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St Lawrence Hockey

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I've said it before, but it bears repeating: after what I witnessed in LP back in December (which is not that long ago!), I am blown away by this team's effort and results since the break. Amazing.
 
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TimU said:
I've said it before, but it bears repeating: after what I witnessed in LP back in December (which is not that long ago!), I am blown away by this team's effort and results since the break. Amazing.
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I too thought that we were dead in the water ... It just goes to show that anything can happen in this league. Just as soon as we have turned it around, it also can turn the other way. We need to keep our focus!!!
 
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Congrats to the team and the coaches on the great weekend sweep! It's exciting to see the team peaking at the right time.

With Greg Carey's 23 goals, he is closing in on a few other Saints who had some great goal scoring years as juniors. In the 05-06 season, T.J. Trevelyan had 25 goals and back in94-95 Burke Murphy found the back of the net 27 times.
 
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Weny in my eyes will be the key the rest of the year. Need to keep him healthy!!! He has handled the most shots of his career and is at his all time high for save percentage. The rest of the team needs to tighten up in the third period when they give up the most shots and goals.
 
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Looking at those numbers, I can't help myself: how about 24 games, 34 goals, 28 assists? Yikes. It's almost unbelievable how good Terry Slater was.
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Somebody posted on the RIT Thread that they will be hosting SLU for two games at the Ritter, visiting Cheel for two games, and hosting Michigan at the Blue Cross Arena next season, and opening their new rink by hosting Clarkson in the fall of 2014. So - assuming that info. is correct - we now know where 2 of our OOC games will be played next season.

Keep up the great work, Skating Saints.
 
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Muskieman said:
Somebody posted on the RIT Thread that they will be hosting SLU for two games at the Ritter, visiting Cheel for two games, and hosting Michigan at the Blue Cross Arena next season, and opening their new rink by hosting Clarkson in the fall of 2014. So - assuming that info. is correct - we now know where 2 of our OOC games will be played next season.

Keep up the great work, Skating Saints.
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Muskie, We will need to plan for RIT.
 
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tupsaint said:
Muskie, We will need to plan for RIT.
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Tupsaint - consider it done. That will be a fun road trip.

As for this year's team and if my memory's correct, I think we started 1-5-2 in League play and were tied for 12th early-on. But, look where we are now. Hard work, does indeed, pay off. I think I speak for all SLU fans by saying that we are very proud, and very IMPRESSED, by what the players and coaches have accomplished. You guys inspire all of us, in particular because you never quit. And, BTW, you just happened to beat the NUMBER ONE team in the country, on the road no less. Who knows what the future holds, but you guys have made this a very memorable season.
 
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Got 6. You are right. Pretty sure Wisconsin was #1 in '06. First game of the season. Kyle Rank in OT.
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I checked my records and this series was in 05/06. Wisconsin was ranked tenth when we played them. They dropped to eleventh in the next pole.
 
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Spaceman said:
College Hockey News names St. Lawrence, team of the week. See their article here: http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/02/20_team_of_the_week_st_lawrence.php
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It's good to see that we are starting to be recognized for our second half turnaround. The article points out not to overlook both Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend and that the boys will be ready. Four very big points up for grabs this weekend and hopefully we can come out flying ... Let's Go Saints!!!
 
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Spaceman said:
An audio interview with Coach Carvel discussing the candidates for the Hobey Baker Award, forwards Kyle Flanagan and Greg Carey from St. Lawrence and Quinnipiac goalie Eric Hartzell just went up. Here is the link: http://www.uscho.com/podcasts/2013/...cast-episode-1-st-lawrence-coach-greg-carvel/
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It would be nice to see someone from the ECAC win the Hobey. Only 3 ECAC Hobey Baker winners and all 3 were from Harvard and it's been since the mid 1980's. Clearly we are considered the inferior league these days at least compared to the WCHA, Hockey East and the CCHA, but it would be nice. Any thoughts if we have a chance with Kyle or Greg or will the ECAC ever be able to lay claim to a Hobey Baker winner again?
 
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It would be nice to see someone from the ECAC win the Hobey. Only 3 ECAC Hobey Baker winners and all 3 were from Harvard and it's been since the mid 1980's. Clearly we are considered the inferior league these days at least compared to the WCHA, Hockey East and the CCHA, but it would be nice. Any thoughts if we have a chance with Kyle or Greg or will the ECAC ever be able to lay claim to a Hobey Baker winner again?
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Fwiw. I have no insight and I'm not really sure who votes. I think it's still a toss up. I think Gaudrau will *not* win because he is a sophomore. That said, I think that interview with Greg Carvel lays out the problem for SLU's candidates pretty clearly. At the risk of p&$@ing somebody off, when Carvey says "I think Kyle Flanagan is the best player in college hockey" that tells you where his head and heart lies. Meanwhile Carey has a good shot at winning the nation's total points race and he might run away with the most goals.

The SLU chances may suffer from our own ambivalence. In Flanagan, we have a great all around player, by all accounts a great character player and an on and off ice leader and let's not forget this: a Canton boy and a Senior. This is his last best chance. The SLU coaching staff doesn't just live in Canton, they mostly grew up Canton and the North Country and the history of the Flanagan's in hockey and at SLU and in Canton is pretty rich. As a Canton native myself who went to CHS and SLU with PJ Flanagan, I'd be pretty pumped if an SLU player from Canton won the Hobey. So, I think the coaches are likely going to put their thumb on the scales for Flanagan for plenty of justifiable reasons.

But, Carey if he keeps the scoring up, would debatably make for a much stronger Hobey candidate to sell to the Western voters who have 15 year old biases against the ECAC.. It's much easier to explain lots of goals and total points and he has a great academic record, which Hobey cares about.
So my perhaps unfair and uneducated opinion is that we could end up diminishing Carey's chances by more strongly supporting Flanagan. And given the lack of media coverage of our games, the argument for Flanagan outside the ECAC is not as strong or as easy as it is for Carey, whose stats tell a very simple story, fair or unfair though that may be.

My prediction worth the pixels it's printed on, If Carey wins the overall points title and if he ends up with 30 goals through the ECACs, he gets it. After that, I have no idea.
 
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Fwiw. I have no insight and I'm not really sure who votes. I think it's still a toss up. I think Gaudrau will *not* win because he is a sophomore. That said, I think that interview with Greg Carvel lays out the problem for SLU's candidates pretty clearly. At the risk of p&$@ing somebody off, when Carvey says "I think Kyle Flanagan is the best player in college hockey" that tells you where his head and heart lies. Meanwhile Carey has a good shot at winning the nation's total points race and he might run away with the most goals.

The SLU chances may suffer from our own ambivalence. In Flanagan, we have a great all around player, by all accounts a great character player and an on and off ice leader and let's not forget this: a Canton boy and a Senior. This is his last best chance. The SLU coaching staff doesn't just live in Canton, they mostly grew up Canton and the North Country and the history of the Flanagan's in hockey and at SLU and in Canton is pretty rich. As a Canton native myself who went to CHS and SLU with PJ Flanagan, I'd be pretty pumped if an SLU player from Canton won the Hobey. So, I think the coaches are likely going to put their thumb on the scales for Flanagan for plenty of justifiable reasons.

But, Carey if he keeps the scoring up, would debatably make for a much stronger Hobey candidate to sell to the Western voters who have 15 year old biases against the ECAC.. It's much easier to explain lots of goals and total points and he has a great academic record, which Hobey cares about.
So my perhaps unfair and uneducated opinion is that we could end up diminishing Carey's chances by more strongly supporting Flanagan. And given the lack of media coverage of our games, the argument for Flanagan outside the ECAC is not as strong or as easy as it is for Carey, whose stats tell a very simple story, fair or unfair though that may be.

My prediction worth the pixels it's printed on, If Carey wins the overall points title and if he ends up with 30 goals through the ECACs, he gets it. After that, I have no idea.
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Last year, Austin Smith obviously had a tremendous year, but had numerous strong candidates against him. Carey/Flanagan are lucky in that there isn't a real strong presence from the other leagues. Lots of good players, but nobody who is running away from the others.

That said, I imagine the EZAC stigma will continue and maybe one of them makes the hat trick but will not win it outright.
 
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Harvard is 2-0-2 in their last 4, so we hadn't better take them too lightly. Especially since we just eked out a 4-3 OT road victory in January. And if D'mouth figures out how to control Kyle, Greg, Jeremey, and George (combined for all 9 points against them in January), we could see a scary big challenge from a team that's only 1 point behind us. We have to be focused, intense, and willing to continue to play good fundamental but in your face hockey, and I still maintain the sophs have to step up. PP and PK were legendary over the weekend, but that can't last. We need to get control of SOG and FO's. That said, the league is so close that it will be real easy to fall real far, so I know the captains and coaches won't let these guys rest on their laurels, they've worked too hard to get where they are, and they want to stay there. Go Saints!
 
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