Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
The idea is that you quit using the Utica thread to masturbate your absurdly over-sized ego...
Get it, shithead?
Get it, shithead?
I'm not involved but Fish did kind of cook hereThe idea is that you quit using the Utica thread to masturbate your absurdly over-sized ego...
Get it, shithead?
Russell can you be civil ?So stop responding shithead!
There's a reason the Utica thread is the most popular thread each seasonCivil? In the Utica thread?? That'll never happen
My opinion on this, and maybe those more knowledgeable will disagree, is it just shows the skill discrepancy between D1 and D3. Went to Clarkson for 4 years, and in those 4 years I probably attended 95% of their home games. The level of play in D1, particularly amongst ECAC and Hockey East teams which I watched most, in my opinion is closer to AHL level than it is D3. Obviously these are 2 of the best conferences in D1, and the players coming to UU are not near that caliber, but I think the point standsDidn't watch last week's exhibition. and I won't watch the coming one either. But I did do a little research...
None of the D-1 pine-shiners coming here looked like a pinch of shit on paper, but that was the case with Educate, Ammirato, Parker and others. That turned out pretty well, didn't it?
The entire crew of this year's D-1 transfers had a cumulative stat sheet of something like 2-11-13 while playing at the lowest level of D-1. None of them garnered any significant ice-time, even while playing at bad programs.
But then you see Ahern potting 4 goals v. Morrisville, when he played in 3 games last year, and registered one assist.
History repeating? Hope so.
Not true. The top 5-10 d3 teams can beat the lower end D1 schools on any given night. D1 teams would get their teeth kicked in by ECHL teams, and wouldn’t get many more than a handful of shots on goal against AHL teams. A lot of times for these transfers it comes down to opportunity. A kid like Ahern had 6 points in 14 games as a freshman at a Hockey East school, and only dressed 3 games as a soph, most likely not seeing any minutes on the 4th line. Hard to succeed in those circumstances.My opinion on this, and maybe those more knowledgeable will disagree, is it just shows the skill discrepancy between D1 and D3. Went to Clarkson for 4 years, and in those 4 years I probably attended 95% of their home games. The level of play in D1, particularly amongst ECAC and Hockey East teams which I watched most, in my opinion is closer to AHL level than it is D3. Obviously these are 2 of the best conferences in D1, and the players coming to UU are not near that caliber, but I think the point stands
I just have to say that Educate was a D3 transfer from Nichols, and he was the leading goalscorer in D3 hockey the season before as a freshmanDidn't watch last week's exhibition. and I won't watch the coming one either. But I did do a little research...
None of the D-1 pine-shiners coming here looked like a pinch of shit on paper, but that was the case with Educate, Ammirato, Parker and others. That turned out pretty well, didn't it?
The entire crew of this year's D-1 transfers had a cumulative stat sheet of something like 2-11-13 while playing at the lowest level of D-1. None of them garnered any significant ice-time, even while playing at bad programs.
But then you see Ahern potting 4 goals v. Morrisville, when he played in 3 games last year, and registered one assist.
History repeating? Hope so.
Wow, wow, wow... Not like me to forget stuff and be too lazy to look it up.I just have to say that Educate was a D3 transfer from Nichols, and he was the leading goalscorer in D3 hockey the season before as a freshman
I understand the sentiment and in general, that's correct, but Educate is a horrible example
The empirical evidence supports your statement, but -having seen literally hundreds of games at each level- I haven't noticed it all that much.My opinion on this, and maybe those more knowledgeable will disagree, is it just shows the skill discrepancy between D1 and D3. Went to Clarkson for 4 years, and in those 4 years I probably attended 95% of their home games. The level of play in D1, particularly amongst ECAC and Hockey East teams which I watched most, in my opinion is closer to AHL level than it is D3. Obviously these are 2 of the best conferences in D1, and the players coming to UU are not near that caliber, but I think the point stands