Around the Rest of Hockey This Weekend

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

Hockey Least:

Always glad to see a UHN loss but looks like they'll be hosting and present at Manchester anyway.

BU couldn't find the net against BC last night and this time they lost.  First SO by BC over BU since the Eisenhower administration.

Howard lowers his GAA again.  I know they like to alternate goalies but my red and white glasses are seeing a coach not choosing to start a guy wth a GAA lower than Lenny on purpose.  I know it's not but still.

UMass downs Lowell to advance to Boston.  Thought Lowell would have taken at least one from UMass

CHA:

If that was Findlay's last win as a program, what a way to go out - 9 goals.

Atlantic Hockey:

There actually playing all four QF games on the same rink today and the first QF game started at 10 this morning.  That's kind of like drinking a beer in the morning - good on St. Pat's Day and Slope Day but otherwise just wrong.  Army the host was the first team knocked out of the AHA tournament.

WCHA:

Couple of upsets with Mankato State taking down Minnesota-Duluth and Alaska Anchorage, after going 0-22 in the history of the WCHA playoffs taking down Wisconsin at the Kohl Center in the most well attended game of the night for their first playoff win.  Got to suck to always fly somewhere only to lose

CCHA:

No big surprises but glad to see that Northern Michigan who's just trying to get downstate to Detroit for the Super Six next weekend and wound up having to fly to Alaska for the playoffs beat A-Fairbanks.

We're pretty much unchanged in PWR and upsets are interesting in the first round but get more serious for bubble teams on championship weekend.  

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

Sorry Age, I read the do-not-edit your first post too late.

[Avash]

[Q]Howard lowers his GAA again. I know they like to alternate goalies but my red and white glasses are seeing a coach not choosing to start a guy wth a GAA lower than Lenny on purpose. [/Q]

Howard's GAA is currently 1.17, but even though LeNeveu finished with a 1.20, he had a 1.14 going into the playoffs, as I recall (and a couple goals each from Harvard and Mankato, and 3 from UNH raised that to 1.20). So basically, Howard's GAA at this point in the season is worse than Lenny's at this point last season, and as Maine goes deeper into the playoffs, there WILL be more goals allowed.

[atb9]

but he won't play all of the games, like Lenny did.

[Will]

[Q]atb9 Wrote:

 but he won't play all of the games, like Lenny did.
 [/Q]

Well, Lenny didn't play all the games last season either (recall that Marr subbed in for Everblades and the North Country), but still, he did play the great majority of the games, which Howard did not for his team this year.

[ben03]

Unlike two years ago, Lenny did play every game. It is unlikely Howard will play anywhere as many games as Dave did.

[Al DeFlorio]

[Q]Will Wrote:

 atb9 Wrote:

 but he won't play all of the games, like Lenny did.
 

Well, Lenny didn't play all the games last season either (recall that Marr subbed in for Everblades and the North Country), but still, he did play the great majority of the games, which Howard did not for his team this year.
 [/Q]

But Lenny played all post-season games last year.  We don't know if Howard will.  If Howard plays Maine's first game both of the next two weekends, he will likely face the easier of the two opponents.  Howard has split time with Doyle all season long.

[Avash]

[Q]Howard has split time with Doyle all season long. [/Q]

And Whitehead will continue with the rotation through the playoffs. Maine has a history of doing this, if I'm not mistaken (Snow/Dunham in 1993....and the other two the last time they won the national title, but I forget their names...)

[atb9]

You got it, Al.  That's what I meant.  I'm an engineer so my communication skills aren't 100% yet...  :-P

The example was Lenny gave up goals against tough opponents during the playoff run which resulted in his GAA being raised.  Howard, even if he gives up a few goals, won't play as many top notch games during the postseason as Lenny did.  I don't think Howard is even the #1 goalie at Maine since Doyle has played more games (but something tells me Howard was injured around WJC time).  But the HE people will say that Howard played better opponents than Lenny did even if Howard played less games.  :-(

[billhoward]

Imagine Cornell meeting Maine in the playoffs and having the chance to push Howard's GAA average up above 1.20.

My quick calculation says if Howard gives up 2 goals in his next start, that's 21 goals allowed in 1032:19 (approx 17.2 games) or 1.22GA. 3GA would push him to 1.28.

Well, we still have most of Marinaro's records intact, the yards-per-game ones. Obviously not total yardage, now when teams play 11 games times 4 years.

[atb9]

Not sure where to post this but Matt has been making the u-wire a lot this year...congrats!

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaah/news?slug=uwire-cornellhockeytotakeonclark&prov=uwire&type=lgns

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]Tom Pasniewski 98 Wrote:

That's kind of like drinking a beer in the morning - good on St. Pat's Day and Slope Day but otherwise just wrong.[/Q]
How about Mardi Gras?  (Actually, I was drinking cocktails instead of beer with unpleasant consequences.  ::yark:: )

[Rob NH]

UNH beats PC
BU beats BC
Maine barely wins another close one against Merrimack

HE Tournament:
Maine vs. BU
UMass vs. UNH

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

John - You're spending too much time looking at the ice in your drinks instead of the ice on the playing surface:-D

Regarding Howard, he theoretically faces an easier opponent in Boston University if the trend holds but I'm not so sure everybody would agree the way they took out BC and our friend Matty.  

It's tough to fathom BC a number one seed losing five of six going into the NCAA's but the numbers say they are.  Not bad to be a one seed and have an unintended 'bye' week going into the national tournament.

BUs Jack Parker began the season 12 wins ahead of BU's Jerry York for career wins (680 to 668).  Few probably expected York to jump Parker this season but he did but with their elimination, he can't reach 700 this season.  York is at 695 and Parker 692 after last night's win.  Should be a fun race to see which two Beantown hockey icons get to 700 first next season.

With the regionals in their backyard and the FF down the road, UHN has a short road to travel this year but here's hoping Cornell and UHN's paths cross again, he says not woofing and knowing our recent history - just it will be in the national spotlight if we do meet again.

Alright, screw Howard, Let's Go McKee!!  Screw UHN, Clarkson SUCKS!

[Will]

[Q]Tom Pasniewski 98 Wrote:

Alright, screw Howard, Let's Go McKee!!  Screw UHN, Clarkson SUCKS!  [/Q]

Don't forget, Harvard sucks.  Can't say that enough. :-D