Thursday, February 03, 2011
Rick DiPietro vs Brent Johnson Goalie Fight
First off I wish Rick DiPietro would have hit Matt Cooke a little harder with his blocker because I think Cooke is a gutless P.O.S. that skates around the ice taking liberties with other teams skilled players and then won’t fight.
Now! I guess we could call getting punched out a fight, both goalies engage and then Brent Johnson floors him. Yeah, I guess you could classify this as a fight, they did on the score sheet as well. If you watch the video you will see that Brent Johnson actually catches Rick DiPietro with his elbow. Here are the penalties minutes from the scrum.
19:43 NYI Rick DiPietro : Game misconduct - 0 min
19:43 NYI Matt Martin : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
19:43 NYI Zenon Konopka : Game misconduct - 0 min
19:43 NYI Rick DiPietro : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
19:43 NYI Rick DiPietro served by Rob Schremp : Goalie leave crease - 2 min
19:43 NYI Rick DiPietro served by Rob Schremp : Interference - 2 min
19:43 NYI Matt Martin : Roughing - 2 min
19:43 NYI Zenon Konopka : Roughing - 2 min
19:43 PIT Brent Johnson : Game misconduct - 0 min
19:43 PIT Brent Johnson : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
19:43 PIT Matt Cooke : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
19:43 PIT Matt Cooke : Roughing - 2 min
19:43 PIT Brent Johnson : Goalie leave crease - 2 min
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
RW77 Rant: All Star Games, Head Shots, Physicality in Hockey and Crosby
Ok, it's been quite a while since I've had a good rant to get the blood boiling and commenters telling me how wrong I am/have a personal vendetta/etc.
So, here we go.
All Star Games: Who needs them anyways?
I was watching the AHL All Star game noticing, like the ECHL, that they're just as completely disorganized in their media coverage as the NHL as I was never quite able to find an up to date roster on who was actually on the teams. During the broadcast, they didn't seem to care about updating the player movements or rotation as well. They waxed poetic about the days of yore and bubbled nonsensically on how awesome the AHL is almost to the same effect that the NHL commentators had during the NHL All Star game. Nothing like watching meaningless hockey, showcasing a lot of stickhandling skills and the commentators not even caring provided no one scored. Instead, we watched a hockey game going on in the background of a Ron Francis interview. Whoopdedoo. I was shocked that the commentators even knew who scored at the end of the interview... or maybe the goal ended the interview. I wonder if no one scored for the rest of the second period, would the interview gone on the entire time? HEH. The NHL wants us to believe that this is not a meaningless game despite no points being awarded nor any advantage to either side winning. Yup. Keep dreaming, Bettman you pathetic loser.
Oh, and it was amazing to listen to the AHL people talk up their league. They talked about how the AHLers were every bit as good as the NHLers. Oh my goodness, that was choke on the soft drink laughing good! Do you know what you call the best AHLers? NHL players. There is no such thing as a player who is as good as the average NHL player that plays in the AHL. The AHL is a developmental pro league. Somewhere where the NHL sends players that aren't ready for the NHL yet but snatches them up when they are. Get over yourselves.
To wrap up this portion, I'll say this: The NHL All Stars Skills Competition is good. The Young Guns or Young Stars game is good. The All Star Game is a joke. Be that as it may, the NHL All Star game is still less of a joke than the Pro Bowl. As bad as the MLB All Star Game is, at least MLB is trying to find ways to make it meaningful.
Anyways, Physicality and the reason for this post. (I warned you this was a rant, right?)... During one of the intermissions, they interviewed Brian Burke about the new NHL Rule Changes. He made right to the contact to the head rule and what he said was awesome.
To paraphrase (as I can't seem to find the interview nor can I find a transcript), he said that physical play is an integral part of the sport of hockey. He favored the new head contact rule provided that's as far as it goes. He said that, though no one likes it, injuries happen in a physical sport like hockey. It's the job of the coaches and GMs to put players on the ice who can play the game right and play it safely and the role of the NHL and its officials to enforce the rules and punish improper or unsafe play.
I agree 100%. Physical play is a vital part of the game. Don't believe me? Watch a men's hockey game and then watch a women's game. Both are hockey. Both can be fun, but when you watch a hockey player deliver a great hip check and then get called 2 minutes for "checking" and realize that you are watching a young lady skating to the penalty box and wonder why you're wasting your time. Now, I am a staunch supporter of women's hockey being changed to allow checking as I believe that women can do everything just like men can... but that's a different rant.
Then he talked about Sidney Crosby's concussion. He basically said, you can have the identical hit Crosby got from Dave Steckel on ANY other NHL player and it wouldn't garner the media attention that it is getting. You know what? He's RIGHT THE EFF ON!
The media attention on Crosby's injury is INSANE. People rail me here on why I'm so anti-Crosby and this is exactly it! The media could give a flying fart about ANYONE provided that person getting injured isn't Sidney Crosby. Sure, some players (like Sean Avery, Daniel Carcillo, etc.) garner their share of dislike... but why would I want them injured? Would Sean Avery garner the same disdain if he were injured the same as Crosby is?
Look, I'm not belittling the fact that Crosby got injured. I dislike Crosby, obviously, but I don't think injury is the answer. I would rather he played his entire career injury free but that's not possible. However, I don't think we should sacrifice an integral part of the game just to protect him. Sidney isn't an idiot. He knows damn well that Hockey is a physical game. People get hit...hard. Injury is a potential every time he steps onto the ice.
The truth is that the league's media is set up to be just a circus surrounding Crosby, the Penguins, and Ovechkin (in that order). Everyone else is just supporting cast members. And, like a broken record, I'll say this isn't necessarily Crosby's fault. Sure, he whines to the media on occasion, but I can understand that. He's simply playing to the media's adoration of him. The NHL uses him as a money maker and he certainly obliges their every whim. And I admit that his ability is pretty much epic.
So, here we go.
All Star Games: Who needs them anyways?
I was watching the AHL All Star game noticing, like the ECHL, that they're just as completely disorganized in their media coverage as the NHL as I was never quite able to find an up to date roster on who was actually on the teams. During the broadcast, they didn't seem to care about updating the player movements or rotation as well. They waxed poetic about the days of yore and bubbled nonsensically on how awesome the AHL is almost to the same effect that the NHL commentators had during the NHL All Star game. Nothing like watching meaningless hockey, showcasing a lot of stickhandling skills and the commentators not even caring provided no one scored. Instead, we watched a hockey game going on in the background of a Ron Francis interview. Whoopdedoo. I was shocked that the commentators even knew who scored at the end of the interview... or maybe the goal ended the interview. I wonder if no one scored for the rest of the second period, would the interview gone on the entire time? HEH. The NHL wants us to believe that this is not a meaningless game despite no points being awarded nor any advantage to either side winning. Yup. Keep dreaming, Bettman you pathetic loser.
Oh, and it was amazing to listen to the AHL people talk up their league. They talked about how the AHLers were every bit as good as the NHLers. Oh my goodness, that was choke on the soft drink laughing good! Do you know what you call the best AHLers? NHL players. There is no such thing as a player who is as good as the average NHL player that plays in the AHL. The AHL is a developmental pro league. Somewhere where the NHL sends players that aren't ready for the NHL yet but snatches them up when they are. Get over yourselves.
To wrap up this portion, I'll say this: The NHL All Stars Skills Competition is good. The Young Guns or Young Stars game is good. The All Star Game is a joke. Be that as it may, the NHL All Star game is still less of a joke than the Pro Bowl. As bad as the MLB All Star Game is, at least MLB is trying to find ways to make it meaningful.
Anyways, Physicality and the reason for this post. (I warned you this was a rant, right?)... During one of the intermissions, they interviewed Brian Burke about the new NHL Rule Changes. He made right to the contact to the head rule and what he said was awesome.
To paraphrase (as I can't seem to find the interview nor can I find a transcript), he said that physical play is an integral part of the sport of hockey. He favored the new head contact rule provided that's as far as it goes. He said that, though no one likes it, injuries happen in a physical sport like hockey. It's the job of the coaches and GMs to put players on the ice who can play the game right and play it safely and the role of the NHL and its officials to enforce the rules and punish improper or unsafe play.
I agree 100%. Physical play is a vital part of the game. Don't believe me? Watch a men's hockey game and then watch a women's game. Both are hockey. Both can be fun, but when you watch a hockey player deliver a great hip check and then get called 2 minutes for "checking" and realize that you are watching a young lady skating to the penalty box and wonder why you're wasting your time. Now, I am a staunch supporter of women's hockey being changed to allow checking as I believe that women can do everything just like men can... but that's a different rant.
Then he talked about Sidney Crosby's concussion. He basically said, you can have the identical hit Crosby got from Dave Steckel on ANY other NHL player and it wouldn't garner the media attention that it is getting. You know what? He's RIGHT THE EFF ON!
The media attention on Crosby's injury is INSANE. People rail me here on why I'm so anti-Crosby and this is exactly it! The media could give a flying fart about ANYONE provided that person getting injured isn't Sidney Crosby. Sure, some players (like Sean Avery, Daniel Carcillo, etc.) garner their share of dislike... but why would I want them injured? Would Sean Avery garner the same disdain if he were injured the same as Crosby is?
Look, I'm not belittling the fact that Crosby got injured. I dislike Crosby, obviously, but I don't think injury is the answer. I would rather he played his entire career injury free but that's not possible. However, I don't think we should sacrifice an integral part of the game just to protect him. Sidney isn't an idiot. He knows damn well that Hockey is a physical game. People get hit...hard. Injury is a potential every time he steps onto the ice.
The truth is that the league's media is set up to be just a circus surrounding Crosby, the Penguins, and Ovechkin (in that order). Everyone else is just supporting cast members. And, like a broken record, I'll say this isn't necessarily Crosby's fault. Sure, he whines to the media on occasion, but I can understand that. He's simply playing to the media's adoration of him. The NHL uses him as a money maker and he certainly obliges their every whim. And I admit that his ability is pretty much epic.
Alex Ovechkin's check on P.K. Subban
Check out this awesome hip check hit by Alexander Ovechkin on Hab's punk P.K. Subban... It's well documented that P.K.Subban is a bit of a show boat and players around the NHL are going to be looking for him and they are going to hit him. My advice to the young Subban is learn to take a hit, take a number and get him back later.
Penguins' Jordan Staal not suspended for punch
NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell has spun the infamous "Wheel of Justice" and Campbell has decided that there will be no suspension for the Penguins' Jordan Staal. I guess I really don't have a problem with it, in a scrum you're going to get hit sometimes especially if you elbow someone.
NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League will not take further action on Penguins center Jordan Staal for his punch to Rangers' forward Brandon Prust's face in the second period of Tuesday's game. Staal received a match penalty and by rule he was automatically suspended until the League reviewed the incident and the Commissioner made a ruling.
"We have reviewed the play and have communicated to (Penguins GM) Ray Shero that Jordan Staal is available to play tonight," NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell said.
The Penguins host the New York Islanders tonight.
Staal hit Prust with his left fist and sent him spinning to the ice at the end of a scrum in front of the Rangers' bench. The officials first sent Staal to the box and then sent him to the dressing rooms with the five-minute match penalty.
Prust cleared out Tyler Kennedy with a hard hit and then he got his elbow up on Staal, who appeared to be coming into the fray to defend Kennedy. Staal returned the favor on Prust, dropping him to the ice with a quick left hook.
Nichlas Backstrom robs JMFJ in the shootout...
Usually I find 0-0 hockey games to be extremely boring but this game has some amazing goaltending. Check out this amazing toe save by Wild Goalie Nicklas Backstrom in the shoot out against Jack Johnson aka "JMFJ" of the LA Kings. In my opinion this save has to be one of the top ten save of the year for the 2010-2011 season.
Jordan Staal Sucker punches Brandon Prust
So how many game suspension does Jordan Staal get for punching Brandon Prust? Does Brandon Prust embellish the hit at all? It will be interesting to see what kind of suspension the Colin Campbell "Wheel of Justice" rules. One could make the argument that Brandon Prust tries to take off Kennedy’s head off, then throws an elbow at Staal. Was the punch warranted. It's looks like a very questionable play in my opinion.
Phil Kessel chance in overtime
Wow! Check out this move by Phil Kessel and his shot on goal in overtime - what a save by the Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen, Minnesota Golden Gopher against Boston College Eagle.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Kristo out indefinitely with frostbite - Updated Links
According to Brad Schlossman Fighting Sioux forward Danny Kristo is out indefinitely with "frostbite" Goon's World would like to wish Danny Kristo a speedy recovery... It's a big loss to the Fighting Sioux hockey team because Danny Kristo had been hot as of late, in the past twelve games, Kristo has four goals and 13 assists for 17 points.
UND forward Danny Kristo suffered frostbite on his toes of his right foot due to exposure to extreme cold while walking near campus on Sunday evening, the school announced today.
He is out indefinitely and there is no timeline on a possible return. Kristo is being treated at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
“We have been in close contact with Danny’s family,” UND coach Dave Hakstol said. “My concern is with Danny’s health and his full recovery.”
"Links to the Story"
Frostbite strikes UND hockey player; return to ice uncertain [PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune]
UND hockey forward Kristo out indefinitely with frostbite [Fargo Forum]
UND hockey player Kristo out indefinitely with frostbite [Grand Forks Herald]
Kristo Has Frostbite, Out Indefinitely [Hockey Buzz]
Sioux Star: Out from Frostbite [MSLSD, AKA MSNBC]
Sioux Star: Out from Frostbite [Valley News Live]
Kristo absence will be felt. [Valley News Live]
Danny Kristo, North Dakota Hockey Player, Hospitalized With Frostbite. [NHL Fan House]
UND Hockey's Kristo Out Indefinitely with Frostbite [WDAZ.com]
Bruins Marc Savard might be done for the season...
According to ESPN.COM Boston Bruins forward Marc Savard might be done for the year after suffering another concussion. This is not good news for the Boston Bruins. Marc Savard missed 23 games to start the season as well due to post concussion syndrome. Marc Savard was hurt on this hit from former teammate Matt Hunwick, there was no penalty called on the hit.
WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli admitted Monday night that there has already been an internal discussion of whether or not to shut down center Marc Savard for the remainder of the 2010-2011 season due to his fourth career concussion.
Before a final decision is made, however, Savard will be re-evaluated on Wednesday in Boston.
"There is a strong possibility [of shutting him down], but you have to take it step by step," Chiarelli said in a phone conversation with ESPNBoston.com.
Savard remains at home in Peterborough, Ontario and he's still experiencing symptoms from a moderate concussion he suffered on Jan. 22.
Chiarelli, who is in Raleigh, N.C., with the Bruins as they prepare for their game against the Hurricanes on Tuesday, said he has not spoken with Savard. The team will likely wait to make a decision until after the player's examination on Wednesday.
Wow! It's cold - Tuesday Links
Sixty Minutes. No Alibis. No Regrets. have their weekly Bracketology up and I have to admit that I really like the brackets that they have up right now. I know it's early and there is a lot of hockey left, but I would really love to see Yale and B.C. in the same bracket, I would be willing to bet that the Yale fans wouldn't like that bracket one bit. There's old saying that something’s gotta give, in that bracket you would take out a top team because only one team Yale or B.C. is going to get out alive. It would also be a region of death. Hum! Been there, done that!
East Regional (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
1 Yale vs 16 RIT
5 Boston College vs 12 Notre Dame
Mid-West Regional (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
4 Minnesota-Duluth vs 13 Union
7 Wisconsin vs 10 Merrimack
Northeast Regional (Manchester, New Hampshire)
3 Denver vs 14 Dartmouth
8 New Hampshire vs 9 Michigan
West Regional (St. Louis, Missouri)
3 North Dakota vs 15 Boston University
6 RPI vs 11 Western Michigan
Former UND Fighting Sioux forward Michale Forney is starting to get it going in the ECHL. [gwinnettedailypost.com]
Former Gopher and current Maple Leaf forward Phil Kessel was picked last in the NHL All Star Game draft and that has rubbed some "Make Me Laugh" fans the wrong way. I mean seriously, someone had to be picked last. There are a lot of NHL hockey fans that didn't like the way Phil Kessel handed his departure from Boston. [Puck Daddy]
Bruce Ciskie has a great blog post about Gopher Hockey head coach Donny Lucia and how he might actually be the best choice to coach the Gophers going forward. [Ciskie Blog]
[Omaha.com] has their WCHA Power Rankings up and I have to admit that I like the way Chad Purcell thinks.
East Regional (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
1 Yale vs 16 RIT
5 Boston College vs 12 Notre Dame
Mid-West Regional (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
4 Minnesota-Duluth vs 13 Union
7 Wisconsin vs 10 Merrimack
Northeast Regional (Manchester, New Hampshire)
3 Denver vs 14 Dartmouth
8 New Hampshire vs 9 Michigan
West Regional (St. Louis, Missouri)
3 North Dakota vs 15 Boston University
6 RPI vs 11 Western Michigan
Former UND Fighting Sioux forward Michale Forney is starting to get it going in the ECHL. [gwinnettedailypost.com]
Former Gopher and current Maple Leaf forward Phil Kessel was picked last in the NHL All Star Game draft and that has rubbed some "Make Me Laugh" fans the wrong way. I mean seriously, someone had to be picked last. There are a lot of NHL hockey fans that didn't like the way Phil Kessel handed his departure from Boston. [Puck Daddy]
Bruce Ciskie has a great blog post about Gopher Hockey head coach Donny Lucia and how he might actually be the best choice to coach the Gophers going forward. [Ciskie Blog]
Lucia has won two national championships and, literally, hundreds of games in college hockey. He hasn't lost his mind, and he hasn't simply forgotten how to coach kids.[Save UAH Hockey] has a great blog post up on the lack of media coverage for UAH Hockey. UAH beat UNO this past Saturday in Omaha and it wasn't till Monday that the local news paper [AL.COM] finally decided to post a very small story about UAH's victory. I would say that they were a little late to the party. You're right GeofF, Goon has your back.
If Minnesota thinks they can do better, they're probably mistaken. The Gophers have been hit hard by early departures, and they've been hit hard by the ability of the state's other four NCAA Division I programs -- along with nearby North Dakota -- to recruit Minnesota kids. Minnesota no longer has their pick of Minnesota talent. Instead, they have to 1) compete with UMD, St. Cloud State, Bemidji State, Minnesota State, and North Dakota; 2) realize that they won't win all those races; and 3) succeed in recruiting out-of-state players to make up for the in-state talent they don't get.
The sport isn't what it used to be. It's not easy to get to the NCAA Tournament, the Frozen Four, or the title game. It's not easy to get home-ice and make the WCHA Final Five.
[Omaha.com] has their WCHA Power Rankings up and I have to admit that I like the way Chad Purcell thinks.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Poll Monday Sioux 5th in both polls
USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
January 31, 2011
1. Boston College (41) 18-6-0 988 2
2. Denver ( 6) 16-5-5 922 3
3. Yale ( 2) 17-4-0 881 1
4. Minnesota-Duluth ( 1) 17-5-3 840 5
5. North Dakota 19-8-2 813 4
6. New Hampshire 15-5-4 745 7
7. Wisconsin 19-8-3 670 8
8. Michigan 17-7-4 629 6
9. Rensselaer 17-6-3 594 10
10. Notre Dame 16-9-5 549 9
11. Union 18-7-3 507 13
12. Merrimack 15-5-4 436 14
13. Miami 14-9-5 427 11
14. Boston University 12-7-7 314 16
15. Maine 11-7-6 289 12
16. Western Michigan 14-6-8 274 17
17. Dartmouth 12-6-3 177 18
18. Nebraska-Omaha 14-10-2 161 15
19. Princeton 14-6-1 157 19
20. Colorado College 15-12-1 80 20
Others Receiving Votes: Alaska 10, Providence 10, Robert Morris 7, Minnesota 4, Northeastern 4, Ferris State 3, Ohio State 3, Minnesota State 2, Rochester Institute of Technology 2, Niagara 1, Quinnipiac 1
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USA TODAY/USA Hockey men's poll
Jan. 31, 2010
1. Boston College (26)18-6-0 497 2
2. Yale (3) 17-4-0 448 1
3. Denver (2) 16-5-5 445 3
4. Minnesota Duluth (3) 17-5-3 407 4
5. North Dakota 19-8-2 393 5
6. New Hamsphire 15-5-4 325 8
7. Wisconsin 19-8-3 272 7
8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 17-6-3 259 10
9. Michigan 17-7-4 258 6
10. Notre Dame 16-9-5 197 9
11. Union 18-7-3 189 12
12. Merrimack 15-5-4 147 14
13. Miami (Ohio) 14-9-5 95 13
14. Boston University 12-7-7 41 NR
15. Maine 11-7-6 39 11
Others receiving votes: Western Michigan 37; Dartmouth 16; Princeton 10; Nebraska Omaha, 4; Robert Morris 1.
January 31, 2011
1. Boston College (41) 18-6-0 988 2
2. Denver ( 6) 16-5-5 922 3
3. Yale ( 2) 17-4-0 881 1
4. Minnesota-Duluth ( 1) 17-5-3 840 5
5. North Dakota 19-8-2 813 4
6. New Hampshire 15-5-4 745 7
7. Wisconsin 19-8-3 670 8
8. Michigan 17-7-4 629 6
9. Rensselaer 17-6-3 594 10
10. Notre Dame 16-9-5 549 9
11. Union 18-7-3 507 13
12. Merrimack 15-5-4 436 14
13. Miami 14-9-5 427 11
14. Boston University 12-7-7 314 16
15. Maine 11-7-6 289 12
16. Western Michigan 14-6-8 274 17
17. Dartmouth 12-6-3 177 18
18. Nebraska-Omaha 14-10-2 161 15
19. Princeton 14-6-1 157 19
20. Colorado College 15-12-1 80 20
Others Receiving Votes: Alaska 10, Providence 10, Robert Morris 7, Minnesota 4, Northeastern 4, Ferris State 3, Ohio State 3, Minnesota State 2, Rochester Institute of Technology 2, Niagara 1, Quinnipiac 1
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USA TODAY/USA Hockey men's poll
Jan. 31, 2010
1. Boston College (26)18-6-0 497 2
2. Yale (3) 17-4-0 448 1
3. Denver (2) 16-5-5 445 3
4. Minnesota Duluth (3) 17-5-3 407 4
5. North Dakota 19-8-2 393 5
6. New Hamsphire 15-5-4 325 8
7. Wisconsin 19-8-3 272 7
8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 17-6-3 259 10
9. Michigan 17-7-4 258 6
10. Notre Dame 16-9-5 197 9
11. Union 18-7-3 189 12
12. Merrimack 15-5-4 147 14
13. Miami (Ohio) 14-9-5 95 13
14. Boston University 12-7-7 41 NR
15. Maine 11-7-6 39 11
Others receiving votes: Western Michigan 37; Dartmouth 16; Princeton 10; Nebraska Omaha, 4; Robert Morris 1.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
INCH Power Rankings
As always I include the INCH Power Rankings because they are interesting to look at. Sometimes they provide good cannon fodder. I took the liberty of correcting their post for UND, the Sioux are on the dreaded bye week and play the big slow lumbering team from UAA next weekend.
1. Boston College
2. Yale
3. Denver
4. North Dakota 1 Senior defenseman Chay Genoway was hurt in Friday's loss at Colorado College and didn't play Saturday; his replacement, sophomore Joe Gleason, scored his first career goal in Saturday's 6-0 rout. 19-8-2 (14-6-0 WCHA) LAST WEEK: L at Colorado College, 4-2; W at Colorado College, 6-0. THIS WEEK: OFF Next Weekend vs. Alaska Anchorage, vs. Alaska Anchorage
5. Minnesota Duluth
6. New Hampshire
7. Rensselaer
8. Union
9. Michigan
10. Merrimack
11. Wisconsin
12. Notre Dame
13. Miami
14. Western Michigan
15. Boston University
16. Dartmouth
17. Princeton
18. Maine
19. Nebraska-Omaha
20. Colorado College
Dropped out: Ohio State
Bubble-licious: Minnesota, Niagara, RIT, Robert Morris
1. Boston College
2. Yale
3. Denver
4. North Dakota 1 Senior defenseman Chay Genoway was hurt in Friday's loss at Colorado College and didn't play Saturday; his replacement, sophomore Joe Gleason, scored his first career goal in Saturday's 6-0 rout. 19-8-2 (14-6-0 WCHA) LAST WEEK: L at Colorado College, 4-2; W at Colorado College, 6-0. THIS WEEK: OFF Next Weekend vs. Alaska Anchorage, vs. Alaska Anchorage
5. Minnesota Duluth
6. New Hampshire
7. Rensselaer
8. Union
9. Michigan
10. Merrimack
11. Wisconsin
12. Notre Dame
13. Miami
14. Western Michigan
15. Boston University
16. Dartmouth
17. Princeton
18. Maine
19. Nebraska-Omaha
20. Colorado College
Dropped out: Ohio State
Bubble-licious: Minnesota, Niagara, RIT, Robert Morris
Pegula drew violations as gas driller
Buffalo News ---- In the course of making his fortune, the Florida billionaire negotiating to buy the Buffalo Sabres contributed heavily to politicians in a position to advance his business interests and established a less-than-stellar track record in the environmentally dicey business of drilling for natural gas, The Buffalo News has found.
A News review of compliance records found East Resources, the company Terrence M. Pegula sold last summer for $4.7 billion, had a middling record of complying with environmental regulations in Pennsylvania, his base of operations. The company last year paid the largest regulatory fine in its history and was involved in a spill of toxic wastewater that resulted in the first quarantine of cattle in the history of natural gas drilling in the state.
What do you think of people who end Anthem with Sioux instead of brave?
Dave Ramsey Gazette --- Saturday night, North Dakota fans invaded World Arena in force. These fans made more noise than Colorado College fans, which makes sense. They had plenty to cheer about in North Dakota’s 6-0 victory.First off, I wore the uniform of my countries military and I see nothing disrespectful with saying and the home of the Sioux at the end of the national anthem. This is a whole lot to do about nothing and more whining about the Fighting Sioux logo and their fans… Personally, I am not going to stop doing it. Why should I? I don’t need a history lesson to know what our nation’s flag stands for. I am a veteran that answered the call and picked up a weapon to defended this great country so self proclaimed elites like you could have your precious freedom of speech protected. In Chicago the Blackhawks fans cheer and clap through the whole national anthem and the building shakes. So what? What do you want? You want people to be arrested for saying the home of the Sioux? What is this guy and the P.C. crowd going to complain about where there no longer is a Fighting Sioux nickname? The Sioux will still be the big mean ______________!!!
They had fun. They made a lot of noise. And that’s all fine.
But they began the night by shouting “home of the SIOUX” instead of “home of the brave.” Guess the actual words of the anthem aren’t quite good enough for North Dakota fans. And, I guess, in the land of free North Dakota fans can sing the anthem any way they want, even if this behavior offends and saddens those who care about our great country and its great anthem.
Glad my dad wasn’t around to listen to his National Anthem polluted by the North Dakota shouters. Guess it’s just another one of those traditions UND fans cling to so fiercely.
What do you think of this behavior by North Dakota fans?
Let me know.
Wakeup call could prevent CC nightmare vs. DU Read more:
Well this weekend the Fighting Sioux are on the “dreaded bye week” sitting atop of the WCHA standings and now will become score board watchers. The Pioneers and the Tigers will play a home and a home so this might be a preview of things to come. Fighting Sioux logo hater Dave Ramsey has this article in today’s Gazette.
Gazette.com --- Now, Owens can offer a fresh horror film to his youthful Tigers as he prepares for the Pioneers. He can show them footage from Saturday’s debacle against North Dakota.
“You know what? I’m not going to burn the tape,” Owens said. “We’re going to look at it. We’re going to watch it.”
The loss ended a weird weekend for the Tigers. On Friday, after CC muscled its way to a convincing victory over North Dakota, hope was rampant for the Tigers.
They had delivered their most impressive and important victory of the season. They had devoured a North Dakota team that had won 10 of 12.
Could the Tigers keep this up?
Ah, no.
The answer became clear barely two minutes into the second period when Brett Hextall scored from point-blank range to give North Dakota a 2-0 lead.
Following the goal, fans in UND green were standing and shouting all over World Arena while fans in yellow and black sat quietly. It had been bad. It would get worse.
North Dakota, which rides off with a 14-6 Western Collegiate Hockey Association record, revealed itself as a legit national title contender.
“They were really, really good,” Owens said, accurately. “They were physical and tough.”
Sunday morning pontifications - making sense of the senseless
There will be a new number one hockey team on Monday in the three polls as the mighty Yale Bulldogs proved they are a human as they lost to RPI and Union on consecutive nights this weekend. [Yale Daily], [Parting Schotts], [The Record]
After running the UAA Seawolves out of the building the first night, the not so Golden Gophers lost a 1-0snorer game to the UAA Seawolves on Saturday night. Watching both games of this series, I think we can expect more of the same when the UAA Seawolves make the trek to Grand Forks, ND in two weeks on February 11th and 12th. The Seawolves are going to line 4 guys up at their blue line and are going to force the Sioux to break through their defense, some might call it a neutral zone trap, I call it God awful hockey to watch or B-O-R-I-N-G hockey. [Goal Gophers], [Red Star and Sickle], [Delusions of Grandeur]
The SCSU Huskies had a seven game unbeaten streak before losing to the MSU-M Mavericks 6-2 on Saturday night. While the 6 game win streak might be impressive to some fans the Huskies had only beaten on team with a record above .500, the Miami RedHawks. [Puckato], [SCSU Pucks and Stuff]
The Wisconsin Badgers swept the hapless Huskies in Houghton, Michigan and you have to wonder if the Huskies will win another game this season. The Huskies last won a game on October 15, 2010 against the Minnesota State Mavericks. While the Badgers sport an impressive 18-8-3 record they have won one game against a team ahead of them in the standings. The Badgers have gone 0-2 against UND, 1-3 against UMD and 0-1-1 against DU. The Badgers play the UNO Mavericks this weekend in Omaha. [UW Badgers], [Madison.com], [6o minutes, no alibis, no regrets]
The UAH Chargers traveled to Omaha, Nebraska and beat the UNO Mavericks 2-1 in overtime, the Chargers played their freshman goaltender Clarke Saunders and he was nothing short of amazing as he stopped 58 of 59 shots and turned back the high flying UNO Mavericks. According to UNO beat writer Chad Purcell the UNO's Mavericks have an impressive record of 5-3-0 against Michigan, Minnesota and North Dakota. Against, Bemidji State, Quinnipiac and Alabama-Huntsville the UNO Mavs' have a not so impressive record of 1-6-1. This is why we play the games folks, anyone can beat anyone at any time. [uahchargers.com], [No college hockey news what-so-ever to be found in Huntsville], [Omaha.com]
After running the UAA Seawolves out of the building the first night, the not so Golden Gophers lost a 1-0
The SCSU Huskies had a seven game unbeaten streak before losing to the MSU-M Mavericks 6-2 on Saturday night. While the 6 game win streak might be impressive to some fans the Huskies had only beaten on team with a record above .500, the Miami RedHawks. [Puckato], [SCSU Pucks and Stuff]
The Wisconsin Badgers swept the hapless Huskies in Houghton, Michigan and you have to wonder if the Huskies will win another game this season. The Huskies last won a game on October 15, 2010 against the Minnesota State Mavericks. While the Badgers sport an impressive 18-8-3 record they have won one game against a team ahead of them in the standings. The Badgers have gone 0-2 against UND, 1-3 against UMD and 0-1-1 against DU. The Badgers play the UNO Mavericks this weekend in Omaha. [UW Badgers], [Madison.com], [6o minutes, no alibis, no regrets]
The UAH Chargers traveled to Omaha, Nebraska and beat the UNO Mavericks 2-1 in overtime, the Chargers played their freshman goaltender Clarke Saunders and he was nothing short of amazing as he stopped 58 of 59 shots and turned back the high flying UNO Mavericks. According to UNO beat writer Chad Purcell the UNO's Mavericks have an impressive record of 5-3-0 against Michigan, Minnesota and North Dakota. Against, Bemidji State, Quinnipiac and Alabama-Huntsville the UNO Mavs' have a not so impressive record of 1-6-1. This is why we play the games folks, anyone can beat anyone at any time. [uahchargers.com], [No college hockey news what-so-ever to be found in Huntsville], [Omaha.com]
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Sioux 6 Tigers 0
What a difference a night makes, like I said last night, to my buddy that I watched the game with, if C.C. doesn’t clean up the turnover from the neutral zone in that the Sioux will bury them. You cannot turn over shots in the slot and not eventually get burned. A hot goalie (I am not talking about hot or not) can only hold on so long and compensate for their defense’s mistakes before the mistakes compound and bury that team. Adjustments to defensive schemes must be made or the mistakes will eventually catch up with them, that appears to have happened to the Sioux on the Friday game the last three weekends. Then the following game the coaching staff has made adjustments and come back to win in each series. With the Win tonight the Fighting Sioux are 9-4-1 on the road this season.
Tonight the Sioux were all over the Tigers from the drop of the puck to the final horn; the Sioux were aggressive on the fore check and hit the Tigers on every chance. The B2TV announcers commented on how the Sioux were hitting and that the Tigers didn’t want to retaliate and take a penalty. I think that mind set is the problem, last time I checked hockey allows checking and it’s a physical game. When the Sioux smartly fore check and hit legally and stay out of the box they are very hard to play against. Teams that play a finesse game like the Gophers or Huskies don't respond well to that type of hockey. Tonight was an example of what can happen when the Fighting Sioux play that type of a game, hit and hustle and be the first one to the puck, crash the net.
Danny Kristo heating up
Danny Kristo kind of reminds me of a former Gopher hockey player Phil Kessel, not saying it’s a bad thing but he does a lot of the same things Phil used to do. Kristo likes to move the puck up ice but at times has trouble with turnover and that leads to breakaways going the other way. Danny has started playing better cutting down on the turnovers and is starting to make plays and is getting rewarded in the points department. Kristo after starting slowly has picked it up and now sits at (5g-17a-22pts) in 29 games.
Night of streaks and stats
CC hasn't lost a hockey game by six goals since 2006.
Gleason had a 52 game goal-less drought snapped tonight, as he scored his first of his career.
Aaron Dell fourth Shutout of the season and now has five for his career.
The UND Fighting Sioux now have an impressive record of 25-1-2 in the black jerseys since the 2006-2007 season. The Sioux are an impressive 7-0 this season wearing the black jerseys.
The scoring tonight was spread out as six different Fighting Sioux hockey players scored in a 6-0 Fighting Sioux shellacking of C.C.
The UND Fighting Sioux are 13-0-1 when leading after two periods of hockey.
UND has 10 players with 10 or more points, 5 players with 25 or more points.
Goon’s Three Stars of the Game
1.) Aaron Dell 4th shutout of the season.
2.) Danny Kristo (0g-3a-3pts)
3.) Brock Nelson (1g-1a-2pts)
[Live Box Score]
C.C. Beat writer blog
FightingSioux.com
Tonight the Sioux were all over the Tigers from the drop of the puck to the final horn; the Sioux were aggressive on the fore check and hit the Tigers on every chance. The B2TV announcers commented on how the Sioux were hitting and that the Tigers didn’t want to retaliate and take a penalty. I think that mind set is the problem, last time I checked hockey allows checking and it’s a physical game. When the Sioux smartly fore check and hit legally and stay out of the box they are very hard to play against. Teams that play a finesse game like the Gophers or Huskies don't respond well to that type of hockey. Tonight was an example of what can happen when the Fighting Sioux play that type of a game, hit and hustle and be the first one to the puck, crash the net.
Danny Kristo heating up
Danny Kristo kind of reminds me of a former Gopher hockey player Phil Kessel, not saying it’s a bad thing but he does a lot of the same things Phil used to do. Kristo likes to move the puck up ice but at times has trouble with turnover and that leads to breakaways going the other way. Danny has started playing better cutting down on the turnovers and is starting to make plays and is getting rewarded in the points department. Kristo after starting slowly has picked it up and now sits at (5g-17a-22pts) in 29 games.
Night of streaks and stats
CC hasn't lost a hockey game by six goals since 2006.
Gleason had a 52 game goal-less drought snapped tonight, as he scored his first of his career.
Aaron Dell fourth Shutout of the season and now has five for his career.
The UND Fighting Sioux now have an impressive record of 25-1-2 in the black jerseys since the 2006-2007 season. The Sioux are an impressive 7-0 this season wearing the black jerseys.
The scoring tonight was spread out as six different Fighting Sioux hockey players scored in a 6-0 Fighting Sioux shellacking of C.C.
The UND Fighting Sioux are 13-0-1 when leading after two periods of hockey.
UND has 10 players with 10 or more points, 5 players with 25 or more points.
Goon’s Three Stars of the Game
1.) Aaron Dell 4th shutout of the season.
2.) Danny Kristo (0g-3a-3pts)
3.) Brock Nelson (1g-1a-2pts)
[Live Box Score]
C.C. Beat writer blog
FightingSioux.com
Lines for tonight's game - Who is sitting tonight.
RWD's favorite beat writer Brad Schlossman has the lines up for tonight's game between the Sioux and the Tigers. It's looks like either Mike Cichy or Brock Nelson is going to sit tonight, neither player had a strong game last night. Pony express line is still in tact. Joe Gleason is in on defense.
UND’s lines
19 Evan Trupp–22 Brad Malone–21 Matt Frattin
17 Jason Gregoire–10 Corban Knight–11 Derek Rodwell
26 Brett Hextall–27 Carter Rowney–7 Danny Kristo
(29 Brock Nelson or 8 Mike Cichy)–9 Mario Lamoureux–15 Brent Davidson
4 Derek Forbort–24 Ben Blood
3 Derrick LaPoint–25 Jake Marto
2 Andrew MacWilliam–20 Joe Gleason
32 Aaron Dell
31 Brad Eidsness
Colorado College’s lines
23 Tim Hall–22 Nick Dineen–15 Andrew Hamburg
9 Dakota Eveland–12 Archie Skalbeck–17 Tyler Johnson
14 Stephen Schultz–13 Rylan Schwartz–27 William Rapuzzi
16 Alexander Krushelnyski–11 David Civitarese–21 Jeff Collett
24 Ryan Lowery–7 Eamonn McDermott
10 Gabe Guentzel–4 Joe Marciano
28 Mike Boivin–6 Doug Leaverton
31 Joe Howe
39 Josh Thorimbert
1 Tyler O’Brien
UND’s lines
19 Evan Trupp–22 Brad Malone–21 Matt Frattin
17 Jason Gregoire–10 Corban Knight–11 Derek Rodwell
26 Brett Hextall–27 Carter Rowney–7 Danny Kristo
(29 Brock Nelson or 8 Mike Cichy)–9 Mario Lamoureux–15 Brent Davidson
4 Derek Forbort–24 Ben Blood
3 Derrick LaPoint–25 Jake Marto
2 Andrew MacWilliam–20 Joe Gleason
32 Aaron Dell
31 Brad Eidsness
Colorado College’s lines
23 Tim Hall–22 Nick Dineen–15 Andrew Hamburg
9 Dakota Eveland–12 Archie Skalbeck–17 Tyler Johnson
14 Stephen Schultz–13 Rylan Schwartz–27 William Rapuzzi
16 Alexander Krushelnyski–11 David Civitarese–21 Jeff Collett
24 Ryan Lowery–7 Eamonn McDermott
10 Gabe Guentzel–4 Joe Marciano
28 Mike Boivin–6 Doug Leaverton
31 Joe Howe
39 Josh Thorimbert
1 Tyler O’Brien
The hit that injured Chay Genoway
Before you take my head off, I know, I know, it's not a great video because I used my wife's digital camera to record the video, I also don't have a very strong hand either, however, it does show the hit that Chay was injured on. I am in the process of looking to purchase a DVD video recorder so if you have one you would suggest that I buy let me know what you recommend and I will look into purchasing one.
Let me say this, the hit on Genoway was clean and it didn't look good, I am not a doctor, nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn Express but I wouldn't be surprised if Chay is out for a very long time. I hope not.
Tigers 4 Sioux 2 --- Let's get off the ledge...
There wasn’t a lot to be positives that can be taken from last night’s game, the two goals by Jason Gregoire give me reason to remain positive going forward, as I said on the radio on Friday (KNOX 1310) when asked by R.J. Richards who I thought was due to have a big series I said, "that Jason Gregoire is due to break out this weekend" and with his two goals last night Jason Gregoire has 5 goals in the last three games.
I thought that the Fighting Sioux dominated the Tigers to start the game but took an ill advised penalty and as they finished killing Brad Malone’s boarding penalty the Sioux gave up an even strength goal to the Tigers Dakota Eveland. The Sioux put 20 shots on goal in the first period they couldn’t put anything past Joe Howe. I guess we can cue the hot proverbial hot goalie cliché. Later in the game the Sioux missed many great opportunities in the slot as well.
Players standing around
One area of concern was the play of the Brock Nelson, Michael Cichy and Danny Kristo line, that line was a combined -5 last night and that has to improve. Michael Chicy had an opportunity to clear the puck on the Jeff Collet goal and just watched it being shot into the Sioux goal. That has to drive a coach nuts and that cannot happen. Personally, I can see why he was sitting in the stand now, you have to be able to play both ways to be successful.
The Springs a hard place to play?!?
Also before we throw the coach and the players under the bus you might want to consider this blurb from Brad Schlossman. The 1997 NCAA title team didn't sweep in Colorado Springs either. They won 3-0 the first night and lost 8-3 on night two.
World Arena, located in the shadows of Cheyenne Mountain, has typically been a difficult place to play for the Sioux. Last season, UND earned its first sweep in the building since January 1999 thanks to a stirring comeback win in the series opener.
[Box Score]
UND Men's Hockey Travel Blog
Sioux men lose Genoway, game to Colorado College [Grand Forks Herald]
UND Head Hockey Coach Dave Hakstol post game press conference; it's not pretty folks...
CC holds on for 4-2 win over Sioux; Colorado Gazette Springs
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