Re: UNH Wildcats 2012-2013 Season Thread
That was Chuck Murray's senior year on campus so he ought to be able to help you out.
That was Chuck Murray's senior year on campus so he ought to be able to help you out.
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UNH Wildcats 2012-2013 Season Thread
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ClOuD 9
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Re: UNH Wildcats 2012-2013 Season Thread
In the media guide under "Year-By-Year At A Glance" it says we made the ECAC II tournament in 1966-1967, but in the more detailed "Annual Results" section it shows us in ECAC II in 1965-1966 & ECAC from 1966-1967 onward. Adding to the confusion the AD's website lists our first DI ECAC win as being against Colgate on November 29, 1967 - http://unhwildcats.com/sports/mice/Tradition_Cont.That was Chuck Murray's senior year on campus so he ought to be able to help you out.
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From 2001 UNH Alum Magazine:
"1960s
In 1961, senior goalie Rod Blackburn becomes the first UNH player to be named first-team All American.
A. Barr "Whoop" Snively replaces Martin as hockey coach in 1962, but dies two years later. He is succeeded by Rube Bjorkman. In 1965, the University encloses Batchelder Rink, with an arena and names it in Snively's honor.
The Wildcats move up to ECAC Division I in 1967. They post winning records in the next two seasons, and Bjorkman is named New England Hockey Coach of the Year in 1968. Then, Charlie Holt takes the helm, steering the Wildcats to the ECAC playoffs in each of his first two years."
I can confirm that Snively was built in 1965, as I took photos.
Hey, I just noticed that with 17 more posts, we can begin a post-regular season thread. Thanks, Nick!
From 2001 UNH Alum Magazine:
"1960s
In 1961, senior goalie Rod Blackburn becomes the first UNH player to be named first-team All American.
A. Barr "Whoop" Snively replaces Martin as hockey coach in 1962, but dies two years later. He is succeeded by Rube Bjorkman. In 1965, the University encloses Batchelder Rink, with an arena and names it in Snively's honor.
The Wildcats move up to ECAC Division I in 1967. They post winning records in the next two seasons, and Bjorkman is named New England Hockey Coach of the Year in 1968. Then, Charlie Holt takes the helm, steering the Wildcats to the ECAC playoffs in each of his first two years."
I can confirm that Snively was built in 1965, as I took photos.
Hey, I just noticed that with 17 more posts, we can begin a post-regular season thread. Thanks, Nick!
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ClOuD 9
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HE Semi:
UNH 4 - Boston College 0 | Win
HE Final:
UNH 2 - Boston University 4 | Loss
NCAA East Regional:
UNH 2 - Colorado College 4 | Loss
1998
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NCAA East Regional:
UNH 7 - Wisconsin 4 | Win
UNH 4 - Boston University 3 | Win
NCAA Semi-Final
UNH 0 - Michigan 4 | Loss
1999
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HE Semi:
UNH 6 - Providence 2 | Win
HE Final:
UNH 4 - Boston College 5 (OT) | Loss
NCAA East Regional:
UNH 2 - Michigan 1 (OT) | Win
NCAA Semi-Final:
UNH 5 - Michigan State 3 | Win
NCAA Championship Game:
UNH 2 - Maine 3 (OT) | Loss
2000
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HE Semi:
UNH 1 - Boston College 2 | Loss
NCAA West Regional:
UNH 1 - Niagara 4 | Loss
2002
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HE Semi:
UNH 4 - UMass Lowell 3 | Win
HE Final:
UNH 3 - Maine 1 | Win
NCAA East Regional:
UNH 4 - Cornell 3 | Win
NCAA Semi-Final
UNH 2 - Maine 7 | Loss
2003
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HE Semi:
UNH 5 - UMass 4 | Win
HE Final:
UNH 1 - Boston University 0 (OT) | Win
NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 5 - St. Cloud State 2 | Win
UNH 3 - Boston University 0 | Win
NCAA Semi-Final:
UNH 3 - Cornell 2 | Win
NCAA Championship Game:
UNH 1 - Minnesota 5 | Loss
2004
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HE Semi:
UNH 2 - UMass 5 | Loss
NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 1 - Michigan 4 | Loss
2005
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HE Semi:
UNH 5 - Boston University 2 | Win
HE Final:
UNH 1 - Boston College 3 | Loss
NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 3 - Harvard 2 (OT) | Win
UNH 2 - Denver 4 | Loss
2006
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HE Semis:
UNH 2 - Boston University 9 | Loss
NCAA East Regional:
UNH 0 - Michigan State 1 | Loss
2007
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HE Semi:
UNH 3 - UMass 2 (OT) | Win
HE Final:
UNH 2 - Boston College 5 | Loss
NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 1 - Miami 2 | Loss
2008
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HE Semi:
UNH 4 - Boston College 5 (3 OT) | Loss
NCAA West Regional:
UNH 3 - Notre Dame 7 | Loss
2009
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NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 6 - North Dakota 5 (OT) | Win
UNH 1 - Boston University 2 | Loss
2010
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NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 6 - Cornell 2 | Win
UNH 2 - RIT 6 | Loss
2011
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Hockey East Semi:
UNH 1 - Merrimack 4 | Loss
NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 3 - Miami 1 | Win
UNH 1 - Notre Dame 2 | Loss
1997
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HE Semi:
UNH 4 - Boston College 0 | Win
HE Final:
UNH 2 - Boston University 4 | Loss
NCAA East Regional:
UNH 2 - Colorado College 4 | Loss
1998
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NCAA East Regional:
UNH 7 - Wisconsin 4 | Win
UNH 4 - Boston University 3 | Win
NCAA Semi-Final
UNH 0 - Michigan 4 | Loss
1999
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HE Semi:
UNH 6 - Providence 2 | Win
HE Final:
UNH 4 - Boston College 5 (OT) | Loss
NCAA East Regional:
UNH 2 - Michigan 1 (OT) | Win
NCAA Semi-Final:
UNH 5 - Michigan State 3 | Win
NCAA Championship Game:
UNH 2 - Maine 3 (OT) | Loss
2000
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HE Semi:
UNH 1 - Boston College 2 | Loss
NCAA West Regional:
UNH 1 - Niagara 4 | Loss
2002
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HE Semi:
UNH 4 - UMass Lowell 3 | Win
HE Final:
UNH 3 - Maine 1 | Win
NCAA East Regional:
UNH 4 - Cornell 3 | Win
NCAA Semi-Final
UNH 2 - Maine 7 | Loss
2003
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HE Semi:
UNH 5 - UMass 4 | Win
HE Final:
UNH 1 - Boston University 0 (OT) | Win
NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 5 - St. Cloud State 2 | Win
UNH 3 - Boston University 0 | Win
NCAA Semi-Final:
UNH 3 - Cornell 2 | Win
NCAA Championship Game:
UNH 1 - Minnesota 5 | Loss
2004
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HE Semi:
UNH 2 - UMass 5 | Loss
NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 1 - Michigan 4 | Loss
2005
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HE Semi:
UNH 5 - Boston University 2 | Win
HE Final:
UNH 1 - Boston College 3 | Loss
NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 3 - Harvard 2 (OT) | Win
UNH 2 - Denver 4 | Loss
2006
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HE Semis:
UNH 2 - Boston University 9 | Loss
NCAA East Regional:
UNH 0 - Michigan State 1 | Loss
2007
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HE Semi:
UNH 3 - UMass 2 (OT) | Win
HE Final:
UNH 2 - Boston College 5 | Loss
NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 1 - Miami 2 | Loss
2008
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HE Semi:
UNH 4 - Boston College 5 (3 OT) | Loss
NCAA West Regional:
UNH 3 - Notre Dame 7 | Loss
2009
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NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 6 - North Dakota 5 (OT) | Win
UNH 1 - Boston University 2 | Loss
2010
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NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 6 - Cornell 2 | Win
UNH 2 - RIT 6 | Loss
2011
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Hockey East Semi:
UNH 1 - Merrimack 4 | Loss
NCAA Northeast Regional:
UNH 3 - Miami 1 | Win
UNH 1 - Notre Dame 2 | Loss
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Re: UNH Wildcats 2012-2013 Season Thread
Hockey East Semis: 11 total; 6 Wins, 5 Losses
Hockey East Finals: 6 total; 2 Wins, 4 Losses
NCAA first round: 12 total; 6 Wins, 6 Losses
NCAA second round/quarterfinals: 8 total; 4 Wins, 4 Losses
NCAA semi-final: 4 total; 2 Wins, 2 Losses
NCAA Championship game: 2 total; 0 Wins, 2 Losses
In the Whittemore Center era
Hockey East Semis: 11 total; 6 Wins, 5 Losses
Hockey East Finals: 6 total; 2 Wins, 4 Losses
NCAA first round: 12 total; 6 Wins, 6 Losses
NCAA second round/quarterfinals: 8 total; 4 Wins, 4 Losses
NCAA semi-final: 4 total; 2 Wins, 2 Losses
NCAA Championship game: 2 total; 0 Wins, 2 Losses
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I find this thread kind of amusing. Is it the players, is it the rink, is it the coach? All I can tell you is that from the time the Whit opened until a couple of years ago, UNH won the vast majority of their games at the Whit. I think the winning percentage was something like .850.Things have dropped off the last couple of years, not because of the rink, but because the talent level has dropped off, and precipitously. The last two senior classes, talent wise, have been god awful. I dare say that none of the forwards on the last two teams would have been better than third line back in the Mowers/Krog days.
As to whether UNH "wins the big ones" In the post-Snively era we've been to four FF. To get there you have to win big games. In fact, I would dare to say that since the rink opened we have had more "big game" wins than BU (save the miracle games in 2009). UNH beat BU in the "98 regionals (Drury's last game btw), Ayers shut then out in both the HE final and the regional final in '03. Big wins vs. Michigan in '99 regionals (avenging the '98 semis loss), Cornell in the '03 semis (would BU, BC or Maine have beaten Vanek in final, I don't think so). North Dakota, Cornell, Miami in the regionals three years in a row. We didn't advance, true, but where was BU those years?
The point I'm trying to make is, okay, we are not as good as BC (for the last 15 years) and Maine (back then but not now). So what school has BC's record? They've been in the FF something like 10 times in the last 15 years, won four championships. No team in history, even Michigan and Denver back in the '50's can match that. As for Maine, for the knob of Alfie's stick we'd have the same number of championships without the stain of SW and without having to admit that our school is in freakin' Orono, 10 miles from freakin' Bangor (home of the slots parlor and not much else).
One other point. UNH's first D! season was '67-'68. UNH hired Rube Bjorkman from North Dakota to be the coach, replacing the legendary Whoop (as in the arena) Snively. Rube had two good seasons, but he left to go back to the midwest and was replaced by Charlie Holt. Charlie admitted that Rube left him some pretty good players and, as a result, they had good seasons in the '69'-70 and '70-'71 before finally making the playoffs in "71-'72. Won't bore you with the details but Charlie had a good run for 15 years. Lot of great players, lot of great times. Just ask Zoofer.
I find this thread kind of amusing. Is it the players, is it the rink, is it the coach? All I can tell you is that from the time the Whit opened until a couple of years ago, UNH won the vast majority of their games at the Whit. I think the winning percentage was something like .850.Things have dropped off the last couple of years, not because of the rink, but because the talent level has dropped off, and precipitously. The last two senior classes, talent wise, have been god awful. I dare say that none of the forwards on the last two teams would have been better than third line back in the Mowers/Krog days.
As to whether UNH "wins the big ones" In the post-Snively era we've been to four FF. To get there you have to win big games. In fact, I would dare to say that since the rink opened we have had more "big game" wins than BU (save the miracle games in 2009). UNH beat BU in the "98 regionals (Drury's last game btw), Ayers shut then out in both the HE final and the regional final in '03. Big wins vs. Michigan in '99 regionals (avenging the '98 semis loss), Cornell in the '03 semis (would BU, BC or Maine have beaten Vanek in final, I don't think so). North Dakota, Cornell, Miami in the regionals three years in a row. We didn't advance, true, but where was BU those years?
The point I'm trying to make is, okay, we are not as good as BC (for the last 15 years) and Maine (back then but not now). So what school has BC's record? They've been in the FF something like 10 times in the last 15 years, won four championships. No team in history, even Michigan and Denver back in the '50's can match that. As for Maine, for the knob of Alfie's stick we'd have the same number of championships without the stain of SW and without having to admit that our school is in freakin' Orono, 10 miles from freakin' Bangor (home of the slots parlor and not much else).
One other point. UNH's first D! season was '67-'68. UNH hired Rube Bjorkman from North Dakota to be the coach, replacing the legendary Whoop (as in the arena) Snively. Rube had two good seasons, but he left to go back to the midwest and was replaced by Charlie Holt. Charlie admitted that Rube left him some pretty good players and, as a result, they had good seasons in the '69'-70 and '70-'71 before finally making the playoffs in "71-'72. Won't bore you with the details but Charlie had a good run for 15 years. Lot of great players, lot of great times. Just ask Zoofer.
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Hard to believe but I agree with a lot of your post. I saw my first UNH game at Snively in the Fall of 1967 .... been a STH ever since. Rube left UNH and went to North Dakota and had some good years. I respected Holt (by the way his grandson does a great job as the Assistant Coach on my grand-daughter's Oyster River High School hockey team) and yes he had great players but the painful loses are extremely hard to forget .... and somehow do not balance out the great times.
I also agree that Vanek was a man amongst the boys and certainly stood in the way of UNH's chances at their 1st NC.
So why has the talent level dropped off as much as it has at UNH .... I mean Providence brings in a new coach - they skate 10 or 11 freshman and almost won HE .... how did he find the talent?
Hard to believe but I agree with a lot of your post. I saw my first UNH game at Snively in the Fall of 1967 .... been a STH ever since. Rube left UNH and went to North Dakota and had some good years. I respected Holt (by the way his grandson does a great job as the Assistant Coach on my grand-daughter's Oyster River High School hockey team) and yes he had great players but the painful loses are extremely hard to forget .... and somehow do not balance out the great times.
I also agree that Vanek was a man amongst the boys and certainly stood in the way of UNH's chances at their 1st NC.
So why has the talent level dropped off as much as it has at UNH .... I mean Providence brings in a new coach - they skate 10 or 11 freshman and almost won HE .... how did he find the talent?
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I hear ya and agree that talent overcomes a lot of other variables. On that front, you've got McCloskey leaving recruiting, and then the recruiting restrictions than landed from the mass email caper, both of which hurt and still haven't recovered from. There are comparative facility shortcomings vis a vis, player lounge and weight rooms. A virtual cast of variables to argue/fix.
But to extend my rant...
I believe these below are the Oly sheets in D-1. Of that group, only 1 school has won national titles with home ice being the big sheet -- MN -- twice. MN has 3 other titles on a smaller sheet, and CC's 2 championships occurred before most of us here were born. That's it.
Colorado College - World Arena
Minnesota - Marriuci Arena
Alaska Anchorage - Sullivan Arena
St. Cloud State - National Hockey Center
Minnesota State - Alltel Center
New Hampshire - Whittemore Center
Alaska Fairbanks - Carlson Center
Northern Michigan - Berry Events Center
Now, could you randomly pull 8 other schools out of the D-1 hat (all with NHL sheets) and get the same result? Absolutely. But still, just sayin'... it's one of the variables that complicates the picture getting to the end-game (literally), especially at the end of the year when you don't even breathe on the Oly sheet down the crucial stretch. Now, give me 3 more beers, and I'll swear on a Bible there's a correlation here!
And just for fun, its recently ironic that the 200x100 sheet is referred to as "Olympic", when the 2010 Olympics were played on a standard NHL sheet.. (Actually, "International" is the official nomenclature I believe).
I hear ya and agree that talent overcomes a lot of other variables. On that front, you've got McCloskey leaving recruiting, and then the recruiting restrictions than landed from the mass email caper, both of which hurt and still haven't recovered from. There are comparative facility shortcomings vis a vis, player lounge and weight rooms. A virtual cast of variables to argue/fix.
But to extend my rant...
I believe these below are the Oly sheets in D-1. Of that group, only 1 school has won national titles with home ice being the big sheet -- MN -- twice. MN has 3 other titles on a smaller sheet, and CC's 2 championships occurred before most of us here were born. That's it.
Colorado College - World Arena
Minnesota - Marriuci Arena
Alaska Anchorage - Sullivan Arena
St. Cloud State - National Hockey Center
Minnesota State - Alltel Center
New Hampshire - Whittemore Center
Alaska Fairbanks - Carlson Center
Northern Michigan - Berry Events Center
Now, could you randomly pull 8 other schools out of the D-1 hat (all with NHL sheets) and get the same result? Absolutely. But still, just sayin'... it's one of the variables that complicates the picture getting to the end-game (literally), especially at the end of the year when you don't even breathe on the Oly sheet down the crucial stretch. Now, give me 3 more beers, and I'll swear on a Bible there's a correlation here!
And just for fun, its recently ironic that the 200x100 sheet is referred to as "Olympic", when the 2010 Olympics were played on a standard NHL sheet.. (Actually, "International" is the official nomenclature I believe).
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Sorry pal, but using that stupid logic Maine would have 2 more championships (Minnesota and Denver games) and we'd be sitting at 3 titles to your lonely single...lol. And oh yeah, remind me just what a mecca of civilization Doorham is again...***.
Sorry pal, but using that stupid logic Maine would have 2 more championships (Minnesota and Denver games) and we'd be sitting at 3 titles to your lonely single...lol. And oh yeah, remind me just what a mecca of civilization Doorham is again...***.
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Durham might not have much, but it's like Paris or Milan compared to BOrono.
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How in hell would you know, you were born and brought up in a train station phercrissakes.
How in hell would you know, you were born and brought up in a train station phercrissakes.
carltonbarrett
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I've actually been to all 4 of those places, so I can tell you that from first hand experience. He11, Never mind Durham - Lawrence and Brockton look like Florence or Vienna compared to BOrono. Maybe if you'd ever left the Bangor area in your lifetime, you'd have seen for yourself.
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I believe that's the first time that's happened. Rather than building a new rink for the games, Vancouver 'borrowed' the Canucks rink. Thus NHL spec.
I believe that's the first time that's happened. Rather than building a new rink for the games, Vancouver 'borrowed' the Canucks rink. Thus NHL spec.
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I wasn't depressed until I had to relive all these games
I wasn't depressed until I had to relive all these games
ClOuD 9
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Portsmouth, population: 21,233
Dover, population: 29,987
45 minutes to ManchVegas
1 hour to Boston
Bangor, population: 33,309
45 minutes gets you no where
1 hour gets you no where
Chuck Murray
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Not to pile on or anything, as I do have much love for my UMaine-iac pals from the Downeast ... but I swear if you Google "Things to do in Bangor", the top of the list is a TripAdvisor.com page that lists fourteen (14) "attractions". #3 on the list is a cemetary.
And no, I'm not making that up.
Not to pile on or anything, as I do have much love for my UMaine-iac pals from the Downeast ... but I swear if you Google "Things to do in Bangor", the top of the list is a TripAdvisor.com page that lists fourteen (14) "attractions". #3 on the list is a cemetary.
And no, I'm not making that up.
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And, UNH carried a 1-1 tie into the 49th minute of that 2003 NC game.....sigh......
And, UNH carried a 1-1 tie into the 49th minute of that 2003 NC game.....sigh......
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Actually I travel a lot more than I'd like in my business. Company King Air that seats 10, with all the bells and whistles. Traveling is fun, to a point where it gets tiring. But I get picked up right at General Aviation in Portland and dropped off there just a few minutes from the house, so lifes good when I have to travel. No trains or waiting in security lines for me.
Actually I travel a lot more than I'd like in my business. Company King Air that seats 10, with all the bells and whistles. Traveling is fun, to a point where it gets tiring. But I get picked up right at General Aviation in Portland and dropped off there just a few minutes from the house, so lifes good when I have to travel. No trains or waiting in security lines for me.
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