{"id":29354,"date":"2007-10-11T22:20:23","date_gmt":"2007-10-12T03:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2007\/10\/11\/200708-sacred-heart-season-preview\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:57:04","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:57:04","slug":"200708-sacred-heart-season-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2007\/10\/11\/200708-sacred-heart-season-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2007-08 Sacred Heart Season Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sacred Heart won 21 games for the second straight season, and the result was the same as well — coming up short in the postseason.<\/p>\n
Still, you have to be pleased with a season like the Pioneers had. Coach Shaun Hannah has mixed feelings.<\/p>\n
“We played as hard and as well as we could,” he said. “But you gotta win the games and in the end we didn’t. We fought and came back against Air Force in the semifinals (scoring three goals in a 6:42 span in the third period to take the lead), but then gave up the tying goal with a minute to play (eventually losing in overtime).”<\/p>\n
The Pioneers lost some big name players in Pierre-Luc O’Brien, the all-time school scoring leader with 158 points, and all-star goalie Jason Smith. But Hannah says his team still has what it takes.<\/p>\n
“We learned a lot through last year’s experiences but we’re not last year’s team. We’re a totally new group. We have a group of players coming back with plenty of experience and a strong freshman class.” <\/p>\n