Rocky Mountain Showdown! DU and CC!!

[JW Tigers]

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That's good to hear. Looking at 100+ years of team photos in a row is pretty amazing. The evolution of equipment, hairstyles and uniforms is cool. And just walking around Harvard makes you feel smart.

Wicked smaht. I like Brown a lot too. They are a bit less pretentious than the other Ivies, and an absolutely beautiful campus.

Yeah, the evolution of the equipment, especially, was something I was looking at. 100 years ago, the guys barely even wore pads!

[CCtig]

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DU 2 CC 1 Final, Tig was a little off on his Friday prediction

Yes, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night. And tonight single-handedly pushed 11 DU fans (dggoddard and company) out of our barn for excessive post-game celebration (they were singing in my barn) and sent them to the Golden Bee. Pay-back will be nice when I celebrate at CC North Saturday. I'll do more than sing, I'll dance too.

By the way, one hell of a game played by DU. Their defense won this game, totally pushed the CC offense around and kept them from the net, all shots by CC game from the outside with no rebounds or pressure on Chevy. DU earned this game and physically beat up the CC forwards.

[Dmann]

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I hate to say this, but I actually thought CC looked a little better than DU. DU looked a bit sloppy and a little lost on the big ice. Colborne did not have a good night. He missed a golden opportunity alone 20 feet in front of the net. I'm sure he'll be better tonight! One other thing, last night on TV, they showed statistics from the WCHA from 2005 to the present. DU had the most wins followed by CC!! Pretty cool!

[missekay]

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Pics from last night's game...

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...1&l=bbd63d8247

[brianvf]

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Watched the game on tape delay last night.
Was a great game, both teams looked very good...crisp passes, great speed, and created chances. I was very impressed by CC's team speed.
CC has officially surprised me. I didn't think they would overcome the loss of Rau, Bachman, etc, but they look like a top tier WCHA team again this year.

[JW Tigers]

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I hate to say this, but I actually thought CC looked a little better than DU. DU looked a bit sloppy and a little lost on the big ice. Colborne did not have a good night. He missed a golden opportunity alone 20 feet in front of the net. I'm sure he'll be better tonight! One other thing, last night on TV, they showed statistics from the WCHA from 2005 to the present. DU had the most wins followed by CC!! Pretty cool!

I loved that stat. Going into last night, DU had one more win, CC had one more tie. That's pretty impressive for our Colorado teams, especially given some of the great hockey schools our teams compete with in this conference.

I thought CC certainly held their own last night and I cannot fault their effort whatsoever.

It's funny, going into last season (and even several weeks in), I thought Marc Cheverie might be DU's weak link for the next couple of years. We'll just say that my opinion has changed slightly. It's too early to say for certain, but right now he looks to be as good as any goaltender I have ever seen at DU, and maybe better. He is always in such good position that he rarely has to make a spectacular save, he is so cool and calm no matter what is going on around him, and on the rare occasions that he does make a mistake, it doesn't seem to get to him at all.

[Puck Swami]

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CC more than held their own - their team speed is amazing, and this allows Owens to get the defense involved in the offense.

Sweatt always had exceptional speed, but Tyler Johnson also can really wheel and he finally looks like the stud I thought we'd see earlier in his career. And Lowery really makes up for Connolly leaving early - he was everywhere last night.

I thought CC's biggest mistake last night was shortening the bench too early - they were a little tired by the end.

There was very little after-the-whistle garbage last night - just two great-skating teams going up and down on the big ice.

Tonight, the small rink will put more of a premium on gap control and play down low.

Game is sold out, but with the DU students on winter break, I am not expecting much noise.

[DUPioneerHockey]

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So this is the final DU home game of 2009 tonight. But next Saturday is Girls Night Out at Magness Arena. Women's Olympics warm-up event, Team USA vs. Team Canada GO DU! GO USA!

[HoosierPioneer]

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There was a rush by CC late in the 2nd that was about 3 minutes long, lasted 2 line changes and resulted in about 8 or 9 CC shots. When CC was playing well, their passing game was pristine. It was very scary. I think the big ice helped the power play and transition game for DU- arguably our biggest weaknesses. I'm really interested to see what these teams look like on the NHL sheet. Regardless of the score it should be a completely different game, I would think.

[jerphisch]

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A couple more thoughts on CC last night. Civitarese had the best game I have ever seen him play. He was probably the only CC player that was consistantly strong on the forecheck. I haven't ever noticed him stand out before, hopefully he can keep it going.

CC needs someone with a little more grit to stir the pot once in a while. There was a play where Chevy cam out of the net to play the puck and Sweatt got there at the same time and was more concerned with avoiding Chevy than getting the puck. For a second I forgot which #21 was playing and was hoping Sterling would drill him...

[stateofhockey]

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Last night's game was one of the best I've seen! To me, it seemed like CC played a better first period, then got a little sloppy with turnovers in the 2nd. Both teams played beautifully for the most part, though, and I was really enjoying myself.

As someone said above, you could definitely see the guys get tired. I think the pressure and excitement only adds to the physical strain of the game.

As for Civ, he never stood out last year because, despite his size, he wouldn't ever really use his body. If you meet him in person, it's not hard to see why - he's one of the nicest guys you'll meet. But he's doing a great job throwing his weight around this year and it's showing by giving him opportunities to move the puck and skate around.

Really proud of this CC team and how they're all working together, wish I could be in Denver tonight, but I'll be watching or listening! Speaking of that, anyone know where the game will be broadcast? Sorry if this has already been discussed.

[du78]

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Last night's game was one of the best I've seen! To me, it seemed like CC played a better first period, then got a little sloppy with turnovers in the 2nd. Both teams played beautifully for the most part, though, and I was really enjoying myself.

As someone said above, you could definitely see the guys get tired. I think the pressure and excitement only adds to the physical strain of the game.

As for Civ, he never stood out last year because, despite his size, he wouldn't ever really use his body. If you meet him in person, it's not hard to see why - he's one of the nicest guys you'll meet. But he's doing a great job throwing his weight around this year and it's showing by giving him opportunities to move the puck and skate around.

Really proud of this CC team and how they're all working together, wish I could be in Denver tonight, but I'll be watching or listening! Speaking of that, anyone know where the game will be broadcast? Sorry if this has already been discussed.

FSN Rocky Mountain and joined in progress on FCS Central.

[JW Tigers]

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What a great weekend of hockey between what I think is now safe to say are two of the top teams in the nation. Congrats to Denver for taking 3 points, as I think it was WELL earned. This is just an awesome DU team. But I have to say that I have never been happy about a one point weekend before this one. CC played really well this weekend, battled back in a road game, and proved that they are indeed for real. I'm **** proud of the way this team is playing right now.

[HoosierPioneer]

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Great weekend of hockey. Not too thrilled with the Weircioch injury no-stop call after watching the replay, but DU played well enough to at least take 3 of 4 points. If CC loses the Gold Pan, what will they have left but a couple dusty championships?

[JW Tigers]

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One more quick comment that I forgot in my last post: I have to give a HUGE shout out to Ryan Lowery. He may have become a star this weekend.