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2017-2018 D1 Women's Hockey Scores

vicb said:
I'd dare any coach to go to Syracuse and try to recruit with the rinky dink facilities they have there. I have been there to watch Clarkson. It is embarassing when you compare the Tennity Ice Rink to any other Div I rink.
As for Paul Flanagan, he was the head coach at SLU prior to taking the Syracuse job. His record in 20 seasons, never had a losing season, 18 years of 20 or more wins, one year with 31 wins, SEVEN NC$$ Tournament appearances, FIVE Frozen Fours and one National Runnerup. No one can the get top recruits you need to win until the facilities are significantly upgraded.
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I know all about Paul and his success at SLU. That's what Syracuse hired him (giving him top dollar) to do at Syracuse too but he hasn't cone close to matching his previous success and now he's in his 10th year. That's a long time to wait for some success in the worst D1 conference in the country. So you're saying it's completely because of the substandard rink. Ok.
 
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shelfit said:
I know all about Paul and his success at SLU. That's what Syracuse hired him (giving him top dollar) to do at Syracuse too but he hasn't cone close to matching his previous success and now he's in his 10th year. That's a long time to wait for some success in the worst D1 conference in the country. So you're saying it's completely because of the substandard rink. Ok.
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I guess that was a sarcastic OK ;). Well yes that is what I am saying.
 
vicb said:
I guess that was a sarcastic OK ;). Well yes that is what I am saying.
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You guessed correctly sir. Most females choose their college hockey opportunity because of the school, their potential major, any out of pocket cost, the hockey coach/coaching staff, and the feeling they get from the current players when they visit campus. The rink/facilities are typically their last priority in their decision-making process. Also as long as their locker-room is nice enough then that's their top concern in terms of the rink. You don't have to have marble floors in the lobby to have a successful women's hockey program. Nice try though.
 
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shelfit said:
You guessed correctly sir. Most females choose their college hockey opportunity because of the school, their potential major, any out of pocket cost, the hockey coach/coaching staff, and the feeling they get from the current players when they visit campus. The rink/facilities are typically their last priority in their decision-making process. Also as long as their locker-room is nice enough then that's their top concern in terms of the rink. You don't have to have marble floors in the lobby to have a successful women's hockey program. Nice try though.
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So we agree to disagree. I'm movin on. :)
 
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shelfit said:
I know all about Paul and his success at SLU. That's what Syracuse hired him (giving him top dollar) to do at Syracuse too but he hasn't cone close to matching his previous success and now he's in his 10th year. That's a long time to wait for some success in the worst D1 conference in the country. So you're saying it's completely because of the substandard rink. Ok.
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I believe he is just riding it out until retirement. Many of his recruit's recently are not strong and coming from the same few teams. Seem's lazy.
 
vicb said:
So we agree to disagree. I'm movin on. :)
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Agreed! :)



I'm right and you're wrong. ;)

If Syracuse had a men's team you know they would put them in a nice and possibly new facility with all the bells and whistles, which would actually benefit the women's program at the same time, assuming both teams would share the new digs together. That would be awesome, but will they ever have a men's program?
 
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dd17 said:
I believe he is just riding it out until retirement. Many of his recruit's recently are not strong and coming from the same few teams. Seem's lazy.
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And there ya have it, vicb.....someone else is seeing the same thing I'm seeing. dd17, your post seems very plausible but what a shame if it's the truth.
 
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shelfit said:
That's a long time to wait for some success in the worst D1 conference in the country.
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I think that is one of the hurdles to recruiting a roster that can compete nationally. "Hey come play in the CHA, where everyone says we're the worst league in the country!" Even Mercyhurst's recruiting is declining after the CHA got an auto bid, when one would have expected the opposite. For the kids who want to play in NY state, there are options. Clarkson -- recent success speaks for itself. Cornell has established itself as a contender in most years. Colgate has risen dramatically since Fargo started getting his own recruiting classes into the program. St. Lawrence hasn't had the recent success of some others, but it is kind of a throwback program that believes in making the four years a fun experience for the players. If I'm a kid who wants to go to school in NY and play hockey, I'm going to look at those ECAC schools before I'm going to consider the CHA too seriously. It's like trying to recruit to St. Cloud. You find yourself competing with Mankato and Bemidji for the players who are left after Minnesota, Wisconsin, and UMD have taken the ones that they want. It's a tough game if the players on the other bench are always better than yours.
 
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shelfit said:
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If Syracuse had a men's team you know they would put them in a nice and possibly new facility with all the bells and whistles, which would actually benefit the women's program at the same time, assuming both teams would share the new digs together. That would be awesome, but will they ever have a men's program?
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Now that we agree on!!! :)

dd17 said:
I believe he is just riding it out until retirement. Many of his recruit's recently are not strong and coming from the same few teams. Seem's lazy.
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Also very plausible. What comes first his retirement forced or his retirement on his terms?
 
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Wisconsin up 1-0 at Cornell after one period.

Despite penalties and PKs, Wisconsin very much in control. Two other opportunities just missed; it could just as easily be 3-0. Oh, well...
 
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And Minnesota's up 1-0 after one at Mercyhurst. Goal by Nicole Schammel on the power play.
 
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Vermont just took down #3 Clarkson 3-2 -- wowwwwww on that one.

Cats looked great in the last 5 minutes of the game. Giguere's line was out there pretty much constantly.
 
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Halfway through the second period, Wisconsin is up 3-0 on Cornell. Minnesota still ahead 1-0; shots are 10-2 for the Gophers.
 
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TonyTheTiger20 said:
Vermont just took down #3 Clarkson 3-2 -- wowwwwww on that one.

Cats looked great in the last 5 minutes of the game. Giguere's line was out there pretty much constantly.
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I only saw the last 8 min of the game. Clarkson did not score on 2 pp in that time and Vermont did. Vermont did an excellent job of blocking shots in those 2 pp's.

The Guguere-Pezjlova-Gabel line is Clarkson scoring line and Pezjlova got the 2 Clarkson scores on the PP earlier in the game

Clarkson did outshoot Vermont 37-17 but all that counts is the goals and congrats to Vermont on the win..
 
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robertearle said:
Wisconsin up 1-0 at Cornell after one period.

Despite penalties and PKs, Wisconsin very much in control. Two other opportunities just missed; it could just as easily be 3-0. Oh, well...
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Wisconsin 3-1 after two.

Cornell did a much better job of generating offensive chances in the 2nd period, and one finally got home late.
 
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