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UVM 2017/18: A Gutt Check

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VTALUM said:
Just listened to the Coach’s show on 620-AM with Petty Sneddy. Why doesn’t anyone ask him serious questions? Like...why were you making your second leading scorer from last year’s team watch games from the stands? Do you realize he and Colton had the same number of points last season? Do you punish players with which you have a personality conflict? What do you think of Brady Shaw’s comments on Twitter about your extension? Have you given any consideration to resigning given the current state of the program? Why do so many of your players leave the program early? Why don’t your players progress from freshman year on? Do you believe line chemistry is important in hockey? And if so, how can you expect your lines to gel with you constantly shuffling?
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This is by far the best line of questions assembled yet!!! Totally agree!!! Any chance you can get in the next session. :-)
 
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Catamount93 said:
Who was the host?
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I won't say his name out of respect for him as I'm not sure what his current relationship with the station is - but he is a very passionate, 30+ year season ticket holder. Oddly enough, when I spoke to him recently he seems to have become a Sneddon defender or at least points more of the blame at the facilities and his perception of Vermont hockey as a once in a blue moon type of program.
 
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Got it. Facilities I get. The once in a blue moon attitude is the small town UVM thinking I hate.
 
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In the end that's what upsets me the most as an alum and 30+ year fan. I'm not even asking them to succeed......I'm asking them to convince me they are trying to succeed.
 
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i don't even think that argument holds up at this point. Since '09 they haven't finished in the top half of the HE standings even once. That's consistently being a bottom feeder even during the recent 20 win seasons where they were frequently ranked in the polls. In those years they would beat lesser teams and couldn't win against good teams. That is NOT success. I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but yikes!
 
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GreenCat said:
Women are at Minnesota for 2 games. Can be seen on BTN for $9.95 for both games. I believe it is the first time these teams have ever played. https://www.btn2go.com/game/vermont-at-minnesota-on-01122018
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They've been in a lengthy winless funk but they've looked decent after the holiday break (won 3 games in a tournament in Montreal and took a point from a very good Providence team last weekend). And that was all without Picard who *should* be back

IDK, I tend to be more positive towards the women's team, because under Plumer the program is at least going in a positive direction. This year's team is pretty young and has had a slew of injuries.
 
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Only line tonight that has played together in a previous game is the Blanleil, Lodermeier, O'Neil line. The other three lines are new combinations.
 
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j24vt said:
Only line tonight that has played together in a previous game is the Blanleil, Lodermeier, O'Neil line. The other three lines are new combinations.
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I wonder how Bowen and Colton would mesh toget......nevermind! I’m watching online and really hoping these guys can overcome their coaching staff.
 
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Play$Maker said:
Men didn’t lose!!!!!!!!


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lets throw em a parade before tonights game! if they win they aren't in last place tonight!

also I listend to 1013 espn said they were going to talk about UVM hockey with Ted Ryan - no shock excuse city. blame it on the young defense,then get right into blaming it on the lack of locker room and strength stuff then go and say that players cant develop because they are older and maxed out potential but the ones at BC and BU are young and draft picks then use the SEC football thing and made a comparson ive heard here before hmmm but basically acting like Sneddon is Herb Brooks what hes doing with these teams - had to close the link and stop listening got so mad!

But why was it not discuss that Lowell average age of their roster is like 23 and yet they win 25 games a year recruiting from same league? they have a better facility ok but why are there 23 year olds developing and winning games or showing more maturity to win in college? Why are we then not talkin who Sneddon recruits and if his team makeup is not good?

IF NHL picks so coveted why did Sneddon bench one of his last night?
Since these 20 win season mean so much in getting him extension why have the 20 win seasons not seen a place in the top 5 and why have they not been in the top 5 since 2008?
You are what your record say you are and we saw those stats UVM has second worse win percentage since 2011 - Merrimack which most def does not have better facility than you is better!
Why can Sneddon get a pass for all the inconsistency on the lines why can he get a pass for players leaving in big numbers every year?

I will say it again you win people come basketball team proven it doesnt matter if they different sports there are a bigger number of teams these kids are coming in on the basketball team from places in Midwest like the hoosier state where they have high shool gyms nicer than patrick and colleges there that play in 10k seaters but they come to this 3000 seat gym and why is that? WIN CULTURE! Even when Sneddon "wins" it so very clear he has a terrible culture in his program that it is a decieveful record and he cannot show any consistency in building a team at all. If your former players which of course Ryan bashed as being too in heat of the moment and dismiss concerns from those players and just said they are older so they wont develop - real nice but if they are saying there is a problem in culture THERE IS PROBLEM IN CULTURE!
Why is it so much to ask that if you are having to rebuild as they like to say that you go from 8th place to 6th place to a real threat to be 4-5th and NCAA bid for two seasons in a row then not fall off a cliff back to 10th place? willing to take the down years if it means you miss NCAAs and 6-7th so long as it means you are going back up to compete against the big boys and getting to garden and they cannot even do that well
Im sorry but end of day UVM chose to be hockey east to benefit from it and move the team into the national big time and if they are not wanting to care about it at all what was the point and why should we



FIRE SNEDDON
EMTPY THE GUTT
 
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