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UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
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MagnessMan
D-1 Hockey Nut
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
Looks like the week off helped Jerry's kids. The hope of carrying some momentum in from last week evaporated quickly for the Cats. It will be interesting to see with the season on the line, if they can force a game three.
Looks like the week off helped Jerry's kids. The hope of carrying some momentum in from last week evaporated quickly for the Cats. It will be interesting to see with the season on the line, if they can force a game three.
You could say that Claude I mean Kevin did not have his team ready to play. Let's see the response tonight.
UVM Cat in Texas
Now UVM Cat in Georgia
The struggle was real, but we pulled it out. Don't think hockey's gonna be as fortunate.
Give BC credit. They played well in front of a few hundred supporters, who clearly have given up on the team. I've seen more fans at a pee wee game. We had a lot of uvm fans but nothing to get excited about.
#whereintheworldisColton
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd1ciPnTGKg
Love the optimism......but I think you need to put down the glue....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd1ciPnTGKg
Nosmo King
New member
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
BC is a very well coached team. UVM, not so much.
You have to question his ability as a coach.
BC is a very well coached team. UVM, not so much.
You have to question his ability as a coach.
sterlippo1
Well-known member
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
3102 isnt bad for us (or most) at this time of year. You dont understand the dynamics of attendance at these i guess but you should. Also when you have been there and done that for 20 years people get spoiled but that's really not a big part of the reason for low attendance at these
3102 isnt bad for us (or most) at this time of year. You dont understand the dynamics of attendance at these i guess but you should. Also when you have been there and done that for 20 years people get spoiled but that's really not a big part of the reason for low attendance at these
What a dumb take. If uvm could ever host a qf series, you'd know these games don't draw well across the league.
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
Dumb take? You're right. If we could host the series, we'd dispel the myth that you spoiled teams (especially BC) have created. We would sell it out. Even on spring break.
Dumb take? You're right. If we could host the series, we'd dispel the myth that you spoiled teams (especially BC) have created. We would sell it out. Even on spring break.
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
Huh? 3102?? that's because your quarterfinal tickets are included in the season's ticket packages. Maybe the same guy who kept the Red Sox sell out streak going is now working for BC? let me know so I can understand....
Huh? 3102?? that's because your quarterfinal tickets are included in the season's ticket packages. Maybe the same guy who kept the Red Sox sell out streak going is now working for BC? let me know so I can understand....
Maybe some year we'll find out!
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Really?
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Really?
What an embarrassing performance from the Cats this weekend. Lots of standing around watching BC players skate circles around them. Very frustrating to watch. Credit to BC, they are a great team with great coach. Good season for the Cats overall and I am hopeful for the coming years with this crop of young players. Hopefully we can hang on to them.
A silver lining to them losing this weekend might be that Schulman has less reason to give Sneddon an extension. If they had gone further in the playoffs then he might have been forced to keep him around. I will be very interested to see if any moves are made.
Enjoyed the Fan Forum this year everyone.
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Really?
What an embarrassing performance from the Cats this weekend. Lots of standing around watching BC players skate circles around them. Very frustrating to watch. Credit to BC, they are a great team with great coach. Good season for the Cats overall and I am hopeful for the coming years with this crop of young players. Hopefully we can hang on to them.
A silver lining to them losing this weekend might be that Schulman has less reason to give Sneddon an extension. If they had gone further in the playoffs then he might have been forced to keep him around. I will be very interested to see if any moves are made.
Enjoyed the Fan Forum this year everyone.
sterlippo1
Well-known member
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
well, not that i totally disagree with what you say but they supposedly count fans in the building, not tickets sold but perhaps you shouldn't be so bitter after you got your arses handed to you in totally dominating fashion when y'all had big heads coming in. You beat us in the QF's last year, really was gonna be tough pulling that off two years in a row. Good luck in the NCAA basketball though, i really like your BB program.
well, not that i totally disagree with what you say but they supposedly count fans in the building, not tickets sold but perhaps you shouldn't be so bitter after you got your arses handed to you in totally dominating fashion when y'all had big heads coming in. You beat us in the QF's last year, really was gonna be tough pulling that off two years in a row. Good luck in the NCAA basketball though, i really like your BB program.
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
Cats looked really slow (especially the defense). Kind of fitting that Brady Shaw ended his career in the penalty box
Cats looked really slow (especially the defense). Kind of fitting that Brady Shaw ended his career in the penalty box
VermontfaninNY
New member
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
Best case scenario:
With Air Force moving up to 16th in the pairwise, and UVM still at 17 if the best case scenario happens would it still be theoretically possible to get in? Air Force wins its conference. Quinn loses. Ohio loses to a terrible Michigan State team. Penn loses to a terrible Michigan team. BC loses. Wisconsin loses. I would think if Penn or Ohio lost it would be enough to knock them down at least a few spots, how many I am not sure. No major upsets for conference winners.
Best case scenario:
With Air Force moving up to 16th in the pairwise, and UVM still at 17 if the best case scenario happens would it still be theoretically possible to get in? Air Force wins its conference. Quinn loses. Ohio loses to a terrible Michigan State team. Penn loses to a terrible Michigan team. BC loses. Wisconsin loses. I would think if Penn or Ohio lost it would be enough to knock them down at least a few spots, how many I am not sure. No major upsets for conference winners.
Sean Pickett
2009 NCAA Champions
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Go Cats Go!
Vermont has hosted 3 quarterfinal series: 2005, their last year in the ECAC, 2008 and 2009. The 2005 and 2008 series went 3 games, while the 2009 series went 2 games. The reported attendance for every one of the games was 4,003 (capacity). Since then Vermont has hosted 3 opening round games/series: a single elimination game in 2014, a 3 game seines in 2015 and a 2 game series this year. I wrote a little about their opening round attendance in a post on the Average Men's Attendance thread. Overall, Vermont's regular season attendance is no longer always sellouts and is down 8% from the last season (2007-08) every game was reported as a sellout. That has carried over into the opening round games where the Vermont average attendance has been lower than the regular season average, although it did improve this year, but was still off the regular season average by 12.4%.
Could Vermont sellout? Maybe, but I don't think it is a given. UMass Lowell, which lead the league in regular season attendance and also had the best quarterfinal attendance this year, was only able to sellout one game out of three. Merrimack, with the smallest rink in Hockey East was almost able to pull it off, selling out their first 2 games, but were a few hundred short for the third game.
Sean
I have been researching every Hockey East's home game attendance and I have almost complete game by game attendance going back to the start of the 2002 and that includes Vermont's attendance when they were in the ECAC. Boston College has hosted 32 quarterfinal games in 14 of those 16 years with an average attendance of 3,113. On a year by year average this year's average was 9th out of 14 and the lowest since 2008. That is on par with the overall league average attendance placement of 9th out of 16. This year's postseason average of 2,783 was a drop of 43.7% from their regular season average 4,945. The 43.7% drop between regular season and post season average was the 5th best at BC out of 14 years. However, 2014 (vs Notre Dame) and 2016 (vs Vermont) were their best ever postseason averages and lowest percentage drop between the regular season and postseason.
Vermont has hosted 3 quarterfinal series: 2005, their last year in the ECAC, 2008 and 2009. The 2005 and 2008 series went 3 games, while the 2009 series went 2 games. The reported attendance for every one of the games was 4,003 (capacity). Since then Vermont has hosted 3 opening round games/series: a single elimination game in 2014, a 3 game seines in 2015 and a 2 game series this year. I wrote a little about their opening round attendance in a post on the Average Men's Attendance thread. Overall, Vermont's regular season attendance is no longer always sellouts and is down 8% from the last season (2007-08) every game was reported as a sellout. That has carried over into the opening round games where the Vermont average attendance has been lower than the regular season average, although it did improve this year, but was still off the regular season average by 12.4%.
Could Vermont sellout? Maybe, but I don't think it is a given. UMass Lowell, which lead the league in regular season attendance and also had the best quarterfinal attendance this year, was only able to sellout one game out of three. Merrimack, with the smallest rink in Hockey East was almost able to pull it off, selling out their first 2 games, but were a few hundred short for the third game.
Sean
CatClass08
New member
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Really?
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Really?
Wow...REALLY tough way to end the season. Have to feel for the group of seniors. Still, there is no excuse for getting it handed to you like that when you still have a legit shot at the tournament. Maybe BC is starting to put it together for a late season run but, UVM should never be getting outscored 14-4 over two games by anyone. It was like watching a series between a Hockey East power and a mid level Atlantic Hockey program. I thought Sneddon would at least have them fired up for Saturday after getting blown out in game 1.
Going in to the season I thought this team had a chance to challenge for a top four spot in the league and make the tournament. With a large group of returning players, two decent goalies, and some talented freshman coming in, that was a reasonable expectation for this team. Saturday and Sunday should leave us really worried about the future of the program. I am not as much of a Sneddon hater as some on here. I really think are posters who believe that by firing him, UVM will somehow automatically turn in to what UML and PC have become in recent years. I am just saying Jeff Schulman needs to take a long, honest look at this program in the offseason, with his mind being open to the idea of regime change.
Sorry...rant over.
Thank god the basketball team survived on Saturday amiright?
Re: UVM 2016-2017 Season: Really?
Wow...REALLY tough way to end the season. Have to feel for the group of seniors. Still, there is no excuse for getting it handed to you like that when you still have a legit shot at the tournament. Maybe BC is starting to put it together for a late season run but, UVM should never be getting outscored 14-4 over two games by anyone. It was like watching a series between a Hockey East power and a mid level Atlantic Hockey program. I thought Sneddon would at least have them fired up for Saturday after getting blown out in game 1.
Going in to the season I thought this team had a chance to challenge for a top four spot in the league and make the tournament. With a large group of returning players, two decent goalies, and some talented freshman coming in, that was a reasonable expectation for this team. Saturday and Sunday should leave us really worried about the future of the program. I am not as much of a Sneddon hater as some on here. I really think are posters who believe that by firing him, UVM will somehow automatically turn in to what UML and PC have become in recent years. I am just saying Jeff Schulman needs to take a long, honest look at this program in the offseason, with his mind being open to the idea of regime change.
Sorry...rant over.
Thank god the basketball team survived on Saturday amiright?
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