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Of course! But 4 is the magic number that's eluded us thus far. Besides, I just need a catchy title for the new thread!Gee.. don't you want to finish higher than "fourth"
Unfortunately I won't be there but I know you guys will rep the Q appropriately!
.Welcome to Maine and Alfond Arena. You will love the student section
Unfortunately I won't be there but I know you guys will rep the Q appropriately!
As for this game, I'm not sure what to expect as I just don't know enough about Maine. While we've never beaten them in 3 previous tries, those were different teams in different era's. Our program has grown somewhat since the last meeting and I like the potential this squad has.
There's 2 reasons this game worries me. First, the long ride to what everyone says is an intimidating venue. Maine certainly has home field advantage but we've been a pretty good road club. Second is this is the first game of the season. Of course, both teams need to deal with that but since I consider this one of the marquee games on our schedule I think it's imperative that the guys come out flying.
The unknown right now is who made the trip? With a 4:00 exhibition tomorrow my guess is that the freshmen might have stayed home and Rand is going to leave it to the upperclassmen. On the other hand, they're hockey players and maybe this type of weekend is no big deal to them. We'll see...
For my first prediction of the year, I'm going totally homer and picking the Bobcats 4-2 for the upset
Go Q!
Seems weird to be having an exhibition after the first game but whatever... Rand said in the pregame last night that it was the only date the 2 teams were free. Turns out it was good for us!
Today's game means nothing in the big picture but it should provide a good view to our talent pool. Reid Cashman said in the post game interview that ALL the freshmen will dress and play, including the 2 goalies (Hartzy is getting the day off). I can't wait to see what some of these guys bring to the ice. A couple of them have been highly touted and all of them are capable hockey players according to their bio's.
Personally, I'm just looking forward to getting back to the Bank, seeing some good friends, and watching some hockey!
Quinnipiac over Acadia 4-2.
Go Q!
Yeah... our game with them last year was a slugfest.
Thank God for exhibitions. Of course, we didn't roll any of our normal lines and had 7 would-be regulars in street clothes. The coaching staff obviously used the game as an experiment to see where they need the most work. Defensively I liked what we showed but the offense needs work (though that may be the odd line combos), especially the power play. The most notable effort came from freshman goalie Michael Garteig. The kid was fantastic and looked like he saw the puck exceptionally well.