Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

[HOCKEYGUY23]

Attendance across Hockey East is always abysmal for the quarters. I understand the students are on break, too.

BC isn't on break. Just aren't interested it appears.

Also if the team practice an 1 1/2 per day and doesn't spend at least half that on PP Sneddon should be fired. That's a disgrace. BC has a power play with a plan and its not just because they have better players. They spend time practicing it.

 

[J.D.]

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No, not on break. But unless cat lover just started watching hockey this year (very possible)...he or she would know these games never draw well. Bc attendance is great throughout the year and will be great in the NCAAs if at an eastern regional and will be great if they make it to the garden.

 

[Cat lover]

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No, not on break. But unless cat lover just started watching hockey this year (very possible)...he or she would know these games never draw well. Bc attendance is great throughout the year and will be great in the NCAAs if at an eastern regional and will be great if they make it to the garden.

So what you arer saying is they are FAIR WEATHER FANS. If you win we will come.

I see they didnt have this problem in Wisconsin(8228) or Minnesota(9954) and North Dakota(10571) last night.

Home ice is wasted on the spoiled

 

[J.D.]

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Why are you comparing BC's fan support to those three? Those schools will always outdraw BC and it won't be close. Just stick to Hockey East. Go back and look at the history of the QF rounds in this league. They traditionally don't draw well. And you might actually have a point about fair weather fans, except for the fact that BC has great fan support all year long leading up to the playoffs as well. The only disappointment is the QFs.

 

[vstar]

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Someone turn out the lights........

 

[J.D.]

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Very chippy game and weekend from uvm but I'm hoping it had more to do with playing a team four straight times.

 

[BCeagle]

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I agree, it would be nice if we could win a game, not only to make things interesting, but also to finish on a good note and have some positive vibes going into next season. Also agree that it would be nice to be playing another team. With all due respect to Lowell, which played great this year and deserved the regular season title, I'd almost rather be playing them. UVM typically doesn't fare well against "run and gun" teams like BC. Too often, we get sucked into that style of play, to our own detriment.

If I were betting, I'd say BC wins this series in two games. I think the Cats are certainly capable of winning a game though, epecially if we can slow BC down and keep the pace a little more deliberate. At the very least, I hope we don't see a repeat of last Saturday's game.

The other thing is, why does UVM commit so many penalties? This can't be a game plan as BC has top-notch PP in HE and BC burn them up at UVM on PP. Tonight, they had way too many penalties to kill and to a top-notch PP team like BC. That 5-minute major and minor on top really was absurd. To UVM's credit they did killed a majority of the penalties but it also killed their offense if they have any.

 

[jcarter7669]

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Very chippy game and weekend from uvm but I'm hoping it had more to do with playing a team four straight times.

I'm sure the frustration building over playing 4 straight games against the same team did play a factor.

 

[UVM Cat in Texas]

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Very chippy game and weekend from uvm but I'm hoping it had more to do with playing a team four straight times.

You seem to attribute all the chippiness to UVM. Doesn't it take two to tango?

 

[J.D.]

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Sure, no team is just gonna take it for 60 minutes (you would hope) but it just seemed to be uvm's plan from the start of the game till the bitter end. Not everything was a penalty but sneddon didn't appear to do anything to reign it in. Instead he was yapping at a ref while shaking hands with bc players. The focus should have been on adapting to how the game is being called and trying to play hockey and win the game.

 

[GreenCat]

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Better season than the last couple but still way under performing. I wonder how many early departures there will be this year?

 

[HockeyEast12]

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The other thing is, why does UVM commit so many penalties? This can't be a game plan as BC has top-notch PP in HE and BC burn them up at UVM on PP. Tonight, they had way too many penalties to kill and to a top-notch PP team like BC. That 5-minute major and minor on top really was absurd. To UVM's credit they did killed a majority of the penalties but it also killed their offense if they have any.

Why does UVM commit so many penalties? You might have to ask the officials that question. The 5 min major on Brickley Saturday was an insane call, wasn't knee on knee, and certainly wasn't intent to injure so how is that 5 minutes?

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

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Vermont really needed some guidance from Sneddon on Saturday night to chill a little bit as the game progressed. Before BC even scored it seemed as if UVM had given up trying to win the game and was just looking to nail BC players. Bruneteau 1 and 2 and HT Lenz needed to be shot with tranquilizer darts, although I will give Lenz credit he didn't commit a flying forearm to someone's head like he did last year vs. BC so maybe he has calmed down some. McCarthy, Paliotta, and Brickley weren't much better.

UVM really didn't create a lot of offense in either game this weekend but they did well to chip in a few of those chances past Milner when they opportunity presented itself.

 

[Cat lover]

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after watching all the flopping over the last 4 weeks it makes me regret one good thing about the ECAC was those
teams were tough and played hard and had pride enough to try to stay on thier feet.

Hell if Perrin and St Louis who were mauled on a regular basis got the protection the players on the HE top teams
get they would have got 10 PP a game as well.

While not what we hoped for i still call this season a step forward. Now we start another off-season wondering what
will return and showup in the Fall. On a high note no player was dismissed this year.

Like to see the Freshman forwards add strength and Reynolds as well, they have skill but get taken off the puck to much.

Hope with a full offseason and being able to start ready to go we can get the Asst coaches or whoever is in charge of the
specail teams to make some improvements on either style or execution so we dont lose so many games we dominate 5 on 5.

 

[J.D.]

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Vermont really needed some guidance from Sneddon on Saturday night to chill a little bit as the game progressed. Before BC even scored it seemed as if UVM had given up trying to win the game and was just looking to nail BC players. Bruneteau 1 and 2 and HT Lenz needed to be shot with tranquilizer darts, although I will give Lenz credit he didn't commit a flying forearm to someone's head like he did last year vs. BC so maybe he has calmed down some. McCarthy, Paliotta, and Brickley weren't much better.

UVM really didn't create a lot of offense in either game this weekend but they did well to chip in a few of those chances past Milner when they opportunity presented itself.

Just ask cat lover...BC was flopping

after watching all the flopping over the last 4 weeks it makes me regret one good thing about the ECAC was those
teams were tough and played hard and had pride enough to try to stay on thier feet.

Hell if Perrin and St Louis who were mauled on a regular basis got the protection the players on the HE top teams
get they would have got 10 PP a game as well.

The only team in the league with a flopping problem this year was BU. It is not an epidemic. And of course, your star players got mauled, all other star players flop. Or maybe I'm missing something...maybe your problem is that the refs are enforcing the rules more than they did back then. That might at least be a legitimate point. And if that's the case, blame the refs for being too strict. Don't just make ignorant comments about flopping.

Your beloved team played a stupid game on Saturday and for much of the weekend. Blame Sneddon.

 

[Cat lover]

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Just ask cat lover...BC was flopping



The only team in the league with a flopping problem this year was BU. It is not an epidemic. And of course, your star players got mauled, all other star players flop. Or maybe I'm missing something...maybe your problem is that the refs are enforcing the rules more than they did back then. That might at least be a legitimate point. And if that's the case, blame the refs for being too strict. Don't just make ignorant comments about flopping.

Your beloved team played a stupid game on Saturday and for much of the weekend. Blame Sneddon.

I watched all 4 games vs BC and yes BC was flopping, anytime they felt a slightest contact they dropped or dove into the boards.
Roll eyes all you want. The replays on Fridays telecast showed several times a BC player got calls with little or no contact. Even the
ProBC announcers had to admit the calls were bad. I hope they can get some HE refs for the NCAA because this BC team is nowhere
near as good as the last few years and if they need 11 PP to beat a 7th place Vermont team goodluck versus the top teams without the
help.

 

[J.D.]

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Of course they were flopping...it wasn't your team. Dove into the boards? Really? I didn't see anyone dive into the boards. As I've been saying, if the calls are bad, don't blindly blame BC for diving. Blame the refs for making bad calls. Even then, the fact of the matter is your team played extremely dumb hockey and your coach did nothing to stop it. I'd be very concerned about that if I were you.

Nobody has said that this is a great BC team either. And HE refs can't ref BC games in the tourney. Also, BC didn't need 11 PPs to beat your hack of a team. They only converted once. BC didn't have to worry about UVM though because the Cats were too busy gooning it up rather than trying to actually play hockey and win the game.

 

[Cat lover]

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The way I see it if you are gonna get a penalty for a tap you might as well get your moneys worth.

The good thingfor your Senoirs is I hear Montreal needs some more talent for its professional diving team.

Or maybe your graduating players can join a European soccer club they would fit right in.

 

[Cat lover]

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Nobody has said that this is a great BC team either. And HE refs can't ref BC games in the tourney. Also, BC didn't need 11 PPs to beat your hack of a team. They only converted once. BC didn't have to worry about UVM though because the Cats were too busy gooning it up rather than trying to actually play hockey and win the game.

Yea I know on a 2 man no less. You obviously know nothing about hockey. When a team has to kill so many penalties it burns out thier top scorers and kills any flow those
lines have.

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

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Yea I know on a 2 man no less. You obviously know nothing about hockey. When a team has to kill so many penalties it burns out thier top scorers and kills any flow those
lines have.

Maybe they should have tried playing hockey instead of acting like animals. Sneddon could have reeled that in right? Or does he have no control of his bench?

Are the golf courses still covered in snow up there?