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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:07 am

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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by Old Cage » Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:16 am

Yikes! Including two of our three in net! Total confidence in Murray, so Gicewicz is the large loss.

Who will be the backup goalie?
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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by KahunaK » Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:42 am

WOW! To get this far and now miss out is unbelievable. I wonder what happened. Real tough losses.

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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by ZooMass84 » Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:53 am

How in God's name did the AD not take precautions?? Season over..........

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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:55 am

ZooMass84 wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:53 am How in God's name did the AD not take precautions?? Season over..........

I had wondered if they were going to go to Pittsburgh last week to try and avoid any potential exposures. Either way, the season isn't over.. they play Thursday night. They need to overcome.
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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by dennisdent » Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:04 am

This stinks! Will they use a goalie or two from the UMass club hockey team? How did they let this happen???

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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by jjmc85 » Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:24 am

It’s an international pandemic. They’re division one athletes training for a championship. They gotta eat. They gotta shop. They gotta work out. They gotta practice. It’s not like they can sit in their room and play video games for two weeks and then hit the ice in Pittsburgh.

Sucks that this happened, but unless we learn new facts about this, I’m not sure there’s anyone that can be blamed or that anyone let this happen.
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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by stevemaz » Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:50 am

This appears to by a Massachusetts decision and not an NCAA one. Just test the guys thursday morning and if they are negative they should be able to play.

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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by Old Cage » Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:34 am

"Ludlow's Zac Steigmeyer, a Pope Francis grad, will be UMass' backup goalie against Minnesota Duluth"

Zac - I pray that you not get on the ice, but right now I am a huge fan!
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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by inthescoop » Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:44 am

Had no idea that we made the Frozen Four until this weekend! I don’t know how I didn’t hear about the hockey team more this year - this is a huge deal!

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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by alan » Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:45 am

Good thing we have a deep bench and two quality goalies. I think Carvy turns this into a catalyst in the locker room.
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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:54 am

^

Agreed. Next Man Up.
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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by alan » Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:06 am

InnervisionsUMASS wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:54 am ^

Agreed. Next Man Up.
People are talking like UMD has this in the bag now, which is not even remotely the case.
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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by e_parade » Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:12 am

alan wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:06 am
InnervisionsUMASS wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:54 am ^

Agreed. Next Man Up.
People are talking like UMD has this in the bag now, which is not even remotely the case.
It's not in the bag for sure, but this does hurt the chances.

I'm actually fairly certain UMD isn't too pleased about this. They already had an out with not needing to play their first round opponent due to COVID, and now they'll be playing against a UMass team without the starting goaltender or leading scorer.

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Re: 2021 HE and NCAA Playoffs

Post by ZooMass84 » Tue Apr 06, 2021 1:32 pm

stevemaz wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:50 am This appears to by a Massachusetts decision and not an NCAA one. Just test the guys thursday morning and if they are negative they should be able to play.
From your mouth to God's ears, Steve Maz!!!! But weren't you also saying UMass to the Big 10?!? in all seriousness, to lose Gicewicz and Filip is GAME OVER. these were starters, not bench warmers.

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