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  1. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    I think you the committee made a wise pick. It'll be interesting to see how this all plays out. Any concerns he might be a flight risk if he's successful in Titletown? I mean, that's a small "problem" if it's based on at least medium-term success, hopefully his varied background for a...
  2. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Love the super rare Pele/Beckenbauer/Cosmos mention, kudos for thinking outside the box. However ... although soccer got a nice temporary bump in the late 1970's from the Cosmos era NASL, that was pretty centralized to New Jersey, which already had a latent soccer market in place, and the sheer...
  3. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    I think the term is (or used to be) "loss leader". Worth it only if they build upon the investment. Otherwise, it's just a one-time line item on an annual budget.
  4. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    I don't fault Penn State for taking a shot at McKenna - totally ambitious, and obviously they were a program on the rise before he got there. But staying only the one year, I'd be hesitant to give him too much (if any?) credit for what happens afterwards. Also, there were some distractions...
  5. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Gotta admit, the compliance thing was the first thing that jumped out at me, too. Had heard some vague rumblings but no specifics recently. Hope we find out soon if there is any fire behind the potential smokescreen. I guess the modern-day complexities of all things NCAA is behind this...
  6. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    While on the topic of prominent UNH Hockey donors ... TDL just secured the much sought after CD1 endorsement from 45-47 today. His GOP primary competitor is a fellow Effingwoods-ian (LOL) and she probably had a terrible, super awful day with that news, since she was hoping she'd get that nod...
  7. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Jeezus ... Kroggie has got to be 50+ years old now ... how the F did that happen, him passing me in age lol :D :D Good for him, genuinely excited for this news. Good kid, hard worker during his time at UNH, made a decent NHL career, now back in the NHL, close to home.
  8. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    He's kind of an odd duck ... someone close to me has a business affiliation with him, thinks he's a good guy, but also has a tendency to ramble.
  9. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Good intel, Ref. Wasn't aware of Delta Dental's involvement in the project until now. Did Mr. Raffio speak, or was it someone else?
  10. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Construction Work In Progress? Actually, no idea Felgie, I dragged that guess deep out of my long-ago Bentley days ...
  11. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend. Encountered this interesting but extended read on the 1981 effort by the B's to move to Salem NH ... https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09523367.2025.2486663#abstract Remember a lot of this stuff as if it were yesterday. All this was...
  12. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    I see Watcher's signature block has added another line ... the latest in a long line of frustrating sub-par seasons for the program we all love. Always great to see you on here, Watcher. Hopefully with a looming "changing of the guard", we'll see you (and others) way more often! :)
  13. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    What a great gig for kids like KC who weren't drafted, have realistic post-grad expectations, and don't want to deal with the slog and uncertainty of playing in the Coast league. The new EBUG rules seem tailored for a guy like him, as it offers him a non-union employee position which covers his...
  14. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    WIS has now dubbed our latest draftee "PvR" to carry on the fabled vR lineage/legacy at UNH. I believe the Penguins traded up with the B's to pick him today. 4th round picks are usually flawed "hope and hit" picks at best. For a sloppy frame of reference, I believe Conmy was a 5th round pick...
  15. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Could not agree with you more, Felgie. It will be interesting to see what role (if any) his brother plays in the pivotal next 12+ months at UNH ...
  16. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Second round underway now, the rest of the draft thru Round 7 will wrap up later today.
  17. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Agreed, very interesting but hardly surprising (more on that later). FWIW I think MS7 is professionally "dead man walking" at UNH, barring a sensational turnaround - i.e. way better than his sole winning season - so I'm not sure if any 20-year-old freshman has the ability to turn this barge...
  18. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Came across this the other day .... not exactly new "news", but seemingly good news for potential lithium mining in parts of NH and Western Maine: https://read.nhbr.com/nh-business-review/2026/06/19/#?article=4402589 Seems like the scale of current estimates would be prodigious, covering lots...
  19. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    Overall, that's a pretty fair take, but I would have to point out that UNH has already done a large reboot of the overall campus over the last generation, with some notable remaining exceptions (i.e. the infamous butt-ugly Stoke Hall is still standing), and already has a well-developed second...
  20. Chuck Murray

    UNH Hockey Off Season Thread 2026

    University (Flagship University's in Northern NE)Campus LocationAcceptance Rate UMass AmherstAmherst, MA~58% to 60% UVM (University of Vermont)Burlington, VT~57.6% to 60% UNH (University of New Hampshire)Durham, NH~87% to 88% UMaine (University of Maine)Orono, ME~96% to 97% Not...
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