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Viet Vet said:
Well written analysis of Sergeev’s shortcomings. Haider is my guy.
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With goals at such a premium, you would think that was the logical choice. I’ve found, however, that logic and hockey oftentimes just don’t mix.
 
Bomber36 said:
With goals at such a premium, you would think that was the logical choice. I’ve found, however, that logic and hockey oftentimes just don’t mix.
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Cav doesn't want to hurt anybody's feelings ...
 
Number 43 in Pairwise (we are significantly last among Hockey East teams).
 
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shizzle787 said:
Number 43 in Pairwise (we are significantly last among Hockey East teams).
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Ultimately it’s their record in HE that counts and will determine their position and likelihood to advance. Pairwise watching isn’t helpful until the last few weeks of the season. As an example take a look at last season when we were on a fools gold bandwagon and then gradually saw the huskies play themselves out of the top 13 for an at large selection. What they need to do is take care of business, particularly in HE and earn a home game for the playoffs - or maybe based on how they have performed at home so far perhaps they go for 5th place and play one game on the road to get to TD garden :p
 
UConn is definitely not as bad as Northeastern. Northeastern is horrible this season.

Friday night Northeastern was out shot by Providence 40-9. They are 2-5 overall and 0-5 in Hockey East. Their only wins are against Stonehill and Bentley. Life without Levi and McDonough is rough.
 
mac2351 said:
UConn is definitely not as bad as Northeastern. Northeastern is horrible this season.

Friday night Northeastern was out shot by Providence 40-9. They are 2-5 overall and 0-5 in Hockey East. Their only wins are against Stonehill and Bentley. Life without Levi and McDonough is rough.
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They're bad but have had quite a few injuries.
 
Any word on whether Haider is Friday night’s starter yet? I would think that this is the weekend to do it, if so…also, I just read Haider has another year of eligibility remaining after this season. News to me. Why not start him.
 
I don’t know why they didn’t ask about the rotation on the coaches’ show. They were talking about Sergeev but they never asked about the rotation. Even if Cav gives a non-answer, you have to ask.

Haider’s goals against is 8th in the country and his save percentage is 11th in the country.

Sergeev’s goals against has fallen to 54th in the country and his save percentage is 68th in the country.

I do not know how Cav can justify playing Sergeev against one of the most offensively talented teams in the country after seeing what Sergeev has done the last two weeks.

At some point Cav owes it to the rest of the roster to put a top ten goalie in the country out their on a permanent basis.
 
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mac2351 said:
UConn is definitely not as bad as Northeastern. Northeastern is horrible this season.

Friday night Northeastern was out shot by Providence 40-9. They are 2-5 overall and 0-5 in Hockey East. Their only wins are against Stonehill and Bentley. Life without Levi and McDonough is rough.
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I’m glad you mentioned McDonough here…I couldn’t recall his name the other day while watching Jeffries from Merrimack. Skills reminded me of him.
 
Viet Vet said:
Spot on.
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Uconn has some talent, but also many role players and their margin for error is small compared to top teams. Any mistake like the one Jake Flynn made that lead to a 2 on none, is more devastating for this team, especially when they fall behind. In part the shifting cut play he tried to make is a result of bad coaching - particularly considering the speed and talent of BC, but may have also been an I’ll conceived move by a player who grew up 30 miles from Boston and even as a grad student wanted to show up them folks from beantown. Flynn has been a decent player for UConn over the years, and has been classy, but is also definitely been turnover prone.

Coach also needs to consider benching Capone - who unfortunately hasn’t gotten any better since his freshmen year - and needs more discipline from his squad overall so they don’t take early and stupid penalties. The second roughing penalty Nick took was about as dumb as they come with the puck nowhere around and the head of a BC player slammed into the goalpost.
 
DblCrossbar said:
Uconn has some talent, but also many role players and their margin for error is small compared to top teams. Any mistake like the one Jake Flynn made that lead to a 2 on none, is more devastating for this team, especially when they fall behind. In part the shifting cut play he tried to make is a result of bad coaching - particularly considering the speed and talent of BC, but may have also been an I’ll conceived move by a player who grew up 30 miles from Boston and even as a grad student wanted to show up them folks from beantown. Flynn has been a decent player for UConn over the years, and has been classy, but is also definitely been turnover prone.

Coach also needs to consider benching Capone - who unfortunately hasn’t gotten any better since his freshmen year - and needs more discipline from his squad overall so they don’t take early and stupid penalties. The second roughing penalty Nick took was about as dumb as they come with the puck nowhere around and the head of a BC player slammed into the goalpost.
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I agree. The forward group is bloated with grinders. There is a desperate need on this team for scorers and playmakers. Speed and quickness are two other glaring weaknesses.

It falls back on to the coaching staff and their recruiting. This summer anyone could see that the roster was definitely not talented enough to score goals and they didn’t address it.

The third line is just not close to being a third line of a team that wants to contend nationally. Heaslip should not be centering a third line, Capone should not be on a 3rd line, and Mahshie’s transition from RPI to UConn has been awful.

Capone just needs to go away.
 
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I read this board with a combination of feelings. First and foremost, Incredulity.
Attendance, I’ve been to a ton of Wesleyan games. They have never drawn a larger crowd than the crowd at Toscano. Never.

Pep band. Our band plays their hearts out, and from where I sit (drink rail ) they sound great. Being located below the glass has little effect on their noise projection.

Toscano can certainly be improved. Building an arena for 5000 was never a serious option. PC‘s place in Providence is a bit bigger but it’s got problems too. Exit/entrance portals are a nightmare and the queue for food is as bad as at Storrs. You want more seats? Bleacher seats in that student deck is a good idea. Affordable too. The high top tables behind the street side goal can go when demand for seats outstrips availability. For now who does it hurt? It seems as if it pretty well occupied. Better food options and more food stations would be a great way to improve the place.

Looking at XL through rose colored glasses. I like being 25 minutes from the rink vs 1 hour away too. But let’s face it, that place is far from perfect. The entryway and atrium alike a morgue. It needs a facelift for starters. I guess the new gambling wing goes down as an improvement for some. I’d rather have better food. Guess I’ll have to wait until Yard Goat season for that.

Players. Grown men should not be telling 21 year old amateurs that they should just go away. Even if they take too many stupid penalties. They are D1 athletes but they are students and they are just kids. How perfect were we at that age? Show some class.
Can’t wait to see you all in Hartford on Saturday. Beat Dartmouth.
 
Brunoblue said:
I read this board with a combination of feelings. First and foremost, Incredulity.
Attendance, I’ve been to a ton of Wesleyan games. They have never drawn a larger crowd than the crowd at Toscano. Never.

Pep band. Our band plays their hearts out, and from where I sit (drink rail ) they sound great. Being located below the glass has little effect on their noise projection.

Toscano can certainly be improved. Building an arena for 5000 was never a serious option. PC‘s place in Providence is a bit bigger but it’s got problems too. Exit/entrance portals are a nightmare and the queue for food is as bad as at Storrs. You want more seats? Bleacher seats in that student deck is a good idea. Affordable too. The high top tables behind the street side goal can go when demand for seats outstrips availability. For now who does it hurt? It seems as if it pretty well occupied. Better food options and more food stations would be a great way to improve the place.

Looking at XL through rose colored glasses. I like being 25 minutes from the rink vs 1 hour away too. But let’s face it, that place is far from perfect. The entryway and atrium alike a morgue. It needs a facelift for starters. I guess the new gambling wing goes down as an improvement for some. I’d rather have better food. Guess I’ll have to wait until Yard Goat season for that.

Players. Grown men should not be telling 21 year old amateurs that they should just go away. Even if they take too many stupid penalties. They are D1 athletes but they are students and they are just kids. How perfect were we at that age? Show some class.
Can’t wait to see you all in Hartford on Saturday. Beat Dartmouth.
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Thank you. You are right on on all points esp picking on student athletes. Huge pet peeve of mine.
 
Brunoblue said:
I read this board with a combination of feelings. First and foremost, Incredulity.
Attendance, I’ve been to a ton of Wesleyan games. They have never drawn a larger crowd than the crowd at Toscano. Never.

Pep band. Our band plays their hearts out, and from where I sit (drink rail ) they sound great. Being located below the glass has little effect on their noise projection.

Toscano can certainly be improved. Building an arena for 5000 was never a serious option. PC‘s place in Providence is a bit bigger but it’s got problems too. Exit/entrance portals are a nightmare and the queue for food is as bad as at Storrs. You want more seats? Bleacher seats in that student deck is a good idea. Affordable too. The high top tables behind the street side goal can go when demand for seats outstrips availability. For now who does it hurt? It seems as if it pretty well occupied. Better food options and more food stations would be a great way to improve the place.

Looking at XL through rose colored glasses. I like being 25 minutes from the rink vs 1 hour away too. But let’s face it, that place is far from perfect. The entryway and atrium alike a morgue. It needs a facelift for starters. I guess the new gambling wing goes down as an improvement for some. I’d rather have better food. Guess I’ll have to wait until Yard Goat season for that.

Players. Grown men should not be telling 21 year old amateurs that they should just go away. Even if they take too many stupid penalties. They are D1 athletes but they are students and they are just kids. How perfect were we at that age? Show some class.
Can’t wait to see you all in Hartford on Saturday. Beat Dartmouth.
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1. Are you arguing that people should be satisfied with UConn’s attendance because they outdraw D3 Wesleyan?

2. Who does the capacity of Toscano hurt? I would say it hurts the program. There are many unoccupied seats because season ticket holders do not show up. Yet, UConn cannot sell individual game tickets to people who would actually attend. If UConn could sell individual game tickets it would allow them to grow the popularity of the program by giving non season ticket holders access to games.

3. Capone’s actions have been occurring multiple times a season for the last four seasons. Some of these “amateurs” are NHL draft picks who are earning more than professionals and will be playing pro in a few months.
 
mac2351 said:
1. Are you arguing that people should be satisfied with UConn’s attendance because they outdraw D3 Wesleyan?

2. Who does the capacity of Toscano hurt? I would say it hurts the program. There are many unoccupied seats because season ticket holders do not show up. Yet, UConn cannot sell individual game tickets to people who would actually attend. If UConn could sell individual game tickets it would allow them to grow the popularity of the program by giving non season ticket holders access to games.

3. Capone’s actions have been occurring multiple times a season for the last four seasons. Some of these “amateurs” are NHL draft picks who are earning more than professionals and will be playing pro in a few months.
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1. If someone on this forum claims that Wesleyan outdraws UConn (as they did) then that nonsense deserves to be called out. I did not and do not compare D1 to D3.

2. Season ticket holders should show up. There should be a mechanism for them to turn back tickets if they can’t use them. Give them to students on game day. Perhaps it’s already possible to do this . I don’t know. I just show up.

3. If you are an unsigned NHL draft pick you aren’t making more than a professional. Capone will be out of your hair in March. For now he’s ours, warts and all.

Happy Thanksgiving to all you turkeys out there. UConn isn’t winning as many games as we’d but there must be something to smile about today.
 
Brunoblue said:
3. If you are an unsigned NHL draft pick you aren’t making more than a professional. Capone will be out of your hair in March. For now he’s ours, warts and all.
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Through collectives many of these guys are earning more than the average ECHL contract and just as much if not more than some AHL guys.

During one of his podcasts, Mike McMahon was saying how non NHL caliber players might stay in college longer because the players can earn more in college than in the ECHL.
 
Brunoblue said:
1. If someone on this forum claims that Wesleyan outdraws UConn (as they did) then that nonsense deserves to be called out. I did not and do not compare D1 to D3.

2. Season ticket holders should show up. There should be a mechanism for them to turn back tickets if they can’t use them. Give them to students on game day. Perhaps it’s already possible to do this . I don’t know. I just show up.

3. If you are an unsigned NHL draft pick you aren’t making more than a professional. Capone will be out of your hair in March. For now he’s ours, warts and all.

Happy Thanksgiving to all you turkeys out there. UConn isn’t winning as many games as we’d but there must be something to smile about today.
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I wasn’t saying that Wesleyan outdraws UConn, but that I’ve been at games where the Wesleyan students were louder and more into the games. And Colby, Bowdoin, Or Middlebury are too. Harass the opposing goalie, get on the refs, cheer loudly for their side and toss obscenities, in a humorous manner at the opposition. Heck I was at a game last year where the students switched ends so the could harass the opposing net minder for all 3.

As for the band, they are good, just not a hockey pep band. To “professional.” Need to be a little more raggedy…and ply the darned fight song on a regular basis.
 
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Brunoblue said:
Pep band. Our band plays their hearts out, and from where I sit (drink rail ) they sound great. Being located below the glass has little effect on their noise projection.
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This is untrue. I can only hear the horns atop the glass. The saxophones and drum kit have no purpose being there when theybate not mic’d. It is a huge problem having them positioned right behind the goal. Student fans should be there to cheer the team and help rile up other fans. While the band is spirited they don’t contribute to the atmosphere in a way that juices up the game. Seriously they are too cute for that.
 
Brunoblue said:
The high top tables behind the street side goal can go when demand for seats outstrips availability. For now who does it hurt? It seems as if it pretty well occupied.
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Demand for seats already outstrips availability. That happened the day Tuscano was opened. Despite there being empty seats during games - this still baffles me - there is no box office or option to purchase single game tickets other than with the
secondary market. Ok sometimes 50 or so tickets might be available to purchase at the last minute due to returns, but they can’t be planned for in advance.

Those table top seats are hurting two entities. Fans who don’t have access to Tuscano tickets (it’s not a coincidence that Wolfpack attendance kicked up right when Tuscano was opened in Jan 2023) - and fans who are at the game and don’t have a full corner of fans adjacent to them who bring a stronger presence to the game. My tix are right near there and the tables and setup at ice level have about as much charm and fan energy as a dentist’s waiting room. Ice level tables work at XL and Mullens due to sheer size and capacity as arenas and they don’t break up fans in sections in awkward disjointed ways.
 
Heading into December:

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— I’m just throwing this out there for all the folks who keep believing that NIL money isn't in college hockey yet.
I heard another story over the weekend of a recruit being offered a six-figure NIL deal. In this case, it was $100,000 over four years ($25,000 per year) on top of a scholarship. A source with the program that offered the deal confirmed it.
Don't believe NIL money isn't in college hockey. It's here, and it's already playing a role.

— Arizona State head coach Greg Powers had an interesting response on Twitter/X to reporter Chris Karpman from Sun Devil Source, who asserted that the demise of ASU's football program was due to the university putting money into other sports, like hockey.
Powers pointed out the financial benefit of hockey at ASU.
According to Powers, ASU did $3.5 million in ticket sales last season, and it's projected to be higher this season. They do $3 million in sponsorships and have a seven-figure deal for a 10-year naming rights agreement on the IcePlex.
What I found most interesting was that the Coyotes playing at Mullet Arena results in seven-figure annual revenue for ASU, according to Powers.
Most people only believe basketball and football can be "revenue sports," and that might be true if we're only talking hundreds of millions. But plenty of college hockey programs can be (and are) profitable.

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