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2023 CT Ice Tournament (January 27th & 28th @Quinnipiac) Games will be on SNY & http://gobobcats.com (Out of market) Audio on 97.9 & Varsity Network

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Great game by both teams…some lapses in the 3rd hurt us.
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Disappointing result but that was one hell of a game.
 
How did what is supposed to be a neutral tournament turn into a Quinnipiac home weekend? They really took advantage of this, particularly the ticket sales.
 
I don’t mind it if they rotate the tournaments among the schools. It definitely give Quiney an edge this time.
 
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CL82 said:
I don’t mind it if they rotate the tournaments among the schools. It definitely give Quiney an edge this time.
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As long as that’s what they do, I’m also fine with it.
 
CL82 said:
I don’t mind it if they rotate the tournaments among the schools. It definitely give Quiney an edge this time.
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Yes, as long as each school gets a fair allotment of tickets.
 
JeannoCT said:
Yes, as long as each school gets a fair allotment of tickets.
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It was extremely easy to get tickets. I walked up tonight and got a ticket at the window at 6:50.
 
zls44 said:
It was extremely easy to get tickets. I walked up tonight and got a ticket at the window at 6:50.
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Yes, but up until today, the QU site showed nothing but SRO left. Kind of hurts the planning side of things.
 
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Bomber36 said:
We’d have to host at the XL. Toscano won’t cut it for a tournament like this. Also, it should be on Saturday and Sunday.
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Next year will be different.
 
And, the QU announcers stated yesterday that this tournament was included as part of the QU season ticket package. I think that’s an advantage for QU.
 
There were plenty of seats available all over the arena for at least a month. I got 3 tickets for both days right behind UConn’s bench.

Just disappointed this team cannot get the next level win they need. The rest of the season UConn can only afford one more regular season loss for a chance at the tournament and it can only be to Boston College. They cannot lose to Alaska or New Hampshire.

Jake Flynn’s defense or lack there of really got exposed tonight. He was responsible for the UMass goal last week. Tonight his play in the defensive zone was terrible.

The defensemen need to start standing players up. Stop backing up and backing up towards your own goal. UConn needs to find at least two defensemen in the portal.

Justin Pearson has been a terrific transfer addition.

Sergeev bailed out Lucas with a tremendous save. He made some solid saves tonight. He has a lot of talent but he has to get better at catching the puck, controlling his rebounds and playing more in control. Too many times he gets way out of position. He is the future though.

Hopefully the new arena can add a few more next level recruits that the program needs to take the next step.
 
mac2351 said:
There were plenty of seats available all over the arena for at least a month. I got 3 tickets for both days right behind UConn’s bench.

Just disappointed this team cannot get the next level win they need. The rest of the season UConn can only afford one more regular season loss for a chance at the tournament and it can only be to Boston College. They cannot lose to Alaska or New Hampshire.

Jake Flynn’s defense or lack there of really got exposed tonight. He was responsible for the UMass goal last week. Tonight his play in the defensive zone was terrible.

The defensemen need to start standing players up. Stop backing up and backing up towards your own goal. UConn needs to find at least two defensemen in the portal.

Justin Pearson has been a terrific transfer addition.

Sergeev bailed out Lucas with a tremendous save. He made some solid saves tonight. He has a lot of talent but he has to get better at catching the puck, controlling his rebounds and playing more in control. Too many times he gets way out of position. He is the future though.

Hopefully the new arena can add a few more next level recruits that the program needs to take the next step.
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Astute analysis here. I thought starting Sergeev was the right move. There were a couple of goals he let un unscreened that could have been saved but the Huskies were in this game and played toe to toe with mighty QU in their barn with a great effort. Addition to a solid defensemen from the portal - I thought Gurley or a player like him was a good fit for the program on defense last year.

Pearson has really been terrific. he’s dynamic, a good skater, makes sharp cuts with the puck and has a great sense of the game, Total agreement there.

While there are very fast skaters on the Huskies, Tverberg and Bradley can really move, team speed seemed to lag behind QU at times.

Under Cavs each year this team has gotten better and better, and we see that this one is no exception. The lightning start of 9-1-1 (ironic, eh.) wasn’t a fluke so much, but our thought was that they were a great team, and instead they are a very good one that can still make some noise this season, but next year is maybe the one that takes them to the next level towards promised land.

The Huskies will need some luck with the Pairwise, even if they run the table. At minimum the goal should be to secure a home game for the HE playoffs - win and return to TD Garden and use last year’s experience - for the players that were there - to win the title and prepare for the NCAA’s.
 
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JeannoCT said:
And, the QU announcers stated yesterday that this tournament was included as part of the QU season ticket package. I think that’s an advantage for QU.
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It’s not QUs fault that UConn and SHU couldn’t get their act together and finish their rinks sooner. Or that Yale has stopped caring.
 
I’m glad he started Arsenii. He’s not a comfortable watch, but his ceiling is so high. Compare the first 30 seconds vs Cornell and tonight. In both cases, UConn needed their goalie to bail out the team not being awake and a huge chance. Arsenii did. Logan didn’t.

They really need blue line help in the portal. I’d pay a million dollars for one LHD, but there’s not enough of them in the NHL so expecting to see many in college is probably a stretch. But them being so RHD heavy is a big reason why the PP stagnates as does zone play.
 
There has always been a clear distinction between the type of forwards UConn can get, Wood, Salminen, Tverberg, versus their blue line recruiting.

Salminen’s goal was a next level shot.
 
Disgusting loss, so tired of losing to Quinnipiac. 20 minutes away from what would have been a huge win.

How in the holy hell does Ryan Tverberg not get a shot on goal in this game?

Just can’t understand the idea of playing this torunament in small campus rinks. But whatever. People will go to their graves thinking playing games at the XL is synonymous with leprosy.
 
How many people are showing up to a Sacred Heart v Yale final at XL?

How many people are showing up to a Quinnipiac v Sacred Heart final at XL?

What type of atmosphere would those games have?

The only large crowd would be a Quinnipiac v UConn final.

The tournament is brand new. Let the tournament grow momentum at these on campus rinks.
 
How many people are showing up at the XL tonight if it’s UConn vs. Quinnipiac? I’m going with easy 6-7k as long as some QU fans travel 30 minutes.

If Yale and SHU are in the finals would their fans prefer Storrs over Hartford?

And by the way all the people constantly bitching about the size of the UConn rink have to be on board with playing this tourney at the XL I assume.
 
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