RPI 2019 Off-Season: Where Did Everyone Go?

[Ralph Baer]

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Incredibly, we've played UVM in 3 Freakouts, and they each ended in a 2-2 tie. What used to be a overwhelming chance for a signature ECAC win really went off the rails under Seth and hasn't improved (yet?) under Smith. Maybe playing a non-league opponent, especially one with a history against the Engineers, will give us a chance to re-establish the game as an annual event.

Our first three games vs. OSU each ended in 5-5 ties. I won't mention what happened since then.

[rpi82]

Our first three games vs. OSU each ended in 5-5 ties. I won't mention what happened since then.

Ralph, Sometimes you know a little too much of our illustrious hockey history. I'm hoping we've seen the bottom and can anticipate better results in the future. Hope, whether or not it is supported by facts and trends, is all that keeps me coming back..........

[jericho]

Incredibly, we've played UVM in 3 Freakouts, and they each ended in a 2-2 tie. What used to be a overwhelming chance for a signature ECAC win really went off the rails under Seth and hasn't improved (yet?) under Smith. Maybe playing a non-league opponent, especially one with a history against the Engineers, will give us a chance to re-establish the game as an annual event.

I remember watching at the Alumni House in the mid-90’s where RPI was close to breaking that but Kelly Askew missed a wide open net from the near faceoff dot 😡. The more things change the more they stay the same.

ETA: I guess you can say the shot went askew

[Ralph Baer]

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Today is 16 May 2019. There are 142 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 5 October 2019 for the start of next season.

[sezenack]

Re: RPI 2019 Off-Season: Where Did Everyone Go?

UMass Lowell released their schedule, and we are indeed going to their Thanksgiving tournament. We play Lowell on Friday and Merrimack on Saturday. Another dumb tournament format like the Catamount Cup all because the Hockey East teams don't want to potentially play each other. It's a bit ridiculous in my opinion.

[RPI fan 4 life]

UMass Lowell released their schedule, and we are indeed going to their Thanksgiving tournament. We play Lowell on Friday and Merrimack on Saturday. Another dumb tournament format like the Catamount Cup all because the Hockey East teams don't want to potentially play each other. It's a bit ridiculous in my opinion.

Actually I wish RPI and Union would do the same thing at the TU Center and get rid of the stupid Mayor’s Cup game.

[jericho]

Actually I wish RPI and Union would do the same thing at the TU Center and get rid of the stupid Mayor’s Cup game.

Actually, a governor’s cup with one of RPI and Union and three other NY teams would be great. You could rotate it between Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo every year. That would be fantastic.

[islander98]

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Actually, a governor’s cup with one of RPI and Union and three other NY teams would be great. You could rotate it between Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo every year. That would be fantastic.

That sounds like a great idea. It would deepen the rivalries but it would also be something that could be sustainable as teams rotate through varying strength from year to year. I think that is a great idea. It would also be a good opportunity for some parents to head out and see some hockey and meet some other parents?

[turk181]

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Check out the 2019-2020 schedules thread ... I think RPI is also in the ledyard classic. Not confirmed yet but per Dartmouth twitter it looks like it from the photos.

Update - I was told it's not SLU or RPI ... I'm confused now!

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[ServinisScores]

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That sounds like a great idea. It would deepen the rivalries but it would also be something that could be sustainable as teams rotate through varying strength from year to year. I think that is a great idea. It would also be a good opportunity for some parents to head out and see some hockey and meet some other parents?

it was entertaining when RPI was good, but the first years they played, not so much...

https://www.augenblick.org/chha/t_glf_01.html

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2019 Off-Season: Where Did Everyone Go?

UMass Lowell released their schedule, and we are indeed going to their Thanksgiving tournament. We play Lowell on Friday and Merrimack on Saturday. Another dumb tournament format like the Catamount Cup all because the Hockey East teams don't want to potentially play each other. It's a bit ridiculous in my opinion.

There goes our chance to play Penn State for the first time.

[fr. joe]

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I remember watching at the Alumni House in the mid-90’s where RPI was close to breaking that but Kelly Askew missed a wide open net from the near faceoff dot 😡. The more things change the more they stay the same.

ETA: I guess you can say the shot went askew

I guess you can!

[fr. joe]

Re: RPI 2019 Off-Season: Where Did Everyone Go?

There goes our chance to play Penn State for the first time.

I wouldn't be Lion to say I was disappointed.

[fr. joe]

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Actually, a governor’s cup with one of RPI and Union and three other NY teams would be great. You could rotate it between Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo every year. That would be fantastic.

That would be fantastic! There would no shortage of good neutral site locations to host this event. Depending on the mix of four teams, you could also include Lake Placid, Glens Falls, and Utica. Binghamton might be a reach, though.

Imagine the chance for ECAC (Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, RPI and Union) and Atlantic Hockey (Army, Canisius, Niagara, RIT) to mix it up... these matches don't happen that often!

[Ralph Baer]

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A great night with my running buddies Segall and Weber @RPI_Hockey We ran in the Albany workforce challenge with 10,000 friends and our @rpi team. A great event with so many great people. pic.twitter.com/LiaMyfwKKN

— Coach Dave Smith (@RPI_HockeyCoach) May 17, 2019