Nice way to bounce back after giving up an early lead at Harvard on Friday. Brown now just needs a point (or a Colgate tie) to clinch home ice next week.
Much improved team! You guys played hard and finished checks.
Good luck the rest of the way.
Brown did not show up this weekend. We’ll have to play MUCH better to win a playoff series. Losing to QU is understandable; being dominated at home by Princeton is not.
Speaking of which...we’re now 3-7-3 at home this season. Doesn’t bode well for a playoff run...
Absolutely unbelievable game. I’m still processing it. Can’t even imagine how the players are feeling right now. Good thing there’s no need for a Game 3! There would’ve been some tired legs out there.
On to...Quinnipiac, probably, but maybe Cornell. Go Bruno!
Absolutely unbelievable game. I’m still processing it. Can’t even imagine how the players are feeling right now. Good thing there’s no need for a Game 3! There would’ve been some tired legs out there.
On to...Quinnipiac, probably, but maybe Cornell. Go Bruno!
As the overtime periods went on, it became apparent that the Bears had more depth than the Tigers (who kept playing their top line every other shift) and were in better shape physically and mentally. Gritty performance by the boys and great coaching job by the staff.
And lots of respect for the Princeton players who never quit.
In the end the better team won. It's not how many All Americans you have, but how well you play as a team. Every guy on the Brown team accepts his role. This is an incredibly cohesive group.
As the overtime periods went on, it became apparent that the Bears had more depth than the Tigers (who kept playing their top line every other shift) and were in better shape physically and mentally. Gritty performance by the boys and great coaching job by the staff.
And lots of respect for the Princeton players who never quit.
In the end the better team won. It's not how many All Americans you have, but how well you play as a team. Every guy on the Brown team accepts his role. This is an incredibly cohesive group.
Agreed. Brown outshot Princeton 28-13 in the overtime sessions. I’m not sure Princeton got the puck out of their defensive end for longer than 30 seconds in either the second or third overtimes. It seemed like it was just a matter of time before Brown found a way to win.
Of course, you can’t ever count out Princeton’s top line from finding a way to find a quick goal, so it was incredibly intense. And I have to give credit to Ferland – after getting yanked early in the first period, he came back in and was lights-out in the overtimes. Strange decision by the Princeton staff to play all three goaltenders at various points.
Giving up three late goals to blow a 5-2 lead at home was disheartening, but Brown rallied and persevered. Great performance, and as memorable a game as I’ve ever seen at Meehan (or anywhere, really).
With Brown's second half step up, and QU's blue line bruises, the eyes around the ECAC are very much on the Brown Bears.. Good luck Brown, from the North Country.
With Brown's second half step up, and QU's blue line bruises, the eyes around the ECAC are very much on the Brown Bears.. Good luck Brown, from the North Country.
This is a game to watch, because Brown can play and Quinnipiac is a completely different team for the 1st game and possibly 2nd, too.
Very fair, thoughtful analysis. I’m intrigued to see how Quinny uses its defensive players tonight (and tomorrow, to an extent). Could make for some tight battles. We don’t have the offensive firepower to hang with the QU forwards, so my hope is they play a little more conservative to offset Priskie’s absence.
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