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Plattsburgh State Hockey 2014-15 - Bob's 26th work in progress ...

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PburghFan58 said:
It's pburghs tournament. Tough crap for Utica. PBURGH is nuts if they go with this.
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Wow... "whoosh" doesn't even begin to describe it.

Taking a 4 month old tongue-in-cheek joke way too seriously and publicly responding to it not realizing it's a joke? I feel bad for you, sir or madame.
 
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Rouleau makes fresh start with Cards {Courtesy of the Press-Republican November 20, 2014} Note: Video available by selecting the link.

After his freshman year at Quinnipiac University, Brady Rouleau wasn’t sure he even wanted to play hockey anymore.

“I was either kinda going to hang ’em up and quit hockey, or come play and see if I could get some playing time here,” the sophomore said. “So I decided to come here, and so far it’s worked out.”

Rouleau will likely be on the ice sometime this weekend when the Plattsburgh State men host a two-game set against SUNY Athletic Conference opponent Morrisville.



Like Rouleau, Plattsburgh faced uncertainty in net heading into this season. Coach Bob Emery said he didn’t know what to expect from Rouleau or the other two netminders on the roster, Spencer Finney and Ryan Hubbard, none of whom had much collegiate experience.

“I knew we had three goalies battling for a spot, for some playing time,” Emery said. “That’s all I knew.”

Rouleau was no stranger to fighting for a spot; he just hadn’t had any results. He was on the roster at Division I Quinnipiac last season, but in 40 games he didn’t step between the pipes once.

“Last year was really a bad year for me,” he said. “I didn’t get to play, and I thought I worked my tail off for that coach and eventually it just didn’t pay off for me. So hopefully I can work hard for this coach and get something out of it.”

Rouleau said Emery contacted him at the end of last season and invited him to visit campus. And he said the Cardinals (5-0, 5-0 SUNYAC) have embraced him. Rouleau and Finney have been alternating games, and Rouleau said that system has been going pretty well for him.

While Emery said he wasn’t worried about Rouleau being rusty, when the 6-foot-2, 185-pound goalie started Plattsburgh’s second game of the season Nov. 7, it had been well over a year since he had taken the ice in an official game.

“My whole routine was all screwed up. I didn’t know what I was doing, really. So it was different,” Rouleau said. “It was exciting, though. I gotta admit I was nervous and excited at the same time. So I was kinda jacked up, and it kinda worked out.”

It worked out for both him and the team — the Cardinals skated to a 1-0 shutout and Rouleau made 22 saves and was later named the SUNYAC Goalie of the Week.

He made his second start last weekend, allowing one goal in a victory over Buffalo State. His 0.50 goals-against average puts him fourth among Division III goaltenders, and he ranks third in save percentage (.977).

So far, his experience at Plattsburgh has been very different from last season.

“Hockey wasn’t very fun,” Rouleau said. “And thank God these guys showed up, because it’s been a big turnaround for me and I’ve enjoyed it a lot.”

Between leaving Quinnipiac and arriving at Plattsburgh, Rouleau spent his summer on a ranch. The Fort Macleod, Alta., native said when he was growing up, his dad, Ed, worked on a ranch. Brady used to be all about hockey, but he said in the last few years he’s found respite as a cowboy.

“I worked on a ranch this summer, and I broke a couple horses myself this summer,” he said. “It’s been really cool. My dad’s been there for me the whole time, and I enjoy that stuff most.

“It’s just the most relaxing thing. And I really like to call that place my home, so it’s awesome.”

There may not be many other cowboys in Plattsburgh, but Rouleau said he has taught some of his teammates how to rope. And there are actually some skills that carry over to the ice. He said he has learned to be patient and calm while working with horses, and those attributes help him in net.

When he does decide to stop playing, he hopes his hobby can become a career.

“I’d like to play professional hockey after this. And then hopefully start my own ranch, have some cows. Or just break horses like my dad,” Rouleau said. “Either way, I’d like to be in the agriculture business somehow.

“It’s kinda something I could see myself doing, and I really enjoy it. So I’d like to do something I enjoy the rest of my life.”

In the meantime, he’s just enjoying hockey again.

Email Courtney Lewis: clewis@pressrepublican.com

Twitter: @sportsCourt
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Rouleau said "Emery contacted him"??? thought it had to be the other way around?? Discuss ???
 
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bakdraft21 said:
Rouleau said "Emery contacted him"??? thought it had to be the other way around?? Discuss ???
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It may be that Rouleau contacted a number schools, and he's referring to when Emery called him back and offered to have him visit. Just a theory I came up with, as I picked up on that sentence as well.
 
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bakdraft21 said:
Rouleau said "Emery contacted him"??? thought it had to be the other way around?? Discuss ???
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NCAA Bylaw 13.1.1.2 Four-Year College Prospective Student-Athletes. An athletics staff member or
other representative of the institution's athletics interests shall not make contact with the student athlete
of an NCAA or NAIA four-year collegiate institution, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining
the written permission of the first institution's athletics director (or an athletics administrator
designated by the athletics director) to do so, regardless of who makes the initial contact. If permission
is not granted, the second institution shall not encourage the transfer and shall not provide athletically
related financial assistance to the student-athlete until the student-athlete has attended the second
institution for one academic year. If permission is granted to contact the student-athlete, all applicable
NCAA recruiting rules apply.
NCAA Bylaw 13.1.1.2.1 Hearing Opportunity. If the institution decides to deny a student-athlete's
request to permit any other institution to contact the student-athlete about transferring, the athletics
director (or his or her designee) shall inform the student-athlete in writing, within 14 consecutive
calendar days from receipt of a student-athlete's written request, that he or she, on request, shall be
provided a hearing conducted by an institutional entity or committee outside of the athletics
department (e.g., the office of student affairs; office of the dean of students; or a committee composed
of the faculty athletics representative, student-athletes and nonathletics faculty/staff members). The
notification of the hearing opportunity shall include a copy of the institution's policies and procedures
for conducting the required hearing, including the deadline by which a student-athlete must request
such a hearing. The institution shall conduct the hearing within 30 consecutive calendar days of
receiving a student-athlete's request for the hearing.
 
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Great discussion trying to place Emery in violation of NCAA rules, but if he had broken the rules, you really think he'd forget and tell the Press Republican about it? I'm sure Qinnipiac granted a release to a freshman goaltender that couldn't get into a single game last year... especially if he was talking about quitting the game entirely.
 
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spwood said:
Great discussion trying to place Emery in violation of NCAA rules, but if he had broken the rules, you really think he'd forget and tell the Press Republican about it? I'm sure Qinnipiac granted a release to a freshman goaltender that couldn't get into a single game last year... especially if he was talking about quitting the game entirely.
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spwood said:
Great discussion trying to place Emery in violation of NCAA rules, but if he had broken the rules, you really think he'd forget and tell the Press Republican about it? I'm sure Qinnipiac granted a release to a freshman goaltender that couldn't get into a single game last year... especially if he was talking about quitting the game entirely.
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we have to mix things up on these threads or they may take away the Platty thread along with the scores threads:D...I am sure its all by the books.
 
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bakdraft21 said:
we have to mix things up on these threads or they may take away the Platty thread along with the scores threads:D...I am sure its all by the books.
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There are many things about Emery that annoy opposing fans, but I don't think his ethics are ever in question. You may not like his hair, you may not like his antics behind the bench, you may not like the fact that he always talks about going to BC (or is it BU), and you may not understand his lack of going through the handshake line, but all in all I think he is a quality ethical coach and plays the game fairly.
 
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Cardinals take first round from Mustangs - {Article courtesy of the Plattsburgh Press-Republican 11/15/2014} - Note there is a couple of post game interview videos on the site.

Every time Morrisville scored Friday, Plattsburgh State had a quick answer.
The Cardinals came back from a brief deficit and fended off the Mustangs 5-3 in SUNY Athletic Conference men’s hockey.
“I think it has a lot to do with our will,” forward Zach Popp said of Plattsburgh’s ability to respond after giving up a goal. “Right now we’re a very hungry team. We’re just trying to keep it simple right now.
“And when it comes time to finish, we’ve just been bearing down. We’ve been focusing a lot on trying to get to the net. That’s what I think is really paying off now.”
Morrisville will be back at Stafford Ice Arena tonight.
The Mustangs started the second period leading 1-0, but it took just 20 seconds for the Cardinals (6-0, 6-0 SUNYAC) to tie the score. Mark Constantine found the net, and then Michael Radissa gave Plattsburgh its first lead at 7:23, taking a feed from Kevin Emmerling and banging it in from the doorstep.
As they did in the first period, the Mustangs notched a late goal. But 17 seconds after Rob Molinaro tied it, Rich Botting put Plattsburgh back ahead 3-2.
In the middle of the third, Popp knocked a loose puck past Steven Dombrosky’s pad for a 4-2 cushion.
Joe Santino’s goal with 5:30 to play pulled the Mustangs (2-3-2, 2-3-2) back within reach, but Brandon O’Quinn put them away with an empty-netter in the final minute.
“I thought our puck possession was good (Friday). I thought our play in our defensive zone needs to improve going forward,” Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery said. “I thought Morrisville, they’re a good hockey team; they’re going to beat a lot of teams this year. We kinda lost focus a little bit in our own end and found the puck in the back of our own net.”
The Cardinals played much of the first period in their offensive zone and outshot the Mustangs 17-5. But they went into intermission trailing after Morrisville’s Zach Baker pounced on a rebound and one-timed it into the right side of the net with 1:02 left.
Plattsburgh goalie Brady Rouleau made 22 saves to earn his third win. Dombrosky finished with 39 stops.
Michael Cassidy earned two assists for the Cardinals.
Popp’s goal was his third of the season, tying him for the team lead. The junior scored one goal all last year and one the year before.
“I think … the past two years, it’s just I wasn’t playing to my ability,” he said. “And now I’m putting the pieces together and I’m getting the opportunities and I think a little luck, too.”
The Schenectady native also credited his linemates, Luke Baleshta and Dillan Fox.
Popp was in and out of the lineup the last two seasons, but he has played in five of the Cardinals’ first six games this fall.
“What he does well is he plays good around the net, and that’s where most of the goals are scored,” Emery said. “And he’s willing to get in there and sacrifice his body, and he’s getting rewarded for it.”
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Plattsburgh State 5, Morrisville 3
Morrisville 1 1 1 — 3
Plattsburgh 0 3 2 — 5
First period- 1, Mor, Baker (Dol), 18:58.
Second period- 2, PSU, Constantine (Toomey), 0:20. 3, PSU, Radisa (Emmerling, Cassidy), 7:23. 4, Mor, Molinaro (Ftoma, Young), 16:52. 5, PSU, Botting (Cassidy), 17:09. Penalties: Mor, Huizenga (hitting after the whistle), 12:41. PSU, Popp (hitting after the whistle), 12:41. Mor, Molinaro (cross-checking), 19:05.
Third period- 6, PSU, Popp (Valente), 8:43. 7, Mor, Santino (Doyle, Carvalho), 14:30. 8, PSU, O’Quinn, 19:15 (en).
Shots on goal:
Morrisville 5 10 10 — 25
Plattsburgh 17 15 12 — 44
Goaltenders (shots-saves): Dombrosky, Mor, 43-39. Rouleau, PSU, 25-22.
Power play (goals-opportunities): Morrisville 0-2, Plattsburgh 0-3.
Attendance: 1,808.
Email Courtney Lewis:clewis@pressrepublican.comTwitter: @sportsCourt
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what happened to the walk-on Adams?? He looked to have some nice #s in JR.'s??
 
spwood said:
Great discussion trying to place Emery in violation of NCAA rules, but if he had broken the rules, you really think he'd forget and tell the Press Republican about it? I'm sure Qinnipiac granted a release to a freshman goaltender that couldn't get into a single game last year... especially if he was talking about quitting the game entirely.
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BTW, are you still a goal judge?
 
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And with NSN broadcasting, I'm assuming it will be George Como on the play by play....Couldn't be better than that!
 
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