Minnesota Gophers 2012-2013 Part II: Mmmm, Iron City Beer!

[SanTropez]

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It will be Minnesota and Michigan making the NCAA's every year, since Michigan has the best recruiting class every year and we are Minnesota and have the best history and tradition.

[GopherBigGuy911]

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I think these teams with a some what decent history and tradition (MSU and Sconi) Truly shot themselves in the forehead (especially sconi) when they went along with the BIG idea. It will be many rough years ahead for those institutions in hockey. They may get more money, but certainly not more hardware.

[Gurtholfin]

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It will be Minnesota and Michigan making the NCAA's every year, since Michigan has the best recruiting class every year and we are Minnesota and have the best history and tradition.

Yeah, but we're entitled, so I see 3 B1G teams getting in each year.

[captain beefheart]

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Yeah, but we're entitled, so I see 3 B1G teams getting in each year.

Considering the sizable border you share with Minnesota, I'll have to agree with you.

[HarleyMC]

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A. It was a joke. Quit being so sensitive.
B. So because they were some of your best means they were good? If you compare them to other goalies in the league at that time, their numbers say they were pretty average. Here are some just off the top of my head:

.926 Marc Cheverie (2007-10)
.924 Bobby Goepfert (2005-07)
.924 Sam Brittain (2010-present)
.922 Richard Bachmann (2007-09)
.920 Jase Weslosky (2006-09)
.920 Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (2004-08)
.917 Mike Lee (2009-12)
.917 Peter Mannino (2004-08)
.913 Patterson, Kent 2009-2012
.913 Shane Connelly (2005-09)
.913 Kenny Reiter (2009-12)
.912 Aaron Dell (2009-12)
.912 Kangas, Alex 2008-2011
.912 Scott Gudmandson (2007-11)
.910 Alex Stalock 2006-09
.910 Mike Zacharias 2005-09
.906 Brad Eidsness (2008-12)
.901 Frazee, Jeff 2006-2008

At that time? The above is not correlational, it's a meta-analysis. And you came up with this off the top of your head? Wow, impressive. JFYI, in his senior year, Patterson was named to the All-WCHA First Team and received the WCHA Goaltending Champion award as the goalie with the lowest goals against average of 2.06...not too shabby. The Avalanche signed him last year to a two-year, two-way contract for $1.25 million.

I believe we see three teams making the tourney and maybe once in a while four teams. We will see.

I suspect the name brand and broad media exposure should attract some of the best college hockey recruits available to conference teams and soon make the BTHC one the strongest D1 conferences. With other B1G schools like Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska possibly being added over the next five years or so, the conference will help facilitate expansion of the sport in new markets as well. All good stuff. By the way, you're a wiener.

[SCSU Euro]

With other B1G schools like Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska possibly being added over the next five years or so

IALtO

[Tipsy McStagger]

At that time? The above is not correlational, it's a meta-analysis. And you came up with this off the top of your head? Wow, impressive. JFYI, in his senior year, Patterson was named to the All-WCHA First Team and received the WCHA Goaltending Champion award as the goalie with the lowest goals against average of 2.06...not too shabby. The Avalanche signed him last year to a two-year, two-way contract for $1.25 million.

No, I thought of the goalies off the top of my head. Then looked up their save percentages. I used career SV% because that was what your fellow Gopher fan used to show how good Frazee, Kangas and Patterson were. Do you honestly think that at any point in his career Patterson was the best goalie in the WCHA? Also, please explain why you think GAA is a more accurate statistic to use when comparing goalies.

[Biddco]

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Fascinating discussion here. So because the Big Ten has fewer teams and less chance to send teams into the NCAA's perhaps over a period of decades the Big Ten might have difficulty keeping up with NCAA wins, National Championships of other current powers. As of right now you could have it where 4 or 5 big ten teams made the NCAA tournament but in the future that is going to be much less.

Does that make any sort of sense?

[4four4]

Aren't you guys jumping the gun a little bit assuming the BIG will get an auto bid? I mean, is there another conference in the country with only one team in the top 20 PWR?

I believe it will be business as usual. The big tourney champ will still get the unofficial automatic bid. On another note I predict BiG fans will brag about how it is harder to win the BiG than the national championship.

[4four4]

IALtO

I also once thought Penn State would never jump in the icebox.

[SCSU Euro]

I also once thought Penn State would never jump in the icebox.

And what are the odds of catching lighting in a bottle a second time and in the next five years?

[GopherBigGuy911]

No, I thought of the goalies off the top of my head. Then looked up their save percentages. I used career SV% because that was what your fellow Gopher fan used to show how good Frazee, Kangas and Patterson were. Do you honestly think that at any point in his career Patterson was the best goalie in the WCHA? Also, please explain why you think GAA is a more accurate statistic to use when comparing goalies.

Absolutely - he was the best goalie in all of NCAA D-1 Hockey last year. Yes, there are a handful of goalies with better numbers, but NONE of them come even close to playing 43 games last year.

[GopherBigGuy911]

Fascinating discussion here. So because the Big Ten has fewer teams and less chance to send teams into the NCAA's perhaps over a period of decades the Big Ten might have difficulty keeping up with NCAA wins, National Championships of other current powers. As of right now you could have it where 4 or 5 big ten teams made the NCAA tournament but in the future that is going to be much less.

Does that make any sort of sense?

Whoa, NO ONE in this discussion EVER said that..... I am pretty sure the U of M's will do just fine being the only perennial representatives of the B1G

[4four4]

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And what are the odds of catching lighting in a bottle a second time and in the next five years?

Not likely, but they are starting a Big Ten Hockey Conference for the first time in conference history. What happens if the Jimmy John's CEO jumps in the Icebox? It will be interesting and of course I have my doubts we see a new Big Ten school jump in today or ten years from now.

[4four4]

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At that time? The above is not correlational, it's a meta-analysis. And you came up with this off the top of your head? Wow, impressive. JFYI, in his senior year, Patterson was named to the All-WCHA First Team and received the WCHA Goaltending Champion award as the goalie with the lowest goals against average of 2.06...not too shabby. The Avalanche signed him last year to a two-year, two-way contract for $1.25 million.



I suspect the name brand and broad media exposure should attract some of the best college hockey recruits available to conference teams and soon make the BTHC one the strongest D1 conferences. With other B1G schools like Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska possibly being added over the next five years or so, the conference will help facilitate expansion of the sport in new markets as well. All good stuff. By the way, you're a wiener.

You really got to try Nate's Dogs they are awesome.