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Providence - 2009-10 What is in the glass?

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Maybe the refs were PO'd that Jackie couldn't get his team from Boston to Providence on time....hey Jackie leave a little earlier on Friday nights, you never know what's going to happen on Rt 95 with those **** commuters!
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This has happened more times with BU than any other team over the years that I can think of. No excuses when there's no weather-related issue.

And seriously, your point is well taken -- don't think that whole delay may not have crept into the minds of the refs and ticked them off.
 
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HockeyMan2000 said:
This has happened more times with BU than any other team over the years that I can think of. No excuses when there's no weather-related issue.

And seriously, your point is well taken -- don't think that whole delay may not have crept into the minds of the refs and ticked them off.
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There was accident on 95 that had traffic at a standstill from Attleboro on. I hit the same jam and could actually see the BU bus about 500 feet in front of me. Took an hour to get to the arena from the RI line. We left Boston at 3:45, so the team probably left a little earlier than that. Would've been plenty early enough had it not been for that accident.
 
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HockeyMan2000 said:
This has happened more times with BU than any other team over the years that I can think of. No excuses when there's no weather-related issue.
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Seriously: UVM, Maine and UNH can get to Providence on time. That's all we need to say.

BU's radio people said PC played much much better tonight than they did in January, and that's even without the hilariously one sided officiating.

I'm shocked Jackie didn't march the team off the ice like he did in 2000. That would have actually been appropriate.
 
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Heading in by myself :( , but with extra ticket in hand. Anyone going who needs one?

Let me know. Running out now, but will check in later.
 
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BUObserver said:
It's Hokiedopie time!!!!
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You Pooley in
You take Pooley out
You put Army in and you twist it all around
You do the hokiedopie
That's what it's all about

You put your losses in
You take your losses out
you put your win in and you twist it all around
You do the hokiedopie
That's what it's all about.:D :eek:
 
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What a fun game to watch! PC competed all night and it was good to see some results as it appears from the games that I have seen that there is never a lack of 100% effort by the players. Without the real snipers and skill players, they remind me of the Bruins. Re the refs: they called the game the way it should be called. I was impressed by the refs approach. They called whatever happened and BU continued to slash and hook, not blatantly, but they did it. Just as PC did at the very end. BU needed more discipline last night. They probably will have it tonight. In any event despite a dismal record, the Friar team is capable of skating/battling with almost everyone, they just do not have the horses to win the races. It is what it is.
 
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So is there a season sweep tonight? Or does BU go rabid tonight?
 
Re: Providence - 2009-10 What is in the glass?

Well back to reality, only one goal tonight...

Heck if my words mean so much on here then let me post this:

If you are a sniper, can put the puck in the net, a goal scorer, a hitter, can skate fast, score, can avoid shooting the puck into the goalies midsection and avoid shots on shin then please please please come to PC

There let's see if that helps...
 
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It is positively amazing to be heading into the last two weekends of the season and see that there is still no legitimate #3 team in Hockey East. After BC and UNH every team is either a couple of games over .500, sitting at .500, or under .500. Teams you thought would get hot by now haven't, and even BC has kind of been up and down. It's almost like looking at ECAC standings, and it's unquestionably the weakest Hockey East top-to-bottom conference I think we've ever seen.

For PC to be 8 points back of the team in 9th place, I think unfortunately speaks to the wide gap that currently exists between PC and the rest of the league. I know they played BU tough this weekend, and it's a start -- but it's hard to be upbeat when this league is soft and the Friars are trailing the rest of the pack by such a huge margin.
 
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As a Merrimack fan, I'm glad MC is ahead of PC, but for someone who loves college hockey and goes to as many games as I can each year, it's sad to think how far the Friars have fallen. I remember the first game I saw in Schneider Arena was watching Hal Gill and the Friars lose to UMass-Lowell in game 3 of the HEA quarters, but there was a championship banner hanging from the previous year. Also, remember Rask, Fregoe, Pisani, Omicelli (sp?) and Ballard and Schaeffer in net.

I've been lurking. I know you guys hate the coach. The facility is not good (yes I know MC's isn't great). Hardly anyone shows up. What is the problem? No support from the admin?
 
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For PCs problems you need only read the local paper, the AD was interviewed last week and he was pushing a new facility for Lacrosse and Field Hockey, bragging about the basketball team in the Big East and never mentioned the hockey program. This is the same AD that was lauded as a hockey guy and OKed the schedule mess we went through for the BC/BU game at Fenway, he allowed the PC team to through the hardest schedule of all HE teams. So yes there is a problem with the administration and it does not seem to be improving
 
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PC played well this weekend. They worked, were prepared, and gave BU 2 good games. The goalie is real solid and gives them a chance. Too bad they just don't have those 2-3 guys that every team needs to light it up at the right time. With that, the rest of the team and the coach would be fine. Without it some of their better forwards seem to try to force the issue and do it alone too much, which I guess is a natural tendency when trying to make something happen but often just makes it worse.;) ;) The big problem for this program is the loss of credibility over the past few years so that it makes it even more difficult to wrest away the needed elite players from the competition. To walk into the BU rink and to think that PC has a prayer in the recruiting battles is to have faith and hope that would challenge the spirit of even the best PC supporters. Divine intervention is called for! PC should be ahead of the rest of the league in that department...maybe.
 
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irishfan85 said:
I've been lurking. I know you guys hate the coach. The facility is not good (yes I know MC's isn't great). Hardly anyone shows up. What is the problem? No support from the admin?
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All of the above...and don't forget most of us here in this thread. Someone just told us we're the reasons Army can't recruit, too! :p

It is sad. A lot of us did so much complaining under Pooley, who had talent out there but only occasionally got it together. Still anyone in their right minds would take his mix of respectability/underperformance/disappointment to finishing dead last now in consecutive seasons. :(
 
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satyking said:
For PCs problems you need only read the local paper, the AD was interviewed last week and he was pushing a new facility for Lacrosse and Field Hockey, bragging about the basketball team in the Big East and never mentioned the hockey program. This is the same AD that was lauded as a hockey guy and OKed the schedule mess we went through for the BC/BU game at Fenway, he allowed the PC team to through the hardest schedule of all HE teams. So yes there is a problem with the administration and it does not seem to be improving
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The worst Lacrosse facility in New England
 
Re: Providence - 2009-10 What is in the glass?

What a night to be a long-time PC hockey fan. Watching the team that Burke assembled and Wilson coached beat the Canadians was just spectacular!

A brilliant reminder of what PC hockey used to be -- and also, sadly, a reality check when looking at what the program has become. Thankfully I was more in-tune with the former than the latter last evening. :)
 
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That had to be the best hockey game I ever saw.....the officials let them play and called only real penalties, the play was as upbeat as any single shift thru out the entire game......both teams left it all on the ice
 
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What a great game

When the world's best players play all-out on an Olympic size rink--that is as good as it gets. I wish the NHL would go to Olympic size rinks but that's obviously a no-go as long as the league is run by a guy who doesn't own a pair of skates

The Russia-Czech game was also outstanding

If the final 4 is Russia, Sweden, Canada and the US that will be something to see. But Czech Rep and Slovakia can't be counted out

Yesterday's game was also a great plus for US college hockey--as the USA is largely college guys versus the Canadians who are all major junior. I thought Ryan Miller (college guy) clearly outplayed Brodeur.

On a sadder note--I see that PC is out of contention for the playoffs with 4 games still remaining.

Is this developing into a chronic illness? I only saw them play twice this year plus once on TV but I am afraid they will be in the same position a year from now. Wondering if the rest of the board sees it differently.
 
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