RPI 2013 Part V: Who Wants Screech?

[JCrawford]

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According to the ECAC web site, the Atlantic City games are going to be televised on Fox College sports network. Directtv channel 608. Has that changed?

Still appears to be the case: http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013_ECAC_Men-s_Hockey_Championship

STREAMING
ECAC Hockey tournament games will be available for viewing by a global audience and be aired through www.ecachockey.com as well as:
http://www.americaonesports.com/partner_members.asp?id=407.

Fans can watch all games from the ECAC Men’s Hockey tournament on mobile devices as well as standard PCs and Macs. The games will be available on iOS devices as well as Androids.

Individual tournament games can be purchased for $9 (US) for the first round and quarterfinals and $9.95 (US) for the semifinals and championship game.

TELEVISION
ECAC Hockey has partnered with Fox College Sports (FCS) to televise the 2013 semifinals and championship game March 22-23 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.Y. Production shall be arranged by USA World Events, LLC.

 

[FreshFish]

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Someone else posted that Fulton plays like he's a foot taller than he is...absolutely true and the same could be said for Miller. Hockey is a funny game - I love having some brawn out there too, but speed kills and its entirely a game of time and space. You don't necessarily have to blow up some guy on the other team, but you do need to collapse his space and force him into making a play that he doesn't otherwise want to make. These guys do that by constantly pressuring the puck.

not to mention that strong, compact, wiry guys can be surprisingly forceful (in football I think of Walter Payton for example who could knock bigger guys backward; momentum = M*V after all...someone 5'10" 215 pounds all muscle traveling fast hits with more force than someone 6'2" 235 pounds traveling more slowly).

at the beginning of the year I thought we struggled in breaking out of our zone and with pressuring teams in their end and thru the neutral zone. Once the other team gets to the red line, you've lost, because they can now play it deep which turns your D around and gives the opposition the ability to use their speed against us. Neither of these things are happening now. The coaching staff and team have a couple of very well designed plays to break out by creating space and lanes (which I could probably describe ad nauseam, but really elegant as there are many options with each puck movement). That breaks the forecheck pressure by the other team and gets the puck up ice leaving the forechecker behind the play and thus creating odd man situations in our favor. Further, our forecheck pressure in the offensive zone has been excellent, forcing plays in the defensive zone that the other team frequently doesn't want to make. Layer on top of that that we are standing the other team up at both their blue line as well as before the red line, and we have been boxing them in - they cant get it deep. I was a bit apprehensive during the SLU game because they were so fast and during the 1st period we weren't standing them up at the red line and therefore they were getting the puck deep and stretching the distance between our D who needed to back up and turn and our forwards coming back on the play, thereby creating the space that allows them to control the puck and create scoring opportunities.

As much as anyone, I hate trapping hockey...but with speed, being aggressive, and covering lanes you don't need to trap. This is exactly what Union did to teams. They got all over them and smothered them so they couldn't move. They scored first ALWAYS. We are doing that now and its great to see. I agree that would be great to see Schroeder and Melanson together, and we'll have another line like this one.

 

[DrDemento]

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I dunno about anyone else, but I'd keep the Rogic - Fulton - Miller line together. They are absolutely all over the other team, every shift. Someone else posted that Fulton plays like he's a foot taller than he is...absolutely true and the same could be said for Miller. Hockey is a funny game - I love having some brawn out there too, but speed kills and its entirely a game of time and space. You don't necessarily have to blow up some guy on the other team, but you do need to collapse his space and force him into making a play that he doesn't otherwise want to make. These guys do that by constantly pressuring the puck.

Maybe I'll say a little differently - at the beginning of the year I thought we struggled in breaking out of our zone and with pressuring teams in their end and thru the neutral zone. Once the other team gets to the red line, you've lost, because they can now play it deep which turns your D around and gives the opposition the ability to use their speed against us. Neither of these things are happening now. The coaching staff and team have a couple of very well designed plays to break out by creating space and lanes (which I could probably describe ad nauseam, but really elegant as there are many options with each puck movement). That breaks the forecheck pressure by the other team and gets the puck up ice leaving the forechecker behind the play and thus creating odd man situations in our favor. Further, our forecheck pressure in the offensive zone has been excellent, forcing plays in the defensive zone that the other team frequently doesn't want to make. Layer on top of that that we are standing the other team up at both their blue line as well as before the red line, and we have been boxing them in - they cant get it deep. I was a bit apprehensive during the SLU game because they were so fast and during the 1st period we weren't standing them up at the red line and therefore they were getting the puck deep and stretching the distance between our D who needed to back up and turn and our forwards coming back on the play, thereby creating the space that allows them to control the puck and create scoring opportunities.

As much as anyone, I hate trapping hockey...but with speed, being aggressive, and covering lanes you don't need to trap. This is exactly what Union did to teams. They got all over them and smothered them so they couldn't move. They scored first ALWAYS. We are doing that now and its great to see. I agree that would be great to see Schroeder and Melanson together, and we'll have another line like this one.

Your observation about Union is spot on-score first, have a big net + on special teams-then play smothering hockey and look for odd man breaks. They were well coached and had the appropriate talents. The combination of speed and size indeed makes a difference. I would add the McGowan, Neal, Tinordi/BurgD line also is just super effective at getting puck deep and cycling. They either create opportunities for themselves or the D men, or they keep the opposition's best line hemmed in for 30 seconds so they are neutralized for a shift or two. We have slowly developed the chemistry we neede all year. it helps of course to have the confidence that you are backed up by a superb goaltender who can just control the tempo in your end for you. The only probelm for me right now is bench depth. We have just been decimated and cannot afford any more injury losses. I would just love to get back a forward or two and a defenseman.

 

[DrDemento]

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not to mention that strong, compact, wiry guys can be surprisingly forceful (in football I think of Walter Payton for example who could knock bigger guys backward; momentum = M*V after all...someone 5'10" 215 pounds all muscle traveling fast hits with more force than someone 6'2" 235 pounds traveling more slowly).

Absolutely-and there have been lots of examples of smaller players who play bigger than what you would guess from their listing in the program. We have some on the team now and we have had many in the past. The opposite has also been true as i can recall several of the bigger players we have had in the past who do not make the best use of their size.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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I would just love to get back a forward or two and a defenseman.

That would be nice. I never figured out what happened to Bokenfohr and Hampton.

 

[LTsatch]

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America One is charging $9 a game to watch the ECAC playoff games, here are the links to the free audio broadcasts if anyone is so inclined.

Free audio for all ECAC playoff games

Harvard Radio link, you have to register for the Dartmouth audio
http://www.whrb.org/#

Colgate radio for the SLU series
http://wkxzfm.com/

Clarkson @ Brown
http://www.brownbears.com/multimedia/schedule

Cornell @ Princeton
Cornell radio http://www.whcu870.com/
Princeton audio http://www.goprincetontigers.com/Vie...CLID=205682840

 

[FieldHouseFaithful]

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America One is charging $9 a game to watch the ECAC playoff games, here are the links to the free audio broadcasts if anyone is so inclined.

Free audio for all ECAC playoff games

Harvard Radio link, you have to register for the Dartmouth audio
http://www.whrb.org/#

Colgate radio for the SLU series
http://wkxzfm.com/

Clarkson @ Brown
http://www.brownbears.com/multimedia/schedule

Cornell @ Princeton
Cornell radio http://www.whcu870.com/
Princeton audio http://www.goprincetontigers.com/Vie...CLID=205682840

thank you

 

[REDaero91]

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That would be nice. I never figured out what happned to Bokenfohr and Hampton.

I think they're still around. I vaguely recall Hampton was dealing with a back injury, but it's probably (in my completely unprofessional and unfounded opinion) better by now. I think Bokenfohr's just not been in the lineup because Coach feels we have 6 defenseen who are playing better right now.

 

[JCrawford]

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I stopped by the box office earlier to buy the 2 seats next to me.....Charley Weaver to block.....told they were already sold...I'll assume to RPI fans since none of the other teams know where they'll be in 2 weeks, nor if they'll even be playing.

Our row is filling out for Friday night... I just picked up seats 11-13 for my girlfriend and some of her family.

 

[JCrawford]

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I think they're still around. I vaguely recall Hampton was dealing with a back injury, but it's probably (in my completely unprofessional and unfounded opinion) better by now. I think Bokenfohr's just not been in the lineup because Coach feels we have 6 defenseen who are playing better right now.

As recently as last Friday, Hampton's back was still keeping him out, and Bokenfohr has apparently been dealing with an ankle injury (at least, according to Ed Weaver: http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/...513040d1993d2374170173.txt?viewmode=fullstory )

 

[GRussinko]

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Our row is filling out for Friday night... I just picked up seats 11-13 for my girlfriend and some of her family.

So much for room to spread out!

 

[REDaero91]

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As recently as last Friday, Hampton's back was still keeping him out, and Bokenfohr has apparently been dealing with an ankle injury (at least, according to Ed Weaver: http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/...513040d1993d2374170173.txt?viewmode=fullstory )

Ah, okay. I haven't been following the off-ice side of things for the past month or so. Hope everyone stays healthy then!

 

[Ralph Baer]

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I think they're still around. I vaguely recall Hampton was dealing with a back injury, but it's probably (in my completely unprofessional and unfounded opinion) better by now. I think Bokenfohr's just not been in the lineup because Coach feels we have 6 defenseen who are playing better right now.

SA definitely said in a pregame interview recently that both were injured. You probably were at the game.

As recently as last Friday, Hampton's back was still keeping him out, and Bokenfohr has apparently been dealing with an ankle injury (at least, according to Ed Weaver: http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/...513040d1993d2374170173.txt?viewmode=fullstory )

Thanks. No sense in tinkering with what works, but hopefully, at least one will be ready if we need them.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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I just watched the video of the Clarkson game on RPI-TV. Has anyone else watched it. The audio and video were out of sync at least after a while. Has anyone else had that problem?

I won't reveal the score in case someone still hasn't heard.

 

[REDaero91]

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I just watched the video of the Clarkson game on RPI-TV. Has anypone else watched it. The audio and video were out of sink at least after a while. Has anyone else had that problem?

I won't reveal the score in case someone still hasn't heard.

I only skimmed through it to watch some highlights, but the video (produced by Time Warner, instead of them picking up RPITV's feed as they did earlier this season) was definitely of inferior quality to RPITV's standard. Saturday's video vs. SLU is much better!

SA definitely said in a pregame interview recently that both were injured. You probably were at the game.

Yes, that's the one downside of going to the games live, missing WRPI's pregame interviews with Coach, which usually feature different information than the pregame videos on RPI Athletics.

 

[DrDemento]

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I just watched the video of the Clarkson game on RPI-TV. Has anypone else watched it. The audio and video were out of sync at least after a while. Has anyone else had that problem?

I won't reveal the score in case someone still hasn't heard.

Since i often watch the video on RPI TV at the time of broadcast, but listen to the feed on WRPI-for me everything is always out of sync. I can handle when it is a few seconds, but when it is delayed longer-I find myself shutting off one. I just tried the video you mentioned-and it is most definitely out of sync a bit.

 

[drshoen]

Re: RPI 2013 Part V: Who Wants Screech?

I just watched the video of the Clarkson game on RPI-TV. Has anypone else watched it. The audio and video were out of sync at least after a while. Has anyone else had that problem?

I won't reveal the score in case someone still hasn't heard.

Thanks - but yes, I heard (actually watched it on TW; should've turned it off, but didn't)

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Since i often watch the video on RPI TV at the time of broadcast, but listen to the feed on WRPI-for me everything is always out of sync. I can handle when it is a few seconds, but when it is delayed longer-I find myself shutting off one. I just tried the video you mentioned-and it is most definitely out of sync a bit.

Thanks. So it wasn't my computer. Maybe I'll watch the SLU one also as REDaero91 suggested.

 

[DrDemento]

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Thanks. So it wasn't my computer. Maybe I'll watch the SLU one also as REDaero91 suggested.

That one is clear-and in sync. Especially loved the after game ceremony for the seniors. I had missed the game live and big thanks to RPI TV for keeping these posted.

 

[FreshFish]

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Hmm...interesting coincidence.

We were talking earlier about having faster, perhaps smaller and lighter, players, than the other teams. Then I read this article about this year's Chicago Black Hawks:

... the black magic of the Blackhawks' streak lies not merely in what they've accomplished but in how they've accomplished it. Through the makeup of their roster and their style of play, they've thumbed their nose at the trendiest idea in the NHL: that a team's success is based primarily on its toughness—on its players' willingness to block shots and deliver bone-rattling body checks....Among the league's 30 teams, Chicago ranks 27th in hits and 24th in penalty minutes per game, and the average weight of a Blackhawks forward or defenseman is just 200.9 pounds. Only eight teams are lighter, and when it comes to building a winning roster, the inclination league-wide is that bigger is better....
[They] use their collective speed and stickhandling ability to gain, regain and retain control of the puck, effectively turning a hockey game into a 60-minute round of Keep Away.

That's fine as well as it goes, and then I read further:

[Most other] teams figured out that if they dropped their skaters back on defense quickly, making the middle of the ice as crowded as a Times Square subway platform, they could keep opposing players on the perimeter of the rink. To penetrate that defensive shell, most teams sacrifice the puck, firing it into the zone in order to win it back amid the thicket of bodies near the net.

The Blackhawks have rejected that philosophy..... [instead, their] system demands that [the] forwards chase down the puck-carrier to disrupt an opponent's offensive thrust, and the Blackhawks' superior stickhandling skills have helped them create 249 takeaways this season, by far the most in the NHL. Once the Blackhawks do force a turnover, their forwards slingshot themselves back up the ice to attack an opposing defense at full speed.

If the other team has recovered in time, the forwards won't dump the puck in; they'll double back and try to find another soft target.

and finally:

To maintain such a fast pace, Quenneville divvies out playing time more equitably than most coaches do. No Chicago player averages more than 24 minutes of ice time per game. "Later in games," Quenneville said, "we're fresher and doing the right things." And the team's success, according to Clement, affords Quenneville the confidence to stick with his role players even at a game's tensest moments.

Four deep solid lines that all get substantial playing time every game. Sound familiar?

If we can extend our winning streak by 8 more games.....