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Union Hockey 2011-2012 Season Thread "We Can See Cleary Now"

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Already looking forward to next weekend, the first time in a month Union will have a weekend with two home games. With the Tuesday 11/15 game @ RPI, that'll be three games in 5 nights for Union. Grosenick has been outstanding, but with three games in 5 nights, maybe start Stevens on Fri vs Brown and Grosenick Sat vs Yale and Tues 11/15 @ RPI?
 
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I was impressed by Union's defensive play more than anything last night. You guys block a TON of shots. You're also the first team that Clarkson has seen that is faster than we are, and it took us about 30 minutes to figure out how to handle it. By then, it was too late. Union also seemed very disciplined and the game wasn't as chippy as recent years have been. I think Clarkson proved this weekend that they aren't a 12th place team, but they certainly didn't prove that they belong it the top 4 yet, either. Union right now is still the top and will stay there until someone knocks them down, and if they can keep up the effort and skill they showed at Cheel this weekend it is going to be an uphill battle for the rest of the ECAC.
 
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Wholin1 said:
Just noticed that Grosenick is number 1 goalie in D-1 and that I've been spelling his name wrong. Keith who? :D
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Keith who indeed! I think we can safely say that the big offseason concern about goaltending has been answered. While I'm not expecting Troy to put up +95% save numbers like he has right now for the entire season, there really is no reason to think that he & Stevens won't give Union a very good chance to win every night and at least be as good as KK was his freshman year. I just don't see any glaring weakness with Grosenick's game. He is very good controlling rebounds, has a nice glove hand, is sound technically, moves up/down & laterally well, and even handles the puck pretty well (MUCH better than Kinkaid BTW). He makes a lot of difficult save look easy.. which is usually the sign of a very good goaltender. He does get a little off his angles at times when he moves side to side, but that's a pretty minor quibble since plenty of goalies in the NHL have problems with that too. I'm sure there will be some not so good nights for Troy as the season goes along.. but certainly he is off to an excellent start.

As for the offense, outside of the PP there isn't a lot of balance yet and production 5x5 has been an issue. The Welsh line, particularly Carr & Jooris, are having trouble finding the scoresheet. They seem to be generating chances, so would think the coaches will be patient and not juggle them up too much just yet. But at some point, it may be an idea to move Carr with Zajac & Simpson and see if that perks up Daniel's sniping success, and could move someone like Hatch or Sullivan to Welsh's line to see if a little more physical play gets things going. And it does look like the 3rd & 4th lines are starting to establish themselves a bit. K. Bodie and Novak are doing well and looks like the coaches really like Coatta (& I do too). Would not be surprised to see Yano establish himself in the mix, which leave moving in & out players like Ikkala, Ciampini, Mingoia, etc. depending on the opponent and who is playing/practicing well.

Overall, not much to complain about yet
 
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Hello fans of Union Hockey-

I just wanted to quickly touch base with you in regards to the Goals For Good project. In short, it's a competitive goal-a-thon between every team in the ECAC, and every team has partnered with a charity in close relation to their team, school, and or community. We're currently looking for more prizes, but as of now, there is $1,000 on the line going to the local food cupboard of the team that raises the most money. Please check out www.goalsforgood.org to learn more and support your team and their charity by way of their goals and wins.

Thank you,
Kevin McNamara
 
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Troy Grosenick has been named ECAC goalie of the week for the second time in less than a month.

Troy Grosenick, Union College
(Sophomore, Goaltender - Brookfield, Wisconsin)

(2GP, 2-0-0, 49SVS, 1SO, 0.50GAA) - Grosenick carried a shutout streak of 119:18 into the third period of Union's 3-1 win at Clarkson, one night after making 27 stops for the shutout in a 2-0 win at St. Lawrence. Grosenick stopped 22 of 23 shots against the Golden Knights to earn his second win of the weekend. Grosenick, who has started eight of nine games in net for Union, leads in the nation in goals-against average (1.24) and save percentage (.949), and has two shutouts in nine games this season.
 
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rdf8585 said:
Troy Grosenick has been named ECAC goalie of the week for the second time in less than a month.

Troy Grosenick, Union College
(Sophomore, Goaltender - Brookfield, Wisconsin)

(2GP, 2-0-0, 49SVS, 1SO, 0.50GAA) - Grosenick carried a shutout streak of 119:18 into the third period of Union's 3-1 win at Clarkson, one night after making 27 stops for the shutout in a 2-0 win at St. Lawrence. Grosenick stopped 22 of 23 shots against the Golden Knights to earn his second win of the weekend. Grosenick, who has started eight of nine games in net for Union, leads in the nation in goals-against average (1.24) and save percentage (.949), and has two shutouts in nine games this season.
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Even though he gave up a goal? ;)
 
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Without Mike Ingoldsby, depth at D has become a real concern. Charlie is a big banger whose presence will be missed against a physical Brown team in particular. Matt Hatch's speed and overall play would be a big loss too. We won't back down from the challenge however.
 
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Don't forget, Union fans - Coach's Corner Live! from Bomber's Burrito Bar, State St. in Schenectady - Tonight at 6pm. If you can't make it down, tune in to am 1160 and 1240 locally, or online at teamline.cc - and remember, these shows are archived, so if you miss it - You can listen to the follow up later!

Guests tonight will be assistant coach Joe Dumais, and center Jeremy Welsh! We have a lot to cover including the Dutchmen's ECAC opening weekend sweep, injury updates, and 3 games in 5 days including rival RPI and ranked opponent Yale!

Thanks for your support!

-UnionHockeyRadio

Facebook - facebook.com/UnionHockeyRadio
Twitter - @UCHockeyRadio
teamline - http://www.teamline.cc/sportpage?teamcode=1160&eventcode=25
Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/unionhockeyradio
 
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Roger Hull may be the next mayor of Schenectady. It comes down to absentee ballots. Surprisingly, he received more than 40% of the vote.
 
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Wholin1 said:
Without Mike Ingoldsby, depth at D has become a real concern. Charlie is a big banger whose presence will be missed against a physical Brown team in particular. Matt Hatch's speed and overall play would be a big loss too. We won't back down from the challenge however.
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Actually, Brown has a very good freshmen class that is fast & skilled and isn't real big. Not saying that the Bears don't still have some size and will not do a lot of banging, but things may be changing in that end of Providence. Should be two very entertaining games (or at least hoping so)..

The concern with lack of depth on the blueline is legit though. D-men tend to get nicked up and one more injury could cause problems, though I'm pretty confident that Taylor Reid could fill-in more than adequately if need be.

jericho said:
Roger Hull may be the next mayor of Schenectady. It comes down to absentee ballots. Surprisingly, he received more than 40% of the vote.
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I've heard that Roger would still be "thrilled to finish second", especially after getting more than 40% :p:p.
 
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UnionHockeyRadio said:
Don't forget, Union fans - Coach's Corner Live! from Bomber's Burrito Bar, State St. in Schenectady - Tonight at 6pm. If you can't make it down, tune in to am 1160 and 1240 locally, or online at teamline.cc - and remember, these shows are archived, so if you miss it - You can listen to the follow up later!

Guests tonight will be assistant coach Joe Dumais, and center Jeremy Welsh! We have a lot to cover including the Dutchmen's ECAC opening weekend sweep, injury updates, and 3 games in 5 days including rival RPI and ranked opponent Yale!

-UnionHockeyRadio

Facebook - facebook.com/UnionHockeyRadio
Twitter - @UCHockeyRadio
teamline - http://www.teamline.cc/sportpage?teamcode=1160&eventcode=25
Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/unionhockeyradio
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We went down two weeks ago for the first time and were very disappointed that we couldn't hear the broadcast.:(

Is this typical?
 
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Goaliefan said:
We went down two weeks ago for the first time and were very disappointed that we couldn't hear the broadcast.:(

Is this typical?
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Goalie,

Thanks for coming down - And I apologize. 2 Weeks ago there were problems with the sound system preventing it from being broadcast over the speakers. We have corrected that problem, and made sure that everyone who wants to hear it can - So next time you make it down you will not be disappointed. (Wednesday before Thanksgiving, not sure how many folks we'll get down there ;) ) So I apologize for the problem there, and hope to see you there soon.

Thanks for your support!

-UHR
 
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jericho said:
Roger Hull may be the next mayor of Schenectady. It comes down to absentee ballots. Surprisingly, he received more than 40% of the vote.
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It's not even 7am and you ahve already ruined my day sir.
 
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rdf8585 said:
Pete Iorizzo of the Times Union has a game advance that looks at the Bodie brothers.

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rdf, thanks for the links. You are our official media relations guru. Big 5 days upcoming with 3 tough games. Need 3 points at least over the weekend and a point or two on Tuesday at HFH. Brown is always a problem, Yale is Yale and RPI is worrying me a lot as they will be very hungry and possibly desperate. I would not be surprised to see Stevens in goal for one of the 3, most likely tonight, but as hot as Troy is (can't he change that name? ;)) it will have to be a tough call for coach to sit him. We are very banged up but let's hope deep enough to get over the hurdle. Let's go U! Keep that roll going.
 
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