Since 4 WCHA teams are on a bye week, and it's Valentine’s Day weekend, how about a poem this week.
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Play in this League
And the Refs will Screw You
It seemed funny when I wrote it :) Now down to some business.
CURRENT WCHA STANDINGS
TEAM………………….GP….W-L-T….PTS
1 Minnesota-Duluth…..22….14-7-1.….29
1 St. Cloud State……...22….13-6-3….29
3 Denver……………….... 20….12-4-4.….28
4 Wisconsin…………..... 20….11-6-3…. 25
4 Colorado College…...22….11-8-3.….25
6 North Dakota………...20…..8-9-3.….19
7 Minnesota…………....20…..8-10-2 …18
7 Alaska-Anchorage…24…..8-14-2….18
9 Minnesota State……20…..6-13-1….13
10 Michigan Tech.……22..…4-18-0.….8
WCHA
#11 North Dakota at #4 St. Cloud State
Last weekend the Sioux enjoyed the week off and the Huskies took 3 points from UAA at the National Hockey Center.
Earlier this season the teams met in Grand Forks with each team getting a win. A week off might just be what the Sioux needed. It gave their injured players time to heal and get back to work on basic hockey skills. Meanwhile the red hot Huskies continue their point gathering ways, moving into a tie for 1st place (with UMD). Since the calendar changed to 2010 UND has an okay 4-4-2 record, while SCSU is 10-1-1. After this weekend the Huskies will only have four remaining games, all are in against WCHA foes. The Sioux need points if they are going to try and wrestle the 5-spot away from the CC Tigers. I’m also thinking that UND might want some reckoning this weekend, since it was Marvin who checked Genoway from behind and knocked him out this year. So maybe their might get to be a little scuffle or two this weekend. The Goon and I will be attending Saturday’s game at the NHC, so hopefully we can will our team to a victory that night. SPLIT.
Minnesota at #2 Denver
Last weekend the Gophers rested during a bye week and the Pioneers beat Mercyhurst and then edged the Air Force academy in OT.
Back in October the Pioneers swept the Gophers in Minneapolis, by identical 3-0 scores. DU has a relatively easy schedule this month, after UM they host MTU and then travel to MSU-Mankato. UM has a much harder schedule this month, after DU the Gophers host CC, go to UMD, and in March host UW to end the year. DU has basically got home ice for the first round of the playoffs, and UM has to get some help if they want to get up to the 5th spot. Both UM and UND will be cheering for whoever is playing CC, since that is the team they both want to leap over. Gopher fans have to be beyond restless at this point of the season; they have to wonder if the team, that looks so good on paper will ever be that good on the ice. Pioneers fans, the faithful few of them, are happy to see their team live up to the pre-season billing of being a top team in the league and country. The stats and everything point to a Pioneers sweep, but this is the WCHA after all. SPLIT.
Minnesota State at #3 Wisconsin
Last weekend the Mavericks took the week off and the Badgers beat Michigan in their outdoor game in Madison.
This will be the only meeting between these teams this season, however they might end up playing each other in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. The last time these teams played was last season’s 1st round of the WCHA playoffs in Madison where the Badgers beat the Mavericks in two games. But in February of 2009, when the Mavericks hosted the Badgers, MSUM took 3 points. The Mavericks have 6 wins in conference and 3 of them are against helpless MTU. I don’t think this will be much of a series, the Badgers should easily take all four points. BADGERS SWEEP.
BYE WEEK – OFF
#7 Minnesota – Duluth
#9 Colorado College
Alaska Anchorage
Michigan Tech
I love the little poem, unless you are Denver that totally applies!
ReplyDeleteUW faced Mankato in late October @ Mankato and split. If I remember right, the Badgers got the shaft on a goal that was waved off because some dumbass in stripes "indeeded to blow the whistle" but didn't before the goal was scored, but it was still not allowed.
I'm not sure how this can be a problem, if the whistle is in his pocket it is really close to his mouth since his head was up his ass.
Not often I say this, but if some Sioux player beats Marvin's ass for his hit on Genoway, I won't call him a dirty player.
Indeeded? WTF? Intended to blow the whistle...
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ReplyDeleteThe Sioux had the "I ment to blow the whistle earlier" thing happen to them on a goal earlier this season too.
I think UND will be more despirate for points than revenge this weekend. I don't expect a fight, unless somebody gets a 3 goal or more lead.
I think a good ass whopping for Marvin reguardless of the score would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteThe poem was pretty good. A split for Goldy at Denver? Now that's ballzy considering the Pioneers went to Mariucci last time and shut them out twice 3-0 as the visiting team. Goldy's schedule is pretty dang hard. It is quite possible they may not win a single game the rest of the way with that schedule. It shall be interesting at the NHC in St Cloud. It certainly has the possibility of getting out of hand early and often. I wouldn't mind seeing it either, the Huskies are kind of sissies when it comes to that sort of thing, probably because Motzko drills in the idea of discipline hockey into his team.
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