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2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat? (Part II)

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Wholin1 said:
During this quiet week, who are Union's MVP, Most Improved, Rookie of the Year and 7th Player?
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MVP - Carr (runner up - Ciampini)

Most Improved - Ciampini (runner up - Sullivan)

Rookie of the Year - Vecchione (runner up - Lichtenwald)

7th player - Gostisbehere (runner up - Stevens)
 
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Just curious what you mean by 7th player? I would not consider either Gostisbehere or Stevens for such an award. That isn't meant as a put down at all for either. Just the opposite, they are overqualified.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Just curious what you mean by 7th player? I would not consider either Gostisbehere or Stevens for such an award. That isn't meant as a put down at all for either. Just the opposite, they are overqualified.
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"The Seventh Player Award is a team award of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.

It is awarded to the player voted on by the fans who performed beyond expectations"

I saw Ray Borque received it and more recently Tim Thomas (twice)
 
Ralph Baer said:
Just curious what you mean by 7th player? I would not consider either Gostisbehere or Stevens for such an award. That isn't meant as a put down at all for either. Just the opposite, they are overqualified.
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The fans actually vote on that award and it is presented at the annual post season banquet. It is often but not necessarily a lower profile player. IIRC, Ghost won it last season somewhat of an exception.
 
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MVP either M Bodes or Stevens, but I will go with Bodes
MI Champ
Rookie Vecchione edges Taylor
7th. Coats
 
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The regular season road trips are over for us now that the ECAC Tournament is underway. We will play 2 or 3 at home next weekend. After that, any future games, if they take place, will be on neutral ice.

Across all of College Hockey Division I, we had the best regular season road record, 13-2-3
St. Cloud, another "Road Warrior" finished 11-3-0
Cornell also did well 8-3-2

BC finished 10-3-3
Providence finished 9-3-3
Minnesota was 6-3-1

Is this the best regular season road record in our history? Another Union team record shattered? Road wins counted more than home wins so this really helped us in the pairwise.

FYI Wisconsin is 2-7-1 on the road
 
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Staff hit the road deliberately I presume to pay dividends in postseason. Minny and Wisconsin 10 games each? Wimpy.
 
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The 7th PLAYER Award is given to the Union College men’s hockey player who, with extra effort and skill, consistently creates excitement and aggressive play, resulting in a team advantage.

So it really isn't an "unsung hero" award.. not sure exactly how the "7th player" reference applies, maybe because its the player that gets the fans excited. I'm voting for my personal favorite player on the team, Cole Ikkala, but can see how Ghost should win this.
 
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WHRB Sports Blog - This is Harvards student radio that covers Crimson's sports - their thoughts on 2014 All-ECAC
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2014 All-ECAC and All-Rookie Teams
By Anton Khodakov

The regular season is over and Harvard has drawn Yale in the first round. But before the playoffs begin, it’s time for a week’s worth of blog posts looking back at the season.

First, our 2014 WHRB All-ECAC Team.

Forwards
Greg Carey (STL) – Jesse Root (YAL) – Ryan Haggerty (RPI)
Sam Anas (QUI) – Connor Jones (QUI) – Kellen Jones (QUI)
Daniel Carr (UNI) – Matt Carey (STL) – Kenny Agostino (YAL)
Tyson Spink (COL) – Tylor Spink (COL) – Brock Higgs (RPI)
We apologize to Brown’s top line and Matthew Peca, but we couldn’t resist throwing three pairs of brothers on the team. Returning from last year’s squad are the elder Carey, Haggerty, Carr and Agostino. In a major improvement over last year, we’re proud to say that only one player is slotted out of position here: Higgs, a center.

Defense
Mat Bodie (UNI) – Joakim Ryan (COR)
Dennis Robertson (BRN) – Shayne Gostisbehere (UNI)
Dan Federico (QUI) – Spiro Goulakos (COL)
With the exception of Goulakos, everyone here naturally plays the left side. But you just can’t argue against that top four. The two Dutchmen earn repeat nominations and Federico deserves more appreciation than he gets.

Goalies
Colin Stevens (UNI)
Andy Iles (COR)
Stevens is the surprise of the season in net for the league’s best team. Twenty wins and the top save percentage in the ECAC? Not too shabby. No justification needed for Andy Iles, even in the season that he sees his consecutive starts streak end.

As an added bonus, here’s our 2014 ECAC All-Rookie Team.

Sam Anas (QUI) – Mike Vecchione (UNI) – Matt Carey (STL)
Gavin Bayreuther (STL) – Devon Toews (QUI)
Charlie Finn (COL)
Vecchione sneaks in just above his teammate Eli Lichtenwald on account of missing fewer games to injury. The other five should come as no shock. They all have monster numbers and should dominate the conference in the years to come.

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MVP: Stevens
Most Improved: Ciampini
Rookie of the Year: Vecchione
7th player: Gostisbehere

I wanted to give MVP to Carr, but I don't think we are where we are without Stevens.
 
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How time flies. Seems like yesterday were were squaring off against Bowling Green. Of the 59 teams that play D1 College hockey, the season will end this weekend for at least 10 and probably 11 of them. Another half of the remaining 50 or so teams teams will conclude on March 16 leaving about 25. On March 22 we should know the six confernce tournament champs and the 16 NCAA contestants. Its been an unbelievebale run for us Union fans these past 4 years and as they say " ... it ain't over yet !!!"

This has also been an extremely tough and competive year in the ECAC. In 50 matchups with HE for 2013-2014 our Inter-Conference Record has been 22-20-8 and I am sure that will play out further. I wonder if, going forward, the ECAC can sustain this level of competitive play? We will have to see. Best enjoy it while we can .....

The ECAC has 12 of the 59 NCAA D1 Mens Hockey Teams or 20% in total.

The ECAC has 20% (2) of the top 10 teams
The ECAC has 25% (5) of the top 20 teams
The ECAC has 25% (8) of the top 32 teams
The ECAC has 25% (10) of the top 40 teams

Its been a very good year.
 
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UnionFan4Life said:
MVP: Stevens
I wanted to give MVP to Carr, but I don't think we are where we are without Stevens.
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With all due respect to Daniel, I had cemented Stevens as the team's MVP after the Clarkson game in Potsdam. I also don't think this team is where they are after some spectacular performances by Colin.

MVP - Stevens
Most Improved - Ciampini (though an argument could be made for Gingras)
Rookie - Vecchione (Taylor comes in a close second here)
7th Player - Coatta

Also no disrespect for Gostisbehere, but I look at the 7th man as one of the "non-stars" of the team who's contributed the most. I love Coatta's hustle and willingness to grind and fight along the boards and forecheck. This could also be said of Ikkala, but I went with Coatta because of the time that Ikkala missed from injury.
 
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