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UMass Lowell 2024-2025 Season: Expectations are.....Expectations

Well, the day is upon us. It’ll be a tall task going up to Orono and beating that team. Alfond is a lions den. I hope the boys are jacked up and ready to come out flying. All I want to see is Lowell give Maine one helluva fight.
 
The team that showed up in the first should have made the ncaas. I still don't see maines major but I'm not saying no
 
Lowell probably committed a fatal mistake on the second Maine goal. I believe the player coming out of the box went to the bench and the player coming in was too late to the play to make a difference. Maine scored 5 seconds after the PP ended. That defenseman should have been broken up by that time. One can go end to end in that time but they could not even get to the defenseman at the blue line.
 
BC/HE said:
Lowell probably committed a fatal mistake on the second Maine goal. I believe the player coming out of the box went to the bench and the player coming in was too late to the play to make a difference. Maine scored 5 seconds after the PP ended. That defenseman should have been broken up by that time. One can go end to end in that time but they could not even get to the defenseman at the blue line.
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The fatal mistake was the first penalty in the period. Everything else unraveled from there.

Awful decision in key times has plagued this team. The Truman major, while I wouldn't have called it, was also not a smart hit just to give the opportunity for something like that to happen.

I never put good odds on tonight but cannot do obviously wrong things and hope to get away with it
 
We will see what happens next. This team wasn't going to do much but that collapse absolutely rubs me raw. Stonehill, vermont, etc.

If anything will do norm in its the recruiting over the years after the top years
 
Obviously the 2nd half was a huge disappointment after the way the 1st half went, but let's look at this as a whole. They doubled their win total from the previous season (8-->16), they doubled their Hockey East win total from the previous season (4-->8), they were picked to finish 11th or 9th in Hockey East, depending on which preseason poll you looked at and they actually finished 7th. In my mind, this team exceeded the preseason expectations. Now, we wait to see who leaves via the portal, and what this coaching staff brings in. At the very least, nearly the entire defense needs to be replaced, since there were 5 seniors/grad students playing nearly every night. Losing Welsch will hurt, but Halasz has proven that he's at least capable of being the 1B to a 1A for this team. Not a lot of losses to graduation from the forwards, but the big question is which of the underclassmen decide to look for greener pastures.
 
BC/HE said:
Lowell probably committed a fatal mistake on the second Maine goal. I believe the player coming out of the box went to the bench and the player coming in was too late to the play to make a difference. Maine scored 5 seconds after the PP ended. That defenseman should have been broken up by that time. One can go end to end in that time but they could not even get to the defenseman at the blue line.
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You are incorrect.

#19 Bentley served the time in the box and came out of the box and skated directly towards Djuresevic. The benches for the teams at Maine are both on the same side and opposite the penalty boxes. Djuresevic was on the penalty box side of the ice. The skater had no time to get back into the play.

You can watch the replay on ESPN+ and see you are incorrect.
 
ScottK said:
Obviously the 2nd half was a huge disappointment after the way the 1st half went, but let's look at this as a whole. They doubled their win total from the previous season (8-->16), they doubled their Hockey East win total from the previous season (4-->8), they were picked to finish 11th or 9th in Hockey East, depending on which preseason poll you looked at and they actually finished 7th. In my mind, this team exceeded the preseason expectations. Now, we wait to see who leaves via the portal, and what this coaching staff brings in. At the very least, nearly the entire defense needs to be replaced, since there were 5 seniors/grad students playing nearly every night. Losing Welsch will hurt, but Halasz has proven that he's at least capable of being the 1B to a 1A for this team. Not a lot of losses to graduation from the forwards, but the big question is which of the underclassmen decide to look for greener pastures.
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As others mentioned, there were a lot of bad defensive plays that led to goals, but overall, the goaltending wasn't great this season. Henry had a down year compared to last season, and that team, as you just pointed out, was much worse.
 
Patman said:
The fatal mistake was the first penalty in the period. Everything else unraveled from there.
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That was a frustrating penalty, we were saying before the period started, don't let Maine off the hook by taking a penalty. The Hawks then proceeded to take a couple more. Game over.
Patman said:
Awful decision in key times has plagued this team. The Truman major, while I wouldn't have called it, was also not a smart hit just to give the opportunity for something like that to happen.
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I'm not sure about that call either. They showed the replay from a couple of different angles, and I still didn't 't see an elbow /shoulder to the head. Based on the length of the review It certainly wasn't an obvious call for the officials.
Patman said:
I never put good odds on tonight but cannot do obviously wrong things and hope to get away with it
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Yes, too many defensive breakdowns and too many penalties. It's been that way for a several games now.
 
boblav1 said:
In other news:
According to Mike McMahon, Merrimack is opting in to the House settlement, according to college officials. Any idea what Lowell plans to do?

Cam Ellsworth is stepping down as Norwich head coach to pursue new professional endeavors.
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I think this was briefly mentioned before, but my guess is they won't opt in. The men's XC team has been arguably the most successful team on campus this decade, having won five straight America East championships. They currently have a roster size of over 50, and the opt-in roster limits are only 17. The only problem I can see is that it is not a revenue-generating sport for the school.
 
Congratulations to former Assistant Coach Andy Jones and the Bentley Falcons on winning the AHA tournament. Former River Hawk Nik Armstrong-Kingkade had a 4-point night (2-2-4) in the 6-3 win against Holy Cross. The Falcons will take on #1 BC in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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'So excited to keep this journey going:' Bentley wins first Atlantic Hockey America title, knocks off Holy Cross to qualify for NCAA tournament - College Hockey | USCHO.com

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Bentley defenseman Sam Duerr scored with just over 10 minutes remaining in the third period, and goaltender Connor Hasley stopped 17
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Congrats to Bentley and Coach Jones, as well as Nik AK. Always liked his play but just didnt seem to fit Norm's style. Also glad to see that Henry got his first w with his new team as well as matt and owen being signed. Owen really had a great season. I hope he gets a good look. Any news on any possible departures?
 
umlhockey22490 said:
Congrats to Bentley and Coach Jones, as well as Nik AK. Always liked his play but just didnt seem to fit Norm's style. Also glad to see that Henry got his first w with his new team as well as matt and owen being signed. Owen really had a great season. I hope he gets a good look. Any news on any possible departures?
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We'll probably know at the end of this week,

From Mike McMahon:

Transfer Portal Tracker Launched​

The transfer portal officially opens on Sunday (March 30) and will remain open until May 13. There are already 33 players in the transfer portal. Most of the early entries (23) are from American International, which is dropping its program to Division II next season. The other early entries are players who will be transferring as graduate students.

Players cannot be contacted until the window opens next week

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College Hockey Insider Transfer Portal Tracker

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