kupuck19

Ok, wasn't quite clear because I have been looking for this guy all season and he hasn't been available so I was just wondering when we were going to get someone new to fill-in. Thanks Evan. -Vinnie

That's how I have been working on it based on rankings. I have created my own little system for frosh-seniors skill wise. The thing I have been doing different is doing a players real weight.

First off I'm not saying any names. I know how it can be tough to keep up with games, I have a rough availability schedule myself but have managed to stay ahead and on top of the check points. How is a player that's 20 games behind schedule not been removed from a league? I only have two coaches and 6 games left to play, four games which are against a coach that i have never seen online. I don't know if there's something going on, we all have lives and obligations to fulfill, but I just find it strange that coaches have been removed after the first check point and some coaches who are very far behind have not yet been removed. I was waiting until after yesterday's check point to ask this. -Vinnie

Why '94? because it's amazing.

Hey fellas, I'm on my three day weekend now. I plan on getting the rosters and teams done. Any suggestions for NCAA teams you guys would like to play with? I could take some teams out and replace them with some others that I know will not last in the top 30. So I'm open to suggestions, just let me know soon enough before I get too deep into doing the rosters. Take it easy boys, -Vinnie

Congrats man! I don't have a problem either. Thank god we got our only game in already lol. Burnside should be able to take a few weeks. -Vinnie

Inklings, glad to see you're doing some good things with imaging. Doesn't matter to me if you make a ROM, mine will probably take a good while to be completed. I finally got the first polls of the year from uscho.com: 1 North Dakota (13) 24-14-5 545 6 2 Boston College ( 3) 29-12-1 519 4 3 Michigan State (11) 26-13-3 513 10 4 Miami ( 1) 24-14-4 471 13 5 Minnesota ( 1) 31-10-3 470 2 6 New Hampshire 26-11-2 454 5 7 Clarkson 25- 9-5 396 3 8 Notre Dame 32- 7-3 358 1 9 Boston University 20-10-9 332 9 10 Michigan 26-14-1 296 8 11 Colorado College 18-17-4 277 20 12 Maine 23-15-2 234 14 13 Denver 21-15-4 232 15 14 Quinnipiac 21-14-5 196 16 15 Wisconsin 19-18-4 181 17 16 St. Lawrence 23-14-2 159 11 17 St. Cloud State 22-11-7 90 NR 18 Cornell 14-13-4 85 NR 19 Ohio State 15-17-5 51 NR 20 Vermont 18-16-5 46 NR Others Receiving Votes: Massachusetts 45, Michigan Tech 38, RIT 18, Dartmouth 17, Nebraska-Omaha 16, Bemidji State 13, Harvard 11, Niagara 7, Air Force 6, Providence 5, Western Michigan 5, Rensselaer 2, Colgate 1, Robert Morris 1 I'll probably start working on my rosters a bit when time frees up a little bit here. I want to see you follow through with your rom Inklings, because if I get too swamped with time I would still love to play an NCAA rom. I'll still be working on my own but I don't really see it as a competitive situation. Take care all.

Boston seconds the notion that Vernon should hide his ugly mug during game time.

Hey guys, I've been putting this off a little bit after the little screw up. I'm waiting for uscho.com to release the 07-08 polls before I decide which teams to put on. The names of the players won't be put on the rom, just like in NCAA football games. Player skills will probably not match the number of the top players on teams, mainly because at the college level it's hard to find their previous stats. Whole team overall ratings will be accurate though. Also, at the college level there can be a huge difference from team ranked #1 between team ranked #30, so if you're playing with Minnesota you are going to rip teams like Niagara apart. If anyone has an cool ideas or suggestions for this edit I would love to hear them(except for adding ACHA college teams on this rom, it's NCAA varsity teams not ACHA club hockey teams.) I know there isn't a huge fan base for college puck on this forum, but I would still like to hear any thoughts. I was thinking of making goalies a little less skilled than what they would be for an average nhl edit, mainly because goalie is such a competitive position to make it into the NHL, and most college goalies don't graduate to the top level. So let's hear some thoughts fellas. -Vinnie

THE SKUNK STREAK IS OVER!!!

That is a cool idea. That way when you sign on your league mates know you're ready for a game and you don't have to give the dreaded no answer. -Vinnie

Hey Evan, Out of curiosity, what is the policy of replacement coaches? These guys are allowed some sort of leniency when it comes to the next check point or two right? -Vinnie

Lol, don't need the point for OT. What I like about 94 is the old time hockey atmosphere, rather than 08 where the game is slowly turning into soccer.

After the Fresno State football season, nhl94online.com will probably become the new homepage lol. -Vinnie

Boston Globe: Coach of BOS kupuck19 is having trouble getting the W on the road. BOS as yet to be able to prove themselves to be able to win on the road(being 0-6). Coach kupuck19 stated, "We need to be able to kick those bus legs out of our system before the first period. Too many times on the road we go down in the first, and are not able to gel as a team until late second or in the third." Adam Oates also commented, "It is always tough to go into the other team's barn and be able to come out on top. But we have the talent to do it, we all need to start stepping up and focusing on what we need to do off the first drop to win." The Bruins were almost able to end the streak in HockeyTown Detroit, Mich. But experienced a late melt down in the third which lead to an OT loss. Goaltender Andy Moog commented after the game, "We were up 2-0 and thought we had the game in the bag. Wesley and Bourque were doing a good job of covering the middle to eliminate the Red Wings' offensive chances. At the end we made the mistake of sitting back." Coach kupuck blames himself for the lack of leadership. "As a team we need to play all three periods of hockey, meaning we play hard when the clock says 5:00 minutes in the first to when the clock says 0:00 in the third. In this league you can't sit back entirely, you have to stay strong on the defensive side of things."

Thanks man, appreciate it. When you're 2-7-0-1 every point counts. -Vinnie

I feel for ya man. Me and Mylec were joking last night about the94 injured reserve list. I hurt my knee power skating yesterday, because I have to walk to another dorm to get good kaillera connection kupuck is also on injured reserve list with a day to day injury.

Hey, Sorry neither Det or I(Bos Gens C) caught onto the fact that we forgot to mark OT for the game. The game was decided in over time. GG Det, wish we had more game against each other this league. -Vinnie

Amen to that.

I agree man. Being a new coach to the league myself, I wouldn't appreciate any of the vets running up a 15-2 score. And the good thing is I've never played a game where I was out matched and the guy ran up the score. I've played exhibition out matched games. I remember the first time I ever played anyone online it was against gr8199, who could have easily beaten my 20-0, but he was pretty sensitive to the fact I was a rookie and it only ended up being a 6-0 game. He also gave me great pointers and it really improved my game, and it's also happened with other out matching opponents where they kind of brought me along instead of slaughtering me. One of the great things about this site is the courtesy of the vets to the rooks. If I were slaughtered every time I played, I would have probably been discouraged from joining the league. I still have a league game now and than where I get smoked, but I realize it's all a learning process and there's things to improve upon. As for the "cheap goals" and the vets picking top teams, cheap goals suck but learn to defend them and prevent those chances. Also, everyone here likes playing NHL 94, and enjoys the competitive atmosphere of the league. If we didn't enjoy the atmosphere and competitiveness of the league, we simply would just play exhibition games instead of league games. -Vinnie

Thanks man, if I run into some spots where i could use some help I'll give you a shout. I'm pretty new at this, I've come across some problems and have to start back at base 1.

Hey, this is the first time I've ever edited a rom. I'm still working on it obviously, its only a three day old project. I've always wanted to play an NCAA hockey game, and I thought it would be cool to make a 94 NCAA edit. I've got some screen shots for ya(as I said it's still a young project and I am a total noob with edits). Now there's a ton of college hockey teams, so I picked what I felt were the top 30 teams in the country and put them on the rom. I'm also waiting for college's to release their rosters, I'm not going to use names, but numbers like on NCAA football games and try the best I can to relate skill attributes(probably based on who has been drafted and by class year). So let me know what you all think of it so far, ALSO how do you add the team logos to center ice and change the name on the score board? -Vinnie Screenshots: University of Vermont and Holy Cross University of New Hampshire and Princeton Michigan State and Michigan University of Maine and Denver University

Hey, My coach name is kuapuck19, rather than kupuck19. Played four games today and when i went to confirm/log games it wouldn't let me. thanks, -Vinnie

Hey, I admit I'm no good with editing the game. I was just thinking that it would be cool to see an ECHL rom version of 94. Not sure if anyone has done this or is doing this, it was just a thought that I wanted to share if someone who is good at editing the game thought it was a cool idea as well. -Vinnie

Hey Gens C Guys, My kaillera is funny here in the dorm. I've figured out a way to play but i have to walk to the other end of campus. No problem though, but mostly Wednesdays and Saturdays are the days I'll be able to have the time and do so. So on Wednesday afternoon from 2:30-5:00 I should be available to play, all though I won't walk down(which is a 5 min. walk) until I see one of you guys on so it's not a wasted trip. Let me know when you guys are available. -Vinnie(Boston) P.S. Administrators, do games have to be played in order? or could you play random teams further down the schedule?