i dont know if i can ever recover from that blow.... this whole season led up to that ending?? its just not right, the team completely outplayed nd and deserved better, really sucks it had to end that way but thats hockey. Just sucks sooooooooooo much that amazing season and many of these players amazing carreers had to end like that.
I think BC, BU, UNH and Northeastern will all be average.
I'm not sure da costa is a lock to leave. He really didn't improve from last year as a result his stock dropped. He wasn't even ever mentioned as a serious Hobey contender. Maybe but I think MC may get him back for another season. As for Cannata, he had a heck of season, but I think the lack of high pressure games got the best of him. He wasn't stellar in the HE playoffs and wasn't in it for parts of the NCAA game.
Da Costa is 21, turns 22 in November. IMO, it's a lock that he's leaving: every year that he stays at MC he is losing money as a professional. It's a sad truth for MC fans, but in retrospect, watching him for a 2nd season was a real treat.How old is Da Costa anyway? 21? 22? I would have to agree that his stock certainly hasn't gone up this year, but I don't know that it's dropped all that much either. I have no sources, but as a free agent, I don't think it's a lock that he leaves either. I think he could benefit from one more year at Merrimack. All depends on who's interested in him though. I'm hoping the Bruins are at least.
Da Costa is 21, turns 22 in November. IMO, it's a lock that he's leaving: every year that he stays at MC he is losing money as a professional. It's a sad truth for MC fans, but in retrospect, watching him for a 2nd season was a real treat.
If he makes the NHL this season, he would be he first Merrimack player in the NHL since 2002.
Who was that? John Jakopin played with the Sharks in the '02-'03 season.Da Costa is 21, turns 22 in November. IMO, it's a lock that he's leaving: every year that he stays at MC he is losing money as a professional. It's a sad truth for MC fans, but in retrospect, watching him for a 2nd season was a real treat.
If he makes the NHL this season, he would be he first Merrimack player in the NHL since 2002.
I was thinking of Jakopin, just a year off it seems. Upon further review, it looks like Matt Foy played in '07-'08 for the Minnesota Wild (despite the fact that he was one and done at Merrimack in '01-'02)...so I guess it hasn't been that long...Who was that? John Jakopin played with the Sharks in the '02-'03 season.
A great season for the team, program, and school. I'm renewing my tix and will probably be increasing the number of seats due to a bunch of friends coming onboard as well. With the potential return of Canatta, the emergence of the Madsen/Sheen/Flannigan line, and what looks like some great recruits, it's hard not to be excited for next year.
