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#7 Vermont at #2 Univ.New Hampshire HE quarter final
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Re: #7 Vermont at #2 Univ.New Hampshire HE quarter final
the other Al Stewart hit? Was it Time Passges? I enjoy that album......sorry puckfan2001, but although we might bore you youngun's it's real important to know where this program came from and how proud most of us old-timers are to see what UNH has become....if you were a freshman, even with a scholarship, and you came into the locker room at Snively, you took a right turn.....a left turn meant you headed for the varsity side....which actually had carpet on the floor, but no baseboard heating...so skates were put on top of the lockers to dry out....taking a right meant you had the 2 foot wide rubber mat rolled out around the steel lockers, but no heating system in the room! Sometimes we had hot water for showers.....yea, we may have no NC but we have plenty of heart to have our program year in, year out in the national picture!
the other Al Stewart hit? Was it Time Passges? I enjoy that album......sorry puckfan2001, but although we might bore you youngun's it's real important to know where this program came from and how proud most of us old-timers are to see what UNH has become....if you were a freshman, even with a scholarship, and you came into the locker room at Snively, you took a right turn.....a left turn meant you headed for the varsity side....which actually had carpet on the floor, but no baseboard heating...so skates were put on top of the lockers to dry out....taking a right meant you had the 2 foot wide rubber mat rolled out around the steel lockers, but no heating system in the room! Sometimes we had hot water for showers.....yea, we may have no NC but we have plenty of heart to have our program year in, year out in the national picture!
Jacques "Rabbit" Poriveau
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Re: #7 Vermont at #2 Univ.New Hampshire HE quarter final
Fassinating! What coleur was de plates ovure de lite swiches? Let us no, eh?
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Re: #7 Vermont at #2 Univ.New Hampshire HE quarter final
And we loved ya'. Maybe you could tell that from those lines outside the building at 3 pm for a 7pm start. With open seating and bench seats.
snively
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How many UNH fans are on the BC thread, trying to come up with self-amusing things to say? Just curious.
Lot of time on your hands?
How many UNH fans are on the BC thread, trying to come up with self-amusing things to say? Just curious.
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Sorry for the thread drift, unhpuckfan2001 and "Rabbit," but great posts, chickod and snively. Chickod, Snively arena was the absolute wildest whenever BU came to Durham in the late 60s and early 70s. We hardly ever won, but usually we gave the Terriers a great game. Based on fan crazyness, I thought that the BU rivalry was the most intense of all of our opponents. I still remember names like Herb Wakabayashi (sp?), Ron Anderson, Paul O'Neil, Bob Gryp, John Danby, Bob Brown, Steve Stirling, Tim Regan, Ed Walsh, and of course, BU's coach at that time, Jack Kelley. I do not think that our more recent rivalries with BC, Maine, and UVM compare, in part because the Whitt is simply not as noisy as Snively was, or Walter Brown for that matter. After games for some of those few years when the drinking age was 18, we would be in the Down Under Pub on Main Street until closing, along with some of our hockey players. Hmmm, hope that those were Saturday night games, and not Friday nights on a two-game weekend.
Sorry for the thread drift, unhpuckfan2001 and "Rabbit," but great posts, chickod and snively. Chickod, Snively arena was the absolute wildest whenever BU came to Durham in the late 60s and early 70s. We hardly ever won, but usually we gave the Terriers a great game. Based on fan crazyness, I thought that the BU rivalry was the most intense of all of our opponents. I still remember names like Herb Wakabayashi (sp?), Ron Anderson, Paul O'Neil, Bob Gryp, John Danby, Bob Brown, Steve Stirling, Tim Regan, Ed Walsh, and of course, BU's coach at that time, Jack Kelley. I do not think that our more recent rivalries with BC, Maine, and UVM compare, in part because the Whitt is simply not as noisy as Snively was, or Walter Brown for that matter. After games for some of those few years when the drinking age was 18, we would be in the Down Under Pub on Main Street until closing, along with some of our hockey players. Hmmm, hope that those were Saturday night games, and not Friday nights on a two-game weekend.
Re: #7 Vermont at #2 Univ.New Hampshire HE quarter final
I remember the BU rivalry as being intense as well. And what about lining up at the door at about 3 p.m. on game days? And not having a voice left after each and every one? Man, I do remember those days, but in more of a generic sense -- I wish I had the specific memories of Snively (i.e. Richard, not the arena -- I do remember the arena very well) and others here, but my decidedly limited brain capacity has tossed out a lot of those to make room for other, more recent events that I also can't remember. (Perhaps this thread should be renamed "Ahhh, Snively in the 70's... what good times they were. Pull up a chair, and we'll tell you all about them. Hey, where did everybody go?")
I must admit, I took UNH hockey MUCH more seriously than I took my coursework in those days.
I remember the BU rivalry as being intense as well. And what about lining up at the door at about 3 p.m. on game days? And not having a voice left after each and every one? Man, I do remember those days, but in more of a generic sense -- I wish I had the specific memories of Snively (i.e. Richard, not the arena -- I do remember the arena very well) and others here, but my decidedly limited brain capacity has tossed out a lot of those to make room for other, more recent events that I also can't remember. (Perhaps this thread should be renamed "Ahhh, Snively in the 70's... what good times they were. Pull up a chair, and we'll tell you all about them. Hey, where did everybody go?")
I must admit, I took UNH hockey MUCH more seriously than I took my coursework in those days.
Re: #7 Vermont at #2 Univ.New Hampshire HE quarter final
is that not encouraged? i was really hoping there would be a use for all this college hockey nonsense i've crammed in my head...
is that not encouraged? i was really hoping there would be a use for all this college hockey nonsense i've crammed in my head...
thecomicbookguy
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Re: #7 Vermont at #2 Univ.New Hampshire HE quarter final
Man, so the whole "BU games being delayed by UNH games going to OT" has some history behind it. And here I thought it was a recent phenomenon!
For all three years he's referencing? Just because you're held back, it doesn't mean you stay the same age.I was four.
snively
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Has anyone ever asked you your GPA? Is there a thread about it?
Fair enough. But it's not often you get posts from the players themselves, recalling both events and their thoughts during historic games.
And your point would be? You graduated, didn't you?
Has anyone ever asked you your GPA? Is there a thread about it?
snively
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For what it's worth, I also remember seeing Jerry York with a mess of Bowling Green players in the Tin Palace before he moved on to Boston College
Greg Ambrose
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I read the last few pages of this thread and, although it has drifted away from the matter at hand, it is compelling reading for us old folks. I'll start out by saying that I've been a college hockey fan since I was in high school more (actually way more) than 40 years ago. Two guys in my class played D1 (BU and Harvard), coming from a public school in Lynn. Nowadays Lynn can't find 25 skaters in the whole city who want to play for a public school. But I digress. Coming from Lynn, I was always a BU fan and, to a lesser extent Harvard. Northeastern was not on the radar and BC was anathema thanks to my dad, who graduated from BU. Went to the Beanpots and the occasional game at the Arena. I thought I knew college hockey and what it is all about until I got to Durham. My first game at Snively was also the first date with my now wife. We saw UNH smother Army something like 15-5, with John Gray scoring five goals. Crowd was going crazy and I was hooked. And still am.
To some points. Not sure of Guy Smith's heritage, but he was listed as from Ottawa and, as everybody knows, was Jay Silverheel's (Tonto) nephew. Guy was the humblest of guys. Back then he was what we now call a chick magnet. Real handsome guy, a real slow talker, and pretty intelligent (was a Vetinarian). His death back in the '90's was pretty tragic. Louis Frigon, from Montreal, was never one of my favorites (no hustle, I liked Umile), but I know Charlie loved him, even though he didn't recruit him. Louis did have the shot, for sure. But the defensive side of the ice was foreign territory.
I could go on and on I suppose. Zoof, I find it ironic that the guys on the ice after the Cornell win in '77 were thinking the same as those of us in the stands . . . going to the NCAA's. We hung around for most of the Clarkson-BU game, but left to go to Chinatown after Clarkson went up by 3 goals. We were sitting in traffic on Beach St. when one guy yelled "BU won." I thought the next night UNH just ran out of gas in the third. Can you imagine scoring 15 goals in two games and not winning the championship. But that's what happened. On to Detroit where I will point out that the winning goal in the '77 NCAA semis was scored by Mike Eaves, not Mark Evans (former UNH goalie who was the starter in 1978). Eaves of course is the father of Patrick and Ben and is the head coach of Wisconsin, rumored to be going to the NHL I read somewhere. That game, that weekend, was beyond belief. I am sure Zoof can attest. I hope he remembers the post game party at the Dearborn Hyatt. It was like the last days of the Roman Empire.
Enough of this. How about a nice round table discussion at some point. Either this weekend or next. Reminiscing is good but not at the expense of focusing on this weekends games. As I've said a couple of times, this weekend is all about UNH. They are better in every phase of the game and have the record to prove it. If they lose to Vermont, shame on them, especially after what happened last year. My good friend Tom said at the beginning of the season, "how about we make it to the Garden." Good thought. And makes me think of the mid-70's when we had the five year drought. Go Cats!
I read the last few pages of this thread and, although it has drifted away from the matter at hand, it is compelling reading for us old folks. I'll start out by saying that I've been a college hockey fan since I was in high school more (actually way more) than 40 years ago. Two guys in my class played D1 (BU and Harvard), coming from a public school in Lynn. Nowadays Lynn can't find 25 skaters in the whole city who want to play for a public school. But I digress. Coming from Lynn, I was always a BU fan and, to a lesser extent Harvard. Northeastern was not on the radar and BC was anathema thanks to my dad, who graduated from BU. Went to the Beanpots and the occasional game at the Arena. I thought I knew college hockey and what it is all about until I got to Durham. My first game at Snively was also the first date with my now wife. We saw UNH smother Army something like 15-5, with John Gray scoring five goals. Crowd was going crazy and I was hooked. And still am.
To some points. Not sure of Guy Smith's heritage, but he was listed as from Ottawa and, as everybody knows, was Jay Silverheel's (Tonto) nephew. Guy was the humblest of guys. Back then he was what we now call a chick magnet. Real handsome guy, a real slow talker, and pretty intelligent (was a Vetinarian). His death back in the '90's was pretty tragic. Louis Frigon, from Montreal, was never one of my favorites (no hustle, I liked Umile), but I know Charlie loved him, even though he didn't recruit him. Louis did have the shot, for sure. But the defensive side of the ice was foreign territory.
I could go on and on I suppose. Zoof, I find it ironic that the guys on the ice after the Cornell win in '77 were thinking the same as those of us in the stands . . . going to the NCAA's. We hung around for most of the Clarkson-BU game, but left to go to Chinatown after Clarkson went up by 3 goals. We were sitting in traffic on Beach St. when one guy yelled "BU won." I thought the next night UNH just ran out of gas in the third. Can you imagine scoring 15 goals in two games and not winning the championship. But that's what happened. On to Detroit where I will point out that the winning goal in the '77 NCAA semis was scored by Mike Eaves, not Mark Evans (former UNH goalie who was the starter in 1978). Eaves of course is the father of Patrick and Ben and is the head coach of Wisconsin, rumored to be going to the NHL I read somewhere. That game, that weekend, was beyond belief. I am sure Zoof can attest. I hope he remembers the post game party at the Dearborn Hyatt. It was like the last days of the Roman Empire.
Enough of this. How about a nice round table discussion at some point. Either this weekend or next. Reminiscing is good but not at the expense of focusing on this weekends games. As I've said a couple of times, this weekend is all about UNH. They are better in every phase of the game and have the record to prove it. If they lose to Vermont, shame on them, especially after what happened last year. My good friend Tom said at the beginning of the season, "how about we make it to the Garden." Good thought. And makes me think of the mid-70's when we had the five year drought. Go Cats!
billb
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Re: #7 Vermont at #2 Univ.New Hampshire HE quarter final
I'm honestly looking forward to a couple of W's this weekend, there's nothing mean-spirited when we're playing UVM, so we're not getting flamewars as we'd be if we were playing BC.
My $0.02 about Snively Arena: we had smoking areas, I believe, the food was atrocious, smelly bathrooms, from what I remember. I do remember Dr. Giles Threadgold, my favorite referee, was it Billy Noble, the defenseman who'd line up a guy eighty feet away to hip-check him. Guy Smith, Bobby Brandt, Dick Umile, I saw them all. Probably the best was Bobby Miller. As a freshman he just shone on the ice, so smooth and talented. Those were the ECAC days, when UNH was just starting to make it into the big time, when it was our Canadiens are better than your Canadiens. Those were good times, leading up to the success the program has now. How could I forget Louis Frigon? Legend has it he scored a hat trick, and, as result, he didn't have to pass in his Parks and Recreation project.
I'm honestly looking forward to a couple of W's this weekend, there's nothing mean-spirited when we're playing UVM, so we're not getting flamewars as we'd be if we were playing BC.
My $0.02 about Snively Arena: we had smoking areas, I believe, the food was atrocious, smelly bathrooms, from what I remember. I do remember Dr. Giles Threadgold, my favorite referee, was it Billy Noble, the defenseman who'd line up a guy eighty feet away to hip-check him. Guy Smith, Bobby Brandt, Dick Umile, I saw them all. Probably the best was Bobby Miller. As a freshman he just shone on the ice, so smooth and talented. Those were the ECAC days, when UNH was just starting to make it into the big time, when it was our Canadiens are better than your Canadiens. Those were good times, leading up to the success the program has now. How could I forget Louis Frigon? Legend has it he scored a hat trick, and, as result, he didn't have to pass in his Parks and Recreation project.
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I had a chance to meet Bob Miller during a Bruins alum game a few weeks ago (along with Bruce Crowder, not to mention a slew of former Bruins who never played for UNH -- Terry O'Reilly, Middleton, etc.) That was pretty cool -- Bob was one of my favorite UNH players back then. Too bad (for us at least) that he left the program so early.
It wouldn't have gotten me into Harvard for post-grad work, that's for sure!
Fair enough. But it's not often you get posts from the players themselves, recalling both events and their thoughts during historic games.
I had a chance to meet Bob Miller during a Bruins alum game a few weeks ago (along with Bruce Crowder, not to mention a slew of former Bruins who never played for UNH -- Terry O'Reilly, Middleton, etc.) That was pretty cool -- Bob was one of my favorite UNH players back then. Too bad (for us at least) that he left the program so early.
And your point would be? You graduated, didn't you? Has anyone ever asked you your GPA? Is there a thread about it?
It wouldn't have gotten me into Harvard for post-grad work, that's for sure!
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Bill, do you remember watching the '76 Winter Olympics (Bobby played for the US team) and hearing that he was involved in some kind of a bar brawl over there in Austria, and (I believe) was arrested?
Bill, do you remember watching the '76 Winter Olympics (Bobby played for the US team) and hearing that he was involved in some kind of a bar brawl over there in Austria, and (I believe) was arrested?