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UNH At The Starting Gate....

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It was a great pleasure meeting and talking with "sterlippo" and his wife at tonight's game. He has experienced the lean years of BC hockey so he has a deep appreciation for what they have accomplished in recent years. He also reminds us that there is much to appreciate in a UNH program which has been consistently competitive for over a decade. I'm pleased that he got to witness such a competitive game on his first visit to the Whitt.

A few pregame adjustments which paid off:
(1) Putting Silengo at center between Henrion and Speelman. The hero of the Maine series got very little icetime on Friday night. He played very well this evening.
(2) Reuniting Sislo-DeSimone-Thompson. They had gotten stale in February but tonight they played like what they are - one of the top lines in Hockey East.
(3) Reuniting Kostolansky and Kessel at the points on the powerplay. With Kessel's reduced mobility, the team ran the risk of giving up short-handed goals with him as the only defenseman.

The parents of the seniors (and the underclassman) have much to be proud of.
 
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thanks so much C-H-C and GoBlue. We had a great time . You guys have a great thing going on there, talented team,nice building, great atmosphere and most importantly super fans like yourselves. Thanks for your hospitality...........it's what i have heard about The Whitt and i got it in spades from you guys. Thanks very much. I hope we see each other in the Garden in a couple weeks!
 
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sterlippo1 said:
thanks so much C-H-C and GoBlue. We had a great time . You guys have a great thing going on there, talented team,nice building, great atmosphere and most importantly super fans like yourselves. Thanks for your hospitality...........it's what i have heard about The Whitt and i got it in spades from you guys. Thanks very much. I hope we see each other in the Garden in a couple weeks!
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The feeling is mutual. It was fun. As always, I'll be there both nights, whether or not UNH is.
 
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Clark-Hislop-Cox said:
It was a great pleasure meeting and talking with "sterlippo" and his wife at tonight's game. He has experienced the lean years of BC hockey so he has a deep appreciation for what they have accomplished in recent years. He also reminds us that there is much to appreciate in a UNH program which has been consistently competitive for over a decade. I'm pleased that he got to witness such a competitive game on his first visit to the Whitt.

A few pregame adjustments which paid off:
(1) Putting Silengo at center between Henrion and Speelman. The hero of the Maine series got very little icetime on Friday night. He played very well this evening.
(2) Reuniting Sislo-DeSimone-Thompson. They had gotten stale in February but tonight they played like what they are - one of the top lines in Hockey East.
(3) Reuniting Kostolansky and Kessel at the points on the powerplay. With Kessel's reduced mobility, the team ran the risk of giving up short-handed goals with him as the only defenseman.

The parents of the seniors (and the underclassman) have much to be proud of.
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C-H-C -- I tried to send you a message, but it's disabled. Would love to catch up with you at one of the games this weekend. Send me a message with your seat info.
 
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unh1982 said:
Sorry for leaving out capital letters and occasional commas but it is a pain in the butt to type on a cell phone, furthermore I am not a fair weather fan . Sorry they were in correct about the correct channel on dish. The main topic should be unh inconsistent play, I call it like I see it. **** I hope they do win tonight and yes frustrated like hell there not peaking but facts are facts. I hope they win tonight and you can laugh at me.
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No, '82 -- I'd never laugh at you. And I do know what you mean about cell phones. If I've misjudged you as a fan, it's because you always seem to jump ship when UNH gets down. There's nothing wrong in being candid, we all should be, and we all experience the same frustration. It gets easier as you get older...
 
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Last night's game was what we have come to expect when UNH and BC meet up. Great atmosphere starting with the Senior Night festivities. I was a bit surprised to see Manz dressed but given that it was senior night, it was a nice that Umile inserted him in the line up. Overall I'd say UNH had their chances to score their third goal, particularly in the minutes after Sislo's goal. It was anybody's game in the third and I think that BC's ability to counterattack was better than UNH's and that was the difference in the game. Both goalies were sharp, although I though that the puck should have been cleared away on the winning goal. Just squirted to the right of DiGi for an easy tap in.

So its on to the quarterfinals with another rematch against Vermont. After a two year drought, I can't see anyway that UNH will be denied the Garden this year. Winning and losing is not going to be decided by the opponent this time. UNH is clearly a better team so it is all on them to prove they are worthy of their second place finish. I can honestly say that if they don't make it I will be very disappointed. If they don't, is it possible that could drop out of the top 15 (barring conference upsets)? I don't think so but it would seem that most likely UNH would drop to a four seed. If that happened, then BC would be sent west to avoid the inter-conference first round match-up.
 
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Clark-Hislop-Cox said:
It was a great pleasure meeting and talking with "sterlippo" and his wife at tonight's game. He has experienced the lean years of BC hockey so he has a deep appreciation for what they have accomplished in recent years. He also reminds us that there is much to appreciate in a UNH program which has been consistently competitive for over a decade. I'm pleased that he got to witness such a competitive game on his first visit to the Whitt.

A few pregame adjustments which paid off:
(1) Putting Silengo at center between Henrion and Speelman. The hero of the Maine series got very little icetime on Friday night. He played very well this evening.
(2) Reuniting Sislo-DeSimone-Thompson. They had gotten stale in February but tonight they played like what they are - one of the top lines in Hockey East.
(3) Reuniting Kostolansky and Kessel at the points on the powerplay. With Kessel's reduced mobility, the team ran the risk of giving up short-handed goals with him as the only defenseman.

The parents of the seniors (and the underclassman) have much to be proud of.
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Agree 100% about Silengo, said in the 3rd period I thought he was playing a really good game, he really did stick out to me doing all the little things very well and moving that line, I hope they are together next weekend think they add to the depth. The 4th line will be intersting to, like what I saw last night from those guys, played with a lot of energy, could have 5 guys playing for those 3 spots, which is a great think and should make some great pratice this week. Could the odd man out be Block?
 
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WildShawn said:
Congrats?
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Wrong. You knowing dat movie I was talking abouts? Dis de parte where you tell me oh no it all rite, UNHs gots dem rite where dey want dem now, dis day 1400th year in a row wit home ice playoff, we good.

Et den in 2 - 3 week you can telling us ow proud you is dat Dicks run da cleane programme wit de greate kids (cept pour de e-mails, Dries, et Charlebois, eh) et e worf every penny a data $200K a year cuz ow we knowing what we might get if e not ere, blah blah blah blah blah rinse, lather, repeat, zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.........
 
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oh, forgot to mention, thanks to my hosts last night for seating us next to a classmate of mine at BC, CSOM class of '78:eek:............nice touch;)...............just kidding of course but he was there,what are the chances of that happening?:confused:
 
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Agreed w/ Silengo.

Nice to see the Wildcats rebound last night. Wish it would have turned out differently for them. BC is just an incredible team- doesn't take much for them to find the back of the net it seems. They cover the ice so much better than other teams as well.

Talk about bad timing - Last month they run into probably 3 of the hottest teams in the country. Started with Merrimac,(who at the time was on a 8-9game win streak) then NU who put up 15 goals in 2 games against BC, and then BC who played this weekend like they are ready to make a run at the title. Buzz Saw after Buzz Saw- it's sure stung a bit, but the 'cats never let up-(ya, Friday stunk, but they came back an fought hard last night) It's that mentality that I think will do them well in the coming weeks. Lets hope they can take a little breather, focus on UVM, get to the garden and into the Finals & onto the NCAA's-

Go 'Cats!!
 
goblue said:
No, '82 -- I'd never laugh at you. And I do know what you mean about cell phones. If I've misjudged you as a fan, it's because you always seem to jump ship when UNH gets down. There's nothing wrong in being candid, we all should be, and we all experience the same frustration. It gets easier as you get older...
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As I get older I'm getting more frustrated, if you remember from a game thread I use lots of reverse psychology, its my defense mechanism I emplore so I'm not deflated if they lose. I will never give up on them.
 
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Carmine Scarpaglia said:
Don't they present it to them in the locker room if they win it on the road? Has this ever happened? I thought it has but maybe I'm crazy.
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Well, obviously we now know they didn't recieve it on the ice (I really didn't think they would). The similar case that springs to mind is a couple years back (2007?), when UNH backed into it and clinched while playing at Providence (and losing 7-2). The other relevant games went final before the UNH/PC game. The presentation was at the next home game. That was during the regualr season, though. I seem to remember this happening a different year to UNH, and the presentation happening during the quarterfinals, but I can't say for sure. It's an odd, almost anti-climactic way to celebrate the title.

And, I know I said it before yesterday's game, but congrats to BC - they defintely earned the title, and are clearly the #1 team in HEA this season.
 
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thecomicbookguy said:
Well, obviously we now know they didn't recieve it on the ice (I really didn't think they would). The similar case that springs to mind is a couple years back (2007?), when UNH backed into it and clinched while playing at Providence (and losing 7-2). The other relevant games went final before the UNH/PC game.
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The year we backed right into the RS title
 
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I felt lucky to get tickets for both games this past weekend, and pretty much agree with Greg's post above and many positive posts on the UNH-BC thread; I was simply pleased to see the Cats compete at the Whitt after their debacle at Conte on Friday night. I think that the Cats seed at Manchvegas (yes, I think that they will be there) will be more dependent on what Dartmouth, W Michigan, Colo College, BU, and RPI do in their respective tourneys rather than how the Cats do in the HE tourney. But, I sure would like to see their return to the Gahden on the 18th, as I really like that venue, Boston Beer Works before the games, etc. Tickets should be easy to get this coming weekend with the students leaving for spring break, right?
 
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