UNH 2024/2025 Goldberg Edition

[HockeyRef]

There are people, doubtful any of them on this forum, who are fans regardless of team performance. I’ve heard variations of statements like “The team needs us the most when they aren’t doing well.” and “I don’t mind missing games or having an extra. It’s like donating to the U.” many times over the years. I know people who’ve kept a spouse’s season ticket for years after the spouse died even during and after seasons when the seat was mostly empty. This forum is an echo chamber.

 

[HockeyRef]

This is the time of the year you should be playing your best hockey...my predicts for the weekend fwiw dept

Fri: BC 5 UNH 1
Sat: BC 3 UNH 1

 

[Jellsville USA]

I find it odd that so many here fail or choose not to acknowledge that the hockey program is a example of a much larger UNH problem - underfunding. UNH and NH for that matter have long prided themselves on doing more with less (i.e. frugality, Yankee ingenuity, blah blah....) The University currently has an admissions acceptance rate of 88%, which is a joke frankly. There's a systemic problem that is destroying the integrity of the University.

Most industries over time become more efficient. The cost of no doing so is bankruptcy. Public education and government have no need to improve efficiency and performance unless the public demands it AND is willing to pay for better productivity. The University is slipping. Obviously, it will never completely fail but it can consistently fall short of achieving its mission, which is to provide the opportunity for a student to obtain a strong education at a much lower cost than private colleges. NH really is not serious about higher education. I'll leave it to the residents of NH to discuss grammar and HS educations.

The fact that the NH citizens and legislature don't insist on better performance and provide the funding AND school management IS the problem. Little Michael Souza, the not so motivated coach of a poorly funded hockey team, is nothing more than an example and product of the problem. Firing him does very little, although it likely is necessary. The sugar high of a new coach in time will be swallowed up by the larger problem that is the way NH residents and politicians view higher public education.

NH has long chided Massachusetts as being a bastion of crazy liberalism in defending itself against accusations of frugality, cheapness, lack of innovation, etc... The reality is that over time well funded communities run by intelligent, forward thinking people thrive. I dare say Massachusetts innovation/business employs many (most) of the residents of southern NH with six figure incomes. The underfunded communities run by, well, mediocre people proud of being cheap simply stay the same, which in the real world means fall behind. Underfunded communities run by intelligent people tend to hang on and occasionally perform fine. But they always swim upstream. UNH and NH in general have too many mediocre people in positions of influence running an underfunded enterprise.

I disagree with this notion. The Hockey team is a revenue source and should be treated as such. It starts with coaching. Coaching should be a 24/7 job. I do not see the commitment here.

 

[Aerman]

This is the time of the year you should be playing your best hockey...my predicts for the weekend fwiw dept

Fri: BC 5 UNH 1
Sat: BC 3 UNH 1

Looks right to me (unfortunately).

 

[Robert Balin]

A bit of recruiting news. Luca Primerio who was to come in 2025 is now crossed of the Heisenburg list. Kind of strange CHC just did a story on him on his blog last week. He had 40 points in 43 games in the BCHL is 20 years old. I thought he has really improved and is a big kid. At the moment in my opinion UNH's best 3 recruits aren't being brought in till 2026. Ryan Grout, Geno Carcone. Carcone has 38 points in 48 games in the USHL is a good playmaker. And finally Nico Tournas.Even though playing in the NAHL Tournas is a skilled big body that can score goals. 2-3 years ago was one of the last players cut from the USNDPT 17 and under team. UNH needs goal scorers and Souza should gamble and bring him in early. Incoming QMJHL recruit Sam Oliver has 46 goals in in 55 games and leads the league. Have a good weekend.

 

[Scott]

A bit of recruiting news. Luca Primerio who was to come in 2025 is now crossed of the Heisenburg list. Kind of strange CHC just did a story on him on his blog last week. He had 40 points in 43 games in the BCHL is 20 years old. I thought he has really improved and is a big kid. At the moment in my opinion UNH's best 3 recruits aren't being brought in till 2026. Ryan Grout, Geno Carcone. Carcone has 38 points in 48 games in the USHL is a good playmaker. And finally Nico Tournas.Even though playing in the NAHL Tournas is a skilled big body that can score goals. 2-3 years ago was one of the last players cut from the USNDPT 17 and under team. UNH needs goal scorers and Souza should gamble and bring him in early. Incoming QMJHL recruit Sam Oliver has 46 goals in in 55 games and leads the league. Have a good weekend.

If Souza is still dipping in to the Umile Play Book and deferring recruits "for one more year" and those recruits decide to change their mind about coming to Durham, then he should be fired immediately.

Those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. (See Vecchione, Mike and LaLeggia, Joey)

 

[bakchk20]

If Souza is still dipping in to the Umile Play Book and deferring recruits "for one more year" and those recruits decide to change their mind about coming to Durham, then he should be fired immediately.

Those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. (See Vecchione, Mike and LaLeggia, Joey)

Oh it's a long list...

Chris Bourque (F) – de-commits May 2009.
Cam Reid (F) – de-commits Aug 2009
Matt White (F) – de-commits ?? 2010
David Kolamatis - de-commits 2006? 2007?
Tim Stutzle - de-commmits Sept 2019
Johnny Gaudreau - if you believe the stories...
Others...?

How about we just wipe out the bottom of the roster and build it back with more CHL, portal and even some D-3 kids? Going to need 26 scholarships to do that effectively.

 

[Dan]

If Primerano has decommitted it presents an opportunity to add an older, more immediately impactful CHLer. How about Alex Carr’s teammate in the Q…

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