A look at the Catamounts
Earlier this afternoon, Vermont Coach Kevin Sneddon was still rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. After a 3-2 overtime win Tuesday at Massachusetts, the Catamounts arrived in Burlington at 2 this morning.
Vermont, ranked No. 13 in this week's USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey polls, practices today in preparation for Saturday's game against Maine at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington. The Catamounts are unbeaten in seven of their last eight games and have won the past four games, including a weekend sweep of Boston University at Agganis Arena.
"I think we have some confidence, especially after last night," Sneddon said this afternoon. "We didn't play well early and we looked like might have been a little tired, emotionally and physically, but we played well in the second half and we found a way to win. I think our team is playing with confidence but it's such a fine line. We try to put away wins or losses really quickly and focus on our next opponent."
Sneddon believes resiliency is key for the Catamounts. Vermont trailed Massachusetts by a goal Tuesday night before winning in overtime, and scored third-period goals to defeat BU 4-3 in both games.
Sound familiar? Last weekend against Merrimack, the Black Bears trailed by a goal before winning 2-1 Friday and tying the game 1-1 on a late goal on Saturday.
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Vermont practices today and will take Thanksgiving Day off, then practice Friday. Sneddon said his team is healthy going into Saturday's game against Maine.
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In the second of three games involving Hockey East teams on Tuesday, Merrimack Coach Mark Dennehy didn't mince words after a 3-1 loss to UMass-Lowell.
"That is the most disgusted and most disappointed I've ever been in a Merrimack hockey team since I've been here," Dennehy told the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. "We had a team here my second year that scored 37 goals in 34 games but we were in every game because we played hard. We had guys who blocked shots and gave it up for each other."
Dennehy is in his fourth year of coaching at Merrimack.
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FYI - "From the Point" will go on hiatus for the next few days. Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted at 03:03 PM
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