Even the unreligious know the story of David and Goliath, right? Well, I've always been told not to assume, so I'll tell the concise version as it relates to Emerson Hockey: David (the Lions) is a young man who miraculously defeats a giant warrior, Goliath (Merrimack, Bentley) with only a slingshot.
The key word here being miraculously.
These two Goliaths mercilessly stomped David to pulp on the ice last week. The hits were hard and the final tallies ugly. There was not one Emerson goal to celebrate.
David shot, and shot, and shot, and the Goliaths deflected, scored, and scored some more, and then beat David's corpse until the final buzzer.
As they should have.
It would take a miracle of biblical (or 1980) proportions for the Lions to beat either of these teams. We barely have a club team, while Merrimack (Hockey East) and Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) both recruit for their Division 1 teams. Who do you think plays for their club team? If you guessed some very talented (and likely pissed-off) players who didn't make varsity, you're right.
Emerson doesn't stand a chance against these teams, and they know it. The coach and captains believe playing tougher teams will make the Lions stronger when they square off against more evenly-matched clubs, and they may prove to be right. The Lions clobbered RISD this Saturday, but tomorrow night's game against Berklee in Cambridge should be a better indicator of whether battling these two Goliaths has helped or hindered David.
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My apologies for the dormancy here. I've been traveling a bit and haven't been able to check in on the team. To be honest, I could really use a hand with this. It's a great opportunity for a young journalist in a beat writing class.
Furthermore, is anyone reading this? Blogger doesn't offer a stat counter so I have no idea if there's an audience. I'd be much more motivated to post things if I actually thought I had readers, so leave a comment or two, wouldja? :)
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