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Re: Union College: 2019-2020
In the universe of Boston D1 college hockey and especially Hockey East, we were an unknown 7-8 years ago. IMO not so much any more. With Yale and Union winning national championships in 2013 and 2014, we and the ECAC have come a long way since the 1980's and Harvard and Cornell and Dryden. Before last week's loss to BU we were 2-2-1 against BU and 2-0 against BC, college hockey powers. It seems like more and more ECAC players are being recruited to the pro's as they recognize the leagues success. What makes our success and the success of the ECAC so remarkable is that we don't have, as they say in the business word, sustainable competitive advantage. Our success at Union is based on seamless support from all Union College stakeholders, great talent discovery and recruiting and great developmental coaching. It's a hard combination to orchestrate. It's going to be a very challenging month and a challenging year for fans and coaches alike. We lost so much. We had so many departures and injuries. The freshmen players are going to have a D1 "baptism by fire" as they work their way through a very difficult October. Regardless of the outcome, I am going to be cheering my guts out for them all the way.
In the universe of Boston D1 college hockey and especially Hockey East, we were an unknown 7-8 years ago. IMO not so much any more. With Yale and Union winning national championships in 2013 and 2014, we and the ECAC have come a long way since the 1980's and Harvard and Cornell and Dryden. Before last week's loss to BU we were 2-2-1 against BU and 2-0 against BC, college hockey powers. It seems like more and more ECAC players are being recruited to the pro's as they recognize the leagues success. What makes our success and the success of the ECAC so remarkable is that we don't have, as they say in the business word, sustainable competitive advantage. Our success at Union is based on seamless support from all Union College stakeholders, great talent discovery and recruiting and great developmental coaching. It's a hard combination to orchestrate. It's going to be a very challenging month and a challenging year for fans and coaches alike. We lost so much. We had so many departures and injuries. The freshmen players are going to have a D1 "baptism by fire" as they work their way through a very difficult October. Regardless of the outcome, I am going to be cheering my guts out for them all the way.
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