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Bentley Falcons Official 2011-2012 Thread

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Here's a pretty fun link to another thread that revolves around a "championship belt" in college hockey.

By virtue of their wins over some of the other schools, Bentley now holds the AHA "belt" with a "defense" against RIT this week. They do it like a boxing match where the winner takes over the belt and then defends against someone else. Just a fun thing to lineage the past years. Either that or people have way too much time on their hands.

Personally I'd rather have a real championship than a fake message board "belt"

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?96653-The-College-Hockey-Championship-Belt-Part-III/page10
 
Re: Bentley Falcons Official 2011-2012 Thread

Humanoid said:
Game writeup from Excalibur tonight. Also the writeup from Bentleyfalcons.com

Tough pill to swallow. Defensive struggle. Offense was lacking.

http://excalibursportspage.com/2012/01/20/third-consecutive-shutout-leads-rit-past-bentley-2-0/
http://bentleyfalcons.com/sports/mice/2011-12/releases/201201203z60t3
http://www.ritathletics.com/news/2012/1/20/MHOCKEY_0120122636.aspx
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Only reading the box score, but looks like the Falcons ran into another hot goaltender in Madolora, who is now 3rd in Div 1 GAA (1.872) and 6th in Save% (Komm 23rd in GAA [2.32, despite giving up 8 goals against Yale] and 7th in Save%). Tough night for eastern pod AHA teams, with Army the one only picking up up a point with 3-3 tie against AFA. Somehow the Falcons need to find a way to score a goal or two against Madolora on Saturday night.
 
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From local press..

http://www.wickedlocal.com/waltham/...swept-in-Atlantic-Hockey-series#axzz1kA0D083J

Bentley played well this weekend, but rough patch against RIT. Questionable calls didn't help, but it was equally bad for both teams. Sometimes you see those weekends where you feel like you should've had a point but didn't get any. I have faith in this team that they will succeed. Quick turnaround to HC on Tuesday.
 
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Bentley and Holy Cross tied with Canisius for 7th in AHA, but have a game in hand that will be expended on Tuesday night at the JAR. Bentley and Holy Cross also have two games in hand over UConn, which sits one point ahead in 6th place. So, the western pod is attempting to make it a #1-6 again this season, despite most of the regional pod matches being close games whenever UConn, Bentley, and Holy Cross have been involved. Looking like a lost season for Sacred Heart, AIC, and probably Army, all of whom have been struggling. Bentley is running a bus between campus and the JAR on Tuesday night, so hoping for a good student turn out to match the fan contingent from Holy Cross, which is usually strong at the JAR. I am thinking another low scoring and well played game between the Falcons and the Crusaders, our biggest rival.
 
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Humanoid said:
Highlights and game audio available from Excalibur!

http://excalibursportspage.com/2012...game-audio-available-from-bentley-holy-cross/

The Gensler game-tying goal is intense! Great job by Bentley to rally.
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I do not think that Komm was the same after he got run by Cox (it was not just a bump to the body, but an elbow to the head at full speed; why this penalty was not a 5-minute major and game misconduct is beyond me, although I thought that the officiating improved after that until near the end of OT), but Dougherty looked great in net to finish the game. I do not agree with ticky-tack calls in OT, and apparently neither did Gensler, earning his game misconduct. Kudos to Bentley for holding on with their PK the last two minutes of OT.
 
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Bentley missed a great opportunity to move up in the AHA standings this past weekend, after winning in West Point 6-2, but then losing in Watertown 3-1 the next night. The Falcons really need to sweep in their home and home against Sacred Heart this coming weekend to keep up with UConn and/or stay in contention for a first-round bye. Kudos to Brett Gensler getting AHA player of the month and Alex Grieve winning AHA rookie of the month.


http://bentleyfalcons.com/sports/mice/2011-12/releases/20120127wlsvky

http://bentleyfalcons.com/sports/mice/2011-12/releases/20120128v6lvj9

http://bentleyfalcons.com/sports/mice/2011-12/releases/2012020188jxqt
 
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Going into last weekend, with four games against the bottom two, I thought that six points in two weekends was a must. They've already used their mulligan against Army, so its time for the sweep.
 
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Good 5-2 win tonight for Bentley, although after two periods at 1-1 it seemed like the game could have gone either way. Legatto kept the Pioneers in the game until the dam broke in the third. Stonacek's assist for the tieing goale midway through the second was only topped by his second shorty of the season to put the game away late in the third.

#3 star: Jared Rickford (2 assists)
#2 star: Aaron Stonacek (assist and sh goal)
#1 star: Branden Komm (got some help from the post and cross bar, but did not leave many rebounds out front)
 
Re: Bentley Falcons Official 2011-2012 Thread

Humanoid said:
Woke up this morning to this nugget on Excalibur describing the growth of the JAR

http://excalibursportspage.com/2012/02/04/the-little-fan-base-that-does/
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Thanks for link; excellent article by Dan Rubin. This quote from his article nicely sums up the recent changes in the fan base:

"In a somewhat-neighborhood, family setting, Bentley has dedicated students that created The Falcon’s Nest in its left side bleachers. It’s a small group of students who show up and get loud and harass the opposing team. They’re far enough off to the side where they don’t get into it with opposing fans, but, because of the smallness of the building, their small group is loud enough to make the building hostile. What’s great about these fans is that they don’t miss a single game, and they’re there at every home game. They understand the game of hockey, and they’re intelligent, unlike other places where fans sometimes scream and yell and have no idea what they’re screaming and yelling about."

I understand that 200 free t-shirts were handed out between the second and third periods, which perhaps explains why about 200 students did not return for the third period in a 1-1 game. But, the diehard, knowledgeable, and loud group of the students in the so-called "Falcons' Nest" in the back corner always stays to the very end, which is a good thing as otherwise there would be no one for the players to stick salute after their home wins, as most fans bolt at the final buzzer "to beat the traffic," which is comical given that there is hardly any traffic on River Street in Watertown.

The Falcons really need sweeps this weekend and next, as the final two weekends against UConn and Holy Cross will be for AHA eastern pod supremacy and a possible opening bye in the post-season tourney.
 
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Gensler picks up an EAG with 1 second left to salvage a 3-3 tie, after the Falcons were down 3-0 in the first period (7th OT of the year for the Falcons, all ending as ties). Makes up for RMU's EAG with two seconds remaining for 2-2 tie last month, I suppose. I guess that a win at home and a tie on the road is usually ok, except in this case the Falcons really needed all four points on the weekend to move up in the standings. The Falcons will get another chance next weekend in home and home with AIC.
 
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Snively65 said:
Gensler picks up an EAG with 1 second left to salvage a 3-3 tie, after the Falcons were down 3-0 in the first period (7th OT of the year for the Falcons, all ending as ties). Makes up for RMU's EAG with two seconds remaining for 2-2 tie last month, I suppose. I guess that a win at home and a tie on the road is usually ok, except in this case the Falcons really needed all four points on the weekend to move up in the standings. The Falcons will get another chance next weekend in home and home with AIC.
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The standings are so log-jammed that Bentley could end up anywhere from 3rd to 9th realistically without a ton of help or a team collapsing. The thing that scares me is that AIC always comes in and steals a game from Holy Cross, Bentley, and others... they're going to be a tough draw.
 
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