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Norwich 14-15
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The Real Georgia Peach
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Re: Norwich 14-15
Merry Christmas to all the fans of Norwich Hockey from the Deep South of St. Marys, Georgia.
Merry Christmas to all the fans of Norwich Hockey from the Deep South of St. Marys, Georgia.
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
If anyone hasn't had a chance to see it yet, here is our holiday video from Norwich University Athletics!
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHdtVjRdmOc
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
Re: Norwich 14-15
I keep waiting for George to come on here and ask where all the chatter is about the Northfield Savings Bank Tournament this weekend!
Three more days Cadet fans till the boys are back on the ice taking on Colby!
I keep waiting for George to come on here and ask where all the chatter is about the Northfield Savings Bank Tournament this weekend!
Three more days Cadet fans till the boys are back on the ice taking on Colby!
NU Pastime
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Re: Norwich 14-15
Ugh, I've been watching all of these bowl games and basketball games and now I'm just eager for my school to take the ice again. Questions of particular interest to me heading into the second half:
1. Will a go-to goalie emerge? The two goalies have split the first 10 games. Will McShane continue to go with the platoon or will a number 1 be established/establish himself?
2. Will a go-to scorer emerge? So far, the Cadets have a very balanced scoresheet, which can be seen as a strength or a weakness depending on your perspective. I mentioned after the Castleton game that, to me and my untrained eye, it just seems like Pelletier and Niezgoda are starting to assert themselves.
3. How will the strength/depth of the ECAC-E play out in the second half? There has been a lot of talk about the increasing depth of the conference, with the likes of St. Mike's and UNE showing improvement, and will this continue to be the story? On the other side, there's also been a lot of scrutiny over UMass-Boston's 10-0-0 record given their schedule, so how will the battles between the top 3 of Norwich, Babson, and UMass-Boston play out? Can the Beacons overcome the Cadets and Beavers to establish a bit more legitimacy and quiet the critics?
Ugh, I've been watching all of these bowl games and basketball games and now I'm just eager for my school to take the ice again. Questions of particular interest to me heading into the second half:
1. Will a go-to goalie emerge? The two goalies have split the first 10 games. Will McShane continue to go with the platoon or will a number 1 be established/establish himself?
2. Will a go-to scorer emerge? So far, the Cadets have a very balanced scoresheet, which can be seen as a strength or a weakness depending on your perspective. I mentioned after the Castleton game that, to me and my untrained eye, it just seems like Pelletier and Niezgoda are starting to assert themselves.
3. How will the strength/depth of the ECAC-E play out in the second half? There has been a lot of talk about the increasing depth of the conference, with the likes of St. Mike's and UNE showing improvement, and will this continue to be the story? On the other side, there's also been a lot of scrutiny over UMass-Boston's 10-0-0 record given their schedule, so how will the battles between the top 3 of Norwich, Babson, and UMass-Boston play out? Can the Beacons overcome the Cadets and Beavers to establish a bit more legitimacy and quiet the critics?
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
Re: Norwich 14-15
Good discussion questions to get things rolling.
1. I'm all for the platoon to continue for the rest of the regular season. Norwich is 9-0-1 with the platoon and is among the nation's leaders in defense. "Don't fix what ain't broke."
2. You mentioned it already but Pelletier and Niezgoda after missing time I feel have emerged as Norwich's "go-to" scorers at the moment if you can call it that. This team has 18 different players who have scored goals already. That's incredible and an impressive feat that shouldn't be taken lightly. This team's success has been in large part due to four even lines for the most part that can all score on you, but also play two-way hockey in both zones, which is a McShane staple. The Pelletier/Niezgoda/Salvucci line has been impressive and I think on paper they are your "top line". Regardless, it's nice having Surowiec, McEleney, Lawler, Stewart, Flaherty, Russell, Thieda etc. all chipping in too.
3. I think the difference between the big three in the ECAC East this year will be goaltending. All three teams can score, two of them play exceptional defense and all have seen pretty good goaltending to date. Babson obviously has their horse in Murray, NU has the tandem that's been great so far and UMB has Andrews and Faust who both still haven't proved they can win the big game yet IMHO.
The other thing to keep eyes on in is to see if any of the teams get any second half transfers. Buco transfered to UMass-Boston midseason last year and is now their leading scorer.
Good discussion questions to get things rolling.
1. I'm all for the platoon to continue for the rest of the regular season. Norwich is 9-0-1 with the platoon and is among the nation's leaders in defense. "Don't fix what ain't broke."
2. You mentioned it already but Pelletier and Niezgoda after missing time I feel have emerged as Norwich's "go-to" scorers at the moment if you can call it that. This team has 18 different players who have scored goals already. That's incredible and an impressive feat that shouldn't be taken lightly. This team's success has been in large part due to four even lines for the most part that can all score on you, but also play two-way hockey in both zones, which is a McShane staple. The Pelletier/Niezgoda/Salvucci line has been impressive and I think on paper they are your "top line". Regardless, it's nice having Surowiec, McEleney, Lawler, Stewart, Flaherty, Russell, Thieda etc. all chipping in too.
3. I think the difference between the big three in the ECAC East this year will be goaltending. All three teams can score, two of them play exceptional defense and all have seen pretty good goaltending to date. Babson obviously has their horse in Murray, NU has the tandem that's been great so far and UMB has Andrews and Faust who both still haven't proved they can win the big game yet IMHO.
The other thing to keep eyes on in is to see if any of the teams get any second half transfers. Buco transfered to UMass-Boston midseason last year and is now their leading scorer.
I keep waiting for George to come on here and ask where all the chatter is about the Northfield Savings Bank Tournament this weekend!
Three more days Cadet fans till the boys are back on the ice taking on Colby!
I didn't have to ... you did the job well. It would be nice to stir a little more response though, although NU Pastime's questions were certainly good ones.
Thing to stress now is tickets ... both for this weekend and even more importantly for the UMB/Babson weekend that follows.
Re: Norwich 14-15
On WDEV radio 550 Tuesday Mike McShane was interviewed by the owner of the station, Ken Squire. Coach said no new players would be joining the team and Norwich policy was to only concentrate on the next game which is Colby. Also said tickets were still available for the weekend games. It was a very laid back interview that was fun to hear. Coach may only be thinking of Colby but I am already getting ready for the Norwich/Plattsburgh game on Tuesday which has to be one of the biggest games in the new year.
On WDEV radio 550 Tuesday Mike McShane was interviewed by the owner of the station, Ken Squire. Coach said no new players would be joining the team and Norwich policy was to only concentrate on the next game which is Colby. Also said tickets were still available for the weekend games. It was a very laid back interview that was fun to hear. Coach may only be thinking of Colby but I am already getting ready for the Norwich/Plattsburgh game on Tuesday which has to be one of the biggest games in the new year.
Old Rook NU'66
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Re: Norwich 14-15
Just watched the local Portland Maine TV news which reports that Coach Jeff Beaney has resigned as head coach of men's hockey at University of Southern Maine. He has had some tough sledding over the last few years--but this year's 1 and 9 start must have been the final straw. USM as a whole is under enormous pressure financially these days--with cuts and layoffs at the campuses in Portland and Gorham . Sad--I hate to see this kind of thing happen.
An interim coach has been named--I did not catch the name but I believe he is from the Portland Pirates.
Just watched the local Portland Maine TV news which reports that Coach Jeff Beaney has resigned as head coach of men's hockey at University of Southern Maine. He has had some tough sledding over the last few years--but this year's 1 and 9 start must have been the final straw. USM as a whole is under enormous pressure financially these days--with cuts and layoffs at the campuses in Portland and Gorham . Sad--I hate to see this kind of thing happen.
An interim coach has been named--I did not catch the name but I believe he is from the Portland Pirates.Re: Norwich 14-15
Portland Press Herald article
http://www.pressherald.com/2014/12/31/usm-mens-hockey-coach-jeff-beaney-resigns/
Portland Press Herald article
http://www.pressherald.com/2014/12/31/usm-mens-hockey-coach-jeff-beaney-resigns/
The Real Georgia Peach
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Re: Norwich 14-15
Well, today starts the second half of the season. I wonder why Norwich chose Colby as their first opponent? In my mind, Neuman would have been a better choice for attendance purposes, seeing they have a Norwich connection with their coach a relatively recent Norwich Alum. Although they may be a tougher opponent than the Mules. In any event, I hope that we'll see a Norwich-Neuman final tomorrow.
Well, today starts the second half of the season. I wonder why Norwich chose Colby as their first opponent? In my mind, Neuman would have been a better choice for attendance purposes, seeing they have a Norwich connection with their coach a relatively recent Norwich Alum. Although they may be a tougher opponent than the Mules. In any event, I hope that we'll see a Norwich-Neuman final tomorrow.
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
There is video.
Peach, good thing there are games Saturday too and Norwich has a 50/50 chance to play Neumann at either 4 or 7!
Re: Norwich 14-15
There are only links for live stats and audio on our Norwich Athletic web site schedule. Do I just go to the regular site?
Sorry, my mistake!! I was looking at the 4 pm game. Harder to get old than I thought. It must be the meds. I thought it was strange, being our own tournament. My wife is putting me to bed now so I can stay up late and watch it.
There are only links for live stats and audio on our Norwich Athletic web site schedule. Do I just go to the regular site?
Sorry, my mistake!! I was looking at the 4 pm game. Harder to get old than I thought. It must be the meds. I thought it was strange, being our own tournament. My wife is putting me to bed now so I can stay up late and watch it.
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The Real Georgia Peach
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Re: Norwich 14-15
Tough game, but the Cadets prevail 3-0 over Colby. Is Buff State as good as they sounded? I always thought they were sort of the weak sisters in the SUNYAC.
Tough game, but the Cadets prevail 3-0 over Colby. Is Buff State as good as they sounded? I always thought they were sort of the weak sisters in the SUNYAC.
Birdwatcher
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Re: Norwich 14-15
It depends on the night and which Buff St team shows up !!
It depends on the night and which Buff St team shows up !!
They're bottom half of the sunyac this year, a very physical team who can play dirty at times, as long as Norwich doesn't bring themselves down to buff states level they should be able to easily take them. I'm guessing 5-1 Norwich
Old Rook NU'66
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Re: Norwich 14-15
Well that was a spot on predictions. Congratulations to the Cadets for a great weekend of hockey....but the best is yet to come.
Friday nights game against Colby seem to give Norwich time to both to knock a bit of the Christmas break rust off their skates and play what seemed to be as skilled a Colby team as anyone they have faced this far.
Actually, I am surprised that that same Colby team seemed to be handled so easily in the consolation game against Neumann. Colby seems a much better team than their record indicates.
Saturday’s game with Buffalo State put NU up against the same kind of overly aggressive style that UMass Boston also brings to the party—with push here and elbow there. Net/net the Cadets seemingly abandoned at moments their always disciplined game plan and played into right into Buffalo States hands. Hopefully, the boys learned the downside of watching the game from the penalty box. Thankfully, in the end it didn’t cost them.
Now that the Northfield Bank Tournament is behind them—the Cadets face over the next six days three opponents—Plattsburg, UMass Boston and Babson with a combined record of 31 and 2. Add NU’s 11-0-1 record to that—and this may be the most interesting “post holiday....non-tournament…tournament” of the season…and all between four teams with a combined record of 41-2-1.
And it all starts Tuesday night for the Cadets by attending to and focusing on their business with Plattsburg in Plattsburg.
Well that was a spot on predictions. Congratulations to the Cadets for a great weekend of hockey....but the best is yet to come.
Friday nights game against Colby seem to give Norwich time to both to knock a bit of the Christmas break rust off their skates and play what seemed to be as skilled a Colby team as anyone they have faced this far.
Actually, I am surprised that that same Colby team seemed to be handled so easily in the consolation game against Neumann. Colby seems a much better team than their record indicates.
Saturday’s game with Buffalo State put NU up against the same kind of overly aggressive style that UMass Boston also brings to the party—with push here and elbow there. Net/net the Cadets seemingly abandoned at moments their always disciplined game plan and played into right into Buffalo States hands. Hopefully, the boys learned the downside of watching the game from the penalty box. Thankfully, in the end it didn’t cost them.
Now that the Northfield Bank Tournament is behind them—the Cadets face over the next six days three opponents—Plattsburg, UMass Boston and Babson with a combined record of 31 and 2. Add NU’s 11-0-1 record to that—and this may be the most interesting “post holiday....non-tournament…tournament” of the season…and all between four teams with a combined record of 41-2-1.
And it all starts Tuesday night for the Cadets by attending to and focusing on their business with Plattsburg in Plattsburg.