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...orchestrated by second-year coach and former Crimson assistant Nate Leaman, can primarily be traced back to the Dutchmen’s additional depth. Though still a young team, Union (7-6-1, 6-0-0 ECAC) returned all eight of its top scorers from a season ago, and the playing time afforded rookie skaters then has led to more consistent performances across the board this time around...
...Last year, we really struggled scoring goals,” Leaman said. “We relied on one line to score goals. We’ve had two lines that have scored consistently, and our third and fourth lines have chipped in goals at key times...
...Scottie put in a great summer, and Jordan put in a great summer. And both those guys are on pace to score a lot more goals than last year,” Leaman said. “I think their confidence has improved, [and] their battling ability has improved because of their strength...
ANALYSIS: Fortunately, Union should return eight of its top nine and 18 of its top 19 scorers. The bad news? Well, those scorers aren’t all that good and haven’t gotten much better in the off-season. Former Harvard assistant Nate Leaman had the Dutchmen moving in the right direction last year, but still lacks the talent to make a meaningful jump in the standings. Freshman Justin Mrazek might assume full control in goal after his first two appearances—just three goals in nearly two full games, both losses...
Maybe former Harvard and Boston College assistant Ron Rolston would have drawn flowing praise from Director of Athletics Robert Scalise. Maybe Union coach Nate Leaman or Vermont head man Kevin Sneddon ’92 would have earned a smile and approving nod from former coach and athletics director Bill Cleary...