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2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat?

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Any quality hd streams for this weekend's games? Or are we at the mercy of the host team's stream?
I haven't checked, but Q usually has their own video, you just need to mute their announce team which takes "homer" to a new level. I think the PU game should be available on the Ivy League Digital Network.
 
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I have never really understood what it means, in college hockey, to be a "travel partner". For example Cornell and Colgate are travel partners. QU and the Tigers are travel partners but these teams don't actually travel together. They don't stay at the same hotels. They do travel at the same time to the same general area. What is the significance?
 
I have never really understood what it means, in college hockey, to be a "travel partner". For example Cornell and Colgate are travel partners. QU and the Tigers are travel partners but these teams don't actually travel together. They don't stay at the same hotels. They do travel at the same time to the same general area. What is the significance?
It just means the teams take turns playing the same two opponents on most away weekends. They don't physically travel with each other or even stay in the same hotels, although I think Union and RPI have stayed in the same hotel on occasion in Canton for the SLU and Clarkson games. So far as I know only the ECAC adopts this policy.
 
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Mike Vecchione will be out for this weekends games and possibly next weekends games. He has been sick with mono.
 
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Michael Vecchione and Sam Coatta are out of the lineup for the first time this season. Neither made the trip (undisclosed).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23UnionHockey&src=hash">#UnionHockey</a> lines tonight vs <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23QUHockey&src=hash">#QUHockey</a> <a href="http://t.co/4VjD5jw2yL">pic.twitter.com/4VjD5jw2yL</a></p>— Union Hockey Blog (@UnionHockeyBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/UnionHockeyBlog/statuses/421775620012388353">January 10, 2014</a></blockquote>
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A good, close game that could have gone either way. I thought Stevens (26 saves) in particular had a good game.

But the bigger story was just getting destroyed in the faceoff circle, losing 48/68 draws and both QU goals coming off faceoff wins. Vecchione, statistically Union's best faceoff man by a comfortable margin, was missed.

Recap: http://bit.ly/1lZCjQr

Shorter than usual turnaround tomorrow with a 4 pm start at Princeton. They're not as banged up as they were and a few key players (i.e Calof, Ambrosia) are back. Princeton beat RPI on Friday.
 
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A good, close game that could have gone either way. I thought Stevens (26 saves) in particular had a good game.

Watched online -- excellent college hockey game. Thought both goaltenders played well.
 
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That was a great game last night and Union is a fantastic team capable of reaching Philadelphia. We could easily see you guys again in Lake Placid.
 
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The story last night was the faceoffs debacle. In the last 5 minutes with a PP and extra attacker I think U won maybe 1 or 2 of 10 faceoffs and really never got any sustained pressure. The last 2 minutes in St. Cloud were like that and allowed the Huskies to tie the game. Don't know that there is much that can be done about it since faceoffs are almost more of an art than a science, and sounds like the coaches have the players working on them in practice, but it is an "Achilles heal" to use the phrase.

Otherwise I thought the boys played a very good game and had a chance to win right down to the end. Stevens was excellent and had no chance on the two goals (both off of faceoffs BTW :mad:). If Carr's shot doesn't hit the freaking knob of Garteig's stick, maybe U escapes with a point, but take nothing away from the Bobcats who are an excellent team and played much tighter than in the first game.

Will have to brush this one off quick and move on to this afternoon's game with a Tigers team that is healthy and coming off a win - will definitely be a hard game but need some points this weekend.
 
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Zajac, Welsh, Boileau were all great on faceoffs, a very easy to overlook part of the game. I'm sure the staff is pulling their hair out over it, but it does seem to be out of their hands.

I streamed the game on my iPhone while at Rangers game and from what I could see it was an evenly played game. Union had somewhat of a patchwork lineup but no excuses. I hope Hatch is ok after being boarded on a dangerous looking play.

Huge game tonight. Two games in hand on qpac so we don't want the gap to narrow. Let's hope our "friends" from Troy can steal a point or two.

It will be my first game at Hobey which I am looking forward to.
 
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The story last night was the faceoffs debacle. In the last 5 minutes with a PP and extra attacker I think U won maybe 1 or 2 of 10 faceoffs and really never got any sustained pressure. The last 2 minutes in St. Cloud were like that and allowed the Huskies to tie the game. Don't know that there is much that can be done about it since faceoffs are almost more of an art than a science, and sounds like the coaches have the players working on them in practice, but it is an "Achilles heal" to use the phrase.

Otherwise I thought the boys played a very good game and had a chance to win right down to the end. Stevens was excellent and had no chance on the two goals (both off of faceoffs BTW :mad:). If Carr's shot doesn't hit the freaking knob of Garteig's stick, maybe U escapes with a point, but take nothing away from the Bobcats who are an excellent team and played much tighter than in the first game.

Will have to brush this one off quick and move on to this afternoon's game with a Tigers team that is healthy and coming off a win - will definitely be a hard game but need some points this weekend.

An "Achilles Heal' is a win in Schenectady after a bad weekend.
 
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Coatta in for Bennett.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23UnionHockey&src=hash">#UnionHockey</a> line chart at Princeton (4 PM start) - <a href="http://t.co/K5bXj8MeV0">pic.twitter.com/K5bXj8MeV0</a></p>— Union Hockey Blog (@UnionHockeyBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/UnionHockeyBlog/statuses/422094625461915648">January 11, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Gostisbehere hurt .... a cheap shot from a Princeton thug in the 1st. Gostisbehere out of the game. Soon afterward another thug hit by Princeton and a 5 min major and a game misconduct ... ejected. Up yours Princeton !!!!! Thanks for the thuggery, Princeton, it really got the Dutchmen energized. Union responds with 3 goals.

Princeton has not beat Union in 10 games since 2009 and has not scored a goal against Union this year.

Union 3 - Princeton 0 Shots 48-33 Union - Great goaltending by both teams. Finny keep them in the game. Another shutout by Stevens !!!! Lots of players stepped up. Carr notches another. We are back !!!
 
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