Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

[Cat lover]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

Because if Vermont manages to get past Amherst they're going to get swept in Lowell anyway?

Vermont managed to come out on senior night and stave off almost certain NCAA elimination by getting the flukiest of fluke goals past the best goalie in the country and then hanging on for the last 30 minutes of the game despite the River Hawks continually putting themselves a man down.

Congrats, good win. There's the banner moment for your entire season.

Like I said before these weekend games, if these that series was played in Lowell it's a River Hawk sweep, and it's not close. Vermont fans, delusional as always, have somehow talked themselves into believing that they're a team Lowell doesn't want to see.

Nope.

Notre Dame is the team that no one wants to play. Bring on Vermont.

Vermont is 7-3 in HE this year on the road and have won 5 straight. They have played much better on the road then at home which
one UML poster tried to use as reason UML would win last week which didt work out so well.

Also your previous post on how UML is a better scoring team then Vermont is now false as Vermont passed UML in GPG several games ago.
And with only 5 goals in its last 4 games that killer OFF seems to have gone cold.

And your claim to the better goalies didnt hold up last week did it, while the stats show that yours are overall better he definately got outplayed
by Hoffman and after Saturday I think teams now know they just need to back up on Hellybuck to score more.

 

[jcarter7669]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

by getting the flukiest of fluke goals past the best goalie in the country

Now the shiite is getting deep... hold on and let me get out my waders. Hellebuyck is an excellent goalie but best goalie in the country... he isn't even the best goalie in the league.

But it ought to keep the discussion going for a while... well done on a nice flame

 

[FiveHole12]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

That kind of stuff happens at the end of almost every game I have ever attended. . I'm not sure why we are still talking about it.

I always wondered what kept UML fans going to the games. Now I get it. Sleep through the snooze fest, then awaken in time to see the fireworks at the end. Brilliant!

 

[Kdaddy1968]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

Here is your new slogan... "UML - The Charlestown Chiefs of Hockey East!" ..pure poetry

 

[UMLFan]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

I'm not sure if there's more trolling in here or on the forum boards right now?

 

[Middle Street]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

Hellebuyck is an excellent goalie but best goalie in the country... he isn't even the best goalie in the league.

Not trying to take anyone's side here, but heck, I'm not even sure he's the best goalie on his own team this year. Doug Carr has been playing great. Its definitely a 1 & 1A situation between those two this year. Last year he was significantly better than Doug.

 

[ULowell'81]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

Here is your new slogan... "UML - The Charlestown Chiefs of Hockey East!" ..pure poetry

I don't buy JCarter's assertion nor yours on this topic either. While not every cheap shot gets called a team that has a propensity for that type of play gets a reputation which normally results in more penalty minutes. Statistically speaking since 2003-2004 (I though 11 years would represent a fair amount of your likely viewing history) Lowell has had only one season (2005-06) where they had more penalties called against them than their opponents and only two where it resulted into more penalty minutes (2004-05 and 2005-06). The overall numbers were UML: 2286 penalties/5228 minutes versus Opponents: 2462/5778. I suppose I could drill down further and compare majors, 10 minute, game/gross misconducts, and match calls but the three years I did review (2003-2006) showed them to be about even.

I'm not calling them choirboys by any stretch but by comparison to the Lowell Chiefs of my undergrad days the current iteration seem more like a bunch of pussycats...at least to my admittedly biased eyes.

 

[BTV802]

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Well if Rob "Mad Dog" Hamilton has anything to do with it...

Hmmm, I've always known him as "Raging" Rob Hamilton....

I'd go with "Hacksaw Hamilton" or maybe Rob "Van Damme"

If we are making Slapshot references, how about Rob "Dr. Hook" Hamilton?

 

[Jon]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

This thread is awesome. UVM had better play UML in two weeks for the benefit of us all.

 

[BTV802]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

Vermont managed to come out on senior night and stave off almost certain NCAA elimination by getting the flukiest of fluke goals past the best goalie in the country and then hanging on for the last 30 minutes of the game despite the River Hawks continually putting themselves a man down.

Uh huh that's an interesting perspective...but the way I see it UML only managed to stay in the game at all because they hung on to avoid being down 4-0 after a pathetic first period.

 

[jcarter7669]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

I don't buy JCarter's assertion nor yours on this topic either. While not every cheap shot gets called a team that has a propensity for that type of play gets a reputation which normally results in more penalty minutes. Statistically speaking since 2003-2004 (I though 11 years would represent a fair amount of your likely viewing history) Lowell has had only one season (2005-06) where they had more penalties called against them than their opponents and only two where it resulted into more penalty minutes (2004-05 and 2005-06). The overall numbers were UML: 2286 penalties/5228 minutes versus Opponents: 2462/5778. I suppose I could drill down further and compare majors, 10 minute, game/gross misconducts, and match calls but the three years I did review (2003-2006) showed them to be about even.

I'm not calling them choirboys by any stretch but by comparison to the Lowell Chiefs of my undergrad days the current iteration seem more like a bunch of pussycats...at least to my admittedly biased eyes.

You can't go bringing stats into a UVM - UML thread... believe me I've tried and SCottk and PatRonICK have made it clear that stats are not welcome.

 

[CleggyofUML]

I always wondered what kept UML fans going to the games. Now I get it. Sleep through the snooze fest, then awaken in time to see the fireworks at the end. Brilliant!

Given how they have been under Norm, its kind of true to be honest. Usually in terms of both the season and game-by-game I usually see a slower start early and we pick up towards the end. The third period tends to be the fun one for us as BC learned against us.

 

[Kdaddy1968]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

I don't buy JCarter's assertion nor yours on this topic either. While not every cheap shot gets called a team that has a propensity for that type of play gets a reputation which normally results in more penalty minutes. Statistically speaking since 2003-2004 (I though 11 years would represent a fair amount of your likely viewing history) Lowell has had only one season (2005-06) where they had more penalties called against them than their opponents and only two where it resulted into more penalty minutes (2004-05 and 2005-06). The overall numbers were UML: 2286 penalties/5228 minutes versus Opponents: 2462/5778. I suppose I could drill down further and compare majors, 10 minute, game/gross misconducts, and match calls but the three years I did review (2003-2006) showed them to be about even.

I'm not calling them choirboys by any stretch but by comparison to the Lowell Chiefs of my undergrad days the current iteration seem more like a bunch of pussycats...at least to my admittedly biased eyes.

My comments? All I said was that it wasn't really late ("at the whistle") but it was a bit thuggery but nothing to go nuclear over. Whoever went in 2nd is up for the thuggery.. 1st guy in was fine. As for the Charlestown quote that was just making fun of the situation.. there have been far worse missed calls on the grand scheme of things. On a 1 to 10 this is about a 3 in my book.

 

[ULowell'81]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

My comments? All I said was that it wasn't really late ("at the whistle") but it was a bit thuggery but nothing to go nuclear over. Whoever went in 2nd is up for the thuggery.. 1st guy in was fine. As for the Charlestown quote that was just making fun of the situation.. there have been far worse missed calls on the grand scheme of things. On a 1 to 10 this is about a 3 in my book.

It was for the "Chiefs" reference only; apologies for missing the tongue implanted in the cheek.

 

[HawkUnderground]

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It was for the "Chiefs" reference only; apologies for missing the tongue implanted in the cheek.

I think you're supposed to respond like jcarter did and tell Kdaddy you're going to provide him with tissues? Not sure

 

[jcarter7669]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

I think you're supposed to respond like jcarter did and tell Kdaddy you're going to provide him with tissues? Not sure

This is a Vermont Lowell thread, if you want to be friends and get all touchy feely do it with yourself (probably the case already) or with the other Lowell fans.

 

[BTV802]

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This is a Vermont Lowell thread, if you want to be friends and get all touchy feely do it with yourself (probably the case already) or with the other Lowell fans.

Plus you've already offered to provide them with the tissues...how much more hospitable can you get?

 

[jcarter7669]

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Plus you've already offered to provide them with the tissues...how much more hospitable can you get?

I said I was sorry too... dam Lowell fans, you would think that they would a.) have thicker skin and b.) be more appreciative when I guy apologies and offers a tissue...

 

[Patronick]

Now the shiite is getting deep... hold on and let me get out my waders. Hellebuyck is an excellent goalie but best goalie in the country... he isn't even the best goalie in the league.

But it ought to keep the discussion going for a while... well done on a nice flame

Best save percentage in the country. Deal with it. Oh, wait, Vermont fans don't like things like stats and facts.

 

[jcarter7669]

Re: Lowell @ Vermont, 2/28 and 3/1: Let the games commence!

Best save percentage in the country. Deal with it. Oh, wait, Vermont fans don't like things like stats and facts.

Good for him, but he still isn't the best goaltender in the league. Deal with it.