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UML 2011-2012 Thread: Part II
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CHN shares their Hockey East Award winners, which includes one First Team member, one Second Team member, one COTY, one Goalie of the Year and one ROTY.
CHN shares their Hockey East Award winners, which includes one First Team member, one Second Team member, one COTY, one Goalie of the Year and one ROTY.
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Re: UML 2011-2012 Thread: Part II
Haven't had as much time to catch up on USCHO in the last couple weeks as I'd have liked, but I can't even begin to describe how excited I am for this weekend and presumably the next few weekends.
Got the e-mail from Scott the other day about buying tix for the NCAAs. It looks like Lowell may get the local consideration and end up in Bridgeport or Worcester. Do you guys think this is likely with a hopeful series win against Providence? Not sure if I'd make it to Green Bay or St. Paul, but I'm there no matter what in Tampa if crazy things happen.
Haven't had as much time to catch up on USCHO in the last couple weeks as I'd have liked, but I can't even begin to describe how excited I am for this weekend and presumably the next few weekends.
Got the e-mail from Scott the other day about buying tix for the NCAAs. It looks like Lowell may get the local consideration and end up in Bridgeport or Worcester. Do you guys think this is likely with a hopeful series win against Providence? Not sure if I'd make it to Green Bay or St. Paul, but I'm there no matter what in Tampa if crazy things happen.
bottomdweller
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TWiD is up: http://theiceislife.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/this-week-in-disrespect-with-honors/
TWiD is up: http://theiceislife.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/this-week-in-disrespect-with-honors/
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Nice interview with for UML defenseman Ryan Blair from a Bruins blog: http://www.somethingsbruin.net/reading-royals/articles/defending-the-blue-line-ryan-blair.html
Nice interview with for UML defenseman Ryan Blair from a Bruins blog: http://www.somethingsbruin.net/reading-royals/articles/defending-the-blue-line-ryan-blair.html
leswp1
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I'm sure I was in an alternate universe as far as what let 'em play means and that goes for both sides. That was an exercise in let em play, just let em loose. Holding, clutching, hooking, tripping, leaping on people from behind, holding the stick and getting dragged down the ice like you were towed behind the speedboat and a clinic in interference (did they abolish that penalty?) They also let them (both teams) cheat on the change so badly that the benches looked like they were empty cos all 10 guys seemed to be on the ice at once. None of that silly stuff where you need to be within so many feet. Just look like you are facing toward the bench.
Ah well, the Red Sox have me trained well. I am still cautiously hoping
Not taking away from the bad guys that out played us but jeese! I know that same sex marriage is legal in Mass but I never thought the teams would need to stop at the drugstore before playing the game. Guys getting picked up off their feet and thrown down with no call. When they finally did call it they called Wilson, who was thrown down after a big bear hug, for embelishment. I guess he didn't fall gracefully enough?
I'm sure I was in an alternate universe as far as what let 'em play means and that goes for both sides. That was an exercise in let em play, just let em loose. Holding, clutching, hooking, tripping, leaping on people from behind, holding the stick and getting dragged down the ice like you were towed behind the speedboat and a clinic in interference (did they abolish that penalty?) They also let them (both teams) cheat on the change so badly that the benches looked like they were empty cos all 10 guys seemed to be on the ice at once. None of that silly stuff where you need to be within so many feet. Just look like you are facing toward the bench.
Ah well, the Red Sox have me trained well. I am still cautiously hoping
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Well the Hawks got their wake up call tonight. They got out played by PC and now the pressure is on. PC won most of the battles for the puck tonight. The Hawks just looked off, passing was terrible and they had a tough time with PC's forecheck. What's with the penalties to start the game?
A disappointing crowd tonight, it's a good thing the students showed up.
Well the Hawks got their wake up call tonight. They got out played by PC and now the pressure is on. PC won most of the battles for the puck tonight. The Hawks just looked off, passing was terrible and they had a tough time with PC's forecheck. What's with the penalties to start the game?
A disappointing crowd tonight, it's a good thing the students showed up.
brassbonanza
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irishfan85
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UML beat PC twice last weekend. It's very hard to beat any team four games in a row. I'm still rooting for Lowell and expect Lowell to pull it out in 3.
UML beat PC twice last weekend. It's very hard to beat any team four games in a row. I'm still rooting for Lowell and expect Lowell to pull it out in 3.
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Yes, I know. It's been a problem for years. I was just hoping for a better turnout, maybe Friday night.
brassbonanza
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if pc wins and makes it, why even make bc dress until next saturday? just save everyone some time.
if pc wins and makes it, why even make bc dress until next saturday? just save everyone some time.
sterlippo1
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actually considering it was a thursday night game in the always sparsely attended QF's, 3147 isn't too bad........................
actually considering it was a thursday night game in the always sparsely attended QF's, 3147 isn't too bad........................
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Just disappointing last night. Could see it from the start. And I think that's the first time I've seen a two-man advantage that quickly into the game...
Better come out on fire tonight, or this will be a disappointing end to a wonderful season.
Just disappointing last night. Could see it from the start. And I think that's the first time I've seen a two-man advantage that quickly into the game...
Better come out on fire tonight, or this will be a disappointing end to a wonderful season.
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All's not lost yet, you'll still have a NCAA tourney game after if that is the case.
All's not lost yet, you'll still have a NCAA tourney game after if that is the case.
snipeshow10
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Yikes that was ugly. Coaching, playing and reffing were all pretty terrible last night. We weathered the storm in the first period and came out with a lead which I thought was going to be enough to get them going in the 2nd, but it just never happened. Things really only got worse and they never seemed to control the play except for a random shift here and there. They just seemed very jumpy and it reminded me of the Merrimack game. Choppy play and just overall no flow to the game.
Reffing did not help either, but you can't blame the result on that. Both teams had 5 powerplays and Lowell didn't deserve to win in general. I really can't stand the embellishment call and think it creates such a slippery slope for the referee.
Overall it was not a good 60 minutes and all aspects of the game need to be better. The one bright spot is that they did not play a good hockey game and still had a chance with less than 5 minutes to go. Here's to hoping for a much better effort and result tonight.
Yikes that was ugly. Coaching, playing and reffing were all pretty terrible last night. We weathered the storm in the first period and came out with a lead which I thought was going to be enough to get them going in the 2nd, but it just never happened. Things really only got worse and they never seemed to control the play except for a random shift here and there. They just seemed very jumpy and it reminded me of the Merrimack game. Choppy play and just overall no flow to the game.
Reffing did not help either, but you can't blame the result on that. Both teams had 5 powerplays and Lowell didn't deserve to win in general. I really can't stand the embellishment call and think it creates such a slippery slope for the referee.
Overall it was not a good 60 minutes and all aspects of the game need to be better. The one bright spot is that they did not play a good hockey game and still had a chance with less than 5 minutes to go. Here's to hoping for a much better effort and result tonight.
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Chock it up to whatever you want, Lowell didn't play well enough to win last night.
It troubles me that Bazin talked about how strong the PC forecheck is, and then when the puck drops it's like they never addressed it in practice. Lowell was slow and sloppy coming out of there zone. Everyone was static, staring back at the guy with the puck; no one was moving or cutting across the ice so they never enter the zone with any speed.
Not really fair to single out any one person because everyone made mistakes last night, but good lord Dan Furlong would probably like to forget last night ever happened.
In the post game last night you could tell Bazin didn't want to address the officiating, but he couldn't help himself. Basically he felt like the game was called contrary to the way it had been all season and that he had a lot of tape to watch before tonight's game to figure out what happened and how to prevent it from happening tonight. There's always going to be a bunch of ticky-tack crap that isn't called and that's fine. In no way, shape or form was officiaiting the reason Lowell lost last night - the only call I'd like an explanation on is the non-call on the trip with around 2 minutes left in the game. Did anyone else get a better view of that and maybe I'm just way off base? Lowell had been called for a trip just as blatant (in my eyes) earlier in the game.
The silver lining is that Lowell was still in this game despite turning in a top 3 worst performance of the season. The 'Hawks seem to get their legs late, and tonight is a new game. Tonight's game is going to tell me a lot about Lowell and their post season chances: if they win tonight I think they take the series on Sunday and I'm going to expect good things the rest of the way out. If they lose tonight and still backdoor into the NCAA's they're going to be done in one.
Chock it up to whatever you want, Lowell didn't play well enough to win last night.
It troubles me that Bazin talked about how strong the PC forecheck is, and then when the puck drops it's like they never addressed it in practice. Lowell was slow and sloppy coming out of there zone. Everyone was static, staring back at the guy with the puck; no one was moving or cutting across the ice so they never enter the zone with any speed.
Not really fair to single out any one person because everyone made mistakes last night, but good lord Dan Furlong would probably like to forget last night ever happened.
In the post game last night you could tell Bazin didn't want to address the officiating, but he couldn't help himself. Basically he felt like the game was called contrary to the way it had been all season and that he had a lot of tape to watch before tonight's game to figure out what happened and how to prevent it from happening tonight. There's always going to be a bunch of ticky-tack crap that isn't called and that's fine. In no way, shape or form was officiaiting the reason Lowell lost last night - the only call I'd like an explanation on is the non-call on the trip with around 2 minutes left in the game. Did anyone else get a better view of that and maybe I'm just way off base? Lowell had been called for a trip just as blatant (in my eyes) earlier in the game.
The silver lining is that Lowell was still in this game despite turning in a top 3 worst performance of the season. The 'Hawks seem to get their legs late, and tonight is a new game. Tonight's game is going to tell me a lot about Lowell and their post season chances: if they win tonight I think they take the series on Sunday and I'm going to expect good things the rest of the way out. If they lose tonight and still backdoor into the NCAA's they're going to be done in one.
WrathOfAramark
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Re: UML 2011-2012 Thread: Part II
I think if you were to distill last nights performance down to three things that ultimately undid the River Hawks your list might look similar to the following..
1. Getting beat to loose pucks and not winning puck battles all night long. Countless times there would be a scrum with three and one time even four Lowell players going against 2 Providence players and Providence would come away with the puck.
2. Bad passing and ineffective skating across the red line. The Providence forecheck and neutral zone clogging messed up the Hawks breakout last night. Close support and good skating/passing lanes through the neutral zone were almost non-existent last night.
3. Lack of focus and killer instinct. Up one goal early the Hawks needed to salt this game away. Instead they took a lazy too much man penalty and let Providence tie it up.
I'm not going to blame the officiating for the loss. As others have said, the team that won played better last night... So I'll just leave this here.
I think if you were to distill last nights performance down to three things that ultimately undid the River Hawks your list might look similar to the following..
1. Getting beat to loose pucks and not winning puck battles all night long. Countless times there would be a scrum with three and one time even four Lowell players going against 2 Providence players and Providence would come away with the puck.
2. Bad passing and ineffective skating across the red line. The Providence forecheck and neutral zone clogging messed up the Hawks breakout last night. Close support and good skating/passing lanes through the neutral zone were almost non-existent last night.
3. Lack of focus and killer instinct. Up one goal early the Hawks needed to salt this game away. Instead they took a lazy too much man penalty and let Providence tie it up.
I'm not going to blame the officiating for the loss. As others have said, the team that won played better last night... So I'll just leave this here.
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I do agree, this wasn't about the refs.
I'll put it this way ... even some of the people that never really get upset about anything, got up and yelled about that non-call.
I do agree, this wasn't about the refs.
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