Norwich Women's Hockey

[Schwanman]

Re: Norwich Women's Hockey

Just a quick scan of attendance at the top DIII Women teams last Friday, Norwich lead the way with 368. Which topped programs at all the traditionally strong leagues. I would have to say the word has gotten out. Also, the weak opening schedule this year was the same schedule as last year, only difference is last year Norwich lost those games with Utica, St. A's and UMass-Boston and beat NEC by a goal.

 

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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Just a quick scan of attendance at the top DIII Women teams last Friday, Norwich lead the way with 368. Which topped programs at all the traditionally strong leagues. I would have to say the word has gotten out. Also, the weak opening schedule this year was the same schedule as last year, only difference is last year Norwich lost those games with Utica, St. A's and UMass-Boston and beat NEC by a goal.

I'd bet Plattsburgh is going to have pretty healthy sized crowds this weekend for the Elmira series. The Men's team is on the western NY trip so very few Plattsburgh fans will be traveling to see that.

I'd bet there will be 500-750 or so fans in Plattsburgh this weekend for that series.

 

[Schwanman]

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Since you used the word bet twice, I'll take the under at your spread of 500-750 A hot dog at 550.

 

[mainiac]

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You do realize NEC got a new coach this year, correct? It is no longer Jackie MacMillan. Are you referring to Sis Paulsen as a nut bar?

My sister was a Badger with both of them, Sis is a bully, she'll pick a player and bully them through intimidation and power. She might be a good coach, who cares there's no room in the game for bullying in hockey, but one day karma or a bigger bully will get her.

Let's try to remember this thread is about Norwich Women's Hockey not supposed "Nutty Coaches" from other teams ect. Let's keep this a place where parents & fans of Norwich Women's Hockey can communicate. No goals allowed this weekend. Granted not the best competition to grade against but 2 shutouts just the same. Did not make either game but friend did and said that they played pretty well Saturday (Especially Fortier) but that Saturday, despite being much more talented then Nichols, they did not look like everyone was on the same page. Also said that Coach Bolding messed a bit with the lines and did not always have his lines together. I think if he does that against his next opponents (Holy Cross & M'Ville)............he could be asking for trouble.

 

[hockeydaddy]

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I'd bet Plattsburgh is going to have pretty healthy sized crowds this weekend for the Elmira series. The Men's team is on the western NY trip so very few Plattsburgh fans will be traveling to see that.

I'd bet there will be 500-750 or so fans in Plattsburgh this weekend for that series.

The attendance didn't even come close to 500 so I'd be careful of "betting" in the future Mr Prez. lol

I noticed attendance was down for the Norwich games over the weekend and would attribute this to the fact that it's Thanksgiving week break.

 

[hockeydaddy]

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Let's try to remember this thread is about Norwich Women's Hockey not supposed "Nutty Coaches" from other teams ect. Let's keep this a place where parents & fans of Norwich Women's Hockey can communicate. No goals allowed this weekend. Granted not the best competition to grade against but 2 shutouts just the same. Did not make either game but friend did and said that they played pretty well Saturday (Especially Fortier) but that Saturday, despite being much more talented then Nichols, they did not look like everyone was on the same page. Also said that Coach Bolding messed a bit with the lines and did not always have his lines together. I think if he does that against his next opponents (Holy Cross & M'Ville)............he could be asking for trouble.

Again, whenever you play down, or vs. weaker teams, you never play at your best. Not even the best coach in the world can whip most players into thinking otherwise.

With reference to mixing up the lines, I didn't see anything out of the usual...
if your buddy in attendance was referencing the fact that Bolding put Sophie and Julie on the same line in the final minutes of play, it was just to let them go out and have fun, and isn't that what it's all about??? Afterall, there's no NHL after this is all said and done!

 

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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The attendance didn't even come close to 500 so I'd be careful of "betting" in the future Mr Prez. lol

I noticed attendance was down for the Norwich games over the weekend and would attribute this to the fact that it's Thanksgiving week break.

Was hoping no one saw that...

Fair enough. I was quite wrong.

I guess I overestimated Plattsburgh's attendance capabilities...

 

[Schwanman]

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Waiting on an update from Futurestar on team bus sizes and players in sweatpants of the teams that have played your home team. Oh, I guess this isn't Oprah but a site focused on the Norwich Womens hockey teams performance and results.

 

[hockeydaddy]

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Was hoping no one saw that...

Fair enough. I was quite wrong.

I guess I overestimated Plattsburgh's attendance capabilities...

Well Prez, I'll take that as an apology and accept it. Admitting your misstep goes a long way towards showing us you have a humble streak in you somewhere.

Now, with that said, attendance isn't everything anyway. For example, the Norwich women will probably draw their usual average for the upcoming games vs. Holy Cross and Manhattanville, but more important will be the outcome for EVERYONE to see.

The Holy cross game is not significant in my mind because of their lack of post season play. The Manhattanville game on the other hand is huge because although we won last season's ECAC Championship, on their pond no less, we never did beat them to get there.

Needless to say, I'm looking forward to Dec. 6 at 3 pm... Anyone want to aaahhh... "bet" on the outcome? LOL

 

[hockeydaddy]

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Waiting on an update from Futurestar on team bus sizes and players in sweatpants of the teams that have played your home team. Oh, I guess this isn't Oprah but a site focused on the Norwich Womens hockey teams performance and results.

Now now, that's ok Schwanman... Futurestar has a perfect right to free speech on this page. Of course, credibility is important for a lot of us at Norwich so time will tell if futurestar's post going forward will reflect as such or simply lack that streak of humbleness, such as the one Prezdejohson09 has shown us.

 

[futurestar]

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Ok Here goes.....

Quite honestly, I'm not there yet... and I will never jump on the Norwich bandwagon but.... I am slowly coming around to believe that Norwich is a legitimate contender and not just lucky.

I still get cranky when I hear that "Norwich Beat Manhattanville" last year when it was actually Salve that beat Manhattanville and Norwich that beat Salve.

I will reserve my opinion until after the HC and Mville games.

Come on though you have to admit that it's a bit ironic when you walk into a rink and there are more Norwich sweatsuits walking around than home team fans!

 

[hockeydaddy]

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Ok Here goes.....

Quite honestly, I'm not there yet... and I will never jump on the Norwich bandwagon but.... I am slowly coming around to believe that Norwich is a legitimate contender and not just lucky.

I still get cranky when I hear that "Norwich Beat Manhattanville" last year when it was actually Salve that beat Manhattanville and Norwich that beat Salve.

I will reserve my opinion until after the HC and Mville games.

Come on though you have to admit that it's a bit ironic when you walk into a rink and there are more Norwich sweatsuits walking around than home team fans!

Well, you did alright until that little small print blurp at the end.

Ok, so had you read my earlier post, you would have noticed that I addressed the very fact that we have never beaten Manhattanville, I repeat, never, and that the upcoming game is huge, especially for those with ego's the size of China, I might add.

Now, I can't blame you nor do I expect you to jump on the Norwich bandwagon, anymore than I would become a Manhattanville fan, or, for that matter, a Boston Bruins fan, thats normal. On the other hand, I at least attempt to respect them, not badmouth them.

And those Norwich sweatsuits???... those ARE home team fans... Norwich Cadet fans, fellow student fans...

Try to think about what you're saying, it might help your credibility in this thread. ( I'm only trying to help you out)


s t r i k e two! LOL

 

[mainiac]

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Great site! Was looking all last year for somebody to start a site for Norwich Girls. Need my fix, as its hard to follow daughter from the Prairies of Canada. Big weekend after Thanksgiving, hope girls don't look too far ahead.

I noticed from schedule both Holy Cross and Manhattenville play games mid week before Norwich games while our girls are dorment. Could be trouble?

Got to see M'Ville at USM this weekend and having seen Norwich a couple of weeks ago I would have to say that it is my opinion that Norwich is in for a rude awakening. This M'Ville team is big and they are quick and deep in talent. Norwich is hit or miss when I watched them, at times they looked like they were on their game and then it looked like they went to sleep. None of that with M'Ville...attack, attack, attack. Norwich will have to come up with a way to slow them down and clog things up. The one spot that may be able to be exploited is if Norwich shoots the puck and just tries to load up on shots. M'Villes goalies are okay but I think if Norwich pounded them with shots from everywhere and got some tips & screens .............. But I really think that for Norwich to beat them they will have to play the whole game at a hard level, outshoot them and do something to slow down the M'Ville attack, if not it could be a long day at Kreitzberg. I have seen both teams and am 100% Norwich through & through but Manhattanville is the better team ( at this point) from what I have seen.

 

[hockeydaddy]

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Got to see M'Ville at USM this weekend and having seen Norwich a couple of weeks ago I would have to say that it is my opinion that Norwich is in for a rude awakening. This M'Ville team is big and they are quick and deep in talent. Norwich is hit or miss when I watched them, at times they looked like they were on their game and then it looked like they went to sleep. None of that with M'Ville...attack, attack, attack. Norwich will have to come up with a way to slow them down and clog things up. The one spot that may be able to be exploited is if Norwich shoots the puck and just tries to load up on shots. M'Villes goalies are okay but I think if Norwich pounded them with shots from everywhere and got some tips & screens .............. But I really think that for Norwich to beat them they will have to play the whole game at a hard level, outshoot them and do something to slow down the M'Ville attack, if not it could be a long day at Kreitzberg. I have seen both teams and am 100% Norwich through & through but Manhattanville is the better team ( at this point) from what I have seen.

Point well taken. Not having seen M'ville yet this year, I'll take your word for it. Certainly Norwich's forward lines have added depth with this years recruiting effort, but my concern is with the defense. If there's any lack of consistency, it's there. We're still struggling with clean breakouts, coming out of the corners with the puck, etc.

One thing for sure, M'ville will come out on fire. Norwich needs to play like they have something to prove... and yes, 60 minutes of it too.

 

[mainiac]

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Point well taken. Not having seen M'ville yet this year, I'll take your word for it. Certainly Norwich's forward lines have added depth with this years recruiting effort, but my concern is with the defense. If there's any lack of consistency, it's there. We're still struggling with clean breakouts, coming out of the corners with the puck, etc.

One thing for sure, M'ville will come out on fire. Norwich needs to play like they have something to prove... and yes, 60 minutes of it too.

Big week for Norwich Women coming up. Wanted to bring it back up to the front

They need a good showing in both games this weekend or they are going to be seen as an overrated team that has yet to really play anyone. And time will tell maybe that is what we have here. They do not take control of these games from the start and it could be a long weekend for the women.

 

[Schwanman]

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Big week for Norwich Women coming up. Wanted to bring it back up to the front

They need a good showing in both games this weekend or they are going to be seen as an overrated team that has yet to really play anyone. And time will tell maybe that is what we have here. They do not take control of these games from the start and it could be a long weekend for the women.

id you project them to be 7-0 at this point? Overrated is in the minds of those who didn't expect them to be 7-0 and be considered for a top ten ranking. The only thing they have to prove is if they are a top five team.

 

[hockeydaddy]

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id you project them to be 7-0 at this point? Overrated is in the minds of those who didn't expect them to be 7-0 and be considered for a top ten ranking. The only thing they have to prove is if they are a top five team.

Well, in my opinion, polls don't really mean much. How can anyone (most anyway) actually do a decent analysis of the top 10-15 teams (except for maybe the top 3) in D-3 hockey... it's a bad guess at best. There are too many variables involved.

I see today where Norwich retains it's #8 position in the official USCHO POLL. All it really does is create fodder for the schools and these forums.
And then you look at the ECAC website, where they give out "player of the week awards" to those who scored "record setting" 4-8 goals in a game vs. who? Plymouth State? Maybe Nichols? Come on, give me a break.

Admittedly, it's easy to get sucked into the hype... So I will say this... historical events produce future trends. The Norwich ladies are on a roll, going back to the 2nd half of last year. The only real change this year is added depth. Last year, we got off to a slow start, this year we are 7-0. (ok, 5-0 if one wants to exclude the Plymouth and Nichols games.) So, we looked shaky from time to time here and there, but overall, not bad. Sometimes it takes a little time to figure out which wheel to grease, so to speak.

The coaching staff is hard at work preparing the team for the weekend. The girls themselves are fired up and assuming everyone is healthy, (and all the wheels are greased) I predict 4 points for Norwich when the singing is done.

There, how's that for some "spin"?! lol

 

[obserbear]

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I think it is great to see the strides Norwich women's hockey has made in such a short time. Scheduling non-conference games with the likes of Middlebury and Amherst (I wish they could fit Bowdoin in) shows the direction they expect their program to take. The ECAC-East has really been a default auto bid for Manhattanville and it is great to see that changing.
I have not seen the Cadets this season and only saw them twice last year. My only question heading into games against Holy Cross and Manhattanville is how the goaltending holds up? Traversa and Fortin have seen an average of 16 sots per game, while Manhattanville and Holy Cross both have taken an average of 36 shots per game. My guess is the success of the Cadets this weekend rides on the goalie's shoulders.
Wish I could make it up to Vermont for the games. Best of Luck to the Cadets!!!

 

[hockeydaddy]

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I think it is great to see the strides Norwich women's hockey has made in such a short time. Scheduling non-conference games with the likes of Middlebury and Amherst (I wish they could fit Bowdoin in) shows the direction they expect their program to take. The ECAC-East has really been a default auto bid for Manhattanville and it is great to see that changing.
I have not seen the Cadets this season and only saw them twice last year. My only question heading into games against Holy Cross and Manhattanville is how the goaltending holds up? Traversa and Fortin have seen an average of 16 sots per game, while Manhattanville and Holy Cross both have taken an average of 36 shots per game. My guess is the success of the Cadets this weekend rides on the goalie's shoulders.
Wish I could make it up to Vermont for the games. Best of Luck to the Cadets!!!

Taking a quick peak at the ECAC EAST goaltending stats, both Fortin and Traversa are in the top 5, so no one should be offended if I suggested they are right there with the best of them. With that said, my guess is that Bolding will start Traversa Friday and put Fortin between the pipes on Sunday.

 

[HockeyDman]

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Wish I could make it up to Vermont for the games. Best of Luck to the Cadets!!!

Well you can watch the Holy Cross game as it will be on the web at the following link: http://www.nsnsports.net/games/?act[v]=graphical&frm[d]=2009-12-04&frm[e]=254 I do not believe they are casting the M'Ville game. Not really sure why...