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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Wisconsin sophomore goalie Joel Rumpel throws his stick makes save
Wisconsin sophomore goalie Joel Rumpel made this miraculous save on the Huskies forward Jimmy Murray at the 02:05 mark of the first period that prevented the Huskies from taking an early 2-1 lead. From there the Huskies never did get the lead and the Badgers would win the game 4-1.
Some thought that Rumpel should have actually gotten a penalty for throwing his goalie stick.
After the game the sophomore goalie was asked if he has thrown his stick at the puck. “It was a weird play,” Rumpel said. “I made the first save and then went to come across the crease and the stick got knocked out of my hands and it squirted wide,” Rumpel said. Yeah, okay.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Badgers defenseman John Ramage destroys Mavericks forward Teddy Blueger
“That’s contact to the head, that’s a no brainer,” FSN television analyst Kevin Gorg said on viewing the hit by Wisconsin defenseman John Ramage on Minnesota State Maverick Teddy Blueger. The funny thing with Gorg, he’s supposed to know hockey, but every time he opens his mouth he removes all doubt. I haven’t seen many guys that get hit in the head grab their shoulder.
Look at the video, Teddy Blueger is holding his shoulder.
In the press box, we had the luxury of getting a few good looks at this hit, to me this appears to be another legal shoulder-to-shoulder hit that was called a major penalty. For those people that want to call penalties for hard hits, they're going to call foul, but hockey is a physical game. I don't think John Ramage who plays the game straight up should be penalized for being a physical player.
Cross-posted at the Hockey Writers Combine.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
C.C. vs. UW: winner to the NCAA tourney
The University of Wisconsin Badgers (21-12-7) and Colorado College
(18-18-5) faceoff tonight in the championship game of the Red Baron WCHA Final
Five at 7:00 pm. Central.
You can watch that game on DirecTV channel 668 FSN, if you don’t
have cable.
This is an important game for both teams.
The winner goes the NCAA playoffs. The Tigers if they lose,
they’re season is over. The same may happen for the Wisconsin Badgers if they
don’t win tonight as well, it’s up to the Pairwise math.
Wisconsin is currently sitting at 17th in the Pairwise so they’re definitely
a bubble team.
After the win last night, Colorado College Tiger goalie Joe Howe
summed it up with the quote of the weekend, “Rylan [Schwartz] put a quote on
the board from Mike Babcock [Redwings head coach] you don’t have to win three
games, you have to win one game three times.”
I have told people that the Tigers have one of the best lines in
college hockey and the opposition has had a tuff time stopping Rylan Schwartz,
Alexander Krushelnyski and the local boy Charlie Taft (Edina, Minnesota).
Regardless of the record, the Tigers are a good hockey teams and are peaking at
the right time. The Tigers have also won five of their last six games.
Last night, the Tigers looked as if they had watched some game
film from the BSU and Minnesota series. At times, it looked like C.C. used some
of the same offensive strategies. On one play, the Tigers chipped the puck up
the glass and the forward from C.C. skated into the puck and got a quick shot
on net that Adam Wilcox made a big save on. If Wilcox doesn’t make that save,
it’s a 3-0 game.
You have to give credit, where credit is due. The Tigers beat DU
(20-13-5) in games, they beat UND (21-12-7) and Minnesota (26-8-5).
Colorado College
Tigers: Rylan Schwartz (19g-32a—51pts), Alexander Krushelnyski
(15g-27a—42pts), William Rupuzzi (15g-20a—35pts), Scott Winkler (13g-15a—28pts), Archie Skalbeck
(12g-11a—23pts)Defense: Mike Boivin (14g-14a—28pts) Eamonn
McDermott (3g-20a—23pts), Peter Stoykewych (2g-9a—11pts). Goalies:
Joe Howe 14-11-4, 2.97 GAA, .915 save percentage, Josh Thorimbert 4-7-1, 3.73
GAA, .873 save percentage.
Wisconsin Badgers: Forwards: Michael
Mersch (23g-13a—36pts), Mark Zengerle (9g-21a—31pts), Nic Kerdiles
(9g-21a—30pts), Joseph Labate (9g-13a—22pts), Tyler Barnes (14g-15a—21pts), Defense: Jake McCabe
(3g-17a—20pts) John Ramage (8g-10a—18pts). Goalies: Landon Peterson
6-4-3, 2.01 GAA, .926 save percentage, Joel Rumpel 15-8-4, 2.21 GAA, .921 save
percentage.
Cross-posted at the Hockey Writes Combine
Related articles
- Day two reflections from the WCHA Final Five (thehockeywriters.com)
- Day two reflections from the WCHA Final Five (getrealhockey.com)
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Tiger's Taft scores the game winning goal against DU, with help from DU goalie
This is the goal in question, I was finally able to get my hand on it. Colorado College forward Charlie Taft will probably never score a more fluky goal than this one. This was also the goal, that everyone was talking about on Monday morning that vaulted the Tigers to the Final Five and left the Denver Pioneers scratching their heads. I am sure there are some that aren't feeling sorry for the Pioneers, it's just one of those things.
The goal in question is at the 2:18 mark. s/t to Joe Paisley sending me the video. DU's Juho Olkinuora is a great goalie, but stuff happens in games that has no explanation sometimes.
Final 5 Match-Ups (by Donn)
This is it, the last WCHA Final 5 as we have
known it for decades. Three out of last weekend’s
first round series went to three games, which is not too surprising, given the
depth and talent of the conference as a whole.
I’m looking forward to this long weekend of hockey and hopefully will
take a lot of good memories from it. Most of the teams that are not going to
St. Paul are done for the year, with the exception of DU. The Pioneers could get an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament; they are currently sitting at #13 in the pairwise.
2. Minnesota……………...16-7-2……..…37
3. North Dakota.………….14-7-7………..35
4. Denver…………..……..14-9-5..….......33
5. Wisconsin…....………..13-8-7………...33
6. Minnesota State………16-11-1....…….33
7. Nebraska-Omaha…......14-12-2…....…30
8. Colorado College …….11-13-4..….….26
9. Minnesota-Duluth….….10-13-5……….25
10. Michigan Tech………..8-16-4…..…..20
11. Bemidji State……..…..6-15-7......…..17
12. Alaska-Anchorage…....2-20-6.....…..10
Season Series
vs MSUM – SCSU wins 2-0-0
vs UW – Tied 1-1-0
vs CC – UM wins 1-0-1
WCHA FINAL STANDINGS
2012-2013
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
1. St. Cloud St……………18-9-1.……….372. Minnesota……………...16-7-2……..…37
3. North Dakota.………….14-7-7………..35
4. Denver…………..……..14-9-5..….......33
5. Wisconsin…....………..13-8-7………...33
6. Minnesota State………16-11-1....…….33
7. Nebraska-Omaha…......14-12-2…....…30
8. Colorado College …….11-13-4..….….26
9. Minnesota-Duluth….….10-13-5……….25
10. Michigan Tech………..8-16-4…..…..20
11. Bemidji State……..…..6-15-7......…..17
12. Alaska-Anchorage…....2-20-6.....…..10
The # numbers below are now the PAIRWISE
rankings.
Thursday
Games
Colorado
College @ #6 North Dakota
Last weekend NoDak ended MTU’s season in three
games (5-3W, 2-1L, 6-0W) in Grand Forks and the Tigers beat their archrival Pioneers
in three games (5-3L, 2-1W, 4-3W) in Denver.
2012-13 series – Tied wins 2-2-0
The first series was in Colorado Springs
Nov30/Dec1 with the Tigers winning the first game (5-3) and UND winning the
second in overtime (3-2). They met for
the second series in Grand Forks in mid-January with the Tigers again winning
the opening game (4-3) and UND winning the finale (5-3).
UND has a chance to be the first four-peat
champion this weekend and it starts with a stiff test in CC. The Tigers have the offensive power to
compete with anyone in the league; the big question is their defense and goaltending. The same could be said about UND, they too
have has some blips in their own zone too.
Both have a short week after playing three games (Fri/Sat/Sun) and then
a short rest and travel before this Thursday night game. The Tigers need to keep winning to extend
their season, UND could lose and still make the NCAA tournament. I’m going with UND in this game, since they
have been getting more consistent play in the net. NODAK
WINS
(I also want them to win so we all get to see
another UND/UM game.)
#9 Minnesota
State @ #16 Wisconsin
Last weekend the Mavericks took out the UNO
Mavericks in three games (4-3Wot, 2-1L, 3-1W) in Mankato and the Badgers ended
the UMD Bulldogs season by sweeping them (3-1, 4-1) in Madison.
2012-13 series – Tied 2-2-0
The first series was in Madison on Nov23/24
with the Mavericks sweeping the series (4-2, 4-2). They met for the second series in Mankato in
mid-January with the Badgers returning the favor in dramatic fashion, by
sweeping the Mavericks in overtime in both games (4-3ot, 2-1ot).
The Badgers have clawed their way back in the
NCAA tournament picture, now they are firmly on the bubble with their #16
rank. The Mavericks would be in the NCAA
tournament if it started this weekend, but if get some wins this weekend they
can move up the rankings and improve their seeding.
This game I’m not sure about who is going to
win, I don’t have a feeling right away for one team or the other. Both are playing well and need/want to
advance to Friday’s game against SCSU.
Even with UW being the “home” team in this game, I’m going to go with
the “visitors” for the win, in overtime.
MAVERICKS WIN
Friday
Games
#12 St.
Could St.
Last weekend the Huskies swept the Seawolves (6-1,
5-1) in St. Cloud.Season Series
vs MSUM – SCSU wins 2-0-0
vs UW – Tied 1-1-0
Since the Huskies are the top seed they will “host”
the winner from Thursday’s MSUM/UW play-in game.
If my prediction from Thursday hold true, the
Huskies will be facing in-state foe Mankato for the right to advance to the
championship game. SCSU had to settle
for “sharing” the MacNaughton Cup and now will want the Broadmoor Trophy all to
themselves. The Huskies have not
captured the playoff title since 2001 and the Mavericks have never hoisted
either piece of hardware. HUSKIES WIN
#2 Minnesota
Last weekend the Gophers swept the Beavers (2-1ot,
4-3) in Minneapolis.
Since the Gophers are the second seed they will
“host” the winner of the CC/UND from Thursday’s play-in game.
Season Series
vs UND – UM wins 1-0-1vs CC – UM wins 1-0-1
Again, if my Thursday predictions hold true,
the Gophers will face long, long, time rival UND in the evening tilt at the
Xcel Center. Last year these team
clashed in a semi-final game, remember… the Gophers staked themselves to a 3-0
lead, UND called a time out, and then rattled off 6 unanswered goals for a 6-3
win. (Then UM and UND met a week later again
at the Xcel Center in the NCAA tournament with the UM winning.) I don’t think we will get that kind of game
this time around, but who knows, that’s why they play the games. I’m inclined this time around to give the nod
to the Gophers in this game, to set-up a rubber match with the Huskies. GOPHERS
WIN
Saturday
- CHAMPIONSHIP Game
Well this as far as I’m allowed to stretch my
predictions. We’ll know by the end of Friday
if I’m even close to correct. But if I am,
it’s a SCSU/UM game for the Broadmoor trophy, a title that cannot be shared,
and the auto-bid for the NCAA tournament.
I’m thinking the Gophers might be spent emotionally if they beat UND the
evening before. The Gophers are a pretty
solid lock on a number one seed, whereas the Huskies could use another quality
win to solidify their spot in the tourney.
HUSKIES WIN
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Monday, March 18, 2013
UND Hockey makes the Final Five for a 11th year in a row with win over Tech
Seal of the University of North Dakota (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Grand Forks, ND – With the win tonight, the University of North Dakota (21-11-7) hockey team has made the WCHA Final Five in each of Dave Hakstol’s nine seasons.
What’s even more impressive with UND’s 6-0 win over Michigan Tech, UND has made the Final Five for the 11th-straight year in a row, that’s the longest current streak in the WCHA.
Since coach Hakstol took over the reins in 2004-05, the University of North Dakota hockey team has never lost a first round WCHA playoff series and currently holds 18-4 (.818) record.
Hakstol also holds an impressive 32-9 record in the WCHA playoff games.
After last night’s 2-1 loss to the Michigan Tech Huskies, that streak appeared to be in jeopardy. In last night’s game, the Michigan Tech Huskies were a miserable team to play against; they clogged up the neutral zone up and gave North Dakota little time and space. Huskies also beat UND to the puck all night long.
Tonight was a different story, the Green and White left little doubt as they were the better team all night long and beat the Huskies to the puck all night long and the Huskies defenders had no answer for UND team speed as they entered the neutral zone with speed and when the Huskies got a chance on Clarke Saunders the UND defense was there to clear the puck.
In the end, UND blew out the Michigan Tech Huskies (13-20-4) and actually ended up pulling the starting goalie Clarke Saunders with 4:02 left and inserted the backup goalie Tate Maris who’s a very popular third string goalie with his teammates and with the fans as well.
Think about this, Clarke Saunders had a 27 save shutout, when the ever popular Tate Maris entered the game to a standing ovation. That happened. It was a very classy move by the head coach Dave Hakstol.
“I thought the level of play was our most complete of the year, without a question,” Head coach Dave Hakstol said of his team’s 6-0 win over the Michigan Tech Huskies. “We played at a playoff level for three periods tonight and it started right from the drop of the puck.”
An emotional Tate Maris explained what it was like to finally get a taste of game action in the last home game of his college hockey career. “it’s kind of indescribable I guess,” Maris said. I don’t know. I guess I am kind of at a loss for words for it. It’s kind of four years pushed into one night in four minutes there at the end. Pretty surreal, to say the least, it’s just amazing to be out there with your fellow teammates. To be surrounded by those fans, it’s kind of indescribable, just amazing to say the least.”
According to senior forward Corban Knight, tonight was a statement game for the UND hockey team and the head coach challenged the team to be better for 60 minutes tonight.
“We set the bar pretty high tonight with the way we played,” senior forward Corban Knight said. “In order for us to be successful like you said, we need to keep that bar high and make sure we’re working hard to get to that every night, because we’re only going to be playing better teams from here on in.”
Up next for UND is Colorado College who beat DU 4-3. That game will be next Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. central time. UND and Colorado College split the season series 2-2.
Cross-posted at the Hockey Writers Combine.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Results of the 2012-13 Blogger/Website All-WCHA Awards
Western Collegiate Hockey Association logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
* Asterik
denotes a unanimous selection
All-WCHA
First Team:
F - Ryan Walters, Nebraska-Omaha
F - Erik Haula, Minnesota
F - Danny Kristo, North Dakota
D - Nate Schmidt, Minnesota
D - Nick Jensen, St. Cloud State
G - Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
All-WCHA Second Team:
F - Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State
F - Corban Knight, North Dakota
F - Rylan Schwartz, Colorado College
D - Mike Boivin, Colorado College
D - Joey LaLeggia, Denver
G - Adam Wilcox, Minnesota
All-WCHA Third Team:
F - Matt Leitner, Minnesota State
F - Josh Archibald, Nebraska-Omaha
F - Eriah Hayes, Minnesota State
D - Andrew Prochno, St. Cloud State
D - Andrej Sustr, Nebraska-Omaha
G - Juho Olkinuora, Denver
WCHA All-Rookie Team:
F - Alex Petan, Michigan Tech
F - Tony Cameranesi, Minnesota-Duluth
F - Jonny Brodzinski, St. Cloud State
D - Nolan Zajac, Denver *
D - Andy Welinski, Minnesota-Duluth
G - Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
WCHA Player of the Year: Ryan Walters, Nebraska-Omaha
WCHA Defenseman of the Year: Nate Schmidt, Minnesota
WCHA Rookie of the Year: Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
WCHA Coach of the Year: Mike Hastings, Minnesota State
Here's the rundown of the voters.
Ryan, Gopher Puck Live
Matt, Bulldog Country
Joe, Colorado Springs Gazette
Travis, @nodakhockey/Fighting Sioux Hockey Facebook Fan Page
Emily, Beyond the Pond
Taylor, The Hockey Writers Combine
Eric, Goon's World/The Hockey Writers Combine
Tim, Tech Hockey Guide
Matthew, USCHO
Nate, College Hockey News/SB Nation Team Minnesota
Donn, Goon's World
Andy, Bucky's 5th Quarter
Andrew, College Hockey High Horse
Jeff, Mav Mania
Dave, Sioux Sports
Chad, A Tradition of Excellence
F - Ryan Walters, Nebraska-Omaha
F - Erik Haula, Minnesota
F - Danny Kristo, North Dakota
D - Nate Schmidt, Minnesota
D - Nick Jensen, St. Cloud State
G - Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
All-WCHA Second Team:
F - Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State
F - Corban Knight, North Dakota
F - Rylan Schwartz, Colorado College
D - Mike Boivin, Colorado College
D - Joey LaLeggia, Denver
G - Adam Wilcox, Minnesota
All-WCHA Third Team:
F - Matt Leitner, Minnesota State
F - Josh Archibald, Nebraska-Omaha
F - Eriah Hayes, Minnesota State
D - Andrew Prochno, St. Cloud State
D - Andrej Sustr, Nebraska-Omaha
G - Juho Olkinuora, Denver
WCHA All-Rookie Team:
F - Alex Petan, Michigan Tech
F - Tony Cameranesi, Minnesota-Duluth
F - Jonny Brodzinski, St. Cloud State
D - Nolan Zajac, Denver *
D - Andy Welinski, Minnesota-Duluth
G - Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
WCHA Player of the Year: Ryan Walters, Nebraska-Omaha
WCHA Defenseman of the Year: Nate Schmidt, Minnesota
WCHA Rookie of the Year: Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
WCHA Coach of the Year: Mike Hastings, Minnesota State
Here's the rundown of the voters.
Ryan, Gopher Puck Live
Matt, Bulldog Country
Joe, Colorado Springs Gazette
Travis, @nodakhockey/Fighting Sioux Hockey Facebook Fan Page
Emily, Beyond the Pond
Taylor, The Hockey Writers Combine
Eric, Goon's World/The Hockey Writers Combine
Tim, Tech Hockey Guide
Matthew, USCHO
Nate, College Hockey News/SB Nation Team Minnesota
Donn, Goon's World
Andy, Bucky's 5th Quarter
Andrew, College Hockey High Horse
Jeff, Mav Mania
Dave, Sioux Sports
Chad, A Tradition of Excellence
Related articles
- My 2012-2013 All-WCHA Ballot (thehockeywriters.com)
- WCHA Power Rankings: Week 22 (thehockeywriters.com)
- WCHA Power Rankings: Week 22 (insidehockey.com)
- Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn) (ndgoon.blogspot.com)
- Another 2012-2013 All-WCHA Ballot (thehockeywriters.com)
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
UND’s Zane Gothberg name Red Baron Co-Defensive player of the week
Western Collegiate Hockey Association logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
MADISON, Wis. – A pair of goaltenders who both totalled more than 70 saves in
league competition last weekend, Colorado College’s Joe Howe and University of
North Dakota’s Zane Gothberg, have been named Red Baron® WCHA Men’s co-Defensive Players of the Week
for March 12.
Howe,
a 6-0, 195-pound senior from Plymouth, Minn., turned aside 31 shots on goal
last Friday (March 8) in a 2-0 setback at Michigan Tech before coming back with
46 stops to lead the visiting Tigers to a 4-3 road victory over the Huskies
last Saturday (March 9). He posted 77 total saves in the series, with
double-digit stop totals in all six periods and 20 in the second stanza of game
two, and helped his team kill off seven of eight MTU power-plays.
Gothberg,
a 6-2, 198-pound freshman from Thief River Falls, Minn., had a hot hand
throughout visiting North Dakota’s WCHA series split at Minnesota State,
stopping 72 shots – the most in a two-game series by a UND goalie this season.
In last Friday’s 4-3 UND win, Gothberg made a career-high 37 saves, including 14
in the third period. The following night, he added another 35 saves in a 2-1
overtime loss in the regular season finale, which ended his personal six-game
unbeaten streak.
Gothberg,
who is 4-1-2 with a .937 save percentage since Feb. 1, led the WCHA in winning
percentage during league play (.708) and finished fourth in save percentage.
Also
nominated: Matt Prapavessis, D, BSU; Joey LaLeggia, D, DU; Steven Seigo, D, MTU; Andrew
Prochno, D, SCSU.
Per
the UND Athletic Web Page
UND's WCHA Players of the Week
Nov. 20: Danny Kristo (Offensive)
Dec. 11: Carter Rowney (Offensive)
Dec. 11: Rocco Grimaldi (co-Rookie)
Dec. 18: Corban Knight (Offensive)
Jan. 8: Corban Knight (co-Offensive)
Feb. 5:
Zane Gothberg (Rookie)
Feb. 12: Zane Gothberg (Defensive)
Feb. 27: Danny Kristo (co-Offensive)
Feb. 27: Danny Kristo (co-Offensive)
Mar. 12: Zane Gothberg (co-Defensive)
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Sunday, March 10, 2013
Final WCHA standings
NEXT WEEK IN THE
WCHA
WCHA PLAYOFFS • FIRST ROUND, BEST-OF-THREE
Games for Friday, March 15: #12 Alaska Anchorage at #1 St. Cloud State,
7:37 pm CT; #11 Bemidji State at #2 Minnesota, 7:07 pm CT; #10 Michigan Tech at
#3 North Dakota, 7:37 pm CT; #9 Minnesota Duluth at #4 Wisconsin; #8 Colorado College
at #5 Denver; #7 Nebraska Omaha at #6 Minnesota State.
Games for Saturday, March 16: #12 Alaska Anchorage at #1 St. Cloud State,
7:07 pm CT; #11 Bemidji State at #2 Minnesota, 7:07 pm CT; #10 Michigan Tech at
#3 North Dakota, 7:07 pm CT; #9 Minnesota Duluth at #4 Wisconsin; #8 Colorado College
at #5 Denver #7 Nebraska Omaha at #6 Minnesota State.
Games for Sunday, March 17 (if
necessary): #12 Alaska Anchorage at #1 St.
Cloud State, 7:07 pm CT; #11 Bemidji State at #2 Minnesota, 7:07 pm CT; #10
Michigan Tech at #3 North Dakota, 7:07 pm CT; #9 Minnesota Duluth at #4 Wisconsin; #8
Colorado College at #5 Denver; #7 Nebraska Omaha at #6 Minnesota State.
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn)
This is it! The last weekend of the regular season, buckle
up sports fan, ‘cause we got a full slate of games. The standings are still jam packed, with the
top seven teams separated by 5 points.
It is possible to have a four-way tie for the McNaughton Cup, if things
work out that way, not likely, but possible.
What we do know is that CC, UMD, MTU, BSU, and UAA will be on the road
next weekend, we just don’t know who’s rink they will be at, and SCSU and UND
have wrapped up home ice.
2. Minnesota……………...14-7-2……..…33
2. North Dakota.………….13-6-7………..33
4. Minnesota State………15-10-1....…....31
4. Wisconsin…....………..12-7-7………...31
6. Nebraska-Omaha…......14-10-2…...…30
7. Denver…………..……..12-9-5..…........29
8. Colorado College …….10-12-4...…….24
9. Minnesota-Duluth….…..8-13-5……….21
10. Michigan Tech………..7-15-4.…..…..18
11. Bemidji State……..…..6-13-7.......…..17
12. Alaska-Anchorage…...2-18-6.......…..10
The # numbers below are now the PAIRWISE rankings.
WCHA Games
#7 North
Dakota @ #8 Minnesota State
Last weekend NoDak got three points (4-2, 2-2ot) from the Beavers in Grand Forks and the Mavericks split (4-1L, 7-2W) with the Tigers in Colorado Springs.
Colorado
College @ Michigan Tech
Last weekend the Tigers split (4-1W, 7-2L) with the MSUM Mavericks in Colorado Springs and the Huskies split (5-3L, 5-1W) with the SCSU Huskies in St. Cloud.
WCHA
STANDINGS 2012-2013
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
1. St. Cloud St……………17-8-1.…….….352. Minnesota……………...14-7-2……..…33
2. North Dakota.………….13-6-7………..33
4. Minnesota State………15-10-1....…....31
4. Wisconsin…....………..12-7-7………...31
6. Nebraska-Omaha…......14-10-2…...…30
7. Denver…………..……..12-9-5..…........29
8. Colorado College …….10-12-4...…….24
9. Minnesota-Duluth….…..8-13-5……….21
10. Michigan Tech………..7-15-4.…..…..18
11. Bemidji State……..…..6-13-7.......…..17
12. Alaska-Anchorage…...2-18-6.......…..10
The # numbers below are now the PAIRWISE rankings.
WCHA Games
#2 Minnesota
@ Bemidji St.
Last weekend the Gophers split (2-0L, 5-1W) with
the Pioneers in Minneapolis and the Beavers got a point from NoDak (4-2, 2-2) in
Grand Forks.
The Gopher faithfully will be hoping for some
help, from Wisconsin, this weekend to keep their hopes alive for the last WCHA
title. The Beavers still have a chance
to move up the standings, they could finish as high as ninth place, with a
sweep. BSU plays sound defense and clogs
up the passing and shooting lanes. The
Beavers style can frustrate teams, but if their opponents can get a lead, they
can force BSU to change their style. The
Gophers will need to draw some penalties to get the power play some chances to
score. All the numbers point to the
Gophers, but when teams like have BSU nothing to lose, you need to watch out
for the kitchen sink. GOPHERS 3-PTS
Alaska-Anchorage
@ #8 Denver (Fri/Sun)
Last weekend the Seawolves were swept by the
Nanooks (2-1ot, 3-1) in the home/home series and the Pioneers split (2-0W, 5-1L)
with the Gophers in Minneapolis.
The Pioneers still have some control over their
own fate, but they need to sweep the Seawolves, and have UNO drop below
them. I’m sure the Seawolves would like
to welcome DU to the bottom half of the bracket and keep them there, by winning
a game or two. DU played well last
weekend in Minneapolis, I watched the replays. And if they play like that again
this weekend, they should secure four points.
UAA has nothing to lose; they have been locked into last place for a
couple of weeks now. I wouldn’t be
surprised if Shyiak pulled a few tricks out of his sleeve this weekend. PIONEERS SWEEP
Last weekend NoDak got three points (4-2, 2-2ot) from the Beavers in Grand Forks and the Mavericks split (4-1L, 7-2W) with the Tigers in Colorado Springs.
This is a big series for both teams. UND still has an outside chance at the title
and MSUM for that matter too. The Mavericks
are 10-5-1 at home this year and UND is 8-6-1 away from Grand Forks. NoDak has scored three more goals and given
up three more than MSUM has in the WCHA this season, so those are pretty even
numbers. The big difference is that
NoDak has 7 ties in the league and the Mavericks have just one. With so much on the line for both teams, this
should be a very entertaining series to watch.
SPLIT
Last weekend the Tigers split (4-1W, 7-2L) with the MSUM Mavericks in Colorado Springs and the Huskies split (5-3L, 5-1W) with the SCSU Huskies in St. Cloud.
The Huskies gave themselves a boost with a win
over SCSU on Saturday, and gave the rest of the league hope at title with that
win. MTU has been better over the last
month, going 4-4-0 in their last eight games, and CC has gone 3-2-3 over their
last eight contests. The Tigers can’t
move up the standings, they are stuck at 8th place and could slip to
9th if they lose twice this weekend.
CC hasn’t been too good on the road this season going 4-8-3 away from
home and the Huskies are 5-7-2 at home in MacInnis Student Ice Arena. I’m going say both black and gold teams
win. SPLIT
#10 St.
Could St. @ #20 Wisconsin
Last weekend the Huskies split (5-3W, 5-1L) with
the MTU Huskies in St. Cloud and the Badgers swept (4-3, 6-2) the UNO Mavericks
in Omaha.
The other top teams will be watching the
scoreboard for these games. If the
Huskies win on Friday, they will secure at least a share of the McNaughton
Cup. The Badgers have plans of their
own; a win on Friday (coupled with a UNO loss or DU tie/loss) would secure them
home ice. The Badgers are 7-7-3 home
this year, but they aren’t playing in the Kohl center this weekend, they are at
coliseum, for a throwback weekend, and the Huskies are 7-6-1 on the road. I’m not sure if the pressure got to SCSU last
Saturday, because if they would have won, they would have already secured a
share of the title. This series should
have the feel of a playoff series with the stakes high for both teams. The Badgers need some quality wins to move up
the rankings, and improve their odds of getting into the NCAA tournament. SPLIT
#25 Nebraska-Omaha
@ Minnesota-Duluth
Last weekend the Mavericks were swept by the
Badgers (4-3, 6-2) in Omaha and the Bulldogs swept the UAH Chargers (4-2, 4-0)
in Duluth.
The Mavericks saw their chance at the McNaughton
Cup slip away last weekend. UNO also saw
their home ice spot put in jeopardy, with suffering a pair of losses in
Omaha. They need to put last weekend in
the past and move on to this series and get back on track. UMD is looking to continue to build momentum
for the playoffs and what better way to do that by dragging UNO to the bottom
half with a sweep in Duluth. However,
that is a tall order given Omaha’s scoring ability and the Bulldogs porous
defensive play this year. SPLIT
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn)
Western Collegiate Hockey Association logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
WCHA
STANDINGS 2012-2013
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
1. St. Cloud St……………16-7-1.……….332. Minnesota……………...13-6-2……..…31
3. North Dakota.………….12-6-6………..30
3. Nebraska-Omaha…......14-8-2…....…..30
5. Minnesota State……….14-9-1.…...….29
6. Denver…………..……..11-8-5..….......27
6. Wisconsin…....………..10-7-7………...27
8. Colorado College ……..9-11-4..…..….22
9. Minnesota-Duluth….…..8-13-5……….21
10. Michigan Tech………..6-14-4…..……16
11. Bemidji State……..…..5-13-6......……16
12. Alaska-Anchorage…....2-18-6.....……10
The # numbers below are now the PAIRWISE rankings.
(I was using the USCHO poll previously)
WCHA
Games
#7 Minnesota
State @ #30 Colorado College
Last weekend the Mavericks were resting up for
the playoffs coming up and the Tigers split with the SCSU Huskies (4-3W, 5-2L) in
Colorado Springs.
The Mavericks could almost lock up home ice
with a pair of wins this weekend against the Tigers. But, the Tigers still have a chance, however
slim, of getting into the top half and host the first round. Realistically the Tigers are going to end up
in eighth place. The Tigers will need to
pounce on the Mavericks early and capitalize on MSUM’s rust, from a week off,
if there is any rust. The big number
that sticks out to me in these teams stats is goals for and against. CC has scored 78 goals in WCHA action this
year and MSUM has scored 77, but their againsts are much different, MSUM has
allowed 57 and CC has allowed 85. I’m
going to give each team the nod in offense department, but defense goes to the
Mavericks. MAVERICKS 3-pts
Michigan
Tech @ #10 St. Could St.
Last weekend the MTU Huskies were resting up
for the playoffs coming up and the SCSU Huskies split with the Tigers (4-3L,
5-2W) in Colorado Springs.
It’s the battle of the Huskies this weekend in
Saint Cloud. SCSU can put a strangle
hold on the McNaughton Cup with a sweep of their doppelgänger’s from
Houghton. MTU is relegated to the bottom
half and now are in a familiar role, spoiler.
If a little rust doesn’t affect SCSU or the pressure of winning the WCHA
title doesn’t weigh them down, they should get a couple of wins this weekend. But don’t count MTU out just yet, they are
3-4-0 in their last seven games. So, the
Houghton Huskies are starting to play better as of late. In the end, I see the SCSU getting the points
this weekend. SCSU SWEEP
#12 Denver
@ #2 Minnesota
Last weekend the Pioneers split with NoDak (5-4W,
6-1L) in Denver and the Gophers took 3-pts from the UMD Bulldogs (5-3, 2-2ot) in
Minneapolis.
Both teams are fighting for position late in
the season, DU for securing home ice in the first round, UM hopes for the top
spot. These teams haven’t played each
other since February 10-11, 2012 in Denver, with Pioneers getting the sweep
(5-3, 4-3ot). The Gophers are 3-2-1 in
their last six games and the Pioneers are also 3-2-1. The numbers point to the Gophers winning the
series, but DU seems to have had the Gophers number that last few years. Couple that with DU fighting for the home ice
and I don’t see DU getting swept. SPLIT
Last weekend the Beavers were resting up for the playoffs coming up and NoDak with the Pioneers in Denver.
The last time the Beavers visited Grand Forks
was March 8-9, 2012 for the first round of the WCHA playoffs, in which they
were swept 4-1, 4-3. BSU has only one
win in 2013 and it might be their only one until next fall, the Beavers host
the Gophers next weekend. I think NoDak
will be looking at this series as a must have sweep, and to lock up home ice
for the first round. The Beavers are
tied for last place with UAA for the fewest goals scored in WCHA play, at
50. Needless to say, if BSU wants any
chance at getting a point or two this weekend they will need to limit UND to
two or less goals per game. NoDak
appears to have heated up during the month of February and will look to keep
heating up in March at the expensive of BSU.
NODAK SWEEP
#28 Wisconsin
@ #21 Nebraska-Omaha
Last weekend the Badgers split with the PSU
Lions (5-0W, 3-2otL) in Madison and the Mavericks beat the US U-18 team in
Omaha.
These teams are in a very similar boat, both
need points to try and secure home ice in the first round of the playoffs. And they both need wins to try and move up
the rankings and have a shot at the NCAA tournament. Of course, either could win the WCHA playoffs
and receive an auto-bid. These games
will come down to how well the Badgers play their defensive game against the
high scoring Mavericks. If UW can
control the tempo and avoid falling behind, they could get a win or two. However, if UNO scores first and dictates the
pace, UW could return home pointless.
SPLIT
NON-Conference
Games
#17 Alaska
(14-14-4) vs Alaska-Anchorage (4-19-7)
Last weekend the Seawolves were resting up and
the Nanooks split with the Michigan State Spartans (1-0L, 4-2W) in Fairbanks.
Last season the teams split the Governor’s Cup
series, with each home team winning. The
Seawolves have been playing better hockey of late, but I don’t know if that
will translate into a win or two this weekend.
Being the big rivalry in the last frontier state, you can throw the
records and any other numbers out the window.
SPLIT
Alabama-Huntsville
(3-19-1) @ Minnesota-Duluth (10-17-5)
Last weekend the Bulldogs got a point from the
Gophers (5-3L, 2-2ot) in Minneapolis and the Chargers where off last weekend. (These are UAH's last games of the year.)
The Bulldogs slide continued last weekend,
bringing their winless stretch to nine games, their last win came on Jan-18
versus CC. The Chargers are a woeful
1-15-0 in away games this year, which is most of their schedule, they are 2-2-1
at home, and are 0-2-0 at neutral locales.
The Bulldogs need some wins this weekend to up their confidence and
boost moral heading into the home stretch of the season. BULLDOGS SWEEP
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- WCHA Tiebreaker Scenarios - February 25 (thehockeywriters.com)
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
UND’s Kristo Red Baron WCHA Co-Offensive Players of the Week
MADISON, Wis. – University of North Dakota forward Danny Kristo and Colorado College forward Rylan Schwartz, a pair of assistant team captains who both produced impressive numbers in league competition last weekend, have been named Red Baron® WCHA Men’s co-Offensive Players of the Week for February 27.
Kristo, a 5-11, 185-pound senior right winger from Eden Prairie, Minn., had a goal and an assist for two points in each of North Dakota’s two games at Denver on February 22-23, led his team with nine shots on goal and earned a +2 plus/minus rating. In a one-goal 5-4 loss to DU last Friday, Kristo factored in on goals that twice brought his team to within one with an assist in the second period and a shorthanded goal in the third. Then last Saturday he was named the No. 1 Star of the Game after scoring another goal and assist to help propel UND to a 6-1 victory over the host Pioneers, extending his point streak to seven games.
With 43 points (20g, 23a) on the season, Kristo has also surpassed the 150 career point plateau with his 152 leading all active NCAA Div. 1 men’s players. He is a NHL draftee of Montreal.
Schwartz, a 5-10, 196-pound senior from Wilcox, Sask., led the Tigers with a five-point series against league-leading St. Cloud State last weekend. He had a goal and two assists last Friday, including one on the game-winner, and was the No. 2 Star of the Game as Colorado College defeated the Huskies 4-3. He then scored two more goals last Saturday and was the No. 3 Star of the Game in the Tigers’ 5-2 setback. In addition to his five points, Schwartz also had four shots on goal in the series and was a +4 on the plus/minus.
Over his 146-game collegiate career, Schwartz has averaged a point per game with 53 goals, 93 assists and 146 points. He is fifth in scoring overall among WCHA players this season with 40 points (14g, 26a).
Also nominated: Sam Warning, F, UM; Jonny Brodzinski, F, SCSU; Tyler Barnes, F, UW.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Weekend Match-Ups (by Donn)
Western Collegiate Hockey Association logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
WCHA
STANDINGS 2012-2013
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
1. St. Cloud St……………15-6-1…….….312. Nebraska-Omaha….....14-8-2…....…..30
3. Minnesota State……….14-9-1.…...….29
4. Minnesota……………...12-6-4……..…28
5. North Dakota.………….11-5-6………..28
6. Wisconsin…....………..10-7-7………...27
7. Denver…………..……..10-7-5..….......25
8. Colorado College ……..8-10-4..…..….20
9. Minnesota-Duluth….…..8-12-4……….20
10. Michigan Tech………..6-14-4…..……16
11. Bemidji State……..…..5-13-6......……16
12. Alaska-Anchorage…....2-18-6.....……10
WCHA
Games
#7 St.
Could St. @ Colorado College
Last weekend the Huskies and the Tigers were
taking breaks from hockey.
The Huskies still control their destiny for the
McNaughton Cup, keep winning and win the cup.
The Tigers odds of getting home ice are not good, needing to make up
five points in six games, and then they need help, lots of help. CC hosts MSUM next week before ending the
season at MTU. The Huskies on the other
hand have MTU next week and go to UW to end the season. The Huskies have only one loss in their last
eight games, and that was to the UM. The
Tigers are undefeated in their last five games going 2-0-3 over that span. When a team is desperate like CC, the Huskies
better be ready for the kitchen sink to be thrown at them this weekend. SPLIT
#6 North
Dakota @ #10 Denver
Last weekend NoDak was on a bye and Pioneers
were also on a bye.
These teams met earlier this year in Grand
Forks with UND taking three points in a Friday night 2-2 tie and a win on
Saturday 6-3. NoDak is on a three game
winning streak and a five game unbeaten streak, DU is 2-2-1 in their last five
contests. The games in December were not
as heated as some of the past season.
And this weekend with valuable WCHA points at stake, I don’t think
anyone wants to take any unnecessary penalties.
The Pioneers have played well in Denver this season owning a 10-4-3
record at Magness Arena, NoDak is a respectable 7-5-1 away from The Ralph this
year. I think this series comes down to
goal tending and who makes a few timely saves or even steals a game. SPLIT
Minnesota-Duluth
@ #2 Minnesota
Last weekend the Bulldogs got a point from the
Beavers (4-2, 1-1ot) in Bemidji and the Gophers split with the Badgers (3-2W,
2-3L) in Madison/Chicago.
The Bulldogs are all but guaranteed a road trip
in the first round of the WCHA playoffs.
They would need to run their remaining schedule and get a ton of help. UMD has not won a game since defeating CC on
Jan-18, that’s more than a month. If a
Bulldog had a tail it would firmly tucked between in legs now. However, UMD can look ahead to next weekend
when they host the Chargers from Huntsville, who only have three wins on the
season. The Gophers will be just too
much for the Bulldogs to handle, too much speed, and too much talent. Plus the Gophers are looking to grab the last
McNaughton Cup, and need to gain ground on the teams ahead of them. GOPHERS SWEEP
NON-Conference
Penn
State @ #18 Wisconsin (Sun/Mon)
Last weekend the Badgers split with the Gophers
(2-3L, 3-2W) in Madison/Chicago and the Nittany Lions swept Oklahoma (4-1, 3-0)
in exhibition play.
PSU has a couple of quality wins this year,
over Michigan St., Ohio St., and Air Force.
This is the last series for the Lions this year and are current owners
of a 12-13-0 record. The Badgers are
playing well and be the best team PSU has seen this season. I don’t think PSU will get many scoring
opportunities against the stingy Badgers defense. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a couple of
shut outs in Madison this weekend.
BADGERS SWEEP
Exhibition
US U-18
@ #14 Nebraska-Omaha (Fri)
Last weekend the Mavericks swept the Seawolves (3-0,
6-5ot) in Anchorage.
This is Omaha’s last “break” before the end of
the season and playoff run starts. Since
this game doesn’t exist in the record books, I look to see Omaha play a few
goalies in this game and see who might be the go to guy. UNO WINS
BYE
WEEK
Alaska-Anchorage
Bemidji St.
Michigan Tech
#9 Minnesota State
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