HockeyRef
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Re: Hockey East: A New Big 4?
Annnddd I bet it has a 'tron
(couldn't help myself...) UNH inside joke 
Annnddd I bet it has a 'tron
(couldn't help myself...) UNH inside joke 
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Hockey East: A New Big 4?
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sterlippo1
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Re: Hockey East: A New Big 4?
Sean, page 6 and 100+ posts on a thread where "stupid thread" was one of the early posts. Nice job Terrier
Sean, page 6 and 100+ posts on a thread where "stupid thread" was one of the early posts. Nice job Terrier
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jcarter7669
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Re: Hockey East: A New Big 4?
I think we can do better then that... especially considering UMass is a sleeping giant ready to be awoken. JD asks " if not BU then who?" We now have our answer. A new coach at UMass wakes the sleeping giant to know BU and Coach Quinn out of the "Big 4."
And as a shout out to Hokey... you heard it here first.
I think we can do better then that... especially considering UMass is a sleeping giant ready to be awoken. JD asks " if not BU then who?" We now have our answer. A new coach at UMass wakes the sleeping giant to know BU and Coach Quinn out of the "Big 4."
And as a shout out to Hokey... you heard it here first.
Sean Pickett
2009 NCAA Champions
Re: Hockey East: A New Big 4?
So, it is now 2 years later and I thought I would revisit this thread. I have also compiled every Hockey East team's overall, regular season, league, non-conference, HEA tournament and NCAA tournament records for each season they have been in Hockey East into a workbook. I have further compiled standings for the past 5, 10 and all seasons for each team in each category, as well as a combined HEA and NCAA postseason records. I also have the compiled records of every Hockey East Coach that took over after the league formed (i.e., Coaches Ceglarski (BC), Parker (BU), Riley (UL), Anderson (MC), Holt (UNH), Flaman (NU) and Sterling (PC) are not included) through their first 8 seasons (if they lasted that long). One sheet shows each coach's cumulative record by team and the other sheet shows each coach's cumulative record against all other coaches.
Maine and New Hampshire are still in the top 4 overall since the league was formed, despite not being in the top 4 the past 10 seasons, with Providence the only other team with a winning record. In the past five and ten seasons the top 4 are BU, BC, PC and UML, with NU knocking on the door, with Vermont also having a winning record the past 5 seasons. In league play only, only BU, BC, Maine and UNH having winning records since 1984, with UML replacing Maine in the past 10 seasons and Providence replacing New Hampshire in the past 5 seasons. Northeastern has been able to have a winning record the past 10 seasons as well, but has been unable to crack the top 4. In the Hockey East Tournament BU, BC, Maine and UNH are the top 4 and only teams with winning records since 1984, with UML and NU replacing Maine and UNH over the past 10 seasons, with PC fifth, and in the past 5 seasons PC moved into the top 4 as BC dropped to fifth.
Looking at the coaching records, Coach Whitehead has the best winning percentage in 4 out of his first five seasons (Coach Mallen's first season was not on Hockey East) and was no lower than second in his first eight seasons, with just one HEA Tournament title, but 6 NCAA appearances, including 4 Frozen Fours and 2 championship game appearances. Coach Bazin has the third best first season record and has been first or second in his second through seventh seasons, with 3 HEA Tournament titles, 2 regular season titles and 6 NCAA appearances, but just one Frozen Four. Coach Umile is no lower than third through his first 8 seasons, with 2 regular season titles, including 5 NCAA appearances and one Frozen Four. Coach Leaman didn't have the same immediate success, but now has 5 straight NCAA tournament appearances, one Frozen Four and one national championship, but has only one Hockey East regular season title. Coach Quinn had a poor first season, but is fourth his second, third and fourth seasons, before dropping to fifth after this, his fifth season. He has 2 Hockey East regular season and two tournament titles, four straight NCAA appearances, one Frozen Four appearance and a championship game appearance. The question is whether Coaches Bazin, Leaman and Quinn can continue to build on what they have already accomplished, like Coach York has done, or if they hew closer to what Coaches Umile and Whitehead (at Maine) did.
Sean
So, it is now 2 years later and I thought I would revisit this thread. I have also compiled every Hockey East team's overall, regular season, league, non-conference, HEA tournament and NCAA tournament records for each season they have been in Hockey East into a workbook. I have further compiled standings for the past 5, 10 and all seasons for each team in each category, as well as a combined HEA and NCAA postseason records. I also have the compiled records of every Hockey East Coach that took over after the league formed (i.e., Coaches Ceglarski (BC), Parker (BU), Riley (UL), Anderson (MC), Holt (UNH), Flaman (NU) and Sterling (PC) are not included) through their first 8 seasons (if they lasted that long). One sheet shows each coach's cumulative record by team and the other sheet shows each coach's cumulative record against all other coaches.
Maine and New Hampshire are still in the top 4 overall since the league was formed, despite not being in the top 4 the past 10 seasons, with Providence the only other team with a winning record. In the past five and ten seasons the top 4 are BU, BC, PC and UML, with NU knocking on the door, with Vermont also having a winning record the past 5 seasons. In league play only, only BU, BC, Maine and UNH having winning records since 1984, with UML replacing Maine in the past 10 seasons and Providence replacing New Hampshire in the past 5 seasons. Northeastern has been able to have a winning record the past 10 seasons as well, but has been unable to crack the top 4. In the Hockey East Tournament BU, BC, Maine and UNH are the top 4 and only teams with winning records since 1984, with UML and NU replacing Maine and UNH over the past 10 seasons, with PC fifth, and in the past 5 seasons PC moved into the top 4 as BC dropped to fifth.
Looking at the coaching records, Coach Whitehead has the best winning percentage in 4 out of his first five seasons (Coach Mallen's first season was not on Hockey East) and was no lower than second in his first eight seasons, with just one HEA Tournament title, but 6 NCAA appearances, including 4 Frozen Fours and 2 championship game appearances. Coach Bazin has the third best first season record and has been first or second in his second through seventh seasons, with 3 HEA Tournament titles, 2 regular season titles and 6 NCAA appearances, but just one Frozen Four. Coach Umile is no lower than third through his first 8 seasons, with 2 regular season titles, including 5 NCAA appearances and one Frozen Four. Coach Leaman didn't have the same immediate success, but now has 5 straight NCAA tournament appearances, one Frozen Four and one national championship, but has only one Hockey East regular season title. Coach Quinn had a poor first season, but is fourth his second, third and fourth seasons, before dropping to fifth after this, his fifth season. He has 2 Hockey East regular season and two tournament titles, four straight NCAA appearances, one Frozen Four appearance and a championship game appearance. The question is whether Coaches Bazin, Leaman and Quinn can continue to build on what they have already accomplished, like Coach York has done, or if they hew closer to what Coaches Umile and Whitehead (at Maine) did.
Sean
UVM Cat in Texas
Now UVM Cat in Georgia
Re: Hockey East: A New Big 4?
Timmay's lookin pretty good now!
Timmay's lookin pretty good now!
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
Re: Hockey East: A New Big 4?
Not really, his best seasons were all Shawns recruits. When he kicked Grant to the curb, the downward spiral began
Not really, his best seasons were all Shawns recruits. When he kicked Grant to the curb, the downward spiral began
Ma#1ne Hky
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Re: Hockey East: A New Big 4?
CORRECT...TW's time was over @ Maine...and he knew it also...he couldn't over come the shadow of Walsh...tough position he was in and he was not comfortable, he had his moments...but all in all his time was due and now he has found his niche...but maybe down the line he may get back into Div.1 Coaching, but then maybe he won't...maybe he had enough and like's where he's at. As far as Gendron...well he isn't the answer either, but now Maine has re-upped him and his time continues for better or for worse.