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UNH Wildcats 2012-2013 Season Thread
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Wildcat Country Mourns the Loss of Former Baseball Coach and Men's Hockey Assistant Chris Serino
http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/mice/2012-13/releases/20121018vgxn1q
If UNH-Merrimack in Manchester is to become a permanent replacement for the Dartmouth game perhaps the successor to the RiverStone trophy or even a "player of the game award" for it could be named in Serino's honor, ala the "Ned Harkness Cup" & "Shawn Walsh Memorial Trophy" (MVP) down at the Maine/Cornell co-hosted Everblades College Classic.
Wildcat Country Mourns the Loss of Former Baseball Coach and Men's Hockey Assistant Chris Serino
http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/mice/2012-13/releases/20121018vgxn1q
If UNH-Merrimack in Manchester is to become a permanent replacement for the Dartmouth game perhaps the successor to the RiverStone trophy or even a "player of the game award" for it could be named in Serino's honor, ala the "Ned Harkness Cup" & "Shawn Walsh Memorial Trophy" (MVP) down at the Maine/Cornell co-hosted Everblades College Classic.
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I had the same thought as I was leaving the Saturday game, my friends and I commented that they probably introduced the Blue Out games to hide the empty seats.
I think the issue with filling the seats is the pricing of those seats matched with the relative lack of success in recent years (Hockey east and national championships). Just looking quickly through other Hockey East schools and I saw things like BC which with all their championships have their most expensive season ticket listed at $295. Northeastern charges $20 per home game, with 18 home games, face value on a season ticket is $360, but they only charge $195 for their "Premium" seats, additionally they offer discounted seats for youths which makes it more appealing to families. The only school I saw with prices approaching UNH were BU at $395, and they have the new arena. Personally I'm not complaining, I feel that the quality in the hockey I see is worth what I pay, but I know there are a lot of people that are hockey east fans more than fans of a specific school, and they will travel to find lower price tickets rather than tie themselves to one arena. The school tries to do a lot to get people at games with promotions, but the only way they'll fill the seats at the prices they charge is by becoming a national contender on an annual basis again.
I had the same thought as I was leaving the Saturday game, my friends and I commented that they probably introduced the Blue Out games to hide the empty seats.
I think the issue with filling the seats is the pricing of those seats matched with the relative lack of success in recent years (Hockey east and national championships). Just looking quickly through other Hockey East schools and I saw things like BC which with all their championships have their most expensive season ticket listed at $295. Northeastern charges $20 per home game, with 18 home games, face value on a season ticket is $360, but they only charge $195 for their "Premium" seats, additionally they offer discounted seats for youths which makes it more appealing to families. The only school I saw with prices approaching UNH were BU at $395, and they have the new arena. Personally I'm not complaining, I feel that the quality in the hockey I see is worth what I pay, but I know there are a lot of people that are hockey east fans more than fans of a specific school, and they will travel to find lower price tickets rather than tie themselves to one arena. The school tries to do a lot to get people at games with promotions, but the only way they'll fill the seats at the prices they charge is by becoming a national contender on an annual basis again.
Re: UNH Wildcats 2012-2013 Season Thread
Alright, UNH'ers... you have to admit it now, this team is FUN to watch. They are starting to show that they have some high end skill, are really fast, and their defense is lightyears ahead of last yr's team. Only a Megan goal by BU in the first minute tonight was all that got by Casey DeSmith, and then it was all the UNH D and some good saves the rest of the way.
4 hit posts to go with all the goals and this could have been a 7-1 or 8-1 game. Hard to read too much into the early season, but this team has the potential to do some very good things this season. Great mix of upper and lowerclassmen, too. Great leaders (Burke, Henrion, Block) and the incoming freshmen (Pesce (wow.. what a good defenseman... kid blocks everything and his outlet passes are excellent) & Correale (fast and has great offensive instinct) have made clear impacts on this team.
Northeastern for two next weekend... let's go, boys!
Alright, UNH'ers... you have to admit it now, this team is FUN to watch. They are starting to show that they have some high end skill, are really fast, and their defense is lightyears ahead of last yr's team. Only a Megan goal by BU in the first minute tonight was all that got by Casey DeSmith, and then it was all the UNH D and some good saves the rest of the way.
4 hit posts to go with all the goals and this could have been a 7-1 or 8-1 game. Hard to read too much into the early season, but this team has the potential to do some very good things this season. Great mix of upper and lowerclassmen, too. Great leaders (Burke, Henrion, Block) and the incoming freshmen (Pesce (wow.. what a good defenseman... kid blocks everything and his outlet passes are excellent) & Correale (fast and has great offensive instinct) have made clear impacts on this team.
Northeastern for two next weekend... let's go, boys!
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Well this team might be interesting.
SCSU might not have been an aberration. Again tonight UNH was faster, more physical, stronger in the corners and on the puck. They continued to go down low and in the tough areas of the ice, crashing the net. Game got very chippy as BU became frustrated, and UNH (for a change) didn't back down. I wonder what the forward ice time looks like, because it felt like lines 1-3 just rolled over the boards with the 4th mixed in. There were long periods of the game where it just felt like UNH is going after BU in waves.
D on this team looks to have a chance to be excellent. They need to keep growing, there are still break downs that need to be cleaned up. Each game they have looked better. Tonight there was a move forward to really understanding how to play together.
It will be interesting to see if this keeps building this way. Can they keep up the intensity and even increase when the time comes. Do they need to be this on all year to win? There was clearly some added intensity for BU probably left over from last spring.
The scoring is surprising based on the minimal turnover from last year and at this point it looks deep or maybe just balanced.
I like that they have staked a claim to the center of the ice. Big change from recent teams that were happy outside not getting dirty.
Just a very different feel than at any point last year.
Well this team might be interesting.
SCSU might not have been an aberration. Again tonight UNH was faster, more physical, stronger in the corners and on the puck. They continued to go down low and in the tough areas of the ice, crashing the net. Game got very chippy as BU became frustrated, and UNH (for a change) didn't back down. I wonder what the forward ice time looks like, because it felt like lines 1-3 just rolled over the boards with the 4th mixed in. There were long periods of the game where it just felt like UNH is going after BU in waves.
D on this team looks to have a chance to be excellent. They need to keep growing, there are still break downs that need to be cleaned up. Each game they have looked better. Tonight there was a move forward to really understanding how to play together.
It will be interesting to see if this keeps building this way. Can they keep up the intensity and even increase when the time comes. Do they need to be this on all year to win? There was clearly some added intensity for BU probably left over from last spring.
The scoring is surprising based on the minimal turnover from last year and at this point it looks deep or maybe just balanced.
I like that they have staked a claim to the center of the ice. Big change from recent teams that were happy outside not getting dirty.
Just a very different feel than at any point last year.
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Overall it was one of the more enjoyable games I've been to recently. The crowd was into the game from the beginning and the team didn't disappoint. I like the physicality that they're bringing this year. I think all of the lines are effective right now, although I would like to see Goumas step up a little more.
The dedication to defense has been impressive as everyone was blocking shots. Correale led the way and may have earned himself an everyday spot in the lineup, he was everywhere the puck was either laying down to block a shot, or taking out whichever BU player had it at that moment.
It's good to see Henrion getting off to a good start after last year, he has an incredible shot and if he can put it on target (while avoiding the posts he's prone to hit) he could have a big year.
I was glad to see Desmith shut down BU after that first goal. I've been waiting for a big performance and last night he corrected some of the problems I had seen in him in the first few games.
The more games they play the more the physicality, speed, and offense become a trend than an aberration, next weeks home and home with NU will be the next test to see the real identity of the team.
Overall it was one of the more enjoyable games I've been to recently. The crowd was into the game from the beginning and the team didn't disappoint. I like the physicality that they're bringing this year. I think all of the lines are effective right now, although I would like to see Goumas step up a little more.
The dedication to defense has been impressive as everyone was blocking shots. Correale led the way and may have earned himself an everyday spot in the lineup, he was everywhere the puck was either laying down to block a shot, or taking out whichever BU player had it at that moment.
It's good to see Henrion getting off to a good start after last year, he has an incredible shot and if he can put it on target (while avoiding the posts he's prone to hit) he could have a big year.
I was glad to see Desmith shut down BU after that first goal. I've been waiting for a big performance and last night he corrected some of the problems I had seen in him in the first few games.
The more games they play the more the physicality, speed, and offense become a trend than an aberration, next weeks home and home with NU will be the next test to see the real identity of the team.
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It has been a lot of years since I have seen this effective combination of "snarl & skill" from the Wildcats. Correale may be the second coming of Dave Lumley who exemplified that combination. If you weren't around in the early 70's look him up ....... I am quite certain that myself and others have some great Lumley stories/observations.
It has been a lot of years since I have seen this effective combination of "snarl & skill" from the Wildcats. Correale may be the second coming of Dave Lumley who exemplified that combination. If you weren't around in the early 70's look him up ....... I am quite certain that myself and others have some great Lumley stories/observations.
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Dan Correale, the left-handed version of Dave Lumley - now that's high praise. Lumley was a tough SOB who could score. I think I remember Lumley as being more of an upright skater whereas Correale is a head-first, full speed ahead guy. Remember that Correale was ready to come to UNH last season but shoulder surgery lead to a 1 year postponement.
Dan Correale, the left-handed version of Dave Lumley - now that's high praise. Lumley was a tough SOB who could score. I think I remember Lumley as being more of an upright skater whereas Correale is a head-first, full speed ahead guy. Remember that Correale was ready to come to UNH last season but shoulder surgery lead to a 1 year postponement.
Re: UNH Wildcats 2012-2013 Season Thread
In 4 years and 126 games at UNH it looks like he averaged .... 14 goals; 29 assists; and 49 penalty minutes per year. He was also on two Stanley Cup teams with Edmonton .... and if I remember correctly skated for a period of time on the Gretsky line.
"Snarl & Skill .... a number of the 12-13 UNH team appear to demonstrate this. Balancing these two characteristics is not an easy thing but the closer you come to that middle the more you have a team that is very hard to play against.
In 4 years and 126 games at UNH it looks like he averaged .... 14 goals; 29 assists; and 49 penalty minutes per year. He was also on two Stanley Cup teams with Edmonton .... and if I remember correctly skated for a period of time on the Gretsky line.
"Snarl & Skill .... a number of the 12-13 UNH team appear to demonstrate this. Balancing these two characteristics is not an easy thing but the closer you come to that middle the more you have a team that is very hard to play against.
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Fine idea. Nice tribute to Serino before the anthem last night.
I agree with other posts here that UNH seems to be off to their best start in years, despite not having a true sniper up front. I really liked UNH taking play to the middle of the ice, skating the puck into the middle of the BU zone rather than constantly dumping into the corners.
Fine idea. Nice tribute to Serino before the anthem last night.
I agree with other posts here that UNH seems to be off to their best start in years, despite not having a true sniper up front. I really liked UNH taking play to the middle of the ice, skating the puck into the middle of the BU zone rather than constantly dumping into the corners.
Re: UNH Wildcats 2012-2013 Season Thread
Or this could just be a big tease with a fun team to watch that has nothing more to give at the end of the year, no additional gear available.
To this point I am happy with how hard they have played. Particularly how un-UNH like they have been going to the center of the ice.
I'll just be happy with the now, thanks.
Or this could just be a big tease with a fun team to watch that has nothing more to give at the end of the year, no additional gear available.
To this point I am happy with how hard they have played. Particularly how un-UNH like they have been going to the center of the ice.
I'll just be happy with the now, thanks.
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So in comparison with the last few years, I'm thinking:
Yep! This is fun.
Wow! This is so much better.
*nod* There's reason to walk into the Whitt with the hope of something more than, "Will they score at least one goal tonight?"
Also wondering who cast the 1 vote for UNH on the poll this week. *grin* Thoughts?
So in comparison with the last few years, I'm thinking:
Yep! This is fun.
Wow! This is so much better.
*nod* There's reason to walk into the Whitt with the hope of something more than, "Will they score at least one goal tonight?"
Also wondering who cast the 1 vote for UNH on the poll this week. *grin* Thoughts?
Re: UNH Wildcats 2012-2013 Season Thread
I do not know about this week, but Nick P said that he would bet that there was a 99.9999999% chance that it was Jerry York who voted UNH at the top in the HE pre-season coaches' poll.
I do not know about this week, but Nick P said that he would bet that there was a 99.9999999% chance that it was Jerry York who voted UNH at the top in the HE pre-season coaches' poll.
Re: UNH Wildcats 2012-2013 Season Thread
Big weekend ahead. Will be our biggest test yet - by far. BU will be good - but they are off to a slow start imo.
NU always plays us hard, and normally wins battles for pucks - hopefully with this years team that will change. Go 'Cats!
Big weekend ahead. Will be our biggest test yet - by far. BU will be good - but they are off to a slow start imo.
NU always plays us hard, and normally wins battles for pucks - hopefully with this years team that will change. Go 'Cats!
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Hope it is just a broken sarcasm detector, but you do realize you cant vote for your own team... hence it was york!
Hope it is just a broken sarcasm detector, but you do realize you cant vote for your own team... hence it was york!
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