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Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
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FiveHole12
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Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
P.S. Don't tell the wife.
That is very, very cool. I have a number I'd be willing to bid. I will see tomorrow if it has a chance. My feeling is however, that someone will show up, or is already there, that will not be over bid.
P.S. Don't tell the wife.
FiveHole12
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Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
That being said, credit to the forwards for some very good team D. They've helped minimize any damage when there are mistakes and have a lot to do with the D's quick decisions and puck movement in transition.
This team has some very good leadership... you can see it in how the team plays. I've seen some very good BC teams over the years, but few, if any, brought the consistent intensity this team brings every shift, every game, regardless of the opponent. I have yet to see anyone take a shift off... a very hard working team.
The 2nd period at BU sold me on this team's heart and grit. The Eagles kill a long 5 on 3, BU has all the mo-jo and keeps the pressure coming. We've lost our legs and are back on our heals, but we suck it up and play D, dump the puck out of the zone at every chance and hold on to keep the puck out of our net (speaking of which, John Muse seems to play at his best when the team needs him most). Then we tie it up. Those last 12-13 gut checking minutes of the 2nd period won the Eagles that game.
The game at MC Nov. 1st sold me on their determination. MC scores 5 unanswered goals for a 5-1 lead early in the 3rd. Most teams pack it in at this point and think about where they're gonna go to have a few cold ones after the game. These kids stepped it up at that point and never stopped trying to win that game to the final buzzer. I have no complaints with their effort and determination in that loss... I was impressed as hell.
Sure, there will be some missteps along the way, as can be expected with a young team (and we'll 'air it out' when there are ). Often times we see frosh hit the proverbial 'wall', as individuals or as a group, somewhere along the way after the break. Thankfully, they usually get their legs back when it matters most.
This is a talented group of hockey players. Hopefully they keep their heads on straight and continue to work as hard as they have. How good can they be? How good do they want to be? That's up to them.
I am most impressed with the young 'D'. Toughest position to adjust to when stepping up to this level. They are starting to look like seasoned vets in a relatively short period of time. They move the puck and move it quickly. Little things, which are really big things, that make a difference, like shielding an opponent from the puck along the back boards on a dump and chase, allowing time for teammates to get into the D zone. Little things, like the decision to take the man or the puck. Mistakes?... sure. But you can see the decision making and techniques improve with each game.To all, it was a really good weekend for sure.
Great to see so many BC fans starting to get the same feeling about this young club.
My caution to all remains the same...beware of some missteps along the way.
I continue to be very impressed with the talent and maturity of the young freshman on this team. Mullane has really benefited from the departure Ryan to the OHL. But to an individual these newbies have played beyond their tender years and seem to be absorbing the staff knowledge at a very high rate of retention. Of course, there can be no substitute for EXPERIENCE and as we all know these types of learnings are sometimes painful. One thing they all seem to have in common is a passion for the action...they want to play and play hard they do!
I suggest that this team will go after Harvard and Providence with a hungry attitude focused on building on previous success. They are starting to really feel "it" but their 2009/2010 journey is just beginning.
That being said, credit to the forwards for some very good team D. They've helped minimize any damage when there are mistakes and have a lot to do with the D's quick decisions and puck movement in transition.
This team has some very good leadership... you can see it in how the team plays. I've seen some very good BC teams over the years, but few, if any, brought the consistent intensity this team brings every shift, every game, regardless of the opponent. I have yet to see anyone take a shift off... a very hard working team.
The 2nd period at BU sold me on this team's heart and grit. The Eagles kill a long 5 on 3, BU has all the mo-jo and keeps the pressure coming. We've lost our legs and are back on our heals, but we suck it up and play D, dump the puck out of the zone at every chance and hold on to keep the puck out of our net (speaking of which, John Muse seems to play at his best when the team needs him most). Then we tie it up. Those last 12-13 gut checking minutes of the 2nd period won the Eagles that game.
The game at MC Nov. 1st sold me on their determination. MC scores 5 unanswered goals for a 5-1 lead early in the 3rd. Most teams pack it in at this point and think about where they're gonna go to have a few cold ones after the game. These kids stepped it up at that point and never stopped trying to win that game to the final buzzer. I have no complaints with their effort and determination in that loss... I was impressed as hell.
Sure, there will be some missteps along the way, as can be expected with a young team (and we'll 'air it out' when there are
). Often times we see frosh hit the proverbial 'wall', as individuals or as a group, somewhere along the way after the break. Thankfully, they usually get their legs back when it matters most.This is a talented group of hockey players. Hopefully they keep their heads on straight and continue to work as hard as they have. How good can they be? How good do they want to be? That's up to them.
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I am most impressed with the young 'D'. Toughest position to adjust to when stepping up to this level. They are starting to look like seasoned vets in a relatively short period of time. They move the puck and move it quickly. Little things, which are really big things, that make a difference, like shielding an opponent from the puck along the back boards on a dump and chase, allowing time for teammates to get into the D zone. Little things, like the decision to take the man or the puck. Mistakes?... sure. But you can see the decision making and techniques improve with each game.
That being said, credit to the forwards for some very good team D. They've helped minimize any damage when there are mistakes and have a lot to do with the D's quick decisions and puck movement in transition.
This team has some very good leadership... you can see it in how the team plays. I've seen some very good BC teams over the years, but few, if any, brought the consistent intensity this team brings every shift, every game, regardless of the opponent. I have yet to see anyone take a shift off... a very hard working team.
I absolutely agree with everything you say and certainly do not want to be misunderstood. The rest of this team is playing exceptional hockey pretty much top to bottom. Leadership is done by example and lunch box approach to performance as opposed to cheerleading and words.
But I expected much of that going in...what has surprised me so much is how the kids have accepted the newbies and their importance to the overall success of the team. Let's be honest folks, that does not happen to often in sports and to have some many integrated almost seemlessly thus far is a real tribute to the staff and their selection of players.
Your words with respect to young defensemen and their ability to adapt to the strength and speed at this level is right on target. But the three have also brought a very physical presence I did not expect this soon in their roles to the team. If progress continues here image where they will be by tournament time.
FiveHole12
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Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
I think we can all agree that the team is on the right track in most every phase of the game, and they have gelled well as units and as a team.
Now... if they don't get too full of themselves and continue to bring their lunch pails, we're gonna have some fun this year. I'd love to see this group just start burying some teams.
You weren't misunderstood. I was in agreement with you and was just piling on some more kudos.I absolutely agree with everything you say and certainly do not want to be misunderstood. The rest of this team is playing exceptional hockey pretty much top to bottom. Leadership is done by example and lunch box approach to performance as opposed to cheerleading and words.
But I expected much of that going in...what has surprised me so much is how the kids have accepted the newbies and their importance to the overall success of the team. Let's be honest folks, that does not happen to often in sports and to have some many integrated almost seemlessly thus far is a real tribute to the staff and their selection of players.
Your words with respect to young defensemen and their ability to adapt to the strength and speed at this level is right on target. But the three have also brought a very physical presence I did not expect this soon in their roles to the team. If progress continues here image where they will be by tournament time.
I think we can all agree that the team is on the right track in most every phase of the game, and they have gelled well as units and as a team.
Now... if they don't get too full of themselves and continue to bring their lunch pails, we're gonna have some fun this year. I'd love to see this group just start burying some teams.
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
I would agree with that.
So who's heading to Harvard tomorrow? I will be in attendance.
I would agree with that.
So who's heading to Harvard tomorrow? I will be in attendance.
FiveHole12
Registered User
Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
I'll be there in the BC section, although from what I hear, there will be seats available just about anywhere we wish.
Eaglefan06
Quest to be the Best
Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
The biggest difference between the 2008-09 Eagles and the 2009-10 Eagles....we don't have players like Kyle Kucharski and Andrew Orpik as our 6th and 8th highest scorers, respectively.
Kucharski and Orpik were two of my favorites from the 2007-08 team because they were used how they were supposed to be (4th liners). But last year we had anemic offense and we relied on them to score for us and it still makes me cringe.
The offensive depth and talent is ridiculous on this team and if they are able to hold it together in the defensive and goaltending aspects of the game, the second half of the year could be very fun.
The biggest difference between the 2008-09 Eagles and the 2009-10 Eagles....we don't have players like Kyle Kucharski and Andrew Orpik as our 6th and 8th highest scorers, respectively.
Kucharski and Orpik were two of my favorites from the 2007-08 team because they were used how they were supposed to be (4th liners). But last year we had anemic offense and we relied on them to score for us and it still makes me cringe.
The offensive depth and talent is ridiculous on this team and if they are able to hold it together in the defensive and goaltending aspects of the game, the second half of the year could be very fun.
Nick Papagiorgio
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Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
What?
Kucharski and Orpik were two great surprises last year. That wasn't a bad thing. They just helped offset the other BAD surprised (Whitney, Ferriero, Smith).
I don't see how not having 4th line surprises is a good thing. I'd be thrilled right now if Price and Lombardi were lighting it up. I'd be more thrilled if everyone else was on the team too, but if guys like Whitney and Smith were still struggling, at least we'd have someone replacing some of the production.
The other difference between the teams is the PP, the emergence of offense from the defensemen (Cross and Sneep), and the fact that these kids simply play hard almost every night. Last year half our team looked like they were swigging Captain Morgan's on the bench.
What?
Kucharski and Orpik were two great surprises last year. That wasn't a bad thing. They just helped offset the other BAD surprised (Whitney, Ferriero, Smith).
I don't see how not having 4th line surprises is a good thing. I'd be thrilled right now if Price and Lombardi were lighting it up. I'd be more thrilled if everyone else was on the team too, but if guys like Whitney and Smith were still struggling, at least we'd have someone replacing some of the production.
The other difference between the teams is the PP, the emergence of offense from the defensemen (Cross and Sneep), and the fact that these kids simply play hard almost every night. Last year half our team looked like they were swigging Captain Morgan's on the bench.
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Eaglefan06
Quest to be the Best
Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
Surprises?? Come on man. They were career 4th liners playing as hybrid 2nd/3rd liners last year. Sure if they were actually "4th liners" last year they would have been a great surprise...but they weren't. York relied on them much more and that line was on the ice way more then the Price - Lombardi - Hayes (I think, I'm not 100% sure) line. Not to mention, Kucharski and Orpik were on the 2nd power play by the end of the year.
Last year the ice time was more or less in this order:
Bradford/Gibbons line
Ferriero/Smith line
Orpik/Kucharski line
Price/Lombardi line
Now, I would be exstatic if we could have had a 4th line with Orpik/Kucharski this year. They were a great 4th line and I would love to see them play with the 3 very good offensive lines this year.
Surprises?? Come on man. They were career 4th liners playing as hybrid 2nd/3rd liners last year. Sure if they were actually "4th liners" last year they would have been a great surprise...but they weren't. York relied on them much more and that line was on the ice way more then the Price - Lombardi - Hayes (I think, I'm not 100% sure) line. Not to mention, Kucharski and Orpik were on the 2nd power play by the end of the year.
Last year the ice time was more or less in this order:
Bradford/Gibbons line
Ferriero/Smith line
Orpik/Kucharski line
Price/Lombardi line
Now, I would be exstatic if we could have had a 4th line with Orpik/Kucharski this year. They were a great 4th line and I would love to see them play with the 3 very good offensive lines this year.
TonyTheTiger20
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Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
I just got back from Harvard after buying a block of no less than 15 tickets for me and a bunch of friends of mine. We're going to freaking own that place.
FiveHole12
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TonyTheTiger20
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Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
) after leaving bu made a lot of the students that went get more into BC hockey. I really do.
Did anyone hear about that, by the way?
I'm almost as pumped for this as I was for the game at Agganis. I think the post-game "festivities" (
) after leaving bu made a lot of the students that went get more into BC hockey. I really do.Did anyone hear about that, by the way?
FiveHole12
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Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
Hey, I have kids your age, but I can be a kid sometimes too.
OK... I want to hear... what happened?
I was driving down Comm. Ave after the BU game, wound down my window at every stop light and asked BU fans, 'who won?" The look on their faces was priceless. A group of BC students were walking to the train stop... I yelled across the tracks, "Hey, who won?" Pandemonium broke out, including me!I'm almost as pumped for this as I was for the game at Agganis. I think the post-game "festivities" (
Did anyone hear about that, by the way?
Hey, I have kids your age, but I can be a kid sometimes too.
OK... I want to hear... what happened?
TonyTheTiger20
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Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
On the way out all the BC fans congregated and were singing "For Boston" and chanting "We are BC!" and "Let's Go Eagles!" all the way out to the street. This also did not make the crush of bu fans and students very happy at all. No fights broke out, but they were screaming pretty angrily at us to shut up.
Some guy behind me kept jabbing me in the back with the butt end of his umbrella. I heard him whisper "hit him!" and I turned around and saw him talking to his son, who was holding his hand.
Me: "Did you just tell your son to hit me?"
Him: "Nope."
Me: "Yeah, okay."
Him: "Well you're scaring my son, look, you made him want to hold my hand! Want me to call the cops?"
Me: "What?! Yeah, call the freaking cops!"
And I immediately started another "We Are! BC!" chant.
Once we got to the street, about 100 of us were waiting at the T stop to head back and we kept singing and chanting and I kept playing the fight song. A decent crowd of bu students congregated on the other side of the street and started yelling at us and throwing snowballs at us, but we kept happily singing and chanting and finally, when the T came up, we started singing "Nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, Goodbyeee!" and waving back at them as we got on.
Then on the T ride back the party continued all the way back to BC, where about 15 of us hung around in the snow waiting at Conte to greet the team bus back.
It was probably the best BC hockey experience I've ever had (not including Denver, of course).
Well, it started at the buzzer. I played "For Boston" then "Alma Mater" and then "For Boston" again on my trumpet. The bu students didn't seem to like that.I was driving down Comm. Ave after the BU game, wound down my window at every stop light and asked BU fans, 'who won?" The look on their faces was priceless. A group of BC students were walking to the train stop... I yelled across the tracks, "Hey, who won?" Pandemonium broke out, including me!
Hey, I have kids your age, but I can be a kid sometimes too.
OK... I want to hear... what happened?
On the way out all the BC fans congregated and were singing "For Boston" and chanting "We are BC!" and "Let's Go Eagles!" all the way out to the street. This also did not make the crush of bu fans and students very happy at all. No fights broke out, but they were screaming pretty angrily at us to shut up.
Some guy behind me kept jabbing me in the back with the butt end of his umbrella. I heard him whisper "hit him!" and I turned around and saw him talking to his son, who was holding his hand.
Me: "Did you just tell your son to hit me?"
Him: "Nope."
Me: "Yeah, okay."
Him: "Well you're scaring my son, look, you made him want to hold my hand! Want me to call the cops?"
Me: "What?! Yeah, call the freaking cops!"
And I immediately started another "We Are! BC!" chant.
Once we got to the street, about 100 of us were waiting at the T stop to head back and we kept singing and chanting and I kept playing the fight song. A decent crowd of bu students congregated on the other side of the street and started yelling at us and throwing snowballs at us, but we kept happily singing and chanting and finally, when the T came up, we started singing "Nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, Goodbyeee!" and waving back at them as we got on.
Then on the T ride back the party continued all the way back to BC, where about 15 of us hung around in the snow waiting at Conte to greet the team bus back.
It was probably the best BC hockey experience I've ever had (not including Denver, of course).
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Federal League
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Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
Speaking of which, I can't wait to hear you guys blasting out "For Boston" at the Emerald Bowl.
Speaking of which, I can't wait to hear you guys blasting out "For Boston" at the Emerald Bowl.
FiveHole12
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Re: Boston College Hockey 2009-2010
Now break out that trumpet and get those 100 fans to follow you to Bright tomorrow night. Not that there'd be anyone to heckle, but the team could use the support. The challenge is on.
Good job, Tony the Pied Piper.Well, it started at the buzzer. I played "For Boston" then "Alma Mater" and then "For Boston" again on my trumpet. The bu students didn't seem to like that.
On the way out all the BC fans congregated and were singing "For Boston" and chanting "We are BC!" and "Let's Go Eagles!" all the way out to the street. This also did not make the crush of bu fans and students very happy at all. No fights broke out, but they were screaming pretty angrily at us to shut up.
Some guy behind me kept jabbing me in the back with the butt end of his umbrella. I heard him whisper "hit him!" and I turned around and saw him talking to his son, who was holding his hand.
Me: "Did you just tell your son to hit me?"
Him: "Nope."
Me: "Yeah, okay."
Him: "Well you're scaring my son, look, you made him want to hold my hand! Want me to call the cops?"
Me: "What?! Yeah, call the freaking cops!"
And I immediately started another "We Are! BC!" chant.
Once we got to the street, about 100 of us were waiting at the T stop to head back and we kept singing and chanting and I kept playing the fight song. A decent crowd of bu students congregated on the other side of the street and started yelling at us and throwing snowballs at us, but we kept happily singing and chanting and finally, when the T came up, we started singing "Nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, Goodbyeee!" and waving back at them as we got on.
Then on the T ride back the party continued all the way back to BC, where about 15 of us hung around in the snow waiting at Conte to greet the team bus back.
It was probably the best BC hockey experience I've ever had (not including Denver, of course).
Now break out that trumpet and get those 100 fans to follow you to Bright tomorrow night. Not that there'd be anyone to heckle, but the team could use the support. The challenge is on.
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