BU: '22-'23 Season: Sail The Boats

[Sean Pickett]

Don't shun me from BU hockey fandom, but I've never gone to a Beanpot consolation game. In my defense, they've only played in 6 since my first pot in 1985. But I'm going on Monday! Let's meet up in the Loge and watch together with 400 of our closest friends. : )

I always used to go to the consolation game, starting in 1986, even though BU wasn't in them. The first one I missed the start of was in 1994, even though I worked just minutes away from the Garden that year. I missed the entire first period and when I saw the score I figured I had missed all the goals for the game.

In 2008 we went to the consolation game and then left as Susan was six and in school (a good decision, as the championship game went to OT). In 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019 and this year I sold my tickets to a friend who went to NU.

When I started going to BU games 38 season ago college hockey became my life and I went to every regular season game east of the Great Lakes, plus most postseason games. When BU was out west or not playing I went to Harvard games to see ECAC teams, othe Hockey East team games, and even up to Dartmouth for their tournament. I also went to the ECAC Championship several times before it left the Garden, NCAA quarterfinals (both WMU and LSSU at Harvard) and regionals with or without BU, 26 Frozen Fours, including 20 straight. When BU add women's hockey it changed a lot for us. Instead of going to men's road games we went to women's home games. Once we started missing men's games it became normal to only go to home games, the Beanpot and postseason games.

It used to be college hockey was worth the time it took to travel to away games. I remember the 9 hour round trips to Orono for a single game at Alfond. Now I can do other things in those 9 hours and stream the game if it doesn't conflict with a women's game. And now that I'm starting PD dialysis travel will become more complicated.

Also, the cost of games and travel has increased as well, making it harder to justify the expense (a least to us with Susan a junior at college, one currently doing a semester abroad in Hong Kong). We spent $58 for parking and $75 for food on Monday on top of the $190 for the tickets.

Sean

 

[Lemonade]

This would probably lead to more shots on Commesso, which isn't the case. Levi has 793 saves, Commesso has 525 or something like that. And with all the shots NU blocks, you would think Levi would have even less work to do. In addition, BU has tons of NHL level talent, so Commesso is called on to be a smaller part of each win.

" Is he a great goalie or just a result of a great defensive team system?"
Please go back and look at the highlights from our December "gauntlet"........we didn't play a lick of defense from Thanksgiving to New Years Day.

In spite of all of its defensive shortcomings, NU does seem to get up for BU, strangely when the game is away from Matthews , and sometimes without its best players............ inexplicable.

Its about quality shots and the grade of scoring chances...Levi has played 5 more games than Commesso thus the difference in shot totals but shot totals don't mean much. Its about the quality of shots. A goalie can see 50 shots from outside and save them all while another goalie sees 15 shots and 5 of them are high quality scoring chances. Goalie stats are absolutely useless for the most part. Both NU and BU are chock full of NHL draft picks that's irrelevant. NU plays a defensive system - BU plays an offensive system...that the key.

 

[buoldtimer]

I along with many NHL scouts think Commesso is a far and away better goalie than Levi. If you swapped teams and systems commesso would have better stats than Levi. BU plays a wide open style whereas the defense is part of the offense and that system tends to give up a lot on the defensive side of the puck. NU plays a sound defensive scheme where they pack it in and block shots and keep offenses on the outside. Rarely do they ever give up odd man rushes. Goalie stats are massively misleading. The difficulty of shots commesso saved vs what Levi saved in the beanpot was an example of this. Levi’s toughest save was a glove save where the shot went right into his glove - sound positioning but he sold it with some extra windmill flair. Commesso was busy saving 3 on 1s. In both NU victories verse BU this season the huskies blocked 20 and 21 shots. That’a impressive and makes the life of a goalie real easy.

Without trying to be snide, I must ask, do you know and converse/consult with NHL scouts? Do you speak to them, or do you rely on written sources and publications? If you do speak with them regularly, are you free to discuss their opinions of Skoog, O'Brien, Brown, McCarthy, etc?

 

[Lemonade]

Without trying to be snide, I must ask, do you know and converse/consult with NHL scouts? Do you speak to them, or do you rely on written sources and publications? If you do speak with them regularly, are you free to discuss their opinions of Skoog, O'Brien, Brown, McCarthy, etc?

Several of my friends are in the scouting world and we do discuss hockey and players. One of my good friends is a goalie scout said "There are reasons why Commesso went in the 2nd round and Levi went in the 7th round"...I regularly discuss hockey and banter about their opinions (and that's all it is - someones opinion) - I would say the consensus is Skoog and Brown will get free agent interest by several teams - since they weren't drafted I bust not them for missing on them. I haven't really discussed O'Brien or McCarthy but that is worth mentioning to them.

 

[navy44]

Several of my friends are in the scouting world and we do discuss hockey and players. One of my good friends is a goalie scout said "There are reasons why Commesso went in the 2nd round and Levi went in the 7th round"...I regularly discuss hockey and banter about their opinions (and that's all it is - someones opinion) - I would say the consensus is Skoog and Brown will get free agent interest by several teams - since they weren't drafted I bust not them for missing on them. I haven't really discussed O'Brien or McCarthy but that is worth mentioning to them.

I guess the Canadian World Jr Team and the Canadian Olympic Team could use your expertise. .......because they can't seem to find too many more goalies in all the dominions Canada to fill out their roster recently.............

 

[Lemonade]

I guess the Canadian World Jr Team and the Canadian Olympic Team could use your expertise. .......because they can't seem to find too many more goalies in all the dominions Canada to fill out their roster recently.............

Canada has all the goal scorers so the USA has to have a all the goalies to stop them.

 

[navy44]

Canada has all the goal scorers so the USA has to have a all the goalies to stop them.

(I'm starting to have fun..... So Canada has no goalies, and USA has no goal scorers..............and team USA is just like Northeastern........ :-D

 

[defkit]

But I'm going on Monday! Let's meet up in the Loge and watch together with 400 of our closest friends. : )

We'll definitely have to meet up. I'll be with the same three work-related friends that I go with every year (not my current employer, my previous one (and Scarlet's current one ). The son of one of them is the Operations Manager of the Garden (or something along those lines). Anyway, our seats are almost always behind the benches, around 10 -15 rows up.

Another consolation game note - I think it was at one of them that Alex Priviterra cemented his future at BU (or lack thereof) by taking a really stupid major penalty after being upset that there was no call on the guy who laid him out. He got up, chased the guy down length of the ice and laid him out on a completely illegal hit. Not a smart move...

 

[ericredaxe]

Another consolation game note - I think it was at one of them that Alex Priviterra cemented his future at BU (or lack thereof) by taking a really stupid major penalty after being upset that there was no call on the guy who laid him out. He got up, chased the guy down length of the ice and laid him out on a completely illegal hit. Not a smart move...

That was definitely at the Garden. Not sure if it was a consolation game or not. Pretty sure Parker cut him after that. He had been given several warnings. And wasn't it Alexx?

 

[chickod]

Barbara Green has sucked for 30 years. It ain't the building.

Jeez...I was just being sarcastic...

 

[defkit]

That was definitely at the Garden. Not sure if it was a consolation game or not. Pretty sure Parker cut him after that. He had been given several warnings. And wasn't it Alexx?

Yes, I think it was Alexx - wasn't sure if the odd double lettering was in his first or second name. I think it was the consolation game, only because I feel like there weren't many people in the stands and I was sitting pretty close to the action (not my actual seat).

 

[Thiessen'sBetter]

I along with many NHL scouts think Commesso is a far and away better goalie than Levi. If you swapped teams and systems commesso would have better stats than Levi. BU plays a wide open style whereas the defense is part of the offense and that system tends to give up a lot on the defensive side of the puck. NU plays a sound defensive scheme where they pack it in and block shots and keep offenses on the outside. Rarely do they ever give up odd man rushes. Goalie stats are massively misleading. The difficulty of shots commesso saved vs what Levi saved in the beanpot was an example of this. Levi’s toughest save was a glove save where the shot went right into his glove - sound positioning but he sold it with some extra windmill flair. Commesso was busy saving 3 on 1s. In both NU victories verse BU this season the huskies blocked 20 and 21 shots. That’a impressive and makes the life of a goalie real easy.

Catch any of the NU/PC game last night? 54 saves for Levi and about 10 odd man rushes. Your first sentence is one of the most incorrect takes I've seen in 15 years on this site, truly impressive stuff.

 

[Rogie21]

Yes, I think it was Alexx - wasn't sure if the odd double lettering was in his first or second name. I think it was the consolation game, only because I feel like there weren't many people in the stands and I was sitting pretty close to the action (not my actual seat).

Boston University Shuts Down Alexx Privitera for the Season - SB Nation College Hockey (sbncollegehockey.com)

Pretty sure the double X was an homage to a grandparent. Also recall that Jack was fed up with hearing from his mother with a litany of complaints. Much better group of Jersey guys on the current squad: Brown, Kaplan, the Hutsons.

 

[Lemonade]

Catch any of the NU/PC game last night? 54 saves for Levi and about 10 odd man rushes. Your first sentence is one of the most incorrect takes I've seen in 15 years on this site, truly impressive stuff.

You aren’t good at comprehending are you? My point is when NU plays their style they don’t play like that. Last night Levi gave up 3 because the defense sucked. Get it? When they play well they block shots and defend well. The games they beat BU they averaged 20.5 blocked shots and played well. The games they lose they try to play run and gun and Levi is average.

 

[Thiessen'sBetter]

You aren’t good at comprehending are you? My point is when NU plays their style they don’t play like that. Last night Levi gave up 3 because the defense sucked. Get it? When they play well they block shots and defend well. The games they beat BU they averaged 20.5 blocked shots and played well. The games they lose they try to play run and gun and Levi is average.

They played run and gun last night and he was the only reason why they won in a shootout. He's been "average" like 4 games in 2 years. Once again, you have no idea what you're talking about. But keep chatting up your "scouts" lmao

 

[Lemonade]

They played run and gun last night and he was the only reason why they won in a shootout. He's been "average" like 4 games in 2 years. Once again, you have no idea what you're talking about. But keep chatting up your "scouts" lmao

Sour you guys in are 20th huh? Enjoy the beanpot it will be the last meaningful game of your season. Chat that up.

 

[Bomber]

Good old Alexx Privitera. Wasn't his brother on the team as well? Or at least in Hockey East?

Alexx's hockey career ended in 2018 with a 4,18,22,60 line. Yep, 60 penalty minutes in 50 games played. Seems about right.

While on the subject of the Terrier Razzie Reel, who remembers Adrian Aucoin scoring his first collegiate goal against Dartmouth to make the score 7-1 and celebrating like he won the Beanpot in OT and getting sent right down the tunnel by Jack? Classic.

 

[Red Hockey]

Good old Alexx Privitera. Wasn't his brother on the team as well? Or at least in Hockey East?

Alexx's hockey career ended in 2018 with a 4,18,22,60 line. Yep, 60 penalty minutes in 50 games played. Seems about right.

Wasn't there a Privitera on UVM when they were still making NCAA appearances? Or is this the same guy?

 

[brassbonanza]

Wasn't there a Privitera on UVM when they were still making NCAA appearances? Or is this the same guy?

Alexx and his brother Jarrid both committed to BU, when Alexx left BU for UVM his brother followed him there and played 4 years for them.

 

[Scarlet]

Good old Alexx Privitera. Wasn't his brother on the team as well? Or at least in Hockey East?

Alexx's hockey career ended in 2018 with a 4,18,22,60 line. Yep, 60 penalty minutes in 50 games played. Seems about right.

While on the subject of the Terrier Razzie Reel, who remembers Adrian Aucoin scoring his first collegiate goal against Dartmouth to make the score 7-1 and celebrating like he won the Beanpot in OT and getting sent right down the tunnel by Jack? Classic.

I do!!!