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Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

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Did you go to the FF Mook?

Scarlet pointed out to me that if BU beats Lowell for the HE crown Yale doesn't make the tournament. It just goes to show: Get in and anything can happen. This Yale run reminds me of MSU's Ron in (blanking on year)
 
Bomber said:
Did you go to the FF Mook?

Scarlet pointed out to me that if BU beats Lowell for the HE crown Yale doesn't make the tournament. It just goes to show: Get in and anything can happen. This Yale run reminds me of MSU's Ron in (blanking on year)
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Yup
2007
 
Bomber said:
Did you go to the FF Mook?

Scarlet pointed out to me that if BU beats Lowell for the HE crown Yale doesn't make the tournament. It just goes to show: Get in and anything can happen. This Yale run reminds me of MSU's Ron in (blanking on year)
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So we kinda won the NC? At UNH they'd raise a banner for that.
 
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defkit said:
Sounds like you are soliciting (or perhaps mh82 is) naming ideas for this one....

Let's see:
Excellence Returns
3 (Amonte) is the Magic Number
"I Think We Found Ourselves a Goaltender"
One Step Back, Two Steps Forward (3 Games Series)
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OK, well if we are going to go back and dig into the archives, how about these signature moments in Terrier History?:
> BU vs Cornell 2OT tie Dec 1966 , old Boston Arena Holiday Tournament. Ken Dryden's debut in Boston. Parker was a Jr centerman on that team.
> 1971 1st Nat'l Champs - coming back after losing the ECAC semis to Harvard and getting the reprieve after beating Cornell 6-5 in consolation game to go to the FF over Clarkson.
> 1972 Repeat - winning over Cornell in ECAC and Nat'l FInal at the Garden to reverse the 66/67 season where Cornell did the same to BU.
> 1977 ECAC Semis vs #1 Clarkson (and York coaching with Tim Taylor). BU scores 3 goals in last 4 minutes of game to win 7-6. Eruzione, Ricky M and Silk go ballistic on the Golden Knights to steal the game and the ECAC title (over UNH 8-6 next night).

The fun part was being at all those games during the 1st golden period of BU hockey form 1965-1979, 1st with Jack Kelly bringing the team to the back-to-backs in 71-72 and Parker's taking over after the Leon Abbott debacle to win all those ECAC titles and the 78 NC over BC. Yes, that would carry me over to next season when the Quinnie regime begins.

Still cannot get over Yale running the table when it looked that they would not get an at large bid that last Saturday 3/23.
 
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yuber said:
Yes....and then BC couldn't beat the Badgers. But hey, that was a good thing!
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That? That was OK. :D

What I remember most from that Wisconsin-Colgate game was how I'd never seen a team block so many shots. Those stinkin Badgers were getting in front of EVERYthing.

mookie1995 said:
(And can we get some skating cheerleaders :D. Thanks!)
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And don't use those massive pompons like the Minnesota cheerleaders use; use the little ones like the Q. Less obscuring. Better views.

Agganis said:
I frequently wonder why more women don't post here :p
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No idea.

:p :o
 
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On Yale's website it says,

"Keith Allain, the Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey, . . . "

That cracked me up. Perfect for an Ivy League school to have an endowed hockey coach position. Named Malcom G. Chace no less! Seems like the coach should be introducing Masterpiece Theater. "Hello, good evening. I'm Keith Allain, the Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey at Yale University." //puffs pipe// "Tonight we have something very special for you . . . " :D
 
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bantam75 said:
> 1977 ECAC Semis vs #1 Clarkson (and York coaching with Tim Taylor). BU scores 3 goals in last 4 minutes of game to win 7-6. Eruzione, Ricky M and Silk go ballistic on the Golden Knights to steal the game and the ECAC title (over UNH 8-6 next night).
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One of the best nights ever! And guess who the coach of that Clarkson team was? And their superstar, Dave Taylor. Also, don't forget the first game, when Bobby Gould scored from inside the blue line 19 seconds into the first overtime to give UNH a wild 10-9 win over Cornell. Had to be the best "doubleheader" I've ever been to in college hockey...
 
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DaveStPaul said:
On Yale's website it says,

"Keith Allain, the Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey, . . . "

That cracked me up. Perfect for an Ivy League school to have an endowed hockey coach position. Named Malcom G. Chace no less! Seems like the coach should be introducing Masterpiece Theater. "Hello, good evening. I'm Keith Allain, the Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey at Yale University." //puffs pipe// "Tonight we have something very special for you . . . " :D
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Probably the type of thing BU should be striving for. If we had more endowments towards athletics, we most likely would not be seeing stuff like the wrestling program being cut.
 
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claver2010 said:
FWIW BC's is endowed as well, granted it is anonymous
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Huh. Interesting. Wonder how many of these there actually are?

If Yale's is the "Malcolm G. Chace --sniff!-- Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey," what would BC's be?

Gotta be something like the "Honorable Thomas 'Tommy' Flanaghan / 21st District 'Discretionary Fund' Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey," or something.

mookie1995 said:
I'm no longer too proud, I'll admit it was me!! Jerry sits in the Mookie chair for bc hockey ;)
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Never mind. :p
 
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DaveStPaul said:
If Yale's is the "Malcolm G. Chace --sniff!-- Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey," what would BC's be?

Gotta be something like the "Honorable Thomas 'Tommy' Flanaghan / 21st District 'Discretionary Fund' Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey," or something.
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Yeah, that's the ticket.:rolleyes::D
 
Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

Since nobody asked, I thought I'd give my perspective on the rash of coaching changes. When it was BC/MN/WI/MI/DU/CC/ME/BU in the FF 'every year', there was a status quo in college hockey. 10 programs got the best players, had the best coaches and the rest could hope for a 4 seed in a regional as fodder for a top 10 program. While there were others, the HC/MN game was a crack in that paradigm. It was one of the most noteworthy upsets, despite what we lament as poor coverage, that game was seen by more and reviewed by more than most previous upsets. The bigger the field in the tourney, the more chances for David to win

Then we see Bemidji, Miami and others start to crack into the consciousness, maybe it is possible to compete with the big boys if you try, if being ranked 12th isn't good enough for you...get a good young coach, get enough resources to at least have a decent arena, take advantage of the increase in youth hockey players in places like TN, CA, TX, FL etc. The old pipelines that traditional programs had for recruits no longer account for 100% of the real talent. It isn't that a new team has to only get players from new areas...the widening of the recruiting map means more players fall through the cracks as teams try to cover a bigger area.

The success of these young coaches puts a premium on real recruiting, real leadership and real coaching...not just the biggest payroll team going to the WS every year.

Starts to sound a little like ncaa basketball, more teams have a chance, Gonzaga goes from "Who?" to #1. Butler becomes a consistent factor, George Mason and VCU go from "never heard of 'em" to "we can/can't get their coach to go to the Big10".

So, as much as we wish there was more coverage, the coverage to date is helping expand the field, show the upsets, identify coaches that can be difference makers and demonstrate to AD's that you don't need to sit around with an "OK" coach for 10 years.

Budgets are tight, schools are likely saying "are we really trying to win in hockey or just treading water? Because this hockey team is expensive."

All of this ups the ante for programs and coaches...thus the shorter leash, less credit for past success and more willingness to make a change.

And that is all I have to say about that.
 
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pirate said:
Since nobody asked, I thought I'd give my perspective on the rash of coaching changes. When it was BC/MN/WI/MI/DU/CC/ME/BU in the FF 'every year', there was a status quo in college hockey. 10 programs got the best players, had the best coaches and the rest could hope for a 4 seed in a regional as fodder for a top 10 program. While there were others, the HC/MN game was a crack in that paradigm. It was one of the most noteworthy upsets, despite what we lament as poor coverage, that game was seen by more and reviewed by more than most previous upsets. The bigger the field in the tourney, the more chances for David to win

Then we see Bemidji, Miami and others start to crack into the consciousness, maybe it is possible to compete with the big boys if you try, if being ranked 12th isn't good enough for you...get a good young coach, get enough resources to at least have a decent arena, take advantage of the increase in youth hockey players in places like TN, CA, TX, FL etc. The old pipelines that traditional programs had for recruits no longer account for 100% of the real talent. It isn't that a new team has to only get players from new areas...the widening of the recruiting map means more players fall through the cracks as teams try to cover a bigger area.

The success of these young coaches puts a premium on real recruiting, real leadership and real coaching...not just the biggest payroll team going to the WS every year.

Starts to sound a little like ncaa basketball, more teams have a chance, Gonzaga goes from "Who?" to #1. Butler becomes a consistent factor, George Mason and VCU go from "never heard of 'em" to "we can/can't get their coach to go to the Big10".

So, as much as we wish there was more coverage, the coverage to date is helping expand the field, show the upsets, identify coaches that can be difference makers and demonstrate to AD's that you don't need to sit around with an "OK" coach for 10 years.

Budgets are tight, schools are likely saying "are we really trying to win in hockey or just treading water? Because this hockey team is expensive."

All of this ups the ante for programs and coaches...thus the shorter leash, less credit for past success and more willingness to make a change.

And that is all I have to say about that.
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bullseye!!!
 
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pirate said:
Then we see Bemidji, Miami and others start to crack into the consciousness, maybe it is possible to compete with the big boys if you try, if being ranked 12th isn't good enough for you...get a good young coach, get enough resources to at least have a decent arena, take advantage of the increase in youth hockey players in places like TN, CA, TX, FL etc. The old pipelines that traditional programs had for recruits no longer account for 100% of the real talent. It isn't that a new team has to only get players from new areas...the widening of the recruiting map means more players fall through the cracks as teams try to cover a bigger area.
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I don't have the facts at hand to support this statement, but my observation is that the US didn't become a perennial contender for international tournament honors such as the WJC and Olympics until the talent net was spread wider to cover the non-traditional hockey areas. Perhaps with the a larger pool of talent, hockey is attracting a better type of athlete rather than just hockey players?
 
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