ECAC 2013-14

[Beeeej]

I like the  one post I saw from the finishyourcheck web site. It says that the Union coach looked like he was mad because he couldn't get in line for the buffet fast enough. Classic. Was also called Coach Fatty by same poster.

Really? That's what we're finding "classic" these days?

[RichH]

I like the  one post I saw from the finishyourcheck web site. It says that the Union coach looked like he was mad because he couldn't get in line for the buffet fast enough. Classic. Was also called Coach Fatty by same poster.

Really? That's what we're finding "classic" these days?

Well, "Classic" in the sense that "Have another doughnut" happened over 25 years ago

[Jim Hyla]

Article in Times-Union with Mat Bodie. He never admits to starting the fight, but at least acknowledges our rightful place.

Q: You guys love playing here at Messa Rink, but is there a rink on the road where you look forward going to?

A: There are a lot of good barns in our league. Cornell is a lot of fun to play at. Their fans get up for it. Whenever there is a lot of energy in the building, it's a lot of fun. Whenever we play at RPI, it's fun. I would say those two probably stick out the most.

[marty]

Watch OT in Troy. Yale @ RPI

rpitv.org

[Trotsky]

Union, Quinnipiac and Yale win, while Clarkson and Brown lose.

Everyone has now played 15 games.

1. 24 Uni
2. 23 Qpc
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3. 20 Cor
4. 19 Col
5. 18 Clk
6. 17 Yal


Saturday night:

Cor at Col
Yal at Uni
Clk at Prn
SLU at Qpc

Remarkably, after tomorrow night's game in Hamilton all the RS meetings between the 3-6 bunch will be complete:

Cor vs Col: one tie plus tomorrow
Cor vs Clk: Cor 1 Clk 1
Cor vs Yal: Cor 2 Yal 0
Col vs Clk: Col 2 Clk 0
Col vs Yal: Yal 2 Col 0
Yal vs Clk: Yal 1 Clk 1

[TimV]

Riotous Harvard thread over on USCHO especially re team having to push the broken Zamboni off the ice and the long game delay since it seems there is only one machine at Harvard.  Schadenfreud?  Yeh, I admit it.

Now someone can go ahead and tell me this should be in the "Sucks thread."::deadhorse::

I didn't because it's too damn long.

[Trotsky]

This is the post, from one of their (very few) prolific and knowledgable fans.  The guy's not bad, he's just past his breaking point:

Okay so it looks like I'm the only one who cares to write something about the Crimson. Can't really blame folks for abandoning the thread. I'll try and make this mildly interesting to read.

Just when you thought you had seen it all in college hockey, along comes tonight's game between two bottom feeders. First, the Zamboni developed mechanical problems that necessitated a call to a mechanic to come to the rink for repairs (I'm not making this up). The Zamboni repaired and the ice finished almost two hours after the original start time, the teams warmed up a bit when it was announced that the game would begin right away. Oh wait, what about the national anthem? Okay, well, we'll have the anthem played by the Harvard University band. Whoops, not so fast. A recording of the anthem starts playing even though the band is in attendance (now I see why they don't come to games anymore. I thought it was because the Crimson stink. Silly me). Then while the puck is dropped and play starts, the starting lineup for the Crimson is announced. Between the first and second periods, it was announced that Chuck a Puck would not happen for tonight's game. Fast forward to the second period and viola! Chuck a Puck will indeed take place between the second and third periods.

Yup, that's Harvard hockey 2013-2014. A colossal joke. The game was so bad, I really was wishing that I had stayed home and watched the opening ceremonies from Sochi. Would it have killed them to keep the men's basketball game on the big screen even after the hockey game commenced? There just wasn't anything good to say about tonight's game. Horrendous passing, no clue as to how to set up a play, on and on it goes. How the mighty have fallen.

To make matters worse, Guiltinan got another game disqualification when he rammed his elbow into the head of a Dartmouth player and they proceeded to roll on the ice and throw haymakers at each other. Guiltinan comes off the ice bleeding and laughing at the same time and Teddy does nothing. Not a word. This kind of nonsense would not be tolerated by Billy Cleary. Harvard continues to take stupid penalties (Esposito negates a PP only 16 seconds in) and their undisciplined play and total lack of focus is really alarming. Even during Tommasoni's last season, it wasn't this bad. How Teddy lets this happen is beyond me.

I don't really want to hear about how talented we are because that is a load of you know what. We don't have the talent people think we have. And it is really clear that Teddy has to go. Nothing personal but he can't run a D-1 program. He is overmatched and it shows. We blow and to say otherwise is to be in denial. Time for a program overhaul. Now.

[redice]

Do you get the sense that the sun never shines in this person's world?    References all the way back to "Billy Cleary"?   That's pretty lame.....

Okay so it looks like I'm the only one who cares to write something about the Crimson. Can't really blame folks for abandoning the thread. I'll try and make this mildly interesting to read.

Just when you thought you had seen it all in college hockey, along comes tonight's game between two bottom feeders. First, the Zamboni developed mechanical problems that necessitated a call to a mechanic to come to the rink for repairs (I'm not making this up). The Zamboni repaired and the ice finished almost two hours after the original start time, the teams warmed up a bit when it was announced that the game would begin right away. Oh wait, what about the national anthem? Okay, well, we'll have the anthem played by the Harvard University band. Whoops, not so fast. A recording of the anthem starts playing even though the band is in attendance (now I see why they don't come to games anymore. I thought it was because the Crimson stink. Silly me). Then while the puck is dropped and play starts, the starting lineup for the Crimson is announced. Between the first and second periods, it was announced that Chuck a Puck would not happen for tonight's game. Fast forward to the second period and viola! Chuck a Puck will indeed take place between the second and third periods.

Yup, that's Harvard hockey 2013-2014. A colossal joke. The game was so bad, I really was wishing that I had stayed home and watched the opening ceremonies from Sochi. Would it have killed them to keep the men's basketball game on the big screen even after the hockey game commenced? There just wasn't anything good to say about tonight's game. Horrendous passing, no clue as to how to set up a play, on and on it goes. How the mighty have fallen.

To make matters worse, Guiltinan got another game disqualification when he rammed his elbow into the head of a Dartmouth player and they proceeded to roll on the ice and throw haymakers at each other. Guiltinan comes off the ice bleeding and laughing at the same time and Teddy does nothing. Not a word. This kind of nonsense would not be tolerated by Billy Cleary. Harvard continues to take stupid penalties (Esposito negates a PP only 16 seconds in) and their undisciplined play and total lack of focus is really alarming. Even during Tommasoni's last season, it wasn't this bad. How Teddy lets this happen is beyond me.

I don't really want to hear about how talented we are because that is a load of you know what. We don't have the talent people think we have. And it is really clear that Teddy has to go. Nothing personal but he can't run a D-1 program. He is overmatched and it shows. We blow and to say otherwise is to be in denial. Time for a program overhaul. Now.

[TimV]

This guy is a frequent poster on that thread and has, in the past, been pretty supportive.  He has some connections to the current AD and "Billy."  Can't say I blame him for his frustration.  Just hope the frustration continues another month.

[Josh '99]

This guy is a frequent poster on that thread and has, in the past, been pretty supportive.  He has some connections to the current AD and "Billy."  Can't say I blame him for his frustration.  Just hope the frustration continues another month.

Just another month?  I hope it continues forever and ever.

[sah67]

This is the post, from one of their (very few) prolific and knowledgable fans.  The guy's not bad, he's just past his breaking point:

Okay so it looks like I'm the only one who cares to write something about the Crimson. Can't really blame folks for abandoning the thread. I'll try and make this mildly interesting to read.

Just when you thought you had seen it all in college hockey, along comes tonight's game between two bottom feeders. First, the Zamboni developed mechanical problems that necessitated a call to a mechanic to come to the rink for repairs (I'm not making this up). The Zamboni repaired and the ice finished almost two hours after the original start time, the teams warmed up a bit when it was announced that the game would begin right away. Oh wait, what about the national anthem? Okay, well, we'll have the anthem played by the Harvard University band. Whoops, not so fast. A recording of the anthem starts playing even though the band is in attendance (now I see why they don't come to games anymore. I thought it was because the Crimson stink. Silly me). Then while the puck is dropped and play starts, the starting lineup for the Crimson is announced. Between the first and second periods, it was announced that Chuck a Puck would not happen for tonight's game. Fast forward to the second period and viola! Chuck a Puck will indeed take place between the second and third periods.

Yup, that's Harvard hockey 2013-2014. A colossal joke. The game was so bad, I really was wishing that I had stayed home and watched the opening ceremonies from Sochi. Would it have killed them to keep the men's basketball game on the big screen even after the hockey game commenced? There just wasn't anything good to say about tonight's game. Horrendous passing, no clue as to how to set up a play, on and on it goes. How the mighty have fallen.

To make matters worse, Guiltinan got another game disqualification when he rammed his elbow into the head of a Dartmouth player and they proceeded to roll on the ice and throw haymakers at each other. Guiltinan comes off the ice bleeding and laughing at the same time and Teddy does nothing. Not a word. This kind of nonsense would not be tolerated by Billy Cleary. Harvard continues to take stupid penalties (Esposito negates a PP only 16 seconds in) and their undisciplined play and total lack of focus is really alarming. Even during Tommasoni's last season, it wasn't this bad. How Teddy lets this happen is beyond me.

I don't really want to hear about how talented we are because that is a load of you know what. We don't have the talent people think we have. And it is really clear that Teddy has to go. Nothing personal but he can't run a D-1 program. He is overmatched and it shows. We blow and to say otherwise is to be in denial. Time for a program overhaul. Now.

Naturally, with both players very concerned about Harvard at least making something of the rest of their season, Esposito tweeted at Guiltinan after the game:

@kguilts with a Prince George-esk hit and fight. Love to see it #goon #harvardhockey

EDIT: It appears to be a different Esposito, not Luke, who plays for Harvard.

[Trotsky]

Brown 4 Quinnipiac 2 after 2.  Huh.

[TimV]

4-2 final.  What can Brown do for us?

[Trotsky]

4-2 final.  What can Brown do for us?

Quite a bit.  A Cornell win tonight and an upset at Hamden would put us just 1 point behind Q.

[marty]

RPI's one dimensional Haggerty signs with the Rangers.