For me,I'm looking for the team to improve as a group as the season progresses. Not looking for miracles early on as I'm sure there will be growing pains for the players and coaches.
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UNH 2018 Offseason- Out with the old , in with the semi new?
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For me,I'm looking for the team to improve as a group as the season progresses. Not looking for miracles early on as I'm sure there will be growing pains for the players and coaches.
HockeyRef
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Love his positivity and mindful approach to the game! Sounds like he’s bringing a lot of energy to the program. He’s right; there IS something about this place...It’s what keeps us coming back.
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Cupcakes don't know they're cupcakes early in the season! I'll give you UNH'S start last year as evidence.Gotta rack up lotsa W's early on against the cup cakes.
Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
Re: UNH 2018 Offseason- Out with the old , in with the semi new?
That would be a welcome change of pace, now wouldn't it?
As good as the previous head coach was for most of his long career, he never really did figure out the part where the team ever consistently finished the season stronger than they started it.
That would be a welcome change of pace, now wouldn't it?
As good as the previous head coach was for most of his long career, he never really did figure out the part where the team ever consistently finished the season stronger than they started it.
NCAA watcher
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Re: UNH 2018 Offseason- Out with the old , in with the semi new?
Sadly, the new world order, where we are well behind upstart Penn State.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After huge week at USA Hockey Select 16s, Daniyal Dzhaniyev (NJ Titans) commits to Penn State. 13 pts in 6 games, including 4 pts in All-Star game, selected for Five Nations. Small, highly skilled, kept popping up in all the right places on ice. Also offered NTDP contract.</p>— Jeff Cox (@JeffCoxSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffCoxSports/status/1018993327121846272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Evidence of why trying to sell tradition is a losing man's game. Sell the future, not the past.
On Providence also shops at the 02 camp, getting Cushing Defenseman Bryce Montgomery. Should be other commits following on the heels of the camps.
Sadly, the new world order, where we are well behind upstart Penn State.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After huge week at USA Hockey Select 16s, Daniyal Dzhaniyev (NJ Titans) commits to Penn State. 13 pts in 6 games, including 4 pts in All-Star game, selected for Five Nations. Small, highly skilled, kept popping up in all the right places on ice. Also offered NTDP contract.</p>— Jeff Cox (@JeffCoxSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffCoxSports/status/1018993327121846272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Evidence of why trying to sell tradition is a losing man's game. Sell the future, not the past.
On Providence also shops at the 02 camp, getting Cushing Defenseman Bryce Montgomery. Should be other commits following on the heels of the camps.
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Good one
DU had a knack for burning the boys out by the New Year didn't he?
Congrats Big K! Still one of my favs!
Nick Papagiorgio
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Re: UNH 2018 Offseason- Out with the old , in with the semi new?
Hey let's be fair. They usually kept rolling nicely well past the New Year. But come March 15th it was almost always lights out.
Hey let's be fair. They usually kept rolling nicely well past the New Year. But come March 15th it was almost always lights out.
Pretty much Nick except for the Frozen Four meltdowns!
Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
Re: UNH 2018 Offseason- Out with the old , in with the semi new?
I know it kind of breaks the "don't look back" rules some have placed on this thread, but just for you Nick, I'll roll this out for further consideration and discussion. What follows is the Wikipedia blurb outlining the Greek mythology of someone who arguably had the same career arc as our former HC:
In Greek mythology Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra. He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only for it to roll down when it nears the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the classical influence on modern culture, tasks that are both laborious and futile are therefore described as Sisyphean.
If we leave out the parallels resulting in our hero's fate (I know some posters on here would argue, pro and con), I would say that Coach rolled that boulder increasingly further up the hill for the first half of his UNH career, right up until Buffalo in 2003. After that, he could only get that boulder up the same hill shorter and shorter distances from the top, until the end when he couldn't even get it moving at all.
Having said that … even in his final season, he was able to maintain "Champions of November" form.
Ironic and/or fitting, your call ...
I know it kind of breaks the "don't look back" rules some have placed on this thread, but just for you Nick, I'll roll this out for further consideration and discussion. What follows is the Wikipedia blurb outlining the Greek mythology of someone who arguably had the same career arc as our former HC:
In Greek mythology Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra. He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only for it to roll down when it nears the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the classical influence on modern culture, tasks that are both laborious and futile are therefore described as Sisyphean.
If we leave out the parallels resulting in our hero's fate (I know some posters on here would argue, pro and con), I would say that Coach rolled that boulder increasingly further up the hill for the first half of his UNH career, right up until Buffalo in 2003. After that, he could only get that boulder up the same hill shorter and shorter distances from the top, until the end when he couldn't even get it moving at all.
Having said that … even in his final season, he was able to maintain "Champions of November" form.
Ironic and/or fitting, your call ...
Errrr, Champions of October, rather than November, right?
Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
Re: UNH 2018 Offseason- Out with the old , in with the semi new?
Does it really matter? Back in the day, his "Champions" status extended all the way out to December.
Does it really matter? Back in the day, his "Champions" status extended all the way out to December.
I was just commenting on the trend, which might have had us looking to be Champions of September (pre-season), had the reign lasted one more year. But, I do not expect that to happen now, optimist that I am. Back to being Champions of December, or even November, will be an improvement.
HockeyRef
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Re: UNH 2018 Offseason- Out with the old , in with the semi new?
Ara Nazarian’s account of the Dev Camp 9’s experience...
http://www.unhwildcats.com/news/2018/7/18/mens-ice-hockey-not-your-average-summer-camp.aspx
Ara Nazarian’s account of the Dev Camp 9’s experience...
http://www.unhwildcats.com/news/2018/7/18/mens-ice-hockey-not-your-average-summer-camp.aspx
Ax throwing competitions? What could possibly go wrong?
After the Whistle
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Re: UNH 2018 Offseason- Out with the old , in with the semi new?
Sisyphus, not a bad analogy. and the following will show you just how heavy that rock became.
In the last 20 years (since that year! yeah we all remember it) UNH has averaged 131 goals per year. If we break that down into 5 year increments we can really see how heavy the rock became.
98 - 02 we had a 150 goal a year average.
03 - 07 we had a 139 goal average. And 2 HE titles, alone or shared.
08 - 12 we slipped to 122
and the past 5 years 13 - 17 we continued the downward trend to 114. Yes, way better goal tending across HE the past 5-10 years, but you gotta score to win.
Sisyphus, not a bad analogy. and the following will show you just how heavy that rock became.
In the last 20 years (since that year! yeah we all remember it) UNH has averaged 131 goals per year. If we break that down into 5 year increments we can really see how heavy the rock became.
98 - 02 we had a 150 goal a year average.
03 - 07 we had a 139 goal average. And 2 HE titles, alone or shared.
08 - 12 we slipped to 122
and the past 5 years 13 - 17 we continued the downward trend to 114. Yes, way better goal tending across HE the past 5-10 years, but you gotta score to win.
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