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Nescac 2009/2010

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Mainehockeyman said:
I don't know if you have your own special agenda or if you just have a personal vendetta against coach Beaney for some reason, but your post makes you seem like a complete @s$.

It seems to me that you have no facts to back up your statement, if you do, please enlighten me and I will refute my statement.
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I know the young man very well. I know the facts. As to your request for enlightenment, you are to dumb. Doomed to eternal reincarnation as the fungus you are. Whether you refute or not is beyond irrelevant to me.

Originally posted by Willie C
Although he had a 22 point season last year he contibution was minimal the second half of the season, 7 points in the last 10 games, including no points in the last 3 games that involved Amherst and Williams in the key NESCAC playoffs.
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He barely saw the ice in those last three games. In the 7 games before a point a game .." minimal contribution" How do you figure that? If it was disciplinary then why was he in uniform? Surely if he did something to warrant being tossed from the team he would not have dressed...even if it was to sit. Hockey is a small world...someone screws up...eventually we all hear about it. Someone explain to me.."enlighten me" as to why basically a point a game game..skilled guy...( lol albeit with some defensive deficiencies ) a good young man was tossed with no chance to play for the year anywhere. If Beany knew he was going to cut him ( he did ) then let him know in time to transfer. If none of you geniuses have an explanation then please refrain from speculation on your end as my explanation will have to suffice. pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate
 
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I mean Beaney has pretty much proven he knows how to win and everyone I talk to says he is a great guy...

I heard a story from 1995 before Beaney had ever won a national championship...he had a player leave to go play for a European team in the World Junior Championship mid-season (same deal this kid was one of the leading scorers for the team)...the kid comes back with an attitude and Beaney cuts him before the end of the season and calls up a 4 year jv player...later that season Middlebury goes on to win their 1st National Championship

the bottom line is i believe Beaney above this kid who doesnt like to play defense.

I feel you may only be getting or giving one side of this story.
 
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Mainehockeyman said:
the bottom line is i believe Beaney above this kid who doesnt like to play defense.
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You believe Beany??? LOL...he gave you his reasons?? Please share. BTW nice story from 15 years ago..actually makes my point. Kicks a young man off the team for "attitude" instead of working with him or helping him develop a more positive team outlook. As I said...my original point...paint by numbers...outside the lines you are gone. Is he developing young men ( Dlll after all..not going to the show) or is he there to win at all cost? My last post on the subject...kick that dead horse if you so choose
 
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so you shouldn't be cut if you have an attitude and don't play defence?...interesting theory...

so basically you should be able to do whatever you want and still be on the team?
 
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I wasn't able to get out and watch games this weekend, but just curious about what happened with Williams? Was this a one weekend let down or are there underlying issues that are going to plague them for the rest of the season? Thanks!
 
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d3follower said:
Or were you watching Wesleyan play Williams??? Whatever game you watched on Friday, it certainly did not involve Wes and Amherst.
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Jeez,

Can't get away with nothin' here. Of ocurse it was Wesleyan-Williams. In any case, Wesleyan looked very good...Williams not so much. As an aside, I hated the black uniforms with the purple trim, too. hard to read numbers in the Wesleyan arena which tends to be a bit on the dark side.
 
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doncheery said:
You believe Beany??? LOL...he gave you his reasons?? Please share. BTW nice story from 15 years ago..actually makes my point. Kicks a young man off the team for "attitude" instead of working with him or helping him develop a more positive team outlook. As I said...my original point...paint by numbers...outside the lines you are gone. Is he developing young men ( Dlll after all..not going to the show) or is he there to win at all cost? My last post on the subject...kick that dead horse if you so choose
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Ok - I'll bite. I'm not going to argue the Svoboda issue, I have no idea what went on there. I do want to address your implication that Beaney is a "win at all cost" coach. First, your own arguements say otherwise - if Svoboda was sooooo good, why would Beaney not play him if winning was all he cared about? Second, I have had many conversations with Bill over the years and on more than one occasion he has said that he'd be perfectly happy if the NESCAC went back to its national tournament prohibition. Don't get me wrong, I think he's very proud of what his teams have accomplished over the years, but I don't think he has every seen National Championships as the most important part of what he's doing.
 
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With so many teams bunched up at the top, here are some thoughts on contenders/pretenders going into the halfway weekend for conference play.

Amherst- With the majority of their tougher games behind them and all but two of their games left against the ECAC-E (albeit a tough road trip to Maine the exception) I expect the Jeffs to finish strong and with Anderson in net leading the way. CONTENDER

Bowdoin- Although they seem to be scoring at will, the Polar Bears still have to face some of the toughest goalies in the league starting tonight vs Barchard and the Jumbos. With their best conf win so far coming in the first weekend of the season at Babson in OT, I expect an away game again in the fist round of the NESCAC tournament. PRETENDER (as much as it pains me to say it).

Colby- The White Mules haven't lost since November and McKinney is playing well of late. The 5-5 tie at home vs. St. Mikes leaft some questions, but many of them were answered the next night in a 1-1 tie vs Norwich. Like Bowdoin, Colby has a tough road to hoe the rest of the way but I see them finishing strong. CONTENDER

Conn College- They took on a tough OOC schedule this year which has made the Camels record maybe look worse than it is but they haven't done much in conference to make up for it. If they can find the scoring touch they may be able to catch Hamilton and make the NESCAC tournament but they hurt themselves last weekend by not getting a point in an OT game in Clinton. PRETENDER

Hamilton- The Continentals can certainly score regardless of who stand in the oppositions net, their problem however is keeping the puck out of their own. If they want to hang on to the 8th seed, they are going to have to figure out their goalie situation before they face some of the higher scoring teams in the interlock (Bowdoin, Colby, Skidmore, St. Anselm). PRETENDER

Middlebury- Their only loss on the season was to Plattsburgh but the Panther's 4 ties in conference play have to be wearing on them. With such a tight race for first, they can ill afford to settle for single point games. Kennedy has emerged with one of the best GAA in the interlock lately. They will need him to stay hot with a 7/4 road/home split especially when 3 of the home games are against Colby, Bowdoin and unbeaten Norwich. I expect them to host a first round game but not the final four for the NESCACs. CONTENDER

Trinity- The Bantams have rode a hot Vespirini in net to make up for their lack of scoring so far but they need to score more if they want a top 4 seed, especially with a 11/8 road/home split on the season and a 7/4 split the rest of the way. They are 2-4-1 when they score 2 goals or less. Last year's run was last year. PRETENDER

Tufts- Like Trinity, the Jumbos have struggled scoring this season and have not scored more than 3 goals in regulation in conference games thus far. They have survived on a hot Barchard but they can not continue to give up 40+ shots a game and expect him to stop all of them. Barchard gave up most of his goals late in the game, they better hope he doesn't give up most of his goals late in the season especially with some high scoring teams still on the schedule. PRETENDER

Wesleyan- Although last weekend, the Cardinals showed flashes of brilliance against Williams, I don't expect any teams to look overlook them again. With one of the tougher schedules in the league ahead of them and too much ground to make up, I don't see the Cardinals making the post season. PRETENDER

Williams- I can't help but think last weekend disaster for the Ephs had something to do with Plattsburgh looming a couple of days later in a game in which they tied 1-1. Williams certainly needed the wake up call with a schedule that doesn't allow them to come up for breath besides a home game vs St. Mikes. The Ephs have averaged less than 2GPG in their last 4 conf. games. That needs to improve if they want to host a tournament game. If they can turn their OOC success into conference success, lookout. CONTENDER


But hey, what do I know?:rolleyes:
It should be an exciting race to the finish regardless.
 
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I think Middlebury is in trouble, I think they have trouble either in the locker room or chemistry wise, they seem like they are the type of team who could get upset early in the playoffs. Next week will be a test. Colby is tough they are converting their Power play opportunities and seem to play hard for their coach. Amherst will be there, I believe in the finals, they are very solid. Bowdoin, needs to play their best kids and get good goaltending for three games and if Meagher can get them up they have some talent. Likewise, Trinity is very dangerous and is a team that if they get hot could win it all. Hamilton is a team I would want to avoid they have a lot of speed and move the puck well, they are a little like Colby without the same strength in the net. Williams is good, but I don't think they can put three good games together. Next week will be a good test for them, if any of the four teams Colby, Bowdoin, Middlebury or Williams can sweep next weekend they will be a team to watch. The big rink at Middlebury doesn't suit the Bowdoin team but if Middlebury can keep Colby away from the powerplay they should win that game. Williams could lose both games, but they will be played deep into the third period, the NESCAC is heating up.
 
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Middlebury should think of playing with 6 skaters and no goalie today,dismal 75% save% 7 goals on 28 shots. Not good at all,serious trouble in pantherland. Starting in net today ? maybe nobody.Any ? check my post 2 to 3 weeks ago.
 
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I hate to say this, but Colby's unbeaten streak is suspect. It took a power play goal at 18:35 of the third period to put Connecticut College away at home last night. Then there was that 5-5 tie at home against St. Mike's. Maybe they just play to the level of their opponent. That's a good thing when you are playing a Norwich, but not so good otherwise. Tufts gave Bowdoin a game last night. Colby better play well this afternoon.

BTW, Colby's longest unbeaten streak (17-0-2) came during the '61-'62 season. I was a freshman in the stands that year.
 
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Noticed the Middlebury/NEC score. NEC is another one of the interlock teams like Colby, Bowdoin, Williams, Babson, ect that can defeat anyone in the interlock on any given night, especially if a team does not bring its A game. I know NEC has been up and down this season but they do have a number of talented forwards that can score. Looks like the Middlebury goaltending situation is not good at this time. When Norwich played NEC this season NEC played a very competitive game and keep it close until the third period.
 
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Brian C said:
Middlebury should think of playing with 6 skaters and no goalie today,dismal 75% save% 7 goals on 28 shots. Not good at all,serious trouble in pantherland. Starting in net today ? maybe nobody.Any ? check my post 2 to 3 weeks ago.
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The 3rd period saw a defensive collapse. While the goaltending may not have been great you can't lay all the blame on net. In 3 cases an NEC player was left alone in the slot and they nailed the upper corners quite effectively. NEC has players that are snipers and when you let snipers roam free they tend to snipe!

On the powerplay goal in the 3rd a Midd D-man left a Pilgrim alone camped off the left post....I could have scored on that one!

The "D" mailed it in in the 3rd frame...no jump, no "thinking" and very poor positional zone coverage. Midd has average goaltending, no surprise there...but you support adequate netminding with a solid defense scheme. The scheme was there...the execution was not.
 
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