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Union College: 2017-2018
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ecachawkeyfan
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Re: Union College: 2017-2018
Very tough loss to swallow, having two leads in the third, not holding either, and losing with 5 seconds left in OT.
Very tough loss to swallow, having two leads in the third, not holding either, and losing with 5 seconds left in OT.
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
Might be just me - but playing Harvard on the road - tied with 14 seconds left
I put out my 5 best/most experienced defensive type guys, the man who had the best face off percentage in this game
and take the point and run..
And if they do get the puck - i hold and hook and even drag em to the ice because by the time the call the penalty get
control of the puck to stop the clock and do the face off - 14 seconds is long gone..
but that's just me..
Might be just me - but playing Harvard on the road - tied with 14 seconds left
I put out my 5 best/most experienced defensive type guys, the man who had the best face off percentage in this game
and take the point and run..
And if they do get the puck - i hold and hook and even drag em to the ice because by the time the call the penalty get
control of the puck to stop the clock and do the face off - 14 seconds is long gone..
but that's just me..
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
Especially right after you call a time out...
That's a tough one. Hopefully they learn from it!
^ This
Especially right after you call a time out...
That's a tough one. Hopefully they learn from it!
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
Just have to wonder why you dress 2 senior and 1 junior defensemen and at that critical juncture you have a freshman (a tiny one) and sophomore
on the ice.. Maybe Brassard or Light - due just to their experience - would have known to drag the puck carrier into the corner ....
Sure hope we don't miss out on positioning due to that 1 point
Just have to wonder why you dress 2 senior and 1 junior defensemen and at that critical juncture you have a freshman (a tiny one) and sophomore
on the ice.. Maybe Brassard or Light - due just to their experience - would have known to drag the puck carrier into the corner ....
Sure hope we don't miss out on positioning due to that 1 point
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
Good turnout at the game despite the cold. Stephen Ainlay and his wife were there and so was Jim McLaughlin and what looked to be some Union faculty. I hope the next school administration supports the program as well as this last one did.
Good turnout at the game despite the cold. Stephen Ainlay and his wife were there and so was Jim McLaughlin and what looked to be some Union faculty. I hope the next school administration supports the program as well as this last one did.
ecachawkeyfan
Member
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
Per Union's ticket website, there are only Standing Room tickets left for the game against Clarkson on Friday.
Per Union's ticket website, there are only Standing Room tickets left for the game against Clarkson on Friday.
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
Union's Scarfo selected ECAC Player of the Week
Albany Times Union (blog)
Union College senior forward Ryan Scarfo has been selected ECAC Hockey Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday night. Scarfo, from North Chelmsford, Mass., had a goal and an assist in each of Union's weekend games, a 4-1 victory at Dartmouth and a 4-3 overtime loss at Harvard.
Union's Scarfo selected ECAC Player of the Week
Albany Times Union (blog)
Union College senior forward Ryan Scarfo has been selected ECAC Hockey Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday night. Scarfo, from North Chelmsford, Mass., had a goal and an assist in each of Union's weekend games, a 4-1 victory at Dartmouth and a 4-3 overtime loss at Harvard.
ecachawkeyfan
Member
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
I hope to be wrong, but it doesn't sound like Supinski will be back this weekend. In the press conference posted on YouTube, Vidmar talks about how Supinski's minutes are there for other guys to pick up now, how Supinski is an incredible loss, etc. Unless he has a really good poker face, reading between the lines suggests not to expect Supinski.
I hope to be wrong, but it doesn't sound like Supinski will be back this weekend. In the press conference posted on YouTube, Vidmar talks about how Supinski's minutes are there for other guys to pick up now, how Supinski is an incredible loss, etc. Unless he has a really good poker face, reading between the lines suggests not to expect Supinski.
ecachawkeyfan
Member
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
The Gazette has a snippet of Bennett's postgame conference... he spares no punches.
https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/01/12/clarkson-blasts-union-then-so-does-union-s-coach
Wouldn't be surprised if Adams is up in Section P tomorrow. Bennett said, "I'll spare the freshman, some of them. I think one of them was a minus-26 tonight."
Seemingly a shot at Adams, who was a minus-4.
The Gazette has a snippet of Bennett's postgame conference... he spares no punches.
https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/01/12/clarkson-blasts-union-then-so-does-union-s-coach
Wouldn't be surprised if Adams is up in Section P tomorrow. Bennett said, "I'll spare the freshman, some of them. I think one of them was a minus-26 tonight."
Seemingly a shot at Adams, who was a minus-4.
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
Sounded like a "***** slap" to that whole line - guessing for motivational purposes (since all 3 forwards were at least minus-3)
But considering the defense had as much to do with that (giveaways) as anybody - seems a bit misplaced.
Credit where it's due has to come into play here too, Clarkson came to play, never stopped moving their feet and converted when
given those 2 on 1s..
I also think the refs were a bit - let's be nice - a bit "off" tonight too.. They just about lost full control there..
Still not sure how that check to the face of Kolias wasn't called - unless the face isn't actually part of the head...
Come back strong - get the W tonight !! Go U
Sounded like a "***** slap" to that whole line - guessing for motivational purposes (since all 3 forwards were at least minus-3)
But considering the defense had as much to do with that (giveaways) as anybody - seems a bit misplaced.
Credit where it's due has to come into play here too, Clarkson came to play, never stopped moving their feet and converted when
given those 2 on 1s..
I also think the refs were a bit - let's be nice - a bit "off" tonight too.. They just about lost full control there..
Still not sure how that check to the face of Kolias wasn't called - unless the face isn't actually part of the head...
Come back strong - get the W tonight !! Go U
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
Clarkson is very very good. #1 in the pairwise
It's less how bad we looked and more how good they are.
The turnover in the middle of a line change really hurt but the Clarkson forward looked like he got a stick on the pass that looked like it skipped over Zacks stick.
After Clarkson tried to take out Hanson I thought that would **** us off. What does it take?
We had many opportunities to knock the fillings out of the teeth of the Clarkson players with body checks but passed up those opportunities. Some of our players have to grow a pair.
The only thing worse than losing is listening to the Union Announcers make XXXes out of themselves by announcing incorrect scores and missing the line change that complicated the first minute of play.
Last 6 we are 1-5
Last 9 we are 3-7
Clarkson is very very good. #1 in the pairwise
It's less how bad we looked and more how good they are.
The turnover in the middle of a line change really hurt but the Clarkson forward looked like he got a stick on the pass that looked like it skipped over Zacks stick.
After Clarkson tried to take out Hanson I thought that would **** us off. What does it take?
We had many opportunities to knock the fillings out of the teeth of the Clarkson players with body checks but passed up those opportunities. Some of our players have to grow a pair.
The only thing worse than losing is listening to the Union Announcers make XXXes out of themselves by announcing incorrect scores and missing the line change that complicated the first minute of play.
Last 6 we are 1-5
Last 9 we are 3-7
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Re: Union College: 2017-2018
YES - Clarkson IS very good and when you are that good and hustle those crazy bounces and weird happenings seem to always go your way - it's like the pipe when you are that good you don't hit them..
BUT - Union is also very good - just on this night they made more mistakes (please stay out of the box - it's hard enough stopping a good team when its 5 on 5)
and didn't convert their own opportunities ... there were at least 3 2 on 1s where looking for the pass wasn't on the agenda - some don't seem to see the ice all that well when they carry the puck...
Lost Faceoffs at key times and bad passes (more tape to skates then tape to tape for sure) haunted us all night.
As for opportunities to really line up the Clarkson players - I agree but you must look at the situation (we were down 1 most of the game) and when you make a solid hit it's usually called a penalty
in this new style hockey (that's why that Kolias hit not being called surprised everyone), maybe they were told not to take that chance.
But you are right - there is just not enough "nasty" out there sometimes..
YES - Clarkson IS very good and when you are that good and hustle those crazy bounces and weird happenings seem to always go your way - it's like the pipe when you are that good you don't hit them..
BUT - Union is also very good - just on this night they made more mistakes (please stay out of the box - it's hard enough stopping a good team when its 5 on 5)
and didn't convert their own opportunities ... there were at least 3 2 on 1s where looking for the pass wasn't on the agenda - some don't seem to see the ice all that well when they carry the puck...
Lost Faceoffs at key times and bad passes (more tape to skates then tape to tape for sure) haunted us all night.
As for opportunities to really line up the Clarkson players - I agree but you must look at the situation (we were down 1 most of the game) and when you make a solid hit it's usually called a penalty
in this new style hockey (that's why that Kolias hit not being called surprised everyone), maybe they were told not to take that chance.
But you are right - there is just not enough "nasty" out there sometimes..
They said there would be no math. I guess they were right for a change...
Re: Union College: 2017-2018
Fuzzy Math
They said there would be no math. I guess they were right for a change...
Fuzzy Math