NCAA Tournament

[ursusminor]

I just posted this on USCHO where it will probably get buried, but I figured it would interest some people here, and this is IMO as good a place as any. Here are three tweets from RPI coach Seth Appert who will be the ECAC's representative to the NCAA starting either next season or at this year's FF (don't know when the terms start).

"6 WCHA teams that qualified for NCAAs played 35 non conference games at home and only 10 on road thats a joke/criteria needs adjusting"
"I grew up WCHA fan/coached in league for 9 years-not blaming programs-systematic issue we need to address w weight NC games carry in PWR"
"issue has nothing to do w us not getting in-we lost in playoffs that's on me n team but we need to weight road wins in NC w more importance"

[Jim Hyla]

I just posted this on USCHO where it will probably get buried, but I figured it would interest some people here, and this is IMO as good a place as any. Here are three tweets from RPI coach Seth Appert who will be the ECAC's representative starting either next season or at this year's FF (don't know when the terms start).

"6 WCHA teams that qualified for NCAAs played 35 non conference games at home and only 10 on road thats a joke/criteria needs adjusting"
"I grew up WCHA fan/coached in league for 9 years-not blaming programs-systematic issue we need to address w weight NC games carry in PWR"
"issue has nothing to do w us not getting in-we lost in playoffs that's on me n team but we need to weight road wins in NC w more importance"

great

[ugarte]

SCSU in the final four

[kingpin248]

St. Cloud beats Miami. Some words from the CCHA's attending physician:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0yXqU-w9U0&feature=player_embedded

[jeff '84]

Q ripping Union. 5-0 after two.

[dbilmes]

Q ripping Union. 5-0 after two.

Maybe they'll beat someone else 10-0.

[CAS]

Interesting Union took 2 five-minute majors and game disqualifications in the game.   Is it the coach's fault?

[TimV]

5-0 Union

"Knock, knock!"

Unless I had a really bad browser malfunction, THIS one needs you badly.

[TimV]

Whereas, while we're on this line of inquiry, RPI loses practically nobody.  Casey continues to rebuild at Clarkson. Perhaps Harvard finally fires Teddy?

I have to think that next year is the year that the traditional powers of the ECAC (RPI, SLU, Clarkson, Harvard, and, well, us) reassert themselves.

RPI is losing Nick Bailen whom the powerplay was centered around. The powerplay will need to be reconstructed. He will be replaced on the roster by Parker Reno who was a finalist for Minnesota's Mr. Hockey award and is expected to be drafted this year, but he is not the offensive force (and often defensive liability) that Bailen has been. Besides for him, RPI is indeed not losing much. We lost most of the Class of '13 when Jerry D'Amigo and Brandon Pirri left three years ago. We might have been concerned about the loss also of Marty O'Grady, had he not been injured most of the year.

Barring defections to the pros, We aren't going to be losing much a year from now either.

It's too bad that RPI doesn't do cheers like Cornell does of "Good Goalie, Bad Goalie" and the like. I'd love to see "Parker Reno, Janet Reno" when playing Cornell. ::cheer::

Can someone check the bylaws and see if we can confer an Honorary Lynah Faithful status on ursusminor?  Or at least a "Spirit of Lynah" award?;-)

[marty]

RPI is losing Nick Bailen whom the powerplay was centered around. The powerplay will need to be reconstructed. He will be replaced on the roster by Parker Reno who was a finalist for Minnesota's Mr. Hockey award and is expected to be drafted this year, but he is not the offensive force (and often defensive liability) that Bailen has been. Besides for him, RPI is indeed not losing much. We lost most of the Class of '13 when Jerry D'Amigo and Brandon Pirri left three years ago. We might have been concerned about the loss also of Marty O'Grady, had he not been injured most of the year.

Barring defections to the pros, We aren't going to be losing much a year from now either.

I think you also have to worry about a defection to another Division One school. Word was that Appert was looking for a position at Northeastern a couple years ago after his NCAA appearance. Hopefully he's growing to love the hot dogs at Famous Lunch, but I wouldn't bet a quart of zippy sauce on it.

[ursusminor]

Whereas, while we're on this line of inquiry, RPI loses practically nobody.  Casey continues to rebuild at Clarkson. Perhaps Harvard finally fires Teddy?

I have to think that next year is the year that the traditional powers of the ECAC (RPI, SLU, Clarkson, Harvard, and, well, us) reassert themselves.

RPI is losing Nick Bailen whom the powerplay was centered around. The powerplay will need to be reconstructed. He will be replaced on the roster by Parker Reno who was a finalist for Minnesota's Mr. Hockey award and is expected to be drafted this year, but he is not the offensive force (and often defensive liability) that Bailen has been. Besides for him, RPI is indeed not losing much. We lost most of the Class of '13 when Jerry D'Amigo and Brandon Pirri left three years ago. We might have been concerned about the loss also of Marty O'Grady, had he not been injured most of the year.

Barring defections to the pros, We aren't going to be losing much a year from now either.

It's too bad that RPI doesn't do cheers like Cornell does of "Good Goalie, Bad Goalie" and the like. I'd love to see "Parker Reno, Janet Reno" when playing Cornell. ::cheer::

Can someone check the bylaws and see if we can confer an Honorary Lynah Faithful status on ursusminor?  Or at least a "Spirit of Lynah" award?;-)

I must have said something wrong. ::yark::

[ursusminor]

RPI is losing Nick Bailen whom the powerplay was centered around. The powerplay will need to be reconstructed. He will be replaced on the roster by Parker Reno who was a finalist for Minnesota's Mr. Hockey award and is expected to be drafted this year, but he is not the offensive force (and often defensive liability) that Bailen has been. Besides for him, RPI is indeed not losing much. We lost most of the Class of '13 when Jerry D'Amigo and Brandon Pirri left three years ago. We might have been concerned about the loss also of Marty O'Grady, had he not been injured most of the year.

Barring defections to the pros, We aren't going to be losing much a year from now either.

I think you also have to worry about a defection to another Division One school. Word was that Appert was looking for a position at Northeastern a couple years ago after his NCAA appearance. Hopefully he's growing to love the hot dogs at Famous Lunch, but I wouldn't bet a quart of zippy sauce on it.

I am concerned about that, but even people here have said that he has to win something first.

[kingpin248]

RPI is losing Nick Bailen whom the powerplay was centered around. The powerplay will need to be reconstructed. He will be replaced on the roster by Parker Reno who was a finalist for Minnesota's Mr. Hockey award and is expected to be drafted this year, but he is not the offensive force (and often defensive liability) that Bailen has been. Besides for him, RPI is indeed not losing much. We lost most of the Class of '13 when Jerry D'Amigo and Brandon Pirri left three years ago. We might have been concerned about the loss also of Marty O'Grady, had he not been injured most of the year.

Barring defections to the pros, We aren't going to be losing much a year from now either.

I think you also have to worry about a defection to another Division One school. Word was that Appert was looking for a position at Northeastern a couple years ago after his NCAA appearance. Hopefully he's growing to love the hot dogs at Famous Lunch, but I wouldn't bet a quart of zippy sauce on it.

I am concerned about that, but even people here have said that he has to win something first.

Denver has a sudden opening, with George Gwozdecky unexpectedly departing after 19 seasons.

[RichH]

RPI is losing Nick Bailen whom the powerplay was centered around. The powerplay will need to be reconstructed. He will be replaced on the roster by Parker Reno who was a finalist for Minnesota's Mr. Hockey award and is expected to be drafted this year, but he is not the offensive force (and often defensive liability) that Bailen has been. Besides for him, RPI is indeed not losing much. We lost most of the Class of '13 when Jerry D'Amigo and Brandon Pirri left three years ago. We might have been concerned about the loss also of Marty O'Grady, had he not been injured most of the year.

Barring defections to the pros, We aren't going to be losing much a year from now either.

I think you also have to worry about a defection to another Division One school. Word was that Appert was looking for a position at Northeastern a couple years ago after his NCAA appearance. Hopefully he's growing to love the hot dogs at Famous Lunch, but I wouldn't bet a quart of zippy sauce on it.

I am concerned about that, but even people here have said that he has to win something first.

Denver has a sudden opening, with George Gwozdecky unexpectedly departing after 19 seasons.

I've started my stopwatch for the overly-sanctimonious "Denver has the guts to do what Cornell didn't..." post from ScrewBU.

[BMac]

+1.

Love this quote from their AD:

"We certainly wish George the best in his future endeavors and we are thankful for his 19 years at the helm of our hockey program," said Denver athletic director Peg Bradley-Doppes. "He certainly had his fair share of success, returning the program to the pinnacle of the collegiate hockey world during our great run in the middle of the previous decade."

Interesting word choices in this article. Looks like it wasn't mutual...