5'9", 140 lb. forward Matt Gaudreau, the younger brother of Northeastern 2012 recruit John Gaudreau, has also committed to the Huskies.
The younger Gaudreau, a Dec.'94 birthdate who will be entering his sophomore year in high school, will join his brother on St. Botolph St. in the fall of '13.
Thanks, it'll be interesting to see where he goes (I assume USHL), and how he does in comparison to his brother. They both seem about the same size.
"Matt is a two-way player who will play as tough defensively as offensively," Beach says. He's excellent in all three zones. His still level is very good. He's not as dynamic as John, and no one will outscore John. But Matt plays a more complete game than John. He's a little bigger than his brother right now - and he's still growing."
Almost time for a new thread! Ice should be laid down during the week of Sept. 12th.
My question is how low are the expectations? I really think the team will be much improved from last year. Having said that I can see NU finishing anywhere from 3-8 but I really dont see them missing the playoffs again.
My question is how low are the expectations? I really think the team will be much improved from last year. Having said that I can see NU finishing anywhere from 3-8 but I really dont see them missing the playoffs again.
My question is how low are the expectations? I really think the team will be much improved from last year. Having said that I can see NU finishing anywhere from 3-8 but I really dont see them missing the playoffs again.
One aspect that hasn't been discussed much is the character of the team. The team last year wasn't as unified as the 08-09 team, they didn't have the same identity as Cronin had said. I'm interested in seeing what effect getting knocked out of the playoffs did to the team, whether it'll help develop a character, and whether it'll make them more hungry for wins.
Only a month before the puck drops, let's see if the team can exceed expectations.
I sure hope so as the expectations of the non-NU posters seems to be 6th to 8th place. We need guys like Muench and Hewkin to mature and help the freshman to adjust quickly. I'd like to think that McNeely learned some leadership lessons last year and can pull the team together internally and head them all in the same direction.
Ya and we definitely just took some games completely off. See the 9-2 game at UVM, the shalacking we got @ bc after we beat them at home. I feel like there was a mentality of, well if we get two points this weekend, that's all we'll need. I think that was the thing that frustrated me most, some games we clearly just didn't show up. At all.
I'm not prone to optimism, but I think we may actually surprise some people this year. If our freshmen can have a year similar to the last two freshmen classes, we're going to put up some goals. While I'm most concerned about our D, if Rawlings has a poor sophomore year or one that isn't close to as good as last year, that would be more devastating than poor play by our defensemen. Given his plans to go pro after this year, it'd sure be nice if he played like a soon-to-be-pro.
