UNH Wildcats 2019 Offseason - How Much Progress Did We Really Make This Past Season?

[Chuck Murray]

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Methinks the Grumpy UNH'er = EJ Smith = Jacques = ??????

So long as we're talking "conspiracy theories" on here, that's mine …

 

[Chuck Murray]

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Waiting 'til next week (when the SCF is over, one way or the other) to trot something new out.

The working title is currently … "Confessions of a Converted Former SMT"

I've also got something else a little more long form in the works … still working through a few things.

Just marking time with my on-line pals … still 90+ days left to kill before MS7.2 kicks into gear.

 

[HockeyRef]

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Methinks the Grumpy UNH'er = EJ Smith = Jacques = ??????

So long as we're talking "conspiracy theories" on here, that's mine …

lol conspiracy theories...sooo deep state. Forgot about EJ...Titanic or Bust. Hey speaking of championships, IF the Checkers win tonight, Andrew Pots could be lifting the Calder Cup! Good luck Andrew!!!

 

[Snively65]

lol conspiracy theories...sooo deep state. Forgot about EJ...Titanic or Bust. Hey speaking of championships, IF the Checkers win tonight, Andrew Pots could be lifting the Calder Cup! Good luck Andrew!!!

Yes, good luck to Pots, hoping that he a pots a few tonight for a Calder Cup. Speaking of which, Jason Krog and Darren Haydar were key kogs on the Chicago Wolves for their Calder Cup title in 2007-2008.

 

[HockeyRef]

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Checkers up 2-0. Andrew Poturaslki with the first goal of the game...heading into the third.

 

[HockeyRef]

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Checkers win the Calder 5-3...Andrew Pots has 2 goals on the night! Congrats Andrew on the MVP as well...!!

 

[Chuck Murray]

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Checkers win the Calder 5-3...Andrew Pots has 2 goals on the night! Congrats Andrew on the MVP as well...!!

There's a very interesting mix of players who've gotten their name on the Jack Butterfield Trophy …

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=50

 

[Snively65]

Checkers win the Calder 5-3...Andrew Pots has 2 goals on the night! Congrats Andrew on the MVP as well...!!

Three straight in the Wolves' barn to win series 4-1. Maybe the 'Canes would be facing the Big Bad Blues in game 6 tonight if they had called up their Checkers impending post-season MVP when they desperately needed a few snipes against Tuukka and the B's?

 

[HockeyRef]

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There's a very interesting mix of players who've gotten their name on the Jack Butterfield Trophy …

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=50

Jason K is the first UNH'er to make this list...wish I had seen him play. Sure is an interesting mix. Happy for Pots!

 

[HockeyRef]

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Three straight in the Wolves' barn to win series 4-1. Maybe the 'Canes would be facing the Big Bad Blues in game 6 tonight if they had called up their Checkers impending post-season MVP when they desperately needed a few snipes against Tuukka and the B's?

Well I would agree with that...I'm glad we got to see Potsy play in Providence...

 

[HockeyRef]

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Just for fun..."we were the least penalized team going into Round 3 of the playoffs"? Really??

Round 1: BOS 30 PIMs / STL 32
Round 2: CAR 28 / NYI 28 / BOS 40 / STL 40
Round 3: BOS 32 / CAR 32 / STL 44
Round 4: BOS 36 / STL 44

MK…. Anyway...should be an interesting night in St. Louis!! HomerHR will be watching.

 

[After the Whistle]

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Checkers win the Calder 5-3...Andrew Pots has 2 goals on the night! Congrats Andrew on the MVP as well...!!

So happy for Pots! Someone needs to give him a shot, what could they lose? Remember he and TK starting their sophomore year and leading the country in points until the second half. BC and BU had their number by then and literally would beat him up behind the net and along the boards. Many of us speculated that he had a shoulder issue the second half as his stick work and overall scoring declined. And yes I realize we were playing conference games at that point, no easy pickins.
After being a Springfield Indians fan as a kid, we would play a game before theirs and then get free seats. My family moved to NC and I introduced my classmates to hockey at the "Coliseum". Not sure what league they were in but it was wide open, rough and tumble hockey with lots of fights.

 

[Snively65]

So happy for Pots! Someone needs to give him a shot, what could they lose? Remember he and TK starting their sophomore year and leading the country in points until the second half. BC and BU had their number by then and literally would beat him up behind the net and along the boards. Many of us speculated that he had a shoulder issue the second half as his stick work and overall scoring declined. And yes I realize we were playing conference games at that point, no easy pickins.
After being a Springfield Indians fan as a kid, we would play a game before theirs and then get free seats. My family moved to NC and I introduced my classmates to hockey at the "Coliseum". Not sure what league they were in but it was wide open, rough and tumble hockey with lots of fights.

Good stuff, ATW. TyK was a junior in the 2015-16 season, and really cranked up Pots and senior Correale's goal totals. Too bad that MS did not give their line more time on the PP ahead of seniors Smith, MacDonald, and Gaudreault the first half of the season, before MacDonald's season ended and Pots injured his shoulder.

At McCoy stadium this afternoon, for first and likely only time, where I cannot get the around-the-infield-horn ball toss thing that disses the Redwings (not your Redwings, Chuck) out of my head, thanks to Dan.

 

[HockeyRef]

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Good times for UNH and Potsy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-hhIMWxXQU

What a duo those two were...Kelleher and Pots. Sure, that wasn't the greatest UNH season on record, but, he was a thrilling player to watch. Agree ATW...give him a chance on the big stage!

 

[HockeyRef]

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So happy for Pots! Someone needs to give him a shot, what could they lose? Remember he and TK starting their sophomore year and leading the country in points until the second half. BC and BU had their number by then and literally would beat him up behind the net and along the boards. Many of us speculated that he had a shoulder issue the second half as his stick work and overall scoring declined. And yes I realize we were playing conference games at that point, no easy pickins.
After being a Springfield Indians fan as a kid, we would play a game before theirs and then get free seats. My family moved to NC and I introduced my classmates to hockey at the "Coliseum". Not sure what league they were in but it was wide open, rough and tumble hockey with lots of fights.

Cool story ATW!!! didn't know you were a hockey guy...will have to tell me some stories when we meet up again at the 'Whitt!!! Agree; Pots would just get mauled; there's a you tube on those take downs you can see. I'd put it up here but maybe not appropriate...anyway, he's a gifted player and his talents were certainly rewarded. I watched the game last night and got a few laughs over the 'F' Yeahs from the Checkers as they lifted the Calder Cup....

 

[UNH1932]

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Snively

You are one of our greats on the board, but the 1st line was not on the power play. They were checking defensive line against the other team's 1st line. Gaudreault would be on the second power play from time to time. Our best players of that era were on the first and second power plays (some were freshmen).

 

[e.cat]

Snively

You are one of our greats on the board, but the 1st line was not on the power play. They were checking defensive line against the other team's 1st line. Gaudreault would be on the second power play from time to time. Our best players of that era were on the first and second power plays (some were freshmen).

With all due respect 32, we're all great UNH fans on this board, but Snively and Ref might be the latest in a long line of GOATs!!

 

[HockeyRef]

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With all due respect 32, we're all great UNH fans on this board, but Snively and Ref might be the latest in a long line of GOATs!!

Awwww I strive to be more like you e.cat...you are truly the coolest

 

[Chuck Murray]

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Snively

You are one of our greats on the board, but the 1st line was not on the power play. They were checking defensive line against the other team's 1st line. Gaudreault would be on the second power play from time to time. Our best players of that era were on the first and second power plays (some were freshmen).

'32 is correct about the "senior first checking line" and its usage three seasons ago. I believe that coincided with the departure of a certain Warren Foegele early in his soph UNH season.

As to Poturalski, I've said it before, and I'll say it again. What happened to him late in his soph season against the BC's, BU's and UML's of the HE world, would happen to him in spades again IF he were playing in a top six role in the NHL. And any team that had AP in its top six would not be a good enough team to compete deep into the NHL playoffs - if they were to make the playoffs at all. And his defensive game isn't good enough (yet?) to cut it in a checking line assignment at that level. Tweener.

 

[Dan]

Snively

You are one of our greats on the board, but the 1st line was not on the power play. They were checking defensive line against the other team's 1st line. Gaudreault would be on the second power play from time to time. Our best players of that era were on the first and second power plays (some were freshmen).

This is not true.

There is a very specific event that ingrains this units early season PP time into everyone’s mind. In just looking at the first five games leading up to said event, UNH was 6-for-30 (20%) on the PP...

Correale (Poturalski, Kelleher) - 2,6,13,16,18
Gaudreault (Smith, Furgele) - <b>14,23,24</b>,13,27
Smith (Marks, Cleland) - <b>14,23,24</b>,2,6
Gaudreault (Furgele, Smith) - <b>14,23,24</b>,21,27
Correale (Poturalski, Kelleher) - 2,6,13,16,18
Poturalski (Kelleher, Cleland) - 2,6,13,16,18

The PP’s for the bulk first half of the season were as listed below...

Gaudreault, Smith, MacDonald, Furgele, Dawson
Correale, Poturalski, Smith, Cleland, Marks

The ‘first-line’s’ successful three PPG weekend at STL/CLK earned them a lot of rope. Unfortunately, and predictably, that success didn’t last.

UNH did go 12-for-37 (32%) on its next 37 PP’s with every goal coming from the AP/TK unit. The ‘other’ unit went 0-for-37 (0%) and didn’t get another PP goal until December 5th against Maine (the second to last game of the first half) when Nazarian had replaced MacDonald due to injury. The other two seniors were still mainstays on the unit as you can see below...

Nazarian (Smith, Furgele) - <b>21,14</b>,17,23,22

It was not until MacDonald’s injury that players like Nazarian, McNicholas Salvaggio and Vela finally started to mix in more often as UNH searched for answers with the second unit. Gaudreault and Smith remained regulars in the PP rotation all second half as well - MacDonald was not included upon his return...