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[BigGoalBrad]

I’m not sure I would go so far as “totally outclassed”, but they were the better team for sure. I was hoping all along that UMass’ lack of playoff experience didn’t hurt them. Last night I think you saw the difference between a team that had been through this before and one who had not.

UMD executed their game plan and UMass did not, end of story.

That’s generous. The #1 PP in college hockey couldn’t even generate one decent chance across 4 or 5 tries. Umd goalie got a shutout without breaking a sweat or being challenged.

That said extremely good season for Umass and plenty returns it’s not a 1 off run. Honestly it’s hard to make the finals in a single elimination format a defending champ who makes it back to the title game isn’t going to lose.

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Pritchard was very good this year for UMass in all three zones and had the rep as a leader. These kids signing NHL deals is going to do nothing but benefit the UMass program and should help them in their goal to remain an upper echelon program.

That said, Pritchard is 24, was a grad student transfer that followed Carvel from St Lawrence and put up very pedestrian numbers when he was there.

Can he find success as a pro? Who knows? I would say he is a long shot, but I saw a lot of Conor Sheary at UMass (liked him), and never saw him as an NHL player either.

So, what do I know.

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[GloryDaze4877]

I don’t get to see much of UMD, but after watching them several times over the last few weeks, I wasn’t super impressed with Tufte, particularly when you consider he was a 1st round pick.

 

[Saxon Eric]

I don’t get to see much of UMD, but after watching them several times over the last few weeks, I wasn’t super impressed with Tufte, particularly when you consider he was a 1st round pick.

Some of these kids should stay in school another year, JFK definitely should have but GMs get antcy and can't help themselves

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[Over the volcano]

Pretty cool

 

[Terrier]

Harvard’s Adam Fox still mulling his options - The Boston Globe

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Sounds like he couldn’t get into St Lawrence (academically)??

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Picked O’Brien in our SIM league in the 1st round, might be regretting it?

He should transfer to UMass

 

[Saxon Eric]

Picked O’Brien in our SIM league in the 1st round, might be regretting it?

He should transfer to UMass

Would love to know the backstory on this

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Would love to know the backstory on this

On me drafting him? Pretty boring actually, I just...

Oh, you mean why he’s leaving PC

 

[Smitty93]

Weird move to go the transfer route rather than the usual move to the CHL (in his case QMJHL). I guess the thinking is that he'd only be there for 1 year, and he wouldn't be ready for the AHL after that, so better to play in the BCHL for a year, and then maybe a couple more in the NCAA.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Weird move to go the transfer route rather than the usual move to the CHL (in his case QMJHL). I guess the thinking is that he'd only be there for 1 year, and he wouldn't be ready for the AHL after that, so better to play in the BCHL for a year, and then maybe a couple more in the NCAA.

Not all that weird.

Zech went from the USHL to the BCHL not that long ago (and then to college), and I believe Dom explained the possible benefits (which now escape me lol).

I believe he has to sit out a year under the transfer rules? Can he put his paperwork in, play in the BCHL, and then play for whatever college he transfers to, or does he have to be enrolled for a year?

Maybe college just isn’t for him?

 

[Saxon Eric]

Not all that weird.

Zech went from the USHL to the BCHL not that long ago (and then to college), and I believe Dom explained the possible benefits (which now escape me lol).

I believe he has to sit out a year under the transfer rules? Can he put his paperwork in, play in the BCHL, and then play for whatever college he transfers to, or does he have to be enrolled for a year?

Maybe college just isn’t for him?

First thing I usually think of is poor grades but he's headed to the BCHL which means he wants to go back,just not to Providence

 

[GloryDaze4877]

First thing I usually think of is poor grades but he's headed to the BCHL which means he wants to go back,just not to Providence

So, does he have to sit out another year before he can play (because he’s not enrolled anywhere), or does his year in the BCHL count as his time off?

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[Smitty93]

Not all that weird.

Zech went from the USHL to the BCHL not that long ago (and then to college), and I believe Dom explained the possible benefits (which now escape me lol).

I believe he has to sit out a year under the transfer rules? Can he put his paperwork in, play in the BCHL, and then play for whatever college he transfers to, or does he have to be enrolled for a year?

Maybe college just isn’t for him?

I guess I just meant that most top prospects who leave college go the CHL route. There aren't that many of them who transfer to another college, probably because of the 1 year out rule, which I'm personally not a fan of.

 

[Friar85]

Would love to know the backstory on this

No huge back story. Good kid, very talented, not a great fit in Leaman’s system.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

I guess I just meant that most top prospects who leave college go the CHL route. There aren't that many of them who transfer to another college, probably because of the 1 year out rule, which I'm personally not a fan of.

That’s true.

I am sure there are others, but the only one I remember off the top of my head is Vatrano because he transferred to UMass.

Edit: There was the goalie that went from UMass to Lowell also. Boyle?

 

[GloryDaze4877]

No huge back story. Good kid, very talented, not a great fit in Leaman’s system.

Well...that’s not very entertaining.