turning into a serious shutdown D man.

[burgie12]

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We are talking about it because you brought it up...if you never said anything this wouldnt be talked about. I loved it up there, great games, loud crowds, all that was needed was the ability to clear the puck from the zone in the last 30 seconds and we would be talking about a win instead of a tie.

And I also brought up the crowds, the games, the arenas, the experience, the terrible refs; at least five other topics. Why is this the only thing getting a response? Well, that and we're talking about Bergin's inability to play the puck. I thought he did well on the PP, but, you're right, I was unimpressed with his play in the defensive zone.

You are kidding, right? I have never seen a neutral site use three PA announcers in one game. they usually use their "House Announcer," or bring in someone locally with experience in a particular sport.

And I gave two concrete examples. And if the house announcer had had any experience with hockey, then there would have been no issue.

[DrDemento]

Re: RPI 2010-11: Houston, We've had a Facelift!

According to last year's media guide, the 7 penalties in one game is still a record. He averaged 1.92 penalties (not penalty minutes) per game in 66-67, also still a record.

Thanks RB for finding it-I was just going off my memory. Colin was indeed a trip-IIRC the 7 penalties were against SLU in a game that had so many penalties called I filled up 2 scoresheets. (about 40-45 years ago)

I would have thought that in this amount of time someone would have broken these records-like Bruce Coles!