UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction

[NCAA watcher]

Re: UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction

Good couple of weeks for the staff. Last week they pulled in dough through their private hockey school. Then yesterday they got to show off their golf games, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cozhu_ZWYAAyRLr.jpg and hobnob with fellow alums who remember the good old days. Give them a couple more weeks to regroup, and then they can hit the recruiting trail when they are good and ready. Meanwhile, U.Mass pulled in a member of the USA U17 team today.

Shattuck-St. Mary's '00 F Jeremy Davidson committed to UMass. Member of US U17 Select team this summer.

— Chris Dilks (@ChrisDilks) August 2, 2016

couple more HE commitments today

Excited to announce my commitment to Providence College. Thanks to all of my friends, family, and coaches for the support. #GoFriars

— Jerry Harding (@jharding99) August 3, 2016

2017 NHL Draft prospect had multiple Hockey East offers including UNH and UMass in addition. https://t.co/lnxGzYUCKx

— SBN College Hockey (@SBNCollegePuck) August 3, 2016

Honoured to announce my commitment to Boston University! Thanks to family, coaches, and SAC for helping me get to where I am today!#terrier

— Ryan O'Connell (@RyannOconnell) August 3, 2016

O'Connell is classmate of Cameron Hillis. If Hillis goes NCAA route, you wonder which team he will choose.

[E.J. Smith]

Re: UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction

I know I’ve mentioned this before but I think it bears repeating, recruiting falling off a cliff has only served to distract us from this coaching staff’s myriad of other shortcomings that we used to discuss regularly (oh the good old days…):

Choking in big games
Never adjusting to an opponent
Playing upperclassmen to the detriment of more talented underclassmen
Inability to develop/coach up
Stifling of any kind of creativity
Rolling 4 lines regardless of game situation

There’s more, and it used to just roll effortlessly off the fingertips onto the page but as I said, the horrid state of recruiting has supplanted everything. And as also mentioned, I guess one way of hiding how bad of a coach you are is to do an even worse job as a recruiter. UNH Hockey, at least we don’t lose big games anymore.

[Snively65]

Re: UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction

I know I’ve mentioned this before but I think it bears repeating, recruiting falling off a cliff has only served to distract us from this coaching staff’s myriad of other shortcomings that we used to discuss regularly (oh the good old days…):

Choking in big games
Never adjusting to an opponent
Playing upperclassmen to the detriment of more talented underclassmen
Inability to develop/coach up
Stifling of any kind of creativity
Rolling 4 lines regardless of game situation

There’s more, and it used to just roll effortlessly off the fingertips onto the page but as I said, the horrid state of recruiting has supplanted everything. And as also mentioned, I guess one way of hiding how bad of a coach you are is to do an even worse job as a recruiter. UNH Hockey, at least we don’t lose big games anymore.

Oh, I think many of these topics will pick up again here once the season gets started, maybe even during and immediately following the first game.

I think that your third item may solve itself this year, by default.

[Chuck Murray]

Re: UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction

I know I’ve mentioned this before but I think it bears repeating, recruiting falling off a cliff has only served to distract us from this coaching staff’s myriad of other shortcomings that we used to discuss regularly (oh the good old days…):

Choking in big games
Never adjusting to an opponent
Playing upperclassmen to the detriment of more talented underclassmen
Inability to develop/coach up
Stifling of any kind of creativity
Rolling 4 lines regardless of game situation

There’s more, and it used to just roll effortlessly off the fingertips onto the page but as I said, the horrid state of recruiting has supplanted everything. And as also mentioned, I guess one way of hiding how bad of a coach you are is to do an even worse job as a recruiter. UNH Hockey, at least we don’t lose big games anymore.

So true. Hard not to conclude at this point the top guy is in it only for the paycheck ...

[RENCEB]

Re: UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction

I know I’ve mentioned this before but I think it bears repeating, recruiting falling off a cliff has only served to distract us from this coaching staff’s myriad of other shortcomings that we used to discuss regularly (oh the good old days…):

Choking in big games
Never adjusting to an opponent
Playing upperclassmen to the detriment of more talented underclassmen
Inability to develop/coach up
Stifling of any kind of creativity
Rolling 4 lines regardless of game situation

There’s more, and it used to just roll effortlessly off the fingertips onto the page but as I said, the horrid state of recruiting has supplanted everything. And as also mentioned, I guess one way of hiding how bad of a coach you are is to do an even worse job as a recruiter. UNH Hockey, at least we don’t lose big games anymore.

Wow, and I thought Red Sox fans were the "Fellowship of the Miserable"!!

[NCAA watcher]

Wow, and I thought Red Sox fans were the "Fellowship of the Miserable"!!

Even the Sox gave up provincialism by getting rid of inbred ownership of the Yawkeys and their crony personnel guy Haywood Sullivan. That brought in an outside owner and outside gm (Epstein) to make rational and novel ways to improve the product. They also eventually got rid of a successful but incompetent old school manager who hated the new way of doing things other than using your gut.

Just think, apparently the last team to never have a Euro is thinking about bringing in their own Pumsie Green. I figure this makes UNH the early 60s Sox, just four decades away from relevance.

[HockeyRef]

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Wow, and I thought Red Sox fans were the "Fellowship of the Miserable"!!

Oh you know what they say...misery loves company! As a fan with only a few years of 'experience' with Wildcat hockey as compared with the vast majority who post here, I have often referred to our fan base like the Red Sox...waiting, hoping (praying?!?) for that NC! If, when...we do win it (in our lifetime ) these fans will be the first I will congratulate!

[C-H-C]

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"Anthony Wyse: UNH Freshman Defenseman with High Hockey IQ"

[Felger]

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Just think, apparently the last team to never have a Euro is thinking about bringing in their own Pumsie Green. I figure this makes UNH the early 60s Sox, just four decades away from relevance.

Get those Euros off the ice!!!

[sonar]

Re: UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction

So true. Hard not to conclude at this point the top guy is in it only for the paycheck ...

Otherwise known as the "Albatross Effect" ..........

[Snively65]

Oh you know what they say...misery loves company! As a fan with only a few years of 'experience' with Wildcat hockey as compared with the vast majority who post here, I have often referred to our fan base like the Red Sox...waiting, hoping (praying?!?) for that NC! If, when...we do win it (in our lifetime ) these fans will be the first I will congratulate!

I do not think that you should congratulate us whiners, HR, but you should congratulate the players and coaches, should THAT DAY ever come. :-)

[HockeyRef]

Re: UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction

I do not think that you should congratulate us whiners, HR, but you should congratulate the players and coaches, should THAT DAY ever come. :-)

Haha well, I have been known to be gracious.. Naturally they (coaches/players) would come first.

[HockeyRef]

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For anyone out there who is wondering about what's up with season tix renewals I believe on Monday an email with instructions on how to log into the new system they are going to use for tix purchases will be sent.

Anyone know anything else about this process? Have heard there will be a variety of purchase options?

[Chuck Murray]

Re: UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction

Even the Sox gave up provincialism by getting rid of inbred ownership of the Yawkeys and their crony personnel guy Haywood Sullivan. That brought in an outside owner and outside gm (Epstein) to make rational and novel ways to improve the product. They also eventually got rid of a successful but incompetent old school manager who hated the new way of doing things other than using your gut.

Just think, apparently the last team to never have a Euro is thinking about bringing in their own Pumsie Green. I figure this makes UNH the early 60s Sox, just four decades away from relevance.

I figure this means UNH's current leadership team is the equivalent of Pinky Higgins and Johnny Pesky then?

Mike Souza as Frank Malzone or Tony C.? I'd extend the parallel to Yaz, but I think he just signed for Carolina.

(carefully approaching the 3rd rail here) ... you mentioned Pumpsie Green presumably as the first African American player belatedly signed by the Red Sox, 'watcher. Has UNH Hockey ever had an African American player?

[Snively65]

Re: UNH Wildcats 2016 Offseason Thread - Searching for Direction

I figure this means UNH's current leadership team is the equivalent of Pinky Higgins and Johnny Pesky then?

Mike Souza as Frank Malzone or Tony C.? I'd extend the parallel to Yaz, but I think he just signed for Carolina.

(carefully approaching the 3rd rail here) ... you mentioned Pumpsie Green presumably as the first African American player belatedly signed by the Red Sox, 'watcher. Has UNH Hockey ever had an African American player?

Well, maybe not, but we had Guy Smith back in the day.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/sp...game.html?_r=0