Quinnipiac Bobcats 2026-27 - Cherry Blossom Special

[MarkEagleUSA]

One week until the season opener. Will we be celebrating amongst the cherry blossoms in April?

Taking to the ice as the #7 team in the country and picked #1 in the ECAC. High expectations for sure.

Lots of new faces with lots of skill. Starting in net we have what appears to be a formidable set of experience and skill. A lot of skill added up front and as usual a stout looking defense.

The only concern would be how quickly they come together on the ice. The first month is going to be tough and will show what they're made of.

Looking forward to another exciting season of Bobcats hockey!

Go Q!

 

[ZYanksRule]

Very excited for the season and there are super-high expectations.

If the goaltending is better, there is absolutely no reason we shouldn't be knocking on the door of the Frozen Four this year.

 

[cinnamoroll]

unsure if it was intentional or not, but nice touch to have one of the new goalies nicknames in the title Kirsch means Cherry in German so people call him that, usually he puts a cherry somewhere on his goalie helmet too...

was looking at the schedule and noticed this- we get the Frasca Bowl in game 2 of the season. Gabriel's older brother Jacob is on Merrimack

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

unsure if it was intentional or not, but nice touch to have one of the new goalies nicknames in the title Kirsch means Cherry in German so people call him that, usually he puts a cherry somewhere on his goalie helmet too...

was looking at the schedule and noticed this- we get the Frasca Bowl in game 2 of the season. Gabriel's older brother Jacob is on Merrimack

Not intentional... the Cherry Blossom reference is because the Frozen Four is in DC on 4/10 and the National Cherry Blossom Festival ends 4/11.

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March 20 - April 11, 2027. Celebrate spring in Washington DC. Four weeks of iconic events, live music, and breathtaking blooms await you.

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I will definitely look for the cherry on Kirsch's helmet!

 

[sezenack]

Agree with all of you who think Quinnipiac can make it to DC this year. They'd be in my top 3-4 teams to win it all right now. I also think there's a clear gap between them and even Dartmouth and Cornell who both are pretty good. Pasting my ECAC preview below for those interested

ECAC Preview 2026-27

A strong group at the top, some programs on the rise, and a few starting rebuilds should make for an exciting year

www.rpifieldhouse.com

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Agree with all of you who think Quinnipiac can make it to DC this year. They'd be in my top 3-4 teams to win it all right now. I also think there's a clear gap between them and even Dartmouth and Cornell who both are pretty good. Pasting my ECAC preview below for those interested

ECAC Preview 2026-27

A strong group at the top, some programs on the rise, and a few starting rebuilds should make for an exciting year

www.rpifieldhouse.com

Excellent write-up.

This is the most excited I've been to start a season since 22-23 with the swarm of 5th years we had. This year's team has the numbers so it's just matter of achieving those numbers once the puck drops. I think our biggest difference over the past few seasons is in net. Two strong goalies should bode well for the team.

I can't wait for Friday!

 

[QU_Paul]

Thanks for starting the new thread. Looking forward to tomorrow night and the season. Hockey is back!

 

[QUAlum2004]

That was a statement game to the rest of the country tonight.

 

[JSAE]

That was a statement game to the rest of the country tonight.

About how bad UNH is Looking forward to seeing you guys in Orono next weekend! Always seem to be great games when the two play

 

[.Nectar]

That was fun

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

That was a statement game to the rest of the country tonight.

It was a good opening night game but hardly a statement considering how weak UNH was.

Overall we played well. The new guys were awesome and seemed to fit right in. There wasn't any glaring weaknesses at either end of the ice. Marcellus, Wyttenbach and Pelosi have really improved. And we are a team with size that they aren't afraid to use.

I am so glad Stockfish came to Hamden. He's got size, speed and a ton of skill. He and Wytty are going to be great together. Edwards looks to be everything he was said to be.

An impressive start to the season.

 

[QUAlum2004]

It was a good opening night game but hardly a statement considering how weak UNH was.

Overall we played well. The new guys were awesome and seemed to fit right in. There wasn't any glaring weaknesses at either end of the ice. Marcellus, Wyttenbach and Pelosi have really improved. And we are a team with size that they aren't afraid to use.

I am so glad Stockfish came to Hamden. He's got size, speed and a ton of skill. He and Wytty are going to be great together. Edwards looks to be everything he was said to be.

An impressive start to the season.

I don’t care if it was UNH. They scored 10 goals which is eye opening on night one. Scoring 10 on anyone is not easy. Another fact is no ECAC team since 2002 until tonight put up 10 goals on a Hockey East team either. They addressed the two biggest flaws in my opinion with size/toughness and goaltending.

 

[JSAE]

I don’t care if it was UNH. They scored 10 goals which is eye opening on night one. Scoring 10 on anyone is not easy. Another fact is no ECAC team since 2002 until tonight put up 10 goals on a Hockey East team either. They addressed the two biggest flaws in my opinion with size/toughness and goaltending.

I don’t care if it was UNH. They scored 10 goals which is eye opening on night one. Scoring 10 on anyone is not easy. Another fact is no ECAC team since 2002 until tonight put up 10 goals on a Hockey East team either. They addressed the two biggest flaws in my opinion with size/toughness and goaltending.

Just hurry up and join Hockey East, we can give ECAC UNH

 

[RENCEB]

Merrimack fan here (with QU as my secondary rooting interest). Very interested to see how the Warriors match up today. They should be solid this year, but Bobcats could be downright frightening. UNH is not very good, but as said above, putting a 10 spot on anyone is impressive.