Primelink Week is Here

[norm1909]

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SNC would want a return trip I imagine, when was the last time Norwich or Plattsburgh went out west?

The desire/expectation of a reciprocal trip is ordinarily reasonable, but in the case of the Primelink, it's sponsor significantly offsets the cost of the visit, diminishing the need for a reciprocal trip.

[Old Rook NU'66]

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SNC would want a return trip I imagine, when was the last time Norwich or Plattsburgh went out west?

I am almost tempted to paraphrase that old Boston Brahmin who replied, when asked why she never travelled, "Why should I go anywhere...when I am already here." Seriously, cost is always an issue, especially in a year where two games on the schedule were not streamed do to budget--but I would love to see our Cadets go west.

But of more immediate importance is our boy's 4PM showdown with Cards. I must add how much I have come to appreciate the rivalry between both the Cadets and Plattsburg. Once upon a time it always came down to Middlebury and NU. Not so anymore. NU/PSU always means great hockey regardless of which team is ranked higher than the the other in the polls. Great pride at work for both clubs.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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Next year's PrimeLink invitational team will be Conn. College.

[norm1909]

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Construction at Middlebury practically had to park in Crown Point.

[bakdraft21]

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That looks like a BIG rink for sure, Platty look like they were a step off,or Norwich forced them to be?? Norwich had several oddman rushes AND CAPITALIZED.Platty Poweplay looked sluggish as I think it has been all yr. N orwich very good postioning in the dzone clogged the middle.Valente for Platty looks like he has some skills.

[NUProf]

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Next year's PrimeLink invitational team will be Conn. College.

Yuck

[Old Rook NU'66]

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Plattsburgh just did not seem to get any rhythm going in their game after that 2nd NU goal. And NU looked like they could not make a mistake. Never seen them that aggressively go after an opponent trying to mount an offense. Scoring seemed to be spread all around once again.

Nice job Cadets but PSU will be waiting for a return shot come early January. As much as I love the results, Plattsburgh is a better team than the one we saw tonight. And the Cadets are smart enough to understand that. Go Cadets win this thing.

[Old Rook NU'66]

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Yuck

Conn College played Middlebury very close last week losing 3 to 2. Not sure the Panthers would want to play them in the Primelink.

[NUProf]

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Theoretically they got the harder half of the job done. Like playing a golf course on which the front nine is tougher than the back nine. You can still screw up after a good front nine - just ask me

[norm1909]

Plattsburgh just did not seem to get any rhythm going in their game after that 2nd NU goal. And NU looked like they could not make a mistake. Never seen them that aggressively go after an opponent trying to mount an offense. Scoring seemed to be spread all around once again.

Nice job Cadets but PSU will be waiting for a return shot come early January. As much as I love the results, Plattsburgh is a better team than the one we saw tonight. And the Cadets are smart enough to understand that. Go Cadets win this thing.

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[norm1909]

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From my post on the Plattsburgh thread ...

Norwich hands Cardinals first loss - {Article courtesy of the Plattsburgh Press-Republican 11/29/2014}

Norwich and Plattsburgh State went into the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout ranked second and third in the country, respectively, with nearly identical unbeaten records.
But the Cadets separated themselves Friday.
Norwich scored three goals during a nine-minute span in the second period and beat Plattsburgh 5-1 in nonconference men’s hockey at Middlebury’s Chip Kenyon Arena. The Cardinals will meet Middlebury in today’s third-place game, while Norwich and Concordia will play for the championship.
Plattsburgh goaltender Brady Rouleau kept the Cadets (7-0) off the board in the first period despite being peppered with 14 shots, but he couldn’t hold them off in the second. Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery said the Cardinals’ 3-0 deficit could be attributed to sloppy defensive play.
“I think we gave them those three goals in the second period on a silver platter,” Emery said.
“I thought we made some real crucial errors — a turnover, two guys getting caught up ice giving up two-on-ones. You’re not going to win a lot of games giving up two-on-ones. They were opportunistic on those two-on-ones they had, and I don’t think we had one two-on-one all night.”
Austin Surowiec tilted momentum Norwich’s way 5:44 into the second when he skated into the left circle and fired a laser past Rouleau. William Pelletier came in on the rush and buried a low shot at 11:41 for a 2-0 cushion.
Less than three minutes later, the Cadets capitalized on one of those two-on-one opportunities, with Justin Charbonneau taking a pass from Payton Baldillez and one-timing it into the left side of the net
Norwich held a 25-11 advantage in shots on goal after two periods.
In the third, Brendan Boyce sped in on a breakaway, got hooked and still managed to squeeze the puck past Rouleau. The official’s arm went up before the shot went in the net, and on the ensuing power play, Surowiec banged in the puck from the right side to make it 5-0.
The Cadets are averaging 5.14 goals per game, which ranks fifth in Division III, and coach Mike McShane said that has been a pleasant surprise.
“We didn’t think we were going to be a big offensive team this year, and we’re counting on our defense because we’ve got a lot of experience back there and good goaltending,” McShane said. “But anytime you can have a couple of transition goals like we had (Friday) it builds momentum and really helps build the confidence in the team.”
Rouleau, who finished with 24 saves, was replaced by freshman Ryan Hubbard after the fifth goal. Making his first appearance for the Cardinals, Hubbard stopped five shots.
Anthony Calabrese tallied for Plattsburgh (7-1) at 12:07.
Braeden Ostepchuk earned the win by making 22 saves.
The Cardinals started slowly, and while the game was scoreless after the first, Emery said they were outplayed in the period.
“I thought Norwich took it to us,” he said.
The ice surface at Kenyon measures 200 feet by 95 feet, considerably larger than Stafford Ice Arena’s 185 by 85 dimensions, and Emery cited that as a factor, noting that the Cadets are accustomed to big ice.
“It’s a lot harder to go from a small rink to a big rink. It’s really hard,” Emery said. “It’s much easier to go from a big rink to a small rink. And we saw that. Took us a long time to get going here (Friday).
“But that’s not an excuse (for) the way we played. I think Norwich wanted it a little bit more than us (Friday). They battled a little bit more on 50/50 pucks, and when you do that you’re bound to get your breaks.”

Concordia (5-3-1) raced out to a 3-0 lead in Friday’s second game only to see Middlebury (1-2-2) answer with three straight goals. Then Tucker Coborn gave the Cobbers a 4-3 lead at 11:38 of the second period, and that held up the rest of the way.
Jon Grebosky scored two goals for Concordia, and Alex Reichle made 36 saves.
Concordia is the first western team to reach the PrimeLink Shootout final.
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Norwich 5, Plattsburgh 1
Norwich 0 3 2 — 5
Plattsburgh 0 0 1 — 1
First period- Penalties: Nor, Niezgoda (boarding), 7:08. PSU, Constantine (slashing), 14:26. PSU, Beadow (cross-checking), 14:50. PSU, Calabrese (interference), 19:00.
Second period- 1, Nor, Surowiec (Charbonneau), 5:44. 2, Nor, Pelletier (Thieda, Currier), 11:41. 3, Nor, Charbonneau (Baldillez, Currier), 14:24. Penalties: PSU, Kaye (hooking), 6:14. Nor, Pelletier (delaying the game), 9:20. Nor, Flaherty (hooking), 19:33.
Third period- 4, Nor, Boyce (Niezgoda), 3:38. 5, Nor, Surowiec (Currier, McEleney), 4:18 (pp). 6, PSU, Calabrese (Toomey), 12:07. Penalties: PSU, Hermans (hooking), 3:38. Nor, Boyce (roughing), 12:40. PSU, Beadow (high-sticking), 13:51.
Shots on goal:
Norwich 14 11 9 — 34
Plattsburgh 6 5 12 — 23
Goaltenders (shots-saves): Ostepchuk, Nor, 23-22. Rouleau, PSU, 29-24. Hubbard, PSU, 5-5.
Power play (goals-opportunities): Norwich 1-6, Plattsburgh 0-4.
Attendance: 792.
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Concordia 4, Middlebury 3
Concordia 2 2 0 — 4
Middlebury 0 3 0 — 3
First period- 1, Con, Bancroft (Deters), 1:16. 2, Con, Grebosky (Aus), 17:15. Penalties: Con, Doerring (tripping), 3:56. Belluche (tripping), 9:58.
Second period- 3, Con, Grebosky (Doerring, Bancroft), 0:53. 4, Mid, Pimentel (Greenwald, Fishman), 2:10 (pp). 5, Mid, McGovern (Conrad, Falvey), 9:16. 6, Mid, McLellan (Fishman, McGovern), 10:11. 7, Con, T. Coborn (McWilliams), 11:38. Penalties: Con, Krebsbach (hooking), 1:37. Con, Grebosky (hooking), 5:55. Con, Hendrickson (hitting after whistle), 10:49. Mid, Charles (hitting after whistle), 10:49. Mid, Ordway (tripping), 13:00. Mid, Greenwald (hooking), 15:51. Mid, Greenwald (tripping), 19:52.
Third period- Penalties: Con, McWilliams (tripping), 5:52. Mid, Ordway (high-sticking), 7:29. Con, Aus (cross-checking), 17:13. Mid, Pimentel (cross-checking), 17:13. Con, Deters (hooking), 19:54.
Shots on goal:
Concordia 12 6 11 — 29
Middlebury 8 15 16 — 39
Goaltenders: Reichle, Con, 39-36. Moorfield-Yee, Mid, 29-25.
Power plays: Concordia 0-5, Middlebury 1-6.
Attendance: 1,016.
Email Courtney Lewis:clewis@pressrepublican.comTwitter: @sportsCourt

[VT bragging rights]

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Nice win for the Cadets yesterday. While we were all guessing who would win the bus companies had it figured out before the drop of the puck. Lamoille was parked in front of the Premier😳

[The Real Georgia Peach]

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Hey Puck Voice, do you think you could give a tutorial to the Prime Link announcers on player name pronunciation, they were brutal...not nearly as professional or polished as your broadcast team. Any hope you can do the video broadcast tonight???....Please.

[PSUChamps2001]

Hey Puck Voice, do you think you could give a tutorial to the Prime Link announcers on player name pronunciation, they were brutal...not nearly as professional or polished as your broadcast team. Any hope you can do the video broadcast tonight???....Please.

[NUProf]

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Hey Puck Voice, do you think you could give a tutorial to the Prime Link announcers on player name pronunciation, they were brutal...not nearly as professional or polished as your broadcast team. Any hope you can do the video broadcast tonight???....Please.

I had pretty good success yesterday with the DEV audio and muting the announcers on the TV side. I didn't get it perfect, but after a couple of periods of the other guy's voices I made the switch.