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2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?

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Wholin1 said:
Does anyone know the identity of the individual in street clothes and with the dark hair and beard on the RPI bench? Also, for those who are interested in talking hockey, is there a thread on next weekend's games. I couldn't find it.
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I believe that's our new volunteer assistant coach and former RPI player, Kirk MacDonald.
 
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uniontrack said:
OK troll, You mention quite a few instances in this fantasy realm of yours with the qualifier, "obviously"....Were you on the ice? Do you specifically have empirical evidence that everything you thought you saw on this tape happened exactly the way you believe it to be??? The correct answer here is NO. And for the record, none of us do...The ECAC has access to both coaches, as many players as they want to interview, the entire officiating crew, the support staff around the benches and every possible video angle including anything posted on the internet...They will make their decision soon and I as a Union fan will abide with their decisions...Will the RPI trolls abide by the league's decisions if, by chance, they aren't afforded the pound of flesh they are so desperately seeking given their "obvious" hatred of Union Hockey?????
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To quote your signature "I went to Union before it sucked...."

I apologize. It just seemed so ironic.
 
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Kepler said:
A neutral's thoughts, FWIW.

Based on this footage:

[video]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/26/hockey-fight-rpi-union-coaches_n_4670606.html[/video]

Bodie's crosscheck at 0:05 was not immediately provoked. It appears Higgs is not even looking at him, as his head is following the puck off the draw.

It's possible Bodie was retaliating for something that happened earlier in the game, but it is certain he was not shielding himself from a charge.
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As a Union fan, I'm not defending Bodie's actions...He was wrong and deserves to sit...However, to blame the actions of EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ICE (all free, sentient human beings with free will and choice) based on the cross-check is completely laughable...
 
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uniontrack said:
As a Union fan, I'm not defending Bodie's actions...He was wrong and deserves to sit...However, to blame the actions of EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ICE (all free, sentient human beings with free will and choice) based on the cross-check is completely laughable...
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So you're OK with your bench clearing to go after Curadi while he's trying to make sure no one messes with his coach, as was assigned by the "discussion"?
 
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jericho said:
No conspiracy here. You assumed (incorrectly), again, we know what happens when we assume, that the league was there to "keep an eye on Curadi", your words not mine, but I just pointed out to you that the league offices were down the hall and that's the more likely reason they were there. See, when Union fans get corrected, they whine like babies. Also, "U" guys promised that when suspensions were handed out, you would accept them. Well, now it's time to either put up or shut up.
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I don't see any corrections. I see an RPI troll that wishes that they could have been out there on the ice mixing it up, but is relegated to trolling on USCHO...Furthermore, when the ECAC gives its rulings I will abide by them and not whine...Give us a chance, troll...Finally, to deny that the RPI fan base, to an extent, doesn't believe that the ECAC is out to get them through officiating and rulings is completely laughable...SA has already sat one game for personifying that attitude...Stop embarrassing yourself...
 
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Dutchman said:
Another Video confirming that SA send out this RPI GOON SQUAD to target the UNION players and I believe it was the HEAD GOON Haggerty that lead the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Go37npwiuQ
Curadi, #5, needs to be expelled and charged with a felony for assault with a deadly weapon. RPI hockey is an embarrassment to the ECAC (Mariucci Classic). They should go play for the AHA or D-III
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Not sure what video you're watching. This confirms absolutely nothing about "SA sending out the goon squad", none of us can even prove that without knowing what was said. Still looks like them getting out of the box to go and celebrate and then getting drawn into a fight. You're in disagreement with nearly every media outlet and unbiased third party that has given their analysis. The only thing I see with "Curadi swinging a stick" is him losing his balance while holding onto a stick due to him being involved with three Union players standing there. His initial "shove" is to get the Union players to back off from the scrum going on. Yeah, he shouldn't have started anything, but don't make anything bigger out of this than it is. By your standards, the convenient fact (that you repeatedly fail to mention) that Bodie cross-checked a player in the neck and head from behind and knocked him down, which is what opened Pandora's box in the first place, could be considered assault with a deadly weapon.

I can't imagine why RPI would want to start a fight after what for us could be considered a huge win.

Your team has been truly relevant for about four years, take it easy with the "LOL GO PLAY AHA OR D-III" comments, your team was once a perennial embarrassment to the league. I try to keep things cool but when I see blatant uninformed homerism happening it's hard not to correct it.
 
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Dutchfan said:
Finally found the video of the Curadi/Ghost incident from last year on YT, hope the ECAC still has this on file. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gamH3eOQ_ow

For FlagDude who keeps insisting that Ghost took a dive, I wish the video was in better quality, but you get the gist. Curadi leaves his feet and leads with his shoulder to the head of a defenseless player. If anyone has video of him going into the Union celebration at the end of the playoff series go ahead and post that too. Kid is a total knucklehead and should be pumping gas on the Mass Pike instead of playing D-I college hockey.
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You can see all of that? I've seen Petri dishes that are more enlightening than that video. Not arguing against your premise as I wasn't there and never saw it but you need better evidence than that. Perhaps a camera from the space station caught a better image.
 
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ibanezist00 said:
Not bragging, but you'd think with the way HokeyDope is talking we'd been a steady 12/12 for the last umpteen seasons.
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I agree Hokydad was a little off, but in the last seven seasons under SA the regular season finishing position of RPI has been 2nd, 10th, T-4th, T-5th, 11th, 10th and T-8th. Given that data set in a 12 team league, the average finishing position would put RPI in the bottom half of the league. Last year was definitely good for you folks, but given the series, it could easily be seen as an outlier...
 
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Hokydad said:
them and the 1932 Oakland Athlstics. Two dynasties.

RPI Is a joke and will be so for years. have not scored a goal in ncaa tourn play in over 27 years.

even Adessa said Appert has done s horrible job
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This is your masterpiece.
 
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ibanezist00 said:
Putting aside all the fight talk for a moment, awesome game. Lots of really tight, intense hockey, and RPI actually played a full 60 minutes, which I was astounded at (along with the fact that we were able to kill off a decent-length 5-on-3, I thought for sure Union was going to pot one there).
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You're totally right...RPI played a great game and deserved the win. The win is good for the rivalry and also good for the ECAC. I want other ECAC teams to dread the Capital District trip because they stand a good chance of going 0-4 in points and then having to crawl home limping...
 
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uniontrack said:
You're totally right...RPI played a great game and deserved the win. The win is good for the rivalry and also good for the ECAC. I want other ECAC teams to dread the Capital District trip because they stand a good chance of going 0-4 in points and then having to crawl home limping...
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Agreed. It should be as feared as the North Country trip. I want the wins to go back and forth, I don't even want RPI to dominate the W column for an extended period of time, or Union, it makes things uninteresting.

The main reason we won Saturday night: Diebold. Kid stood on his head, particularly due to the special teams chances Union had. I am amazed we shut down every PP opportunity Union had. Probably why the shot total/saves total for Diebold is much higher than the other side of the aisle's. Great game, and as a fan watching a struggling team for a lot of seasons, it was nice to see a complete 60-minute effort with a sense of urgency. RPI has this thing where they play down to the level of their opponent, but not always up. I wish the latter were true for every game.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
To quote your signature "I went to Union before it sucked...."

That refers to the cancellation of the Annual Camp Union festival in the Spring...It was canceled my sophomore year in 1990, so I was able to enjoy it for one year...As my tenure at Union went on, more and more strict rules regarding social events were implemented...

Good try, though...
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ibanezist00 said:
Agreed. It should be as feared as the North Country trip. I want the wins to go back and forth, I don't even want RPI to dominate the W column for an extended period of time, or Union, it makes things uninteresting.

The main reason we won Saturday night: Diebold. Kid stood on his head, particularly due to the special teams chances Union had. I am amazed we shut down every PP opportunity Union had. Probably why the shot total/saves total for Diebold is much higher than the other side of the aisle's. Great game, and as a fan watching a struggling team for a lot of seasons, it was nice to see a complete 60-minute effort with a sense of urgency. RPI has this thing where they play down to the level of their opponent, but not always up. I wish the latter were true for every game.
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No kidding, I was advance-typing :mad: when Union had a PP.
 
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Dutchman said:
Another Video confirming that SA send out this RPI GOON SQUAD to target the UNION players and I believe it was the HEAD GOON Haggerty that lead the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Go37npwiuQ
Curadi, #5, needs to be expelled and charged with a felony for assault with a deadly weapon. RPI hockey is an embarrassment to the ECAC (Mariucci Classic). They should go play for the AHA or D-III
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This video gives a very clear look at the Curadi mess...It's clear that #5 got his fair share of shoves and swipes in before Eli came to fill his dance card...What this really means is that I must inform the CNA's to tweak FD's meds since he is hallucinating again...
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
So you're OK with your bench clearing to go after Curadi while he's trying to make sure no one messes with his coach, as was assigned by the "discussion"?
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Thinking that Curadi, his history notwithstanding, was simply putting on his superhero tights and protecting the weak is a little far fetched...Even for you...The last video posted clearly shows Curadi over at the Union bench and I see at least four pushes or swipes from # 5 before Eli got there...Try again...
 
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