All Things Hockey:

[logan82]

I always look at the ranking in terms of the old WCHA and damn it was comprised of some really good teams.

 

USA Today

1. University of North Dakota, 488 (17) 3 13-4-1 14

2. Boston College, 474 (12) 1 11-3-1 14

3. Minnesota State University, 440 (4) 4 11-2-1 14

4. University of Minnesota Duluth, 395 (1) 6 12-5-2 14

5. University of Minnesota, 343 2 15-5-0 14

6. University of Wisconsin, 342 12 13-7-0 12

7. St. Cloud State University, 313 5 12-7-0 10

8. University of Michigan, 289 7 10-6-0 14

9. University of Massachusetts, 234 9 11-5-3 14

10. University of Nebraska-Omaha, 193 10 11-6-1 8

[trwi7]

I always look at the ranking in terms of the old WCHA and damn it was comprised of some really good teams.

 

USA Today

1. University of North Dakota, 488 (17) 3 13-4-1 14

2. Boston College, 474 (12) 1 11-3-1 14

3. Minnesota State University, 440 (4) 4 11-2-1 14

4. University of Minnesota Duluth, 395 (1) 6 12-5-2 14

5. University of Minnesota, 343 2 15-5-0 14

6. University of Wisconsin, 342 12 13-7-0 12

7. St. Cloud State University, 313 5 12-7-0 10

8. University of Michigan, 289 7 10-6-0 14

9. University of Massachusetts, 234 9 11-5-3 14

10. University of Nebraska-Omaha, 193 10 11-6-1 8

 

Every year we get further away from the WCHA I think that I'll get used to the idea of the Big Ten and not miss the WCHA but damn I miss it. Especially Denver and North Dakota.

[yourout]

Wonder what it's going to take for wins or points down the stretch to get the Big ten title

[stoutdude04]

Wonder what it's going to take for wins or points down the stretch to get the Big ten title

 

41 points won it last year. Badgers are currently at 34 with 8 games left, so obviously it is going to be greater than 41 I would guess. 4 or 5 outright wins? Puts them over 45. You would think that should do it.

[yourout]

Hate to say this but Michigan is much better than Wisconsin.

[stoutdude04]

Hate to say this but Michigan is much better than Wisconsin.

 

Beydoun looks bad today.

[stoutdude04]

Hate to say this but Michigan is much better than Wisconsin.

 

Beydoun looks bad today.

[yourout]

Hate to say this but Michigan is much better than Wisconsin.

 

On edit... Not even close.

[yourout]

Hate to say this but Michigan is much better than Wisconsin.

 

Beydoun looks bad today.

 

They get so much better chances in close.

Huge mismatched defensively.

[stoutdude04]

Hate to say this but Michigan is much better than Wisconsin.

 

Beydoun looks bad today.

 

They get so much better chances in close.

Huge mismatched defensively.

 

Michigan's defense is much better, no doubt.

[stoutdude04]

And another softy.

[yourout]

Been outscored 12 - 4 by Michigan so far this season.

They are light years better defensively.

[stoutdude04]

Been outscored 12 - 4 by Michigan so far this season.

They are light years better defensively.

 

They really are. Caufields line was non existent against the York D pairing.

[stoutdude04]

Havent seen the game, but maybe Rowe should get the majority of the starts?

[yourout]

Havent seen the game, but maybe Rowe should get the majority of the starts?

 

Didn't get to watch either.

Pretty big win on a lot of fronts.

[ZBTMP]

State Championships are set. Hudson-Verona, Superior-St Marys Springs. Not sure Im a fan of the 2 division thing. I guess it gets Minoqua to state, but youth participation and access to the sport in the community are bigger drivers of success than enrollment. There is no perfect answer but Springs-Superior could have easily been the D1 championship. I guess I didn’t even know Verona was fielding a WIAA team.

As for the Badgers, I still think rotating the goalies until the postseason is a good idea. Right now Rowe should certainly be the #1 in the playoffs, but what if he starts to have struggles? You are going to go back to Beydoun after not playing him for weeks during the playoffs? Let the sample size get larger and make the decision at playoffs. If one becomes a consistent liability, sure; but I don’t think that’s the case yet.

Certainly Wisconsin didn’t initially respond well when Michigan ratcheted up the defensive zone pressure and tried to take away their space with the puck. I think they can make adjustments, will be a matter of them being able to do it on the fly in a game. Keeping pace with Minnesota is going to be a challenge down the stretch. They’ve been flawless against the lower half of the big ten and relatively unscathed by the weirdness of this season.

[yourout]

Feels kind of 70s like in that Badger hockey probably has the best chance of the men's sports to bring home some hardware.

[pacopete4]

State Championships are set. Hudson-Verona, Superior-St Marys Springs. Not sure Im a fan of the 2 division thing. I guess it gets Minoqua to state, but youth participation and access to the sport in the community are bigger drivers of success than enrollment. There is no perfect answer but Springs-Superior could have easily been the D1 championship. I guess I didn’t even know Verona was fielding a WIAA team.

 

Seeing Superior in the D2 State Championship game will never not be weird to me. I grew up and played for Superior and was a part of a championship team (and runner-up). With all the great tradition of hockey there, the breakdown of having them in D2 just never will add up to me. My HS team's season was ended by Fondy Spring and their 1st line was incredible. Their top 3 defensemen are also as good as any in the state. A weird D2 matchup to say the least about it. It should not be based on enrollment. There should be a panel and you are placed in each division based on a few criteria.

[yourout]

This is shaping up to be a real crap fest.

[yourout]

That is one hell of a wrist shot that caulfield has.

[yourout]

Nice comeback win.

[yourout]

That was a bad time for the defense to go AWOL.

[ZBTMP]

That was a pretty heartbreaking loss. Had some great offensive zone execution along with some gritty goals.

Somehow our defensemen keep messing up their primary responsibility on 2-on-1s. I get that the secondary responsibility is to take away the shooters time and space and you are relatively blind to where the 2nd man is, but this is D1 hockey. Emberson was clearly trying to take the passing lane away, but all I can say is you are an NHL prospect, do better. Vorlicky just wiffed. The problem becomes, the more times you mess up, the more you goalie start to cheat and then you have a mess. I dont know what the ref called by interference on Inamoto, but that was not a pretty sequence either.

Weissbach always seems to be the player who gets caught on the ice too long. His half hearted poke check effort on the last goal, ugh.

Oh well. The COVID and Hockey Canada made winning the B1G alittle too tough or a hole.

[yourout]

Is Goofy as it sounds that last goal with 28 seconds saved their chances for the time being.

With the Big ten title now being based on win percentage instead of points if they win out and Minnesota loses a game there is still a chance albeit a small one.

[Jimbo]

I guess I didn’t even know Verona was fielding a WIAA team.

 

Due to Dane County restrictions, they couldn't practice and play as a "team". So somewhere got around it by forming a temp "club". That is the thing I'm surprised the WIAA didn't look into to. When restrictions eased, went back to a team.