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Brown Hockey 2011-2012 - The Future Is Now

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Humanoid said:
How can a scrimmage with Harvard benefit the team if they're going to play them a number of times during the season?
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The pre-season scrimmage between Brown and Harvard has been going on for a number of years. It benefits both teams because it allows the two coaches to practice their systems against a real opponent without having to count the game against the 29 maximum that the Ivy League teams can play, and at minimal travel cost. At the point in the pre-season when the scrimmage is held the teams have only had 4-6 days of official (rather than captain's) practice. Sometimes the scrimmage is a complete, 60-minute game game. Sometimes it's two shorter games, which allows every player to be used. It's not unusual when this format is used for the freshmen and other players on the proverbial bubble to play in both games. Sometimes they've even played the game(s) without the power play. Last year it was a full game, including overtime (won by Brown on a goal by Dennis Robertson), but the teams also practiced their power plays against each other for about ten minutes at the conclusion of overtime. There's a limit to the effectiveness of intrasquad scrimmages, so this annual scrimmage is good for both Brown and Harvard
 
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Ok. I can't wait any longer. Will the season just start, already?
 
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kdiff77 said:
Ok. I can't wait any longer. Will the season just start, already?
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I agree. getting my fix now watching Volpatti on TV playing the Rangers. I was all set for more with Adirondack Phantoms coming to town this weekend with Harry Z but it looks like he will be with Flyers for awhile. Not surprised he was called up as he was playing quite well with Adirondack. Coverage kept on commenting on Harry's exceptional speed.
 
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Sorry to jump your thread but I was looking for Ivy Shootout info if anyone knows (I may be in that area that weekend and was thinking of catching a game).

- is it a winner plays winner tourney format for Saturday night, or are the game opponents predetermined?
- would I be able to walk in and buy a ticket, or does this tourney sell out?

Thanks
 
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ZamboniDude said:
Sorry to jump your thread but I was looking for Ivy Shootout info if anyone knows (I may be in that area that weekend and was thinking of catching a game).

- is it a winner plays winner tourney format for Saturday night, or are the game opponents predetermined?
- would I be able to walk in and buy a ticket, or does this tourney sell out?

Thanks
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I believe the opponents are predetermined. For example, Brown will face Dartmouth on Friday and Princeton on Saturday. And you shouldn't have any problems getting tickets at the door- hardly anyone takes the tournament seriously, and Dartmouth never sells their 4,500-seat arena out even for the biggest games of the season. It's kind of like a glorified exhibition round robin, to be honest.
 
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kdiff77 said:
I believe the opponents are predetermined. [...] And you shouldn't have any problems getting tickets at the door- hardly anyone takes the tournament seriously, and Dartmouth never sells their 4,500-seat arena out even for the biggest games of the season. It's kind of like a glorified exhibition round robin, to be honest.
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You might have had a different opinion if you had attended the the Brown-Yale game last October at Yale or the Brown-Princeton game two years ago at Princeton. Both games were played at a very high level of intensity and it was clear from the the opening faceoff that both teams wanted to prove a point.

The pre-season tournament, held only two weeks after official practice starts, is designed to prepare the four Ivy teams that participate in it (Brown, Dartmouth, Princeton and Yale) for the regular season. The teams are still rounding into shape, but from what I've seen by traveling with the Brown team to the tournament over the past couple of years, none of the participants take it lightly.
 
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Euler18 said:
You might have had a different opinion if you had attended the the Brown-Yale game last October at Yale or the Brown-Princeton game two years ago at Princeton. Both games were played at a very high level of intensity and it was clear from the the opening faceoff that both teams wanted to prove a point.
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I meant from a fan's perspective, the games were not important enough that they would sell out (or come close to doing so, though perhaps this was the case at Yale). Undoubtedly the players take this tournament seriously, but I certainly don't, and I do not expect that many other spectators do either.
 
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I dont care what other fans think. The Brown-Yale games are much, much better than when Harvard or Cornell comes in. For me anyways
 
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Onion Man said:
I dont care what other fans think. The Brown-Yale games are much, much better than when Harvard or Cornell comes in. For me anyways
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Agreed! Some of the most entertaining hockey in the league.
 
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Kdiff: Were you one of the 213 fans at Meehan Sunday? Must have been something incredible going on that kept the crowd down. :) At least 2 games down going into the weekend and the Colgate/Cornell weekend,
 
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Mike Hutter said:
Kdiff: Were you one of the 213 fans at Meehan Sunday? Must have been something incredible going on that kept the crowd down. :) At least 2 games down going into the weekend and the Colgate/Cornell weekend,
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Among the several positive signs from the exhibition games: the play of goaltenders Tony Borelli (vs. Harvard) and Mike Clemente (vs. Waterloo); the way the defense moved the puck; the penalty-killing; the surprising steadiness of freshmen Massimo Lamacchia, Ryan Jaboson, Joey DeConsylis (and, on Sunday, the smooth skating of freshman defenseman Kyle Quick, who didn't play on Saturday).

Another positive was the play of senior Jarred Smith, who's been moved (at least for now) to the top line with Jack Mclellan and Chris Zaires.

Injured freshmen Matt Lorito (wrist) and Matt Harlow (shoulder) should see action within the next two-three weeks -- hopefully earlier.

On to Hanover!
 
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Mike Hutter said:
Kdiff: Were you one of the 213 fans at Meehan Sunday? Must have been something incredible going on that kept the crowd down. :) At least 2 games down going into the weekend and the Colgate/Cornell weekend,
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Alas, I could not make it, as I was tied up coming back from South Bend, Indiana, where I had the misfortune to watch my Irish lose to their biggest rival, USC, at the second-ever night game at Notre Dame Stadium.

However, I was able to stop by the Notre Dame-RPI hockey game on Friday on the opening of ND's beautiful new arena. The play was pretty sloppy, but the atmosphere was fantastic. I think Brown could have beaten either team, because neither was on its game (with the exception of ND freshman Anders Lee, who recorded a hat trick).

Being at this brand-spanking-new facility made me think about our own arena situation...and I realized that as nice as the Compton Family Ice Arena (or whatever it's called) is, I prefer Meehan. The sightlines are far better at Meehan no matter where you sit (still the best I've seen in any arena), and i prefer the domed roof over the style at Notre Dame.

The Compton is a gorgeous new facility that Notre Dame should rightfully be proud of. But Meehan has character and history, and I'll take that any day.
 
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kdiff77 said:
Being at this brand-spanking-new facility made me think about our own arena situation...and I realized that as nice as the Compton Family Ice Arena (or whatever it's called) is, I prefer Meehan. The sightlines are far better at Meehan no matter where you sit (still the best I've seen in any arena), and i prefer the domed roof over the style at Notre Dame. The Compton is a gorgeous new facility that Notre Dame should rightfully be proud of. But Meehan has character and history, and I'll take that any day.
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I agree that Meehan Auditorium is an elegant building, with terrific sightlines. I love it, too. But Meehan is about to turn fifty, and signs of age are everywhere: a compressor that will blow out one of these days; poorly ventilated, perennially humid, cramped locker rooms and a still unfinished hockey association room (both the unfortunate products of a costly, poorly planned renovation less than a decade ago); inadequate concession space; small coaches' offices; etc.
 
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Euler:
Are you going to the games this weekend? If so, looking forward to your comments on Brown's play.
 
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