I've always enjoyed your posts, but I think that's at least a wee bit arrogant. I'm no Trump fan, or even a republican for that matter, but you sound a bit like Hillary Clinton. Like you can put all the people who want to see Sneddon fired in the "basket of deplorables." Or like her most recent comments where the Sneddon supporters would come from the "progressive, forward thinking states."I see it, just would rather talk to people who can influence better results, not nattering naybobs of negativity.
have fun singing kumbaya while watching the bad hockey. Hilarious you sit here and whine about the negativity sorry you feel that way but then sit here and insult everyone who is down on the program and are happy when fans who have the freedom to voice their opinion leave --- people are leaving because the team SUCKS, must be nice up there in your ivory tower!!! spare me! enjoy the extra legroom in the empty Gutt!!!
I agree with Texas Cat if you guys really sit there all these games and actually think everything is fine and there are no problems I got more questions about you than you seem to have all the answers
Also St Louis guy - cool name drop that supposed to make us feel lesser than you?
Fact that you wont even see the reason why so many fans are upset and take to saying people must not like me or any of us here because we are negative about the team shows you KNOW there is a big problem and are in denial!!!
Tell us why we should not be upset and don't tell us the same rattled off excuses your buddies Ted and Sneddon do because those do not hold water!!
PS - 25 year season ticket holder who also was there for the 3 win season so dont you dare use that as some excuse to make yourself feel better or put anyone down - some of us just believe Enough is enough!
And this is why its no longer fun to post here....thanks for the reminder
because people here have stopped seeing your viewpoint? reality bites buddy!! don't let the door hit you on the way out!
+3. The negativity from some on this thread is pretty amusing. Pokecheckguy2, have you ever been involved in a rational argument? Or are you automatically foaming at the mouth and jumping all over anyone with an opinion different than yours? Why would anyone with a different opinion even bother posting here?
Congrats on the award! Well deserved!
Mediocrity brings out negativity....no other school in Hockey East puts up with this level of play.
+3. The negativity from some on this thread is pretty amusing. Pokecheckguy2, have you ever been involved in a rational argument? Or are you automatically foaming at the mouth and jumping all over anyone with an opinion different than yours? Why would anyone with a different opinion even bother posting here?
Yeah, I'm looking forward to next season. Colton coming back is huge! Thought Misley made some strides during the last 5 weeks of the season and hopefully that weight training will help even more. Getting in better shape over the summer and starting the season uninjured should make a difference for Vlad too. Espo already had a monster season and if he can do something to improve, that'll just be icing on the cake. Plus, I think there's something to be said for getting some rest, taking stock of what happened last season, and coming out fresh with a new attitude. They will hopefully be much improved.This reminds me of a quote Mike Gilligan told me years ago.
“Anyone who is in a profession which relies on the performance of 18 year olds has to be crazy”
Said in jest, but has some truth.
This seems to ring true as why someone’s happiness depends on the performance of student athletes as being somewhat odd.
Colton is coming back. I think a offseason of weight training will make the freshman better, especially Misley as he got muscled off the puck way too much last season. I think there is reason for optimism. .
Yeah, I'm looking forward to next season. Colton coming back is huge! Thought Misley made some strides during the last 5 weeks of the season and hopefully that weight training will help even more. Getting in better shape over the summer and starting the season uninjured should make a difference for Vlad too. Espo already had a monster season and if he can do something to improve, that'll just be icing on the cake. Plus, I think there's something to be said for getting some rest, taking stock of what happened last season, and coming out fresh with a new attitude. They will hopefully be much improved.
This reminds me of a quote Mike Gilligan told me years ago.
“Anyone who is in a profession which relies on the performance of 18 year olds has to be crazy”
Said in jest, but has some truth.
This seems to ring true as why someone’s happiness depends on the performance of student athletes as being somewhat odd.
Colton is coming back. I think a offseason of weight training will make the freshman better, especially Misley as he got muscled off the puck way too much last season. I think there is reason for optimism. .
In my mind, this seems to be where we're falling short. Hopefully that can change.Veteran teams, built by layer upon layer of player development, produced four straight Big East titles from 2014-17.
The following excerpt is from a story on ESPN about Jay Wright, the head basketball coach at Villanova, and how he's built that school into a highly successful program. I was really struck by the following and how it can relate to our hockey program. Given our limitations in recruiting, etc., this is exactly what UVM needs to be doing:
As Villanova’s stature grew, so did its ability to recruit at the highest level. But not all superstars are cut out for Wright’s style, which puts a premium on upperclassmen and a selfless offensive philosophy. His 2010-11 team had five McDonald’s All-Americans on the roster, but it fell apart after a 16-1 start — ‘Nova went 5-11 the rest of the way. The following year was worse, a 13-19 bust that remains the most losses for a Wright-coached team.
That’s when Wright rolled up his monogrammed sleeves and reinvented his recruiting philosophy: He would spend less time chasing five-stars who were marginally invested in the college experience, and more time selecting players who fit his ideal program culture.
What’s happened since then has shot Wright to the top of his profession. Veteran teams, built by layer upon layer of player development, produced four straight Big East titles from 2014-17. And the past four seasons have simply been the best in program history — a 135-16 record, three No. 1 NCAA tournament seeds, two Final Fours, and possibly two national titles. Villanova’s unspectacular recruiting class rankings over the last five years are the most worthless stats in the sport.
“It’s not perfect all the time, but we’re honest with guys when they come in,” Wright said. “They know the upperclassmen in our program are respected. They know that they’re going to have to earn their playing time. And the guys that choose Villanova usually want that. They want the competitiveness to prove themselves. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves.”
The following excerpt is from a story on ESPN about Jay Wright, the head basketball coach at Villanova, and how he's built that school into a highly successful program. I was really struck by the following and how it can relate to our hockey program. Given our limitations in recruiting, etc., this is exactly what UVM needs to be doing:
As Villanova’s stature grew, so did its ability to recruit at the highest level. But not all superstars are cut out for Wright’s style, which puts a premium on upperclassmen and a selfless offensive philosophy. His 2010-11 team had five McDonald’s All-Americans on the roster, but it fell apart after a 16-1 start — ‘Nova went 5-11 the rest of the way. The following year was worse, a 13-19 bust that remains the most losses for a Wright-coached team.
That’s when Wright rolled up his monogrammed sleeves and reinvented his recruiting philosophy: He would spend less time chasing five-stars who were marginally invested in the college experience, and more time selecting players who fit his ideal program culture.
What’s happened since then has shot Wright to the top of his profession. Veteran teams, built by layer upon layer of player development, produced four straight Big East titles from 2014-17. And the past four seasons have simply been the best in program history — a 135-16 record, three No. 1 NCAA tournament seeds, two Final Fours, and possibly two national titles. Villanova’s unspectacular recruiting class rankings over the last five years are the most worthless stats in the sport.
“It’s not perfect all the time, but we’re honest with guys when they come in,” Wright said. “They know the upperclassmen in our program are respected. They know that they’re going to have to earn their playing time. And the guys that choose Villanova usually want that. They want the competitiveness to prove themselves. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves.”
The following excerpt is from a story on ESPN about Jay Wright, the head basketball coach at Villanova, and how he's built that school into a highly successful program. I was really struck by the following and how it can relate to our hockey program. Given our limitations in recruiting, etc., this is exactly what UVM needs to be doing:
As Villanova’s stature grew, so did its ability to recruit at the highest level. But not all superstars are cut out for Wright’s style, which puts a premium on upperclassmen and a selfless offensive philosophy. His 2010-11 team had five McDonald’s All-Americans on the roster, but it fell apart after a 16-1 start — ‘Nova went 5-11 the rest of the way. The following year was worse, a 13-19 bust that remains the most losses for a Wright-coached team.
That’s when Wright rolled up his monogrammed sleeves and reinvented his recruiting philosophy: He would spend less time chasing five-stars who were marginally invested in the college experience, and more time selecting players who fit his ideal program culture.
What’s happened since then has shot Wright to the top of his profession. Veteran teams, built by layer upon layer of player development, produced four straight Big East titles from 2014-17. And the past four seasons have simply been the best in program history — a 135-16 record, three No. 1 NCAA tournament seeds, two Final Fours, and possibly two national titles. Villanova’s unspectacular recruiting class rankings over the last five years are the most worthless stats in the sport.
“It’s not perfect all the time, but we’re honest with guys when they come in,” Wright said. “They know the upperclassmen in our program are respected. They know that they’re going to have to earn their playing time. And the guys that choose Villanova usually want that. They want the competitiveness to prove themselves. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves.”
I agree to an extent, although I feel we used to have an identity under Sneddon, which was to play good, hard-nosed defensive hockey and beat teams 2-1 or 3-2. At some point a decision was made to open up the offense, which as I understand it, was part of an effort to recruit more offensively-gifted players to UVM. The increase in offense has really never materialized, and meantime the defense has gone to he!!. I'm not saying we should go back to playing a trap, but we had an identity and it worked better than what we're doing now.yes this would be very nice to have a true team identity! The problem is Sneddon and his coaches are so inconsistence! The coaching style changes every year the kind of player they get changes all the time or they just dont get good ones because they cannot ID and develop the right way...but heard it all the time we want to recruit speed we want to recruit offense we dont care about size to we need to get bigger we want puck moving defensemen we want stay at home defenseman we will take a small goalie we want a big goalie we will play to score a lot of goals we cant score goals we dump and chase we will commit to blocking shots we let in tons of goals....
This team has lacked identity for YEARS!!
That is on the culture that is on the coach!
What he had going in 2007 to 2010 was working and it got abandoned and its never been the same!
