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SLU has committed a goalie from Western Canada. I'll go public with it when I can.
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SLU 2009-2010 Season
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SLU has a commitment from Matt Weninger of the Flin Flon Bombers. Stats are:
1 Matt Weninger (89)
Position G
Shoots Left
Height 6'0"
Weight 170
Birthdate 1/1/1989
Hometown LETHBRIDGE,Alberta
Season Stats
MP GA Shots GAA Save Pct Record
2516 97 1325 2.31 0.927 29-10-1-1
SLU has a commitment from Matt Weninger of the Flin Flon Bombers. Stats are:
1 Matt Weninger (89)
Position G
Shoots Left
Height 6'0"
Weight 170
Birthdate 1/1/1989
Hometown LETHBRIDGE,Alberta
Season Stats
MP GA Shots GAA Save Pct Record
2516 97 1325 2.31 0.927 29-10-1-1
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Hey Saints fans .. some of you might remember me .. but for those that don't ..
I'm Ryan Holt, senior at Holy Cross, and I'll be filling in on the broadcasts this weekend down at Yale and Brown. I'm the regular radio broadcaster for the Crusaders and I also work for the Worcester Sharks. TJ Trevs says hello to all!
Hope I can bring some luck to the Saints this weekend. I was 2-1-1 in the four games I called a season ago (UMass, BU, Brown, and Yale).
I look forward to working with Wally once again and hope that you all enjoy the broadcasts from the Whale and the Auditorium.
Hey Saints fans .. some of you might remember me .. but for those that don't ..
I'm Ryan Holt, senior at Holy Cross, and I'll be filling in on the broadcasts this weekend down at Yale and Brown. I'm the regular radio broadcaster for the Crusaders and I also work for the Worcester Sharks. TJ Trevs says hello to all!
Hope I can bring some luck to the Saints this weekend. I was 2-1-1 in the four games I called a season ago (UMass, BU, Brown, and Yale).
I look forward to working with Wally once again and hope that you all enjoy the broadcasts from the Whale and the Auditorium.
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The Flin Flon Bombers huh??? Who made those recruiting trips???? Do you know where Flin Flon is??? Take a look at the map.....all the roads in Manitoba end in Flin Flon. There are no roads north from there.
To tell you how far north it is it is the same latitude as Moscow. Of course it's most famous hockey product is/was Bobby Clarke. Another Flin Flon product who I knew personally was Ken Baumgartner who mostly was an enforcer although he became known as "the brawler with a brain" graduating from Hotstra (when he played for the Islanders) and later from an MBA program at Harvard. Ken told me about playing that far north and he referred to it as the "frozen underwear league" as travelling on the busses their gear used to freeze up travelling to games.
And while I am on a useless trivia roll here I found yet another connection to Saint Lawrence. Watching the women's downhilll last night they were talking about Lindsay Vonn's husband and people were asking who he was, etc. Turns out he is an SLU graduate (2001)and former US Ski team member.
No charge for the trivia.
On to more important things. We need two points this weekend. I'll be at the Yale game and the boys best be on their toes (not like last weekend) or we'll get blown out of the Whale.
I hope we bring our "A" game but more important our "A" effort which was missing last weekend.
The Flin Flon Bombers huh??? Who made those recruiting trips???? Do you know where Flin Flon is??? Take a look at the map.....all the roads in Manitoba end in Flin Flon. There are no roads north from there.
To tell you how far north it is it is the same latitude as Moscow. Of course it's most famous hockey product is/was Bobby Clarke. Another Flin Flon product who I knew personally was Ken Baumgartner who mostly was an enforcer although he became known as "the brawler with a brain" graduating from Hotstra (when he played for the Islanders) and later from an MBA program at Harvard. Ken told me about playing that far north and he referred to it as the "frozen underwear league" as travelling on the busses their gear used to freeze up travelling to games.
And while I am on a useless trivia roll here I found yet another connection to Saint Lawrence. Watching the women's downhilll last night they were talking about Lindsay Vonn's husband and people were asking who he was, etc. Turns out he is an SLU graduate (2001)and former US Ski team member.
No charge for the trivia.
On to more important things. We need two points this weekend. I'll be at the Yale game and the boys best be on their toes (not like last weekend) or we'll get blown out of the Whale.
I hope we bring our "A" game but more important our "A" effort which was missing last weekend.
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Interesting stuff, Mike. See ya tomorrow for the game. I'm trying to figure out the magic time to leave NYC to not get there 2 hours early, yet not arrive late either. Looking at somewhere between 3 and 4 probably, hopefully there isn't too much traffic then.
Interesting stuff, Mike. See ya tomorrow for the game. I'm trying to figure out the magic time to leave NYC to not get there 2 hours early, yet not arrive late either. Looking at somewhere between 3 and 4 probably, hopefully there isn't too much traffic then.
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Bob Prier made the trip. His in-laws are in Western Canada and he makes trips out there at Christmas. That is how they got Bagnall and also how they got Weninger. I have to tell you guys though, that OCN where the Wallman's played is not exactly the center of the universe! I believe B2 is a good tool used in recruiting as well.
Weninger visited the Sunday after the Union game and didn't take long to commit.
Huge weekend for the boys!! Fingers are crossed until Sunday!
Go Saints! Go Team USA!
Bob Prier made the trip. His in-laws are in Western Canada and he makes trips out there at Christmas. That is how they got Bagnall and also how they got Weninger. I have to tell you guys though, that OCN where the Wallman's played is not exactly the center of the universe! I believe B2 is a good tool used in recruiting as well.
Weninger visited the Sunday after the Union game and didn't take long to commit.
Huge weekend for the boys!! Fingers are crossed until Sunday!
Go Saints! Go Team USA!
Re: SLU 2009-2010 Season
Who do you think will get the nod in goal for 2010-2011? Do you think Joe will give the Canton kid a shot? I know some years back SLU had a goalie,name escapes me, who played goal. It appears that Joe does give local kids a chance at SLU the roster shows 3 locals. Are they scholly players or walk ons?
What a great moral booster for local talent to know that they at least have a shot to play for SLU.
Joe's teams, despite not having alot of NHL talent, are never an easy W for any team they go up against. Just ask any of the top rated teams they have knocked off.
Who do you think will get the nod in goal for 2010-2011? Do you think Joe will give the Canton kid a shot? I know some years back SLU had a goalie,name escapes me, who played goal. It appears that Joe does give local kids a chance at SLU the roster shows 3 locals. Are they scholly players or walk ons?
What a great moral booster for local talent to know that they at least have a shot to play for SLU.
Joe's teams, despite not having alot of NHL talent, are never an easy W for any team they go up against. Just ask any of the top rated teams they have knocked off.
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Northbound 95. See everybody who will be there tonight at the Whale.
Northbound 95. See everybody who will be there tonight at the Whale.
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Tim:
We didn't show up until 10 min had elapsed in the 1st. By that point, shots were something like 16-1 probably. How we escaped the 1st tied at 3 is beyond me.
Yale got some good bounces, but they played really well, and scary fast. Backman's goal bounced off an SLU skate, passed off Backman's skate, into the air, and he caught up to it and batted it in past Tisi. Just an unlucky bounce, but a great hockey play hitting it in.
One thing that didn't help us was the refs losing control of the game in the first, both ways. This meant the 2nd was played pretty much 5x4, 4x4 or 4x3. That didn't help us as Yales PP was pretty scary too.
Tisi really didn't have much of a chance on any of the goals, TBH. The defense made a couple bad plays, not able to get the puck out, and Yale capitalized. I don't necessarily think SLU played <that> bad, but more Yale is that good, and we didn't play quite well enough. Tomorrow is a must win.
Tim:
We didn't show up until 10 min had elapsed in the 1st. By that point, shots were something like 16-1 probably. How we escaped the 1st tied at 3 is beyond me.
Yale got some good bounces, but they played really well, and scary fast. Backman's goal bounced off an SLU skate, passed off Backman's skate, into the air, and he caught up to it and batted it in past Tisi. Just an unlucky bounce, but a great hockey play hitting it in.
One thing that didn't help us was the refs losing control of the game in the first, both ways. This meant the 2nd was played pretty much 5x4, 4x4 or 4x3. That didn't help us as Yales PP was pretty scary too.
Tisi really didn't have much of a chance on any of the goals, TBH. The defense made a couple bad plays, not able to get the puck out, and Yale capitalized. I don't necessarily think SLU played <that> bad, but more Yale is that good, and we didn't play quite well enough. Tomorrow is a must win.
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Well put Brandon.
My first comment is that if Travis Vermuelen doens't make All ECAC something there is no justice. That kid is just awesome on both ends of the ice.
Ylae is scary good. As Brandon said we were so fortunate to be tied at the end of the first it wasn't funny. We got off to an awful start and poor Tisi was a sitting duck in a shooting gallery. All I could think about was that scene in the locker room in the movie Slap Shot when the goalie is muttering and talking to himself and still blocking shots in the locker room!!! That's how bad it was at the start.
All of the scoring of Ylae's goals were not Tisi's fault. They tipped them in, they batted one out of the air baseball style, they blistered shots into the upper corners and roofed them. However as Brandon said two of the goals were the direct result of the defense mishandling the puck or making poor decisions with it in the neutral zone or in one case just near coming out of our zone (when the safe play was a flip high on the boards) and in both cases they gave it up for an odd man rush. Ylae can turn around so fast. We also had the defense on several occasions get caught up ice or pinch and Ylae was off to the races.
All things considered we put out a good effort but really Ylae's firepower is superior. As lopsided as the SOG were, we were really in the game until the end. The real turning point (I thought) was when we took a penalty when we were up on the last 5 on 3. That negated our big advantage and I felt that was our last best chance to tie or better.
Two of our goals were scored as the period ended and went to video review. The second one was bizarre............we were up 5 on 3 and scored. Then when it went to review.....Allain took his team to the locker room while we stayed out on the ice. After the video review allowed our goal......Allain sent just enough guys back out to take the faceoff to tick off the last couple of seconds. After that Donald from Ylae stayed out and woofed at the refs and got a penalty. I am thinking (perhaps someone can correct me on this) that Ylae should have received an additional penalty on top of that one. I think everyone missed it but Ylae was still a man down (after we scored on the 5 on 3) but Ylae sent 5 skaters and the goalie back out for the faceoff. So technically Ylae was still down a man and they played the last couple of ticks with an extra man on the ice. Any one else have a read or comment on that??? Was it the referee's fault??
All in all it was a gutty effort by the Saints even though we were outplayed badly at the start. As the game wore on things got more even and as Brandon indicated there was a whole lot of rough stuff going on both ways.
Tomorrow night now unfortunately turns into a must win. Meehan hasn't been all that kind to us but we absolutely have to have those two points, particularly with RPI winning. I'm thinking tomorrow night we are pulling for Union to beat Q Pac and Princeton to upset RPI (but that will be tough). We also need Harvard to help us as well.
See you at Brown tomorrow night.
Well put Brandon.
My first comment is that if Travis Vermuelen doens't make All ECAC something there is no justice. That kid is just awesome on both ends of the ice.
Ylae is scary good. As Brandon said we were so fortunate to be tied at the end of the first it wasn't funny. We got off to an awful start and poor Tisi was a sitting duck in a shooting gallery. All I could think about was that scene in the locker room in the movie Slap Shot when the goalie is muttering and talking to himself and still blocking shots in the locker room!!! That's how bad it was at the start.
All of the scoring of Ylae's goals were not Tisi's fault. They tipped them in, they batted one out of the air baseball style, they blistered shots into the upper corners and roofed them. However as Brandon said two of the goals were the direct result of the defense mishandling the puck or making poor decisions with it in the neutral zone or in one case just near coming out of our zone (when the safe play was a flip high on the boards) and in both cases they gave it up for an odd man rush. Ylae can turn around so fast. We also had the defense on several occasions get caught up ice or pinch and Ylae was off to the races.
All things considered we put out a good effort but really Ylae's firepower is superior. As lopsided as the SOG were, we were really in the game until the end. The real turning point (I thought) was when we took a penalty when we were up on the last 5 on 3. That negated our big advantage and I felt that was our last best chance to tie or better.
Two of our goals were scored as the period ended and went to video review. The second one was bizarre............we were up 5 on 3 and scored. Then when it went to review.....Allain took his team to the locker room while we stayed out on the ice. After the video review allowed our goal......Allain sent just enough guys back out to take the faceoff to tick off the last couple of seconds. After that Donald from Ylae stayed out and woofed at the refs and got a penalty. I am thinking (perhaps someone can correct me on this) that Ylae should have received an additional penalty on top of that one. I think everyone missed it but Ylae was still a man down (after we scored on the 5 on 3) but Ylae sent 5 skaters and the goalie back out for the faceoff. So technically Ylae was still down a man and they played the last couple of ticks with an extra man on the ice. Any one else have a read or comment on that??? Was it the referee's fault??
All in all it was a gutty effort by the Saints even though we were outplayed badly at the start. As the game wore on things got more even and as Brandon indicated there was a whole lot of rough stuff going on both ways.
Tomorrow night now unfortunately turns into a must win. Meehan hasn't been all that kind to us but we absolutely have to have those two points, particularly with RPI winning. I'm thinking tomorrow night we are pulling for Union to beat Q Pac and Princeton to upset RPI (but that will be tough). We also need Harvard to help us as well.
See you at Brown tomorrow night.
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That's really the ref's fault for letting the play restart with Yale having too many. In the big scheme of things, it doesn't make much of a difference with 0.5 seconds left, although it is still technically TMM.
Vermy has 33 points in 32 games played, with a line of 17g, 16a. 7 ppg, 2 shorties and 3 GWG. He should certainly make 1st or 2nd team.
That's really the ref's fault for letting the play restart with Yale having too many. In the big scheme of things, it doesn't make much of a difference with 0.5 seconds left, although it is still technically TMM.
Vermy has 33 points in 32 games played, with a line of 17g, 16a. 7 ppg, 2 shorties and 3 GWG. He should certainly make 1st or 2nd team.
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Pat Kelliher will be in for SLU tonight. 1st career game for the Sr. Another reason why we love Coach Marsh.
Headed north in a bit, see ya there Mike and whoever else if there is anybody else there.
Pat Kelliher will be in for SLU tonight. 1st career game for the Sr. Another reason why we love Coach Marsh.
Headed north in a bit, see ya there Mike and whoever else if there is anybody else there.
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What a sucky result! Do not agree with the Penalty Shot at all. Refs were terrible both ways, but that was a difference maker in the game.
The Brown commentators are beyond annoying and unprofessional. Nick Litterio, if you are reading this, I think one of their radio guys has a crush on you!
What can you say...giving up an EAG goal. If Meehan ever burns, I bet it will be a Saint fan behind it.
So disappointed with what has happened with the season. There is a glimmer of a hope that they will be able to finish 4th (Thanks Princeton), but they have to sweep next week for certain and get some help. Otherwise, watch them finish 5th and have to play Clarkson at Appleton. SOOO disappointing. Can't score when we need to and can't hold the lead when we need to. That PS changed the outcome of the game and it was absolutely the wrong call. Petizian made the stop and Hughes didn't take him down nor was he in clean. Brutal call.
What a sucky result! Do not agree with the Penalty Shot at all. Refs were terrible both ways, but that was a difference maker in the game.
The Brown commentators are beyond annoying and unprofessional. Nick Litterio, if you are reading this, I think one of their radio guys has a crush on you!
What can you say...giving up an EAG goal. If Meehan ever burns, I bet it will be a Saint fan behind it.
So disappointed with what has happened with the season. There is a glimmer of a hope that they will be able to finish 4th (Thanks Princeton), but they have to sweep next week for certain and get some help. Otherwise, watch them finish 5th and have to play Clarkson at Appleton. SOOO disappointing. Can't score when we need to and can't hold the lead when we need to. That PS changed the outcome of the game and it was absolutely the wrong call. Petizian made the stop and Hughes didn't take him down nor was he in clean. Brutal call.
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The Brown penalty shot was on the other end of Mike and I, so I don't think either of us can comment on it. It did appear he had Hughes beat, however.
Bad news: Cunningham went to the hospital spitting up blood. That was all we knew after the game, and he was still waiting to be seen when I left. Hopefully its something minor and he can be back for next weekend.
It's a bad result, as we really needed a win, however RPI lost. We're only 1 point back of 'gate and RPI, and they both have tough games next weekend. We are probably Cornell and Union's biggest fans next weekend.
What a sucky result! Do not agree with the Penalty Shot at all. Refs were terrible both ways, but that was a difference maker in the game.
The Brown commentators are beyond annoying and unprofessional. Nick Litterio, if you are reading this, I think one of their radio guys has a crush on you!
What can you say...giving up an EAG goal. If Meehan ever burns, I bet it will be a Saint fan behind it.
So disappointed with what has happened with the season. There is a glimmer of a hope that they will be able to finish 4th (Thanks Princeton), but they have to sweep next week for certain and get some help. Otherwise, watch them finish 5th and have to play Clarkson at Appleton. SOOO disappointing. Can't score when we need to and can't hold the lead when we need to. That PS changed the outcome of the game and it was absolutely the wrong call. Petizian made the stop and Hughes didn't take him down nor was he in clean. Brutal call.
The Brown penalty shot was on the other end of Mike and I, so I don't think either of us can comment on it. It did appear he had Hughes beat, however.
Bad news: Cunningham went to the hospital spitting up blood. That was all we knew after the game, and he was still waiting to be seen when I left. Hopefully its something minor and he can be back for next weekend.
It's a bad result, as we really needed a win, however RPI lost. We're only 1 point back of 'gate and RPI, and they both have tough games next weekend. We are probably Cornell and Union's biggest fans next weekend.
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First off.......the next time I even mention or think about driving up to Brown to see a game will all of you please remind me not to go???? Why I subject myself to that house of horrors that Meehan is, I don't know. Over the years some of my worst SLU moments have come in that place.
As far as the penalty shot call it was down the other end and reading the Brown thread some impartial observers said it was a borderline call but no one seemed to have a problem with it.
The one I had a problem with is the misconduct call on McMonagle. I'll admit to not knowing the rule.......but if the player was misbehaving, shouldn't the first call be a two minute minor for unsportsmanlike and if the guy continued to woof then a 10 minute misconduct???? Also...if he was calling a misconduct is he obligated to stop the play like he did when Brown touched the puck. And finally.....if it is a penalty on Brown, why was the faceoff at center ice (giving Brown an easy chance to get Clemente out of the net) instead of in the Brown zone like on every oher penalty call??? To me that as much as anything was the blown call as had he called a two minute penalty it would have negated Brown's man advantage when they pulled the goalie.
Having groused about all that we are still to blame. We had numerous chances to salt the game away and didn't. Clemente came up with some big stops. When I got home and looked at the stats I was shocked to see that Brown out shot us. Other than the flurry in the third it sure didn't feel like it watching the game.
One thing we were horrid at tonight was line changes. What was up with that??? One drew a too many men penalty but often as not there were several times where we had too few guys out there.
I have a feeling that point is really going to cost us. As concerned as I am about where we place and getting a bye........my bigger concern is our stock is going down as we are trending down ward. Dartmouth is playing better and Harvard is never going to be a pushover for us and with our results of late, regardless of finish, we don't want to go into the playoffs on a downer which is where we are right now.
Lastly my biggest concern is for the well being of Jeremiah Cunningham. Hopefully he is OK and there is nothing seriously wrong.
First off.......the next time I even mention or think about driving up to Brown to see a game will all of you please remind me not to go???? Why I subject myself to that house of horrors that Meehan is, I don't know. Over the years some of my worst SLU moments have come in that place.
As far as the penalty shot call it was down the other end and reading the Brown thread some impartial observers said it was a borderline call but no one seemed to have a problem with it.
The one I had a problem with is the misconduct call on McMonagle. I'll admit to not knowing the rule.......but if the player was misbehaving, shouldn't the first call be a two minute minor for unsportsmanlike and if the guy continued to woof then a 10 minute misconduct???? Also...if he was calling a misconduct is he obligated to stop the play like he did when Brown touched the puck. And finally.....if it is a penalty on Brown, why was the faceoff at center ice (giving Brown an easy chance to get Clemente out of the net) instead of in the Brown zone like on every oher penalty call??? To me that as much as anything was the blown call as had he called a two minute penalty it would have negated Brown's man advantage when they pulled the goalie.
Having groused about all that we are still to blame. We had numerous chances to salt the game away and didn't. Clemente came up with some big stops. When I got home and looked at the stats I was shocked to see that Brown out shot us. Other than the flurry in the third it sure didn't feel like it watching the game.
One thing we were horrid at tonight was line changes. What was up with that??? One drew a too many men penalty but often as not there were several times where we had too few guys out there.
I have a feeling that point is really going to cost us. As concerned as I am about where we place and getting a bye........my bigger concern is our stock is going down as we are trending down ward. Dartmouth is playing better and Harvard is never going to be a pushover for us and with our results of late, regardless of finish, we don't want to go into the playoffs on a downer which is where we are right now.
Lastly my biggest concern is for the well being of Jeremiah Cunningham. Hopefully he is OK and there is nothing seriously wrong.
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One of Brown's most ardent supporters (KDiff) said it was a bad call giving them a PS and I totally agree. The Brown player got his shot off without Hughes interfering with him to an extent worthy of being penalized and Petizian made the stop. His glove was on the puck outside the goal line and then Hughes' momentum took the net off. If there was interference on the play or holding, it was BEFORE he got by Hughes and, as I said, he still got a clean, unfettered shot off that was stopped.
Giving SLU a PS was the right call, but with a 2-0 lead I would much rather have an extended 5-3 and tire out the Brown PK'rs even if we didn't score. That PS for Brown gave them the momentum.
Yeah, didn't know what had happened to Jeremiah....sure hope he is okay!!! What a season for injuries....my word! Just unbelievable the extent to which injuries have screwed our lineup this year. After the last two weekends, I would sure like to go out and pick up another solid D-Man. We will essentially have the same depth next year as we do now...actually less with Keller, Keliher and Caister all graduating and only Baker and Stevenson coming in. We have struggled big time since Child got injured. If Dewey didn't come back from Christmas break a completely different player than the first half, we would be in a world of hurt. I kind of think we are anyway. The last three weekends are 12 points and we have only 3 of them against teams that are all beatable (except maybe Yale at the Whale).
The officiating was really bad....the call on Keller late in the 3rd was the wrong call....they got the wrong team on that one. Still, with a PS and a breakaway in the 3rd and a 2-goal lead going into the 3rd, it should have not been an issue.
Yes, we are only 1 point away from RPI and Colgate, BUT, Colgate and RPI play each other next week. Possibly the best result would be for us would be Cornell/Union - Moot, Cornell beats RPI, Union beats Colgate and RPI/Colgate tie? It is all moot unless we win both and I can tell you that Harvard would have beat us if Petizian didn't have the best game I have ever seen him play and Dartmouth did beat us....well, their goalie did. Not going to be an easy feat sweeping next weekend, especially with a patchwork lineup.
Just to respond to you Mike, on B2, the entire 3rd Brown was all over us. We looked awful. No energy, couldn't clear the puck...stretches in the 2nd looked the same. I am not surprised they outshot us at all.
Hope Jeremiah is okay. That can be anything from the very serious to the not serious, but just hope that he is okay above anything else.
One of Brown's most ardent supporters (KDiff) said it was a bad call giving them a PS and I totally agree. The Brown player got his shot off without Hughes interfering with him to an extent worthy of being penalized and Petizian made the stop. His glove was on the puck outside the goal line and then Hughes' momentum took the net off. If there was interference on the play or holding, it was BEFORE he got by Hughes and, as I said, he still got a clean, unfettered shot off that was stopped.
Giving SLU a PS was the right call, but with a 2-0 lead I would much rather have an extended 5-3 and tire out the Brown PK'rs even if we didn't score. That PS for Brown gave them the momentum.
Yeah, didn't know what had happened to Jeremiah....sure hope he is okay!!! What a season for injuries....my word! Just unbelievable the extent to which injuries have screwed our lineup this year. After the last two weekends, I would sure like to go out and pick up another solid D-Man. We will essentially have the same depth next year as we do now...actually less with Keller, Keliher and Caister all graduating and only Baker and Stevenson coming in. We have struggled big time since Child got injured. If Dewey didn't come back from Christmas break a completely different player than the first half, we would be in a world of hurt. I kind of think we are anyway. The last three weekends are 12 points and we have only 3 of them against teams that are all beatable (except maybe Yale at the Whale).
The officiating was really bad....the call on Keller late in the 3rd was the wrong call....they got the wrong team on that one. Still, with a PS and a breakaway in the 3rd and a 2-goal lead going into the 3rd, it should have not been an issue.
Yes, we are only 1 point away from RPI and Colgate, BUT, Colgate and RPI play each other next week. Possibly the best result would be for us would be Cornell/Union - Moot, Cornell beats RPI, Union beats Colgate and RPI/Colgate tie? It is all moot unless we win both and I can tell you that Harvard would have beat us if Petizian didn't have the best game I have ever seen him play and Dartmouth did beat us....well, their goalie did. Not going to be an easy feat sweeping next weekend, especially with a patchwork lineup.
Just to respond to you Mike, on B2, the entire 3rd Brown was all over us. We looked awful. No energy, couldn't clear the puck...stretches in the 2nd looked the same. I am not surprised they outshot us at all.
Hope Jeremiah is okay. That can be anything from the very serious to the not serious, but just hope that he is okay above anything else.
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First, I also hope Cunningham is OK.
Second, everybody read this article. (Nice job, Dan.)
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100221/SPORTS03/302219976/0/sports
Third, three points in three weekends - including a home set against two teams behind us in the standings - is a big disappointment. No doubt about it. But then again, I picked this team to finish 9th. If they win both games next weekend, chances are they'll finish 4th. If they don't, they're still guaranteed a home playoff series. The contributions from Tisi and the freshmen have been terrific; we really had no right to expect them all to be this good. Injuries have really hurt. Maybe they hit a wall - it's the first D1 season for a lot of guys, and they have to be banged up and tired. As far as last night goes . . . it was Brown.
If we get another one-point weekend to finish the season, I'll be pretty disappointed, and like Mike said that's not the direction you want to be headed going into the playoffs. But they'll still be ahead of where most people thought they'd be back in October, and after watching them play in December and January, we all know they can do some damage in the playoffs. I think I'll just hope for two wins next week, and if RPI and/or Colgate end up ahead of us, I'll tip my hat and move on.
I'm going up for the Harvard game. Anyone else?
First, I also hope Cunningham is OK.
Second, everybody read this article. (Nice job, Dan.)
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100221/SPORTS03/302219976/0/sports
Third, three points in three weekends - including a home set against two teams behind us in the standings - is a big disappointment. No doubt about it. But then again, I picked this team to finish 9th. If they win both games next weekend, chances are they'll finish 4th. If they don't, they're still guaranteed a home playoff series. The contributions from Tisi and the freshmen have been terrific; we really had no right to expect them all to be this good. Injuries have really hurt. Maybe they hit a wall - it's the first D1 season for a lot of guys, and they have to be banged up and tired. As far as last night goes . . . it was Brown.
If we get another one-point weekend to finish the season, I'll be pretty disappointed, and like Mike said that's not the direction you want to be headed going into the playoffs. But they'll still be ahead of where most people thought they'd be back in October, and after watching them play in December and January, we all know they can do some damage in the playoffs. I think I'll just hope for two wins next week, and if RPI and/or Colgate end up ahead of us, I'll tip my hat and move on.
I'm going up for the Harvard game. Anyone else?
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