Regardless of what is circulating on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or this list, he should be shaking in his boots. There is a graph on the Facebook page showing the program's winning percentage from 1981 until the present. Since Shawn's last recruited class in 2006, the program has gone from a sub 700 winning percentage to a sub 500 winning percentage. The only people who continually under achieve, yet get to keep their job AND get a raise every year are meteorologists! 

While I can agree things have gotten more expensive and season tickets are a luxury that end up on the chopping block when times get tough, why haven't ticket sales of people who ordinarily wouldn't get tickets not gone up? It wasn't too long ago that you couldn't get a ticket for UNH/BC/BU, now you can walk up 5 minutes before the game and get one. 

Tony

From: Clair <[log in to unmask]>
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Facebook?!  Facebook?!  OMG, Tim must be shaking in his boots! 

None of this discussion seems all that productive to me.  It's sad that this discussion group's energy has degraded to this petty bull-crap.  I haven't seen anything yet that leads me to think that any of the efforts here are going to amount to anything. This all sounds like a lot of whining to me.  Has anyone here had any contact at all with anyone who might actually have decision making authority?  

On a  positive note though, maybe it will become no longer economically feasible to continue to sell out almost the entire arena to season ticket holders.  And then it will become possible for people interested in hockey for more that winning and loosing to be able get tickets for a few games a year.  Some of us live just too far away for a season ticket purchase to be worth it.  And some of us can't afford them anyway.   It has always seemed to me that there should always be a reasonable amount of single game tickets available to the public, especially since this is a publicly funded university.   Just satin. 

GO BLUE! 

Clair '71

 

On 12/11/2011 11:29 AM, Matt Dewkett wrote:
If anyone is interested, there is a "save Maine Hockey-fire Tim Whitehead" group on facebook.  We need to start aggregating anger/frustration so that changes can be made.

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On Dec 11, 2011, at 8:08 AM, Bill Dewkett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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On last nights CBS Sports network, they were saying that the team used the "out of the Woods" video before the Vermont weekend.  Seems they were all impressed by the between period speeches by Shawn.
 
Bill   
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Remember when BU coming to town was the highlight of the season, the hated Terriers and Darth Parker. Now its just another game to lose. No traffic about the game on Maine Hockey list, no traffic on USCHO about the game, who cares. I think Nonni has it right, the cost of the game, the travel to Alfond, the eating out before or after just isn't worth it. If I had written this last night the expletives would have been every other word. The drum beats are louder and louder.

Jon

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Fitta, Robert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Tough to watch?  Impossible to watch!  Way too long.  Lasted 5 minutes.

After the inception of Friends of Maine Hockey I did not join this year.  Have been a supporter of Tim's until last years disappointment.  This year went into the season very concerned about the scoring depth or lack thereof.  

Pleased with an away sweep even if against UVM.  League is tough, UNH swept by Lowell the weekend and Merrimack by PC.  A win vs. BU next weekend would go a long way.  We all know net has been a position of weakness and at least we now know Sullivan is the #1 and we will need him to play like one!

Many of us have felt Cosgrove should have been gone years ago and look .  Never know!  Would love to see Jimmy behind the bench, but would rather see Maine win games!


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I gotta agree with Ken - it was a bit tough to watch.

But, I have to say that I agree (I attempted a scaled down version of a similar argument using a college football metaphor a while back).  At some point, if a program thinks of themselves as nationally relevant, they have to act like it and make changes when they aren't competitive at that level.  I found some of the points made very interesting (such as the individuals thanking Grant vs. Tim and the slide with the years).

Something needs to change.  In years past, I'd say maybe Tim needs to change his approach or adjust his system - however I think he's proven that he's not willing to do that (or else he would've done it by now).  In the end, actions speak louder than words, and the actions of the administration and leadership say that they are content being middle of the pack in Hockey East and absent from the NCAA's in March/April.

It's unfortunate.

On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Matt Dewkett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmqflf_maine-hockey-needs-a-change_sport

Compelling argument for change at the top.  From a group calling themselves "friends of Maine hockey"

Thoughts?