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Demko does all this despite those painful hips that are the result of those butterfly saves that are routine for any goalie nowadays. Off the ice he walks like an old man, but the BC coaching and training staff monitors him closely and treats his pains regularly. According to his father, Brenton Demko, his son with have surgery on both hips three days after the current season ends. The recovery period is three or four month and he will be ready to go again before the 2015-2016 season. "The surgery will free up his hips and believe it or not, he will be better than ever," his father said. The surgery is actually a complete cure, he explained, and it is not merely a stopgap treatment for a chronic condition. Will Vancouver keep him at BC next season?

I think Connecticut could become an eastern version of Minnesota under the right dynamics. UConn is the only New England school that behaves like a traditional land grant school from both operation and appeal. Now, I'm not saying all the way to "pride on ice"... but certainly the potential is there to rise above Boston College just because of the interest within Connecticut for the UConn brand. It'd put UNH or Maine to shame should UConn become winners. Now, current dynamics won't change... BC will be getting the best players for years to come... but let's not ignore the dynamics. Connecticut people like hockey but they need something unifying to cheer for.

I think that Maine, UNH, Vermont, UMass-Lowell will always have their "good years"........but as you stated, UConn has the ability to be a perennial power in the East. Their location, infrastructure, state government support and fan base will give them an overall package advantage that no other Hockey East program has. That being said.......they aren't going to magically rise to the top. It will take some good recruits and a lot of winning to get them there. Tonight will be a good start though.

claver2010 {l Wrote}: dilusion

claver2010 {l Wrote}:According to the kid Sit's playing.

Also nice to see dilusion amongst the UConn fanbase has spread to hockey as well

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?1 ... gin/page10

I think Connecticut could become an eastern version of Minnesota under the right dynamics. UConn is the only New England school that behaves like a traditional land grant school from both operation and appeal. Now, I'm not saying all the way to "pride on ice"... but certainly the potential is there to rise above Boston College just because of the interest within Connecticut for the UConn brand. It'd put UNH or Maine to shame should UConn become winners. Now, current dynamics won't change... BC will be getting the best players for years to come... but let's not ignore the dynamics. Connecticut people like hockey but they need something unifying to cheer for.

I think that Maine, UNH, Vermont, UMass-Lowell will always have their "good years"........but as you stated, UConn has the ability to be a perennial power in the East. Their location, infrastructure, state government support and fan base will give them an overall package advantage that no other Hockey East program has. That being said.......they aren't going to magically rise to the top. It will take some good recruits and a lot of winning to get them there. Tonight will be a good start though.

claver2010 {l Wrote}:1-0 loss with Richardson having the lone goal

Disgraciad

Brooklyneagle {l Wrote}:Wow! Things not looking good. Is it a talent issue? Milano aside, I thought it was the rich were getting richer. BTW, anyone know why Eichel went to BU instead of BC? Academics? Just judged not a BC guy in terms of character? Asking those close to the program. All I know is what I read here.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Pretty sure someone will incorrectly call this a WTF loss

claver2010 {l Wrote}:...As I said on Monday this had trap game written all over it...

claver2010 {l Wrote}:Not to channel Epstein but it's a talent issue.

As I said on Monday this had trap game written all over it. After a long tough road trip to play a mid week game with BU on Friday and UConn's biggest game in program history.

It does go back to a talent issue.

You simply can't whiff on 2 classes of forwards and expect the team to be where we've come to expect it unless people step up.

Last night the bottom 6 had a combined 2 shots on goal. This weekend, they averaged 2 shots on goal per game. That's nearly impossible, especially considering York cycles 4 lines early in the season. 4 of our defensem out shot the bottom 6 combined last night.

While the recruiting class certainly provided a necessary bump in talent they're FR and young ones.

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:Not to channel Epstein but it's a talent issue.

As I said on Monday this had trap game written all over it. After a long tough road trip to play a mid week game with BU on Friday and UConn's biggest game in program history.

It does go back to a talent issue.

You simply can't whiff on 2 classes of forwards and expect the team to be where we've come to expect it unless people step up.

Last night the bottom 6 had a combined 2 shots on goal. This weekend, they averaged 2 shots on goal per game. That's nearly impossible, especially considering York cycles 4 lines early in the season. 4 of our defensem out shot the bottom 6 combined last night.

While the recruiting class certainly provided a necessary bump in talent they're FR and young ones.

The second line should be the third line and on down. It's not a depth of talent issue, but there is very little top end talent on the team.

sdhusky {l Wrote}:You guys are going to have to deal with UConn being around.

Not many regionally are going to be able to compete with UConn combination of facilities, budgets for coaches/recruiting & fan support.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

sdhusky {l Wrote}:You guys are going to have to deal with UConn being around.

Not many regionally are going to be able to compete with UConn combination of facilities, budgets for coaches/recruiting & fan support.

Is this myth going to happen on the same pace as the football team is taking over new england?

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

sdhusky {l Wrote}:You guys are going to have to deal with UConn being around.

Not many regionally are going to be able to compete with UConn combination of facilities, budgets for coaches/recruiting & fan support.

Is this myth going to happen on the same pace as the football team is taking over new england?

I assume sdhusky is a gag poster right?

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

sdhusky {l Wrote}:You guys are going to have to deal with UConn being around.

Not many regionally are going to be able to compete with UConn combination of facilities, budgets for coaches/recruiting & fan support.

Is this myth going to happen on the same pace as the football team is taking over new england?

sdhusky {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

sdhusky {l Wrote}:You guys are going to have to deal with UConn being around.

Not many regionally are going to be able to compete with UConn combination of facilities, budgets for coaches/recruiting & fan support.

Is this myth going to happen on the same pace as the football team is taking over new england?

My position was we would get to a BCS game faster. We did.

The CT hockey teams are going to have to deal with UConn. Much better fan support. Bigger budgets. Better facilities. Bigger brand.

I expect that the two best teams in the northeast will be UConn and BC within 5 years.

sdhusky {l Wrote}:I expect that the two best teams in the northeast will be UConn and BC within 5 years.

talon {l Wrote}:

sdhusky {l Wrote}:I expect that the two best teams in the northeast will be UConn and BC within 5 years.

Do you count Penn State as a northeast team?

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:

sdhusky {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

sdhusky {l Wrote}:You guys are going to have to deal with UConn being around.

Not many regionally are going to be able to compete with UConn combination of facilities, budgets for coaches/recruiting & fan support.

Is this myth going to happen on the same pace as the football team is taking over new england?

My position was we would get to a BCS game faster. We did.

The CT hockey teams are going to have to deal with UConn. Much better fan support. Bigger budgets. Better facilities. Bigger brand.

I expect that the two best teams in the northeast will be UConn and BC within 5 years.

Stop this is absolutely a gag poster.