UML 2019/2020: Underclassmen Reign

[leswp1]

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Has Lowell sent out the email about the virtual pre-game party?

I am flying on a virtual jet. You want to come? I have a few more seats.

[UMLFan]

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Time to stop this foolish stuff

Many of us are stuck in the house. This is making me smile, and have a little fun. You're welcome to ignore my posts.

I am flying on a virtual jet. You want to come? I have a few more seats.

I'm in!

[Darius]

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I am flying on a virtual jet. You want to come? I have a few more seats.

Will their be Champagne cocktails on the plane? Can I wear my UNH hat?

[chiefs11]

Will their be Champagne cocktails on the plane? Can I wear my UNH hat?

👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

[UMLFan]

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Lowell finished 12th in the final USCHO Poll. If Neaton (or whomever) can step up in net, and the freshmen especially take another step forward, next year should be fun.

In the final https://t.co/2QgdyNoa0Z Division I Men’s Poll of the 2019-20 season, @CUBigRedHockey finishes the year on top with 25 first-place votes.@UNDmhockey (16), @MavHockey (6), @BCHockey (2) and @UMDMensHockey (1) get the rest of the first-place votes in this week’s poll. pic.twitter.com/CEeiLA1jmK

— USCHO.com (@USCHO) March 23, 2020

[leswp1]

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Many of us are stuck in the house. This is making me smile, and have a little fun. You're welcome to ignore my posts.

I'm in!

Penciled you in.

Will their be Champagne cocktails on the plane? Can I wear my UNH hat?

Yes! and other fun stuff. and chocolate milk! and NO. TIme to change the kitty litter!

[UMLFan]

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UMass Amherst's Mitchell Chaffee signs with Minnesota, forgoing his last year of eligibility.

[bottomdweller]

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UMass Amherst's Mitchell Chaffee signs with Minnesota, forgoing his last year of eligibility.

I think it's probably safe to assume that Leonard won't be far behind him, heading to SJ.

[Middle Street]

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Derek Osik is reported to have entered the transfer portal. This isn't a surprise he's only played on 3 games over the past two seasons. Best of luck to him.

I've seen a lot of tweets regaring players entering the transfer portal, especially grad transfers with 1 year left. Norm rarely goes after transfer students, but a grad transfer with experience could really help.

Aside from Derek and the goaltenders, the rest of the team played 13 games or more this year. That's a lot of depth and experience. Usually there are more players that have only played a handful of games.

UMLFan, you are making me think more about next season's team. I think you may be right.

[UMLFan]

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Derek Osik is reported to have entered the transfer portal. This isn't a surprise he's only played on 3 games over the past two seasons. Best of luck to him.

I've seen a lot of tweets regaring players entering the transfer portal, especially grad transfers with 1 year left. Norm rarely goes after transfer students, but a grad transfer with experience could really help.

Aside from Derek and the goaltenders, the rest of the team played 13 games or more this year. That's a lot of depth and experience. Usually there are more players that have only played a handful of games.

UMLFan, you are making me think more about next season's team. I think you may be right.

I'm still worried about the offensive side. But our defensive corp should be right near that top of Hockey East, which will help any goaltender behind them.

Taking this from the recruiting thread, here's the current look at the 20/21 roster (assuming Kerner for 21, and assuming Sawchuk returns to hockey):

Defense (11):
Senior: Anthony Baxter
Juniors: Seth Barton, Chase Blackmun, Cale List, Jonathan McDonald, Dominic Procopio, Nolan Sawchuk
Sophomores: Marek Korencik, Jordan Schulting
Freshmen: Brehdan Engum, Ben Meehan

Forwards (18):
Seniors: Charlie Levesque, Chris Schutz*, Connor Sodergren
Juniors: Lucas Condotta, Samuel Knoblauch, Austin O’Rourke, Reid Stefanson
Sophomores: Carl Berglund, Matthew Brown, Brian Chambers, Zach Kaiser, Andre Lee, Blake Wells
Freshmen: Matt Allen, Andranik Armstrong, Jack Bayless, Owen Cole, Jackson Sterrett

Goalies (3):
Seniors:
Junior: Eric Green
Sophomore: Logan Neaton
Freshman: Henry Welsch

* == Redshirt

This leaves us at 32 on the roster, with the class breakdown for 2020/2021 being:
Seniors: 4
Juniors: 11
Sophomores: 9
Freshmen: 7

That defense looks legit, arguably one of the top ones in Hockey East (and still only one senior next year).

To me there are three key question marks for next season:
1) Goal: Does Neaton step up or is it Goalie by committee?
2) Brown/Berglund/Lee: Can they avoid the sophomore slump?
3) Can the remaining offensive players produce consistently?

[leswp1]

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https://www.lowellsun.com/2020/03/22...uccess-coming/

They are covering the Sim thread in the Lowell Sun and the Season Tix email. They even covered Lee's Wrap Around Goal!!! Yay Lee!!

Hope all of you virtually driving down are being safe. Our flight was uneventful and we are now waiting. I have a new, super secret way to smuggle in my cowbell so all is right in the virtual world.

MORE COWBELL!!!

[chiefs11]

https://www.lowellsun.com/2020/03/22...uccess-coming/

They are covering the Sim thread in the Lowell Sun and the Season Tix email. They even covered Lee's Wrap Around Goal!!! Yay Lee!!

Hope all of you virtually driving down are being safe. Our flight was uneventful and we are now waiting. I have a new, super secret way to smuggle in my cowbell so all is right in the virtual world.

MORE COWBELL!!!

🛎🛎🛎

[UMLFan]

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Lowell announces their team awards:
MVP: Tyler Wall
Billy Riley Unsung Hero Award: Colin O'Neill
Gus Coutu Award (given to the player who best exemplifies the spirit of the hockey program): Colin O'Neill
Rookie of the Year: Carl Berglund
Best Defensive Player Award: Jon McDonald
Most Improved Player: Austin O'Rourke
Coaches' Perseverance Award: Nolan Sawchuk
G. Harvey Chandler Award (Team's Leading scorer): Matt Brown
Marc Connelly Award (given to a non-player who makes a positive significant impact on the program): Chase Fuchs

[leswp1]

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Lowell announces their team awards:
MVP: Tyler Wall
Billy Riley Unsung Hero Award: Colin O'Neill
Gus Coutu Award (given to the player who best exemplifies the spirit of the hockey program): Colin O'Neill
Rookie of the Year: Carl Berglund
Best Defensive Player Award: Jon McDonald
Most Improved Player: Austin O'Rourke
Coaches' Perseverance Award: Nolan Sawchuk
G. Harvey Chandler Award (Team's Leading scorer): Matt Brown
Marc Connelly Award (given to a non-player who makes a positive significant impact on the program): Chase Fuchs

I love Sawchuck! Devastated that he missed the rest of the year Hope he is doing better. We need more like him. He has so much heart!

[UMLFan]

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Tyler Madden (NU) and Trevor Zegras (BU) have signed professional contracts, and will give up remaining eligilibity.