Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

[NUProf]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

I have never gotten my head around how his name is pronounced. Aren't there some silent letters in there?

 

[nescachockey]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

It's pronounced Muh-HAR. The g is silent. They even make a point of this on his bio on the bowdoin athletic website. And it's appropriate that the g is silent, because there is certainly nothing meager about the job he has done with the Polar Bears this season.

http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/mice/coaches/meagher_terry

 

[nescachockey]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

His brother Rick, however, was a three-time All-American at BU, and generally played on a line with Mike Eruzione, the famed captain of the 1980 US Olympic team. "

Rick made it out for the NESCAC championships. Terry spoke very glowingly of his brother after the final and also intimated that he wouldn't watch the selection show as he would be out with Rick.

 

[NUProf]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

It's pronounced Muh-HAR. The g is silent. They even make a point of this on his bio on the bowdoin athletic website. And it's appropriate that the g is silent, because there is certainly nothing meager about the job he has done with the Polar Bears this season.

http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/mice/coaches/meagher_terry

I (of all people) have no business complaining about pronunciation of names, but you mean that ea is pronounced like a u and the g is silent? I can't get my head around a silent g. Clearly that name is not of English origin. Every once in a while in my teaching career I'd encounter a student with that last name, and I spent the whole semester trying to remember how to pronounce their name.

 

[nescachockey]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

I (of all people) have no business complaining about pronunciation of names, but you mean that ea is pronounced like a u and the g is silent? I can't get my head around a silent g. Clearly that name is not of English origin. Every once in a while in my teaching career I'd encounter a student with that last name, and I spent the whole semester trying to remember how to pronounce their name.

It's of Irish origin and is pronounced in a myriad of ways. The most common I have encountered in the Irish-dense NYC area is "Mahr".

 

[NUProf]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

It's of Irish origin and is pronounced in a myriad of ways. The most common I have encountered in the Irish-dense NYC area is "Mahr".

Now that you bring it up, I had a student with that last name, and he told me it was pronounced Mare (as in "the old gray ...")

The next guy I had with that name had a different way of pronouncing it. Meanwhile back to hockey...good luck Polar Bears

 

[CARDS_rule_the_Burgh]

I (of all people) have no business complaining about pronunciation of names, but you mean that ea is pronounced like a u and the g is silent? I can't get my head around a silent g. Clearly that name is not of English origin. Every once in a while in my teaching career I'd encounter a student with that last name, and I spent the whole semester trying to remember how to pronounce their name.

Can't get the idea of a silent g? Ever use the words through or thought?

 

[joecct]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

I have never gotten my head around how his name is pronounced. Aren't there some silent letters in there?

Ricky was the first of the many Clarkson killers that I have seen since 1973. I first pronounced it Mayer, until the announcer @ Clarkson say Ma Har. I went who?

Terry got win #400 in a tournament win @ the Salem St. Classic (aka the Bowdoin Invitational). Coach Parker was there as were a number of other BU Alums. Classy guy, but most of Jack's coaching tree progeny are classy guys.

 

[NUProf]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

Can't get the idea of a silent g? Ever use the words through or thought?

Not any that I can think of that are dead center in the word, and followed by vowels.

 

[polarbear2]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

From the Bowdoin SID:

UTICA, N.Y. - The Bowdoin College men's ice hockey team will battle Utica in an NCAA Quarterfinal game at the Utica Auditorium Saturday night. Face off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.

TICKET INFORMATION
Fans can purchase tickets online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/259. Tickets will also be sold on the night of the game, if available and will be $8 for adults and $4 for children.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Live Stats and video will be provided for the contest. Utica's local radio affiliate will also be broadcasting the game. Click here for the live coverage:
http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/mice/2012-13/releases/201303086ml8kl

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's contest marks the first meeting all-time between these two programs.

WHAT'S UP NEXT?
The winner of Saturday's game will head to Lake Placid, N.Y. next weekend for the NCAA Division III Final Four at Herb Brooks Arena. The winner will square off against either St. Norbert or Wisconsin - Eau Claire at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 15. The NCAA Division III championship game will be at 7 :00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16.*

ABOUT THE POLAR BEARS (23-3-2)
Bowdoin, an automatic selection to the NCAA Tournament, won the New England Small College Athletic Conference Tournament with a 2-1 win over Williams on Sunday, March 3. The Polar Bears are making their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance overall (also in 1996, 2002, 2010 and 2011)...Bowdoin advanced with a convincing 5-2 win over UMass Darmtmouth on Wednesday. The Polar Bears out-shot the Corsairs 56-22 in the game...Bowdoin head coach Terry Meagher is in his 30th season at the helm of the Polar Bears, accumulating a record of 498-227-49 (.675) the sixth-most wins of any active coach in Division III hockey. The Polar Bears are the only team in Division III ice hockey to boast two 300-win coaches, in Meagher and his predecessor, legendary Sid Watson (326)...The 2012-13 season has been one of the most succesful in the storied history of Bowdoin ice hockey. Bowdoin earned its highest-ever ranking in the USCHO.com Division III poll (#2) and, with its win over UMass Dartmouth on Wednesday, established a new school record for wins in a season (23)...The Polar Bears had several individuals singled out for post-season awards, led by Daniel Weiniger and Tim McGarry, who earned First Team All-NESCAC selections. Weiniger and Ollie Koo, a Second Team All-NESCAC choice, were named semifinalists for the Joe Concannon Award...Bowdoin boasts one of the most prolific offenses in Division III this season, averaging 4.32 goals per game to rank fifth in the nation. The Polar Bears' power play has propelled the attack; their 34 power play goals and 27.2 conversion rate are sixth in Division III hockey. Bowdoin's combined special teams (power play + penalty kill rate) is ranked fifth nationally...Although the Polar Bears enjoy playing in the friendly confines of Sidney J. Watson Arena in Brunswick, they have not shied away from competition on the road this winter. Bowdoin is 9-0-1 in road games this season and has a 13-game unbeaten streak on the road (11-0-2) dating back to February 2012.

ABOUT THE PIONEERS (20-5-1)
The Pioneers, who are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history, set a new program record for wins in a season (20)… Utica earned a share of the ECAC Men's West Regular Season Title en route to earning the top seed in the conference tournament before bowing out in the semifinals … Junior Nick Therrien set a new school-record with 18 wins in net and Head Coach Gary Heenan was named ECAC West Coach of the Year for the third time in his career...Sophomore Louie Educate, who was named the conference's player of the year, leads the ECAC West and ranks 13th nationally with 35 (17 goals, 18 assists) points on the season… He needs two more goals to tie the College's single-season record of 19 set back in 2009-10 by former Utica All-American Tim Coffman… UC is 11-1 this season when Educate scores at least one goal.

 

[polarbear2]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

Not any that I can think of that are dead center in the word, and followed by vowels.

At the risk of being called a stickler for details, the g in Meagher is not followed by a vowel

 

[NUProf]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

Not immediately, but there is one after it, and the other words have no such letters

 

[CARDS_rule_the_Burgh]

Not immediately, but there is one after it, and the other words have no such letters

Throughout?

EDIT: Anyway, if you know anything about irish gaelic phonology, it makes total sense, as "gh", at least in the Connacht pronunciation, would in that scenario either be silent or pronounced like a "g" except that the tongue come close to the roof of the mouth without ever really touching it. (I love languages, and briefly studied gaelic informally, but the pronunciation is all I really remember).

 

[NUProf]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

Throughout?

Shut up

Let's not junk up their thread too much. They already have the disadvantage of a long trip and a late start.

I have mixed emotions about this one - Utica seems to have all the numbers running their way and they are playing at home. It looks like the easiest game of the 4 to pick, but Bowdoin has a good team. Evaluating them is difficult because of the schedule they have played. It will be interesting to see how it goes.

 

[nescachockey]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

As Tom Coughlin (hey look another silent g...ok it is more than just silent, but I digress) would say: Talk is cheap, play the game. We'll find out how Bowdoin matches up tonight at 8:30...or 9...or whenever they end up playing. I'm excited. I've never been to the Aud.

 

[sshablak]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

The "aud" is an old dump with alot of history. I believe it was the first "suspended ceiling" ever built then MSG did the same. Locker rooms are great as they were revamped for the Utica Devils.

 

[nescachockey]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

The "aud" is an old dump with alot of history. I believe it was the first "suspended ceiling" ever built then MSG did the same. Locker rooms are great as they were revamped for the Utica Devils.

It was indeed the first suspended cable ceiling, even earned it Landmark status with the ASCE, one of only 200 structures in the world. Utica also built their own locker rooms when they became a tenant.

http://www.nescachockey.com/2013/03/the-utica-memorial-auditorium-aud-hosts.html

 

[sshablak]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

Congrats on a great season...The game could have gone either way, believe me. You have a fast, and well coached and disciplined team, someone had to win. Good luck going forward !

 

[sshablak]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

Nice article on the "Aud". Informative.

 

[UCBadger]

Re: Bowdoin 2012-2013: Do the Boys earn the respect we think they deserve?

Nice article on the "Aud". Informative.

Yes, but the article failed to mention that Elvis was scheduled to play there the week of his death.