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Providence College 2026-27 Official Season-Long Thread

Got to give credit to PC for their recruiting these past three seasons. Getting Connelly, McQueen and now Cali as early draft picks to come to PC. If I remember correctly, Connelly was discovered by them before he blew up in the USHL. They seem to have a great eye for getting the right players, whether they play 1 year or more. Mustard seems to have avoided hitting that junior-year wall that Malinoski ran into last year, so that's a plus. If he can become equally effective setting up the goals, it will match his goal scoring abilities we've seen. Looking forward to this pair with UConn. I think they will rebound.
 
Win the home games has to be the first mantra. UCONN will not be a push over. Friars need to play better than they did at QU. Hope the students show for at least their usual 2 periods, I mean it is a Thursday night game ;)
 
Well, that was a wild one. PC outshot UConn 38-25 and won 45 of 73 faceoffs and still lost 6-5. Two UConn power-play goals made the difference, including the winner with about 13 minutes left. Saturday in Storrs should be a fun one.
 
That was a horrible all-around game. Homer just looked like a wreck out there before getting replaced. A little surprised he started against this UConn team. The penalties were ridiculous (not saying unwarranted, just think both sides got weak calls against them).

Thought it was the wrong call on the penalty shot the way the skater was coming in (from the right like pulling away), but other side of rink so maybe I missed something. No doubt it should've been a penalty still.

The only good thing was score-watching the Vermont-BC game for the outcome. First was good, second was ugly, third was just really sloppy play. Got to clean it up before Saturday's rematch.
 
Due to recovering from COVID, I couldn't get there last night so watched that disappointment on TV.

First glad to see the students at least show for the first period but showing up and being loud and cheering are 2 different things so those that were there, were they loud after the game started. It appeared on TV that a lot of students left after the first in a 1-1 game. Many that stayed were watching their phones more than the game from the TV camera looks.

As for the game, not much good to say from that. Goalie was not good (even the 2 JP gave up were not great), defense was not good, penalties were not good, power play stunk. Not sure who the refs were but they certainly had their whistles going in this one until maybe the last 8 minutes.

I thought maybe this year we would see a good PP, but that hasn't been the case so far.

PK started the season great, not so good against the top CT teams last 2 games.

Leaman seems to be going with the Frosh right now. Cali has 5 goals already.

Sawyer had real good chances last night but couldn't turn them into goals.

When they took the lead I thought OK, now extend it only to watch UCONN come right back up the ice and score seconds later to tie it. And then the Friars take a penalty soon after and boom back down one. Never could extend any momentum.

Guess we will see what this team is made of early with Saturday game. Last year first half they were good at bouncing back on the road but they need to tighten up on the backend and stop with the penalties, especially against good PP Teams.
 
Season is still very early, not giving up hope or potential for growth with game-experience for a lot of the freshmen in the lineup.

If people are ready to give up on the season, the only teams to average 2 points per win in conference games thus far are Vermont, Merrimack and PC. That's completely meaningless at this time.

I really like Cali's game. He may not be a PPG player by season's end but he's certainly noticeable when he's on the ice. That interference call was pretty weak, I thought. The team had a lot of great scoring chances but couldn't finish them. Seemed like a lot of greasy puckhandling around the net creating missed opportunities of cleaning up.

Also goes without saying but you really notice Kivioja whenever he's on the ice. Always seems to be in the right place at the right time - does all things very well, hence the attention from NHL scouts.

Defense and goaltending just failed miserably last night. Maybe some Q-pac defeat hangover, with the extra bodies they have that are lineup scratches, the dressed players risk being replaced in the lineup if not giving 100% each game. Hope to see Levens get back in for tomorrow's game.
 
I was there and it was an exciting game to be at. Thought student attendance was the best I have ever seen at Schneider with packed student sections and large pockets of other sections all around the rink filled by students too. Zero scoring in period 1 was ill timed given the great student presence, but the Friars looked locked in and played well despite nothing to show for it. The second period was awesome both ways though. Changing goalies was the right move as Homer appeared to become flustered after being faked out on the penalty shot by Muldowney. A couple of the following goals seemed caused by his lack of composure and inability to cover up pucks laying in front of him. That allowed a couple of unnecessary second chances that the Huskies capitalized on. Parsons was better, but the Friars D did not close the door as per usual. When Mustard scored in the 3rd for PC to take the lead for the first time, I thought for sure that would give the Friars momentum and seal the game. But then UConn came back to tie the score right away. The penalty that resulted in UConn's winning goal was shown on the Jumbotron and looked like a blown call. The refs seemed ticked by Leaman's complaints but the crowd lustily booed and they were right. It was unusual to show that play to the crowd, I haven't noticed that before, is that against the rules? The Friars almost tied it up with the extra attacker man advantage in the last minute and when the Huskies iced the puck with about 3 seconds left the play they drew up was executed perfectly, (almost) but Mustard's shot to a pretty open net was off target. It was an awesome ending, but the wrong team won. Hope this doesn't lead to the return of student complacency, a win might have sparked a turn around in that. Could be that Thursday night is a better game night for college student attendance and there are few of those most years, (and they have other things to do on Friday & Saturday nights).
 
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That's not the first time this season, I don't think, where they showed a questionable call replayed, where it went against PC. I know one had come up and I think it led to a challenge/review that went in PC's favor.
 
Looks like I missed some good stuff in the 1st. Nate must have brought out the pissed-off hockey strategy for the guys today.
 
I think you are right, plus the captains probably reinforced that. What a complete performance . When Sawyer was interviewed after the first period I thought his comment that they might score 5 or 6 more was bluster, but he almost nailed it exactly. Good omen for the upcoming schedule. Parsons is definitely the go to goalie for league games, hope he stays healthy.
 
The nega-fans really have a tired shtick. Quiet when PC wins, complain when they lose. Two losses to open the season isn't the team falling off a cliff. That dreaded cold streak they avoided last winter is when it's time to worry. Quinnipiac is a no-doubt NCAA tourney team. UConn, these losses happen. That game Thursday was just a lot of lucky bounces and terrible defense, goaltending and (in my opinion) aggressively calling light infractions as necessary penalties. Against both teams. It just killed the flow of the game.
 
An FYI with some sad news, for those who didn't already know - long time poster "cavbim" (Arthur Jolin) recently passed away.

Arthur was a true PC hockey fan (both Men's & Women's), season ticket holder for decades, wrote posts on various Friar fan boards on recruiting, game recaps, etc. He was just a great fan - and his posts will be missed.

His obit - https://www.capenews.net/sandwich/o...cle_abe6c1df-e28e-4d4d-bfed-d225c7cb6567.html

RIP Arthur
 
That's terrible to hear. I always thought he was a great contributor to the Friars hockey threads since I've been posting on here.
 
chrisP said:
An FYI with some sad news, for those who didn't already know - long time poster "cavbim" (Arthur Jolin) recently passed away.

Arthur was a true PC hockey fan (both Men's & Women's), season ticket holder for decades, wrote posts on various Friar fan boards on recruiting, game recaps, etc. He was just a great fan - and his posts will be missed.

His obit - https://www.capenews.net/sandwich/o...cle_abe6c1df-e28e-4d4d-bfed-d225c7cb6567.html

RIP Arthur
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Wow, so sad. cavbim was an OG Friar guy around here going back decades. Prayers to his family and the PC Hockey Family.
 
Very sorry to see the news regarding cavbim. His regular informative posts were a solid component of this thread. I will greatly miss his contributions. Rest in peace.
 
Mark Divver posted the Hockey Hall of Fame acceptance speech by former Friar Brian Burke yesterday. I didn’t see it on his twitter thread this morning, but it was a wonderful speech with a lot to say about sticking with it and following your passion. It is easy to watch by searching on Google and worth the effort.
 
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