The Official College Hockey Thread

[MNSmoker]

Originally Posted by Gophernut

Well it was a good game last night between the Gophers and the Badgers. I know that the refs are cracking down and calling it by the book, but my god, 21 Penalties? All minors? I would say that only about 1/3 of these would have been called last year. This is not fun to watch.
And when did the CCHA decide on using shootouts? I can't wait for the WCHA to follow suit.

I was about to post the same response this morning. 21 penalties? This is getting a little ridiculous. If this is what the remainder of the season has in store for us, I'm not too excited. All of these penalties totally disrupts the flow of the game and it turns into who has the better special teams.

Good to see the Gophers get a tie last night though, and it was pretty cool to see Lofquist score his first goal in Wisconsin. I thought it was pretty funny that right after he scored he popped his jersey and then cupped his hand to his ear just like Phil Kessel. Hopefully the Gophers can get a win tonight and sneak out of Madison with 3 points.

Oh, and I had no idea that the CCHA was using shootouts. I wonder how long it will take before the WCHA follows suit.

[Gophernut]

Originally Posted by MNSmoker

Good to see the Gophers get a tie last night though, and it was pretty cool to see Lofquist score his first goal in Wisconsin. I thought it was pretty funny that right after he scored he popped his jersey and then cupped his hand to his ear just like Phil Kessel. Hopefully the Gophers can get a win tonight and sneak out of Madison with 3 points.

Good to see a kid from Somerset score for the Gophers! WOO HOO!! Did you see the post game interview with Lucia? He said although he was excited for Sam, he didn't like the celebration, and guaranteed we would not see it again!

[MNSmoker]

This weekend was another good weekend for the Gophers. They took 3 out of 4 points against Mankato, and sit atop the WCHA with 10 points. Ryan Stoa has continued his stellar play and leads the WCHA in points scored with 10 and goals scored with 6.

The amount of penalties is still ridiculous. There were 22 penalties total in the first game, and 17 in the second game. This definitely takes away from the game and makes it difficult to watch. If these games continue down this path the entire season, I think I'm going to start watching less and less college hockey. That's pretty sad.

Looking forward to the match up this weekend against New Hampshire. They're undefeated in the Hockey East Division and are 4-1-2 overall. This series should be a good test for the Gophers.

Go penn state!!!

[MNSmoker]

Originally Posted by ahc4353

Go penn state!!!

Al, how's Penn State doing this year? I remember reading on "the other site" that he made the team (congrats again BTW).

Originally Posted by taltos

Huge fan of the ECAC as a Dartmouth alum and also a fan of Hockey East as a huge BC fan. Some of the best hockey that I have ever seen comes in the Beanpot Tournament and in the various BC/BU games.

You happen to know the hockey coach? Maybe you can put in a good word for Mitch. Big solid defensemen.

Originally Posted by MNSmoker

Al, how's Penn State doing this year? I remember reading on "the other site" that he made the team (congrats again BTW).

Yes he did however cracking this years lineup with 4 SR, 1 JR and 1 SO D men is a tough thing. I have told him to work hard and get ready for next year. First loss Friday night . Never should of happened as PSU shots were 72 vs Drexal's 20. Lost 3-2

[Gophernut]

Originally Posted by ahc4353

Yes he did however cracking this years lineup with 4 SR, 1 JR and 1 SO D men is a tough thing. I have told him to work hard and get ready for next year. First loss Friday night . Never should of happened as PSU shots were 72 vs Drexal's 20. Lost 3-2

Just shows what can happen when you run into a hot goalie! That's a bunch of saves! 70? Jeez!
Gophers #1 (according to INCH)

[Gophernut]

Originally Posted by ahc4353

Go penn state!!!

http://www.collegehockey.info/blogs/acha/poll.php

#3!

[Gophernut]

Gopher's new #1!!!
http://www.uscho.com/rankings/
Yet again, they tie the first game of the weekend, only to come back the next to win handily. I think this is 4 weekends in a row now. I will take it again next weekend when they travel to Denver.

[MNSmoker]

Originally Posted by Gophernut

Gopher's new #1!!!
http://www.uscho.com/rankings/
Yet again, they tie the first game of the weekend, only to come back the next to win handily. I think this is 4 weekends in a row now. I will take it again next weekend when they travel to Denver.

WOOHOO!!!

Steve, that does make it 4 weekends in a row now. It seems to be the Gophers MO this year. I think we would definitely take it this weekend in Denver. This weekend should be a fun one to watch, but I think Denver is going to be a little pissed after being swept by SCSU this past weekend. We should definitely see the best that they have to offer. I'll be quite content if we get out of there with a split.

[Gophernut]

Originally Posted by MNSmoker

The amount of penalties is still ridiculous. There were 22 penalties total in the first game, and 17 in the second game. This definitely takes away from the game and makes it difficult to watch. If these games continue down this path the entire season, I think I'm going to start watching less and less college hockey. That's pretty sad.

It has been pathetic. This is just not fun hockey to watch. At least the Gopher power play really clicked last night. NH Should be a good challenge.

[MNSmoker]

I think it's becoming a trend for the Gophers to tie on Friday night, and then win on Saturday. This is the third straight week that this has occurred, and we walk away from the weekend with 3 points again. Good to see the Gophers stay undefeated. Hopefully they take care of business next weekend against Michigan Tech and get a sweep.