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whoover
10-19-2008, 05:07 PM
Who will the top 5 teams be in ECHRA D1 and D2?
simon10
10-19-2008, 05:39 PM
D1
1. Buffalo pretty much everyone returing. Tyler Wassler looks out of control amazing. Definitly the team to beat.
2 and 3- Up for debate between Rhode Island and Towson.
Rhode Island- Veteran team looking like the team that played in the national finals a few years bac.
Towson-Everyone returns except stein. Adds two good young players. With time is team will be real good. Remember these two teams play eachother this upcoming weekend.
4-Rutgers-Solid team will see what happeneds
5-Stony Brook-Lost alot but brings back keane and Cartwright two very solid players. Should be interesting to see what happeneds with this team.
William Bourque
10-19-2008, 05:43 PM
Just an FYI...

Rutgers beat Buffalo 5-1 this weekend.
InlineMBA
10-19-2008, 06:47 PM
Rutgers looks like the team to beat.

Wish I could only say the same thing for the football team.

Steve Inge - ROXBURY 8
hockey1
10-19-2008, 08:33 PM
D2

West Chester
Neumann
Temple
Millersville
Shipp/Drexel
BLowe7
10-19-2008, 08:57 PM
I think you gotta put Slippery Rock up there too in D-II
William Bourque
10-19-2008, 09:38 PM
I think you gotta put Slippery Rock up there too in D-II

Agreed. They sure put a licking on us on Saturday.

It would also be a mistake to sleep on Rowan. They have a tough schedule this weekend and it will be a good test for them.
simon10
10-19-2008, 09:57 PM
Just an FYI...

Rutgers beat Buffalo 5-1 this weekend.

I did not know that. Did buffalo have their full team there?
Leaferguy
10-19-2008, 10:14 PM
Agreed. They sure put a licking on us on Saturday.

It would also be a mistake to sleep on Rowan. They have a tough schedule this weekend and it will be a good test for them.
Rowan's got some guys that can play.
GSJaguars11
10-19-2008, 10:21 PM
were playin neumann and wc this weekend so hopefully we do well
William Bourque
10-20-2008, 12:38 PM
I did not know that. Did buffalo have their full team there?

http://www.ecrha.net/print_scoresheet.php?game_id=75973
thefelixculpa
10-20-2008, 03:05 PM
From what I've seen, Ecrha DII appears to be very balanced this year...no teams should be taken lightly. Any team can look flat and outmatched one game and come out dominating in the next, and vice versa...I'd say it's too soon to pick a top 5.

Judging from this past weekend, "Western Conference" is going to be a 4 team dog fight. I look forward to seeing how the rest of the division plays this upcoming weekend.
keepPracticeing
10-20-2008, 04:37 PM
i think u should all worry about ur own teams... the season just started, u cant judge a team on 3 games
kovalchuk2002
10-20-2008, 08:35 PM
Exactly. The first few games are always very sloppy, especially for players that havent played together before.
GoRangrHky
10-21-2008, 10:41 PM
I think you should learn how to spell practicing.

Rutgers and Buffalo have played 7 and 6 games respectively, which to me is quite the sample size (especially over a 23 game season).
hsiow21
10-22-2008, 06:12 PM
1. Rhode Island
2- Rutgers
3- Penn State
4- Buffalo
5- Towson
InlineMBA
10-22-2008, 06:39 PM
Word to the wise - Watch out for the Cadets from West Point this year. Should be a break-out year for them.

Steve Inge - ROXBURY 8
simon10
10-22-2008, 08:35 PM
1. Rhode Island
2- Rutgers
3- Penn State
4- Buffalo
5- Towson

There is no way penn state is better then buffalo or towson. I personally didnt see the Buffalo Rutgers game but from what I've heard Buffalo took them lightly and before they woke up they were in to big of a hole to climb out of. I still think Buffalo will be the team on top at the end of the year.
hsiow21
10-22-2008, 09:05 PM
Penn State is better than Buffalo and Towson, you'll just have to wait and see. Buffalo split with PSU last season, and the Towson games were close.
Leaferguy
10-22-2008, 10:40 PM
Roux can make a pretty big difference if he's healthy enough. PSU will be a team to watch. Of course, most teams that play the game end up watching another team at some point, so who's to say?
Drexel63
10-23-2008, 01:08 PM
Of course, most teams that play the game end up watching another team at some point, so who's to say?

What in God's name did that mean?
keepPracticeing
10-26-2008, 01:24 AM
Buffalo vs Towson last year the season record was 4-0 if im not mistaking plus that incredible come from behind win in the ecrha championship
bruins4777
10-29-2008, 01:41 AM
isn't steven stewart, drexel's new goalie, supposed to be really good?
Leaferguy
10-29-2008, 07:30 AM
Yeah, they finally got rid of the kid they had last year. They're pretty well off with Stewart and Appel in net for the ECRHA teams.
warwick
10-29-2008, 11:52 AM
i wasn't able to attend this weeks games, i was wondering if anybody could give a small review of what they thought. from what i can tell it looks like westchester has moved to the top of the east. rowan seems to be a good first yr team, especially in beating neumann in what must have been an exciting game. did neumann lose that much in personell because it seems like they gave up a high amount of goals for a usually good defensive team, or did they change their philosophy to a run and gun team.
KAppel
10-31-2008, 02:13 AM
Neumann lost a decent amount of talent (pretty much the whole top line, I believe). However, they're still a very good, fast team. It does seem to me that they're playing a little more wide-open, high-scoring style than they did in years past, though. Hard to tell after just one tournament.

I do know I don't like being on the wrong side of all of their odd man rushes. :eek:
keepPracticeing
11-03-2008, 01:25 AM
anybody catch the d1 games this weekend? i couldnt believe how dominate and scummy the university at buffalo team was but hey 3-0
whoover
11-12-2008, 05:39 PM
Who are the top 5 teams in d2 after this last weekend?
William Bourque
11-12-2008, 09:33 PM
Who are the top 5 teams in d2 after this last weekend?

1 - West Chester
2 - Neumann
3 - Rowan
4 - Drexel
5 - Slippery Rock
DABXNY
11-16-2008, 06:15 PM
Rutgers had tough games with Towson and Penn State this weekend, but pulled both out. Way to go RU.
pdemon7261
11-16-2008, 10:50 PM
the games thi sweekend were interesting, but for d1 it seems like this...

rutgers, buffalo, and URI are in a class by themselves for now, with towson and penn state not far behind... but right now rutgers has gotta be number one because theyve passed just about every test thrown at them so far. whoever has momentum going into regionals may very well take the division one title... stony brook definitely dropped off a little, and west point always has a solid team. their first line of diaz/stortini is a lethal offensive combo. they could really put a damper in someones playoff run. uconn looks awful right now...and until they get their starting goalie back they are in DEEP trouble...havent seen too much of hofstra and pittsburgh so i cant really comment...

any thoughts?