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2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?

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ADK11 said:
You obviously don't understand the implied humor in UHM's post. No Union posters on this board were predicting a Union sweep prior to the games, and actually most gave RPI a lot of credit before and even after the games (HoDad being an outlier for reasons obvious to all RPIers). More importantly, Union's players and coaches consider RPI their top rival and I think every Union poster on this board gains a unique satisfaction when Union beats the Engineers, which to me = RIVAL.
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Bull****. UHM predicted the Union sweep, and decided to act like a total scumbag about it. So don't try to play your "empathy" card, because we see completely through it.

Sincerely, the only person on Rainman's game that accurately predicted a Union sweep.
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
Bull****. UHM predicted the Union sweep, and decided to act like a total scumbag about it. So don't try to play your "empathy" card, because we see completely through it.
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No, didn't predict a Union sweep nor did I act like a "total scumbag" about it. Good try though. Was definitely happy when we did sweep though...I'd like this little streak we have going against RPI to continue.

Nice to see you hanging out here now that you've been banished from the RPI thread.
 
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UnionHockeyManiac said:
No, didn't predict a Union sweep nor did I act like a "total scumbag" about it. Good try though. Was definitely happy when we did sweep though...I'd like this little streak we have going against RPI to continue.

Nice to see you hanging out here now that you've been banished from the RPI thread.
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A wish is as good enough as a prediction. And don't try to pull innocence on me. You know what you did. I'm not putting it on here for USCHO to see, but you know. And I will post wherever I want, whenever I want, so long as I believe I either have something to contribute to the conversation, or a funny interjection to a Butthurt Beverly. I have not been banned from any thread, and I could care less if no one reads what I write. The information is there for people to enjoy, whether or not they choose to.
 
UnionHockeyManiac said:
No, didn't predict a Union sweep nor did I act like a "total scumbag" about it. Good try though. Was definitely happy when we did sweep though...I'd like this little streak we have going against RPI to continue.

Nice to see you hanging out here now that you've been banished from the RPI thread.
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I did and would have been very surprised if they didn't. Especially after the Colgate game and with Sullivan back.

I don't believe for a second that Union coaches and players look at RPI as their top rival. The bar is way higher than that. They of course want to beat them and feed off the student body but they know to be a perennial NCAA tournament team, they need to get out of that type of team being your focus.

Maybe Cornell but they need to go big game hunting. Players like Shayne G, Dan Carr etc, both of whom have NHL aspirations, are looking at the national picture, which RPI isn't.

RPI's new rival is Mercyhurst. Actually Atlantic Hockey might be a better fit.
 
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Having Sullivan back for that second game against RPI was huge. He went right back to work, with two assists. That was really the first game we were at full strength and Sullivan is another member of the senior leadership. I am hoping the team came out of Troy physically intact. Penn State finished very strong last year. They beat Ohio State, Vermont, Wisconsin and Michigan State down the stretch. They look disciplined but do pick up penalties. The one interesting stat is their shots on goal per game. They are third in the nation.

SHOTS PER GAME GM Shots PG
1 Miami 13 36.7
2 St. Cloud State 11 36.0
3 Penn State 9 35.4
4 Nebraska-Omaha 13 35.3
5 Minnesota 11 35.2
6 Robert Morris 10 34.9
7 Boston College 12 34.7
8 Quinnipiac 14 34.4
9 Wisconsin 8 34.4
10 Union 11 34.1

Stevens will get a workout.

My sense is that their coach has been focusing them on being ready for the Big Ten and this Union match up will be their out-coming party, in front of their 5,000 (sell-out) rabid fans. Every win this year is critical, in league or out, top 20 or not.

Saw Yale easily defeat Colgate ....
 
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Dutchman said:
Having Sullivan back for that second game against RPI was huge. He went right back to work, with two assists. That was really the first game we were at full strength and Sullivan is another member of the senior leadership. I am hoping the team came out of Troy physically intact. Penn State finished very strong last year. They beat Ohio State, Vermont, Wisconsin and Michigan State down the stretch. They look disciplined but do pick up penalties. The one interesting stat is their shots on goal per game. They are third in the nation.

SHOTS PER GAME GM Shots PG
1 Miami 13 36.7
2 St. Cloud State 11 36.0
3 Penn State 9 35.4
4 Nebraska-Omaha 13 35.3
5 Minnesota 11 35.2
6 Robert Morris 10 34.9
7 Boston College 12 34.7
8 Quinnipiac 14 34.4
9 Wisconsin 8 34.4
10 Union 11 34.1

Stevens will get a workout.

My sense is that their coach has been focusing them on being ready for the Big Ten and this Union match up will be their out-coming party, in front of their 5,000 (sell-out) rabid fans. Every win this year is critical, in league or out, top 20 or not.

Saw Yale easily defeat Colgate ....
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Good points but Penn State will not get close to that many shots tonight and Union will out shoot them by 15. They won't let this become a trap game.
 
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On the flip side Union has not yet given up more than 29 shots in a game and 10 of the 11 games are 25 or less. While Penn State did put up two 37 shot performances on a pretty good UMassL defense I like the way your team is playing. I also think some games with higher shot totals for Stevens would not be a bad thing as he continues to develop as the #1.
 
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Gadowsky teams are always good at getting shots on net, but its quality shots that win games and U had pretty good luck against his teams at Princeton back in the day. On the other end PSU allows a lot of shots, so if the boys stay disciplined and don't turn it into a total track meet should be ok. I also like that it should be a good atmosphere with a big crowd, something U has some experience with. I get more worried about "trap games" with AHA teams or in holiday tournaments where there are 200 crickets in the stands. Some energy in the rink, even if it is against you, is better than none at all.
 
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I'm wondering if the crowds at PSU will be large with students on Turkey Day break.
 
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Wholin1 said:
I'm wondering if the crowds at PSU will be large with students on Turkey Day break.
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I grew up in State College. Nearly all of my immediate relatives went to Penn State, and my Grandfather was a professor there. I am one of a few of my close, close friends who went to college out of state. needless to say, this is a HUGE weekend for me :) I looked into a block of tickets last week and nearly nothing was left for Saturday. There is much more for Sunday, but Saturday is a hot ticket. I am surprised that it is near sold out, given the vacation and how dead the town usually is that weekend. Fortunately, I had a buddy who had an extra ticket, otherwise I might be SOL. Stubhub's cheapest ticket for Saturday is 49 bucks and Penn State's ticket site only has 22 tickets left, with 28 bucks as the cheapest. Maybe a lot of families looking for something to do Saturday night? Not too sure. Most likely there will still be a big student section and then a whole lot of townies. Football is at Wisconsin, so that isn't playing a role.

Any other Union fans going?? I believe I will be the sole speck of garnet in a sea of blue and white. If you are going and need recommendations for anything, just let me know!
 
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TDX, I was seriously considering making the drive but they changed the Sunday game to the evening so that made the decision for me. Also, I drove out that way to go the the FF in Pittsburgh last spring and it's a miserable drive from the Capital District. I do know of at least two friends who are making the trip, but they go to nearly every away game. I'd love to see that new arena, it looks fantastic. I hope we quiet the place down this weekend and that you have a lot to cheer about.
 
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UnionTDX04 said:
I grew up in State College. Nearly all of my immediate relatives went to Penn State, and my Grandfather was a professor there. I am one of a few of my close, close friends who went to college out of state. needless to say, this is a HUGE weekend for me :) I looked into a block of tickets last week and nearly nothing was left for Saturday. There is much more for Sunday, but Saturday is a hot ticket. I am surprised that it is near sold out, given the vacation and how dead the town usually is that weekend. Fortunately, I had a buddy who had an extra ticket, otherwise I might be SOL. Stubhub's cheapest ticket for Saturday is 49 bucks and Penn State's ticket site only has 22 tickets left, with 28 bucks as the cheapest. Maybe a lot of families looking for something to do Saturday night? Not too sure. Most likely there will still be a big student section and then a whole lot of townies. Football is at Wisconsin, so that isn't playing a role.

Any other Union fans going?? I believe I will be the sole speck of garnet in a sea of blue and white. If you are going and need recommendations for anything, just let me know!
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You are a very lucky man !!!! Here is the perspective from the Penn State Coach:

Pegula Arena, of course, is named for the Nittany Lions’ benefactor, Terry Pegula, owner of the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL and the man who contributed more than $100 million for the program and construction of the building that bears his name.

“To describe the arena,” Gadowsky said, “I mean, it’s beautiful. It’s beautiful from a fan perspective. It’s a beautiful arena. It’s very comfortable. There is not a bad seat in the house.

“From the student body perspective, it’s not only beautiful, it’s fun. The student section is awesome. It’s literally as steep as code will allow.

“From a student-athlete perspective, convenient. It’s right in the middle of campus. I don’t want to say excessive, but they have everything there that they need to develop.”



Read more: http://www.uscho.com/2013/10/09/the...tement-for-gadowsky-penn-state/#ixzz2lhDUJCm8
http://www.uscho.com/2013/10/09/the-unknown-is-part-of-the-excitement-for-gadowsky-penn-state/
 
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Wholin1 said:
Also, I drove out that way to go the the FF in Pittsburgh last spring and it's a miserable drive from the Capital District.
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The drive from Schenectady is terrible. I would do it in 5 hours 15 minutes, 336 miles, 1 tank of gas, no stops. Traffic in the Scranton Wilkes-Barre area when it slows down to 55 would always ruin things for me. Plus, 80W is one of the most boring pieces of road in the US. Terrible, terrible drive. But hey at least I got some good sights while driving: Binghamton, Scran/WB, truck stops, cows, nothingness...
 
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rdf8585 said:
Idle Union up two spots to 15 in the USCHO poll.... fell out of the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.

http://unionhockeyblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/dutchmen-rise-fall-in-polls.html
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BC got totally destroyed by Maine (and I mean totally destroyed) 6-1 and went from 7th to 6th place in the USA ... go figure. Someone is not paying attention :)

USCHO ECAC 6/20 = 30% + St. Lawrence mentioned
USA ECAC 4/15 = 27% + Union + RPI mentioned
 
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Dutchman said:
BC got totally destroyed by Maine (and I mean totally destroyed) 6-1 and went from 7th to 6th place in the USA ... go figure. Someone is not paying attention :)
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The USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll is widely seen as the lesser of the two polls.
 
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