Geneseo 22-23

[Mr.Right]

I'll start this because this is one of my favorite teams from 21-22.

Tonight at Morrisville to start SUNYAC play and in a nice new bus.

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Coming off a hard fought 2-1 Win over Nazareth with the hard hat winner-

#25 Matt Doran , the cagey veteran who I thought was a Senior last year. Pretty good news to have him back for one more go at the title.

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[Mr.Right]

Remember Geneseo beat Morrisville last year 10-1 to end Morrisville's season. Wonder if Geneseo comes in overconfident and maybe laid back a little and/or if Morrisville has a chip on their shoulder about how their season ended last year. Or maybe we will get another shellacking. Morrisville is 1-0-0 to start the year and Geneseo 2-0-0

[geneseo]

Remember Geneseo beat Morrisville last year 10-1 to end Morrisville's season. Wonder if Geneseo comes in overconfident and maybe laid back a little and/or if Morrisville has a chip on their shoulder about how their season ended last year. Or maybe we will get another shellacking. Morrisville is 1-0-0 to start the year and Geneseo 2-0-0

Geneseo is still working to find the best places in the line-up for the new guys. The PP is very much a work-in-progress too. A few guys out with injuries, so their teammates will need to step up. Game update: 5-0 after two.

[geneseo]

5-1 final score. A few good chances in the 3rd but couldn't cash in on any of them.

[Mr.Right]

I was only able to catch the 1st Period last night but after looking at the box score this morning it looks like that is the only period I needed to see. What a clinic.


I mean the difference in facilities is striking also. Morrisville probably needs an upgrade sooner rather than later if funds somehow become available.


I am trying to figure out the lines but from what I could tell in the 1st Period it was.....



#28 Garozzo-#17 Gilmour-#55 Morgan

#8 DeNuccio-#9 Zurowski-#22 Thomas

#15 Rehbaum- #12 Zarundy- #16 Miklakos

#26 Cmunt- #39 Fensterstock- #18 Machlitt


#10 Poolman- #11 Wilkins

#4 Cervone- #2 DiMurro

#25 Doran- #14 Winn



#30 Petizian


I like what Geneseo does on the PK. From 200ft they are in a 1-1-2 and with #17 and #12's speed they can bother and pester a team to the point of even getting solid chances themselves. The first Goal of the Game was a "shorty" from #15 Rehbaum because of those two players at the top forcing a giveaway. Actually, Nope What really happened was Morrisville's #6 absolutely "whiffed" and missed the puck in which #15 Rehbaum pounced and scored. But you get my point with the puck hunting at the top. In "Genny's" D-Zone on the PK they are in a compact and suffocating 1-3 with the "1" guy working hard at the top.

PK#1

#18 Machlitt

#11 Wilkins- #39 Fensterstock- #10 Poolman


PK #2

#17 Gilmour

#12 Zarundy

#25 Doran- #14 Winn


So...Very good start to the year for the NCAA Runner-Ups at 3-0-0 with a dangerous Skidmore team up next on the Road in Saratoga. Skidmore is 2-1-0 but will be at a slight disadvantage for the Game because they will be playing at SUNY Canton on Friday night before the Geneseo Game. Geneseo can sit back and rest and just watch the Game.

[Mr.Right]

Forget what I said about the Geneseo PK about a week ago as Skidmore had 4 PP Goals in a 4-3 victory over Geneseo. So still obviously some work to do. #29 Adam Harris was in goal on the evening. They do have some injuries but so does everyone else. Next up they start SUNYAC play at Potsdam/Plattsburgh. Big fan of north country. not on a bus of course but like north country in a car with music preferably in the summer.

[bakdraft21]

Forget what I said about the Geneseo PK about a week ago as Skidmore had 4 PP Goals in a 4-3 victory over Geneseo. So still obviously some work to do. #29 Adam Harris was in goal on the evening. They do have some injuries but so does everyone else. Next up they start SUNYAC play at Potsdam/Plattsburgh. Big fan of north country. not on a bus of course but like north country in a car with music preferably in the summer.

Platty bounced back nice after the loss to Oswego,should be a good tilt vs Genny..

[geneseo]

Geneseo PP finally explodes against Potsdam with 4 goals. Final score 7-1.

[Mr.Right]

Just finished watching Geneseo's 7-1 romp at Potsdam from last Friday. I thought Geneseo had a dominating game because of its relentless determination on the forecheck, the willingness to push the pace of the game and just the very good skating team that they are. Oh, and the puck hunting. The Puck hunting. Oh, you hunt that Puck. Any time they lost the puck I counted 1..2..3..4..5 seconds and bang Geneseo had retrieved the Puck back from Potsdam. All night Potsdam struggled with puck possession, and Geneseo dominated it. It reminds me of a 2010 Barcelona futbol side that demanded they get the ball back in 6 seconds or less after losing it. #17 Gilmour is the most persistent player on the forecheck for them as he works tirelessly and sets just a fantastic example by giving away not one inch of Ice to the opponent. So dangerous on the PK from 200 ft..good luck. #55 Peter Morgan is just buzzing like a bee out there when retrieving pucks. Bzz Bzzz Bzzz the kid is all over the place and just battles like crazy. It is just interminable. Potsdam did work hard the first two periods but were too slow with the puck on their stick and just found it real difficult to get any possession of the puck. They did show signs of life because of one stupid mistake that would really have me flying up a wall. Geneseo had a comfortable 3-0 lead about midway thru the 2nd Period when Potsdam's tricky Frosh #12 Jeremy Quesnel baited Gilmour into a push and shove after a whistle to try and get a quick PP but ended up with a 4v4 instead. Potsdam would immediately score anyway on a very nice goal from a rush off a Geneseo turnover to get the game to 3-1. So, for a Frosh to bait a veteran like Gilmour is just unacceptable. Gilmour can remember his number and give him a nudge later if that is what has to be done.


Hockey is a really interesting Game with these little t*t for tats that gets some guys in absolute knots and others could care less. Like a big d*ck wagging contest as YOU have to get the last gut punch in. There has to be a retaliation or a comeback. Otherwise, your night has been ruined. Forget the game. What game? Are we in the middle of a Game because I am in the middle of my own little battle over here with this kid. Just a Complete loss of focus sometimes. To me this part of the Game is actually intriguing as you can gain a very small but important edge on an opponent if you do your homework. Anyway, players will have to show more emotional control during a heated game, or it will eventually cost them, especially in March. There is no such thing as an emotional control light switch.


Stat Line of the Night: #28 Domenic Garozzo 3-1-4, 7 Shots, +2.


5v5 Goals:

Geneseo's first three goals were 5v5. The first goal was off a #44 Bryce DeFazio poke check to force a turnover in the neutral zone. He played a nice pass to a rushing #14 Tommy Winn who found #22 Jared Thomas who made a slick individual move across Ice with the puck on his stick and put a nice wrister on goal to beat the Potsdam Goalie. Honestly, the Goalie had a clear view of the Puck and probably should have stopped it but hey Thomas made a nice move and knows you gotta shoot to score.

Second Goal was a great breakout pass after a Potsdam SOG went well wide of the net. #25 Matt Doran who is steady eddy on the blueline for this team had the sick pass to a positionally set #28 Dom Garozzo just waiting for the puck. Garozzo then started a great rush with the 5'6 160lb dynamo #55 Peter Morgan who eventually would send the return pass back to a net crashing Garozzo for the Goal. Third Goal was all #55 Morgan. Story of the Game. Puck Hunting, Puck retrieval by Morgan and then he got rewarded with the Goal.


Hit of the Night: #16 Stefan Miklakos a huge hit on a Potsdam kid coming across the middle of the Ice with his head down at center ice that frankly was worth the interference penalty IMO. This monster hit had the Potsdam kid's gloves, stick, etc all over the place in what is apparently referred to as a "yard sale". Anyway, Geneseo had just made it 4-1 and this hit made sure Potsdam understood it would take a full effort in the 3rd to get back into the Game. I like those type of message penalties I guess because Potsdam came out in the 3rd and did not put in the required effort to get back in the Game with some heavy legs and lazy penalties and Geneseo broke the Game open with 4 PP Goals in the 3rd.


Lines looked like this against Potsdam:


#28 Garozzo-#9 Zurowski-#55 Morgan


#16 Miklakos-#17 Gilmour-#26 Cmunt


#15 Rehbaum-#39 Fensterstock-#21 Dameski


#27 Bruno- #22 Thomas- #8 DeNuccio



#25 Doran- #12 Zarudny

#10 Poolman- #2 DiMurro

#44 DeFazio- #14 Winn



#30 Petizian


Key Players Who Did Not Play:



#3 Nicolas Elia

#7 Greg Koutsomitis

#11 Alex Wilkins

#18 Mitch Machlitt---transfer from Army


Hopefully I will be able to rewatch the Geneseo at Plattsburgh Game that happened the next night if I have time as I am curious what happened in that one. First, I want to watch St.Olaf's game last Thursday with UW River-Falls. St.Olaf's style is also up and down with a ton of speed on that team.

[bakdraft21]

Ok Mr.Right,looks like your in the grove, what say you for Friday night Genny vs. Oz??? Anyone else care to comment on the game??

[Russell Jaslow]

Just finished watching Geneseo's 7-1 romp at Potsdam from last Friday. I thought Geneseo had a dominating game because of its relentless determination on the forecheck, the willingness to push the pace of the game and just the very good skating team that they are. Oh, and the puck hunting. The Puck hunting. Oh, you hunt that Puck.

Or it could also be Potsdam is a very, very bad team...

Key Players Who Did Not Play:

#3 Nicolas Elia

#7 Greg Koutsomitis

#11 Alex Wilkins

#18 Mitch Machlitt---transfer from Army

I heard there is a possibility Geneseo lost a key player for the year due to an injury during the Skidmore game. Don't know if it's true nor who it is.

[geneseo]

Or it could also be Potsdam is a very, very bad team...



I heard there is a possibility Geneseo lost a key player for the year due to an injury during the Skidmore game. Don't know if it's true nor who it is.

Yes, one of our players seemed to catch an edge in a rut in the crappy ice in the 3rd period during a change. He went down hard and had to crawl the rest of the way to the bench. It certainly looked like a potential major injury. Not sure if/when he'll return. The ice conditions simply weren't safe.