Newmarket’s own Pete Williams, men’s league goalie extroadinaire, was one of the few UNH fans who made it to both games this past weekend. When we bumped into him on Saturday night at BU, all he wanted to talk about was Friday’s exciting overtime victory at Providence. Well, why not let us give us little taste of both of UNH’s victories over the weekend.
Another solid, solid weekend for the ‘Cats. Took the day off on Friday for the Providence trip – Providence Place, Thayer Street, Federal Hill. All topped off with a Cat win at Schneider. A beautiful thing. It had been awhile since I have been to the Coffin and I was very impressed with the rehab of the interior. It’s amazing what a can of paint can do. I am happy to note that Coach U agreed with me that the first period at Providence was one of the best we have played this year, capped with Paul Thompson’s shot from the corner along the goal line. He had no angle at all. Providence picked it up in the second but we came on strong again in the third and OT. I was very impressed with play of Greg Burke and, of course, Stevie Moses, who has so many moves I think he fakes himself out sometimes. Brian Foster also had some outstanding saves, especially with a flurry of about four shots in a row in the second. Plus a couple of good physical hits by Mike Beck and Damon Kipp. A clean, fun game to watch and nice to see OT go in our favor for a change.
An equally solid performance at the Whit South (aka Harry Agganis Arena) on Saturday. It’s always a pleasure to beat BU in their own rink (again!). The ‘Cats had great transition passing, though not as good as the Providence game. They’re really doing a nice job getting the puck out of their zone and on the attack and did a great job of finding the ‘trailer’ on the rush. Once again a great game by Foster, surviving the onslaught you knew was coming in the third. Grant Rollheiser as third star?? The team played flat out for 120 minutes and the results showed. Maybe it’s just me but I like the way we play on smaller rinks better than at the Whit. Wouldn’t we all love to replay the Badger series right now? Need I daresay that if we play like we did this past weekend, we can compete with anybody out there. Keep it up. Speed Kills.
