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Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
- Thread starter Mike Hutter
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Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
A few quick thoughts:
-The team was sloppy, overall. Lots of turnovers, missed passes, miscommunications, losing the puck off simple stickhandles, etc.
-SHOOT THE PUCK. We seemed committed to passing it around the offensive zone and trying to make the complicated plays. When someone finally threw the puck at the net in the third, we scored! Make the goalie make a save. Crash the net. Hockey is a simple game.
-Kania wasn't awful, but he wasn't good, either. Two of the goals probably should, or at least could, have been stopped. Until proven otherwise, I don't see how Nieto isn't the default starter.
-Unless I missed something, we've now gone three games without Corcoran, Lafferty, or Marchin registering any points. That's not good. Those guys should be hovering around a point per game each.
-Harvard got run over by Yale tonight, so they'll likely be furious tomorrow. Gulp.
A few quick thoughts:
-The team was sloppy, overall. Lots of turnovers, missed passes, miscommunications, losing the puck off simple stickhandles, etc.
-SHOOT THE PUCK. We seemed committed to passing it around the offensive zone and trying to make the complicated plays. When someone finally threw the puck at the net in the third, we scored! Make the goalie make a save. Crash the net. Hockey is a simple game.
-Kania wasn't awful, but he wasn't good, either. Two of the goals probably should, or at least could, have been stopped. Until proven otherwise, I don't see how Nieto isn't the default starter.
-Unless I missed something, we've now gone three games without Corcoran, Lafferty, or Marchin registering any points. That's not good. Those guys should be hovering around a point per game each.
-Harvard got run over by Yale tonight, so they'll likely be furious tomorrow. Gulp.
Mike Hutter
Brown Wins!
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
I noticed the same about Corcoran, Lafferty and Marchin. Marchin is real puzzle - even before his injury last year he was not scoring. Great start in his first set of games, but nothing since.
Surprised by Kania's start. While I could see Brendan thinking he wanted to give Kania some game time and thinking as well that Dartmouth would not be as tough as other teams, I was surprised that he took the risk with Brown having a real shot at beating Dartmouth with Nieto.
Thinking back to Yale game, I now see that apparent reluctance on the part of the team to fire away and instead look for the perfect pass. Startegy not working.
I noticed the same about Corcoran, Lafferty and Marchin. Marchin is real puzzle - even before his injury last year he was not scoring. Great start in his first set of games, but nothing since.
Surprised by Kania's start. While I could see Brendan thinking he wanted to give Kania some game time and thinking as well that Dartmouth would not be as tough as other teams, I was surprised that he took the risk with Brown having a real shot at beating Dartmouth with Nieto.
Thinking back to Yale game, I now see that apparent reluctance on the part of the team to fire away and instead look for the perfect pass. Startegy not working.
Brownfan14
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Don't agree with Kania in net, I think Whittet needs to be focused on getting some wins and putting in the players that give the best chance of that. This team needs the confidence. Wins build momentum for better play.
Make the PP simpler and SHOOT the puck. Enough with the drop back pass.
PK is excellent.
D needs to SHOOT more from point, get in low, put big bodies in front of the net and clean up.
Marchin got a lot of his points from being in front of the net and cleaning up. Can't do that if you are taking 20 shots a game.
D needs to be careful about stepping up. Better to take the body, then give up the odd man rush. We gave up two rushes for goals.
SHOOT the puck.
If Madsen is in tonight shoot short side, but no matter what SHOOT the puck. We are trying to be too fancy and giving up the puck far too much, make it a simple game.
That being said this team is better skilled then last night's performance and will be looking for a better game tonight.
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Nice valiant comeback as your boys did not quit as they found their skating legs to start the second. Kania did look a little uncomfortable and seemed to fighting the puck most of the night. I would have to agree that the Lafferty line must do more. You can see that Lafferty has the big body and skill but no results. I thought the little defensemen Stillwell was your best player last night. Good luck tonight against a fighting mad Harvard team
Nice valiant comeback as your boys did not quit as they found their skating legs to start the second. Kania did look a little uncomfortable and seemed to fighting the puck most of the night. I would have to agree that the Lafferty line must do more. You can see that Lafferty has the big body and skill but no results. I thought the little defensemen Stillwell was your best player last night. Good luck tonight against a fighting mad Harvard team
Mike Hutter
Brown Wins!
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Stillwell is opening a lot of eyes. A lot of the brown fans saw that in his first two games. Nice to see it from you as well.
Stillwell is opening a lot of eyes. A lot of the brown fans saw that in his first two games. Nice to see it from you as well.
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Wasn't able to watch the Harvard game, but from what I saw on Friday I completely agree about Stillwell. The kid has talent! There were some bright spots against Dartmouth, and he was one of them. Overall, our defense looks to be much improved over last year's debacle.
Was Willman a healthy scratch last night, or did he pick up an injury/illness overnight? I was taken aback when I saw his name absent from the lineup. Even though he hasn't been scoring thus far, he needs to be in the lineup every night when healthy.
Wasn't able to watch the Harvard game, but from what I saw on Friday I completely agree about Stillwell. The kid has talent! There were some bright spots against Dartmouth, and he was one of them. Overall, our defense looks to be much improved over last year's debacle.
Was Willman a healthy scratch last night, or did he pick up an injury/illness overnight? I was taken aback when I saw his name absent from the lineup. Even though he hasn't been scoring thus far, he needs to be in the lineup every night when healthy.
Mike Hutter
Brown Wins!
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Hopefully the offense will start clicking. Tough game Friday against Clarkson but SLU is clearly beatable.
Hopefully the offense will start clicking. Tough game Friday against Clarkson but SLU is clearly beatable.
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Some combination of two points this weekend should be our expectation, I think. Whether it's two ties or one win, I think we need to get points off these teams in our own barn. We'll know a lot about where the team is by the end of the weekend. If we can beat somewhat weakened SLU team, we might be in good shape to make a run later in the season as the underclassmen continue to develop.
Again, won't be able to make either of the games, which is a bummer. But I'll be at Fenway tomorrow night to watch the football team get walloped by Dartmouth, so that should be fun!
Some combination of two points this weekend should be our expectation, I think. Whether it's two ties or one win, I think we need to get points off these teams in our own barn. We'll know a lot about where the team is by the end of the weekend. If we can beat somewhat weakened SLU team, we might be in good shape to make a run later in the season as the underclassmen continue to develop.
Again, won't be able to make either of the games, which is a bummer. But I'll be at Fenway tomorrow night to watch the football team get walloped by Dartmouth, so that should be fun!
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Stillwell's pass, which set up Brown's second goal against Dartmouth, was a thing of beauty.
The best line against Dartmouth was actually the fourth line, with T. Dodd, N. Aibel and C. Berger. Dodd played his usual mistake-free game, Chris can skate like the wind (despite his small size), and Aibel had his best game as a Brown player. Aibel has played very well this year.
There are three small but talented players on the Brown team this year, all freshmen: Tony Stillwell, Chris Berger and Joachim Weberg. The three of them are playing tonight.
Stillwell's pass, which set up Brown's second goal against Dartmouth, was a thing of beauty.
The best line against Dartmouth was actually the fourth line, with T. Dodd, N. Aibel and C. Berger. Dodd played his usual mistake-free game, Chris can skate like the wind (despite his small size), and Aibel had his best game as a Brown player. Aibel has played very well this year.
There are three small but talented players on the Brown team this year, all freshmen: Tony Stillwell, Chris Berger and Joachim Weberg. The three of them are playing tonight.
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Mike Hutter
Brown Wins!
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
I thought the three played well - there is some talent there. Brendan has a solid frosh recruiting class. BTW, was Marchin DNP due to injury or something else?
I thought the three played well - there is some talent there. Brendan has a solid frosh recruiting class. BTW, was Marchin DNP due to injury or something else?
Mike Hutter
Brown Wins!
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
I trust you took your flask to fight the cold and numb the bad brown football team.
I trust you took your flask to fight the cold and numb the bad brown football team.
Sobriety was certainly at a minimum! I left before halftime due to a combination of the weather and the score. I went to Frozen Fenway in 2014, when PC played Merrimack and BC played Notre Dame amidst negative-11 temps. This certainly wasn’t as bad as that, but it was windier and i had fewer layers!
Back to hockey...Glad to see Corcoran finally get on the board. We need him and Lafferty to get going consistently. Stillwell seems like someone who could become a fan favorite over the course of his career (next year’s thread title could be something along to lines of “Tony Thrillwell,” to the dismay of many).
Nieto was strong against Yale and Harvard, but his stats don’t look good from last night. Could he have done better on any of the goals?
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Nice writeup with some thoughts looking forward from Divver: https://rinksiderhodeisland.com/2017/11/11/2587/
I agree with him re: tonight’s game. We outplayed Clarkson last night, but weren’t rewarded. Need a win against SLU.
Nice writeup with some thoughts looking forward from Divver: https://rinksiderhodeisland.com/2017/11/11/2587/
I agree with him re: tonight’s game. We outplayed Clarkson last night, but weren’t rewarded. Need a win against SLU.
Mike Hutter
Brown Wins!
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Tony Thrillwell - I love it!
Tony Thrillwell - I love it!
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Nice win tonight! Completely dominated the game and probably deserved a couple more goals. Kania looked solid; big improvement over the Dartmouth game. The thing that's night-and-day from last year is the penalty kill, which probably had more zone time than St. Lawrence's power play unit did tonight.
Nice win tonight! Completely dominated the game and probably deserved a couple more goals. Kania looked solid; big improvement over the Dartmouth game. The thing that's night-and-day from last year is the penalty kill, which probably had more zone time than St. Lawrence's power play unit did tonight.
QUAlum2004
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Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Scouting the Enemy: Brown Bears
http://www.bobcatshockeyblog.com/2017/11/scouting-enemy-brown-bears.html
Scouting the Enemy: Brown Bears
http://www.bobcatshockeyblog.com/2017/11/scouting-enemy-brown-bears.html
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Nice writeup. Thanks for sharing!
I spent a few minutes looking at past schedules, and if my numbers are right (dubious, at best), we're 2-14-3 all time in games played at Quinnipiac including several playoff series. Yikes. This certainly seems like an opportunity to steal some points, as QU has largely been unimpressive in ECAC play and Brown seems to be an improved team thus far. But Hamden has historically been rather unkind to us.
Regardless, I'm looking forward to seeing how we do - something I did NOT say very often, if at all, last season.
Nice writeup. Thanks for sharing!
I spent a few minutes looking at past schedules, and if my numbers are right (dubious, at best), we're 2-14-3 all time in games played at Quinnipiac including several playoff series. Yikes. This certainly seems like an opportunity to steal some points, as QU has largely been unimpressive in ECAC play and Brown seems to be an improved team thus far. But Hamden has historically been rather unkind to us.
Regardless, I'm looking forward to seeing how we do - something I did NOT say very often, if at all, last season.
Mike Hutter
Brown Wins!
Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues
Based on last week's games, our scorers starting to score, players shooting more, and a good looking D, I am quite optimistic that this weekend is Brown's break-out weekend. I am looking forward to 2 Ws.
Based on last week's games, our scorers starting to score, players shooting more, and a good looking D, I am quite optimistic that this weekend is Brown's break-out weekend. I am looking forward to 2 Ws.