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UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction
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Originally posted by The Zlax45 View PostThe commuter train to new haven the last time I was in nyc, got back at 3am. That was 7-8 years ago but expect it to be around the same time.
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Four UNH (football) players rise to cop's aid:
http://fosters.com/article/20160426/SPORTS/160429459I will not be out cheered in my own building.
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Nice to see a school like AIC lay out a specific recruiting plan to change the culture a bit. Thoughtful, cogent, and removed from the past proceedings .... and they even shared it with their fans .... what a concept.
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Originally posted by Felger View PostA while back somebody (Chuck?) mentioned the curse of the jumbotron. As you all know I have nothing but disdain for that contraption which was supposed to help to bring us a national title. But I have even more disgust for the whole Frozen Fenway concept, and I would argue that the real curse is the "Curse of Frozen Fenway." Think about it. At the time that the athletic administration pimped out its hockey program UNH had earned home ice in the Hockey East playoffs for 15 consecutive seasons. Real home ice, legitimate home ice, not hosting in that phony baloney round the league has since added. Likewise, UNH had participated in the NCAA playoffs for ten consecutive seasons, and 14 of the previous 15. Both of those streaks ended the same season the team participated in the Fenway Farce. You what they say about karma. The program hasn't been the same since.
OK, so I'm being more than a bit sarcastic here. (I've learned you have to spell that out on this forum.)
Still there are some lessons to be learned. As would be the case with the jumbotron, Frozen Fenway was received with wild enthusiasm by the sycophants. Like lemmings they gobbled up all the tickets and flocked to America's most beloved ballpark, only to realize the experience wasn't all it was cracked up to be. More than anything else the whole Frozen Fenway fiasco reminds us of the fraudulent nature of much of the fanbase. For years any attempt to raise revenue at the Whittemore Center was treated with scorn and derision, yet those same voices were silent when it came to the blatant money grab on Lansdowne Street. All those who were so offended when a UNH-Maine regular season game was played in Manchester (you know, a place with a REAL hockey arena) were mute when such a contest was played at a baseball field in Janauary. (Though it was Maine that gave up a home contest rather than NH. Had it been the opposite who knows what might have happened, though I think the outcry would have been limited.)
Since HR asked about our winter hockey experiences I will share my Frozen Fenway memory. I watched the game in my living room (but not to worry Darius it wasn't all that great on TV either - horrid camera placement due to the venue.) My interest in the game was tepid - I was stunned at how so many alleged hockey fans could embrace such a farce. When the 'Cats lost the game in OT I remember I wasn't all that upset. In a weird sort of way I felt like the program had it coming to them for allowing itself to be exploited like that. I didn't think anything could could take the luster off the UNH-UMaine rivalry. But Frozen Fenway did. And in a way, it foreshadowed much of what was to come.
Anyway ... put me down with the rest as having been underwhelmed by Frozen Fenway. I actually went twice (UNH plus one other that I'm not quite able to remember, due to frozen brain cells no doubt), so how stupid does that make me (don't answer that, please )? Both times were on some corporate entertainer's dime, and it was absolutely positively a novelty thing for me (plus free beer is free beer especially when it's frosty cold!!) that I'm in no hurry to revisit. As others have said, the sightlines were awful, and after about a period, my posse went looking for a better location too. I'm not a Red Sox fan but can appreciate Fenway as a nice (if somewhat overrated) baseball venue. I've even been there for Fenway Football (soccer) twice, which wasn't half bad. I've never had the slightest interest in seeing any of the musical acts that have played there. My chances of ever going back there outside of baseball season are virtually nil.
Now if they ever can build the new UNH football stadium to be big enough to house enough fans to make an outdoor hockey game there economically viable ... THAT might be something to consider. But realistically, the chances of that ever happening in my lifetime would be about 0.0001%. Even with those new-fangled lights thingies they've got up there.Sworn Enemy of the Perpetually Offended
Montreal Expos Forever ...
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Grayson Downing has a banner rookie season with the Iowa Wild!
http://www.iowawild.com/fan-central/...rticle_id=1128Here we go 'Cats!!
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Originally posted by Chuck Murray View PostNow there's a fiery hot take (or more accurately, a series of hot takes) from Felgie. Where've you been? I had to start the offseason thread, and frankly I'm pretty sure whatever you had in mind would have been better than mine. Maybe in a few weeks if we can burn through this one with many FB type posts, you can get yours up then. Or even now.
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Originally posted by HockeyRef View PostGrayson Downing has a banner rookie season with the Iowa Wild!
http://www.iowawild.com/fan-central/...rticle_id=1128
Gotta pick up the pace here, if we want to complete the first installment before October.
Any more rumours about the schedule?
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Originally posted by Snively65 View PostGood for Grayson.
Gotta pick up the pace here, if we want to complete the first installment before October.
Any more rumours about the schedule?Here we go 'Cats!!
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Originally posted by HockeyRef View PostI do know the men played the field hockey team yesterday for a FOJ (Friends of Jacklyn) and lost in a shootout. TvR was rumored to be in town give some swag to the raffle which was prob. the highlight of the day in Durham...haha. Didn't see the game but heard DT was stellar in shootout, taking the loss. Outside of that, I got nothin'.
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Originally posted by UNHJourney34 View PostThe game was rigged! Eiserman scored right at the buzzer at the end of the first half and they waived it off even though it was clearly before time expired. They could have used you out there officiating HR! At the start of the game there was actually quite a few people there, unfortunately around half time it started to rain and it thinned out pretty quick. But the shootout was hilarious! None of the ICE hockey players knew what to do on the FIELD hockey goalie. Tirone did his best to keep them in it.
Sorry 'bout the FB like posts..just nothing to say that hasn't been said I guess. I'm sure there will be plenty of news in the next few weeks. No, this isn't meant to be crypticHere we go 'Cats!!
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Originally posted by HockeyRef View PostHa! I would have loved to have volunteered my services...I imagine it was a challenge to NOT play the ball with both sides of the stick..Wish I could've been there but alas had a lax game to officiate, in the rain. Hoping to make it next time around. They (the hockey team) won last year so I imagine the FH team wanted revenge hence the waived off goal! Also speaking of Eiserman I heard he decked a few players....
Sorry 'bout the FB like posts..just nothing to say that hasn't been said I guess. I'm sure there will be plenty of news in the next few weeks. No, this isn't meant to be cryptic
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Originally posted by sonar View PostNice to see a school like AIC lay out a specific recruiting plan to change the culture a bit. Thoughtful, cogent, and removed from the past proceedings .... and they even shared it with their fans .... what a concept.
* Ketola, Skog, Reinhardt, Luca, Demel....Last edited by Dan; 05-05-2016, 03:37 PM.Live Free or Die!!
Miami University '03
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Originally posted by Dan View PostLang hired as AIC head coach on April 15th - ten days shy of ONE month later and already FIVE* players have committed to AIC. Certainly, nice to see an actual plan executed with belief, confidence and aggression...
* Ketola, Skog, Reinhardt, Luca, Demel....
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Originally posted by Dan View PostLang hired as AIC head coach on April 15th - ten days shy of ONE month later and already FIVE* players have committed to AIC. Certainly, nice to see an actual plan executed with belief, confidence and aggression...
* Ketola, Skog, Reinhardt, Luca, Demel....Sworn Enemy of the Perpetually Offended
Montreal Expos Forever ...
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