Norwich 2022-23 Back to Normal (ish)

[NU56]

Thank you so much for your comments!! Good stuff for me and probably others. Hope other members can chip in and get this thread going.
Did #20 Kerner play? He was outstanding last year.
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[17'sfanNU]

Kerner did play but I think he didn't get many shots off. I was surprised but maybe he was setting up plays more than his typical shooting role. He looked good regardless. At one point he was on the 4th line with McKensie and Leonard, but may have also been matched up with others.

 

[Bog Hockey]

Anxious for Flint’s thoughts and observations from Saturday night. With DD gone and zero information coming out of the comms department, this out-of-towner will respectfully rely on Flint and others for insight and opinion. Thanks.

 

[KrbFlint]

Anxious for Flint’s thoughts and observations from Saturday night. With DD gone and zero information coming out of the comms department, this out-of-towner will respectfully rely on Flint and others for insight and opinion. Thanks.

Unfortunately, due to some family commitments, I saw very little. Have had many conversations with folks who got to see the whole game though. Most feedback was, overall, positive. Newcomers looked sharp and ready to contribute, defense and goaltending were solid (no surprise under Coach Ellsworth). General feelings, again, were positive. That said, one observer (who happens to wear a national championship ring) didn't feel like there was much "firepower" on display - despite the score - and was concerned about this showing up against more rugged opposition. Time will tell on that.

I plan on being there this weekend vs. Nichols, so I should be able to provide a more personal report.

 

[17'sfanNU]

Flint, I would love to see the full stats from this game to see who took the "30" shots. I have to agree that the "big scores", Kerner, O'Mara, Aubin, Nagle, Elgstam and Williams, didn't really seem to be taking the quality shots they are known for. However, maybe Coach was looking to them to set up the newcomers to see what could be done. We definitely need more fire power than we did last year to avoid the ties and OTs.

 

[jerrynu26]

One of the referees was a 2010 National Championship team member!

The first 10 minutes was not fun to watch, kind of disjointed. After that, the ice definitely started tilting NU’s way. St A’s looked out of gas most of the night as well. Some great setups, but then an open net miss kept the score closer than it should have been. New players looked good, returnees looked like the picked up from last years experience, but again after the middle of the first.
a bigger team overall than last year I think.
Programs almost unreadable due to small size by the way.

 

[Bog Hockey]

Unfortunately, due to some family commitments, I saw very little. Have had many conversations with folks who got to see the whole game though. Most feedback was, overall, positive. Newcomers looked sharp and ready to contribute, defense and goaltending were solid (no surprise under Coach Ellsworth). General feelings, again, were positive. That said, one observer (who happens to wear a national championship ring) didn't feel like there was much "firepower" on display - despite the score - and was concerned about this showing up against more rugged opposition. Time will tell on that.

I plan on being there this weekend vs. Nichols, so I should be able to provide a more personal report.

Appreciate the insight, as always - thanks.

 

[PuckVoice]

Hello everyone.
Regret that I missed the St A's game ... Was doing HS Football
Planning to be there on Saturday.
It is indeed a year of change ...
New AD ... Hockenbury will do a great job.
SID staff ... We will all miss Derek ... It is tough to replace the best! Tanner Acebo too.
But give the newcomers time and things will straighten out.
Changes coming in the broadcast booth too ... Can't go into the details quite yet but rest assured Craig Durham and I can't wait to get started!

 

[17'sfanNU]

Great to hear from you Puck Voice!

 

[NU Pastime]

I’m pleased to see that the football game has play-by-play today, which comes after weeks of not having play-by-play for football games. So things appear to be trending back in the right direction in the SID arena.

 

[Bog Hockey]

Hoping we’ll hear from Flint soon.

 

[17'sfanNU]

When Puck Voice said he'd be there, I was hoping he was calling the game. I think I did get a glimpse of him in the usual broadcast booth, but the game went 1 1/2 periods with no sound and then I could hear only the PA for the rest of the game. Oh well, at least it was fun to watch the game, 8-0 win. Hard to rate Norwich because we completely dominated the game and Nichols had puck handling issues. Newcomer Leonard (16) had 2 goals I think, and Kerner had quite a few assists. Noah Williams looked really strong, a goal and at least 1 assist. Atherton played 2 full periods and Albano played the 3rd. Both looked good, but were not challenged a lot. We had at least 2 power play goals and movement looked good. Offense is putting some big bodies in front of the net. I believe we had 2 or maybe 3 penalties, but one was a matching. I didn't see any issues with the PK but again Nichols didn't really have a great passing or shooting game. Did not catch the shots for both sides but I imagine we outshot them by a large margin.

Again would love to see the stats, hope SID get's that up and running.

 

[PuckVoice]

Craig and I were both there but only to scout ... Not setup for broadcast.
Do have a scoring summary ...

Elgstam and rookie Ryan Leonard 2 goals each

Other goals Lewis , Mantaro , O'Neal , and newbie Johnny Johnson.

Kerner 3 assists

5 pp goals ... 2 shorties.

Shots something like 40-10.

Cadets looked good.

Nichols did not.

 

[17'sfanNU]

Thanks for the update Puck Voice, thought for sure that I saw you and Craig as the camera scanned down ice. I had no idea that we got 2 more shorties last night and thought that there were at least 2 PP, but 5???? Wow! It's so hard to follow online with out announcers, so I (and numerous radio and online folks) will be glad to hear you and Craig. I'll be really glad if you tell me you'll be calling the game next week with Endicott!

 

[KrbFlint]

Hoping we’ll hear from Flint soon.

Here! Great day at Norwich yesterday featuring a football win over MIT and a men's soccer win over Albertus Magnus in addition to the rolling the Nichols Bison received. We were one women's soccer win away from a clean home sweep for Cadets athletics.

Tough game to take much away from as Nichols was outclassed from the outset (they have fallen FAR from the Kevin Swallow era). That said, good teams dominate lesser opponents and that is exactly what happened.

Broad view: Norwich looked fast and athletic. I don't think I've noticed speed like that from them in a couple of years. There was sustained pressure on Nichols all afternoon long, mostly because the Cadets beat them to just about every puck. Once again, I was impressed with the solid defense (Poorman and Mantaro stood out yesterday IMO) and goaltending. Kerner looked like Kerner, which is to say a very good player who is a threat at all times. I thought Alex Lewis displayed some nifty mitts.

I know for a fact that Patrick O'Neal put in a TON of work this summer on his strength and his conditioning and early on it appears to have worked. I have a feeling he is going to have a breakout year.

Word on the street is that Coach Ellsworth really likes his team this year.

I'm very excited for next weekend's opener at Endicott. If my memory serves me, we've tied Endicott 3-3 every single time we have met on the ice. The GULLS will be a big step up from St. Anselm and Nichols, but the Cadets will be a step up for Endicott too. Should be a fantastic hockey game.

 

[17'sfanNU]

I can see why coach likes the team this year, lot's more talent, fire power, speed and size will make a difference. I thought our endurance looked good, that is something that Norwich is known for. Good job guys and the strength and conditioning team. It's very early how we'll do against the many talented teams in our conference, but I am very optimistic. Our first test will be Endicott who are rated 1 above us (#14) in the USCHO poll and rated #1 to win the regular season for the CCC. It would be nice to actually win against them, 3 ties of 3-3 in 3 years needs to be put behind us with a definitive win!

 

[Bog Hockey]

Flint, as always, very insightful and much appreciated! The early optimism is both exciting and needed. Can’t wait for the season opener.

 

[NU56]

Thanks again everyone for your comments. I really appreciate all of them. I hope you continue after the Endicott game which should be a real test. Looks like another possible tie on paper. This thread is starting to look like the old "I Will Try" threads that we all looked forward to.
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[NUProf]

Okay I'm back - I've been consumed with the NHL and the Colorado Avalanche, but since it looks like maybe things are back to normal in DIII I will resurface here.

 

[17'sfanNU]

Cadets up 2-0 over Endicott after one. PP goal by Kerner from O'Neal and Williams, and Brandon Jones (5x5) from O'Neal and Poorman. Looking better in the 1st period than I have seen in a few years.