10-08-2007, 03:08 PM
A few houndred pulled the double header and enjoyed the Brown and Gold hockey game last Saturday before heading to see the Wreck at Waldo. Anyway, here are my thoughts on the game.
1 - Kuhn is a solid goalie with a ton of skill. However he made a lot of rookie mistakes in the game and despite only giving up 1 goal it was obvious to me that Gill would be the #1 goalie to start the season. Kuhn didn't face many tough shots as Brown played great defense in front of him, while Gill had the Lost Boys in front of him and faced situations most goalies would have trouble with and handled it well.
2 - Brown played great defense and White played terrible defense and that was the difference in the game IMO. White had a lot of offensive skill but was shut down by the Brown defense almost every time down the ice. Plus Brown scored all their goals off of White defensive miscues.
3 - Players to watch: Levendusky was in the right place at the right time every time I noticed him on defense... He should be a top 4 defenseman right away for this team. Campbell has a ton of skill but looked a bit lost at times out there. Lovecchio looked good out there, but sometimes tried to do too much by himself. Frank seems to have improved his stick handling a bit over the summer but it's was hard to judge is physical game without a real opponent to play against.
4 - The lack of practice time was painfully obvious. A lot of rust on the ice, a lot of players not knowing where each other were, sloppy passing, etc.
5 - I really hope a Szczechura or Letestu type player emerges from this group, but I sure didn't see one in that game.
1 - Kuhn is a solid goalie with a ton of skill. However he made a lot of rookie mistakes in the game and despite only giving up 1 goal it was obvious to me that Gill would be the #1 goalie to start the season. Kuhn didn't face many tough shots as Brown played great defense in front of him, while Gill had the Lost Boys in front of him and faced situations most goalies would have trouble with and handled it well.
2 - Brown played great defense and White played terrible defense and that was the difference in the game IMO. White had a lot of offensive skill but was shut down by the Brown defense almost every time down the ice. Plus Brown scored all their goals off of White defensive miscues.
3 - Players to watch: Levendusky was in the right place at the right time every time I noticed him on defense... He should be a top 4 defenseman right away for this team. Campbell has a ton of skill but looked a bit lost at times out there. Lovecchio looked good out there, but sometimes tried to do too much by himself. Frank seems to have improved his stick handling a bit over the summer but it's was hard to judge is physical game without a real opponent to play against.
4 - The lack of practice time was painfully obvious. A lot of rust on the ice, a lot of players not knowing where each other were, sloppy passing, etc.
5 - I really hope a Szczechura or Letestu type player emerges from this group, but I sure didn't see one in that game.