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UNH Wildcats 2021/2022 - Return of the Champions of October?

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Chuck Murray said:
Sincerely thanks for the research on the one-goal games, Sean. Saturday's box score probably did more accurately reflect the share of play than did the Friday box score. As folks on here know well, I've been a leading proponent of the importance of (1) scoring the first goal, and (2) effectively playing with/preserving a lead, as opposed to racking up an edge in SOG's, which often can be a trailing indicator of "share of play" in a given game. Friday's game was a prime example of misleading SOG data, where UNH literally trailed the game for 59+ minutes, never were realistically in the game at any point, but had a 33-29 lead in SOG's.

I guess it's encouraging that UNH has gotten closer to average in the "playing with the lead" metric, and not surprisingly have been more competitive this season than last. But it's a tell-tale sign that whilst it's better, it's still not even average.



There was some discussion on this on the UMaine thread. Curiously, UMaine has probably shown more discipline this year than in recent seasons, and it's been a point of emphasis, on which many of their fans are quite pleased. There has been a theory floated (to which I tend to agree) that Coach Barr changed his tactics for this weekend, and it appears they caught MS7 and his boys by surprise for sure, and by the time UNH adjusted on Friday, that game was a lost cause. But knowing what to expect for Saturday, the 'Cats were better prepared, and it led to the UNH win.

I mean, let's be honest, if there is a Hockey East program that's had a long-standing reputation for playing a soft game, it's been UNH. So if Coach Barr (or any other HEA program) is looking for a short-term edge, why not go to the well and amp up the physical play, see if it pays off, and (afterwards) rinse and repeat if it worked the first time around? I lay that 100% at the doorstep of the current and past UNH coaches; after all, the term "Mildcats" didn't come out of the ether, there is usually a large grain of truth in any quip that sticks like that, and UMaine/Barr exploited it expertly on Friday. Either MS7 and his guys are going to address the issue quickly and consistently, or it'll become a key part of his successor's to-do list.

P.S. - is it my imagination, or has Snively65 away been in radio silence for a wee bit lately??
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Chuck, no truer words about it's no longer a secret that if you 'bring the physical' UNH can't handle it...esp. if they do not expect it. Case in point was the UConn weekend. UConn brought a much more heavy handed game in the Sat night match (am talking when we played there 2 games) and that was that. Friday night, UConn was physical, but not like they were on Saturday. A team should be ready for anything, on any given night, and, obviously, adjustments need to be made. That's the coaching side of things, and, accordingly, the players need to respond to said message. I think a big part of why we beat UML was we played a more physical game for a change?

I miss Snively here...I think he's happier spending his time on other threads...Can't speak for him but that's my drift...Snively 65...if you're listening...
 
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HockeyRef said:
Speaks entirely to being ready to play, and playing with a sense of urgency, every single time on the ice, esp. against teams you KNOW you have a decent shot at. This seems to be the story of UNH hockey in recent years, at least, from me/husbands view. He says "how do they do so well, beat so and so and then, just not show up for 5 more games" has been the lament. I don't know how you get a team up every single night, but, seems to me the preparation / readiness is sorely lacking somewhere, gee...
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You should get Mr. Ref to post, HR. I bet it would make for some fun times on here! :-)

I've suggested our kids dive in at some point, but they always remind me, they have a life. ;-)

The NCAA D-1 Hockey season isn't anywhere close to being the grind that other competitions are. My understanding is that it's comparable with US prep school hockey (30-ish games?), but kids are playing twice as many games in Major Junior up in Canada, and of course there are 70-ish game schedules plus playoffs at 'Coast and AHL levels, and 80 plus at the NHL level.

No-shows here and there are more understandable at the pro levels. Two games a week tops at the D-1 level is hardly a slog through an endless season, especially with the limited travel demands in HEA (and with UNH being relatively centrally located, worst trips being 3 hours each way). I didn't hear any excuses like that from MS7 this weekend, but it's come up a few times before, and it drives me nuts to hear that kvetching - almost as much as the rink size BS. :-(
 
HockeyRef said:
Wow Sean very interesting analysis
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Chuck Murray said:
Sincerely thanks for the research on the one-goal games, Sean.
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Thanks for the compliments. I started looking into leads earlier this season when some BU fans were ripping BU and Coach O'Connell for blown leads. BU has improved since I started, but earlier this season holding a lead wasn't BU's main problem; getting a lead was. However, since the start of December they have been great at both, scoring first in 13 of the last 14, never losing the lead in 8 of those games, regaining the lead for good in another 3 games, and only falling behind in 2 games (1 loss, 1 tie).

Chuck Murray said:
As folks on here know well, I've been a leading proponent of the importance of (1) scoring the first goal, and (2) effectively playing with/preserving a lead
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Over the past 4 seasons the team that scores first in a game won 65.7% of the time, with a combined 2407-929-328, 0.702 record. However, it wasn't always easy, as the team that scored first never lost the lead just 40.9% of the time. Here are the top ten team's records with a lead this season:

[TABLE="width: 375"]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, colspan: 4"]Record with Lead[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Team[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]League[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]W[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]L[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]T[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]Pct.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]Quinnipiac[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]ECAC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.963[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]Notre Dame[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]B1G[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.958[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]Minnesota State[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]CCHA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.935[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]Denver[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]NCHC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.900[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]Michigan[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]B1G[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.893[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]Western Michigan[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]NCHC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.854[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]Army[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]AHA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.833[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]Ohio State[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]B1G[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.827[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]Omaha[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]NCHC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.826[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]Clarkson[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]ECAC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.820[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


and over the past 4 seasons:

[TABLE="width: 375"]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, colspan: 4"]Record with Lead[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl67"]Team[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]League[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]W[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]L[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]T[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]Pct.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Minnesota State[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]CCHA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.927[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Lake Superior[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]CCHA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.853[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]North Dakota[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]NCHC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.851[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Quinnipiac[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]ECAC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.850[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Massachusetts[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.847[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Minnesota Duluth[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]NCHC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.838[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]AIC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]AHA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.828[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]St. Cloud State[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]NCHC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.825[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Cornell[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]ECAC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]60[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.825[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Denver[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]NCHC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]77[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.821[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


Here are the Hockey East team's records for this season:

[TABLE="width: 375"]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, colspan: 4"]Record with Lead[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl67"]Team[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]League[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]W[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]L[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]T[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]Pct.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Northeastern[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.820[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Providence[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.813[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Connecticut[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.810[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Boston University[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.783[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Massachusetts[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.783[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]UMass Lowell[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.783[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]New Hampshire[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.711[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Merrimack[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.700[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Boston College[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.587[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Maine[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.583[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Vermont[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.361[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


and for the past 4 seasons:

[TABLE="width: 375"]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, colspan: 4"]Record with Lead[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl67"]Team[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]League[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]W[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]L[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]T[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68"]Pct.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Massachusetts[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.847[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Providence[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.778[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Northeastern[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]74[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.775[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]UMass Lowell[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.764[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Maine[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.738[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Boston College[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.727[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Boston University[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.727[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Connecticut[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.715[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]New Hampshire[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.640[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Merrimack[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]38[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]0.568[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl70"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]Vermont[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70"]HEA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]29[/TD]
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Wow, if stats don't tell tales, nothing does. Note how many of those teams who keep leads, score first...isn't it interesting how they end up being perennial powerhouse in PWR? Go to Regionals? Go to FF's? Talk about things that make you go hmmmmm.....
 
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Wow, if stats don't tell tales, nothing does. Note how many of those teams who keep leads, score first...isn't it interesting how they end up being perennial powerhouse in PWR? Go to Regionals? Go to FF's? Talk about things that make you go hmmmmm.....
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As I remember my father saying, "There are lies, damn lies and statistics." The saying has been around for over a hundred years, but I've always liked it since I find stats very interesting. For example, Army currently has the 7th best record with a lead this season, but is only 20th over the past 4 seasons. Furthermore, they have only held the lead in 18 games this season, the fewest among the teams in the top ten. Still, overall I have found the records enlightening and I hope to learn more as I add more seasons.

Sean
 
Mourning the recent passing of Emile "The Cat" Francis, legendary Rangers player, coach, etc.

Emile Francis, goaltender who became Hall of Fame coach and GM, dies at 95 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

You'll note that Francis finished his front office career at Hartford, where he built a pretty decent Whalers team in the late 80's which included a boatload of players who would also move on to coaching careers in the NHL. Look at the following roster to pick out more than a few familiar names, including some who are still at it today, and also including multi-Cup winner Joel Quenneville, who spent most of his playing career as a 3rd pairing defenseman on a string of mediocre teams. Off the top of my head, I know in addition to Quenneville, guys like Ron Francis, Kevin Dineen, Dean Evason, Dave Tippett, Brent Peterson, Randy Ladouceur (those last two previously being Dead Wings alums), and even the infamous Ulf Samuelsson have enjoyed time behind an NHL bench and/or in the front office, while other guys like Mike Liut, Brian Lawton and Ray Ferraro have enjoyed prominent careers in hockey in other capacities.

Hartford Whalers 1988-89 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com

Larry Pleau was head coach of The Whale towards the end of the Francis era, and many long-timers on here will remember that Larry's son Steve was a spare parts 3rd/4th line player at UNH, who is one of the few 'Cats to have called Snively, The Whitt AND the JFK Coliseum in ManchVegas in between his home ice back in the mid-'90's.

"The Cat" certainly left his fingerprints all over the hockey world - ironically, even with our 'Cats.
 
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His son Bob also played at UNH, believe he was a captain in his senior season, and was part of two final fours.
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Absolutely correct, plus he also coached in the NHL. Funny thing about The Cat is he played most of his career in the minors (less than 100 NHL games even), so when you look at the great coaches or GM's, it's so often the fringe players (Quenneville, Francis, Scotty Bowman, Punch Imlach, and loads of others) who stand out. Even Toe Blake wasn't a great player by any means when he played for the Habs (his best years were the war years when talent was thinned).
 
Congrats to dman Alex Gagne HE's "Rookie of the Week" for his multi point game Sat night where he registered his first NCAA goal and 2 assists! Glad to see how he and Huard are coming along on the blue line.
 
I do wonder if we'll see some lateral transfers to the otherwise young/unproven forward lines. We'll graduate about half of the goals scored so far this year 33/67. (top returning scorer Devlin has 14 pts, followed by 8 points from Blaisdell and Cronin)

So.Will Margel-----------Sr.Harrison Blaisdell--------So.Robert Cronin
So.Liam Devlin----------Fr.Stiven Sardarian---------Fr.Kristap Skrastins
Fr.Cy Leclerc-------------Sr.Chase Stevenson--------Fr.John Evans
Fr.Jake Dunlop----------Fr.Morgan Winters----------So.Conor Lovett
Jr.Carsen Richels-------Jr.Cam Gendron-------------Jr.Nick Cafarelli
So.Connor Sweeney----Sr.Joe Hankinson

So.Alex Gagne-----------Jr.Luke Reid
Sr.Kalle Eriksson---------Fr.Damien Carfagna
Fr.Nick Ardanaz----------So.Colton Huard
Jr.Nikolai Jenson--------Fr.Cade Penney

Fr.Tyler Muszelik----------Sr.David Fessenden------------Jr.Jeremy Forman
 
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Sean Pickett said:
For the earlier games, I hope to eventually research and compile information on those seasons, but if you have already done so please let me know if you would be willing to share your data with me. It could probably save me a lot of time.
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I only went through UNH's, after that 2019 comeback against Yale I was curious to see our number of 4 goal comebacks vs 4 goal blown leads.
It derived from a self-deprecating "oh, this is what it feels like to be on the other end of a blown 4 goal lead" after having watched us throw so many away the previous 15 years-20 years.
 
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e.cat said:
Hey Ref:-)

Agree it will be interesting to see how it all plays out with the remaining three games. I see a 1-1-1 in the cards!
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1-1-1 unfortunately is probably enough for a home game. My guess BC splits with BU meaning they need 5 from UMass as we hold the tie breaker. Maybe STH can get free tickets having to endure a Wednesday at the Whit….
 
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UNH Women's hockey loses to MC 4-1 in first round of HE tournament. First HE tourney win for MC...FWIW dept.
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Another uninspired hire delivering the U exactly what they should have expected based on resume & further evidence why even a delayed decision on Men's Hockey is preferable to giving Scarano a chance to make another personnel decision before his retirement...
 
With the governor and state suggesting the end of indoor masks, does Dictator Dean follow suit or does he keep the minimally followed policy at the Whit?
 
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