On October 27th 2007 Miami Student writer Mike Zoller declared that Miami University hockey ‘was on the Brink of being a dynasty.’ While Miami Hockey is not a dynasty by definition (need to win a few NCAA titles), I am also going to hold off calling them a dynasty for now but Miami does have a good shot at being a title contender this season if they play up to their potential.
Since 2003-2004 the Miami RedHawks have compiled a 144-76-23 record and have made the NCAA tourney five out of the last six seasons. Last spring the RedHawks had the NCAA chapionship in their grasp, the RedHawks made it to the NCAA Championship game, took a 3-1 lead before losing the game in over time to the Boston University Terriers. [Box Score]
This is what I found in my Twitter posts this morning when I got up this morning.
MikeSwainey @goon48 All I know is Miami continues to knock off WCHA teams. IIRC, 5 straight wins against your league. But tomorrow’s another day.First off I wouldn’t be surprised tonight if SCSU loses to the RedHawks again tonight to make it six games in a row. Breaking it down further, Mike is right, Miami has done pretty well against WCHA foes as of late. Both DU and SCSU have both lost their last two games they have played against the Miami University RedHawks. Also, the Miami RedHawks beat UMD in last season’s Midwest regional at Mariucci Arena. Incidently, the last WCHA team to beat Miami University was the Fighting Sioux 3-0 in Lefty McFadden Invitational on October 8th 2005 when Jordan Parise held of a Miami surge and got a shutout against the RedHawks.
Here is the last 6 games that Miami has played against WCHA teams.
October 8th 2005 UND 3 Miami 0First off; I wouldn’t be surprised tonight if SCSU loses again to make it six games in a row. Breaking it down further, Mike is right, Miami has done pretty darn good job against the WCHA teams as of late. Both DU and SCSU have both lost their last two games they played to the Miami University RedHawks. Also, the Miami RedHawks beat UMD in last season’s Midwest regional championship game at Mariucci Arena. Incidentally, the last WCHA team to beat Miami University was the Fighting Sioux 3-0 in Lefty McFadden Invitational on October 8th 2005 when Jordan Parise got a shut out against the RedHawks. The Fighting Sioux might have to stop that streak if the Huskies can’t stop them tonight.
October 6th 2006 Miami 5 DU 2
December 27, 2007 Miami 2 SCSU 1 O.T.
March 27, 2009 Miami 4 DU 2
March 28, 2009 Miami 2 UMD 1
October 10, 2009 Miami 3 SCSU 2 O.T.
Non Conference scores from last night
Last night the WCHA went 7-1 in non conference play. Last season the WCHA’s non conference play was their Achilles heal, last night SCSU was the only team in non conference play from the WCHA to lose.
UND 5 Merrimack College 2
MTU 5 NMU 3
C.C. 4 Northeastern 2
UMD 4 LSSU 3
MSU-M 3 BGSU 2
DU 5 VMU 4
UAA 5 Mercyhurst College 3
Miami 3 SCSU 2 O.T.
CHA 2-0 in Non Conference play last night
UAH 3 Notre Dame 2 (this one makes me happy)
BSU 3 AFA 1 the battle of the Serratore brothers
What has Miami done that makes them almost a dynasty? I don't get it, Miami fans must be smoking some heavy stuff. And I thought generally dynasties were named after they had already happened, or while they were in progress. And usually they involve winning multiple championships in a row. God, Miami fans are dumb. But, then again, I guess these days you can win the Nobel Peace Prize for doing jack squat, so I guess Miami is a dynasty, because their fans believe in them
ReplyDeleteI think the student journalist at the Miami Student deserves a pass on that column. Clearly it was a poor choice of words. On the other hand, nothing like trying to fire up the campus. Are we a powerhouse? I don't know. We certainly aren't an elite program like UND, Minnesota, DU or Michigan, but I think we're certainly showing that we can compete with the top 10 on an annual basis. And, the CCHA really needed another program like Miami to step up given the recent run by the WCHA and now Hockey East in dominating the college hockey world. I've been watching the program for over 20 years. It's a beautiful thing to see Miami make the kind of impact they have over the past decade, and in particular, the past 5 years or so. Hopefully it continues.
ReplyDeleteThe streak will be on the line vs. UND in November. Should be fun.
Swaindog, I just put two and two together and you were my inspiration for this article. Miami has come a long way and the MU coach deserves a lot of the credit.
ReplyDeleteYeah, my posting handles aren't nearly as consistent as yours. For the record...
ReplyDeleteUSCHO = redhawk95
MiamiHawkTalk.com = soze
Blogger = swaindog
Twitter = @mikeswainey
Yes, if we can retain Rico (not that I've heard him say he's leaving) for the long haul, I think we have a chance to continue to improve. As much as we like to talk about players improving, I would suggest our young coach has improved dramatically over his now 11 years at the helm. Hard to believe he's only 37 and graduated a year ahead of me from Miami.