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RPI Engineers 2018-2019

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hab said:
As much as I admire Lovisa, as perhaps our greatest ever player, I find this obsession with her saves record as being a bit disrespectful of the team. The objective here is not to maximize the number of shots on our own net. As unlikely as it might be, the entire focus here should be on pulling off an upset against one of the top teams in the country, or failing that, giving them a scare. And that will only be accomplished if we can minimize shots on net...and I'm quite sure Lovisa sees it the same way.
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In my case, the obsession is with math. :D
 
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Ralph Baer said:
In my case, the obsession is with math. :D
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Understood, and appreciated RB :). So, just to show that I am not totally immune from this obsession with numbers....

One of the more disappointing aspects of being a dedicated follower of the Engineers is watching the annual tradition of them either backing weakly into the playoffs, or backing themselves right out of the playoffs. Over the last 9 seasons, their winning percentage over the final 4 weekends (8 games) of the regular season has been .257. And on the final weekend their record has been 1-16-1.
 
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They are doing this again.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s playoff season, which means all hands on deck! We are launching our annual crowdfunding and your support enables our program continue to reach new heights. Click the link below to make a donation - any contribution goes a long way! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoRed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoRed</a> <a href="https://t.co/cvMCgnTo5d">https://t.co/cvMCgnTo5d</a></p>— RPI Women's Hockey (@RPI_WHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_WHockey/status/1100133689177133056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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Ralph Baer said:
They are doing this again.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s playoff season, which means all hands on deck! We are launching our annual crowdfunding and your support enables our program continue to reach new heights. Click the link below to make a donation - any contribution goes a long way! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoRed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoRed</a> <a href="https://t.co/cvMCgnTo5d">https://t.co/cvMCgnTo5d</a></p>— RPI Women's Hockey (@RPI_WHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_WHockey/status/1100133689177133056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Do you have a spreadsheet that tracks the amount given and the record the following season to see if there is any correlation?
 
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ARM said:
Do you have a spreadsheet that tracks the amount given and the record the following season to see if there is any correlation?
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I am quite sure that RB would have that spreadsheet, but do you really think that we would share it with a Gopher? This is a matter of intellectual property.
 
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ARM said:
Do you have a spreadsheet that tracks the amount given and the record the following season to see if there is any correlation?
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No. :)

BTW, as far as I recall last year was the first year that they did this. I also don't recall if they made their goal.
 
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hab said:
I am quite sure that RB would have that spreadsheet, but do you really think that we would share it with a Gopher?
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It's not like I'd be able to follow Ralph's brilliant design sufficiently in order to steal any secrets. My knowledge of math these days mostly concerns looking at the scoreboard to see whether or not the number under Home is > the number under Visitors. :o
 
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lugnut92 said:
I don't like it.
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I'm not too crazy about it, either.

For hab's sake when it concerns myself, any sort of monetary donation goes to the general fund, even if you state that you would like it to go to a specific club. Given I, along with others, am disappointed about some of the administration's choices, you could see why it's not desirable. The only way a donation does not go to the general fund is if the gift you give is a particular item. For example, let's say the hockey team was raising this money for a 3rd jersey (I know, a little pricey at 200 bucks a pop, but just for the sake of argument). If you were to buy the jerseys and have them shipped to the team, you will have made a donation to the 'tute, and the administration wouldn't be able to touch a penny of it since you didn't actually donate money. Whether this can be itemized off your tax deductions, I don't know, but you can be sure that 100% of your donation is going towards its intended purpose.
 
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hab said:
What is it about this campaign that disturbs you Lugnut?
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I feel like the athletic department should pay for this without asking for extra money from the fanbase, who already pay for tickets and (often) tuition.
 
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lugnut92 said:
I feel like the athletic department should pay for this without asking for extra money from the fanbase, who already pay for tickets and (often) tuition.
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Understood. There is definitely a case to be made that there has been a serious lack of accountability around the women's program. It seems that year after year the only teams that finish behind us are teams without athletic scholarships. I contribute every year but I am getting a tad impatient to see some progress. Fighting for the eighth spot every year is not what I expect.
 
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hab said:
Understood. There is definitely a case to be made that there has been a serious lack of accountability around the women's program. It seems that year after year the only teams that finish behind us are teams without athletic scholarships. I contribute every year but I am getting a tad impatient to see some progress. Fighting for the eighth spot every year is not what I expect.
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IIRC, last year each of our teams did this sort of thing. This year, I have not seen announcements for other teams yet.

FD08,
I am not a tax expert, but I know that you can enter things which are donated besides for money. Also in 2017 the team was looking for money for third jerseys and John Buccigross ended up paying for the whole thing. https://board.uscho.com/showthread....rs-2017-2018&p=6564370&viewfull=1#post6564370
 
Ralph Baer said:
IIRC, last year each of our teams did this sort of thing. This year, I have not seen announcements for other teams yet.

FD08,
I am not a tax expert, but I know that you can enter things which are donated besides for money. Also in 2017 the team was looking for money for third jerseys and John Buccigross ended up paying for the whole thing. https://board.uscho.com/showthread....rs-2017-2018&p=6564370&viewfull=1#post6564370
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Buccigross huh? Now, I like the guy even more!
 
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Reddington said:
Buccigross huh? Now, I like the guy even more!
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RPI Women's Hockey is looking raise $2,500 to get some new uniforms. So I just sent them $2,500.00. Thank U for <a href="https://t.co/Q6YT2UgDG0">https://t.co/Q6YT2UgDG0</a> buys <a href="https://t.co/PP9hd1ytv1">https://t.co/PP9hd1ytv1</a></p>— Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) <a href="https://twitter.com/Buccigross/status/839247107374604289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Those unis look great, though my understanding something is "illegal" about them from the toot side of things???
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What Makes the ECAC Patty Kazmaier Nominees Tick?<a href="https://t.co/xA4KA7pKQO">https://t.co/xA4KA7pKQO</a></p>— Title (MMX)IX Hockey (@TitleIXHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/TitleIXHockey/status/1100101734184042496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lovisa Selander, #35 G, senior, RPI

Last is Lovisa Selander, my pick for the Patty Kazmaier award. Loren Gabel has had an excellent season and will probably win it, and that will by no means be a bad choice, but what Selander has done this season at RPI is nothing short of jaw-dropping.

Normally I am an all-numbers person, but the Patty Kazmaier award isn’t strictly a statistical award, or even strictly a hockey award as work in the community and academics are also considered. What Selander has done for RPI and what she means to the team transcends mere numbers. But still…

The pure and simple truth is that RPI scored 1.5 goals per game in ECAC play and won 10 of them and tied another. To go even further, RPI notched 13 points in the 15 (total) games where they only scored a single goal (4-6-5).

To add, Selander also broke the official NCAA record for career saves and has an even 4,000 and counting, though she needs 94 more saves to tie the unofficial record held by Nicole Hensley.

All this is simply restating an obvious fact, that Selander is good. But what makes her one of the best goaltenders in NCAA history? To their credit, the RPI skaters have periods of time where they do a very good job of limiting quality chances in front of Selander. And it helps that at 5-10, Selander covers a lot of net.

But when I watch Selander, what strikes me is how controlled and how precise she is. She moves exactly as much as she needs to, no more. She covers exactly as much net as she needs to, no more. It leads to a lot of sequences where Selander racks up saves without appearing to do much, but that’s a skill that many goaltenders wish they had.

Her positioning is excellent and her ability to read the play is better than any goaltender I’ve seen except for maybe Shea Tiley. She’s also brilliant. With time winding down and a lead against (I think) St. Lawrence, the puck popped loose in front of the crease. Many goaltenders would dive on that puck and take their chances with a D-zone faceoff with 2-3 seconds remaining. Instead Selander, seeing an opportunity, just poked the puck between her defender and the opponent’s legs into wide open space with most everyone crashing the net. Time ran out as no one could get to the puck in time and RPI secured the victory.

Notice how quick Selander is and yet how little she seems to move at times.
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There are some links in the article including highlights in the second page of https://www.instagram.com/rpiathletics/p/Brnep5nHzxt/.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congrats to our 4 Jr Sabres Megan Carter, Amanda Rampado, Ainsley Svetek and Kendall Cooper and the rest of Team Ontario for going 2-1-0 in preliminaries and will play their quarter final game tomorrow at 9:30pm (EST) vs. Saskatchewan! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/jrsabres?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#jrsabres</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoTeamO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoTeamO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWG2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWG2019</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanadaGames?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CanadaGames</a> <a href="https://t.co/RhLMJQt5ZO">pic.twitter.com/RhLMJQt5ZO</a></p>— SC Junior Sabres (@SCJuniorSabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/SCJuniorSabres/status/1100814052702457856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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