2013-2014 Union Dutchmen - Can U Three Peat? (Part II)

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Cornell head coach Mike Schafer said today that forward Dustin Mowrey is out for the year. He had 6 goals and 14 assists in 23 games. Mowrey last played March 1 vs Harvard.

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Some audio:

Rick Bennett media conference call: http://yourlisten.com/unionhockeyblo...nce-call-31814

Mike Schafer media conference call: http://yourlisten.com/unionhockeyblo...nce-call-31814

[Kepler]

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Cornell head coach Mike Schafer said today that forward Dustin Mowrey is out for the year. He had 6 goals and 14 assists in 23 games. Mowrey last played March 1 vs Harvard.

Tough for Dustin; as a senior he ends his career in civies.

The guys who filled in during Clarkson did very well; although it hurts it's part of the sport.

[Dutchman]

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I know that exams are this week. Anyone know when the team is heading up to Lake Placid?

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I know that exams are this week. Anyone know when the team is heading up to Lake Placid?

Tomorrow (Wednesday) night.

On that note, there are practices on Thursday and Friday that are open to the public:

PRACTICE TIMES - Open to the Public and Media.
Thursday, March 20
11 a.m. - Noon - Union
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. - Quinnipiac
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Colgate
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Cornell

Friday, March 21
9:15 - 10 a.m. - Cornell
10:15 - 11 a.m. - Union
11:15 - noon - Colgate
12:15 - 1 p.m. - Quinnipiac

http://www.ecachockey.com/men/champi...0111_Fan_Guide

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Union had press conferences late this afternoon ahead of Friday's semifinal game with Cornell:

Rick Bennett - http://t.co/wUwoiLjRDc

Max Novak / Dan Carr / Mat Bodie - http://t.co/5ASrn2D73e

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Colin Stevens and Mike Vecchione pick up ECAC Hockey weekly honors:

http://bit.ly/OyrDie

[Dutchman]

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Cornell will be very tough. They are physically the biggest team in College Hockey in both height and weight. The last time we played them we needed stretcher bearers to carry off our dead and wounded during the ceasefire. I think we lost three starters from that game. It was very costly. Cornell is well disciplined, always follows through on their checks and has been a "top 10" on team defense (8th currently) in College hockey. That defense is anchored by one of the premier college hockey goalies, Andy Iles. It is very hard to get shots by him as Clarkson recently found out. Early in the year their power play led the nation. They are ahead of us on the penalty kill.

Most troubling of all, Cornell always plays at another level when in tournaments or big games. We saw this two years ago when they upset Michigan in the NCAA's. One of the reasons is that they are so well coached. Make no mistake about that. We are also going up against one of the best coaches in College hockey. If there is a way for Cornell to win, he will have it figured.

We have several positives on our side and I think we all know what they are but as Coach Bennett said in one of the news conferences, the team that wants it the most, when the puck drops .....

It was to our advantage to play a very big and tough and physical Dartmouth team as preparation.

The magic number for us on this segment of the quest is 2. Are we still hungry? I know our seniors are ....

If we manage a win against Cornell ..... the heros are going to be The Captain and Ghost and Stevens. With the big ice we need to take away the added time and space from the Cornell forwards. Win or lose, I hope our casualty count is not high.

I am driving from Boston Friday morning. Hope to see you all there.

Go Dutchmen !!!!!

[ADK11]

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Cornell will be very tough. They are physically the biggest team in College Hockey in both height and weight. The last time we played them we needed stretcher bearers to carry off our dead and wounded during the ceasefire. I think we lost three starters from that game. It was very costly. Cornell is well disciplined, always follows through on their checks and has been a "top 10" on team defense (8th currently) in College hockey. That defense is anchored by one of the premier college hockey goalies, Andy Iles. It is very hard to get shots by him as Clarkson recently found out. Early in the year their power play led the nation. They are ahead of us on the penalty kill.

Most troubling of all, Cornell always plays at another level when in tournaments or big games. We saw this two years ago when they upset Michigan in the NCAA's. One of the reasons is that they are so well coached. Make no mistake about that. We are also going up against one of the best coaches in College hockey. If there is a way for Cornell to win, he will have it figured.

We have several positives on our side and I think we all know what they are but as Coach Bennett said in one of the news conferences, the team that wants it the most, when the puck drops .....

It was to our advantage to play a very big and tough and physical Dartmouth team as preparation.

The magic number for us on this segment of the quest is 2. Are we still hungry? I know our seniors are ....

If we manage a win against Cornell ..... the hero's are going to be The Captain and Ghost and Stevens. With the big ice we need to take away the added time and space from the Cornell forwards. Win or lose, I hope our causally count is not high.

I am driving from Boston Friday morning. Hope to see you all there.

Go Dutchmen !!!!!

Good summary.. as usual, I'm worried (but hopeful) about this game. Beating a team like Cornell 3 times in a season is not easy, especially in a big game like this, and the boys better not be overconfident for this one. There has been plenty of talk about U being so much faster and will do better on the big ice like they did at SCSU and UNH. The radio guys were saying this as soon as the Dartmouth series was over and that U would have an advantage over Cornell/Clarkson. This ignores that two keys to doing well on the big ice are 1) maintaining puck possession, and 2) defensive discipline covering in front of your net. Cornell is VERY good at both of these aspects of the game. Unlike SCSU & UNH they don't often take wild shots that can rebound back and cause a quick break the other way. They like to cycle the puck endlessly and grind down the defense, which actually can be easier to do on the bigger ice since is not as easy to pin them in a corner or along the boards, and they are tough to take the puck away from in open ice. Not saying that U can't and shouldn't be able to use their speed to open up the ice and get good scoring chances, but the supposed advantage may not be that great and the boys will need to bring serious A-game.

As for NCAAs, looks to me like U has clinched a #1 seed and that is really all that matters. I don't care where U plays or who is in their bracket, other than would be nice in the east so can attend. #1 seed gives a slightly easier path and guarantees not seeing BC or Minny. Other than that, U will have to beat VERY GOOD teams to get anywhere in the NCAAs. If its Qpac, so be it.

BTW, I do find it interesting that the last couple USCHO Bracketology predictions have the "Bracket of Union Coaches" with U, Providence (Leaman, Barr), UVM (Sneddon), and Quinnipiac (Riga).

[Wholin1]

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BTW, I do find it interesting that the last couple USCHO Bracketology predictions have the "Bracket of Union Coaches" with U, Providence (Leaman, Barr), UVM (Sneddon), and Quinnipiac (Riga).

I think I mentioned the "Union Coach" connection somewhere earlier but forgot about the Riga aspect. It's a small fraternity of D-1 coaches, but that is still amazing. I guess if a coach can be successful at Union with all of it's limitations, then that translates well elsewhere.

I am also anxious about the upcoming weekend. It is inconceivable to me that any team, and particularly Union's could take Cornell lightly, for all of the reasons stated above. They will be a very, very tough opponents regardless of whether they are playing on a regulation, Olympic size rink or outside on Mirror Lake. I do believe that Ghost could be the wild card here. I think his past few games have been a bit inconsistent and he displayed some lack of discipline in taking some bad penalties against Dartmouth. Still, with his skills and vision of the ice he can be extremely dangerous, IF he plays smart and under control, much as he did at SCSU.

[aweise]

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I think I mentioned the "Union Coach" connection somewhere earlier but forgot about the Riga aspect. It's a small fraternity of D-1 coaches, but that is still amazing. I guess if a coach can be successful at Union with all of it's limitations, then that translates well elsewhere.

I am also anxious about the upcoming weekend. It is inconceivable to me that any team, and particularly Union's could take Cornell lightly, for all of the reasons stated above. They will be a very, very tough opponents regardless of whether they are playing on a regulation, Olympic size rink or outside on Mirror Lake. I do believe that Ghost could be the wild card here. I think his past few games have been a bit inconsistent and he displayed some lack of discipline in taking some bad penalties against Dartmouth. Still, with his skills and vision of the ice he can be extremely dangerous, IF he plays smart and under control, much as he did at SCSU.

Speaking of Ghost, Ken Schott and CHN have reported that he is a top 10 finalist for the Hobey!

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/new...0_revealed.php

He may not win it, but it's an honor to be on that list, IMO. Congrats Shayne!

[UnionHockeyManiac]

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From Ken Schott:

Union dominated the ECAC Hockey all-conference team, placing four players on the squad, it was announced Thursday.

The Dutchmen making the first team were defensemen Mat Bodie and Shayne Gostisbehere, goalie and Niskayuna native Colin Stevens and forward Daniel Carr.

RPI forward Ryan Haggerty, who signed with the New York Rangers last week, also made the first team, giving the Capital Region teams five of the six spots. St. Lawrence forward Greg Carey was the other first-team member.

Dutchmen forward Daniel Ciampini made the third team.

Union freshman center Mike Vecchione made the All-Rookie team.

The rest of the awards will be announced Friday.

FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE
Forward Greg Carey, St. Lawrence
Forward Daniel Carr, Union
Forward Ryan Haggerty, Rensselaer
Defense Shayne Gostisbehere, Union
Defense Mat Bodie, Union
Goaltender Colin Stevens, Union

SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE
Forward Sam Anas, Quinnipiac
Forward Kellen Jones, Quinnipiac
Forward Jesse Root, Yale
Defense Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence
Defense Joakim Ryan, Cornell
Goaltender Andy Iles, Cornell
Goaltender Charlie Finn, Colgate

THIRD TEAM ALL-LEAGUE
Forward Kenny Agostino, Yale
Forward Daniel Ciampini, Union
Forward Brian Ferlin, Cornell
Defense Spiro Goulakos, Colgate
Defense Dennis Robertson, Brown
Goaltender Charlie Finn, Colgate

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Forward Sam Anas, Quinnipiac
Forward Matt Carey, St. Lawrence
Forward Mike Vecchione, Union
Defense Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence
Defense James de Haas, Clarkson
Goaltender Charlie Finn, Colgate

[vicb]

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You have until 7PM Friday to get your picks in.

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...-Playoffs-2014

This means you:

arickeo
bcarlisle
Brett Gobe
Brian Sullivan/Nate Owen
cudmud
hockeyplayer1015
ibanezist00
Jack T. Ripper
Maine-iac
Mike Hutter
Nyhockeyguy
PutItBackOn
QUAlum2004
rfs04
Rjm7272
StayPuftMMcu
TchrBill
TheValleyRaider
ufanbill
UnionTDX04
Wholin1
rjohntute
Nottme

[Dutchman]

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ECAC FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE
http://ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/Ne..._All_Rook_Team

Forward Greg Carey, St. Lawrence
Forward Daniel Carr, Union
Forward Ryan Haggerty, Rensselaer
Defense Shayne Gostisbehere, Union
Defense Mat Bodie, Union
Goaltender Colin Stevens, Union


AWESOME !!!!!

[UnionFan4Life]

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ECAC FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE
http://ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/Ne..._All_Rook_Team

Forward Greg Carey, St. Lawrence
Forward Daniel Carr, Union
Forward Ryan Haggerty, Rensselaer
Defense Shayne Gostisbehere, Union
Defense Mat Bodie, Union
Goaltender Colin Stevens, Union


AWESOME !!!!!

Hard work pays off! Also, congrats to Ciampini and Vech