UNB Reds Thread (Part5)
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FreddyFoyle
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You never know, he might be back at Christmas. It happens. The Major Junior education package deadline goes tick ... tick ... tick ... and some guys decide that the ECHL will be still there when they're done school.
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He’s 23 now, though. If he plays a game won’t he have to sit out 365 days? This is his second go around with the ECHL…so I doubt he goes the school route at this point.
UNB men's game vs Saint Mary's originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon October 17 @ 3pm has been moved to Friday October 15, usual 7pm start time
dm8895
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I can’t imagine G-Mac necessarily wanting to bring him back into the fold , Ben Wright had committed to UNB and then went to ECHL and returned at Xmas , but as a previous poster said, this is Saigeon’s second foray into the ECHL. Gardener wants his guys buying in as much to the education aspect as he does the hockey aspect, and he has shown that isn’t where he is at, plus he is blowing eligibility, even if he goes back to school , I’d honestly be shocked if we ever saw him in a UNB jersey.
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Looks like Carson has been invited to San Jose’s main camp…so probably won’t see him for a little while yet.
Sounds like Keating/Casey/McCormick should all be in the lineup tomorrow night.
Sounds like Keating/Casey/McCormick should all be in the lineup tomorrow night.
Drummer
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Correct - you get to play pro, without penalty, in the Spring & Fall of the year you turn 21 (age as of Dec. 31st). For Brandon that was Dec. 2019. He played pro after Christmas that season, so he missed this deadline. The impact was 1 year of eligibility and 365 days of rest. The 2020-21 season was his 'year off' so he could have started this season at UNB without issue and would have had 4 years of eligibility left out of 5.
Returning to pro now means he can not play for any school after Christmas, will have to wait 365 days after his last pro game and loses a year of eligibility, dropping it to 3.
It could be he didn't maintain his Education Package eligibility and/or just isn't interested. It happens. Or, like others - he changes his mined again and comes back late for a short stint.
Drummer
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Got to say the video feed last night was amazing. Way brighter than it's ever been (the ice was actually white) and 200% clearer. 4K cameras make a big difference. You could even see the puck and the close-ups were super clear. The instant replay was good too - clean intro and exit.
Dave - my suggestions are;
- look at getting the audio fixed during the replay. Last night it went silent. I don't think hearing you guys talk about is a bad thing.
- the audio was a bit low. I had my speaker at 70% which is rare for me.
- finally - mention the time. This new feed only has the score, so the audience has no idea how much time is left in penalties or the period.
Keep up the good work.
Dave - my suggestions are;
- look at getting the audio fixed during the replay. Last night it went silent. I don't think hearing you guys talk about is a bad thing.
- the audio was a bit low. I had my speaker at 70% which is rare for me.
- finally - mention the time. This new feed only has the score, so the audience has no idea how much time is left in penalties or the period.
Keep up the good work.
Video quality is awesome this year! They seemed to have figured the audio out on the replays too! Would be nice to have the clock on the screen by the score.....but overall love the quality of the announcers and video.
Rob
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First three games showed a great deal about the speed UNB will bring to the table this year. I thought game one they were a little tentative with play and shots, but games 2 and 3 they seem to have settled down quite nicely.
Moncton looked better than I expected, and I think they will make a run at top four this year. ACA looked very disorganized and had a hard time with UNB speed. DAL, like so many seasons before looked great for 40 minutes, but ran out of gas in the third. Their goalie though, nice performance, easily could have been 10+ to nothing. 61 shots on net, with at least four others hitting iron.
Outhouse seemed out of place the first period, and was way to willing to wonder, but hopefully that will settle down.
Rassell, Hall, Dove-McFalls, and Keating all with strong offensive performances so far. Phelan has really caught my eye, I think he will have a big upside. Nurse causes chaos around the net, and should be a great addition this year.
Still waiting for Boland to get back to form, but his snipe in game three was pretty great.
So happy hockey is back.
Moncton looked better than I expected, and I think they will make a run at top four this year. ACA looked very disorganized and had a hard time with UNB speed. DAL, like so many seasons before looked great for 40 minutes, but ran out of gas in the third. Their goalie though, nice performance, easily could have been 10+ to nothing. 61 shots on net, with at least four others hitting iron.
Outhouse seemed out of place the first period, and was way to willing to wonder, but hopefully that will settle down.
Rassell, Hall, Dove-McFalls, and Keating all with strong offensive performances so far. Phelan has really caught my eye, I think he will have a big upside. Nurse causes chaos around the net, and should be a great addition this year.
Still waiting for Boland to get back to form, but his snipe in game three was pretty great.
So happy hockey is back.
dm8895
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I had to laugh , no more than 20 seconds before Boland scored, I said to the people I was with that Boland didn’t quite seem himself yet .
I’ve been impressed with Carroll , I had high hopes for him when he came, and he is starting to look like maybe he will become the top 4 guy I thought he had the potential to be.
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So far so good, but I still worry about the lack of bodies at this point….especially with Willms/Gagne/Hall already out. Hopefully nothing major and they can get to the break without too many injuries…it’s going to be hard to keep it up with 15 skaters every night.
San Jose’s plays their fourth game on Thursday night (they have two more next week) so it’s possible Carson is back for Saturday.
San Jose’s plays their fourth game on Thursday night (they have two more next week) so it’s possible Carson is back for Saturday.
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FreddyFoyle
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I said roughly the same thing on the air, probably less that a minute before he scored ...
I agree that Carroll looks much more confident - maybe knowing he's going to get a regular shift and is one of the veterans is a help. On the other hand, Conner Hall is still making those turnovers. Trying too hard to stay up with the forwards is my guess.
This team has obviously lost a lot of size, but they have speed to burn. If they can keep this up they're going to run teams off the ice in third periods.
Rob
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Completely forgot about Gagne. Guess that happens after 18 months of not seeing the team.
Was Hall injured? I thought he may have been handed a one game suspension after the Acadia game.
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There’s nothing currently listed on the discipline page about a suspension for Hall…so hard to say.
Looking at the box score, he had a roughing penalty and unsportsmanlike after the whistle…and to me it was basically just a scuffle after the whistle as far as I could tell from where I was sitting. I don’t know if he really did anything to warrant a suspension??
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Have to assume it was more injury related, although he looked fine skating off at the end of the second period. He didn't come back out at all for the 3rd period on Friday night either.
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Dove-McFalls named captain.
Boland/Rassell/Gatenby named alternates with Parenteau also being part of the leadership group.
Dove-McFalls Named REDS Captain
Boland/Rassell/Gatenby named alternates with Parenteau also being part of the leadership group.
Dove-McFalls Named REDS Captain
dm8895
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dm8895
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Parenteau looked super solid last night ! He’s a really good dude , has worked his ass off in practice for 4 years and was a very solid 1b option, was outshined by Dubeau and Harvey in the past but I’m hoping he takes the ball and rolls with it.
UNB has played 3 pre season games and now one regular season game without allowing a goal, coincidently the last player to score a goal against UNB was current UNB d-man Ross MacDougall In game 3 of the 2020 AUS final.
UNB has played 3 pre season games and now one regular season game without allowing a goal, coincidently the last player to score a goal against UNB was current UNB d-man Ross MacDougall In game 3 of the 2020 AUS final.
Rob
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I didn't see the first period in tonight's game vs the Panthers but I guess Mark Rassell left limping in the first period and did not return.
Noticed that Tyler Bolan seems to have bulked up since the 2020 season ending. Guess he had about 18 months to hit the gym. He was pretty physical in th game against Moncton.
It will be interesting to see if Outhouse gets a start next week.
Noticed that Tyler Bolan seems to have bulked up since the 2020 season ending. Guess he had about 18 months to hit the gym. He was pretty physical in th game against Moncton.
It will be interesting to see if Outhouse gets a start next week.
dm8895
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I’ve been saying it to those around the rink who will listen to me, Landry is going to be a star at UNB, it’s easy to pick out Nurse and Phelan but I thought he’s arguably been the best fresh face in the lineup all year, was glad to see him picked as one of the 3 stars tonight , to confirm to myself I’m not just seeing things haha. I also really like Wilms , he works his ass off every time he touches the ice , in time I think he will become a fan favourite. They might not have the fire power they have had in the past but this is one of my favourite teams UNB has iced in a while. Fingers crossed Rassell is back soon and once Boland finds his stride I think they will do some serious damage .
