Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

[UVM Cat in Texas]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

Since we now have more room in the schedule for non-conference opponents, and seem to be filling it at least in part with ECAC schools, it'd be nice if we could do a home and home with Dartmouth every year. They were easily our biggest rival from the ECAC days and I think those teams truly hated each other, which made for some good games. We really haven't found that with a team in HE, although there does seem to be a good deal of animosity between UVM and Lowell fans.

 

[boblav1]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

An interview with Victor Stalberg from the Hockey East site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n5dwA-RhMg&feature=player_embedded

 

[snwbrdr]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

That schedule is a pretty dramatic change Four home league games after the holidays? I can't complain about the EZAC games because we can't be flying out west every weekend or see them coming east, but it seems a bit ridiculous.

 

[catmandoo]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

That schedule is a pretty dramatic change Four home league games after the holidays? I can't complain about the EZAC games because we can't be flying out west every weekend or see them coming east, but it seems a bit ridiculous.

What kind of schedule would you want in your last year of a salary contract coming off 3 years of disaster? I would put a very easy non conference schedule together if it were me.

 

[UMLFan]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

That schedule is a pretty dramatic change Four home league games after the holidays? I can't complain about the EZAC games because we can't be flying out west every weekend or see them coming east, but it seems a bit ridiculous.

This was one of the worries I had with scheduling for the non "big-four" teams in HE, with ND coming in. I believe the Irish have 22 home games next season. It's going to make for a lot more "weak" non-conference games for teams like ours.

Lowell's schedule isn't final yet, but we've got games against Sacred Heart, UMass, home/home with Q, @ MSU, @ Michigan, @ Princeton, @ Penn State for two, AIC, the Catamount Cup at UVM, 2 @ Clarkson, Frozen Fenway with NU.

Not great, not bad. But that's going to be (IMHO) an on-going scheduling issue for many schools.

 

[4th liner]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

What kind of schedule would you want in your last year of a salary contract coming off 3 years of disaster? I would put a very easy non conference schedule together if it were me.

Sneddon is under contract through April 2015. Schedules will change again when UConn comes into Hockey East. Many HEA teams are scrambling to fill out 14 non-league games as opposed to seven in previous seasons, complicated by figuring out who's available when. Hardly ideal, but reality for this coming season.

 

[boblav1]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

Sneddon is under contract through April 2015. Schedules will change again when UConn comes into Hockey East. Many HEA teams are scrambling to fill out 14 non-league games as opposed to seven in previous seasons, complicated by figuring out who's available when. Hardly ideal, but reality for this coming season.

I don't like seeing this.

Mike McMahon - ‏@MikeMcMahonCHN - Merrimack will only play a 32-game schedule this season. Had trouble finding two more non-conference games.

 

[catmandoo]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

Sneddon is under contract through April 2015. Schedules will change again when UConn comes into Hockey East. Many HEA teams are scrambling to fill out 14 non-league games as opposed to seven in previous seasons, complicated by figuring out who's available when. Hardly ideal, but reality for this coming season.

True but AD's can get away with buying out one year of a losing coaches contract...just not two.

 

[snwbrdr]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

Sneddon did a lot for this program when he arrived, prior to that other than MSL, Perrin and Thomas era it was a pretty sad story and he raised expectations to a MUCH higher level than they wre prior. he's got a facility challenge that we need to deal with, I'm giving him two more years to get back to high mid pack consistency before I start calling for a head

 

[pokecheckguy]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

Sneddon did a lot for this program when he arrived, prior to that other than MSL, Perrin and Thomas era it was a pretty sad story and he raised expectations to a MUCH higher level than they wre prior. he's got a facility challenge that we need to deal with, I'm giving him two more years to get back to high mid pack consistency before I start calling for a head

Sneddon took a program that bottomed out because of a hazing scandal and yes did a good job getting them out he did go to a Frozen 4 after all. But look at the numbers closely. Guy isn't over .500 in 10 years here, and he's really only had one good season. Lucky too. Inherits an NHLer (Mitchell), lucked in to Stalberg - does anyone know that they found him because Viktor sent them video because he wanted to go anywhere even D3 to college in the US? I will thank him for a job well done but he is on the hot seat and should be. Another losing season would be unacceptable. Fact that you think mid-pack consistencyis okay just shows you how much people don't really care. I know they dont have a BC budget or whatever but why is that okay? Only sport that makes most of its money back on campus you cant have a crappy product each season. Many of us give a lot of money their way and to have to watch losing is not okay especially when they hound us for more every year. Facility is a joke excuse that he and the administration are all to happy to make. Yeah it is bottom 3 in HE with Providence and Merrimack last I checked they surpassed UVM in the standings the last few years. Also UMass-Amerhest has been bad for years and their arena is really nice. I want a new arena too but cant tie two together like that because it doesnt measure success. Ask the basketball team.

Most arent draft eligible because they are older but I wonder if some of the new recruits get their name called today. Also would be crazy if Boston traded Seguin to Tampa. A St Louis, Stamkos and Seguin line if they were all together would really put up the points.

 

[Cat lover]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

Ask the basketball team.

Are you really comparing Hockey East that has had several NCAA Champions in the last 10 years to America East
and its tradition of being a 16 seed.

 

[GreenCat]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

Are you really comparing Hockey East that has had several NCAA Champions in the last 10 years to America East
and its tradition of being a 16 seed.

Isn't all relative? UVM consistently is one of the best in America East with minimal facilities compared to other AE schools. Yes they are not a Tier 1 BB program/conference from an NCAA perspective but at the level they are at they consistently win. The key words being consistently and win.

 

[UVM Cat in Texas]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

Sneddon took a program that bottomed out because of a hazing scandal and yes did a good job getting them out he did go to a Frozen 4 after all. But look at the numbers closely. Guy isn't over .500 in 10 years here, and he's really only had one good season. Lucky too. Inherits an NHLer (Mitchell), lucked in to Stalberg - does anyone know that they found him because Viktor sent them video because he wanted to go anywhere even D3 to college in the US? I will thank him for a job well done but he is on the hot seat and should be. Another losing season would be unacceptable.

I agree. I was calling for Sneddon's head throughout most of last season. I do think he did a pretty decent job of bringing the team back from the brink of disaster at the end of the season. Except for the last 3 BC games to end the season, we played some pretty decent hockey. I think that was enough to get Sneddon another year, at least with me. But if we're in the bottom of the pack again this year, then the gloves come off, and Sneddon's gotta go. As I've said several times in the past, it's pretty much gotten to the point where we need a change, just for the sake of change.

 

[pokecheckguy]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

Are you really comparing Hockey East that has had several NCAA Champions in the last 10 years to America East
and its tradition of being a 16 seed.

Not my point. Someone made it for me. The basketball team wins and wins every year despite having a below grade facility. Winning is winning and for the sport that makes the school the most money they cant afford to have a product that loses. But if you really want to get in to it, how about you look at the rinks of some recent final 4 teams. Yale is national champion have you been to their rink? Nothing to write home about. They aren't letting that get in the way of their success over the past few years are they?

 

[jcarter7669]

Re: Vermont Hockey: Taking No Prisoners In 2012-2013

The schedule definitely is...different. I think that will change as time goes on and every team settles in a bit. It's the first year and teams commit years in advance, but it does kinda suck to play ME 4 times and NU 3 times. Seems as they could have found a little bit more diversity, after all there were still a few ECAC teams not scheduled in

The schedule is nice in a way though, if UVM is going to improve they have a good schedule to do it with. Short of the UND's at the get go after that they pretty much play the teams in the league that they need to be winning against during the first half. We will know by Christmas if this team is going to go anywhere at all. If they can't pick up a lot of points before the break they are pretty much hosed.

I am cautiously optimistic for the team this year. I think there are some guys that CAN score and I think having a goalie that can take away Hoffman's job on the roster is a positive thing. It was clear last year that Faust was going to step on the ice no matter how badly Hoffman was struggling. I would be surprised this year if we don't see some sort of split in net to start the season, although that has never really been Sneddon's style.

Either way, the guys on this team need to score. The offense has been pathetically weak for pretty much Sneddon's entire tenure with a few guys here and there that have picked it up. I think there are a solid group this year that can put together some offense if they are allowed. But the line jumbling needs to stop, Brickley needs to stop being a hitter and start being a scorer among other things. Hopefully Reyonlds can break out of the slump he was in last year and everyone stays healthy.