HockeyRef
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Jack Musa scares me lol!
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UNH- How Far West Do We Go?
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HockeyRef
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Was hoping the same for Sam Oliver ...hope he has a good end to his season. Being older doubt he returns next season?
On this prospect..we know hes received decent coaching..
They are usually scheduled for upstairs but I think the amount of people forced them to do it in the stands. Either way it will be the same boring content.
Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
John Leonard is currently leading his AHL team in Grand Rapids in scoring, including 26 goals in 32 games. He is morphing into the UMass Darren Haydar as a guy who is riding the cusp of NHL/AHL, as he had a fairly productive 9 game stint in Detroit as well. At 29 years old, his NHL window is closing, and in 79 NHL games in his career, he has posted 8 goals and 13 assists. It's his defense and lack of size that hurt his shot at a pension, also his plus/minus usually snags him during his stints in The Show. Pretty decent chance he'll be drinking from the Calder Cup later this Spring though, Grand Rapids is loaded with a great mix of older pros like him, and draft talent working its way up. I think they'd lost like 2 games thru mid-January (at last check something like 35W=7L-3T), and John beat Ryan's Caps while he was up earlier.
TheGrouchyCat
Litter Box of Bad Ideas
Not for the last four or five years
Are there any updates on the Hockey Renovation Project? Has work begun, or is there a planned start date?
unhwildcats.com
Sadly, I haven't been to the Whitt in a couple years. I typically catch UNH away when they play closer to where I live.
UNH Hockey Renovation Project - University of New Hampshire Athletics
THE FUTURE OF UNH HOCKEY BEGINS NOW Major Renovation Underway at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex Since opening in 1995, the Whittemore Center...
Sadly, I haven't been to the Whitt in a couple years. I typically catch UNH away when they play closer to where I live.
Crickets.Are there any updates on the Hockey Renovation Project? Has work begun, or is there a planned start date?
UNH Hockey Renovation Project - University of New Hampshire Athletics
THE FUTURE OF UNH HOCKEY BEGINS NOW Major Renovation Underway at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex Since opening in 1995, the Whittemore Center...
Sadly, I haven't been to the Whitt in a couple years. I typically catch UNH away when they play closer to where I live.
Just about prediction time for this coming weekend series against BU. Again, forever an optimist, I’m hopeful for a steal of one game (to go along with Chuck’s similar prediction) to finally get UNH their first win in about 6 weeks.
Fri: UNH 2 BU 1
Sat: UNH 1 BU 4
BU has been fairly inconsistent this year (see Beanpot result against BC for reference) but still abound with talent. This prediction is predicated on UNH coming out with a “different look” as was discussed earlier this week, after the train wreck that was the 3rd period against PC last Friday. BU will be stymied by this different look on Friday for the first 45-50 minutes, leading to a low scoring affair where UNH comes out on top after they start playing prevent defense the last 10 minutes of the game - giving up 1 to end the shutout, but preventing the equalizer.
Likewise, BU reviews tape Friday night, figures out what UNH changed, and then attacks the holes on Saturday night, leading to their win. UNH does not make the necessary in game adjustments to make things close.
They spoke on the feed a few games back how UNH has a decent record in one score games. I think this is a bit misleading, as the only games UNH tends to win are one score affairs. I believe their last multi goal win was back in November vs Bentley? When UNH loses, it is typically by 2+ goals as things fall apart in the 3rd. This also is contributing to their poor goal differential (-26), despite being only a few games under .500.
A 5-6 point weekend would be huge heading into the following weekend, where a few more potential points could be had against UMA, and likely climb them back out of the basement. Another 0-1 point weekend flop will likely lead to more cries to oust Souza, and continuing to look for that 2nd elusive win in 2026…
What do others think?
Fri: UNH 2 BU 1
Sat: UNH 1 BU 4
BU has been fairly inconsistent this year (see Beanpot result against BC for reference) but still abound with talent. This prediction is predicated on UNH coming out with a “different look” as was discussed earlier this week, after the train wreck that was the 3rd period against PC last Friday. BU will be stymied by this different look on Friday for the first 45-50 minutes, leading to a low scoring affair where UNH comes out on top after they start playing prevent defense the last 10 minutes of the game - giving up 1 to end the shutout, but preventing the equalizer.
Likewise, BU reviews tape Friday night, figures out what UNH changed, and then attacks the holes on Saturday night, leading to their win. UNH does not make the necessary in game adjustments to make things close.
They spoke on the feed a few games back how UNH has a decent record in one score games. I think this is a bit misleading, as the only games UNH tends to win are one score affairs. I believe their last multi goal win was back in November vs Bentley? When UNH loses, it is typically by 2+ goals as things fall apart in the 3rd. This also is contributing to their poor goal differential (-26), despite being only a few games under .500.
A 5-6 point weekend would be huge heading into the following weekend, where a few more potential points could be had against UMA, and likely climb them back out of the basement. Another 0-1 point weekend flop will likely lead to more cries to oust Souza, and continuing to look for that 2nd elusive win in 2026…
What do others think?
I think the best chance for a win would be tomorrow after Saturday and what I hope is a new found energy, but have pause for concern after BU got smashed on Monday in the final. I think the first 5-8 minutes will tell the game. I expect UNH to come out on fire, pressure, and a lot of shots. Does that lead to a BU goal halfway through the 1st and deflates the energy or do they sit back after this and play the hockey that loses.
If I see the PM tomorrow I will ask. I usually see him walking around so he is normally there.
I think that if BU scores first, the Terriors win.
I think that the best chance for Chauvette to steal a game will be against UMassy-Wassy, but even a chance of one win the remainder of the season for our team locked into the basement is remote. I am sorry to be so pessimistic about UNH hockey, but fortunately I can be optimistic with my other college hockey team again this season.
TheGrouchyCat
Litter Box of Bad Ideas
New found energy? At this stage of another lost season, moral victories no longer matter. This isn't house league, it's Hockey East.
Oh, Meathead! You just won't stop, will you. You're like the drunk guy at last call just looking for a face to punch.
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JB
Desk Chair Coach
It seems to me at the player level there is some talent that is underutilized for whatever reason. I am hopeful that some "new found energy" and a stylistic change back to what was working nov-dec will give this team enough of a boost to not have mass exodus the end of the season.
I however am not naive and it is clear this is another lost season.
I asked several weeks back where to put the over under on wins in 2026 as when I looked at the schedule best case I could come up with was 4 but more probably 2, with one in the bank. I had highlighted this BU weekend as a potential based on BU's erratic play.
HockeyRef
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Welp...looking att the 'tale.of the tape' we have some similarities with the Terriers...but where they have us beat is in goals forward...91 for them..51 for us. Sound familiar??
That said this would be a series I belive we could steal one...but we have to put goals in the net and find a way to neutralize their big guns Hutson Eisermann etc.
Man..just wish the hockey God's would let us win one..the team and fans could use it. There's some negative social media going around and it will be interesting to see if the 'red out the 'whitt' campaign will be in force tonight. If they lose / lose big the chants will be strong I'm afraid. Hate that for the boys I really do...
Anyway let's go 'Catttsssss!!!
That said this would be a series I belive we could steal one...but we have to put goals in the net and find a way to neutralize their big guns Hutson Eisermann etc.
Man..just wish the hockey God's would let us win one..the team and fans could use it. There's some negative social media going around and it will be interesting to see if the 'red out the 'whitt' campaign will be in force tonight. If they lose / lose big the chants will be strong I'm afraid. Hate that for the boys I really do...
Anyway let's go 'Catttsssss!!!
Any chance you can try this in English.... The like the ?
I have not heard anything and the lineup is not out yet. I don't expect him back this weekend. He mentioned 2 weeks so suspect the target is next weekend. He was still in the sling last week.
Agree with your thoughts Snively. I’d like to see what UNHs record is when they are behind/don’t score first. I imagine it is not pretty. Given the lack of scoring, I think they really psych themselves out when they go down, knowing that going down by any more than 1 goal is pretty much an insurmountable lead to overcome. I think this is partially to explain why things unraveled so quickly last weekend against PC.
Again… I would pin that mostly on coaching, as keeping composure is part of the job. I haven’t seen much of that lately, but perhaps that is also part of the “new look” we may see tonight.
Scoring first helps keep them in the game, at least for a little while (like PC last weekend). Hopefully they can get on the board first tonight and hold the lead throughout!