Merrimack 2014-2015: Anyone?

[Scarlet]

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hoky if it makes you feel any better, the road team introductions are routinely better than the home intros at conte

At Northeastern, they do it in monotone voice. I agree with Hoky here.

[Murphy]

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This is a different Merrimack team from last year….very enjoyable to watch them battle. They don't give up. Aggressive forechecking kept key Notre Dame forwards from registering any shots last weekend. Giving up the goal in OT was unfortunate, but came out even stronger on Saturday night. Everyone seems to know their roles and buy in to the team effort. Am impressed with what the Freshmen are contributing to this team, and was even more impressed after Saturday's game when they added the checking and defensive play to their game. PK outstanding. Should be in interesting year.

[sterlippo1]

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(although there has been an uptick in Google searches for the "Samaritans Hotline" coming from Chestnut Hill).

hahahahha, true! Good luck the rest of the way Gents. I like to see Mack doing well

[RENCEB]

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What happened to Tirronen? I see NU got a minor for Goaltender interference 20 seconds into the game, and Rasmus was knocked out of the game. Freshmen were outstanding: Delia stepped in and did a great job, Kolquist (2 goals), Seney (2 assists), Tibbet (2 assists) and Hennig (goal) were all key contributors.

[nufan2001]

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What happened to Tirronen? I see NU got a minor for Goaltender interference 20 seconds into the game, and Rasmus was knocked out of the game. Freshmen were outstanding: Delia stepped in and did a great job, Kolquist (2 goals), Seney (2 assists), Tibbet (2 assists) and Hennig (goal) were all key contributors.

Mark Dennehy on Rasmus Tirronen's condition: “He’s out. I mean he’s out for a while. … He got elbowed in the head.”

People should have #13 Brett Seney on their radar. Very impressive, tons of speed, offensive talent.

[nufan2001]

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Nice to see this Mack thread up. Will try to keep active here as the games go on.

[RENCEB]

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Disappointing game by the Warriors tonight in front of a very sparse crowd at Matthews. Came out flat in the 1st, had a couple of giveaways, and NU cashed in, one on the pp. Different story in the 2nd, as Merrimack carried the play for most of the period, and Delia steadied. Nice goal by Mansfield, and Tibbet had a couple of chances (not sure how he missed a wide open tip by as much as he did). 3rd was again, kinda flat. Some ugly play in their own zone, the D crashing into one another and giving up the puck. They got absolutely schooled at the dot, losing 49 of 72 face-offs. That's jut horrible.

[Yuppie Scum]

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Very frustrating Ras got hurt while he was playing so well. Have to figure he'll be out at least till New Years. Hopefully Delia can hold serve against Clarkson and keep us in the game against BU (though you have to worry that Eichel will run roughshod over him).

Very good fan atmosphere on Friday night in spite of the new announcer (has he ever seen a sporting event before?). Would love for the student section to learn a few chants beyond "You Suck" though.

[nufan2001]

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Very frustrating Ras got hurt while he was playing so well. Have to figure he'll be out at least till New Years. Hopefully Delia can hold serve against Clarkson and keep us in the game against BU (though you have to worry that Eichel will run roughshod over him).

Very good fan atmosphere on Friday night in spite of the new announcer (has he ever seen a sporting event before?). Would love for the student section to learn a few chants beyond "You Suck" though.

It sucks they built the second rink instead of one larger one. It's a joke. They could have done much better.

[MCgrad07]

It sucks they built the second rink instead of one larger one. It's a joke. They could have done much better.

The improvements were done using donations from someone who runs a junior team and wanted two rinks. As nice as Matthews is and how good the student section is, it's too bad that the rink was half full last night.

[Yuppie Scum]

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The improvements were done using donations from someone who runs a junior team and wanted two rinks. As nice as Matthews is and how good the student section is, it's too bad that the rink was half full last night.

It's a nice recruiting tactic having the junior team there and I don't think the college incurred any major debt doing it. If some wealthy benefactor comes along someday, there's nothing preventing them from building a larger rink. But it's honestly a good match with the size of the school and alumni base right now.

[RENCEB]

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Very frustrating Ras got hurt while he was playing so well. Have to figure he'll be out at least till New Years.....

Was it a concussion or different injury? Really a strange play, as it was difficult to tell (even from the replay). What makes you think he'll be out another month?
Props to Delia on the shutout today, and the continued strong play from the freshmen. Gotta get tickets to see them play the Terriers...I've seen Eichel play on TV and he certainly is a "must see" player.

[CollegeHockeyRinkReport]

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http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/hock...n-collin-delia

Game Story: Merrimack shuts out Clarkson

[RENCEB]

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What a great surprise! Backup goalie, freshman Colin Delia comes in and saves 51 of 52 on the weekend as the Warriors sweep! Defense still playing well, and the offense is markedly improved from last year. Appears Leblanc is finding his hockey legs with 3 goals in the last 4 games.
Huge weekend series next week with BU. Not sure the Terriers will still be #1, but they are one of the top teams in the country. Should be fun.

[Snively65]

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Congrats, you Warriors!