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UNH 2026-27 Season Let's Go 'Cats!
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HockeyRef
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So for anyone who watched the game last night what were your thoughts? Talked to a long time supporter who felt we 'tired them out'.
I'd give Borek props for his teams ability to be dangerous as they moved the ouck quickly..only way to play in that space. Like a pin ball game but felt the 'Cats were up to the task. That 3rd goal was tough but glad we could find some offense for ourselves.
Much better defensive coverage and Fitzy (nice goal) had a great game compared to his Q start. Which if course they all did I mean the improvement was night and day. Not sure we would beat them if we played them again but doubt it would be 10-2.
Not sure what Colgate has but it will be a good test with 2 games. Already mentioned perhaps going with a goalie rotation to see what we have in net. MS7 is probably going with Smpson who had a busy night. MC had quite a few shots that just missed...
With no games this weekend guess I will see how the Q stacks up against the Black Bears. Not thrilled we arent playing what's a girl to do hahaha.
I'd give Borek props for his teams ability to be dangerous as they moved the ouck quickly..only way to play in that space. Like a pin ball game but felt the 'Cats were up to the task. That 3rd goal was tough but glad we could find some offense for ourselves.
Much better defensive coverage and Fitzy (nice goal) had a great game compared to his Q start. Which if course they all did I mean the improvement was night and day. Not sure we would beat them if we played them again but doubt it would be 10-2.
Not sure what Colgate has but it will be a good test with 2 games. Already mentioned perhaps going with a goalie rotation to see what we have in net. MS7 is probably going with Smpson who had a busy night. MC had quite a few shots that just missed...
With no games this weekend guess I will see how the Q stacks up against the Black Bears. Not thrilled we arent playing what's a girl to do hahaha.
Jellsville USA
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Watched from home and my 2 cents-
I thought the biggest difference from the opener was that the group actually looked connected. They were getting out of their own zone far more cleanly, supporting each other through the neutral zone, and generally playing with much better structure. Ring, Johnson, Guite, Gagnon, Newcombe, Fitzgerald, Vaas and Carr all stood out for different reasons and were consistently involved in positive plays.
The jury is still out on Simpson. Merrimack didn't generate a ton of shots, and the second goal looked like one he'd probably want back. At the same time, he wasn't asked to steal the game.
What encourages me most is that UNH controlled large stretches of play and honestly outplayed Merrimack for most of the night. They dominated overtime, with Ring coming inches away twice from ending it. The power play showed real promise with better puck movement and more creativity, while the penalty kill was strong and aggressive.
Lavins hit was clean but brutal. I hope that kid is ok.
If they play the way they did against Merrimack, they'll win more games than they lose. The result was frustrating, but the performance was a significant step forward from opening night. (Cautiously Optimistic).
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HockeyRef
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Agree
with all of this esp the connections made that arent always there. We had a couple of players take some hard hits as well. Even the MC fans behind us felt the Lavins hit on Lalonde was clean. Echoing your thoughts of good will towards him...Just the fact we stood up to a ranked team who had a big night celebrating their HE title shows promise. Esp after last weeks disaster.
We will see. Glad my 5-2 prediction was all for naught (like most of them
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norbert
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It was moments of good hockey then sloppy for most of the game. Simpson let in 2 he should have stopped.
The biggest problem is no puck possession. It’s hot potato. Once they get the puck up off the glass.
Also the Lavins his is legit.
HockeyRef
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At that arena holding onto the puck spells disaster if you ask me. MC got rid of it immediately and sent it to the net. I dont think you get anything other than sloppy play in that place! One mistake and you are paying for it.
I've seen just about every game there in the past 5 seasons (or more) and it was one of their better games...
You have to admit they looked a heck of alot better than the weekend before. I mean..how could it get worse?!? Lol I'll be sorry I said that...
Ps UNH field hockey won their 2nd AE game in a come from behind OT game over arch rival Maine yesterday woo!
Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
THE MS7 FAREWELL TO MEDIOCRITY TOUR 2026/2027
As promised ... during thislandmine landmark season, I'll be chipping in periodically with remembrances of the grate great moments we've experienced over the last decade, just to let Coach know how much he'll be missed. And with a trip scheduled to beautiful Hamilton NY and hosts Colgate University set for the coming weekend, what better time to revisit the start of The Grate Great One's amazing UNH coaching career, which began eight memorable years ago with two games against the Red Raiders. After being named the head coach of his alma mater, MS7 head coached his first official career game on the road at Colgate on Friday, October 12, 2018.
Perhaps as a sense of foreshadowing on what lay ahead for the UNH Men's Hockey program, earlier in the week, Hurricane Michael (!) made landfall as a Category 5 storm, and by October 12, 2018, the US death toll had officially risen to 17 people across four (4) states, with entire coastal towns in the Florida Panhandle (like the aptly named Mexico Beach) virtually erased, leaving hospitals completely pummeled and scrambling to evacuate patients. Not to be deterred, the Wildcats dove into their two game road series nonetheless, and in the Friday night opener, with expectations running high for the long-awaited return of winning D-1 hockey to Titletown, UNH struck first in the second period with a power-play goal scored by Jackson Pierson to boost hopes for a win in MS7's debut ... but that was not to be the case, as the Rouge Raiders responded in the third period with two straight goals from Tyler Penner and Jared Cockrell to take the lead, and despite a valiant late push from the Wildcats, Colgate would seal the 2-1 victory.
The teams played again the very next night, October 13, 2018, and while weather events on the other side of the world gave us Sumatran monsoons, floods and landslides at a toll of 27 lives, and at a much higher elevation, a sudden violent snowfall wiped out a Nepalese base camp at the cost of five more lives, MS7's Wildcats were out to wreak their own kind of devastation and havoc as they sought revenge at the Class of 1965 Arena. Future NHL forward Bobby McMann opened the scoring for Colgate at 11:29 of the first period, assisted by Adam Dauda, and in the second period, Colgate capitalized on a power play when Dauda netted at 10:34, assisted by McMann in a nice piece of role reversal to extend the hosts' lead to 2-0. In true UNH fashion, UNH heavily outshot Colgate 15-8 in the second period and 13-6 in the third period (outshooting them 36-24 overall), but struggled to solve Colgate goaltender Mitch Benson, who was making his collegiate debut in the game. Eventually, BvR would break his shutout with just over a minute left, and with UNH goalie Ty Taylor sitting on the bench as UNH chased the game in vain - more foreshadowing of an emerging feature trait of future UNH teams under The Grate One's guidance.
Following the shopworn adage of "good things (eventually, maybe) come to those who wait" ... worry not, MS7 would eventually secure his first career win as a head coach two weeks later on October 27 in a 3-2 overtime victory against UVM, which raised the Wildcats' record to a suitably mediocre 1-3-1.
Stay tuned for periodic future editions of ... THE MS7 FAREWELL TO MEDIOCRITY TOUR 2026/2027
As promised ... during this
Perhaps as a sense of foreshadowing on what lay ahead for the UNH Men's Hockey program, earlier in the week, Hurricane Michael (!) made landfall as a Category 5 storm, and by October 12, 2018, the US death toll had officially risen to 17 people across four (4) states, with entire coastal towns in the Florida Panhandle (like the aptly named Mexico Beach) virtually erased, leaving hospitals completely pummeled and scrambling to evacuate patients. Not to be deterred, the Wildcats dove into their two game road series nonetheless, and in the Friday night opener, with expectations running high for the long-awaited return of winning D-1 hockey to Titletown, UNH struck first in the second period with a power-play goal scored by Jackson Pierson to boost hopes for a win in MS7's debut ... but that was not to be the case, as the Rouge Raiders responded in the third period with two straight goals from Tyler Penner and Jared Cockrell to take the lead, and despite a valiant late push from the Wildcats, Colgate would seal the 2-1 victory.
The teams played again the very next night, October 13, 2018, and while weather events on the other side of the world gave us Sumatran monsoons, floods and landslides at a toll of 27 lives, and at a much higher elevation, a sudden violent snowfall wiped out a Nepalese base camp at the cost of five more lives, MS7's Wildcats were out to wreak their own kind of devastation and havoc as they sought revenge at the Class of 1965 Arena. Future NHL forward Bobby McMann opened the scoring for Colgate at 11:29 of the first period, assisted by Adam Dauda, and in the second period, Colgate capitalized on a power play when Dauda netted at 10:34, assisted by McMann in a nice piece of role reversal to extend the hosts' lead to 2-0. In true UNH fashion, UNH heavily outshot Colgate 15-8 in the second period and 13-6 in the third period (outshooting them 36-24 overall), but struggled to solve Colgate goaltender Mitch Benson, who was making his collegiate debut in the game. Eventually, BvR would break his shutout with just over a minute left, and with UNH goalie Ty Taylor sitting on the bench as UNH chased the game in vain - more foreshadowing of an emerging feature trait of future UNH teams under The Grate One's guidance.
Following the shopworn adage of "good things (eventually, maybe) come to those who wait" ... worry not, MS7 would eventually secure his first career win as a head coach two weeks later on October 27 in a 3-2 overtime victory against UVM, which raised the Wildcats' record to a suitably mediocre 1-3-1.
Stay tuned for periodic future editions of ... THE MS7 FAREWELL TO MEDIOCRITY TOUR 2026/2027
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norbert
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Sad that this team and program is so irrelevant that there has been no chatter since the box score review from Chuck, for a game 8 years ago.
In the why can't it happen for us department, Dave Hakstol looks to be the next ASU head coach. That is significant for the program moving forward.
In the why can't it happen for us department, Dave Hakstol looks to be the next ASU head coach. That is significant for the program moving forward.
Sorry to hear this. Probably means more to those of us of a certain age.
He scored two of the biggest goals in program history.
unhwildcats.com
He scored two of the biggest goals in program history.
UNH Mourns the Loss of Bobby Gould - University of New Hampshire Athletics
The University of New Hampshire mourns the loss of UNH Hall of Famer Bobby Gould, who recently passed away at the age of 69.
Robert Balin
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- The 1977 Double-Overtime Goal (ECAC Semifinals): On March 11, 1977, Gould scored just 19 seconds into the second overtime period to cap off a stunning, 10-9 come-from-behind victory over Cornell. This historic goal advanced UNH to its first-ever ECAC Championship game.
- The 1979 Regulation Game-Winner (ECAC Championship): As team captain in 1979, Gould broke a 2-2 tie against Dartmouth with a blistering slapshot with only 2:43 left in the third period. His regulation game-winner sealed a 3-2 victory at the Boston Garden, capturing the first-ever conference championship title in UNH program history. [1, 2, 3]
1977 - How about that defensive gem? 19 goals. What were the goalie save percentages?
1979 - RB, partially correct. To put it another way and into hockey parlance, #17 scored at 17:17 of the 3rd period! Numbers poetry!
I remember this info from a Greg Ambrose post back in the high flying 90's second heyday of UNH hockey. Greg always had some great history, good stories and behind the scene knowledge that is missed so much. Is he still on the boards?
1979 - RB, partially correct. To put it another way and into hockey parlance, #17 scored at 17:17 of the 3rd period! Numbers poetry!
I remember this info from a Greg Ambrose post back in the high flying 90's second heyday of UNH hockey. Greg always had some great history, good stories and behind the scene knowledge that is missed so much. Is he still on the boards?
The thing that has always amazed me about that game was regulation ended at 9-9, yet nobody scored in the first overtime.
Watched from the front row of the second balcony, face value was $3.50
Dan Magnarelli has 29 saves for UNH and Stephen Napier had 41 saves for Cornell
Page 19 here
Page 19 here
NCAA watcher
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I believe Greg A bowed out right around 2015 for some reason
Originally Posted by bomberhockey
05-31-2015, 02:55 PM
Big changes coming to UNH. Careful what you wish for!!
Posted by Greg A 06-10-2015, 11:03 AM
I can't believe that this is true, that when the hiring of Souza is announced, it will also be announced that Umile will be retiring the year after next, to be replaced with someone with a record that is as thin as Souza's is. Mind you, I think Mike is a great guy, at least he was in all the interactions I had with him back when he was a player. And I do think he is an earnest, hard working, up-and-comer. But to think that he would be anointed the new coach would be mind boggling to me. It would lead me to ask Marty Scarano, what happened to the notion that you would only hire someone with Division 1 head coach experience? If Umile was going to designate someone as his successor, why wouldn't it be the man who has been his chief recruiter for the last 12 years rather than someone who is just establishing himself. Just doesn't make any sense.
Posted by Greg A 06-10-2015, 01:18 PM
Getting your foot in the door and being anointed the successor are, to me, two different things. As I said before, Umile announcing his retirement and naming as his successor an assistant at three different D1 schools, none of which have had any level of success, would fly in the face of what I always thought would be a search focused on head coaches with D1 coaching experience. Again, it would be mind boggling.
UNH Wildcats TD Garden and Beyond 2015 - Page 48 | USCHO.com Fan Forum | board.uscho.com
Hi guys took the liberty to start a new thread? Go 'Cats!
web.archive.org
Originally Posted by bomberhockey
05-31-2015, 02:55 PMBig changes coming to UNH. Careful what you wish for!!
Posted by Greg A 06-10-2015, 11:03 AM
I can't believe that this is true, that when the hiring of Souza is announced, it will also be announced that Umile will be retiring the year after next, to be replaced with someone with a record that is as thin as Souza's is. Mind you, I think Mike is a great guy, at least he was in all the interactions I had with him back when he was a player. And I do think he is an earnest, hard working, up-and-comer. But to think that he would be anointed the new coach would be mind boggling to me. It would lead me to ask Marty Scarano, what happened to the notion that you would only hire someone with Division 1 head coach experience? If Umile was going to designate someone as his successor, why wouldn't it be the man who has been his chief recruiter for the last 12 years rather than someone who is just establishing himself. Just doesn't make any sense.
Posted by Greg A 06-10-2015, 01:18 PM
Getting your foot in the door and being anointed the successor are, to me, two different things. As I said before, Umile announcing his retirement and naming as his successor an assistant at three different D1 schools, none of which have had any level of success, would fly in the face of what I always thought would be a search focused on head coaches with D1 coaching experience. Again, it would be mind boggling.
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JohnG, thanks for sharing the New Hampshire paper link. Scanning it, I guess you could say a much simpler time. Just looking at the typeface and graphics, most done by hand or rudimentary software programs.
Scary Stat - On the TNH sports page, they had the 1977 season scoring breakdowns and totals. UNH scored 237 Goals that year, WOW!. The TOP TWO goal scorers - Bobby Miller (29) and Ralph Cox (39) - scored the SAME amount of goals - 68 - between them as last years team did TOTAL!!!!!!
AND!!! They did it without a Jumbotron!! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!!!! May still have had chain link fence behind the end boards! And 1 bathroom in the entire arena.
Scary Stat - On the TNH sports page, they had the 1977 season scoring breakdowns and totals. UNH scored 237 Goals that year, WOW!. The TOP TWO goal scorers - Bobby Miller (29) and Ralph Cox (39) - scored the SAME amount of goals - 68 - between them as last years team did TOTAL!!!!!!
AND!!! They did it without a Jumbotron!! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!!!! May still have had chain link fence behind the end boards! And 1 bathroom in the entire arena.
iowabasedtraveler
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Separate subject...
I can't remember how well New Hampshire 'travels,' but if you have any fans coming to Colgate in Hamilton, N.Y., this weekend, I have a suggestion:
I sit in Section 9, top row 6, near a proud former New Hampshire University hockey player (forward turned defenseman).
His name is R. Braden Houston and he played at UNH in 1963-66.
On Saturday, December 28, 1963, he scored the final goal in UNH's 6-3 win over Vermont in the finals of the Yankee Conference Tournament and was named to the all-tournament team.
He was UNH Captain in his senior year of 1965-66 and earned himself a spot on the United Press International (UPI) All-Eastern Small College hockey team (along with Dude Thorn of UNH).
I believe that he still holds the UNH record for most goals by a defenseman (career, 1964-66), which was 35 goals.
He later served as the head coach for Colgate University Men’s Ice Hockey team from 1972-1975 and Head Coach of the Colgate Golf team for 28 years and was the Head Coach of the Colgate University Women’s Ice Hockey program transitioning it from a club program (1995-1997) to a varsity program (1997-1999) before retiring in 2005.
Anyway, I am sure that he would enjoy meeting current UNH men's ice hockey fans and staff at this weekend's games. I have gotten to know him over the last nine years as a Colgate season ticketholder, and I just think the world of him and his wife "Chipper."
Here is his wiki bio and another bio (with his photo)...
en.wikipedia.org
colgateathletics.com
Feel free to come by, say 'hi' and shake his hand!!
I can't remember how well New Hampshire 'travels,' but if you have any fans coming to Colgate in Hamilton, N.Y., this weekend, I have a suggestion:
I sit in Section 9, top row 6, near a proud former New Hampshire University hockey player (forward turned defenseman).
His name is R. Braden Houston and he played at UNH in 1963-66.
On Saturday, December 28, 1963, he scored the final goal in UNH's 6-3 win over Vermont in the finals of the Yankee Conference Tournament and was named to the all-tournament team.
He was UNH Captain in his senior year of 1965-66 and earned himself a spot on the United Press International (UPI) All-Eastern Small College hockey team (along with Dude Thorn of UNH).
I believe that he still holds the UNH record for most goals by a defenseman (career, 1964-66), which was 35 goals.
He later served as the head coach for Colgate University Men’s Ice Hockey team from 1972-1975 and Head Coach of the Colgate Golf team for 28 years and was the Head Coach of the Colgate University Women’s Ice Hockey program transitioning it from a club program (1995-1997) to a varsity program (1997-1999) before retiring in 2005.
Anyway, I am sure that he would enjoy meeting current UNH men's ice hockey fans and staff at this weekend's games. I have gotten to know him over the last nine years as a Colgate season ticketholder, and I just think the world of him and his wife "Chipper."
Here is his wiki bio and another bio (with his photo)...
Brad Houston - Wikipedia
Where Are They Now? Braden Houston P’98 - Colgate University Athletics
Braden Houston P'98 is enjoying the moment as the final games at Starr Rink approach and the Class of 1965 Arena rounds into shape.
colgateathletics.com
Feel free to come by, say 'hi' and shake his hand!!
Greg must have had some sort of "6th Sense". Will he be played in the UNH hockey movie by Haley Joel Osment? What was his line??I believe Greg A bowed out right around 2015 for some reason
UNH Wildcats TD Garden and Beyond 2015 - Page 48 | USCHO.com Fan Forum | board.uscho.com
Hi guys took the liberty to start a new thread? Go 'Cats!web.archive.org
Originally Posted by bomberhockey
Big changes coming to UNH. Careful what you wish for!!
Posted by Greg A 06-10-2015, 11:03 AM
I can't believe that this is true, that when the hiring of Souza is announced, it will also be announced that Umile will be retiring the year after next, to be replaced with someone with a record that is as thin as Souza's is. Mind you, I think Mike is a great guy, at least he was in all the interactions I had with him back when he was a player. And I do think he is an earnest, hard working, up-and-comer. But to think that he would be anointed the new coach would be mind boggling to me. It would lead me to ask Marty Scarano, what happened to the notion that you would only hire someone with Division 1 head coach experience? If Umile was going to designate someone as his successor, why wouldn't it be the man who has been his chief recruiter for the last 12 years rather than someone who is just establishing himself. Just doesn't make any sense.
Posted by Greg A 06-10-2015, 01:18 PM
Getting your foot in the door and being anointed the successor are, to me, two different things. As I said before, Umile announcing his retirement and naming as his successor an assistant at three different D1 schools, none of which have had any level of success, would fly in the face of what I always thought would be a search focused on head coaches with D1 coaching experience. Again, it would be mind boggling.
I guess you could say the 1st (directed by Charlie Holt) and 2nd (Richard Umile) UNH Hockey movies were feel good and mostly uplifting. The endings were always disappointing for sure, but at least there was some excitement and action along the ride. The current re-make seems to have gone "woke", is definitely broke and we are all wishing for some HOPE.