UNH 2026-27 Season Let's Go 'Cats!

[FlagUp17]

Can anyone explain the penalty shot?

I was thinking the same. The feed didn’t give a good angle of what happened.

 

[wildcatdc]

Our defenseman slapped the broken stick at Loiselle/the puck to disrupt play.

 

[FlagUp17]

Our defender slapped the broken stick at Loiselle/the puck to disrupt play.

Oh geez that’s terrible… not even a breakaway of sorts… and to end up the game winner.

The guys seemed a bit deflated after that happened.

 

[HockeyRef]

Yep those HE points we dont get early seem to catch us in the end when we hit the big HE portion of the schedule. Glad we could tie it up but couldn't solve their goalie and were double teamed most of the night. Typical UNH game at UVM...

Tough loss tonight, especially after coming back from the 2 goal deficit. We keep on running into these goalies having amazing nights…

Getting more and more concerned with the offense. PP looks OK but gotta score even strength as well…

Gotta get something tomorrow. These lost early season hockey east points are gonna come back to bite us later in the year…

 

[Chuck Murray]

Our defenseman slapped the broken stick at Loiselle/the puck to disrupt play.

Which bonehead made that play?!? Anyone ask the coaching staff where he got that bright idea???

Someone should be sitting in the stands tomorrow, how else to you teach discipline to your guys ...

 

[wildcatdc]

JB/flagup17 asked what was CALLED last night…. And that was what was called. What TRANSPIRED was this…

Our player (Newcombe, I believe - I initially thought Carr) was closing on Loiselle (who was carrying puck up the boards) and the small (maybe 2’) piece of lumber was in between them. As Newcombe tried to play the puck (at this point being like 2 feet away from Loiselle), he slapped the lumber - methinks very much inadvertently - and the call was made. It was as if the ref had been waiting 25 years to make this call to show his rule book prowess. Probably should have swallowed the whistle.

Was not nefarious/intentionally dangerous on our player’s part, in my eyes.

 

[JB]

I googled the rule, 55. The AI results are torn on if a penalty shot was warranted. AI thinks it needed to be a break away or clear possession that was an scoring threat. Otherwise 2 min minor IF an intentional act.

I haven't gone back to the video but I didn't catch the broken stick part at all and the play was on the boards in the corner....

What additionally frustrates me was the (UVM) announcers noting that the faceoff after the penalty shot goal was delayed as Souza wanted an explanation.... Ummm seems a bit late, you have the fit (throw sticks, water bottles, stand on dashers) BEFORE the penalty shot happens

 

[bakchk20]

Penalty shots have like a 30% success rate. Simpson needed to be on the 70% side of the matter. Gotta have those...

 

[wildcatdc]

I googled the rule, 55. The AI results are torn on if a penalty shot was warranted. AI thinks it needed to be a break away or clear possession that was an scoring threat. Otherwise 2 min minor IF an intentional act.

I haven't gone back to the video but I didn't catch the broken stick part at all and the play was on the boards in the corner....

What additionally frustrates me was the (UVM) announcers noting that the faceoff after the penalty shot goal was delayed as Souza wanted an explanation.... Ummm seems a bit late, you have the fit (throw sticks, water bottles, stand on dashers) BEFORE the penalty shot happens

Someone sent me the video late last night (a 10-second clip - 5 before, 5 after). In slo-mo, it is even more clear he’s trying to play the puck and the broken stick is simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Perhaps if the puck didn’t go out of play as a result, there wouldn’t have been a call? Who knows. Terrible all around.