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>>> RIT Tigers 2018/2019 - Time For The Tigers to Roar <<<

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Transplanted Tiger Fan said:
Stated to be a sellout crowd at the GPC tonight! Couldn’t make the 2-hour drive to catch the game tonight due to local commitments, but that sure would have been nice to see. :(

(I’m looking at YOU, RITSportszone!!). :mad:
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It's interesting what they term a "sellout" There were clearly many many seats that went un-sold. But since thousands of GA tickets were given out, the capacity number was reached. I have no problem with letting the students in for free now and then to generate some interest and possibly increase attendance in general, but if you give the tickets away for every game the tickets no longer have any value and the novelty will wear off.
Another note from a reserved season seat holder, they really need to do something better with respect to identifying which seats are reserved and which are GA. Every time they let the students in for free, we are surrounded by many who did not actually pay for the same seats that we have. I know the ushers get a bit overwhelmed and can't police it well, but there really is no signage or distinction between the sections. Most of these students probably have no idea they're sitting in reserved seats.
 
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Nice all around effort against Canisius tonight. Especially on a week night without much of a crowd in the stands. In past years this would have been just the scenario that would have resulted in a real stinker from the Tigers. Maybe this team really will be different. Hopefully they won't loose their edge with the .long down time before the next games
 
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XCTiger said:
Nice all around effort against Canisius tonight. Especially on a week night without much of a crowd in the stands. In past years this would have been just the scenario that would have resulted in a real stinker from the Tigers. Maybe this team really will be different. Hopefully they won't loose their edge with the .long down time before the next games
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I would say that this was the most complete game they played of these last 3. The Canisius goalie played a great game including some amazing saves. Drackett just did him one (two?) better. Getting off to a great start at home has been something has been lacking in recent years. "We must protect this house".

Luckily, the next game is a non-league game at Northeastern. While I would love for RIT to get points in that game, I think it's the kind of game you get get your edge back and if it is not enough, it doesn't hurt as bad. The Air Force games the following weekend are big.
 
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TigerFan86-87 said:
It's interesting what they term a "sellout" There were clearly many many seats that went un-sold. But since thousands of GA tickets were given out, the capacity number was reached. I have no problem with letting the students in for free now and then to generate some interest and possibly increase attendance in general, but if you give the tickets away for every game the tickets no longer have any value and the novelty will wear off.
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Student prices are very cheap as it is. I think doing 4 or 5 freebies is not a big deal since if those students enjoy the game, they would be more inclined to spend a few bucks for another game. Plus, with as much as RIT costs, they should get SOMETHING for free lol.
 
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I know it's early in the season, BUT - we have ourselves a goalie in the top-15 for GAA, and the top-10 for save %.
 
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komey1 said:
I am a little surprised Short hasn't gotten into a game yet. Even when Coach had a #1 in mind, the #2 generally got into an early game - especially in the non-conference games. Maybe he gets into the Northeastern game or one of the Arizona State games. It would be nice to get him some actual game action in case something should happen.
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I won't be surprised if Short never sees the ice, and the team will be better for it. Andriano should be the #2 at this point, as he is the same year as Drackett and (like Drackett) has a chance to make a step forward in his skill and career. Short had plenty of chances, failed all of them, and will be gone soon.

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Considering for most teams it's rare that they play outside of weekends, I can't think of a reason why a goalie can't play every game barring injury. When RIT went to the Frozen Four, DeMike played all but 210 minutes and it looks like he made all but 3 starts.

Should is debatable. I like having one goalie being "The guy". The #2 goalie should see a handful of games, and if the #3 gets significant work, then you have issues.
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Same thing with Madolora. He rarely ceded the net once DeMike left, with the only real exceptions being the occasional OOC game or that suspension he had to serve for messing up his paperwork. Having a true #1 you can count on is a blessing we should not take lightly, as the last time it happened was Madolora and that was a long time ago indeed.
 
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RIT Winters said:
I won't be surprised if Short never sees the ice, and the team will be better for it. Andriano should be the #2 at this point, as he is the same year as Drackett and (like Drackett) has a chance to make a step forward in his skill and career. Short had plenty of chances, failed all of them, and will be gone soon.
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I believe Short is #2 based on that he played the exhibition while Adriano didn't. That, and he is a senior. I don't know if failed is the right word, but he has had chances to take the reigns and could not do it.

Same thing with Madolora. He rarely ceded the net once DeMike left, with the only real exceptions being the occasional OOC game or that suspension he had to serve for messing up his paperwork. Having a true #1 you can count on is a blessing we should not take lightly, as the last time it happened was Madolora and that was a long time ago indeed.
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I'm all for having a clear #1. The best seasons for RIT have typically had a hierarchy on the goaltenders. And RIT has had a great lineage at that position from back in the DIII days starting with Jamie Morris, Tyler Euverman, Guimond, DeMike, and Madolora.
 
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komey1 said:
I'm all for having a clear #1. The best seasons for RIT have typically had a hierarchy on the goaltenders. And RIT has had a great lineage at that position from back in the DIII days starting with Jamie Morris, Tyler Euverman, Guimond, DeMike, and Madolora.
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Add Chet Hallice, and Burkie to that list. Both goalies that delivered national championships.
 
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Had a chance to tune in to my first of the season Tuesday night (needed something to pay attention to during my lecture heh) and I thought Drackett looked really good. Honestly we played a pretty good game all around but if he can keep this going there’s no reason not to keep him in net...except maybe to start Andriano next weekend in non-conference play.
 
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Schmitty said:
Had a chance to tune in to my first of the season Tuesday night (needed something to pay attention to during my lecture heh) and I thought Drackett looked really good. Honestly we played a pretty good game all around but if he can keep this going there’s no reason not to keep him in net...except maybe to start Andriano next weekend in non-conference play.
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Team defense is light years better then the past few years.
 
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Hockeyplayer82 said:
Team defense is light years better then the past few years.
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Totally agree here. One key issue the last couple years were a lot of bad turnovers - especially from the defensemen. I think there have only been a handful of those this year that I can remember. That's huge that the goaltenders have not been put in as many bad situations.
 
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Hell of a weekend considering we didn't play. We went from 23rd to 14th in RPI/Pairwise :laugh:

Haven't commented since Tuesday so I'll just say it was a pretty darn complete win. Best home game (and probably best game) they've played this year.

To speak to the comments above, yes, the defense is better than last year, possibly significantly so, but that doesn't mean Drackett hasn't been miles better as well. There's been plenty of odd man rushes stopped by Drackett this year that felt like sure goals last year, and that includes a couple stops he's made that were not particularly well played by the defender. If he doesn't make those saves we might be sitting here thinking about how it's the same old defensive lapses that have been doing us in at home for what seems like forever now.
 
Tom Naeger said:
Actually.... That was the speech before the Finland game and remember they came out flat and fall behind. So was it one of those delay motivational speeches :D
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I'm pretty sure the speech was given between the second and third periods of the Finland game, not before the game, when the US was losing heading into the third. Thus, immediate motivation.

It was either that or the fact that I snuck into the game for the third period and just my presence inspired the team. :-)
 
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Russell Jaslow said:
I'm pretty sure the speech was given between the second and third periods of the Finland game, not before the game, when the US was losing heading into the third. Thus, immediate motivation.

It was either that or the fact that I snuck into the game for the third period and just my presence inspired the team. :-)
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In the HBO documentary "Do you believe in Miracles: the story of the 1980 US Hockey Team" Mike Eruzione was quoted as saying...

"We were excited, we were anxious, we couldn't wait to get out and play. And Herb Brooks walked in the locker room and he looked at us and said if you lose this game you'll take it to your ********* grave."

From that statement and how it was presented in the Documentary it was before the game.

But I'm with you, the presence of a future USCHO writer was at least as valuable if not more than a Herb Brooks speech :D
 
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Tigers picked a new recruit for the defense, Dimitri Mikrogiannakis, from Cowichan Valley of the BCHL. Can't wait to hear the play by play calls from the WITR guys when he's on the ice. :-)
 
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XCTiger said:
Tigers picked a new recruit for the defense, Dimitri Mikrogiannakis, from Cowichan Valley of the BCHL. Can't wait to hear the play by play calls from the WITR guys when he's on the ice. :-)
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With a name like that, we should try to convert him to a goalie.

I'm hoping it's only five syllables: mi-KRAW-jin-AK-is. That wouldn't be too bad.


Powers &8^]
 
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XCTiger said:
Tigers picked a new recruit for the defense, Dimitri Mikrogiannakis, from Cowichan Valley of the BCHL. Can't wait to hear the play by play calls from the WITR guys when he's on the ice. :-)
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I'm already practicing. ;)
 
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TigerFan86-87 said:
It's interesting what they term a "sellout" There were clearly many many seats that went un-sold. But since thousands of GA tickets were given out, the capacity number was reached. I have no problem with letting the students in for free now and then to generate some interest and possibly increase attendance in general, but if you give the tickets away for every game the tickets no longer have any value and the novelty will wear off.
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There are many Division I programs, including big time football and basketball programs, that let students in for free for all their games.
 
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