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Bentley Falcons Official 2011-2012 Thread

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RIT Winters said:
Congrats, Bentley!

See you guys next weekend.
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Thank you!

This weekend's games are going to be, on paper, very fun. Bentley is firing on all cylinders save for Saturday night, and they actually play better on other rinks than they do at the JAR.

What we proved this weekend is that the home ice advantage for Bentley isn't really there. They used to use the JAR to their advantage because it's smaller, with a smaller neutral zone, and the intracacies of the ice could cause nightmares for other teams. The JAR is the ultimate negater of athleticism.

For Bentley, going out to RIT means playing on a bigger ice surface, a faster ice surface, and that benefits them more than playing at home. Their last two home losses were to Army and SHU, two teams that used the JAR to their advantage to stymie the Falcons' athleticism with size and plodding, hitting and grabbing. RIT won't do that, especially at home, and that helps. I anticipate two very athletic games.

The only thing is that when they played RIT at home, I walked out with the feeling of "They can't beat these guys" because RIT played so well and exploded up the ice. They were bigger, faster, and more athletic. The good news is that Komm looked fantastic on Friday/Sunday, and if he shows up, maybe it'll be an equalizer.

THis goaltending matchup is going to be unbelievable. Komm/Madolora Round 3. I'm excited.

Not sure if I'm heading up to the game; I missed last night's game but caught the online audio that was offered. Any word on anything heading up to Rochester?
 
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TigerFan86-87 said:
Really? Ritter is always criticized for its (lack of) size. How much smaller is the JAR???
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I think the JAR feels smaller because hte neutral zone is miniscule. And the blue lines are misshaped. The neutral zone at Bentley has the blue lines almost on top of each other, so no team can really break out without just getting bagged for offsides.
 
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The webpage has the JAR ice at NHL size (200x85), which would be 15' longer than Ritter. http://www.watertown-ma.gov/index.aspx?NID=302

Never been there, but it seems strange the neutral zone would be smaller than ours if the ice is really 200' long??? I recall back when we switched to DI that our lines had to be redrawn, but I forget exactly what changed. I think our old O-zones were too small and I think we shrunk the area behind the goal line a bit to make it happen and keep some size in the N-zone.

Anyway, should be a great series; looking forward to it.
 
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RITProf said:
The webpage has the JAR ice at NHL size (200x85), which would be 15' longer than Ritter. http://www.watertown-ma.gov/index.aspx?NID=302

Never been there, but it seems strange the neutral zone would be smaller than ours if the ice is really 200' long??? I recall back when we switched to DI that our lines had to be redrawn, but I forget exactly what changed. I think our old O-zones were too small and I think we shrunk the area behind the goal line a bit to make it happen and keep some size in the N-zone.

Anyway, should be a great series; looking forward to it.
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Humanoid and I agree on about everything Bentley hockey, but I have not picked up on anything unusual about the ice surface dimensions or zones at Bentley. What the JAR does suffer is a very low ceiling, so there are a lot more face offs for bouncing the puck off the ceiling than in any other rink that I know. Also, the connectors for the glass sections are not very smooth, so pucks lifted higher than the boards are constantly taking odd bounces. The Sunday game was stopped for a few minutes in an attempt to repair one of the more obtrusive connectors in the far corner on the Bentley bench side.

I spend a lot of time watching hockey at Lake Whitt, where the width is olympic size at 100 ft, which in the old days played to the Wildcats' advantage when they had more speedy skaters. But, Stevie Moses is about the only UNH skater who has taken much advantage of that extra 15 ft of width the past four years, and his advantage has been limited because his line mates cannot keep up with him and he has difficulty finishing.

What I like most about Bentley's team this year is that all four lines are dangerous, even if only the first line has cranked up the offensive numbers this season. The Falcons' greatest weakness of late has been their horrendous power play, so it has not really mattered how many penalties opponents have taken, as Bentley has not been able to capitalize. I do realize that Bentley's only goal at RIT back in January was on the PP.

Should be a great series this weekend and sorry that I cannot be there.
 
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Komm stops 46 of 47 shots and Gensler moves up another notch in Div 1 scoring ranking. Hoping to catch Saturday game on satellite dish in Colorado.
 
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Couldn't make last night's game, but caught the last half on TV. Congrats to Bentley. No excuses. Your guys played a solid game and won. From what I saw, RIT wasn't "that bad", but I do think/hope the Tigers have something more inside them to take tonight's game.

Hoping there's another exciting Bentley-RIT battle on Sunday ....
 
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Bentley played playoff hockey last night. Congrats. Your desire showed on the ice and on the score board. Another showing that solid and you are headed to the Atlantic tourney at the BCA.
 
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Cam Burt foiled what would've been a completely historic night for Branden Komm. He had 58 saves, which is a new D1 record for Bentley, and he now is 100 save sbetter than the all-time single season saves number once held by Joe Calvi. Komm will finish this season as the GAA record holder barring a disaster in the next couple of games (if there even IS another game after tonight). And he holds the record for most appearances in a season.

I feel like Bentley needs to win tongiht because this season is so much more record-setting and special than it ever has been. This is the ebst Bentley team to date, and the 2009 team went to the semis. I'd like to think the hockey gods will smile on us tonight.
 
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Snively65 said:
Cannot find a bar that carries Time Warner here in Colorado, so will need to follow game 2 on line. Go Falcons!
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WITR.RIT.EDU carries free audio, and America One has the video for 9 dollars. I warn you - their radio guys are brutal to listen to.
 
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I probably will just listen to the audio again tonight, and will probably do same for UNH-BU, which begins two hours earlier. Sure would be nice to have a choice to make between BCA and the Gahden next weekend, but if neither of my teams win, I will be skiing (I no longer play golf).
 
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Snively65 said:
I probably will just listen to the audio again tonight, and will probably do same for UNH-BU, which begins two hours earlier. Sure would be nice to have a choice to make between BCA and the Gahden next weekend, but if neither of my teams win, I will be skiing (I no longer play golf).
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I've determined that a Bentley win sends me up to BCA next week. A Bentley loss means I'm going golfing regardless of how cold it is out. I really hope dust is accumulating on my clubs on Saturday.
 
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