Results of the WCHA Web Media Poll: Week 5

Each week, I participate in a WCHA Web Media Poll that is put on by the Tech Hockey Guide with 11 other people that represent both the print media as well as the hockey blogosphere. Here’s the week five results of the WCHA Web Media Poll.

During this week’s poll the Wisconsin Badgers were idle and still had the biggest jump of the week, the Badgers moved from 11th place to seventh.   After being swept by the UNO Mavericks, the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs had the biggest stumble, falling from seventh place to 10^th.

	Team	Pts	Previous	Record	High	Low
1)	Denver (12)	144	1	5-1-0	1	1
2)	St. Cloud State	115	2	5-3-0	2	6
3)	Minnesota	112	4	5-2-0	3	5
4)	North Dakota	110	3	3-2-1	2	5
5)	Colorado College	107	5	5-3-0	2	6
6)	Nebraska Omaha	95	6	4-3-1	2	7
7)	Wisconsin	57	11	1-4-1	7	11
8)	Bemidji State	54	8	2-1-1	6	11
9)	Michigan Tech	48	10	2-6-0	7	12
10)	Minnesota Duluth	35	7	2-3-1	7	12
11)	Minnesota State	34	9	3-3-2	8	12
12)	Alaska Anchorage	25	12	2-2-2	8	12

Representing Name Publication Twitter

Alaska-Anchorage, Taylor Hall College Hockey News @thall907
Bemidji State, Troy Mills The Beaver Pond
Colorado College, Joe Paisley, Paisley Hockey @Paisleyhockey
Denver, Mike Chambers, Denver Post @MChambersDP
Michigan Tech, Tim Braun, Tech Hockey Guide @TBraunTHG
Minnesota, Dan Myers, Minnesota Hockey Magazine @1DanMyers
Minnesota Duluth, Bruce Ciskie, The Ciskie Blog @BruceCiskie
Minnesota State, Chris Dilks, Western College Hockey @ChrisDilks
Nebraska-Omaha, Matt Semisch, Radio Free Omaha @matthewsemisch
North Dakota, Eric Burton The Hockey Writers Combine and Goon’s World @goon48
St. Cloud State, Jeremy Larson, Husky Hockey Time @jclarson02
Wisconsin, Andy Johnson, Bucky’s 5th Quarter @andyjohnsonB5Q

Orgiinally posted at the Hockey Writers - Combine... 

Results of the WCHA Web Media Poll week 1

Cross Posted at The Hockey Writers - Combine.

The results of the Week one WCHA Web Media poll have been tallied and this how the poll shook out. The first three teams were unanimous, all 12 voters picked Minnesota 1, North Dakota 2 and Denver 3.

Wisconsin was the biggest mover as they dropped from 4th to 9th.

	Team	Pts	Previous	Record	High	Low
1)	Minnesota (12)	144	1	2-0-0	1	1
2)	North Dakota	132	2	0-0-0	2	2
3)	Denver	120	3	0-0-0	3	3
4)	Minnesota Duluth	90	6	1-1-0	4	9
5)	Colorado College	89	7	2-0-0	4	9
6)	Nebraska Omaha	79	9	1-1-0	4	9
7)	St. Cloud State	66	5	0-2-0	4	10
8)	Michigan Tech	64	8	1-1-0	5	10
9)	Wisconsin	53	4	0-2-0	4	12
10)	Minnesota State	47	10	1-0-1	5	11
11)	Bemidji State	27	11	0-0-0	8	12
12)	Alaska Anchorage	25	12	1-0-1	6	12

Representing Name Publication Twitter

Alaska-Anchorage, Taylor Hall College Hockey News @thall907
Bemidji State, Troy Mills The Beaver Pond
Colorado College, Joe Paisley, Paisley Hockey @Paisleyhockey
Denver, Mike Chambers, Denver Post @MChambersDP
Michigan Tech, Tim Braun, Tech Hockey Guide @TBraunTHG
Minnesota, Dan Myers, Minnesota Hockey Magazine @1DanMyers
Minnesota Duluth, Bruce Ciskie, The Ciskie Blog @BruceCiskie
Minnesota State, Chris Dilks, Western College Hockey @ChrisDilks
Nebraska-Omaha, Matt Semisch, Radio Free Omaha @matthewsemisch
North Dakota, Eric Burton The Hockey Writers Combine and Goon's World @goon48
St. Cloud State, Jeremy Larson, Husky Hockey Time @jclarson02
Wisconsin, Andy Johnson, Bucky’s 5th Quarter @andyjohnsonB5Q

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UND Women versus MSU-M Mavericks Lines

UND Forward Lines 

LW Monique Lamoureux (A) 18 – C Jocelyne Lmoureux © 17 – R Leah Jensen 25

LW Meghan Dufault 19 – C Josefine Jakobsen 63 – R Becca Kohler 51

LW Andrea Dalen 10 – C Mary Loken 2 – R Megan Gilbert Kohler 15

LW No player – C Shannon Kaiser 11 – R Allison Parizek 6 

UND Defense Pairing

Sam LaShomb 4 – Kayla Berg(A)  9

Tanja Eisenschmid 22 – Ashley Furia 91

Tori Willaims 16 – Jordan Slavin 7  

UND Goalies 

Shelby Amsley-Benzie 1

Jorid Dagfinrud 30

Michelle Bonapace-Potvin 33

Minnesota State Minnesota-Mankato Mavericks

Maverick Forward lines 

LW Tract McCann 15 – C Lauren Smith (A) 25 – R Nichole Germaine 18

LW Krystal Baumann 19 – Kari Lundberg © 26 – R Lauren Zrust 3

LW Melissa Klippenstein 23 – C Lauren Barnes 5 – R Natalie Stoltz 11 

Maverick Defense Pairings 

Emilla Andersson 20 – Danielle Scholzen 28

Erika Magnusson 14 – Shelby Moteyunas 27

Haley Northcote 21 – Giulianna Pallotta 9 

Maverick Goalies

Danielle Butters 37

Erin Krichiver 33

Brianna Quade 30  

UND game chat [Click to link]

   

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Tickets on sale Monday for UND’s outdoor game at Nebraska Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. – Tickets for North Dakota’s outdoor Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WHCA) game at Nebraska Omaha will go on sale Monday, Oct. 1, beginning at 10 a.m. The Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013 at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. The outdoor doubleheader will feature the USHL’s Omaha Lancers playing the Lincoln Stars at 12:30 p.m., followed by the UND-UNO game at 4:07 p.m. 

Tickets will be sold through Ticketmaster.com and CenturyLink Omaha box office. The games are being presented by the Omaha Sports Commission, working with the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Omaha Lancers hockey programs. Mutual of Omaha is the title sponsor of the event. Omaha Lancer and UNO Maverick season ticket holders were given an opportunity to purchase tickets late last week and officials say the initial response has been tremendous. 

“Since announcing the Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice last February, we have been asked numerous times when tickets would be on available and we are pleased to announce public sales start today,” Omaha Sports Commission President Harold Cliff said. “The Omaha Sports Commission is proud to host this event and we want to thank Mutual of Omaha for serving as title sponsor of this unique sports competition.”

“UNO hockey fans could not be more excited for this game, and we have heard from hundreds of North Dakota hockey fans who intend to travel to Omaha and see these incredible games,” UNO’s Director of Athletics Trev Alberts said. “Mutual of Omaha’s Battles on Ice will showcase all that UNO hockey has going for it and provide excellent national exposure to our program.” 

“This will be an historic season for the Omaha Lancers, as we start in our new home at the Ralston Arena and then play in this great event at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha,” Omaha Lancers President and Managing Partner Ben Robert said. “The Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice is generating great excitement among our fans, and we know a number of Lincoln Stars fans will travel I-80 to see this great double-header.”

“Mutual of Omaha is proud to sponsor Battles on Ice and we are hoping for a packed stadium of hockey fans,” Mutual of Omaha Senior Vice President John Hildenbiddle said. “The Omaha Sports Commission is to be commended for helping bring everyone together and creating another memorable sports event for our community.”

Jutting Named New Hockey Assistant Coach at UNO

Congrats to former Minnesota State University Mankato Mavericks head coach Troy Jutting for getting the assistant coaching position at the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Last week were were alerted of the impending coaching move by SB Nation Blogger Chuck Schwartz and Bridget Brooks. The University of Nebraska Omaha came out with their "official" press release today.

OMAHA, Neb. – University of Nebraska Omaha head hockey coach Dean Blais announced today that Troy Jutting has been named the team's new assistant coach. Jutting takes over for Brian Renfrew who left Omaha after one year to take a position with the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.

Jutting is well known to fans of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, having served as the head coach of Minnesota State for the last 12 years.

“We are fortunate that we have been able to add someone of Troy's experience to our staff,” said Blais. “After so many games coaching against us, he knows our program and our players. Just as important, he knows the WCHA and what it takes to be successful there. I think he can help us as we compete for league and national championships.” [Read the whole release here]

Jutting to the UNO Mavericks?

Lets Go Mav's favorite ex-head coach is the topic of rumors on the internet tonight - it's rumored that former Minnesota State University Mankato Mavericks head coach Troy Jutting might be headed to Nebraska Omaha to be an assistant coach with the UNO Mavericks under former Fighting Sioux head coach Dean Blais.  Apparently, this rumor isn't popular with the UNO Mavericks fans.

NCHC Commissioner Jim Scherr press-conference

The newly appointed commissioner of the NCHA Jim Scherr (Nebraska 1984) was available for questions before the game between the University of North Dakota and Minnesota State and here are some of the subjects that Mr. Scherr touched on.

There is a good chance that there could be a rotation for the conference tourney between Denver, St. Paul and or Omaha.

The Director of Hockey Operations will be hired soon, maybe by the Frozen Four. There are 120 candidates for the Hockey Operations director.

The Director of Hockey Operations will be stationed in Colorado Springs as well.

The NCHC Commissioner is not concerned about the Fighting Sioux nickname, he is monitoring the situation and the nickname is not an issue for the schools in the conference. Commissioner Scherr expects the issue to be settled one way or another by the time the NCHC starts.

I apologize because the audio for this video is not that good, if you want a audio file emailed to you let me know. thegoon48@gra.midco.net

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Goon's Weekly Picks 2/10 - 2/11

Nebraska Omaha at Michigan Tech 7:07 p.m. ET (Winter Carnival) 

North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-CBSCS) DirecTV - 613

Colorado College at Bemidji State 7:37 p.m. CT (TV-LPT)

Minnesota at Denver 8:07 p.m. MT
Minnesota State at Alaska Anchorage 7:07 p.m. AT (TV-GCI)

Saturday 02/11/12

Nebraska Omaha at Michigan Tech 5:07 p.m. ET (Winter Carnival) 

Colorado College at Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-LPT)

North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth 7:07 p.m. CT  (TV-My9)

Minnesota at Denver 7:07 p.m. MT (TV-Root,FSn)

Minnesota State at Alaska Anchorage 7:07 p.m. AT (TV-GCI)

Nebraska Omaha at Michigan Tech – Split

Colorado College at Bemidji State – Split

North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth – Split

Minnesota at Denver – UMN Sweep

Minnesota State at Alaska Anchorage – UAA Sweep 

Last Week 5-5 Record for the season 117-68

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Goon's Weekly Picks 12/09 - 12/10

Friday 12/09/2011

Fri 12/09/11 Minnesota Duluth at Wisconsin 7:05 p.m. CT (TV-BTN)
Fri 12/09/11 Michigan Tech at Minnesota 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-FSn)
Fri 12/09/11 Denver at Bemidji State 7:37 p.m. CT (TV-LPT)
Fri 12/09/11 Nebraska Omaha at North Dakota 7:37 p.m. CT (TV-FSSN,FCSc)
Fri 12/09/11 Alaska Anchorage at Colorado College 7:37 p.m. MT
Fri 12/09/11 Alab-Huntsville at Minnesota State 7:37 p.m. CT

Saturday 12/10/2011

Sat 12/10/11 Denver at Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-LPT)
Sat 12/10/11 Nebraska Omaha at North Dakota 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-FSSN,FCSc)
Sat 12/10/11 Alaska Anchorage at Colorado College 7:07 p.m. MT
Sat 12/10/11 Minnesota Duluth at Wisconsin 8:07 p.m. CT (TV-TVW,Charter,Wisc,My9)
Sat 12/10/11 Michigan Tech at Minnesota 8:07 p.m. CT (TV-FSn)
Sat 12/10/11 Alab-Huntsville at Minnesota State 7:07 p.m. CT


Denver at Bemidji State – Split
Nebraska Omaha at North Dakota – Split
Alaska Anchorage at Colorado College –Split
Minnesota Duluth at Wisconsin – Split
Michigan Tech at Minnesota – Sweep Gophers
Alabama Huntsville at Minnesota State – Sweep Mavericks

7-4 Record for the season 51-45

Television: TV: Fighting Sioux Sports Network, Fox College Sports Central, DirecTV (Ch. 617 Friday, Ch. 623 Saturday).

Radio: The games can be heard at 96.1 the Fox.

Internet: FightingSioux.com

Links for the weekend

Series Preview INSIDE HOCKEY

Brad Schlossman; Friday morning reading.

Rob White Omaha Hearld; Sioux trip no distraction to Blais.

Rob White Omaha Hearld; Top Sioux line will test UNO defenders

A Tradition of Excellence; Fighting Sioux versus Nebraska Omaha 

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Goon's picks for 11/8-11/20

Fri 11/18/11 Minnesota at St. Cloud State 7:37 p.m. CT (TV-FSN,Charter)
Fri 11/18/11 Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth 7:37 p.m. CT (TV-My9)
Fri 11/18/11 Nebraska Omaha at Denver 7:37 p.m. MT (TV-Root) DirecTV 683
Fri 11/18/11 Wisconsin at Colorado College 7:37 p.m. MT
Fri 11/18/11 Michigan Tech at Alaska Anchorage 7:07 p.m. AT (TV-GCI)

Sat 11/19/11 Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-My9)
Sat 11/19/11 North Dakota at Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-LPT)
Sat 11/19/11 St. Cloud State at Minnesota 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-FSN) DirecTV 675
Sat 11/19/11 Nebraska Omaha at Denver 7:07 p.m. MT
Sat 11/19/11 Wisconsin at Colorado College 7:07 p.m. MT
Sat 11/19/11 Michigan Tech at Alaska Anchorage 7:07 p.m. AT (TV-GCI)

Sun 11/20/11 North Dakota at Bemidji State 5:07 p.m. CT (TV-LPT)



Minnesota vs. St. Cloud – Split
Minnesota State vs. Minnesota Duluth – Sweep Bulldogs
Nebraska Omaha vs. Denver – Split
Wisconsin vs. Colorado College – Tigers three points.
North Dakota vs. Bemidji State – Sioux Sweep
Michigan Tech vs. Alaska Anchorage – Seawolves three points

Record last week 6-3 Record for the season 30-29

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