Parent
WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 194
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Tape of the longest collegiate game in history
by Gary Goldberg
2) ECC Pool B Results
by Nick Heim
3) game fitting on one tape
by "Machnik, Heather (HQ)"
4) Hockey Posters
by "HARRIS, zharris"
5) Forwarded article: Brown Women 2 - PC 4
by "Andria L. Hunter"
6) Forwarded article: UNH Women 2 - Dartmouth 1 OT
by "Andria L. Hunter"
7) Forwarded article: UNH Women 3 - PC 2 5OT
by "Andria L. Hunter"
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 96 08:44:58 EST
From: Gary Goldberg
To: Recipients
Subject: Tape of the longest collegiate game in history
Message-ID:
Dear Z,
Are you sure one blank video cassette will cover the whole thing?
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 15:02:09 +0100 (MET)
From: Nick Heim
To: email@hidden
Subject: ECC Pool B Results
Message-ID:
Hi folks,
Here are the results from the first day of the ECC Pool B in Slovakia.
Latvia -v- Kazachstan 4:2
Czech -v- Netherlands 4:4
Denmark -v- Great Britain 5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0)
Slovakia -v- France 6:3
All the newest results can be obtained on:
http://www.ifu.ethz.ch/~heim/hockey/wom-euro/weub961.htm
Nick
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nick Heim E-mail: email@hidden
Institut fuer Umformtechnik CServe-ID: 100021,2172
ETH-Technopark PFA F26 Phone: ++41 1 445 13 19
Pfingstweidstr. 30 Fax: ++41 1 445 13 25
8005 Zuerich WWW: http://www.ifu.ethz.ch/~heim/heim.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 96 09:03:00 PST
From: "Machnik, Heather (HQ)"
To: WIH
Subject: game fitting on one tape
Message-ID: <314703D5@hq_smtp>
>Are you sure one blank video cassette will cover the whole thing?
Yes, because WNDS eliminated the intermissions, which cut the time down by
an hour. The whole thing fits on a 6hr tape.
-heather
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 96 12:58:00 -0800
From: "HARRIS, zharris"
To: email@hidden
Subject: Hockey Posters
Message-ID:
There was a discussion about promotional hockey posters for girls/women
made by USA Hockey about a month ago. Can someone post who the contact is
and their phone number because I am interested in getting some.....
Thanks in advanced.
-Zoe.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 16:22:43 -0500
From: "Andria L. Hunter"
To: email@hidden
Subject: Forwarded article: Brown Women 2 - PC 4
Message-ID:
* Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 20:02:02 -0500
* From: Richard Hungerford
Saturday afternoon's first ECAC Women's semifinal at UNH's Towse Rink found
the Providence College Friars defeating the Brown Bears 2-4. The league
champion and number one seeded Bears did not show up. I have never seen them
skate so poorly. PC played only ten skaters but played with just enough drive
to coast to victory.
The game started with Brown looking tense. The Friars started slow, but
gradually put on the pressure. Sheila Killion (Karen McCabe, Alison Wheeler)
opened the scoring for Providence when she put in a rebound after a series of
shots. I had hoped that once PC scored the Bears would snap out of it, but
that was not the case. Instead, Laurie Baker pulled off a wonderful ooh-la-la
break down the left wing. Baker cut in on net and deked the Brown goalie to
make it 0-2 Friars.
In the second, PC seemed to be resting. Maybe they were getting ready for an
onslaught by Brown that never really came. Katie King (Karen Emma, Danielle
Solari) got the Bears on the scoreboard when she roofed a cross-ice pass.
Despite the fact that the superb pass left King wide-open, the way the play
was executed, in a stiff manner, made me worry more for Brown. There were
very few Bears skating like they could.
In the final period, Becky Kellar (Marcie Deering, Emma) tied the game at two
when she shot her own rebound high glove side. Immediately after the Brown
goal, McCabe (Myia Yates, Katie Lachapelle) regained the Friar lead. PC had
broken in, circled the net and set up their shot. It was a clinical play. It
also took the rest of the life out of the Bears. At the end of the game,
Baker scored an empty-net goal after Brown gave the puck away at center ice.
Providence College did what they had to, to win the game. I'm sure they were
thrilled that Brown never found their skating legs. The team play of the
Friars was very good. The woman of the match was first-year center Baker.
She is a tremendous talent. Baker's moves and speed are great. With the
proper coaching she could be the next sensational Team USA Women's player.
Her linemate and classmate Yates had a good passing game. If she can improve
her skating, she could be a big player in the ECAC. Wheeler played her usual
smart game at both ends of the ice. She is another PC player who could be on
the national side if she brought up the level of her skating. In goal,
Meaghan Smith played a strong stand-up style that did not give the other team
much shooting room. Catherine Hanson played an intelligent game featuring
many splendid reads. McCabe was a blue liner who played very well in her own
zone and was able to join the attack. One of the nice features at UNH's Towse
Rink is the Olympic size (100' x 200') ice surface. Getting to watch PC's
Alana Blahoski burn up that huge surface was fun. She would get the puck in
her defender's role and speed over to the one of the deep corners. The
chasing opponent would be weary just getting there while Blahoski would be
hitting the jets to lead the attack up the boards. It was amazing to watch!
Blahoski made a number of perceptive passes off her numerous forays. Overall
it was a good effort and a big win by PC and one that did not wear them out
for the final.
Brown must have played the semifinal two days before the contest. I guess the
event proved too big for the emotional Bears. Only three players had it
together. Kellar was a very effective defender. She seemed to always be cool
and on top of the situation. Nan Gorton played her exquisite skate and pass
game and tried to get her line moving. First-year defender Julie Iler was all
over the ice. She played a very strong, positive game on Saturday. Overall
it was sad that the extremely talented Brown team was unable to play.
_____________
/
good shooting
hungerf
_____________/
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 17:11:48 -0500
From: "Andria L. Hunter"
To: email@hidden
Subject: Forwarded article: UNH Women 2 - Dartmouth 1 OT
Message-ID:
* Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 19:52:50 -0500
* From: Richard Hungerford
Saturday afternoon's second ECAC Women's semifinal featured the host
University of New Hampshire Wildcats edging the Dartmouth Big Green 2-1 in
overtime. This was the best game of the weekend because of the incredible
performance of Dartmouth's goalie Sarah Tueting. Fans, coaches and players
were left amazed by one awesome save after another. UNH ultimately won the
match with its forceful attack.
The game opened with waves of Wildcats breaking into the Big Green zone. If
it hadn't been for the heroics of Tueting the score could have been many to
none early in the game. As the match unfolded though there was no scoring in
the first two periods. UNH was getting frustrated as the game wore on.
Dartmouth was looking for the quick break and you had to guess that if they
could get one goal, they might win the game.
In the final period, Sarah Howald (Sarah Hood) put DC up 0-1. The play
happened at the start of the third from a face-off in the UNH end. On the
ensuing center ice face-off the Wildcat's first-year sensation Carisa Zaban
took the puck right up the gut and roofed her shot. It was like lightning had
struck close by, and before you could get set the thunder clash shook you.
Wow! From that point on UNH and DC played very tight hockey. I thought the
Wildcats were particularly good off the puck, but not nearly as good when they
were in possession. Big Green was still hoping for a break. They got one
when, with two minutes left in the third, UNH was given a penalty! Dartmouth
produced a lot of pressure during that time and even rang a shot off the post.
The Wildcats looked thrilled to be going into overtime.
At the start of the extra time again it was the Sarah Tueting show. However
the UNH pressure proved too much. Kimberly Knox (Melisa Heitzman) scored the
winner after the two players had closed in on the net and fired until the
final rebound went in.
Dartmouth, like Brown, did not play as well as they could have. It appears
the Ivy teams are not ready yet for the huge play-off games. I think it is a
matter of time and experience, but this weekend both teams were psyched-out.
Big Green's first line of Hood, Howald and Emilie Schnitman was fairly
effective. Hood made some nice passes and Schnitman put in a ton of skating
for the team. Kathleen O'Keefe and Phoebe Manchester played strong games at
both ends of the ice. Blue liner Amy Coelho used her fast reads to produce a
strong, tough defensive game. Sara Vogler was the other potent defender with
her fine skating. I love goal scoring more than most people, but a
performance like Tueting's was scintillating. It stands out because of the
number of quality shots from close in that she stopped. The woman of the
match, and the woman of the weekend was Tueting.
UNH played a very smart game. They knew Dartmouth had a hot goaltender and so
they took the game to Big Green from the opening face-off. I can not say the
Wildcat concept of an attack inspires, but if there was a loose puck, UNH had
it. Heather Reinke and Lisa Widdecke had solid games on defense. Both broke
up plays and engineered counterattacks. Knox, Annie Camins and Tricia Dunn
were the leaders up front. However the key to the Wildcats is their super
team play. Of the four teams in the finals, New Hampshire had the best
teamwork. All the squads had good team defenses, but UNH seemed to have the
most energy to attack. The woman of the match for the Wildcats was Zaban.
Without her individual creativity and drive, I think UNH would have lost this
match. It is a pity so few teams try to enhance the artistry of goal scoring.
_____________
/
good shooting
hungerf
_____________/
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 17:31:31 -0500
From: "Andria L. Hunter"
To: email@hidden
Subject: Forwarded article: UNH Women 3 - PC 2 5OT
Message-ID:
* Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:20:17 -0500
* From: Richard Hungerford
Sunday afternoon's final at Towse Rink in Durham, NH saw the University of New
Hampshire Wildcats defeat the Providence College Friars in five overtimes.
Not being a fan of endless overtimes or teams overly concerned with stopping
the other team, I found this match the least attractive of the weekend. It
was a typical final in that both teams were tense and not willing to risk much
on attack.
The game started slow. UNH displayed the better team play, but had limited
offensive ideas. PC seemed tentative. Melisa Heitzman (Carisa Zaban, Sara
Cross) opened the scoring for the Wildcats at the end of the first. During a
UNH break in play the Friar defense was guilty of backing in on their own net.
The goal resulted when a defender deflected the UNH shot over her own goalie.
In the second, Providence continued to conserve its energy and UNH despite
playing three lines to PC's two started to look tired. The Friars tied the
score when Laurie Baker broke into the New Hampshire zone and her centering
pass was deflected in off a group of defenders.
In the third, play pick up. Both teams seemed ready to go for it. Tricia
Dunn (Zaban, Cheri Pickles) made it 2-1 UNH. Zaban had led the rush and her
last second dish was the perfect set-up. Lovely goal! It looked like PC was
deceased as the Wildcats had the momentum. At that point the Friar's Sheila
Killion (Alison Wheeler, Catherine Hanson) finished off a rare 1-2 break from
close in.
In the first five minutes of the first overtime both teams tried to win the
game with some good pressure. After that, players started looking too tired,
and were only out there to prevent the other team from scoring. I want to
thank Mike Machnik for sticking it out and giving his insights into the final.
As he reported, eventually UNH's Brandy Fisher won the Championship in the
fifth overtime. Undoubtedly this was a great game for women's hockey.
However I can't get too excited about a match where so little time was spent
trying to score goals.
Providence College was not able to sneak out one more victory. They played
their team defense game very well, but had very little left to attack with.
First-year center Baker again looked good. She also looked tired. Baker's
rushes and passes were first class. Wheeler played her heart out for the
team. Karen McCabe provided strong defensive coverage. Hanson used the
boards expertly with her passing, but had an on and off game in her own zone.
Alana Blahoski used her speed well. Meaghan Smith was stellar in goal. Her
stand-up style kept PC in the game. Overall I think the limited tactics used
by the Friars finished them off.
New Hampshire had a much tougher semifinal. They did not look as sharp on
Sunday. Still, the Wildcat team play was superior, and they produced more of
the scoring chances. The line of Dunn, Zaban and Pickles was their best line.
Zaban's rushes and the timing of her passes were superb. Annie Camins was a
major force on the ice with her smart play. Brandy Fisher was the other
forward who demonstrated driving to the net. On the blue line Heather Reinke
and Lisa Widdecke led the way. Reinke played with a ton of poise and always
seemed to be in the right place. Widdecke played a tough defensive style that
made it very difficult to get by her. Overall I was happy to see UNH win the
Championship. Their confident team play and desire to attack deserved the
victory.
_____________
/
good shooting
hungerf
_____________/
------------------------------
End of WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 194
*********************************