NESCAC 2016-2017 season

[obserbear]

Re: NESCAC 2016-2017 season

Nobody else willing to predict?

I was waiting for the injury reports and I haven't seen my tarot cards lately, but:
Middlebury-coming together at the right time
Conn-cannot believe they will let the opportunity slip away
Hamilton-they have been doing it with mirrors, but perhaps it is their destiny
Amherst-is 5 beating 4 an upset

[bearcat]

Re: NESCAC 2016-2017 season

I was waiting for the injury reports and I haven't seen my tarot cards lately, but:
Middlebury-coming together at the right time
Conn-cannot believe they will let the opportunity slip away
Hamilton-they have been doing it with mirrors, but perhaps it is their destiny
Amherst-is 5 beating 4 an upset

Middleburg should win...but barely...maybe in OT.
Conn over Williams...Willy has been fading and Conn is very tough at home.
Bowdoin over Hamilton...I think the clock struck midnight last weekend, and Bowdoin should have swept the other weekend.
Trinity over Amherst. Amherst the much better team, but don't see them getting more than 1 goal. Tough to win that way.

[puxrex]

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Is the hate for Middlebury analogous to the hate for the Pats?

[CARDS_rule_the_Burgh]

Is the hate for Middlebury analogous to the hate for the Pats?

More like hate for the Cowboys: a really, really good team a long time ago, but haven't been able to get over the final hurdle for quite a while.

[gojackets]

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More like hate for the Cowboys: a really, really good team a long time ago, but haven't been able to get over the final hurdle for quite a while.

But still considered "elite" because they won some games 10 years ago.

[tjoneslo]

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The team everyone loves to hate managed to punch their ticket 4-1. The Nescac finals will be in Middlebury.

End of the second, it is Amherst 1, Trinity 0, and Bowdoin/Hamilton tied at 0.

[puxrex]

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Middlebury is still quite competitive in the NESCAC, but they haven't been able to get it done against Plattsburgh in recent years. But then, it doesn't seem like anybody has been able to do that with any regularity. I like their style of play and their work ethic, but they don't have the depth of talent to match up with the strongest programs.

[tjoneslo]

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Amherst puts an empty net goal 36 second left to win 2-0 against Trinity.

The Bowdoin/Hamiton game, still tied at 0, goes into the second overtime.

Bowdoin's Maegan Sheehan scores with 5:34 in left in the second overtime to win 1-0.

This, I believe sets up the semis as Midd vs Bowdoin and Amherst vs. Conn.

[bearcat]

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All right - I'm going in:

- Middlebury in a surprisingly close one over Wesleyan
- Williams plays over their head and Conn plays under theirs - gotta pick one upset at least and I'm betting that Conn's shellacking of Williams in the season series makes them over-confident.
- Tempted to pick an upset, but I think Hamilton wins on their defense at home
- Trinity peaks at the end of the season and finishes Amherst's season

Makes it Middlebury v Williams and Hamilton v Trinity in the final four. Picking Hamilton over Middlebury in the finals upset - defense wins championships (this could also apply to Conn).

Hmmmmm....looks like a O-fer the weekend. Picking the nescac isn't so easy. I don't think you should quit your day job.

[HockeyEast33]

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Hmmmmm....looks like a O-fer the weekend. Picking the nescac isn't so easy. I don't think you should quit your day job.

Not quite - I got Middlebury over Wesleyan - 1 for 4. But not easy picking the league no doubt.

I was at part of the Conn-Williams game - even game 5x5 (Williams even had the advantage for extended periods especially early), but Williams couldn't take that many penalties and win - 4 power play goals just too much to overcome (left after the second period). Imagine - Williams finished .500 in the league and finished 7th out of 9 teams - talk about parity!!?? Congrats to the Williams graduating seniors who are the last members of the school's only NESCAC winning hockey team from their freshman year when they contributed significantly to that success - Beattie, Krueger, Stevenson, Lehman, Buckley, Arnold (career ended early due to injury), and Draper. Good luck to the Camels - maybe they can finally make a NESCAC final and even win - this is definitely their best opportunity in a long time if not ever.

Amherst wins basically a 1-0 game and Hamilton loses in double OT - cut me some slack on these - obviously could have gone either way.

[bearcat]

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Not quite - I got Middlebury over Wesleyan - 1 for 4. But not easy picking the league no doubt.

I was at part of the Conn-Williams game - even game 5x5 (Williams even had the advantage for extended periods especially early), but Williams couldn't take that many penalties and win - 4 power play goals just too much to overcome (left after the second period). Imagine - Williams finished .500 in the league and finished 7th out of 9 teams - talk about parity!!?? Congrats to the Williams graduating seniors who are the last members of the school's only NESCAC winning hockey team from their freshman year when they contributed significantly to that success - Beattie, Krueger, Stevenson, Lehman, Buckley, Arnold (career ended early due to injury), and Draper. Good luck to the Camels - maybe they can finally make a NESCAC final and even win - this is definitely their best opportunity in a long time if not ever.

Amherst wins basically a 1-0 game and Hamilton loses in double OT - cut me some slack on these - obviously could have gone either way.

JK about the prediction business...I didn't do much better [2 for 4 but predicted Ammy would only score 1 which was the case..i don't count EN goals].

Also saw the Conn vs Williams game on the computer [great announcing--LOL].

I actually didn't think the game was all that close [and if you look, all three games in this series were Conn blowouts] other than Conn looked like they came out a bit flat in the 1st period, and took way too many penalties in the 3rd. Other than that, they were the better team, 5 on 5 or otherwise and their PP was simply deadly. Big Julie Beattie has [by far] the best point shot in the conf. After she scored on the PP the game was over.

[obserbear]

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Reflecting my non computer skills, an attempt to post the NESCAC awards.
Congratulations to the young women so honored!

Women's Ice Hockey All-Conference Teams


First Team All-NESCAC
Position Name Institution Class Hometown
F Katie Parkman
Hamilton
Sr. Stratford, Prince Edward Island

F Alex Toupal Amherst Jr.
New Brighton, Minn.
F Jessica Young
Middlebury Jr.
Mission Hills, Kan.

D Caitlyn Ryan
Amherst
Sr. Burlington, Mass.
D Carly Watson
Middlebury Sr.
Montpelier, Vt.

G Sam Walther
Hamilton
Jr. Gambrills, Md.


Second Team All-NESCAC
Position Name Institution Class Hometown
F Julie Dachille
Bowdoin
Jr. Venetia, Pa.
F Sara Lehman
Williams
Sr. Lexington, Mass.

F Maddie Winslow
Middlebury Jr. Manchester, Vt.
D Julie Beattie
Conn. College
Sr. Livonia, Mich.
D Brigit Bergin
Bowdoin
Jr. Natick, Mass.
G Kerri St. Denis
Bowdoin

So.
Harpswell, Maine

Katie Parkman
Player of the Year
Katie Parkman, Hamilton

Lizzie Sheline
Rookie of the Year
Lizzie Sheline, Middlebury

Emily McNamara
Coach of the Year

Here is the link to the NESCAC web article (with some photos):
http://nescac.com/sports/wice/2016-1.../allconference

[bearcat]

Re: NESCAC 2016-2017 season

Reflecting my non computer skills, an attempt to post the NESCAC awards.
Congratulations to the young women so honored!

Women's Ice Hockey All-Conference Teams


First Team All-NESCAC
Position Name Institution Class Hometown
F Katie Parkman
Hamilton
Sr. Stratford, Prince Edward Island

F Alex Toupal Amherst Jr.
New Brighton, Minn.
F Jessica Young
Middlebury Jr.
Mission Hills, Kan.

D Caitlyn Ryan
Amherst
Sr. Burlington, Mass.
D Carly Watson
Middlebury Sr.
Montpelier, Vt.

G Sam Walther
Hamilton
Jr. Gambrills, Md.


Second Team All-NESCAC
Position Name Institution Class Hometown
F Julie Dachille
Bowdoin
Jr. Venetia, Pa.
F Sara Lehman
Williams
Sr. Lexington, Mass.

F Maddie Winslow
Middlebury Jr. Manchester, Vt.
D Julie Beattie
Conn. College
Sr. Livonia, Mich.
D Brigit Bergin
Bowdoin
Jr. Natick, Mass.
G Kerri St. Denis
Bowdoin

So.
Harpswell, Maine

Katie Parkman
Player of the Year
Katie Parkman, Hamilton

Lizzie Sheline
Rookie of the Year
Lizzie Sheline, Middlebury

Emily McNamara
Coach of the Year

Here is the link to the NESCAC web article (with some photos):
http://nescac.com/sports/wice/2016-1.../allconference

very od

[obserbear]

Re: NESCAC 2016-2017 season

very od

od?

[puxrex]

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A tip of the NESCAC cap to Emily McNamara (Middlebury '07) for COY. Hamilton was 5th nationally with 1.27 goals allowed per game and ranked 55th (out of 57) in fewest penalty minutes. Good coaching in Clinton.