UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

[FiveHole12]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

Way off topic here, but... I have 4 tix available to Arlo Guthrie at Durgin Hall on Saturday, 10/13, 7:30 pm. I intended to get tix for the Plymouth show, but mistakenly ordered the Lowell show. Paid $77.25 each with fees... will sell for $50. each. Email me through USCHO if interested. Thanks.
Balcony, Center Right, Row D.

[boblav1]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

It's official.

Good morning, #RiverHawkNation! I am honored to be your Director of Athletics and thrilled to begin this next chapter for our department.

— Peter Casey (@RiverHawksAD) September 18, 2018

Lowell Sun article on new AD Peter Casey.

[boblav1]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

Lowell Sun article on the team captains.

http://www.lowellsun.com/sports/ci_3...-are-announced

[ScottK]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

20 votes in the 1st USCHO poll of the year. At least some people have some optimism after last season.

https://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-mens-poll/

[UMLWeatherman]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

20 votes in the 1st USCHO poll of the year. At least some people have some optimism after last season.

https://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-mens-poll/

Always play better when not having that upper ranking anyway. Here is hoping for a good season!

[ScottK]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

Always play better when not having that upper ranking anyway. Here is hoping for a good season!

The numbers actually say the opposite.

Since Norm became coach:

When Lowell is unranked: 30-20-0 .600
When Lowell is ranked: 138-67-21 .657
When Lowell is ranked in the Top 10: 91-47-17 .642

[UMLWeatherman]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

The numbers actually say the opposite.

Since Norm became coach:

When Lowell is unranked: 30-20-0 .600
When Lowell is ranked: 138-67-21 .657
When Lowell is ranked in the Top 10: 91-47-17 .642

Interesting.... do you have a breakdown of the teams they played against while in each category?
i.e. ranked vs unranked opp.. ranked vs ranked, ranked vs ranked in top 10... etc.

I wonder how many of those wins when ranked are versus cupcake teams early in the season.

It just seems like when they are ranked high they play not so great when they should.. could just be a perception though.

[leswp1]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

Interesting.... do you have a breakdown of the teams they played against while in each category?
i.e. ranked vs unranked opp.. ranked vs ranked, ranked vs ranked in top 10... etc.

I wonder how many of those wins when ranked are versus cupcake teams early in the season.

It just seems like when they are ranked high they play not so great when they should.. could just be a perception though.

We never do well against cupcake teams.

[UMLWeatherman]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

We never do well against cupcake teams.

That's what I thought but looking at Scott's numbers (at least under Norm) it appears it doesn't matter that the team is ranked.

[ScottK]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

Interesting.... do you have a breakdown of the teams they played against while in each category?
i.e. ranked vs unranked opp.. ranked vs ranked, ranked vs ranked in top 10... etc.

I wonder how many of those wins when ranked are versus cupcake teams early in the season.

It just seems like when they are ranked high they play not so great when they should.. could just be a perception though.

All records are using the USCHO poll, and since Norm took over (the 2011-12 season).

When Lowell is unranked:
All Games 30-20-0 .600
Vs Unranked Teams 25-11-0 .694
Vs Ranked Teams 5-9-0 .357
Vs Top 10 Teams 1-7-0 .125

When Lowell is ranked:
All Games 138-67-21 .657
Vs Unranked Teams 84-31-9 .714
Vs Ranked Teams 54-36-12 .588
Vs Top 10 Teams 26-18-4 .583

When Lowell is ranked in the Top 10:
All Games 91-47-17 .642
Vs Unranked Teams 56-20-7 .717
Vs Ranked Teams 35-27-10 .556
Vs Top 10 Teams 11-11-3 .500

[UMLWeatherman]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

All records are using the USCHO poll, and since Norm took over (the 2011-12 season).

When Lowell is unranked:
All Games 30-20-0 .600
Vs Unranked Teams 25-11-0 .694
Vs Ranked Teams 5-9-0 .357
Vs Top 10 Teams 1-7-0 .125

When Lowell is ranked:
All Games 138-67-21 .657
Vs Unranked Teams 84-31-9 .714
Vs Ranked Teams 54-36-12 .588
Vs Top 10 Teams 26-18-4 .583

When Lowell is ranked in the Top 10:
All Games 91-47-17 .642
Vs Unranked Teams 56-20-7 .717
Vs Ranked Teams 35-27-10 .556
Vs Top 10 Teams 11-11-3 .500

Thanks Scott!

I wont ask for home/away numbers since you have already done a lot of work to get these. I wonder if it's just the bad loss at the wrong time which just sticks longer than the general winning status.

[ScottK]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

Thanks Scott!

I wont ask for home/away numbers since you have already done a lot of work to get these. I wonder if it's just the bad loss at the wrong time which just sticks longer than the general winning status.

For the sake of completeness, I compiled them anyways (and found a correction from yesterday's post). One note - I considered any game not played at Tsongas as a "road" game. I did separate out the "neutral" site games, but they are also included in the "road" totals as well.

When Lowell is unranked:

All Games 30-20-0 .600
Home 16-7-0 .696
Road 14-13-0 .519 (includes 1-2-0 .333 at neutral sites)
Vs Unranked teams 25-11-0 .694
Home vs Unranked teams 13-3-0 .813
Road vs Unranked teams 12-8-0 .600 (includes 1-2-0 .333 at neutral sites)
Vs Ranked teams 5-9-0 .357
Home vs Ranked teams 3-4-0 .429
Road vs Ranked teams 2-5-0 .286
vs Top 10 teams 1-7-0 .125
Home vs Top 10 teams 0-4-0 .000
Road vs Top 10 teams 1-3-0 .250

When Lowell is ranked:

All Games 138-67-21 .657
Home 66-28-12 .679
Road 72-39-9 .638 (includes 24-8-1 .742 at neutral sites)
Vs Unranked teams 84-31-9 .714
Home vs Unranked teams 41-17-3 .697
Road vs Unranked teams 43-14-6 .730 (includes 8-1-1 .850 at neutral sites)
Vs Ranked teams 54-36-12 .588
Home vs Ranked teams 25-11-9 .656
Road vs Ranked teams 29-25-3 .535 (includes 16-7-0 .696 at neutral sites)
vs Top 10 teams 26-18-4 .583
Home vs Top 10 teams 12-3-3 .750
Road vs Top 10 teams 14-15-1 .483 (includes 8-4-0 .667 at neutral sites)

When Lowell is ranked in the Top 10:

All Games 91-47-17 .642
Home 42-20-11 .651
Road 49-27-6 .634 (includes 21-6-1 .768 at neutral sites)
Vs Unranked teams 56-20-7 .717
Home vs Unranked teams 28-12-3 .686
Road vs Unranked teams 28-8-4 .750 (includes 7-1-1 .833 at neutral sites)
Vs Ranked teams 35-27-10 .556
Home vs Ranked teams 14-8-8 .600
Road vs Ranked teams 21-19-2 .524 (includes 14-5-0 .737 at neutral sites)
vs Top 10 teams 14-11-3 .554
Home vs Top 10 teams 4-1-3 .688
Road vs Top 10 teams 10-10-0 .500 (includes 7-2-0 .778 at neutral sites)

[UMLWeatherman]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

Thanks again Scott.

[chiefs11]

Thanks again Scott.

O m g

[boblav1]

Re: UMass Lowell 2018: Champions of the Offseason

Alum Ryan Blair named Director of Hockey Operations