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Union College hockey 2025-26 thread

Thomas Kaine said:
Korpi did not play well, and similar to the Yale game a few back, our defensemen just did not have their head in the game. The talent is there with this team, but the mental game is not. We might get their A game tonight but given the inconsistency I don’t see them getting to LP.
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We will know the outcome of the game when the lines come out. If they don’t go to Gillespie tonight, Hauge is not serious about winning. The team does not play for Korpi like they play for Gillespie and it’s obvious. Gillespie when he’s on the bench this season is supporting every single guy as they come off from a shift, always the first guy up to rally the group. Korpi is a statue.

If a few of those unlucky breaks go their way and Gillespie is in net, they have a chance to win these 2 games. I believe they are the more talented team but are out-coached.
 
DDobert24 said:
A clueless coach making clueless decisions. Korpi between the pipes!
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Hauge’s main weakness is accountability - he just seems to shrug of the poor performances and mistakes. Lessard, for example, is a bad decision machine. He’s a freshman, he’ll get better (hopefully), but he keeps making the same mistakes and getting the same icetime. (And sure, he scored tonight, but he gave away the first Princeton goal on a platter, and turned over a short-handed breakaway five minutes later.)
 
DDobert24 said:
I’ve got it Princeton sweep. 6-2, 5-2
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Off by a goal, rats.

3rd year in a row Union is swept in the quarters. Unprepared and undisciplined is the name of the game. What a lovely email from Jimmy McLaughlin telling us how we should be so thankful for a great season when in reality, the #58 ranked SOS got them to 22 wins in the first place. Would love to clean house and start over!
 
DDobert24 said:
Off by a goal, rats.

3rd year in a row Union is swept in the quarters. Unprepared and undisciplined is the name of the game. What a lovely email from Jimmy McLaughlin telling us how we should be so thankful for a great season when in reality, the #58 ranked SOS got them to 22 wins in the first place. Would love to clean house and start over!
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Great Call, you nailed it !!!
 
Overall, I think this season was a disappointment. Coming off last season, when Union finished fourth in the regular season and had a good group returning, finishing 5th and getting swept in the quarterfinals (again) is not a good result.

What would have been a good result? Finishing (at least) fourth in the regular season, getting to Lake Placid, and winning at least one game there.

Union's 22 wins were the most since 2016-17, a good thing, but they benefited from a weak schedule.

I think this was the program's best chance for the time being to make a run. The losses after this season are going to be more than last year, in my opinion.

Four of the top 8 scorers (including three of the top five) - Buhr, Lindauer, Hanley, McArthur - will graduate.

Dunbar, who finished fourth in scoring, is a prime candidate to sign a pro deal after his breakthrough season.

I think Muthersbaugh is a dark-horse candidate to sign a pro deal. He was tied for the team lead in goals with 19.

If both of them turn pro, on top of those graduating, that amounts to a big loss.

What about the goaltending? Is it possible that Korpi or Gillespie transfers out if someone dangles a full-time role in front of either? Korpi won't have his brother on the roster next year, either. That seemed like one reason he came here to begin with, and it also seemed like there were few times they were in the lineup together. It should be noted that Union, at least check, has a goaltender recruit coming in this fall (Kyan Labbe), and I can't see them carrying four netminders.

I think the goaltending was hard to manage this year..... Honestly, I appreciate someone like Chauvette, a #1 who logged a ton of minutes, more after this year.

The defense has to get a lot better. I can't remember a Union team that had so many turnovers and gave up odd man rushes to the extent that this one did this year..... a leaky defense contributed to the goaltending issues.

I think last year was a good step, finishing fourth, and the pieces seemed to be in place for a better step this year, but between finishing a spot lower in the regular season and getting swept in the quarters, that didn't happen.

It kind of feels like a retooling is in the works.

Any thoughts?
 
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