Wow, what a game. Hunwick was amazing in net, and those penalty kills were huge. I'll be looking forward to the championship.
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Hunwick played his ass off. All credit goes to him. Those 3-4 saves in the last 90 secs leading up to the ENG? Wow.
North Dakota had not lost since January 28, 14-0-1 last 15 games. What a win for Michigan, can't wait for Saturday's title game!
Very impressive goaltending. I never thought they'd survive that third-period onslaught.
I guess the Sioux fight differently these days...
I guess the Sioux fight differently these days...
Awesome. Reminds me of that video from the Devils' collapse a couple of years ago:Very impressive goaltending. I never thought they'd survive that third-period onslaught.
I guess the Sioux fight differently these days...
The past 2 weeks have been destroying my body and brain. I've been averaging a little over 5 hours of sleep a night, but yes, it's NDU, not south.
That's pretty funny. Didn't see that on the coverage last night.Very impressive goaltending. I never thought they'd survive that third-period onslaught.
I guess the Sioux fight differently these days...
This guy must have been heckling pretty heavily from the outset, because after both Michigan goals, the players went right for the same spot in the boards.
Yup. I guarantee Vaughan's most lasting memory from the game will be the schadenfreude of facing down that fan, not scoring a goal.
It's UND, University of North Dakota.
Also, notice that Caporusso gives the finger right back to the fan.
Don't know if anyone else caught it, but one of the commentators mentioned that between the 2 teams, there were 30 drafted players. I thought that was really effin cool.
I think he was just talking about the context of that one game. And no one ever talks about goalies when talking about the "best player on the team" unless we're talking about Roy or Brodeur in their prime. Last night Rust was UM's best player on the ice.
I wish that GIF was just a little bit longer so we could watch that dude sulk in his seat after he sat down.
Not the way I would have liked it to end, but man what a game that was. There needs to be more college hockey on TV, all of the games I have watched have been amazing.
Just for future reference, how do you guys follow this? Even with google it is hard to find solid info (college baseball is the same way), and it is near impossible to find on TV, save the randoms games played on the Big 10 Network, etc.
Just for future reference, how do you guys follow this? Even with google it is hard to find solid info (college baseball is the same way), and it is near impossible to find on TV, save the randoms games played on the Big 10 Network, etc.
ESPNU and NHL Net have some games too.
That was brutal. MD was the better team, but I'm still stuck on that No-Goal ruling in the first. The puck was clearly in the back of the net when the whistle blew. I have yet to hear a good explanation on how in the world that was not ruled a goal. Melrose and Thorne made no sense when trying to justify the call.
What a shitty sports week.
It's like Michigan is paying for something terrible the last few years. Every time there's a little promise in any sport, there's more disappointment.
For whatever reason (maybe just facing better competition, but they did beat some good teams thoroughly not all that long ago), the offense wasn't clicking in the Frozen Four. Hunwick stood on his head Thursday. UMD simply created more chances last night and deserved the win. Impossible to tell how the no-goal would have changed the game.
Not sure where you are but NESN usually has one or two games on the weekend. Same with CBS College or whatever that channel is called.
Your post reminded me the game was on.
Hunwick's little brother looked pretty good in the Michigan goal.
It's definitely hard. Luckily my school streams all of its home games online, but even then, it's hard to set aside two and half hours on Friday and Saturday nights to sit in front of my computer.
One of the hardest parts of being a college hockey fan is following recruiting and other news I take for granted in football and basketball. The main source of recruiting information comes from a guy who updates a Google spreadsheet. Just today on another message board, we were scanning the NCAA rulebook to see if one of our defensemen had any remaining eligibility. There is no media outlet to keep track of stuff like redshirts and transfers.
Yep, looks like the rumors that he was done back when he was suspended for the recruiting violations were well-founded. Purely from an on-ice perspective, I'm sorry to see him go, as he's the best coach NU's had since Flaman, edging Ben Smith by being able to beat someone other than Harvard in the Beanpot.
Regarding following college hockey generally:
There are three main news/commentary websites that are worth following: USCHO, College Hockey News, and Inside College Hockey. The USCHO Fan Forum is pretty much the definitive college hockey discussion board. Individual schools may have their own discussion boards, e.g. I know that Notre Dame has a small but very active hockey community within a larger ND sports board. If you want to watch college hockey on TV, the best bet is a dish with the regional sports networks, or a cable equivalent if such is available in your area. Between the Integer Network, ESPNU, CBS-CS, and the various private deals with local RSNs (NESN, FSN-Detroit, the Minneapolis FSN, etc) there's actually quite a bit of college hockey on TV when it's in-season.
Regarding following college hockey generally:
There are three main news/commentary websites that are worth following: USCHO, College Hockey News, and Inside College Hockey. The USCHO Fan Forum is pretty much the definitive college hockey discussion board. Individual schools may have their own discussion boards, e.g. I know that Notre Dame has a small but very active hockey community within a larger ND sports board. If you want to watch college hockey on TV, the best bet is a dish with the regional sports networks, or a cable equivalent if such is available in your area. Between the Integer Network, ESPNU, CBS-CS, and the various private deals with local RSNs (NESN, FSN-Detroit, the Minneapolis FSN, etc) there's actually quite a bit of college hockey on TV when it's in-season.
The other shoe following the establishment of the BTHC (tm) appears to be about to drop: Five WCHA schools and Miami will announce soon that they will be leaving their respective conferences to form a new one. It is widely speculated that if Notre Dame wants in, the Irish and Western Michigan will also be added. It's not clear whether the current omission of ND is because the Irish haven't made up their minds yet---Hockey East is also rumored to be in play.
National Collegiate Hockey Conference is official, will begin play in 2013, same year as new Big Ten conference. Link is their twitter page - can't find news story right now.
EDIT: Denver Post
EDIT: Denver Post
Dumbest fucking name for a conference ever. How can you name yourself the National conference when you have teams from one pocket of the country?
After losing Jack Campbell to the OHL last year, we are losing John Gibson to the OHL this year. Basically, I hate the OHL. Hunwick is going to be our starter and sophomore walk on, Adam Janecyk, will back up. It was a big deal to get Di Guiseppe and Hyman with the departures of Hagelin, Burlon, and Caporusso, but losing Gibson is another step back. Red is probably kicking his dog today.
UVM released their schedule today. A two-game series at Minnesota is the highlight. Home games against Colgate, Dartmouth, and St. Lawrence and the Sheraton Cup has RIT, Ferris State, and Lake Superior State.
CCHA/WCHA merger in the works?
If Minnesota-Moorehead goes D1 and becomes the 12th team in the new WCHA, that would leave only Notre Dame and Alabama-Huntsville still out there as independents going into '13-'14.
Frozen Fenway on January 7th. UMass vs. Vermont at 4 pm followed by Maine vs. UNH at 7:30. The Bruins play the Canucks that day at 1 pm. Could they be playing that at Fenway pending NHL approval?
If that were to happen, I'm sure that would renew the talks of Notre Dame to Hockey East. Not sure they would be a good fit though as an 11th team because of travel.
I don't think there's really been any change in the situation for the Irish. We're clearly not going to be in whatever forms from the wreckage of the CCHA and WCHA. If there was any doubt about that, ND's absence from the joint meeting in Chicago settled it. The remaining options are NCHC, Hockey East, and independence. I'd prefer NCHC, personally, but I have no idea what the athletic department is thinking or what's going into their decision.
When the Notre Dame/Hockey East talk began earlier this year, I thought then the only way the ND made any sense was bringing another midwest school with them as the 12th team. With the current HE scheduling formula of playing each team three times, there is no way Notre Dame fits as an 11th school with up to a half dozen teams making a trip to South Bend for a single game. Otherwise the league is looking at a new, unbalanced schedule. I thought Miami would be an attractive 12th team to come to HE with Notre Dame, but with them off the table only other option is Bowling Green. Otherwise I think HE stays at 10 and ND has to go NCHC or independent.
I don't think Hockey East would stay on a balanced three games per team schedule under any expansion scenario, so that would eliminate the "travel to South Bend for just one game" problem.
Should we start a new thread for this season?
Our freshmen (Hyman and Di Giuseppe) look good. That's the good news. Bad news? Jon Merrill has been suspended 12 games for violating team rules. First game at Yost tonight (exhibition). Wish I was in Ann Arbor for it.
Our freshmen (Hyman and Di Giuseppe) look good. That's the good news. Bad news? Jon Merrill has been suspended 12 games for violating team rules. First game at Yost tonight (exhibition). Wish I was in Ann Arbor for it.
Notre Dame to announce on Wednesday that they will be joining Hockey East starting in 2013.
Notre Dame to Hockey East
Notre Dame to Hockey East
BC beats UND 6-2 in the Ralph to win the Icebreaker tournament
we dont recruit we re-load
and thank god a) for hockey and b) that asshole AD of ours stays the fuck away from Jerry
we dont recruit we re-load
and thank god a) for hockey and b) that asshole AD of ours stays the fuck away from Jerry
reminder for those of you not interested in Giants/Niners, Terriers @ Eagles on CBS Sports at 4PM.
BC with a 2 man breakaway, misses the net and then Chiasson with a snipe on the 5-3 PP, to make it 3-0. What a turnaround. Where was this effort against Holy Cross, Terriers?
4-0??!?! Its only November, but this at least give u hope afte the embarrasing efforts of the past week
Megan scores his 2nd on the SH, 5-0 BU with 100 ticks to go.
Ovah. The first weekend in December should be a doozy
Ovah. The first weekend in December should be a doozy
Is there any sport that BC doesn't suck at? 4-1 Terriers despite being outshot something like 102-11