UNH 2025 Offseason: Where in the World is MS7?

[Robert Balin]

As time goes on Souza sits idle as better options for his team are being plucked away in the portal. Another thing that pisses me off is he's bringing in a kid with 7 goals this year over a kid that has 40 goals and is really coming into his own.

 

[NCAA watcher]

But if you like 6'4 guys who take up space (but don't score) -- as some apparently do -- then you'll love the 7 goal kid.

 

[Scott]

As time goes on Souza sits idle as better options for his team are being plucked away in the portal. Another thing that pisses me off is he's bringing in a kid with 7 goals this year over a kid that has 40 goals and is really coming into his own.

He's in closed-door negotiations with Conmy to convince him to stay, with NIL guarantees

 

[TheGrouchyCat]

As time goes on Souza sits idle as better options for his team are being plucked away in the portal. Another thing that pisses me off is he's bringing in a kid with 7 goals this year over a kid that has 40 goals and is really coming into his own.

Why would a 40 goal scorer want to come to UNH?

 

[TheGrouchyCat]

He's in closed-door negotiations with Conmy to convince him to stay, with NIL guarantees

Karl is dead and can no longer seduce recruits with a never ending supply with Big Guys with sh!t, load, sneakers, a side of snots and two Santas to drink...plus, exclusive line cutting rights to the back door of the trailer.

Times have changed.

 

[2013hockeyfan]

As time goes on Souza sits idle as better options for his team are being plucked away in the portal. Another thing that pisses me off is he's bringing in a kid with 7 goals this year over a kid that has 40 goals and is really coming into his own.

Who is the 7 goal scorer? Did I miss something?

 

[acs64]

Thought y'all , especially Potluck, might appreciate this little article. It talks about success on the ice followed by facilities improvements. Improvements funded by private sources..... Imagine that !!

UMaine hockey fans excited for Alfond Arena's $50M transformation

Renovations to the Alfond Arena are expected to be completed before next season.

www.newscentermaine.com

 

[Snively65]

And who is the 40-goal scorer? I just fell off the turnip truck.

 

[Dan]

And who is the 40-goal scorer? I just fell off the turnip truck.

Who is the 7 goal scorer? Did I miss something?

Sebastian Bradshaw will turn 20 in May and has 7-10–17 in 52 BCHL games this season.

Niko Tournas just turned 19 in February and has posted 39-35–74 in 56 for Danbury of the NAHL.

Apparently, the decision has been made - or the expectation is the decision will be made - to defer Tournas…

Disappointing, though Watcher’s point is a good one.

 

[Potluck]

Thought y'all , especially Potluck, might appreciate this little article. It talks about success on the ice followed by facilities improvements. Improvements funded by private sources..... Imagine that !!

UMaine hockey fans excited for Alfond Arena's $50M transformation

Renovations to the Alfond Arena are expected to be completed before next season.

www.newscentermaine.com

You go and find UNH an Alfond family that will basically backstop the entire athletic department and all the problems will disappear. BTW, the new facilities are not a product of Ben Barr or recent hockey success. Do your homework on the history on the Alfond family/foundation, UMaine philanthrophy and UMaine athletics,

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[TheGrouchyCat]

You go and find UNH an Alfond family that will basically backstop the entire athletic department and all the problems will disappear. BTW, new facilities are not a a product of Ben Barr or recent hockey success. Do your homework on the history of UMaine philanthrophy,

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With your connections in the elite world of scrapbooking and snark, I'm shocked you haven't emerged as the patron of choice to fund the required upgrades or, at the very least, opened up your rolodex to the poor plebians dialing for dollars.

 

[Potluck]

I just knew Western Michigan has been on the rise recently due to their facilities. I mean, what a palace, and in beautiful Kalamazoo too!!

Vhttps://wmubroncos.com/facilities/lawson-arena/6

Looks kinda like "Alfond West" to me (and I mean that in a decent way, folks). Highlights include:

* Lawson Ice Arena has been the home of the Western Michigan University hockey team since the 1974-75 season
* Its namesake Harry Lawson was the founding father of Bronco hockey, forming the school’s club team in 1958
* The facility contains a 200’ x 85’ ice surface and has a seating capacity for 3,667 fans
* In summer of 1993 about $1 million was spent when a new cooling system, floor, boards and glass were installed
* Lawson underwent a $250,000 facelift in 1997, as premium chairback seating and vinyl bleachers were installed
* In 1998, Lawson received a new $1 million dollar metal roof, matching the cost of renovations made in 1993
* Locker rooms also underwent a facelift that summer with the addition of 30 new lockers made of solid oak
* Lawson underwent a $2.2 million renovation project during the summer of 2006, as improvements were made to the interior areas located under the stands. New varsity locker rooms for home and visiting teams were added, along with a video/team meeting room, expanded athletic training and equipment areas and new coaching quarters. The project was made possible through monies received from university commitment, auxiliary services and fund raising
* Ahead of the 2014-15 season another renovation was done of the Bronco locker room. WMU invested approximately $200,000, financed through generous donations, to add new stalls and carpeting
* Adjacent to the dressing area is a conditioning area and the medical training room. WMU players have access to Lawson’s conditioning area throughout the year as well as other weight room facilities provided on campus

Y'know, we here at UNH could learn a lot from WMU, who've clearly spared no expenses to construct a flashy rink with all the bells & whistles ... new carpets!!

Oh, Buford. Love the ambition but, you know, you have the reasoning skills of a fourth grader.

Western Michigan hockey was lousy to mediocre from 1973 until 2021 when the new coach arrived. It plays in a dump (ie. "the Lawson Lunatics"). It took 50 years to get a good coach. Without a new facility, he's a goner.

New facility in downtown Kalamazoo. Private property, private funding. Western Michigan hockey is a small part of the development.

New renderings for $300M downtown arena cast spotlight on Western Michigan University

New images were released to the public on Thursday, Jan. 25.

www.mlive.com

It will be the home of the Kalamazoo Wings minor league hockey team, which is actually pretty popular in Kalamazoo. The 380,000 facility has a ton of other uses.
The facility has been envisioned for the past 22 years, according to one of the developers. The LOL suggestion that the development has anything to do with the last few years of hockey success is delusional.

This is tantamount to UNH hockey/basketball moving to Portsmouth to support a private development project wherein it shares a facility with the Manchester Monarchs with additional basketball facilities and mixed use (btw, way over your head, don't look it up) tenants. It would have little to do with winning hockey games and more to do with being one of many tenants for a private, mixed use real estate project.

BTW, you will read and quickly forget this post. You and JB have problems with reading retention.

 

[Potluck]

With your connections in the elite world of scrapbooking and snark, I'm shocked you haven't emerged as the patron of choice to fund the required upgrades or, at the very least, opened up your rolodex to the poor plebians dialing for dollars.

Grouchy! Thought you were lecturing at UChicago or Duke today? Oh, that's right you're working on China time to advise your many Chinese clients about how to operate profitably in light of the the Trump tariffs. Perhaps you are "advising" individuals about potential lucrative finance or energy industry careers in North Dakota or South Carolina. In any event, thanks for stopping in. I think you are vastly underbilling your alleged clients at a rate of $1,200 per hour. Start being fair to yourself.

After your mother finishes cooking your daily grilled cheese sandwich lunch, you can post a you tube lecture on fundraising and then look for a job for yourself!

 

[Scott]

Thought y'all , especially Potluck, might appreciate this little article. It talks about success on the ice followed by facilities improvements. Improvements funded by private sources..... Imagine that !!

UMaine hockey fans excited for Alfond Arena's $50M transformation

Renovations to the Alfond Arena are expected to be completed before next season.

www.newscentermaine.com

Aw, man!!! See what you just did?? You put Potsie NcNoob into a tizzy and now you're on his shit list!!!

 

[Scott]

Grouchy! Thought you were lecturing at UChicago or Duke today? Oh, that's right you're working on China time to advise your many Chinese clients on have to operate under the Trump tariffs. Perhaps your are "advising" individuals about potential lucrative finance or energy industry careers in North Dakota or South Carolina. In any event, thanks for stopping in.

After your mother finishes cooking your daily grilled cheese sandwich lunch, you can post a you tube lecture on fundraising and then look for a job for yourself!

Asswipe, you're schtick is getting old, lame, and tiresome. Find a friggin' hobby.

 

[Potluck]

Asswipe, you're schtick is getting old, lame, and tiresome. Find a friggin' hobby.

Says the man that is doing the precise same thing I'm doing at 1:30 pm on a Friday. Oh, you must be working on China time just like Grouchy.

In all seriousness, lighten up,Francis.

 

[TheGrouchyCat]

Grouchy! Thought you were lecturing at UChicago or Duke today? Oh, that's right you're working on China time to advise your many Chinese clients about how to operate profitably in light of the the Trump tariffs. Perhaps you are "advising" individuals about potential lucrative finance or energy industry careers in North Dakota or South Carolina. In any event, thanks for stopping in. I think you are vastly underbilling your alleged clients at a rate of $1,200 per hour. Start being fair to yourself.

After your mother finishes cooking your daily grilled cheese sandwich lunch, you can post a you tube lecture on fundraising and then look for a job for yourself!

Morganthau's reputation as the author of Politics Among Nations notwithstanding, the U of Chicago and its factory of indoctrination hardly piques my interest.

While I did have a grilled cheese and bacon for lunch, my day has been dominated by my disappointment in BU reaching the national championship, interpreting the latest round of cuts at FDA and wondering why a statue hasn't been commissioned to commemorate your financial acuity and fundraising accumen at the adult day care facility where you spend your afternoons.

 

[Potluck]

I think posters here misunderstand WMU hockey. Without a new facility in the next few years, WMU likely is nothing more than Ferris Street, Union College or Bemidji. Simply stated, it's a by in large low end program that caught fire with the help of a great coach (Lehman) or recruit (shout out to Shane Gostisbehere) and made a magical run. I wonder how WMU will transition to an off campus facility (ask UConn) that will require students to endure inconvenience to attend games? I have no doubt the on ice improvement of WMU is the product of a good coach (btw, it took WMU 50 years to find him).

If WMU is to build sustained success it will have to do it with university support (funding) and the success of a multi use off campus facility that is designed primarily for other reasons. That's a big if. A lifeless white elephant hockey rink off campus may present other problems, but has more potential than the unrenovated Pit, ooops, the Whit. Like Ferris, Union or Bemidji, the recent success is not sustainable on coaching alone.

Currently, UNH is Ferris State, Union College and Bemidji. Sustained success is impossible without a complete overall of the priorities of the University re: athletics.

 

[Dan]

You misunderstand WMU. But that’s fair since you probably haven’t paid any attention to the school before March…

The Broncos have had three good coaches in a row.

They pulled a potluck (originally known as the Drew S) and wallowed in ‘what they were capable of’ for 12 seasons under Jim Culhane, winning 18 or more games just three times.

When they finally decided to set their self-pity aside they hired Jeff Blashill and bounced from eight wins to 19 in a single season. With no other variables.

When Blashill left for pro-hockey after that season (yes, coaches leave for better opportunities on occasion) they didn’t pout and instead made a second strong hire.

Murray won 18+ games in six of 10 seasons. Two of the years they failed to do so were more a result of jumping up a conference - in spite of their place in the sport - and needing to play catch up, than poor coaching.

If I recall correctly your solution is not to aim higher, but lower (ECAC, AHA). No?

When Murray retired they made a third straight strong hire. This time hitting a second HR in three tries. Not a bad rate for an also ran. And all it really cost was attitude and effort (with, of course, a little strategy. Since, as we recently learned in competition class, those aren’t mutually exclusive) …

The biggest difference between WMU and UNH is that Bronco Hockey believes in itself and acts accordingly. The arena is just part of that…

I can see off-campus being a hurdle they haven’t fully considered. I’ve seen smaller schools play in cavernous arenas and it’s awful. I’ve seen student bodies refuse to walk halfway across campus for games and it’s eye opening. I for one think - that in a world of whining about facilities - WMU benefitted immensely from their dumpy, but extremely loud, on-campus, little band box…

But I’m sure they’ll at least attempt to tackle that problem should it arise. Which puts them ahead of UNH right now, unfortunately.

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By comparison, UNH won 18+ in 23 of 25 seasons ahead of MS’s arrival. Once since.

 

[NCAA watcher]

I think posters here misunderstand WMU hockey. Without a new facility in the next few years, WMU likely is nothing more than Ferris Street, Union College or Bemidji. Simply stated, it's a by in large low end program that caught fire with the help of a great coach (Lehman) or recruit (shout out to Shane Gostisbehere) and made a magical run. I wonder how WMU will transition to an off campus facility (ask UConn) that will require students to endure inconvenience to attend games? I have no doubt the on ice improvement of WMU is the product of a good coach (btw, it took WMU 50 years to find him).

Currently, UNH is Ferris State, Union College and Bemidji. Sustained success is impossible without a complete overall of the priorities of the University re: athletics.

I feel like I'm in the Monty Python bit about logic. So if she weighs less than a duck, she's a witch.

As I understand the argument now, WMU has crap facilities, but has succeeded because of a good coach. But without good facilities, it will be bad. But the good coach will enable it to get good facilities.

And because of this, we're to conclude that UNH, with a thoroughly mediocre coach, should not change coaches and try to be good with bad facilities, but must first try to get good facilities and then switch to a good coach.

Man, I would have failed that on my logic class.