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The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

‘Gut’ may go, but memories stay

John Suozzo December 10, 2015

                    [Updated: 12/11/15 - 3:30 p.m.] For the first time in over half a century, Vermont hockey...

Men’s hockey players transition to life at UVM with teammates

November 4, 2015

 Hockey players at UVM usually have an easier time transitioning to life away from home than the average student — they are used to it. Nearly all Division I college hockey players are recruited...

NHL sharpens its skates

Joe Gallant October 23, 2015

The NHL season is underway and it’s time to draw some early season conclusions and identify things to look out for as the season progresses. First, youth is all the rage. Everyone knows about...

A new director of hockey operations brings changes

October 23, 2015

The operations director for UVM men’s hockey has a more unique story. As operations director Noah Segall’s responsibilities include video analysis and scouting the opposing team the week before they...

Women’s team begins to rebuild

Women’s team begins to rebuild

October 8, 2015

The women’s hockey team is looking to rebuild after losing nearly 50 percent of its scoring production from last year.Recently the women’s hockey team lost several key players like Amanda Pelkey and...

The men’s hockey team lines up before their Oct. 4. exhibition game against Acadia University. DAYNA WYCKOFF/The Vermont Cynic

Men’s hockey loses their exhibition game

October 6, 2015

Since falling to the U.S. U-18 team  Oct. 4, 2011, the men’s hockey team had not lost an exhibition game. Four years to the day, that changed.Men’s hockey was downed by Acadia University 2-1 in a...

Graphic by Pablo Murphy-Torres

A statistical view of a player’s impact

September 29, 2015

Heading into the season, the men’s ice hockey team is ranked eighth in the Hockey East preseason poll.Despite being projected to finish in the bottom half of the league, there are a few notable players...

Alums have an impact in Europe

Alums have an impact in Europe

September 29, 2015

Though hockey season hasn’t begun in North America, many former Catamounts have already kicked off their seasons overseas.Three alumni will be playing in the Champions Hockey League, which is the International...

Illustration by ALYSSA HANDELMAN

On school spirit, and how to get it

September 24, 2015

Good sports programs are vital to American universities. Almost every facet of a university can be touched by good, profitable and inspiring programs.A major sports school, the University of Alabama, made...

New and old NHL talent set to collide this year

Joe Gallant September 14, 2015

It’s finally here. While the playoffs are still fresh in our minds, it feels like it’s been months. The sports fan’s purgatory is the summer block, where baseball is the only sport played, is coming...

Film reveals a Russian hockey team’s confliction

Colin Kamphuis April 8, 2015

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the United States engaged in proxy wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan and the world of international ice hockey. At the end of WWII, the Soviet Union was in shambles. There...

Men’s hockey suffers third period collapse against rival

Alexander Benoit February 10, 2015

Going into the third period against UNH Feb. 7, the Catamounts led 3-2 and had all the momentum in the world. Two power-play goals, a breakaway, and an empty-net goal later, the University of New Hampshire...

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