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BU 2017 Season Thread III: Terriers falling (into the off season)

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Scarlet said:
Ah, how could I forget that?? defkit made that trip. He needs to reminisce here about it.
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And I only went out for Game 3!! I tried my hardest to go of the whole series but couldn't find a ride. Then after the Game 2 win, I was literally in the elevator quad in Claflin, waiting for the elevator when I heard my phone ring. Debated whether to go back in my room to answer it. I did, and it was some guys hoping to rent a car. "If we get on the road by 1:00am, we can be in Lansing by Puck Drop!! Are you in?" 15 hours later, outside Munn, the Spartan fans were applauding our commitment, but assured us that there was no way their #1 ranked team was going to lose two in a row, with the FF being in nearby Detroit. Tony Amonte and company thought otherwise. :D:D

Thanks, Scarlet.
 
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Scarlet said:
Saw on the Terrier Hockey Instagram that Nik Olsson was on the ice practicing.
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He wore the blue non-contact practice sweater, but it's very encouraging that he's back on the ice. If they pull off #WhyNotBU this weekend and assuming his recovery is full, would love to see him return to the lineup in 2+ weeks.

BU Hockey: Win 2 for Nik
 
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defkit said:
And I only went out for Game 3!! I tried my hardest to go of the whole series but couldn't find a ride. Then after the Game 2 win, I was literally in the elevator quad in Claflin, waiting for the elevator when I heard my phone ring. Debated whether to go back in my room to answer it. I did, and it was some guys hoping to rent a car. "If we get on the road by 1:00am, we can be in Lansing by Puck Drop!! Are you in?" 15 hours later, outside Munn, the Spartan fans were applauding our commitment, but assured us that there was no way their #1 ranked team was going to lose two in a row, with the FF being in nearby Detroit. Tony Amonte and company thought otherwise. :D:D

Thanks, Scarlet.
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Game 2 video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYvRa75QXaU
Game 3 video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaAkEHFksnU
 
Harry Cleverly said:
BU also beat Union head-to-head, without seven players who were at the World Juniors.
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That can't be possible...they won a game without McAvoy?...they also won 3 in a row with both Diffley and Switzer playing D....and with Bellows in the stands...and you wonder why there is a motivation problem on this team?
 
I stayed on campus for the MSU series that weekend. They showed the first two games on a big screen at the GSU. For some reason, Game 3 was shown at the Case gym. I don't recall how many were there, but when BU scored the 5th goal, the gym felt like it was shaking.
 
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defkit said:
And I only went out for Game 3!! I tried my hardest to go of the whole series but couldn't find a ride. Then after the Game 2 win, I was literally in the elevator quad in Claflin, waiting for the elevator when I heard my phone ring. Debated whether to go back in my room to answer it. I did, and it was some guys hoping to rent a car.
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A sentence kids today would not understand. :) I thought you went out after Game 1. I remember watching the game in the GSU that Friday night, seeing Roachman at the back, shaking his head. My friend, who was the Asst. Sports marketing Director at the time told me she got a call at 4am Saturday from him telling her a bunch of guys were on the road heading out there and could she help them get tickets. She called Larry Fudge (remember Larry Fudge??) and he got them tickets. Did I misremember that was just for Game 3 or were you part of a second group of fans that went out there?
 
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Scarlet said:
Saw on the Terrier Hockey Instagram that Nik Olsson was on the ice practicing.
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Friend_of_BU_Hockey said:
He wore the blue non-contact practice sweater, but it's very encouraging that he's back on the ice. If they pull off #WhyNotBU this weekend and assuming his recovery is full, would love to see him return to the lineup in 2+ weeks.

BU Hockey: Win 2 for Nik
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Wow, that is pretty crazy. I thought he was having surgery? With his injury history, is it wise for him to rush back?
 
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BUtogether said:
Bellows was benched for insubordination not his crappy play..
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Do you have anything to back up this statement? Because I haven't heard anything like this, and no one I had ever talked to mentioned anything like this.
 
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Scarlet said:
A sentence kids today would not understand. :) I thought you went out after Game 1. I remember watching the game in the GSU that Friday night, seeing Roachman at the back, shaking his head. My friend, who was the Asst. Sports marketing Director at the time told me she got a call at 4am Saturday from him telling her a bunch of guys were on the road heading out there and could she help them get tickets. She called Larry Fudge (remember Larry Fudge??) and he got them tickets. Did I misremember that was just for Game 3 or were you part of a second group of fans that went out there?
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Not sure if another group went out for Games 2 & 3 (now THAT would take some real guts given how Game 1 went). I watched Game 1 at the GSU too. Then somehow was able to get Game 2 on the TV in my dorm room, so watched it by myself. Once I got the call, I might have had to clear my schedule (I was a student manager at the Itza Pizza snack bar at West Campus), but then we ended up coming together at - what was the name of that place that had opened up near Packard's Corner - they had some good BU hockey photos on the walls.

I honestly don't remember how we ended up with tickets - it might have been through Larry. I think we heard there would be SRO going on sale, so we wanted to get there in time to get in line.

We chanted "Georgia Tech" quite a bit during the game, since their B-Ball team had been upset by the Yellow Jackets. The locals were not amused. Coming back from down 3-1 to win 5-3 was SO rewarding.

After the game, we went back to the hotel where everyone was staying, just long enough to celebrate with the team when they arrived, and to ask Larry to make sure we wouldn't lose out on FF tickets, in case they were going to be going on sale Monday morning. Then we drove 15 hours home...and I got a speeding ticket in NY :-(. Then made almost the exact same trip to Detroit on the fan buses the next weekend.

Good times...
 
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buoldtimer said:
Wasn't he called The Ogre?
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I'm not getting this because I'm in the wrong frame of reference. Heck, when I was a student we still had the guy playing the ORGAN in the top corner of Walter Brown (by the balcony entrance)!!!
 
Re: BU 2017 Season Thread III: Terriers falling (into the off season)

Scarlet said:
A sentence kids today would not understand. :) I thought you went out after Game 1. I remember watching the game in the GSU that Friday night, seeing Roachman at the back, shaking his head. My friend, who was the Asst. Sports marketing Director at the time told me she got a call at 4am Saturday from him telling her a bunch of guys were on the road heading out there and could she help them get tickets. She called Larry Fudge (remember Larry Fudge??) and he got them tickets. Did I misremember that was just for Game 3 or were you part of a second group of fans that went out there?
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defkit said:
The original! Then Brian (I forget his last name) took over, right?
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buoldtimer said:
Wasn't he called The Ogre?
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Roachman did it for one year, then the Ogre took it over for two.
 
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chickod said:
I'm not getting this because I'm in the wrong frame of reference. Heck, when I was a student we still had the guy playing the ORGAN in the top corner of Walter Brown (by the balcony entrance)!!!
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The Ogre was Sasquatch's predecessor. He would lead the crowd in a TERRIERS chant, twisting his body into the shape of each letter during the chant.

I remember the guy playing the organ. Either he was an awful organist, or the acoustics were bad. Also, he'd only play the organ a couple of times during the game at odd, unpredictable moments.
 
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Tater said:
Last 10 games:

BU 5-4-1 incl. against 6 top-15 ranked teams, plus 2 against Northeastern that was playing like a ranked team in the second half.
ND 6-1 against 4 top-15 ranked teams, plus 2 against #20 Omaha.
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Something's not adding up here :p

They're 6-4 with two losses at WMU, home to Omaha, and Duluth in the NCHC final. The shutout win over DU in the NCHC semi is their first win over a good team (or one who made the tournament) since Dec. 31 at Union. On the season, UND is 3-11-2 against teams that made the NCAA Tournament. BU is 5-5-1.
 
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buoldtimer said:
The Ogre was Sasquatch's predecessor. He would lead the crowd in a TERRIERS chant, twisting his body into the shape of each letter during the chant.

I remember the guy playing the organ. Either he was an awful organist, or the acoustics were bad. Also, he'd only play the organ a couple of times during the game at odd, unpredictable moments.
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Ha ha! That's true..on both counts. The acoustics WERE bad (well, it depends what you mean by "bad" - that low metal roof was GREAT for crowd noise, but not good for music or the PA system). I was just there a couple of weeks ago for the Women's Hockey East (came downstairs after the BU basketball playoff game) and it was LOUD when the winning goal was scored (and there weren't more than a couple of hundred people there).

Yes, Sasquatch (an attorney :) ) has been there forever. He's still there (with a little less chest hair). I won't mention his name in case we don't want to mention names here...
 
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