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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Weekend Recap: BU brushes away Colgate
The BU men's hockey team killed a 5 on 3 powerplay early in their season opener and never looked back. BU got goals from Patrick Harper(x2), Nick Roberto(shorthanded), Clayton Keller, Tommy Kelly and sophomore assistant captain Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson. Freshman goalie Jake Oettinger was huge(literally and figuratively) in goal including a penalty shot save. The win is obviously a great start to the season especially in comparison to last year's opening loss at Union where the team had numerous defensive breakdowns. This BU team should win lots of games but the question has been and will continue to be if they can bring it night in and night out since they are so young. This has never been an issue with a David Quinn coached team so I am not concerned that this will actually be an issue going forward. The team seems to be pretty set on blocking out the hype around them the best they can and so am I. Only game that matters/exists is Denver next weekend.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Why your team/coach sucks: UVM Wildcats
This is part 5 of an 11 part series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 can be seen by clicking or scrolling down)
Your Team: UVM Wildcats
Your 2015-2016 record: 15-22-3(6-13-3)
Your outlook: UVM will finish somewhere in the middle of the pack in the conference standings. They were picked 9th by the coaches but they could easily finisher higher if they get an improved year from goalie/midget Mike Santaguida who posted a .913 save percentage last season. They return virtually all of their forwards from last season as well as adding freshman Ross Colton who should be able to play a top 6 role immediately. The real question will be can the defense provide any offense at all with top dmen Alexx Privitera and Yvan Pattyn graduating. This gets to my next point which is what type of coaching they are going to need but not going to get to make any noise in conference.
Your Team: UVM Wildcats
Your 2015-2016 record: 15-22-3(6-13-3)
Your outlook: UVM will finish somewhere in the middle of the pack in the conference standings. They were picked 9th by the coaches but they could easily finisher higher if they get an improved year from goalie/midget Mike Santaguida who posted a .913 save percentage last season. They return virtually all of their forwards from last season as well as adding freshman Ross Colton who should be able to play a top 6 role immediately. The real question will be can the defense provide any offense at all with top dmen Alexx Privitera and Yvan Pattyn graduating. This gets to my next point which is what type of coaching they are going to need but not going to get to make any noise in conference.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Why Your Team Sucks: Merrimack
This is part 4 of an 11 part series(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
Part 4
Your team: Merrimack Warriors Hockey
Your 2015-2016 Record: 13-19-7 (5-10-7)
Your 2016-2017 outlook: They could possible be better but they will probably still sucks. Last year Merrimack got terrible goaltending throughout the year and anybody who knows the defensive style that Merrimack plays knows that they do not have the offensive firepower to overcome bad goaltending. You would think with this information Mark Dennehy and that fine Boston College degree of his would put two and two together and go get a better goalie since his returning started, Collin Delia, ranked 12th in GAA and dead last 15th in save % of qualifying goalies last year. If you thought this you would be incorrect. Dennehy and co are bringing in 6 forwards and 2 defenseman in this year's freshman class.
Part 4
Your team: Merrimack Warriors Hockey
Your 2015-2016 Record: 13-19-7 (5-10-7)
Your 2016-2017 outlook: They could possible be better but they will probably still sucks. Last year Merrimack got terrible goaltending throughout the year and anybody who knows the defensive style that Merrimack plays knows that they do not have the offensive firepower to overcome bad goaltending. You would think with this information Mark Dennehy and that fine Boston College degree of his would put two and two together and go get a better goalie since his returning started, Collin Delia, ranked 12th in GAA and dead last 15th in save % of qualifying goalies last year. If you thought this you would be incorrect. Dennehy and co are bringing in 6 forwards and 2 defenseman in this year's freshman class.
Why Your Team Sucks: UNH
This is Part 3 of an 11 part series on the bad teams in Hockey East (Part 1, Part 2)
Your team: UNH Wildcats
Your 2015-2016 Record: 11-20-6(4-12-6)
Your outlook: Not any better than last year. The Wildcats, who finished 10th last year, were picked to finish 10th in the conference again this year. If not for Maine and UMass just being garbage programs, they could easily have finished even worse. UNH was 6th in the conference in scoring offense before losing 3 out of their 5 20+ point scorers including leading scorer Andrew Poturalski. The problem with losing that much offense and not having the incoming class to replace it is that the defensive corps ranked 10th in the league and aren't gaining any playmakers. The best incoming freshman for UNH are forwards Liam Blackburn and another Van Riemsdyk who I just assume will be good since his two older brothers were. The defense will continue to struggle leaving junior goalies Adam Clark and Danny Tirone out to dry.
Your team: UNH Wildcats
Your 2015-2016 Record: 11-20-6(4-12-6)
Your outlook: Not any better than last year. The Wildcats, who finished 10th last year, were picked to finish 10th in the conference again this year. If not for Maine and UMass just being garbage programs, they could easily have finished even worse. UNH was 6th in the conference in scoring offense before losing 3 out of their 5 20+ point scorers including leading scorer Andrew Poturalski. The problem with losing that much offense and not having the incoming class to replace it is that the defensive corps ranked 10th in the league and aren't gaining any playmakers. The best incoming freshman for UNH are forwards Liam Blackburn and another Van Riemsdyk who I just assume will be good since his two older brothers were. The defense will continue to struggle leaving junior goalies Adam Clark and Danny Tirone out to dry.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Why Your Team Sucks-Maine
Part 2 of 11. You can find part 1(UMass) here
Your team: Maine Black Bears
Your 2015-2016 Record: 8-24-6(5-15-2)
Your 2016-2017 outlook: Maybe worse than last year. Like UMass, it will be tough to be worse than last year's team but certainly anything is possible for a team this untalented and bad at hockey. They only return two players who recorded 15+ points last year and their freshman class is uhhh lets just say Paul Kariya isn't working through that door. Pat Shea is a freshman who will be probably be the most likely to contribute out of the gang of misfits. They are fighting an uphill battle on a team that ranked 56th offensively and 50th defensively in the country last season. Jake Pappalardo is also a freshman who could make an impact but the definition of freshmen impact is much different in Orono now than at any top tier Hockey East school.
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Your team: Maine Black Bears
Your 2015-2016 Record: 8-24-6(5-15-2)
Your 2016-2017 outlook: Maybe worse than last year. Like UMass, it will be tough to be worse than last year's team but certainly anything is possible for a team this untalented and bad at hockey. They only return two players who recorded 15+ points last year and their freshman class is uhhh lets just say Paul Kariya isn't working through that door. Pat Shea is a freshman who will be probably be the most likely to contribute out of the gang of misfits. They are fighting an uphill battle on a team that ranked 56th offensively and 50th defensively in the country last season. Jake Pappalardo is also a freshman who could make an impact but the definition of freshmen impact is much different in Orono now than at any top tier Hockey East school.
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