Great weekend of hockey in Beantown.  In addition to the great crowd at
Matthews, a sizeable contingent braved the weather and came to Walter Brown.

I was a bit nervous about venturing into "enemy territory"; i.e., Walter
Brown.  Thanks to one of my co-workers (and a former BU hockey player), we
were sitting in the midst of BU season ticket holders.  Dan and I recognized
a familiar face from Hockey-L dinners; the other people around us were very
cordial.

I share Dan's sentiments about the 15 second rule; however, it seems that it
takes longer to count to 15 on Commonwealth Avenue than it does on St.
Botolph Street.

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Lindsay A. Huntoon
Let's Go Maine Black Bears



> From: D B Doucette <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: The Maine Hockey Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 19:10:30 -0500
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Weekend comment from Boston
>
> I'm trying not to be over-enthusiastic after seeing both Maine games in
> Beantown this weekend.
>
> Let's try to summarize:
>
> OFFENSE:  15 goals in two games !!  Would have been more if NU and Maine
> agreed to play mostly no-check (with of course the exception of Prestin
> Ryan) during the final period Friday night.
>
> I think Moore is for real.  Has the right number to take over for Nikko
> !!  He is deceptively fast for his ample size.  However, I think part of
> how he overwhelmed several defenders for NU and BU was that they didn't
> expect the speed...until it was WAY too late.   The league will surely have
> him scouted better the rest of this campaign.  Please stay four years !!
>
> I note that Lyall has come out of nowhere this season.  He seems to be
> everywhere (finally).
>
> I tried to check whether the passing routine on the PP was more than three
> passes to the SOG.  The success on many of Maine's PP goals came from
> second shot goals off the rebound.  Remember the old saw:  put it on net,
> something good will result.
>
> DEFENCE:  Concerns me the most, especially after dodging a major-league
> bullet after giving two 5-3 advantages to BU (yet successfully killing them
> off).  Stupid penalty quotient a problem.  Prestin Ryan probably taught
> valuable lession by the misconduct in the first period at BU.  Addition by
> subtraction, perhaps ?
>
> Loya wears the venerable 2 very well and has stepped up to the challenge of
> leading the D.
>
> Liscak is playing excellent two-way hockey and as valuable on D as he is on
> offense (notice he is +7)
>
> If they aren't playing Lynch, he probably should be given a chance to come
> back to Mass. and play regularly down here.
>
> GOAL:  Without a doubt, this is the best tandem in Maine's pipes since
> Snow/Dunham.  Howard can certainly hold his own.  Technically, Howard the
> more skilled, especially with control of rebounds and staying with the man,
> instead of simply flopping down.  Very impressive on the penalty shot on
> Friday night.
>
> Defence most often let the netminders down in the few goals allowed this
> past weekend.
>
> MISCELLANY:  First night Maine supporters were numerous at Matthews
> Arena.  Good job to those who came by.  Game over at 9.05  -- gotta love
> the 15-second rule.
>
> Noticeable no-shows at WBA; surely they were sold, but attendees came
> impersonating empty seats.  Miserable weather might have had something to
> do with it, and maybe the let-down after BC loss, but on the night honoring
> a past BU national championship team ?
>
> Coach - excellent call on taking the TO when you did in the third period at
> BU !!!  Team was tired, but the TO was well-set after the last 5-3 was
> over, and crowd was mostly out of it.   It did two things...got team's legs
> back, and also helped focus the team when lead could have slipped out of
> hand.
>
> Next visit for Lindsay and me is the game at Portland.  Get your tickets now
> !!
>
> Dan Doucette
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