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Post by purplehaze on Jan 21, 2023 21:29:52 GMT -5
Ran out of steam tonight losing 4-1 including an empty net goal - very chippy game and even the coaches exchanged words after the game
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Post by HC92 on Jan 21, 2023 21:30:07 GMT -5
Lost 4-1. SHU definitely much better than us. Need to keep improving but there are at least signs of life in the program.
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Post by HC92 on Jan 21, 2023 21:31:10 GMT -5
Ran out of steam tonight losing 4-1 including an empty net goal - very chippy game and even the coaches exchanged words after the game Last night was a little chippy too. Phillips on HC was injured on a hit behind the net last night and did not return. |
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Post by purplehaze on Jan 22, 2023 13:50:58 GMT -5
This atmosphere (as long as it lasts) is going to carry SHU - quite remarkable for an Atlantic Hockey school
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jan 22, 2023 13:55:53 GMT -5
This atmosphere (as long as it lasts) is going to carry SHU - quite remarkable for an Atlantic Hockey school RIT has been doing this for years, no? |
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Post by HC92 on Jan 22, 2023 13:57:22 GMT -5
This atmosphere (as long as it lasts) is going to carry SHU - quite remarkable for an Atlantic Hockey school It was definitely impressive. Arena is nice. Connected parking so you don’t even need to go outside once you park. Concessions probably could be expanded as lines were crazy with a near-sellout crowd Friday. We’ll see if they can maintain the interest. Definitely a huge student turnout on Friday. If they can keep getting 1500 students at every game, they’ll be in business. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 22, 2023 14:05:39 GMT -5
This atmosphere (as long as it lasts) is going to carry SHU - quite remarkable for an Atlantic Hockey school Janik is the former long time SID at Franklin Pierce who went to SHU in late November. Big difference in atmosphere |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 22, 2023 14:06:26 GMT -5
This atmosphere (as long as it lasts) is going to carry SHU - quite remarkable for an Atlantic Hockey school It was definitely impressive. Arena is nice. Connected parking so you don’t even need to go outside once you park. Concessions probably could be expanded as lines were crazy with a near-sellout crowd Friday. We’ll see if they can maintain the interest. Definitely a huge student turnout on Friday. If they can keep getting 1500 students at every game, they’ll be in business. UConn on the other hand only allows 150 students... |
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Post by HC92 on Jan 22, 2023 15:16:43 GMT -5
It was definitely impressive. Arena is nice. Connected parking so you don’t even need to go outside once you park. Concessions probably could be expanded as lines were crazy with a near-sellout crowd Friday. We’ll see if they can maintain the interest. Definitely a huge student turnout on Friday. If they can keep getting 1500 students at every game, they’ll be in business. UConn on the other hand only allows 150 students... What??? That seems terrible though maybe more lucrative if they can sell season tickets with mandatory donations attached for those seats. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 22, 2023 16:55:18 GMT -5
UConn on the other hand only allows 150 students... What??? That seems terrible though maybe more lucrative if they can sell season tickets with mandatory donations attached for those seats. That is what I was quoted last Saturday when I was on campus. They have a VERY tiny student second. |
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Post by aaa8316 on Jan 23, 2023 20:44:42 GMT -5
This atmosphere (as long as it lasts) is going to carry SHU - quite remarkable for an Atlantic Hockey school RIT has been doing this for years, no? A far cry from the Milford Ice Pavilion back in the day. (the same day that HC Men's Hockey used to win 20+ games in a season) Bravo SHU. Best wishes in Hockey East. |
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 23, 2023 21:29:48 GMT -5
SHU will take the high road (H E.), we'll take the low road (AHA) and we'll be in the NCAA afore ye. I hope.
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Post by trimster on Jan 24, 2023 8:42:07 GMT -5
SHU will take the high road (H E.), we'll take the low road (AHA) and we'll be in the NCAA afore ye. I hope. I have never been to an HC hockey game. I might start going to at least some games if HC were playing in the H.E. |
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 24, 2023 9:49:35 GMT -5
Sounds like you are more interested in seeing HC's opponents than in following our Crusaders. I have attended several hockey games (both men and women) and the energy is palpable. It is generally a fun time that you might want to try.
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 24, 2023 10:22:47 GMT -5
SHU will take the high road (H E.), we'll take the low road (AHA) and we'll be in the NCAA afore ye. I hope. I have never been to an HC hockey game. I might start going to at least some games if HC were playing in the H.E. A good question is which would draw more: An HC team at or near the bottom of H.E. or an HC team in or near first place in the AHA? |
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Post by trimster on Jan 24, 2023 10:57:08 GMT -5
Sounds like you are more interested in seeing HC's opponents than in following our Crusaders. I have attended several hockey games (both men and women) and the energy is palpable. It is generally a fun time that you might want to try. Hardly the case. Just saying I would be much more interested in watching HC play BU than AIC. |
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 24, 2023 11:27:08 GMT -5
Sounds like you are more interested in seeing HC's opponents than in following our Crusaders. I have attended several hockey games (both men and women) and the energy is palpable. It is generally a fun time that you might want to try. Hardly the case. Just saying I would be much more interested in watching HC play BU than AIC. How about watching HC vs BU in a game that is meaningless for HC in the H.E. standings as well as the Turnpike Trophy standings or watching HC vs AIC with the AHA auto bid in play? |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 24, 2023 12:21:44 GMT -5
Sounds like you are more interested in seeing HC's opponents than in following our Crusaders. I have attended several hockey games (both men and women) and the energy is palpable. It is generally a fun time that you might want to try. Hardly the case. Just saying I would be much more interested in watching HC play BU than AIC. Well, AIC has won a NCAA game more recently than BU, BC, Northeastern, UNH, Maine, Vermont and Merrimack. 🤪 |
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Post by trimster on Jan 24, 2023 17:33:11 GMT -5
Hardly the case. Just saying I would be much more interested in watching HC play BU than AIC. How about watching HC vs BU in a game that is meaningless for HC in the H.E. standings as well as the Turnpike Trophy standings or watching HC vs AIC with the AHA auto bid in play? There is so much more to a sport season than an auto bid to the NCAA tourney where in all likelihood HC would get bounced in the opening round. To answer your question I would probably vote for the AIC game. |
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Post by cruskater31 on Jan 26, 2023 9:48:46 GMT -5
I would like watching the game that is the best game played on the ice. That being said, I love going to top-tier Hockey East games for the atmosphere and high-level of hockey (programs shift a bit--I remember watching HC beat BU the year after I graduated and then a one-goal loss a couple of years later. The HC-BC game from a few years back and HC-NU games were pretty epic. Right now, BC isn't playing that well but any win against BC is appreciated.
Right now...BU is better than AIC. BU has a better atmosphere than AIC. If AIC was better in a given year (think a couple of seasons ago), I would appreciate that game. For me, this debate is a bit about semantics. Some will find HC vs. BC or Army in football more interesting than HC vs. Fordham/Colgate/whoever is finishing 2nd to us next year.
No matter what...I want to make the playoffs. I am not going to be content with a .500 season even if we beat RIT and AIC that season but fail to earn the auto-bid in the playoffs. We have not won a league title since 2006. Will the new building at SHU help draw recruits such that SHU, AIC, and RIT (maybe Bentley considering they have a fairly new building) elevate the league from a 1 bid league to a 2-3 bid league? I don't know. I still think that HC men are better suited with recruiting to win games in HEA right away than the women were a few years ago. Let's keep building the program and do something to our rink. (like turn it into an "arena"). Then I'll worry about auto-bids, who I'd rather play, etc, etc, etc.
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