Providence College regrouping and on to St. Paul

[satyking]

Re: Providence College regrouping and on to St. Paul

Up 3-0 after one.

New team for 2nd 3-2 now

[Jon]

Up 3-0 after one.

And now it’s 3-2 deep into the third.

[amkirby10]

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Congrats on a series win you guys, someday we’ll manage to beat you, maybe.

[uncle_cliff]

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Congrats to the Friars as they dispense with Maine and move on to Boston, likely to play a tough Northeastern team in the semis. However PC has proven NU can be beaten.

As for Maine - real class act by Fossier at the end of the game. Maybe Red can get a haircut now, and perhaps Maine can also get a new coach in the off season (if their new AD has a set). They have a lot of talent and promise and could return to at least some of their former glory with the right leadership.

[Runsub5]

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Congratulations to the Friars on winning the series 2-0 and moving on to face NU. Also, good luck in the NCAA tournament. Very good chance to be selected even without winning Hockey East. Maine set an all time record of consecutive losses to one team (0-14).

[BlackI]

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And now it’s 3-2 deep into the third.

Congrats. We owe you an alternar or two. Also you coach came from Maine under Standbrook. Great program, next year you all can try take our alternators.

[BlackI]

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And now it’s 3-2 deep into the third.

It's as much to say we love you guys. But next year it will be bad, but go hard and win. Leamen was a Standbrook disciple.

[Ma#1ne Hky]

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Congrats to the Friars as they dispense with Maine and move on to Boston, likely to play a tough Northeastern team in the semis. However PC has proven NU can be beaten.

As for Maine - real class act by Fossier at the end of the game. Maybe Red can get a haircut now, and perhaps Maine can also get a new coach in the off season (if their new AD has a set). They have a lot of talent and promise and could return to at least some of their former glory with the right leadership.

Another embarrassing play by a Maine player after a final game...Fossier this week, Hamilton last week versus UNH...would not be surprised to see Fossier suspended by Hockey East for a least a couple of games to start the 2018-19 season. As far as RG, he is NOT the man to turn Maine around, BUT would not be surprised if the NEW AD hands him a 2 year extension.

[cavbim]

interesting pairwise scenario might be brewing

Line is at 14, Minnesota is home sweating hoping the line remains stable but if events fall so North Dakota passes them and essentially the BC/BU winner moves the line by winning HEA AQ, if Providence is all that stands in the way Minnesota would be looking for repayment for ‘15

[NEW Friar]

Re: Providence College regrouping and on to St. Paul

interesting pairwise scenario might be brewing

Line is at 14, Minnesota is home sweating hoping the line remains stable but if events fall so North Dakota passes them and essentially the BC/BU winner moves the line by winning HEA AQ, if Providence is all that stands in the way Minnesota would be looking for repayment for ‘15

According to this link, the Friars will be (dancing), skating.

https://t.co/gUE54nGyjR

Hope the link works, haven't tried that before.

[cavbim]

According to this link, the Friars will be (dancing), skating.

https://t.co/gUE54nGyjR

Hope the link works, haven't tried that before.

Yes which in conjunction with the basketballs bid will make it 5 straight duel bids which ties Michigan for the longest consecutive streak of duel bids

There is something ironic there. Michigan is like 11 times the size of Providence. I also think it funny in the Merrimack thread they say all sorts of things to defend themselves when in essence they really need to say hey basically follow PC’s blueprint, we aren’t that much different. If you average out PC’s NCAA bids over the time since they got Mullaney to coach basketball and Eccleston to coach hockey they’ve averaged a basketball bid every 3 years and a hockey bid every 5 years.

[The Zlax45]

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Yes which in conjunction with the basketballs bid will make it 5 straight duel bids which ties Michigan for the longest consecutive streak of duel bids

There is something ironic there. Michigan is like 11 times the size of Providence. I also think it funny in the Merrimack thread they say all sorts of things to defend themselves when in essence they really need to say hey basically follow PC’s blueprint, we aren’t that much different. If you average out PC’s NCAA bids over the time since they got Mullaney to coach basketball and Eccleston to coach hockey they’ve averaged a basketball bid every 3 years and a hockey bid every 5 years.

But Merrimack is a Division 2 school so a little bit different in terms of funding in the other sports.

[uncle_cliff]

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Yes which in conjunction with the basketballs bid will make it 5 straight duel bids which ties Michigan for the longest consecutive streak of duel bids

There is something ironic there. Michigan is like 11 times the size of Providence. I also think it funny in the Merrimack thread they say all sorts of things to defend themselves when in essence they really need to say hey basically follow PC’s blueprint, we aren’t that much different. If you average out PC’s NCAA bids over the time since they got Mullaney to coach basketball and Eccleston to coach hockey they’ve averaged a basketball bid every 3 years and a hockey bid every 5 years.

And that will also make PC the ONLY DIV 1 school to have 5 straight duel bids in the last 5 years, correct?

[cavbim]

And that will also make PC the ONLY DIV 1 school to have 5 straight duel bids in the last 5 years, correct?

Correct

This year I looked quick looks like PC will be joined by Michigan and Ohio State ( by and large this duel bid is A Big Ten thing—I think it’s been done around 80 times of that about 50 by Big Ten. PC has done it 9 times all time). NOtre Dame had a 2 year streak broken when the basketball team went to the NIT, Michigan and Ohio State have the 2nd longest current streak now, 1.

[cavbim]

But Merrimack is a Division 2 school so a little bit different in terms of funding in the other sports.

Yeah it’s true but my sense they want Div 1 at some point, maybe allure that has led to increase in Div 1 teams money like the March Madness money (see Bryant). They also would have a football issue as part of the funding. Maybe biggest difference ultimately is PC laid down it’s Division stakes 60 years ago in easier times to build a foundation.