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2025-2026 CT Ice Tournament @Ingalls Rink, New Haven CT (Fri. 1/23/26 @7:30pm v. Yale Bulldogs & Sat. 1/24/26 v. Quinnipiac Bobcats @7:30) Game on SNY

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Hell of an effort in the third. Quinnipiac looked like they had 6 or 7 skaters in large chunks of the game- they are very good.
and you lnow Pecknold had them come in with a chip on their shoulder after the two UConn wins last year.
Also - goaltending was great.
Lastly i really like the play making from our younger players. Small in size but definitely have some speed and playmaking skills
 
RitzLuce1 said:
Stop looking to the refs. We have 13 shots. Play better. Be the aggressor for like a segment of the game. I keep hearing how we have 4 lines, do something. Make something happen. Going through the motions in one of the most important games of the year.
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LOL - refs were fine except for that obvious board on Tattle. Ill call out boardings when i see them, thank you very much
 
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Crossbar - were you there? How was the uconn crowd- looked good on the side we scored all the goals
 
TMB4405 said:
Game reminded me a lot of the Penn State tourney game. We kind of held on early and then totally flipped the ice for back half of game and forecheck took hold. Crowd was pretty evenly split. Sat right behind QU bench and Pecknold complains all game long.
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Entitled.
 
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NPI moved us up to 15 from 18 after QU win. QU dropped from 6 to 8. Hardly seems fair... We still have a lot of work to do given how the incomprehensible NPI rules work. Of course, we can also just win the HE tournament.
 
Anyone know of a replay available to watch? Evidently I didn't record it and have no desire to subscribe to FloSports for replay.
 
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Last night was gut check time and the Huskies responded. First ten minutes of P1 we were holding on by our fingernails. Heaslips shortie stole Q’s thunder. We get caught napping and it’s 2-1. 3rd P was time to man up and they did it just like last year. It was the most physical game of the year- Tattle will need a week in the ice bath. Moose was tremendous in goal and every guy on the ice chipped in with 100% effort. Total team effort. Cav and his assistants deserve a lot of credit for steering these guys to 2 straight Ct Ice trophies.
Bobcats shouldn’t mess with Huskies on a night as cold as Saturday in the Yukon!
 
The Viking said:
Crossbar - were you there? How was the uconn crowd- looked good on the side we scored all the goals
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Was there both nights. UConn well represented about equal to QU which surprised me. According to box score attendance was 2500 which was about right.

Cavs is spot on. If this tournament is to continue it needs to be played up in Hartford where the attendance was by far the highest for a final.

Unlike Yale QU has some skilled puck handlers that gave UConn trouble at times, but the Huskies were pluckier, skated well and blocked a ton of shots. It was interesting to see the two game-plans at work against each other. This game has juice all the way until the end! Some of the best Uconn games I have ever seen whatever the outcome have been vs QU.
 
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DblCrossbar said:
Was there both nights. UConn well represented about equal to QU which surprised me. According to box score attendance was 2500 which was about right.

Cavs is spot on. If this tournament is to continue it needs to be played up in Hartford where the attendance was by far the highest for a final.

Unlike Yale QU has some skilled puck handlers that gave UConn trouble at times, but the Huskies were pluckier and skated well and blocked a tom of shots. It was interesting to see the two game-plans at work against each other. This game has juice all the way until the end! Some of the best Uconn games I have ever seen whatever the outcome have been vs QU.
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I was thinking about seeing if any of my buddy's would want to go. I don't drive but I was told it's a cold rink there. Honestly after seeing the crowd people weren't that bundled up!
 
Sea Goat said:
NPI moved us up to 15 from 18 after QU win. QU dropped from 6 to 8. Hardly seems fair... We still have a lot of work to do given how the incomprehensible NPI rules work. Of course, we can also just win the HE tournament.
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Seems heavily skewed to the western teams. We really are going to have to go on a streak.
 
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Sea Goat said:
NPI moved us up to 15 from 18 after QU win. QU dropped from 6 to 8. Hardly seems fair... We still have a lot of work to do given how the incomprehensible NPI rules work. Of course, we can also just win the HE tournament.
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Keep in mind these are probably considered neutral site games so you dont get the credit you would of it was a true road game - at least I think
 
Yhea the coaching staff deserves a lot of credit they drew up the right plays. Uconn found cracks in quinnipiacs defense. All I know is quinnipiac is loosing their minds right now!
 
Sea Goat said:
NPI moved us up to 15 from 18 after QU win. QU dropped from 6 to 8. Hardly seems fair... We still have a lot of work to do given how the incomprehensible NPI rules work. Of course, we can also just win the HE tournament.
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Two wins vs the ECAC should have enhanced HE’s footing a little more than that. Seems like NPI is wonderful if your school has the name Michigan somewhere in it 🫤.
 
TagTen901 said:
I was thinking about seeing if any of my buddy's would want to go. I don't drive but I was told it's a cold rink there. Honestly after seeing the crowd people weren't that bundled up!
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We brought plenty of warm clothing because we walked from a hotel downtown, but didn’t really need them in the arena. Didn’t seem much colder than Toscano.

Oh, and we didn’t drive either. Took the train down and returned via CTRail / Hartfordline this morning. Good to have options but a midnight train from NH would be ideal for events.
 
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Anyone know if there’s a video link to the post CT Ice championship press conference anywhere?
 
RitzLuce1 said:
Seems heavily skewed to the western teams. We really are going to have to go on a streak.
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With 16 spots, less the auto qualifiers, at large bids are a tough route to go. It is clear you are penalized more for losing to #50 (Vermont) than rewarded for beating #6 (Quinnipiac). Needless to say, you're right - we need a hell of a streak or a HE tournament win to get in.
 
DblCrossbar said:
Cavs is spot on. If this tournament is to continue it needs to be played up in Hartford where the attendance was by far the highest for a final.
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Split the difference and 50/50 Bridgeport and Hartford.

The one annoying thing about playing it in Hartford - we give up at least some control of the gate - A Toscano ticket for an away team would be very hard to come by
 
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Would it be any harder than getting a ticket for a game at SHU or QU. The capacity at Toscano is smaller but not by that much.
 
pepband99 said:
Split the difference and 50/50 Bridgeport and Hartford.

The one annoying thing about playing it in Hartford - we give up at least some control of the gate - A Toscano ticket for an away team would be very hard to come by
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I can live with Bridgeport hosting at times too. A neutral host should be an essential part of any future renditions of this tournament à la the Beanpot. Hartford is close to neutral. UConn after all only plays 4 games there, and they might count this tournament as two of them!
 
Brunoblue said:
Would it be any harder than getting a ticket for a game at SHU or QU. The capacity at Toscano is smaller but not by that much.
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Right - that's the point.

Every other participant gets a 1) home game in 2) a controlled ticket.

Having it in Hartford means that everyone who wants to, can come. If we get 100% of the draw AND it outpaces our cost to play there, great. But as that improves, you probably get less of a home crowd. It's a dance.
 
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