BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

[Mike799]

Re: BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

1994
Drury. Eichel. Pandolfo
Poti. Gilroy
Larocque

Grier Wilson Bonino
Meyer. Brennan
Curry

 

[buoldtimer]

Re: BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

1968-69

1st

F - R. Meagher, T. Amonte, Drury
D - O'Callahan, Gilroy
G - Daskalakis

2nd

F - Eichel, McEachern, Wakabayashi
D - Stanfield, Fabbro
G - Curry

Tough Omissions

F - Tomlinson, Cullen, Danby, Davenport, Grier, J. Pandolfo
D - B. Brown, P. Brown, Poti, Meyer, Ahola, Grzelcyk
G - Craig, Larocque

 

[ericredaxe]

Re: BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

Without putting too much thought into it:

First team:

Drury/Eichel/Amonte
Gilroy/Poti
Curry

McEachern/Wilson/Pandolfo
Lachance/Grizzy
Fields

(I'm sure there are names I forgot... and didn't bother with LW/C/RW distinction etc).

 

[srsterrier]

Re: BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

1985:
1st team
F:: Shawn McEachern, Jack Eichel, Chris Drury
D: Matt Gilroy, Tom Poti
G: John Curry

2nd Team
F: Tony Amonte, John Cullen, Mike Grier
D: Matt Grzelcyk, Jon Coleman
G: Sean Fields

Some honorable mentions:
Forwards: Jay Pandolfo, Colin Wilson
D: Chris Kelleher, Rich Brennan, Brian Strait
G: Michel LaRocque

 

[Jofa]

Re: BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

1975-76

R. Meagher, Eichel, Drury
O’Callahan, Gilroy
Daskalakis

Cullen,Amonte,McEachern
P. Brown,Linna
Larocque

Last outs: Grier, Pandolfo, Shattenkirk, Curry

 

[defkit]

Re: BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

I forgot about Fabbro. I probably should have put him over McAvoy. He was pretty spectacular his last year at BU.

So many good players.

Seeing Bates and MacArthur's names made me think - they would share my award for "looked like they were having the most fun out there/crowd favorites".

 

[srsterrier]

I forgot about Fabbro. I probably should have put him over McAvoy. He was pretty spectacular his last year at BU.

So many good players.

Seeing Bates and MacArthur's names made me think - they would share my award for "looked like they were having the most fun out there/crowd favorites".

How about best captain? I’d vote for Marshall and Sullivan.

 

[Friend_of_BU_Hockey]

Re: BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

Since 1992, my all-time faves are:

1st team:
F - Drury, Eichel, J. Pandolfo
D - Gilroy, Poti
G - Lacocque

2nd team:
F - Wilson, Joubert, Bates
D - Grzelcyk, Shattenkirk
G - Curry

Honorable mention:
F - Bonino, Grier, Keller
D - Coleman, McAvoy
G - diPietro

Best captains:
1. Joubert
2. Gilroy
3. McCarthy

 

[buoldtimer]

Re: BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

Okay - time for a little fun: If you could pick a first and second team from all the players that have been at BU since you started watching them play, what would it look like? Here are the parameters:

- as noted, have to be from the time you started following the team
- judge them by their play at the peak of their time at BU, not tied into anything they did after BU
- 3 F, 2 D, 1 G. I'm not getting into wingers vs. centers, Left D vs. Right D, etc.

Here is mine (started following in 1986-87):

Drury, Eichel, Amonte
Poti, Gilroy
Larocque

McEachern, Cullen, J. Pandolfo
Kelleher, McAvoy
McKersie

Lots of really good players not on the list, and I've probably forgotten an obvious one. Kelleher is likely the one others wouldn't include, but I just think his combination of offense and defense during all those FF runs was huge. And McKersie over Curry, Oettinger, DiPietro and others - I thought he had improved so much in that 93-94 season, had he not suffered his accident, he would have been a force.

Incidentally, defkit, real nice idea here.

 

[Harry Cleverly]

Re: BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

1974-75

FIRST TEAM
F - Eichel, Rick Meagher, Drury
D - O'Callahan, Peter Brown
G - Daskalakis
SECOND TEAM
F - Cullen, McEachern, Amonte
D - Gilroy, Vic Stanfield
G - Craig
THIRD TEAM
F - David Sacco, Pandolfo, Silk
D - Chris O'Sullivan, Lamby
G - Fields

OTHERS
F - Eruzione, Grier, Joe Sacco, Mark Fidler, Tomlinson, Wilson, Bates, Terry Meagher, Young, Bonino, D.O'Regan, Keller, Joubert, Prendergast
D - Ahola, Linna, Poti, Scott Lachance, Fabbro, Meyers, Shattenkirk, Grzelcyk,
G - Larocque, Oettinger, DiPietro, Cashman, Curry, Noble, Herlofsky, Millan

 

[Harry Cleverly]

Re: BU Off-Season: Forward to the Past

I forgot about Fabbro. I probably should have put him over McAvoy. He was pretty spectacular his last year at BU.

I do not rate McAvoy that highly for his two seasons at BU. You could see the potential. But he tried to do too much, got caught out of position a great deal and made a lot of mistakes. He has played much better as a Bruin than he ever did as a Terrier.
Both Grzelcyk and Fabbro were better college players than McAvoy, IMO. That has no bearing on their potential or performance in the NHL.

 

[Scarlet]

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[Friend_of_BU_Hockey]

On the flip side of what defkit started, if you could pick a first and second team of underachieving/disappointing players (in relation to expectations/projected impact) that have been at BU since you started watching them play, what would it look like? Same parameters - 3 forwards, 2 defensemen, 1 goalie.

Since 1992:

1st team:
F - Nick Gillis, Gregg Johnson, Yasin Cisse
D - John MacLeod, Stephen Foster
G - Karson Gillespie

2nd team:
F - Wesley Myron, Scott Perry, Andrew Glass
D - Dan McGoff, Jeff Kealty
G - Grant Rollheiser

(Less than) honorable mention:
F - Justin Maiser, John Sabo, Corey Trivino
D - Alexx Privitera, Kasper Kotkansalo
G - Jason Tapp

 

[Rogie21]

1968-69

1st
F - R. Meagher, Drury, Eichel
D - O'Callahan, Gilroy
G - Curry

2nd
F - McEachern, T. Amonte, Wakabayashi
D - Grzelcyk, B. Brown
G - Brady

HM
F - Eruzione, Cullen, Tomlinson, Grier, J. Pandolfo, Bates
D - Stanfield, P. Brown, Poti, Kelleher, Ahola,
G – Larocque, Fields

Captains: Joubert, O’Callahan, Gilroy/McCarthy

Best at two positions: Hyndman (led ECAC in scoring as rookie/soph RW; All-American on D as senior)

 

[mookie1995]

On the flip side of what defkit started, if you could pick a first and second team of underachieving/disappointing players (in relation to expectations/projected impact) that have been at BU since you started watching them play, what would it look like? Same parameters - 3 forwards, 2 defensemen, 1 goalie.

Since 1992:

1st team:
F - Nick Gillis, Gregg Johnson, Yasin Cisse
D - John MacLeod, Stephen Foster
G - Karson Gillespie

2nd team:
F - Wesley Myron, Scott Perry, Andrew Glass
D - Dan McGoff, Jeff Kealty
G - Grant Rollheiser

(Less than) honorable mention:
F - Justin Maiser, John Sabo, Corey Trivino
D - Alexx Privitera, Kasper Kotkansalo
G - Jason Tapp

DUDE!!! Three teams listed here and not a single mention of Employee #6?!?!?!

 

[Rogie21]

1968-69


Best at two positions: Hyndman (led ECAC in scoring as rookie/soph RW; All-American on D as senior)

Chris O'Sullivan was also a strong performer at 2 positions. D as RS freshman, All-American wing as soph on '95 NC team. Other multi-position players: Ken Rauch, Bryan Miller, Ahti Oksanen.

 

[defkit]

On the flip side of what defkit started, if you could pick a first and second team of underachieving/disappointing players (in relation to expectations/projected impact) that have been at BU since you started watching them play, what would it look like? Same parameters - 3 forwards, 2 defensemen, 1 goalie.

Since 1992:

1st team:
F - Nick Gillis, Gregg Johnson, Yasin Cisse
D - John MacLeod, Stephen Foster
G - Karson Gillespie

2nd team:
F - Wesley Myron, Scott Perry, Andrew Glass
D - Dan McGoff, Jeff Kealty
G - Grant Rollheiser

(Less than) honorable mention:
F - Justin Maiser, John Sabo, Corey Trivino
D - Alexx Privitera, Kasper Kotkansalo
G - Jason Tapp

- I didn't think Foster came with high expectations, but I didn't really follow the recruiting scene back then.
- Guys like Maiser and Sabo had solid years, but expectations were higher.
- In addition to Mookie's mention of Roche, a name that came to my mind was Sam Kurker.
- Oh and hey, we can't forget about Brett Bennett
- I wouldn't have included Privitera - at least in terms of skill. If looked really good right around the time he started to lose his mind on the ice.

Half this list could be on the "thought they were better than they were so they left, should have stayed in school" list. I give credit to guys like Kealty and MacLeod who stuck it out despite some clear disappointments with their play.

 

[ericredaxe]

- I didn't think Foster came with high expectations, but I didn't really follow the recruiting scene back then.
- Guys like Maiser and Sabo had solid years, but expectations were higher.
- In addition to Mookie's mention of Roche, a name that came to my mind was Sam Kurker.
- Oh and hey, we can't forget about Brett Bennett
- I wouldn't have included Privitera - at least in terms of skill. If looked really good right around the time he started to lose his mind on the ice.

Half this list could be on the "thought they were better than they were so they left, should have stayed in school" list. I give credit to guys like Kealty and MacLeod who stuck it out despite some clear disappointments with their play.

Didn't Yasin have an early injury that he never really rebounded from? Tough breaks for sure there.

 

[Friend_of_BU_Hockey]

- I didn't think Foster came with high expectations, but I didn't really follow the recruiting scene back then.
- Guys like Maiser and Sabo had solid years, but expectations were higher.
- In addition to Mookie's mention of Roche, a name that came to my mind was Sam Kurker.
- Oh and hey, we can't forget about Brett Bennett
- I wouldn't have included Privitera - at least in terms of skill. If looked really good right around the time he started to lose his mind on the ice.

Half this list could be on the "thought they were better than they were so they left, should have stayed in school" list. I give credit to guys like Kealty and MacLeod who stuck it out despite some clear disappointments with their play.

I gave strong consideration to putting Roche on my list. Solid Freshman year on a bad team, bad Sophomore year on an improved team, had a great 2nd half of his Jr. year, and then was just meh his Sr. year.

Thanks for reminding me about Kurker (2nd round pick by STL) as well as Bennett.

 

[Friend_of_BU_Hockey]

Didn't Yasin have an early injury that he never really rebounded from? Tough breaks for sure there.

Yes he was derailed by major injuries. But based on my understanding, his attitude & work ethic apparently left much to be desired.