February 2011
35 posts
Union at No. 11 in the Polls/Links
Coming off a weekend sweep against former No. 1 Yale and Brown, the Dutchmen moved up to No. 11 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Polls. (click here) Union was ultimately hurt in the polls by RPI’s win over Yale on Saturday night, combined with the lack of favorable results in matchups among ranked teams last weekend. This weekend could be different. Here are some games...
January 2011
54 posts
Union at Center for Disability Services Telethon
Members of the men’s hockey team worked the phones at the Center for Disability Services Telethon today.
Line Chart for 1/29 vs. Brown
Euphoric Morning Links
This morning, if you are a fan of Union Hockey, you can wake up knowing that your team beat the No. 1 team in the nation for the first time since moving to Division I, 19 years ago. Great job by the fans last night for creating a charged atmosphere last night at Messa Rink.
Here are links from the morning papers and websites:
USCHO.com rink reporter Dan Greene (Union student as well) recaps the...
Post-Game Quotes/A Night to Celebrate
Head Coach Nate Leaman
On the third period: “In the third period I thought momentum swung their way and our goaltender played well. It was a great game.”
On Yale’s play: “They’re a good hockey team, and I think we have a good hockey team, and it was a great hockey game.”
On scoring the first goal: “The first goal was big for us just to get the first one, get on the board, and get our...
Line Chart for 1/28 vs. Yale
Morning Previews of Tonight's Tilt
After eight weeks of waiting, Union finally gets another shot at Yale tonight at Messa Rink. The Dutchmen are 5-1-0 in their last six league games since dropping a 5-0 decision at Yale on Dec. 5, a game that was a lot closer than the final score indicates. Union is in search of its first win against a Top 5 opponent since Jan. 9, 2009, when the Dutchmen earned a 3-2 win at No. 5 Princeton. (click...
Behind the Bench with Coach Barr: Preparing for...
Coach Barr reflects on tomorrow night’s contest against No. 1 Yale, and the impact of the freshman class through the first 2/3 of the season.
Our matchup against Yale should be an exciting event for the whole school. It is not too often that the No. 1 team in the nation comes to Messa Rink. We are approaching it as we would any other game. We have prepared the same way we prepared for...
Boileau Nominated for Hockey Humanitarian...
Congratulations are in order to Stephane Boileau, who was the only ECAC male student-athlete among the 25 nominees for the 2011 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award (click here)
On Sunday, members of the Union and RPI hockey teams will help work the phones during the 51st Center for Disability Services Telethon. (click here)
The Union Hockey Blog published it’s latest...
New Women's Hockey Lounge Complete/Getting to Know...
A view from inside the recently completed women’s hockey lounge. Out of frame is a countertop and row of chairs meant to serve as a study area. A pretty neat addition to Messa Rink that was constructed in a matter of months!
Here is a Getting to Know U piece on senior forward Marissa Gentile (click here)
The Union men dropped a spot in the USCHO.com poll to No. 13 (click here), and were...
Union Earns Win With Third Period Rally/Simpsons...
For the first time this season, Union rallied from a third period deficit, scoring twice in the final frame against pesky Harvard to earn a 2-1 win at Messa Rink. Sophomore forward Jeremy Welsh tied it, and freshman defenseman Mat Bodie scored the game-winner for the Dutchmen, who overcame a 40 save effort from Harvard goaltender Ryan Carroll (click here). Union had previously been 0-5-0 when...
Line Chart for 1/22 vs. Harvard/Live Chat Link
Tonight, we will host another live chat on UnionAthletics.com. (Click here) for updated game notes and a link to live chat room.
Post-Game Quotes: Union falls 4-1 to Dartmouth
Head Coach Nate Leaman:
On Union’s play tonight: “I thought we got too cute. I don’t think tonight overall we stuck to our game plan. I thought we were really undisciplined in a lot of areas of our game tonight.”
On Dartmouth goalie James Mello: “He was outstanding. We had two breakaways, we had a number of point blank opportunities… He didn’t let us back in the game, he was very good.”
On...
Line Chart for 1/21 vs. Dartmouth
Union featured on Inside College Hockey/Live Chat...
Inside College Hockey’s Joe Gladziszewski, who was on hand for Union’s 5-1 win at Cornell last Saturday, wrote a nice feature on Union’s power play. He suggests in the lede that Union is taking firm grasp of the No. 2 spot in ECAC Hockey (click here)
Ken Schott of the Daily Gazette wrote about Union’s penalty kill, which has killed off 19 straight penalties and jumped to...
Behind the Bench with Coach Barr: A View of the...
This week, Coach Barr shares his thoughts on the Pairwise Rankings system and previews the weekend games against Dartmouth and Harvard.
The Pairwise Rankings are obviously important when it comes to tournament time in March and every game in the second half of the season has a dramatic effect on those rankings. We do pay attention to the Pairwise Rankings as a staff, but I think it is important...
NCAA Tweaks Pairwise System
The NCAA men’s ice hockey committee changed the selection criteria for the national tournament to include teams with an RPI of .500 or better (click here). Union actually dropped a spot to No. 13 once the Pairwise Rankings on USCHO.com were recalibrated to reflect the announced change, not because it loses a comparison to a new team under consideration (click here).
Brian Sullivan of...
Coach's Corner Live Debuts
Despite the weather, there was great crowd on hand for the first edition of Coach’s Corner Live at Bombers with Nate Leaman. We are working on getting a podcast of the first show to post on the Union Athletics website. Coach will be back at Bombers every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. until mid-March.
Brian Sullivan of USCHO.com recaps the weekend that was in the ECAC (click here)
Keith Kinkaid...
Union Back in the Top 10
Coming off of a Central New York sweep of Colgate and Cornell, the voters were impressed, as Union returned to the Top 10 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll at No. 10, and moved up two spots to No. 12 in the USCHO.com poll (click here for full release).
Union is also back in the top 10 of the Inside College Hockey Power Rankings, coming in at No. 8 (click here).
Looking at the Pairwise...
What a way to close out a road trip
Last night, Union played some of its best hockey of the season in beating Cornell 5-1 at Lynah Rink, ending a seven game winless streak against the Big Red. A lot of superlatives from this game.
-Brock Matheson scores his first career game-winning goal
-Daniel Carr pots two power play goals to tie Union’s single-season record set by Chris Ford in 1993.
-Union outshoots Cornell 42-17 for...
Line Chart for 1/15 vs. Cornell/Links
Here is a link to Ken Schott’s recap from last night. (click here)
The Ithaca Journal ran a scouting report on Union as a preview of tonight’s game against Cornell (click here).
Tonight I will host another Union Live@ Chat from Lynah Rink. Feel free to send questions for Coach Leaman onto the chat site, starting at 5:30 p.m. (click here to enter)
Post-Game Quotes: Union defeats Colgate 2-1
Head Coach Nate Leaman
On Union’s play against Colgate: “I thought we lacked focus and intensity. I thought we had good intensity the first five minutes and then I thought we lacked focus. We turned a lot pucks over and I thought Keith (Kinkaid) played a heck of a game. If it wasn’t for Keith I don’t think we win that game.”
Freshman forward Josh Jooris
On the team...
Lines for 1/14 vs. Colgate/Links
On the lastest Inside College Hockey podcast, the hosts debate whether Union or RPI is the better hockey team right now, among other topics. (click here) INCH’s Joe Gladziszewski was also impressed by Union’s performance against Clarkson (click here)
USCHO.com weighs in with weekend ECAC predictions (click here).
Ken Schott of the Daily Gazette takes a look back at Union’s...
Union Live@ Chat to Debut Tonight from Starr Rink
Union Live@ Chat will debut tonight live from Starr Rink. The Chat will begin at 6:15 p.m. and continue throughout the game. Click the link below to access.
Union Live Colgate Chat
Presizniuk, Kinkaid, Welsh on Hobey Fan...
The team uses tires on the ice during a drill towards the end of practice yesterday.
I encourage all Union Hockey fans to vote for either Adam Presizniuk, Jeremy Welsh, or Keith Kinkaid in the Hobey Baker Award fan balloting, which opened this week. (click here)
USCHO.com’s ECAC blogger Brian Sullivan debates the ECAC’s best rookie (considers Daniel Carr), goalie, and scorer. ...
Behind the Bench with Coach Barr: One Year to the...
I really believe that most of our guys have no idea what our record or streak at (Colgate’s) Starr Rink is. Inevitably some of the players will get asked about it this week, but I think most of them will forget about it right after. The upperclassmen will remember that we didn’t play well at Colgate last year, so I am sure they will look to change that trend on Friday. We know we will...
Kyle Bodie Named ECAC Player of the Week/Other...
Congratulations are in order to Kyle Bodie, who earned ECAC Player of the Week honors (click here) after a four point weekend (three goals, one assist) against St. Lawrence and Clarkson. Bodie was also under consideration for INCH National Player of the Week (click here).
Ken Schott calls for a new rink at Union in his weekly College Hockey Slap Schotts. (click here).
USCHO.com ECAC columunist...
Union Clips From Sunday, Monday
A few notes from the weekend worth mentioning:
-With an assist on Kelly Zajac’s game-winning goal in the third period against St. Lawrence, senior forward Adam Presizniuk became Union’s all-time leading scorer in the Division I era with 116 points (41 goals, 75 assists), surpassing Jason Walters (’10). Presizniuk also became Union’s D-I era assists leader, passing Joel Beal (’05). Presizniuk is...
Post-Game Quotes: Union defeats Clarkson 8-1
Head Coach Nate Leaman
On the mood of the team after the first period: “I think we were able to learn from the Bemidji State game. We had a good first period against Bemidji, but we were down 1-0 and we got away from our game plan. Fortunately tonight, we stayed with our game plan, and we got a couple of bounces in the second period.”
On if there was a sense of urgency in the second...
Line Chart for 1/8 vs. Clarkson
Postgame Quotes: Union defeats St. Lawrence 3-1
A solid league win for the Dutchmen against a hot St. Lawrence team. Here is postgame reaction:
Union head coach Nate Leaman:
On the penalty kill: “Our penalty kill and goaltending were excellent and they needed to be. I thought it was Keith’s best game in probably his last ten.”
On the physical play: “That was the most physical game I think we played all year. They’re a physical team; I thought...
1.7 Pregame Links
Here is the most recent Slap Schotts podcast with guests - RPI’s Brock Higgs and Clarkson play-by-play announcer Bob Ahlfeld were guests. Ken, Rodger Wyland and guests take the temperature of the ECAC midway through the season (click here to listen)
ECAC Notebooks from Inside College Hockey (click here) and USCHO.com (click here)
The Union Hockey Blog posted the latest Captain’s...
Tonight's Lineup vs. St. Lawrence
Behind the Bench with Coach Barr: Scouting an ECAC...
In this week’s segment of Behind the Bench, Coach Barr discusses how the Union coaching staff uses games from previous years in scouting ECAC opponents.
We use previous year’s games in league quite often when scouting other opponents. We see all of the teams at least twice a year, and teams tend to have similar tendencies from year to year especially if they have the same...
Score for Kristen and the Kids/Coach's Corner Live...
Two big announcements today for Union Hockey.
The first, Union men’s and women’s hockey announced a fundraising initiative. Kristen Shinebarger is an active eight year old who was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in November. She is the daughter of Shelly Shinebarger, the Director of Student Support Services at Union College. In Coach Leaman’s words at today’s press conference, Shelly has been a...
Union Continues Rankings Run
Union was ranked No. 15 in the latest USCHO.com poll (click here), and No. 14 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll (click here). The Dutchmen have been ranked for 25 consecutive weeks in the USCHO.com poll, and 10 consecutive weeks in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.
The Dutchmen slid to No. 12 in the latest Inside College Hockey power rankings (click here) and No. 16 in the PairWise...