UMass Lowell 2015-2016 Season Thread

[UML Puck Hawk]

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RPI defeats BC 2-1 this afternoon.

Watched the game. RPI played a transition game with BC and won . BC looked pedestrian, but that could just be the fact they ****ed down their own legs with all the penalties they took.

Fun game to watch

[FlagDUDE08]

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well... um... then what do we have

Potentially the best team in Hockey East.

Just keep winning. Gives us both a better shot down the road.

[bottomdweller]

Hopefully we'll see him next weekend. I thought the team looked good and it was nice to see the freshmen play well. I thought Gage Hough had a very good game.

A scary moment at the end of the 1st when Dylan Zink went off the ice with an apparent leg injury. I was surprised he returned and played the rest of the game.

I was surprised Hough was skating with the 2nd line and receive as much PK time as he did, but I thought he played well.

[ScottK]

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Has anyone heard any status on #10 McGrath? I was surprised to see him in the seats with some teammates rather than on the ice in uniform. He's always been tough so I am worried it might be serious if it was enough to keep him out of the opener.

A lot of guys didn't dress on Friday that I thought would - McGrath, Edwardh. Kamrass, and Colantone come to mind right away. They all played in the exhibition game (Kamrass scored a goal), so perhaps they didn't have a good week at practice.

[leswp1]

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maybe this was a way to see what the new guys could do. He knows what those guys can do already.

[riverchief1]

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Lowell moves up to #9, from #14, with two first place votes in this week's USCHO poll.

[Fishhawk]

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#9!? Pretty big jump just for beating RPI but I guess beating two teams who beat #1 BC counts for something. I don't think we'll really know how good this team is until 10/30 through 10/7 with 4 road games in a row against Top 20 teams. By the way folks, I'm not just a local fan anymore. I'm proud to say my daughter started at UML this fall!

[riverchief1]

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#9!? Pretty big jump just for beating RPI but I guess beating two teams who beat #1 BC counts for something. I don't think we'll really know how good this team is until 10/30 through 10/7 with 4 road games in a row against Top 20 teams. By the way folks, I'm not just a local fan anymore. I'm proud to say my daughter started at UML this fall!

I think a lot of things played into it. Ordinarily beating RPI 3-0 would probably have kept us at 14-13 but a lot of teams ranked above us had rough weekends, especially Minnesota State, Minnesota, and Miami. In addition to #1 BC losing to RPI (dropped BC to #4), #2 Minnesota-Duluth lost to Bemidji State (dropped to #7), #3 BU lost to Union (dropped to #6), #5 Denver lost to Air Force, #6 Minnesota State lost two games to Omaha (dropped to #14), #9 Minnesota lost to Vermont (dropped to #15), and #11 Miami lost and tied #7 Providence (dropped to #17). But then again it's only Week One and this will be a movable feast for several weeks until things start to sift out.

[UMLFan]

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I'm proud to say my daughter started at UML this fall!

That's great! Congrats to you, and to her, congrats and best of luck!

[Patman]

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I think a lot of things played into it. Ordinarily beating RPI 3-0 would probably have kept us at 14-13 but a lot of teams ranked above us had rough weekends, especially Minnesota State, Minnesota, and Miami. In addition to #1 BC losing to RPI (dropped BC to #4), #2 Minnesota-Duluth lost to Bemidji State (dropped to #7), #3 BU lost to Union (dropped to #6), #5 Denver lost to Air Force, #6 Minnesota State lost two games to Omaha (dropped to #14), #9 Minnesota lost to Vermont (dropped to #15), and #11 Miami lost and tied #7 Providence (dropped to #17). But then again it's only Week One and this will be a movable feast for several weeks until things start to sift out.

the truth will bear itself out... just keep playing good solid hockey

[UMLFan]

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I hate having this feeling, but Lowell has to sweep this weekend.

[Middle Street]

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I hate having this feeling, but Lowell has to sweep this weekend.

I was thinking the same thing. This series, the ASU series, and the AIC game are the scary (PWR) games on the schedule.

[Gainzo]

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I hate having this feeling, but Lowell has to sweep this weekend.

Yeah they do. If we can't sweep CC at home I'll be very disappointed.

In other news is anyone going to hit up Oktoberfest before the game on Saturday? http://www.lowelloktoberfest.com/

[riverchief1]

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I was thinking the same thing. This series, the ASU series, and the AIC game are the scary (PWR) games on the schedule.

Agreed. These games will come back and haunt UML at the end of the season if they don't win them all. Losses/ties to lesser teams did much to contribute to UML not making NCAAs last season.

Looking forward to the weekend. Hopefully the usual announcer is back as last week, the replacement guy was horrendous. No enthusiasm, no flow, messing up in-game promotions, and so on. If the usual announcer is no longer the announcer, hopefully the new guy got some lessons, reviewed prior seasons' game tapes, and has a better sense of what to do and how to do it. If not, get someone else.

[ScottK]

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Agreed. These games will come back and haunt UML at the end of the season if they don't win them all. Losses/ties to lesser teams did much to contribute to UML not making NCAAs last season.

Looking forward to the weekend. Hopefully the usual announcer is back as last week, the replacement guy was horrendous. No enthusiasm, no flow, messing up in-game promotions, and so on. If the usual announcer is no longer the announcer, hopefully the new guy got some lessons, reviewed prior seasons' game tapes, and has a better sense of what to do and how to do it. If not, get someone else.

The guy from the last few years (Ben) is gone. From his Twitter page:

Ben Rouleau @goldenvoice007 Aug 12
Wish @RiverHawkHockey all the best this season as I step down as PA announcer. Thanks for your support over the past 5 years! #UnitedInBlue