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2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
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Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
Good call on Cruice, his performance tonight made the coaching staff's decision on who to sit much harder when Sullivan comes back. He played a great all-around game tonight and was rewarded with two goals.
What can you say about Eli Lichtenwald? Both Eli and Vecchione were beasts in the faceoff circle as well as providing plenty of spark offensively.
Big game tomorrow night, not much that needs to be changed just need to stop taking the late penalties as you said and work on the couple of mental errors that led to the other two goals.
Let's go U!
Good call on Cruice, his performance tonight made the coaching staff's decision on who to sit much harder when Sullivan comes back. He played a great all-around game tonight and was rewarded with two goals.
What can you say about Eli Lichtenwald? Both Eli and Vecchione were beasts in the faceoff circle as well as providing plenty of spark offensively.
Big game tomorrow night, not much that needs to be changed just need to stop taking the late penalties as you said and work on the couple of mental errors that led to the other two goals.
Let's go U!
Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
Wild one tonight and good win over a very good team, in fact the best RPI I've seen in recent memory. Still I think our mobile D provided a big edge especially in transition. Both goalies played respectably in particular Diebold. I thought he looked shaky early especially with rebound control but he kept after it. Stevens had that Mayotte Ben Barr moment but also hung in well. Spectacular games for Eli, Ghost, Cruice and Taylor. Krug was solid as well.
I thought the officiating was abysmal both ways, something we've come to expect.
Wild one tonight and good win over a very good team, in fact the best RPI I've seen in recent memory. Still I think our mobile D provided a big edge especially in transition. Both goalies played respectably in particular Diebold. I thought he looked shaky early especially with rebound control but he kept after it. Stevens had that Mayotte Ben Barr moment but also hung in well. Spectacular games for Eli, Ghost, Cruice and Taylor. Krug was solid as well.
I thought the officiating was abysmal both ways, something we've come to expect.
UnionFan4Life
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Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
We need to stop being so comfortable with 2-3 goal leads, have to keep the intensity as if we are down by 1.
We need to stop being so comfortable with 2-3 goal leads, have to keep the intensity as if we are down by 1.
Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
The Engineers are head cases. Union's mastery in recent years has left them, in spite of their denials (it's just another game), wondering if they will ever win again. When it is your arch rival, what a sweet set of circumstances.The Saturday game will hopefully be more of the same. With a win the Dutchmen should regain a national ranking, which will remain vulnerable in an unbelievably competitive league. But, for the moment, the Dutch faithful can crow.
The Engineers are head cases. Union's mastery in recent years has left them, in spite of their denials (it's just another game), wondering if they will ever win again. When it is your arch rival, what a sweet set of circumstances.The Saturday game will hopefully be more of the same. With a win the Dutchmen should regain a national ranking, which will remain vulnerable in an unbelievably competitive league. But, for the moment, the Dutch faithful can crow.
Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
A huge win, and the second straight over a ranked team. Lichtenwald was impressive again tonight. He didn't get the hype some of the other recruits did, but so far, he's arguably been more impressive than any of them. He has four points in three games, showing more of an offensive touch than I knew he had. He definitely looks like a difference maker.
It was pretty nerve-wracking at the end, but that made for a fun game. It just sets the stage for an even better game tomorrow.
Some notes from the game: http://bit.ly/1dC6LgU (also have the postgame videos there, if anyone didn't see them in the other thread).
A huge win, and the second straight over a ranked team. Lichtenwald was impressive again tonight. He didn't get the hype some of the other recruits did, but so far, he's arguably been more impressive than any of them. He has four points in three games, showing more of an offensive touch than I knew he had. He definitely looks like a difference maker.
It was pretty nerve-wracking at the end, but that made for a fun game. It just sets the stage for an even better game tomorrow.
Some notes from the game: http://bit.ly/1dC6LgU (also have the postgame videos there, if anyone didn't see them in the other thread).
hockeymascot
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+1
The tale of the tape gives the edge to RPI except for the most important comparison and we all know what I'm referring to correct? Hint, it's just above the green line.http://www.collegehockeynews.com/schedules/taleoftape.php?gid=306
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UnionFan4Life
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Sweep Let's Go!! Who's your daddy RPI?!
Sweep Let's Go!! Who's your daddy RPI?!
Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
POSTGAME VIDEO -
Appert - http://t.co/om0l2GAPgk (he called Gostisbehere "the best player in the country")
Gostisbehere - http://t.co/kmr2xioKp2
Carr - http://t.co/QfJrJFUNQh
Bennett - http://t.co/FunHBLEfXu
POSTGAME VIDEO -
Appert - http://t.co/om0l2GAPgk (he called Gostisbehere "the best player in the country")
Gostisbehere - http://t.co/kmr2xioKp2
Carr - http://t.co/QfJrJFUNQh
Bennett - http://t.co/FunHBLEfXu
UnionFan4Life
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Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
It sounds like Seth doesn't want to see somebody wearing Union colors next year. As a fan, I hope Shayne stays for his senior year. A college player only has 4 years and in Shayne's case, the rest of his life to be a pro. He's an unbelievable player, but still could work on size and getting stronger. On the flip side, maybe I'm just being greedy.
It sounds like Seth doesn't want to see somebody wearing Union colors next year. As a fan, I hope Shayne stays for his senior year. A college player only has 4 years and in Shayne's case, the rest of his life to be a pro. He's an unbelievable player, but still could work on size and getting stronger. On the flip side, maybe I'm just being greedy.
uniontrack
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Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
Good game again by the Dutchmen and another situation where someone needed to step up to lead Union and this time it was the Ghost...
A few thoughts from watching the video feeds this weekend and lurking in the social media streams:
1. Hats off to RPI TV...Great streaming quality even on my ancient, crappy laptop...And free to boot...Much better than Union's pay to watch feed....
2. I stand by my original post that if Kasdorf had been in net for RPI, the games would have been closer. Some of the onus for the 8-spot Union dropped on RPI this weekend goes to the team D, but Diebold had his issues as well....
3. The Ghost was excellent and the odds are in favor him leaving at the end of the season, especially with Philly floundering so much this year.....
4. I will take an educated guess and expect to see Union back in the national rankings this Monday after beating the #10 team twice...I think RPI is overall better than what they showed this weekend and they will not leave the Top 20....
5. A quick word on the ugliness at the end of tonight's game: Coach Bennett and Coach Appert put it simply...Hockey is an emotional game and frustration/immaturity comes easily in a series like this, especially with the history and the bad blood between the two schools. WaP tweeted that BOTH teams played with poor sportsmanship in the last minutes tonight and that is spot on...However, WaP is also partially guilty for the poor sportsmanship shown by SOME RPI fans with the constant tweeting with the hashtag #HateUnionWeek...I didn't see any #HateRPIWeek hashtags anywhere in the Twitter world...I went to Union in the late 1980's and the rivalry was strong back then with both sides ribbing the other given half a chance...However, both schools are excellent places to get an education and both schools are located in hardscrabble, blue collar cities with plenty of urban issues and problems to go around...The comments about "SCCC", "#26", "Messa is a sewer" and referring to Union students/players as "clowns, jerks and idiots/morons" by SOME RPI fans and any mean and nasty items that some Union fans post are petty and childish and embarrass both the posters and the schools they went to...
6. Furthermore, we live in a social media realm that is unprecedented in its ability to disseminate data to the masses...After the Colgate letdown for Union last weekend, I was looking at my Twitter feed after the game...I noticed that ELynah tweeted that their comeback tie against RPI " pairs nicely with a win over Union" the next night...We have a Cornell fan who had already penciled in the outcome of a game not played...That's extremely cocky...Frankly, that tweet is prime locker room bulletin board material at its finest...Every player in this league has a smartphone and tweets constantly like all young folks do...If the Union players didn't catch that tweet right away, they go it when I sent it to all of the players I follow...Along with the assumed Coach Bennett tirade, the result the next night against Cornell was not a big surprise...#HateUnionWeek was unnecessary and filled with venom and hate coming from SOME, not ALL, of the folks that support RPI hockey...There was a lot of talk on the score thread tonight about Union's classlessness at the end of the game...First of all, BOTH teams were stupid and immature at the end of the game...Second, I wonder why the Union players would react to the crowd in that way??? Social Media, perhaps??? #HateUnionWeek??? A lot of yapping from SOME of the RPI faithful and no back up on the ice...Anything wrong with #GoRPI or #BeatUnion???? Just after tonight's game, my twitter feed blew up with former Union Hockey players and assorted Union Hockey fans tweeting all sorts of nanner-nanner stuff and they are justified in doing so after their team got it done where it matters: on the ice, not in the crowd....One tweet talked about renaming the weekend the "Rout 7 Rivalry"...You reap what you sow...Don't embarrass yourself and complain about sportsmanship and being classy when you or one of your crew threw one of the first punches...
All of that said, the final regular season contest at the Toaster Oven should be a good one...
Also, congrats to the RPI football team for winning back the Dutchman Shoes...They had a 4th quarter comeback and then held on to win a close one....They finish the season with a 5-5 record and looking to build for the future...Union finished the season with a losing record...I remember when Union football meant something and we either went undefeated or had one loss all season...Time for Coach Audino to resign gracefully and get some new blood into Union football....
Enjoy the rest of the weekend....
Keith.
Good game again by the Dutchmen and another situation where someone needed to step up to lead Union and this time it was the Ghost...
A few thoughts from watching the video feeds this weekend and lurking in the social media streams:
1. Hats off to RPI TV...Great streaming quality even on my ancient, crappy laptop...And free to boot...Much better than Union's pay to watch feed....
2. I stand by my original post that if Kasdorf had been in net for RPI, the games would have been closer. Some of the onus for the 8-spot Union dropped on RPI this weekend goes to the team D, but Diebold had his issues as well....
3. The Ghost was excellent and the odds are in favor him leaving at the end of the season, especially with Philly floundering so much this year.....
4. I will take an educated guess and expect to see Union back in the national rankings this Monday after beating the #10 team twice...I think RPI is overall better than what they showed this weekend and they will not leave the Top 20....
5. A quick word on the ugliness at the end of tonight's game: Coach Bennett and Coach Appert put it simply...Hockey is an emotional game and frustration/immaturity comes easily in a series like this, especially with the history and the bad blood between the two schools. WaP tweeted that BOTH teams played with poor sportsmanship in the last minutes tonight and that is spot on...However, WaP is also partially guilty for the poor sportsmanship shown by SOME RPI fans with the constant tweeting with the hashtag #HateUnionWeek...I didn't see any #HateRPIWeek hashtags anywhere in the Twitter world...I went to Union in the late 1980's and the rivalry was strong back then with both sides ribbing the other given half a chance...However, both schools are excellent places to get an education and both schools are located in hardscrabble, blue collar cities with plenty of urban issues and problems to go around...The comments about "SCCC", "#26", "Messa is a sewer" and referring to Union students/players as "clowns, jerks and idiots/morons" by SOME RPI fans and any mean and nasty items that some Union fans post are petty and childish and embarrass both the posters and the schools they went to...
6. Furthermore, we live in a social media realm that is unprecedented in its ability to disseminate data to the masses...After the Colgate letdown for Union last weekend, I was looking at my Twitter feed after the game...I noticed that ELynah tweeted that their comeback tie against RPI " pairs nicely with a win over Union" the next night...We have a Cornell fan who had already penciled in the outcome of a game not played...That's extremely cocky...Frankly, that tweet is prime locker room bulletin board material at its finest...Every player in this league has a smartphone and tweets constantly like all young folks do...If the Union players didn't catch that tweet right away, they go it when I sent it to all of the players I follow...Along with the assumed Coach Bennett tirade, the result the next night against Cornell was not a big surprise...#HateUnionWeek was unnecessary and filled with venom and hate coming from SOME, not ALL, of the folks that support RPI hockey...There was a lot of talk on the score thread tonight about Union's classlessness at the end of the game...First of all, BOTH teams were stupid and immature at the end of the game...Second, I wonder why the Union players would react to the crowd in that way??? Social Media, perhaps??? #HateUnionWeek??? A lot of yapping from SOME of the RPI faithful and no back up on the ice...Anything wrong with #GoRPI or #BeatUnion???? Just after tonight's game, my twitter feed blew up with former Union Hockey players and assorted Union Hockey fans tweeting all sorts of nanner-nanner stuff and they are justified in doing so after their team got it done where it matters: on the ice, not in the crowd....One tweet talked about renaming the weekend the "Rout 7 Rivalry"...You reap what you sow...Don't embarrass yourself and complain about sportsmanship and being classy when you or one of your crew threw one of the first punches...
All of that said, the final regular season contest at the Toaster Oven should be a good one...
Also, congrats to the RPI football team for winning back the Dutchman Shoes...They had a 4th quarter comeback and then held on to win a close one....They finish the season with a 5-5 record and looking to build for the future...Union finished the season with a losing record...I remember when Union football meant something and we either went undefeated or had one loss all season...Time for Coach Audino to resign gracefully and get some new blood into Union football....
Enjoy the rest of the weekend....
Keith.
Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
Another milestone.. with tonight's win, Union now leads the overall series with RPI since U joined D-1 in 1991 (30-29-9). Pretty incredible considering that after the first 13 seasons RPI had 18 more wins. Obviously a big change in the past 10 years
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Was a bit of a strange game tonight, particularly the reffing. Probably not exactly how Alex Dell wanted his last game to go. Thought Appert's comments after the game were spot on and have to think that they will bounce back. The ice did look terrible and seemed that U adjusted to it better than the Engineers. Also think Union's speed, particularly the d-men, really gave RPI problems. Ghost did have an excellent game tonight and a very good weekend. My bet is he signs a pro contract as soon as his last game in garnet & white is over this season. Reality is he has very little learn or gain from another year in NCAA, so we should enjoy him now. Also very impressed with Cruice, Coatta and big Eli the goal scoring machine! A great weekend and start to the ECAC season!! Is obvious that this team can "set the pace" in a game when they are "on".. the trick will be how to keep the switch "on" more consistently.
Another milestone.. with tonight's win, Union now leads the overall series with RPI since U joined D-1 in 1991 (30-29-9). Pretty incredible considering that after the first 13 seasons RPI had 18 more wins. Obviously a big change in the past 10 years
.Was a bit of a strange game tonight, particularly the reffing. Probably not exactly how Alex Dell wanted his last game to go. Thought Appert's comments after the game were spot on and have to think that they will bounce back. The ice did look terrible and seemed that U adjusted to it better than the Engineers. Also think Union's speed, particularly the d-men, really gave RPI problems. Ghost did have an excellent game tonight and a very good weekend. My bet is he signs a pro contract as soon as his last game in garnet & white is over this season. Reality is he has very little learn or gain from another year in NCAA, so we should enjoy him now. Also very impressed with Cruice, Coatta and big Eli the goal scoring machine! A great weekend and start to the ECAC season!! Is obvious that this team can "set the pace" in a game when they are "on".. the trick will be how to keep the switch "on" more consistently.
Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
I've never seen a college game like that before. I've seen some AHL games get out of hand like that, but not at this level.
177 combined penalty minutes says it all.
It made for great theater, and fortunately nobody was injured. You wonder if additional discipline will be handed out once it all gets reviewed.
With three straight wins over ranked teams, those concerns from a few weeks ago seem like distant memories. The team is right where you want them to be heading into their week off.
And Lichtenwald continues to impress, scoring another goal tonight.
Putting a bow on tonight's win: http://t.co/5Kph7k4mkX
I've never seen a college game like that before. I've seen some AHL games get out of hand like that, but not at this level.
177 combined penalty minutes says it all.
It made for great theater, and fortunately nobody was injured. You wonder if additional discipline will be handed out once it all gets reviewed.
With three straight wins over ranked teams, those concerns from a few weeks ago seem like distant memories. The team is right where you want them to be heading into their week off.
And Lichtenwald continues to impress, scoring another goal tonight.
Putting a bow on tonight's win: http://t.co/5Kph7k4mkX
Re: 2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?
Keith:
In total 100% agreement !!!
Keith:
In total 100% agreement !!!
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