Let me start by saying that I think John Micheletto is a sharp, innovative hockey mind in the college game as well as a talented recruiter. I have no doubt that he has spent the last three and a half years working hard to make UMass hockey successful in the competitive Hockey East. I think he’s a well-intentioned individual who is trying his best. I also believe that despite all those qualities he is not the right person to be head coach and after this current season, Athletic Director Ryan Bamford should look to someone new to lead the Massachusetts hockey program.
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View From Section U ▲ Time For A Coaching Change
Posted by rocks22 on January 18, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/01/18/view-from-section-u-%e2%96%b2-time-for-a-coaching-change/
2013 FTT Awards
Time to hand out some hardware (if I actually had real hardware and it wouldn’t be considered some kind of booster violation by the NCAA to hand it out).
▲ Fear The Triangle Player of the Year
I try to make this one simple. Win or lose I pick a player of the game when I write my recaps. Sometime it’s an obvious choice, sometimes not so much. Sometimes it’s dictated by stats, sometimes it could be something intangible I saw. Sometimes it’s for a specific play or sometimes it’s for the entire effort. For my Player of the Year Award I add up each of those individual Player of the Game awards and that’s the winner. Luckily in the four years I’ve been doing this I’ve never had to break a tie. And that’s the case this year as senior co-captain Rocco Carzo led all other players with five POTG honors.
As I mentioned in my post for the seniors, Carzo’s career at UMass has come full circle. This season he was able to make huge contributions on offense while also playing the same solid defense that we saw the last two years. His nine goals were 4th best on the team and also tied for 4th in terms of total points. Those nine goals also matched the amount he had scored in his previous three years combined. But it was his consistent two way play that really helped the Minutemen this year, regularly having to go up against the best opposing players.
Here was the final count of the 2012-13 Player of the Game selections:
| Carzo | 5 |
| Pereira | 4 |
| Gracel | 4 |
| Mastalerz | 4 |
| Allen | 3 |
| Guzzo | 2 |
| Rowe | 2 |
| Boyle | 2 |
| Hanley | 2 |
| LaRue | 2 |
| Walsh | 1 |
| Power | 1 |
| Czepiel | 1 |
| Sheary | 1 |
▲ Fear The Triangle Newcomer of the Year
My preseason pick for this award was K.J. Tiefenwerth given his production in the EJHL. But junior league performance isn’t always the best judge of how a player will do in college and the fact that I’m choosing Shane Walsh for this award shows that. It was unknown just what kind of impact Walsh would have when he got to UMass. He didn’t put up a ton of points in the USHL (28 in 72 games) and it appeared that guys like Tiefenwerth and Evan Stack would be more likely to contribute right away. But that wasn’t the case. When Walsh hit the ice in the Fall he immediately looked like he belonged out there. He got his first goal against Boston University in just his third game and the next time out assisted on Darren Rowe’s game winning goal versus New Hampshire. He missed most of the games in November due to injury and even at that early point in his career his presence in the lineup was missed. By the end of the year he was a key part of the power play and noticeably improved along the way. All in all Walsh ended the year with three goals and eight assists, numbers he’ll be expected to build upon during his sophomore year.
▲ Fear The Triangle Breakout Player of the Year
Branden Gracel had already been an integral part of the UMass offense through his first two years, totaling 11 goals and 23 assists. However I don’t think anyone could’ve predicted the type of season he was going to have this past year. He led the team in goals (14), assists (20), plus/minus (+7), game winning goals (3), and shots (104). His total points were 6th best among Hockey East players and he was 9th in goal scoring. And then we get to probably his best skill; faceoffs. While his 59.5% faceoff winning percentage was technically second in the conference behind UNH’s John Henrion, Gracel was at the dot 682 times compared to Henrion’s 153. Gracel’s 406 faceoff wins was 10th best in the country. Gracel’s season was nothing short of spectacular and is the favorite to be named MVP when team awards are handed out next month.
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I won’t be doing any more recruit updates as I want to concentrate on my season recap posts. However I did want to point out something I noticed on Chris Heisenberg’s recruiting site. All four of the recruits who committed to former coach Toot Cahoon are now designated to come to Amherst in 2014 or 2015. Mark Hamilton and Mike Iovanna were previously designated on the site to arrive next fall while Willy Smith and Casey Miller were designated for 2014. Obviously when a coaching change takes place the status of the recruits is put into flux. I have heard that one recruit had his scholarship offer withdrawn and was invited to walk-on. I’m not sure if that’s what is happening here with everyone and the players are being given time to decide if they want to take that option or go elsewhere. Or they could be asked to play a year of juniors to prove themselves before the scholarship is confirmed. We’ll see. Also changing on the site is Dennis Kravchenko is now due in Amherst this fall. Previously it said 2013 or 2014.
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Dick Baker had this feature in the Republican on Holyoke’s Kevin Czepiel ending his UMass career.
Posted by rocks22 on March 11, 2013
https://fearthetriangle.com/2013/03/11/2013-ftt-awards/
Saturday Recap
Faced with an opportunity to put together a little win streak and take the weekend series from a struggling Vermont team, the UMass hockey team showed that the only thing consistent is their inconsistency. Looking very much like the team that was swept by Providence just a couple weeks ago the Minutemen managed to generate 38 total shots but were pretty much shutdown by a freshman goaltender and a the defense in front of him. Vermont came into the game with the worst penalty kill in the conference, stopping less than 80% of opponents chances but last night they were able to shutdown all six UMass power plays, limiting them to just six shots in over 10 minutes of power play time.
The 3-2 final score actually wasn’t really that close as the Catamounts opened up an early 2-0 lead that they were able to maintain until the final seconds when UMass scored with an extra attacker. Goals were scored by Branden Gracel and Mike Pereira who continue to play well but last night they were the only players who were able finish.
That’s basically it as there’s not much more to delve into last night’s game. The team had an excellent opportunity to distance themselves from the prospect of missing the playoffs and didn’t. They also had a chance to gain ground on the Lowell River Hawks sitting in 6th place ahead of them and didn’t. In fact with a tie and come from behind win by Lowell is now tied with Merrimack in 5th place, five points ahead of them. Vermont meanwhile continues to be just behind the Minutemen while Northeastern and a suddenly hot Maine team are not far behind. UMass had the chance to go up and play a bad Vermont team and gain four points. That didn’t happen and now UMass will enter February, a month rarely kind of the program, with their chance of finishing any higher than 7th fading fast.
Fear The Triangle Player of the Game – Branden Gracel
Gracel has not gone more than two games without registering a point all year. He’s currently 6th among Hockey East players in goals scored.
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Here’s the recap from the Burlington Free Press.
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Better news on the alumni front.
Posted by rocks22 on January 27, 2013
https://fearthetriangle.com/2013/01/27/saturday-recap-19/
Vermont Preview
Massachusetts Minutemen 8-11-2 (5-8-1) 7th Hockey East
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Vermont Catamounts 6-12-4 (3-8-4) T-8th Hockey East
If the Massachusetts hockey team wants to make a real run at something this season, it probably needs to start this weekend. The last few weeks have been thrilling, yet maddening for Minuteman fans. At the end of December the team went up to the Ledyard Classic and took the title in the tournament which featured two top ten teams. They then went out in their next set of games and promptly got swept in a home and home with Providence. Following that disappointment the team seemed to have little chance against #2 Boston College at Conte Forum, a place they hadn’t won since 2007. So of course they beat the Eagles handily 5-2. And that brings us to this coming weekend and two games in Burlington. This weekend offers the Minutemen a chance to define which of the recent performances were a fluke. The losses to Providence or the upset of BC.
Personally I think to be taken seriously UMass needs to take three points from the struggling Catamounts. It’s teams like this the team should be beating regularly, even if the games are away. Aside from winning their own holiday tournament, the Cats have been pretty terrible. And they currently find themselves on a four game losing streak which included a 4-2 loss last weekend to Penn State which is in its first year of transitioning to DI.
Among Hockey East teams Vermont finds itself near the bottom in most statistical categories. Offensively they are 9th in the league in goals scored with 2.23 and their power play is only converting on 13.7% of chances. Senior Chris McCarthy and sophomore Jacob Fallon are the two Cats the Minutemen will have to keep an eye on as they both have a half dozen goals apiece. Four of Fallon’s scores have come on the power play, making him the only player on the team with more than one PPG. Oft injured star junior Connor Brickley missed a dozen games so far this season but is back and has registered two assists in three games since returning.
Vermont is 9th in the league when it comes to goals against as well, giving up 3.18 per game. Their penalty kill is dead last stopping only 79.8% of their opponents’ chances. Freshman goaltender Brody Hoffman has started every game for his team and comes into the weekend series with a goals against average of 3.00 and a save percentage of .900.
Again, UMass needs to win these games. They are coming off one of their best games of the year where they got solid goaltending, strong performances from their defensemen, and timely scoring. An offensive star has emerged in the form of Branden Gracel. Guys like Mike Pereira, Conor Sheary, and Darren Rowe have emerged from rough patches earlier in the season and are now putting up points regularly. Their special teams have clicked as of late, especially the penalty kill which is 20 for 22 over the last five games. UMass is on the up swing it would seem while Vermont is not. This weekend is a huge opportunity to climb up the Hockey East standings and more importantly create some distance between themselves and being out of the playoffs. Let’s see if the UMass team is strong enough mentally and physically to make the most of that opportunity.
Beer The Triangle
Unfortunately I won’t be making the trip up to one of my beer meccas, Burlington. But for those who are make sure to check out the Road Trip page for suggestions on where to go (one addition would be The Farmhouse). On the way up to Burlington make sure to stop off at the Alchemist Cannery in Waterbury and pick up a case or two of Heady Topper if they have any left. Also if you’re looking for a place to stop along the way for lunch and some good beer, I recommend the Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier. Hopefully they have a full supply of Lawson’s Finest Liquids and Hill Farmstead to drink.
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The Republican preview focuses in on Coach Micheletto’s return to Vermont where he was a long time assistant.
Here’s a preview from the Catamount viewpoint.
The Collegian has their preview as well as an interesting look at Gracel and what motivates him.
CHN’s Joe Meloni had a piece talking about regular season upsets, like UMass’ over BC, are commonplace in Hockey East but rare once playoff time comes around. Minuteman fans who have seen their team knock off top schools regularly but have experienced annual quarterfinal exits know this well.
Posted by rocks22 on January 24, 2013
https://fearthetriangle.com/2013/01/24/vermont-preview-7/
Gracel Named Co-Player of the Week, UMass Named Team of the Week
Branden Gracel was named Hockey East Co-Player of the Week for his two goal, one assist effort against #2 Boston College on Friday. This is the second time Gracel has been named POTW. He has already matched his last year point total with 21 and his 10 goals is well above the 7 scored last season.
The Minutemen as a whole were named the conference’s Team of the Week for their performance this weekend. Steve Mastalerz and K.J. Tiefenwerth were both named Top Performers.
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Despite falling to unranked UMass BC only dropped a spot in this week’s polls, thanks in part to the 9-3 drubbing they put on Northeastern on Saturday.
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Mike Kostka made his NHL debut on Saturday, gaining an assist in the game. I watched a good part of the game and he looked solid, playing on a pairing with Dion Phaneuf. The Toronto Sun has this article on his journey to his first NHL game.
Matt Irwin made his NHL debut yesterday for the Sharks, finishing a +1.
Posted by rocks22 on January 21, 2013
https://fearthetriangle.com/2013/01/21/gracel-named-co-player-of-the-week-umass-named-team-of-the-week/
Recruit Update
With the odd schedules as of late, it’s been a while since our last recruit update so time to get caught up on the future Minutemen.
Ben Gallacher – D – Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) – 2013 (transfer)
13 GP / 2 G / 4 A / 6 Pts / 30 PIM / +5
Gallacher has had three assists in his last six games but what’s encouraging is that he did not take any penalties in that time.
Mark Hamilton – D – Salisbury School Crimson Knights (NE Prep) – 2013
0 GP / 0 G / 0 A / 0 Pts
Due for an update on the prep recruits. I believe Hamilton is playing for the Knights currently after missing a few weeks with injury.
Marc Hetnik – D – Vernon Vipers (BCHL) – 2013
33 GP / 1 G /4 A / 5 Pts / 30 PIM
UMass’ newest recruit did not register any points in the last couple weeks.
Mike Iovanna – RW/C – Malden Catholic Lancers (MA High School) – 2013
6 GP / 2 G /4 A / 6 Pts
Iovanna is playing as I write this and as of now already has four points. Last week he played well as MC played top ranked BC High, picking up two assists. Richie Murray, a UMass alum covering the game for the Herald, passed along to FTT that Iovanna has a lot of good puck skill and looked good on the PK, but still needs to put on some weight before getting to Amherst. Iovanna’s recent 100th point milestone was mentioned by the Herald’s Jim Clark.
Dennis Kravchenko – LW – Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) – 2013 or 2014
29 GP / 13 / 16 A / 29 Pts / 74 PIM / +9
Kravchenko had a goal and and three assists during the last couple weekends. He’s currently 17th in the USHL in total points and 19th in scoring.
Patrick Lee – LW – Brooks Bandits (AJHL) – 2014
37 GP / 16 G / 18 A / 34 Pts / 18 PIM
Lee went scoreless in his last three games but amazingly the Bandits are 36-1-1 on the season.
Casey Miller – C – Kimball Union (NE Prep) – 2014
5 GP / 2 G / 5 A / 7 Pts
Updates for the prep recruits will be done semi-regularly. Miller has some mention in this Q&A with Maine recruit Nick Roberto.
Willy Smith – LW – Springfield Pics (EJHL) – 2014
19 GP / 0 G / 3 A / 3 Pts / 6 PIM
Smith didn’t have any points recently.
Frank Vatrano– LW/C – Junior Bruins (EJHL) – 2013
18 GP / 13 G / 9 A / 22 Pts / 22 PIM
Vatrano has not played with the Junior Bruins in a while. I almost wonder if he’s now enrolled at UMass. Will work to confirm.
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Branden Gracel had a hell of a week last week, being named Ledyard Classic MVP, Hockey East Player of the Week, and Hockey East Player of the Month. All of that helped him gain honors as runner-up for National Player of the Month.
The Republican’s Harry Plumer caught up with the Minutemen during their rare weekend off.
Don’t forget that this weekend’s games got switched on the schedule so now the team plays at home on Friday and in Providence on Saturday, thanks to some sort of a conflict with Women’s Basketball. I assume the change was made so the pep band that plays before dozens of people at women’s basketball can make it on Friday to support hockey and the thousands of fans there, right? RIGHT?!!?!
This weekend’s series is mentioned by CHN’s Joe Meloni.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the tremendous win by USA Hockey over Sweden to gain goal in the IIHF World Junior Championships. In the last decade since I took a significant interest in the USA hockey program and how players develop through the ranks, Team USA has made huge strides. To get to the point where they’re now regularly seen as having the best players in the world under the age of 20 is miraculous. Congratulations to all the players on Team USA, but a little extra congrats to those guys like Rocco Grimaldi, Johnny Gaudreau, Jacob Trouba, Jake McCabe and many others who have chosen to hone their skills in the NCAA.
The UConn hockey program will not be led into Hockey East by the coach who has guided them for the last 25 years as Bruce Marshall has resigned after missing most of the season due to health issues. It’ll be interesting to watch who the Huskies tap to take their program to the next level.
Here are this week’s polls and Hockey East awards. Massachusetts is currently 23rd in the pairwise.
Posted by rocks22 on January 8, 2013
https://fearthetriangle.com/2013/01/08/recruit-update-41/
Gracel Named Hockey East Player of the Month
Another day, another headline and award for Branden Gracel. After being named MVP of the Ledyard Classic to start the week and then honored with Hockey East Co-Player of the Week yesterday, today Gracel was selected as the league’s Player of the Month for December. Gracel had the most points among Hockey East players during the month with nine (three goals and six assists). Four of those points came this past Sunday and Monday as the Minutemen won the in-season tournament up at Dartmouth. Congrats to Gracel. If you were to choose a team MVP for the season right now it’s tough to put him below anyone else. He’s been good, productive, and consistent all season long. And you have to recognize his total domination in the faceoff circle as well.
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Congratulations are also extended to former defenseman Mike Marcou, who was named to the ECHL All-Star team today. The ECHL works a little differently than most leagues in that there is really only one all-star squad as they they play the host team of wherever the game is being played. So being an ECHL all-star is that much tougher. But Marcou made it in his rookie year in the league where according to the release he’s third overall in plus/minus. While he had his ups and downs, Mike Marcou was the target more criticism than probably any player I’ve seen in my years following UMass hockey so I’m extremely happy for him and his family to have this sort of recognition of his abilities in the sport.
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Boston College’s Patch Alber is likely out until to the Frozen Four, it that after hurting himself playing soccer prior to a recent Eagle game. Exactly why I gave up playing soccer at the age of 10.
USA Hockey > Canada Hockey or NCAA Hockey > CHL Hockey. Take your pick.
College Hockey Inc continues to restructure itself for the betterment of the college game.
Posted by rocks22 on January 4, 2013
https://fearthetriangle.com/2013/01/04/gracel-named-hockey-east-player-of-the-month/
Gracel Named Hockey East Player of the Week; UMass Named Team of the Week
After being named MVP of the Ledyard Classic earlier this week the accolades continued to roll in for Branden Gracel today as he was named Hockey East Co-Player of the Week. Gracel shared the honor with Northeastern’s Cody Ferriero. In addition, UMass was named the Hockey East Team of the Week in this week’s release from the conference. Shane Walsh and Eddie Olczyk were deservingly named Top Performers after their play in the tournament.
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For those who may have missed it, the new rankings came out this past Monday. This poll reflects UMass’ win over Bemidji State but not the upset of #8 Dartmouth. The win over the Beavers was enough to get UMass back into the Also Receiving Votes category. The Minutemen were able to climb back into the Pairwise rankings as well where they’re currently at #24.
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College Hockey News has an entertaining piece on the mentality of the team under new coach John Micheletto.
Here’s the Collegian’s coverage of the tournament win.
Posted by rocks22 on January 2, 2013
https://fearthetriangle.com/2013/01/02/gracel-named-hockey-east-player-of-the-week-umass-named-team-of-the-week/
UMass Wins Ledyard Classic
Going into the Ledyard Classic tournament I was just hoping to see the Massachusetts hockey team show some improvement from how they were playing previously and that a good showing would carry momentum into 2013. I wasn’t necessarily looking for or expecting anything more than a solid effort. The team itself had other plans however and last night they won the whole damn thing, upsetting #8 Dartmouth on their home ice to capture the 2012 Ledyard Classic Championship. The tournament win is only the second in the UMass program’s history with the other being the Lightning College Classic in 2007.
Now while the outcome game was enjoyable for UMass fans, I don’t think many fans for either team enjoyed watching the game itself too much. That’s because the ECAC officiating, not known for its high quality, made the game painful to witness. Both teams had a goal called back due to goaltender interference. The game featured 23 penalties, 10 for UMass and 13 for Dartmouth, and 87 total penalty minutes. Both teams lost a player to a game misconduct. There was close to 24 minutes of total power play time, with most of it going to UMass, 17:34 to 6:40. Now that last stat probably has Big Green fans saying they lost due to the officials (which seems odd since they’re from their conference), but the officiating certainly made things tough for both teams. Constant whistles kept both teams from establishing momentum. The inconsistency of the calls kept the players guessing throughout. And instead of the penalties restoring order on the ice, it seemed it only led to frustration and more chippiness.
UMass won because they were able to deal with odd environment created by the officials and make the most of the opportunities they were afforded. Especially when those opportunities came on special teams. This was one area where I hoped to see better play during the tournament and that definitely happened. UMass scored five of their seven goals in Hanover on special teams, including a shorthanded goal by Eddie Olczyk last night to tie the game in the second period. Olczyk’s goal was his first since his freshman year and it came right as Dartmouth got the extra man advantage following a UMass failure to capitalize on a two man advantage. It couldn’t have come at a better time. Overall UMass went 4 for 15 on the power play during the weekend (giving up a shorthanded goal) and only gave up one power goal in nine chances (scoring their own shortie).
With maybe the exception of the first period against Bemidji, the team played really hard this weekend and it was great to see them rewarded for their effort with some hardware (although I would label the actual tournament trophy as “diminutive”). The trick of course is what they do from here. They beat a Bemidji State team that went into break with some key wins over tough foes. They then defeated a skilled top ten team in their own tournament on their own ice. Hopefully this weekend gives UMass some confidence that they can play with the better teams and demonstrate what they need to do to execute well on special teams after succeeding against the top penalty kill in the country. They’ll get a bit of a break as they next game isn’t for another week and a half. This allows them to get a little bit of rest and gets everyone fully healthy for the second half push. But hopefully they can also take the next day or two to bask in their tournament victory. They deserve it.
Fear The Triangle Player of the Game – Branden Gracel
Gracel was named the tournament MVP and with good cause. He had three assists on the weekend and his goal last night on the power play ended up being the game winner, just 15 seconds into the third period. Olczyk and Kevin Boyle were named to the all tournament team.
Highlights from UMassAthletics.com
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Here is College Hockey News’ coverage of the championship game, as well as their work from the night before.
Here is the Republican’s game story.
The local paper in Hanover has a thorough recap as well.
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For those interested in a Beer The Triangle update, I was able to hit a number of quality spots during the weekend. Probably the beer highlight was going deep into Vermont to visit the Alchemist brewery and stock up on some Heady Topper, currently one of the best beers in the world. I still miss heading up to Waterbury to goto the old Alchemist brewpub and drinking the full range of beers they used to produce, but the trip was still worth it. On the way back I hit the Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier and enjoyed some fine Green Mountain state brews like Hill Farmstead and Lawson’s Finest. I might have to take Norwich Inn off my road trip recommendations going forward because their hours make it near impossible to enjoy their brewpub there. I did hit some other fine places in Hanover though, such as the Canoe Club, Molly’s, and the Residence Inn’s Bar Down, to sample locals beers and good food. Good beer and a tourney win made it one of the better UMass hockey road trips in quite a while.
Posted by rocks22 on January 1, 2013
https://fearthetriangle.com/2013/01/01/umass-wins-ledyard-classic/
Saturday Recap
If you saw Friday’s 6-4 loss against Colgate then you pretty much saw all the reasons why UMass lost last night’s game as well. Poor defensive play. Another bad night on the penalty kill. And a team losing its composure. What was maybe even more discouraging however was unlike Friday when the team made a big push in the third to get back in the game, yesterday it was the opposite. The team entered the final period clinging to a 2 to 1 lead, but ended up giving up four goals total in the 3rd to give the Raiders the 5-2 win and the weekend sweep. What was sad to see was once Colgate took the lead, the Minutemen appeared to give up and the Raiders added to their lead within minutes.
While it was the same result as Friday, it was a different group of players for the Minutemen who witnessed the loss. Gone from the lineup were Oleg Yevenko, Stephen Guzzo, and Patrick Kiley. In their place were Mike Busillo, Zack LaRue, and Peter DeAngelo. Busillo in for Yevenko seemed to work OK as he ended up even on the night and had a couple blocked shots, something the team had very few of the night before. But there are still major deficiencies on defense that need to be addressed. This is especially true on the penalty kill, which gave up five power play goals on eight Colgate opportunities this weekend. You’re not going to win a lot of games that way. Obviously the Colgate line of the Spink brothers and Kyle Baun deserve a lot of credit for what they accomplished this weekend. However if the defense would’ve been able to limit their chances a little better, the Raiders really didn’t have much depth beyond that.
Offensively the team looked much worse than Friday, likely due to the absence of Stephen Guzzo who was not dressed due to coach’s decision. With him gone coach Micheletto shuffled all the lines instead of just finding someone to fill Guzzo’s role. Broken up was the line of Tiefewerth/Gracel/Pereira which seemed to gel well last week against Northeastern. Kevin Czepiel was moved up to the second line. Overall, the changes seemed to create more confusion than cohesion on offence.
The third period performance is really concerning because it’s been a problem all season. UMass has given up 20 of the 46 total goals this season after the second period. This team would be among the best in the conference if they’d been able to hold onto third period leads. Instead they’re now three games below .500 and playing their worst hockey of the season. The team will have just a couple days to absorb what transpired this weekend and try to adjust since they travel to #15 Yale on Tuesday.
Fear The Triangle Player of the Game – Branden Gracel
Gracel had a goal and a team high six shots yesterday.
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Micheletto questions the call on Joel Hanley that led to the go ahead goal for Colgate in the Republican recap. I agree, it was a total phantom elbowing call.
The Collegian has their game story.
College Hockey News’ coverage points out the soft goal let up by Kevin Boyle early in the third as the turning point.
Posted by rocks22 on December 9, 2012
https://fearthetriangle.com/2012/12/09/saturday-recap-17/
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