Sorry I never got back to you. I had some family things come up this week and my mind was elsewhere. I hope your buddy got a ticket and enjoyed the win.
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UNH At The Starting Gate....
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Sorry I never got back to you. I had some family things come up this week and my mind was elsewhere. I hope your buddy got a ticket and enjoyed the win.
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I disagree, I thought the first line was awful, especially defensively, last night, and Umile lit into them after, I think, the 4th goal.
Great weekend of hockey, but, they'll have to turn it up a notch to get even 2 points next weekend. Merrimack is steamrolling teams, AND unlike Maine, they have a goaltender.
I disagree, I thought the first line was awful, especially defensively, last night, and Umile lit into them after, I think, the 4th goal.
Great weekend of hockey, but, they'll have to turn it up a notch to get even 2 points next weekend. Merrimack is steamrolling teams, AND unlike Maine, they have a goaltender.
UNHhockey29
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snively
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Current UNH fans will be amazed to see those two minutes of hockey.
I do remember that first ever #1 national ranking (and of course we were #1 in the East by virtue of our #1 ECAC seed, as the ECAC was the only eastern conference back then). One other cruel twist which fans today will find odd: in those days, the NCAA's were merely a four team tourney, with the four Western and Eastern title game teams comprising the entire field.
So not only was it one-loss-and-you're-out from the get-go in your regional tourney -- your entire season ended as well (no Pairwise, PRI, etc. ). Even though you were the East's top-ranked team -- and arguably the nation's best -- a single loss in OT (with a totally green goalie filling in), and it was season/career over for UNH and C-H-C...
That would be great to see -- thanks so much in advance! When you do, can you please let me know via the Score Updates thread, as I rarely come to the main Board.
Current UNH fans will be amazed to see those two minutes of hockey.
I do remember that first ever #1 national ranking (and of course we were #1 in the East by virtue of our #1 ECAC seed, as the ECAC was the only eastern conference back then). One other cruel twist which fans today will find odd: in those days, the NCAA's were merely a four team tourney, with the four Western and Eastern title game teams comprising the entire field.
So not only was it one-loss-and-you're-out from the get-go in your regional tourney -- your entire season ended as well (no Pairwise, PRI, etc. ). Even though you were the East's top-ranked team -- and arguably the nation's best -- a single loss in OT (with a totally green goalie filling in), and it was season/career over for UNH and C-H-C...
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Picture from this morning's Union Leader:
"Paul Thompson celebrates Darcy's amazing fan skills."
Picture from this morning's Union Leader:
"Paul Thompson celebrates Darcy's amazing fan skills."
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At first glance, DiGi's risky race to the loose puck with Nyquist was totally ineffective. However, the replay shows that he knocked Nyquist off his stride just enough to make his shot on the empty net awkward. Wonder if DiGi would do it the same way if he had it to do all over again.
At first glance, DiGi's risky race to the loose puck with Nyquist was totally ineffective. However, the replay shows that he knocked Nyquist off his stride just enough to make his shot on the empty net awkward. Wonder if DiGi would do it the same way if he had it to do all over again.
Gus was definitely off balance when he took that shot. Otherwise its a sure goal!
Speaking of Nyquist, it was a pleasure to once again watch that kid play. He is simply awesome. Great awareness of what is going on around him, id swear he has eyes in the back of his head
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Darius
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Mr. Buzzkill checking in. Had to rely on text updates of Friday's game during a long drive home from a business trip, decided to relax sans freezing rain and watch on NESN Saturday night. Very exciting games, missed being in the Whitt, but was glad to be relaxing to UMD/MN immediately after NESN's broadcast ended vs. driving home in the slop. I was reminded much earlier in this thread that teams have won it all with amazing last second finishes (BU 2009), but during both games I kept thinking that the path to a special season runs through Boston College, not during the final two regular season games.
On a brighter note, from TNH: Fans look to pass on cowbell tradition: http://www.tnhonline.com/sports/fans-look-to-pass-on-cowbell-tradition-1.1962162
Buzzkill out.
Mr. Buzzkill checking in. Had to rely on text updates of Friday's game during a long drive home from a business trip, decided to relax sans freezing rain and watch on NESN Saturday night. Very exciting games, missed being in the Whitt, but was glad to be relaxing to UMD/MN immediately after NESN's broadcast ended vs. driving home in the slop. I was reminded much earlier in this thread that teams have won it all with amazing last second finishes (BU 2009), but during both games I kept thinking that the path to a special season runs through Boston College, not during the final two regular season games.
On a brighter note, from TNH: Fans look to pass on cowbell tradition: http://www.tnhonline.com/sports/fans-look-to-pass-on-cowbell-tradition-1.1962162
Buzzkill out.
snively
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What a great post! Thanks a ton -- watching that again was sublime...
snively
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No NESN or U-L down here, so much appreciated.
Another observation after watching the clip you posted: Kyle Beattie losing an edge falling down while controlling the puck at center ice with 24 seconds left creates a turnoner, and is what makes Thompson's break-in and score with just 15 ticks left possible...
Thanks for posting this as well, Gordie-Jamie-Cliff. And great photo from the Union Leader!
No NESN or U-L down here, so much appreciated.
Another observation after watching the clip you posted: Kyle Beattie losing an edge falling down while controlling the puck at center ice with 24 seconds left creates a turnoner, and is what makes Thompson's break-in and score with just 15 ticks left possible...
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UNHhockey29
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Wait, what?
C-H-C - I thought Paul was celebrating because Darci said yes.
Wait, what?
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I assume Carl meant Thompson's on-his-knee's marriage proposal.
I assume Carl meant Thompson's on-his-knee's marriage proposal.
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I have thought the same thing all year about his defensive play, it looks like he thinking to much offense and pinching up to much, like to see him stay back on the blue line a little more
I have thought the same thing all year about his defensive play, it looks like he thinking to much offense and pinching up to much, like to see him stay back on the blue line a little more
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Come on Darci....I told you at Friday night's game that you needed a husband.
Come on Darci....I told you at Friday night's game that you needed a husband.
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Wow...what an exciting weekend of hockey to watch. Any time you take 4 points on the weekend it has to be a positive........here it comes......BUT they were extremely fortunate. Losing faceoffs by an embarrassing margin, allowing Maine to repeatedly come into the offensive zone unchallenged, if not for DiGi coming up huge on Friday and making the key stops on Saturday this could have easily been a very different result.
Can't wait to see how the Merrimack series plays out.
Wow...what an exciting weekend of hockey to watch. Any time you take 4 points on the weekend it has to be a positive........here it comes......BUT they were extremely fortunate. Losing faceoffs by an embarrassing margin, allowing Maine to repeatedly come into the offensive zone unchallenged, if not for DiGi coming up huge on Friday and making the key stops on Saturday this could have easily been a very different result.
Can't wait to see how the Merrimack series plays out.
Just watching the sequence the last 50 seconds, but unh was even luckier than I first thought... not only did nyquist (cherry picking like he did all weekend) miss the wide open net, there was a chip at a rebound that missed... then after some decent pressure by unh, a maine player was carrying the puck out of the zone and he simply fell down coughing up the puck. The bank shot goal was just the icing on the cake
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