Union College: 2016-2017

[critsports]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

Sweetman should be suspended for his high hit/charge on Vidmar, hope he's ok as he was the first one I saw leave into the tunnel with the medical staff around him, he was your best forward IMO tonight, what a force with the puck coming out of the corner. Really liked Walker too for U.

That was a clean, hard, hard hit. Sweetman is one of, if not the best defensive, d-men in the league. All year long he has been handing out good, hard, clean hip checks in particular. It has been a pleasure watching him for four years.

What a great college hockey game tonight. Union is scary how well they can control the play, cycle down low and keep the puck in the attacking zone for extended periods of time. We don't have the snipers you have.......but we have a lot of grit and I'm sure it was a big lift to get Bayreuther back. Tonight was his first game since hand surgery and he didn't even practice this week. Just went out there and played. He was on the ice and largely responsible for giving up the second and third goals but once he gets his legs back and his hand heals more he'll be his old self again. He creates so many offensive chances for us as shown by the goal he scored. Our offense is so much stronger when he is on the ice.

A really fun game to watch and a tie would have been a fitting ending as both teams played really well.

[UFan]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

It was a good game, with a lot more physical play than we're used to. A tie would have been a good result, but SLU did not steal the game from us, it was a well deserved result.
As for Sak getting run over, if he has a problem with it, he needs to fight for himself. Defense can only do so much. He did have a good game I thought overall, even if I'm sure he'd like at least of the goals back.

[Dutchman]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

It's a long bus ride from Canton NY to Schenectady NY.

[Vaportrail]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

It was a good game, with a lot more physical play than we're used to. A tie would have been a good result, but SLU did not steal the game from us, it was a well deserved result.
As for Sak getting run over, if he has a problem with it, he needs to fight for himself. Defense can only do so much. He did have a good game I thought overall, even if I'm sure he'd like at least of the goals back.

Might be difficult for Sak to punish forwards in the corners and play stout in front of himself when he's supposed to be in net.

While defense can only do so much, defense can do more than watch opponents drive the net.

Opponents are clearly targeting Sak, and it's only a matter of time until he's hurt.

[hockeyplayer1015]

It's a long bus ride from Canton NY to Schenectady NY.

You must not get out of the basement much.

[Pokey]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

Sweetman's hit was clean.

The bigger issue is that Sak gets run every game, no one does anything about it, so he gets run again (multiple times).

Sweetman's hit was not clean - He jumped to hit a man above the shoulders -- no it wasn't an elbow but it also wasn't clean...
There were 2 penalties last game for contact with the head that were to the shoulder - the refs really need to learn where the head is...

[Dutchman]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

We still the hardest "row to hoe" for all of the ranked ECAC teams. St. Lawrence has the easiest.

Union
8 ECAC games remaining
4 away
4 ranked teams USCHO

St. Lawrence
6 ECAC games remaining
4 away
2 ranked teams USCHO

Harvard
7 ECAC games remaining
2 away
2 ranked teams USCHO

Cornell
9 ECAC games remaining
4 away
3 ranked teams USCHO

[Pokey]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

Might be difficult for Sak to punish forwards in the corners and play stout in front of himself when he's supposed to be in net.

While defense can only do so much, defense can do more than watch opponents drive the net.

Opponents are clearly targeting Sak, and it's only a matter of time until he's hurt.

Yes he is being targetted and since it is very obvious and I might add illegal wouldn't it be the job of the refs
to make it stop - The defense would be hard pressed (at 155-160 pounds and skating backwards) to do anything about a 180-190 pound
man going full speed forward making a beeline for the goalie.. The d-man was there - he was driven right through Sak..
Lucky they both weren't hurt.. It is the forwards job to avoid the goalie ..

[Pokey]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

Dutchman - you worry far too much about away games and rankings.. This team CAN beat anybody on any ice if they
play Their game and not take the pedal off the floor like they did last night.. Can't sit back and protect a 2 goal lead..
you didn't get the lead that way and if you try that - you won't have it long...

That and shuffling 4 lines to replace one injured man - didn't get that move at all.. The Meier line was solid and in sync
so lets move one of them to vech line and Walker to their line - now you have 3 lines messed up and a 4th a man short..
Go figure - coaches get paid to do things like that....

[Union27]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

This team is definitely capable of beating anyone but they are also capable of losing to anyone if they don't bring their A game for 60 minutes.
Still very hopeful that this team is the real deal Feb results should tell part of the story. Crunch time begins.....let's wrap up the bye and home ice for playoffs.

[Dutchman]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

Was this the hit on Vidmar?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

[Pokey]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

That was a clean, hard, hard hit. Sweetman is one of, if not the best defensive, d-men in the league. All year long he has been handing out good, hard, clean hip checks in particular. It has been a pleasure watching him for four years.

What a great college hockey game tonight. Union is scary how well they can control the play, cycle down low and keep the puck in the attacking zone for extended periods of time. We don't have the snipers you have.......but we have a lot of grit and I'm sure it was a big lift to get Bayreuther back. Tonight was his first game since hand surgery and he didn't even practice this week. Just went out there and played. He was on the ice and largely responsible for giving up the second and third goals but once he gets his legs back and his hand heals more he'll be his old self again. He creates so many offensive chances for us as shown by the goal he scored. Our offense is so much stronger when he is on the ice.

A really fun game to watch and a tie would have been a fitting ending as both teams played really well.

- Top Definition. hip check. to physically impact someone at the hip by using the hip.
USA hockey rule 620 - A minor plus a misconduct or major plus a game misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player who contacts an opponent in the head, face or neck
So here is the hit -- skates far off the ice (you can see the bottom of both blades) -- hit is above the shoulders
so I would say it is NOT a hip check and IS a hit to the head..
*******https://www.dropbo*****/s/m4ytjlgj1i...g?dl=0********

[Vaportrail]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

Yes he is being targetted and since it is very obvious and I might add illegal wouldn't it be the job of the refs
to make it stop - The defense would be hard pressed (at 155-160 pounds and skating backwards) to do anything about a 180-190 pound
man going full speed forward making a beeline for the goalie.. The d-man was there - he was driven right through Sak..
Lucky they both weren't hurt.. It is the forwards job to avoid the goalie ..

Rick Bennett does not tell his forwards to avoid the goalie, and neither does any other successful coach. And no, as we've seen, the referees aren't going to make it stop. It's clear that opponents now recognize their best chance against Union is in driving the net and trying to intimidate Sak. We'll see a lot of it the rest of the way.

Union is skilled and fun to watch. I hope they can keep their goaltender healthy.

[techtodenver]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

Lol SLU fans are as uneducated as it gets, all they do is scream for grinder Woody Hudson to try and go hurt someone, he jumped, it was high, it was a charge, Sweetman should not be in the lineup vs. Clarkson, it's as simple as that unless we are trying to give other players concussions.

[techtodenver]

Re: Union College: 2016-2017

Was this the hit on Vidmar?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

Yes it is