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UNH 2018 Offseason- Out with the old , in with the semi new?

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chickod said:
BU moved their Friday games to 7:30 for precisely that reason. Just saying...
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UNH did too and then moved them back to 7:00. Some were unhappy getting home a half hour later after the game.
 
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Darius said:
Athletics and related income is important, but not at the top of the UNH value list. UNH emphasizes the student athlete, the whole person. Reread the Kevin Dean article.

Couch Souza will make less annually than Coach Umile. He will not have a "life time contract", but UNH is loyal to coaches who conduct themselves and run their teams in a way that fits with the values of the University as a whole not just the values of the athletic department, win/loss or revenue results.

I have zero inside knowledge, have never met Coach Souza, spoken briefly with Coach Umile only a handful of times, but my gut feel is that this has been Coach Umile's team for the past three seasons. Was Coach Souza involved more that the typical assistant coach? Probably, but it has been Coach Umile's team. Give Coach Souza a chance.
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Thanks for this perspective Darius! I agree; Souza deserves a chance. We have no idea how much influence he actually had, of course, the recruiting is one way to see something on an objective level. The rest? yeah, he ran the PP...You are right about the UNH perspective on the athlete. Anyway...October is a long way off and I'm wishing we were still playing.
 
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HockeyRef said:
Thanks for this perspective Darius! I agree; Souza deserves a chance. We have no idea how much influence he actually had, of course, the recruiting is one way to see something on an objective level. The rest? yeah, he ran the PP...You are right about the UNH perspective on the athlete. Anyway...October is a long way off and I'm wishing we were still playing.
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All last weekend I felt like something was missing.
 
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A close friend and ex-teammate Alumni has been on me for a year or so that we have to get UNH back on top......his argument begins with” how can any recruit pick Lowell or Providence over UNH’s campus and location”.....while I understand his sentiments, unless Souza can bring in 4 or 5 top guns, it will be a few years, if at all for us to climb back up.....my question back to him his why do I feel that no one in Admin. is as passionate about UNH hockey (both programs) as the fans? As has been noted here, let’s see who is chosen as assistant and go from there.....I do hope Stewy stays with the program! He’s a quality guy who loves UNH and deserves a shot in the new regime......
On chickod’s attendance thoughts, I agree with all he said......I couldn’t believe how empty last year’s HE semis and final were! If the rest of the league’s attendance has dropped off as drastically as UNH, is this also true for the other leagues? Are there to many options available via online and tv? I know on the women’s side, with the games being shown on either espn3 or YouTube, it has affected my rush to the Whitt.......not sure how schools get the paying fan back into the building without having a winning program......
 
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zoofer said:
A close friend and ex-teammate Alumni has been on me for a year or so that we have to get UNH back on top......his argument begins with” how can any recruit pick Lowell or Providence over UNH’s campus and location”.....while I understand his sentiments, unless Souza can bring in 4 or 5 top guns, it will be a few years, if at all for us to climb back up.....my question back to him his why do I feel that no one in Admin. is as passionate about UNH hockey (both programs) as the fans? As has been noted here, let’s see who is chosen as assistant and go from there.....I do hope Stewy stays with the program! He’s a quality guy who loves UNH and deserves a shot in the new regime......
On chickod’s attendance thoughts, I agree with all he said......I couldn’t believe how empty last year’s HE semis and final were! If the rest of the league’s attendance has dropped off as drastically as UNH, is this also true for the other leagues? Are there to many options available via online and tv? I know on the women’s side, with the games being shown on either espn3 or YouTube, it has affected my rush to the Whitt.......not sure how schools get the paying fan back into the building without having a winning program......
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The league needs Unh and Maine great. We will get there. But who wants to see providence vs NU. Souza will turn it around I am sure. Imagine a day when we are great again and Guite and Souza battle in a coaching regard?
 
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Elle Purrier wins NCAA mile championship! Woohoo!!!!!! Hardware!!!
 
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So, Elle joins the women's 1995 lacrosse and the women's 1998 ice hockey teams. Any others, individuals or teams?
 
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Well, BC, BU, NU, PC having a garden party next weekend. No, ME, UML (my how they have stumbled!) or UNH.

UNH was not good this year thats for sure. I think we'll see improvement next year from this years dismal performance. Will it be enough? Probably not!

Agree with Scott. Bring in an outsider at D also with strong recruiting connections.
 
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e.cat said:
Well, BC, BU, NU, PC having a garden party next weekend. No, ME, UML (my how they have stumbled!) or UNH.

UNH was not good this year thats for sure. I think we'll see improvement next year from this years dismal performance. Will it be enough? Probably not!

Agree with Scott. Bring in an outsider at D also with strong recruiting connections.
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Best Gahden party for us was (well, in my tenure as a fan anyway) was the '14 game when we beat PC 3-1. Returning the next year was good even tho we didn't make it to the title game losing to BU 4-1. BC/BU semi will be huge as one of them most likely has to win HE to get the autobid while the other 2 look (at this point) safe enough to get an NCAA bid. Kind of was hoping one of the outlier teams (UConn, UMass or UMaine) would be there this year just to break up the usual group. Just goes to show you how good teams find a way to win and bad teams, well..you know what happens there. No UML this year oh well....;)

I think everyone should face the fact that, and I could be wrong, that we are not going to have an 'outsider' to the UNH system as our new asst. coach. I don't know anymore than the rest of yas but that's just my inkling about it. (note: I didn't say you had to like it!!) Maybe it will be announced this week at the March 14 presser???
 
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HockeyRef said:
Best Gahden party for us was (well, in my tenure as a fan anyway) was the '14 game when we beat PC 3-1. Returning the next year was good even tho we didn't make it to the title game losing to BU 4-1. BC/BU semi will be huge as one of them most likely has to win HE to get the autobid while the other 2 look (at this point) safe enough to get an NCAA bid. Kind of was hoping one of the outlier teams (UConn, UMass or UMaine) would be there this year just to break up the usual group. Just goes to show you how good teams find a way to win and bad teams, well..you know what happens there. No UML this year oh well....;)

I think everyone should face the fact that, and I could be wrong, that we are not going to have an 'outsider' to the UNH system as our new asst. coach. I don't know anymore than the rest of yas but that's just my inkling about it. (note: I didn't say you had to like it!!) Maybe it will be announced this week at the March 14 presser???
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Best garden party for me was the 2002 championship when UNH beat Maine 3-1. Sat in the rafters but it didn't matter since we won!

Yeah that BC/BU game should be a good one. NU will roll to championship and maybe even advance to the FF.
 
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e.cat said:
Best garden party for me was the 2002 championship when UNH beat Maine 3-1. Sat in the rafters but it didn't matter since we won!

Yeah that BC/BU game should be a good one. NU will roll to championship and maybe even advance to the FF.
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I'm with you on the NU win if that top line produces and their keeper er goalie :D (Primeau?) is hot. I hope I live long enough to see UNH win a HE championship!!!! :rolleyes:
 
e.cat said:
Well, BC, BU, NU, PC having a garden party next weekend. No, ME, UML (my how they have stumbled!) or UNH.

UNH was not good this year thats for sure. I think we'll see improvement next year from this years dismal performance. Will it be enough? Probably not!

Agree with Scott. Bring in an outsider at D also with strong recruiting connections.
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Where's the love for Merrimack, e.cat?
 
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