Opponent News 19-20

[ugarte]

I always thought SLU was Catholic.  Their logo looks very religious to me:

I mean, still Christian just not Catholic.

[RichH]

Sacred Heart isn't our opponent this season, but this seemed like the best place to post this. Not only did Sacred Heart convincingly defeat both Yale and Quinnipiac this past weekend in the first Connecticut Classic, it also announced plans to spend $60 million to build a 4,000-seat hockey arena. Apparently Sacred Heart has realized that men's hockey is the best sport for it become a national contender (just like Q),and is going to go for it big time.

i saw that and got a little queasy at the bracketology that put them as our first round opponent. it's supposed to be a cakewalk!

According to the posts over at USCHO, they are a very impressive team and their fans dominated the tournament.

Let's see how their fans do if the tournament is further than about 30 miles away.

Bridgeport was 50 miles.  Worcester is just 100 miles.

The Sacred Heart campus is 5 miles from the arena in Bridgeport.

[Roy 82]

They don't fit the academic model.  No need to be sorry.

Give them a chance. We should take a poll. Call it the Quinnipiac University Poll.

[Trotsky]

The Sacred Heart campus is 5 miles from the arena in Bridgeport.

Welp, Rand McNally sucks.  (I guess it said "5.4," not "54" ).

[Trotsky]

I always thought SLU was Catholic.  Their logo looks very religious to me:

I mean, still Christian just not Catholic.

Yea, but if they're into adoration of saints that's the Whore of Babylon.   <-- edit: oh, snap.

[RichH]

I always thought SLU was Catholic.  Their logo looks very religious to me:

I mean, still Christian just not Catholic.

Yea, but if they're into adoration of saints that's the Whore of Babylon.   <-- edit: oh, snap.

I hate to love this website.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Sacred Heart isn't our opponent this season, but this seemed like the best place to post this. Not only did Sacred Heart convincingly defeat both Yale and Quinnipiac this past weekend in the first Connecticut Classic, it also announced plans to spend $60 million to build a 4,000-seat hockey arena. Apparently Sacred Heart has realized that men's hockey is the best sport for it become a national contender (just like Q),and is going to go for it big time.

i saw that and got a little queasy at the bracketology that put them as our first round opponent. it's supposed to be a cakewalk!

According to the posts over at USCHO, they are a very impressive team and their fans dominated the tournament.

Let's see how their fans do if the tournament is further than about 30 miles away.

Bridgeport was 50 miles.  Worcester is just 100 miles.

The Sacred Heart campus is 5 miles from the arena in Bridgeport.

I didn't realize it was THAT close!

[upprdeck]

sacred heart is a pretty quick team this yr.. they dont play solid D but they will be pesky.  our fore check would give them fits. but they would make our D be solid on the breakout

[dbilmes]

Maybe Sacred Heart wants to have their own arena so the fans won't have their ticket prices gouged by Webster Arena/Ticketmaster. A friend of mine was planning on bringing his entire family to the Connecticut Ice Classic this past weekend. The tickets in the lower section were listed online for $45 apiece (for one day only), but he when we went to checkout his purchase, he did a double-take at the total, and saw that due to various fees and taxes, his $45 tickets were now $70 apiece. Instead, he brought them at the box office, but even there the $45 tickets ended up costing him $58 apiece. The only saving grace was that one of his daughters is a UConn student and her ticket only cost $10. He's glad that Sacred Heart is planning to have a beer garden as part of their new arena, since he enjoys having a cold brew while at the game.

[RichH]

Sacred Heart isn't our opponent this season, but this seemed like the best place to post this. Not only did Sacred Heart convincingly defeat both Yale and Quinnipiac this past weekend in the first Connecticut Classic, it also announced plans to spend $60 million to build a 4,000-seat hockey arena. Apparently Sacred Heart has realized that men's hockey is the best sport for it become a national contender (just like Q),and is going to go for it big time.

This looks like it will be a gorgeous facility. 4,000 capacity made me raise my eyebrows at first, but it's clear from the articles they intend it to also be used for other events, concerts, and graduation. Contrast this with UConn, a school with 4x the enrollment with a hockey program in a major conference, planning to build an on-campus arena with half the capacity. Uconn seems to pout at every turn that they are being made by HEA to update their tin-can of an on-campus facility. Imagine being a UConn student, having to drive 35 minutes into Hartford for every home game, where there are 8 seats for every retirement age fan, and your band isn't allowed to play after goals because of Whaler nostalgia.

[ice]

Interesting game in Anchorage last night that ended: Mankato 2, Anchorage 2.  

Three major penalties, three game misconducts, no power play goals.  

During the last minute of the third period, Mankato scored two extra-attacker goals to eek out a tie.

[marty]

Interesting game in Anchorage last night that ended: Mankato 2, Anchorage 2.  

Three major penalties, three game misconducts, no power play goals.  

During the last minute of the third period, Mankato scored two extra-attacker goals to eek out a tie.

Fire Hastings!

[ice]

In the last 30 years, Harvard has won the Beanpot twice.  

Recent Beanpot winners:

2010 - BC
2011 - BC
2013 - BC
2014 - BC
2015 - BU
2016 - BC
2017 - Harvard
2018 - NE
2019 - NE

This year:

Havard(17) vs. NE(12)
BC(4) vs. BU(26)

If Havard wins it, they could move up to 12 +/- 1 and help Cornell.  Ted, are you reading this?

[Trotsky]

My favorite Beanpot stat is in the first 27 Northeastern never won, and only even played in the final twice.

SF: 2-25
F: 0-2
Overall: 2-27 .074

[Jim Hyla]

H loses 3-1 with EN goal.