Hobey Hat Trick

[dogs2012]

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I have no problem with Frattin not winning the Hobey but if it's because of off ice character then I think Atkinson should be eliminated from Hobey consideration for his part in 3rd degree assault of minors in 2008, fair is fair.

I can agree with that. Although I don't think Atkinson should have been in the Hat Trick in the first place. Yes I'm bitter

[Runninwiththedogs]

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If you judge a player by his character in 2010-2011 then Frattin should win. No contest. North Dakota sets the bar high for performance on the ice and off the ice. And he is at the top of the class in what is arguably the best college hockey program in the nation.

The Sioux are seen as the favorite to win the national championship this season largely because of team leadership which is a big part of their success. Among the Sioux players, Frattin's on ice performance speaks for itself as a team leader, and none of the Sioux players have set the bar higher, have worked harder, or have pushed teammates to succeed more than Matt Frattin.

When he returned at the start of the season he was in the best physical condition of all the Sioux players. He leads the nation in Goals and leads his team in Points and is second in Shooting % at 19.9%. Not bad for a player that is primarily a defensive forward.

I'm sorry, but there's really no way for you to know how hard any of the other candidates worked. Other coaches have exceptionally high standards too, and other players have exceptionally high standards for themselves, too. Are you implying that you know as a fact that Matt Frattin worked out more than any other Hobey candidate, had better physical conditioning than any other Hobey candidate (did you put them through a combine?), and is the best leader of any of the candidates (based on I assume observations of all the candidates during practice, team meetings, locker rooms between periods, etc)?

You can point to all the stats you want because you have documented evidence. But you cannot prove that Matt Frattin "worked harder" than the other candidates.

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I'm sorry, but there's really no way for you to know how hard any of the other candidates worked. Other coaches have exceptionally high standards too, and other players have exceptionally high standards for themselves, too. Are you implying that you know as a fact that Matt Frattin worked out more than any other Hobey candidate, had better physical conditioning than any other Hobey candidate (did you put them through a combine?), and is the best leader of any of the candidates (based on I assume observations of all the candidates during practice, team meetings, locker rooms between periods, etc)?

You can point to all the stats you want because you have documented evidence. But you cannot prove that Matt Frattin "worked harder" than the other candidates.

I'm going to let you re-read the post you responded to before I say anything more then you can edit or delete your post.

If you judge a player by his character in 2010-2011 then Frattin should win. No contest. North Dakota sets the bar high for performance on the ice and off the ice. And he is at the top of the class in what is arguably the best college hockey program in the nation.

The Sioux are seen as the favorite to win the national championship this season largely because of team leadership which is a big part of their success. Among the Sioux players, Frattin's on ice performance speaks for itself as a team leader, and none of the Sioux players have set the bar higher, have worked harder, or have pushed teammates to succeed more than Matt Frattin.

When he returned at the start of the season he was in the best physical condition of all the Sioux players. He leads the nation in Goals and leads his team in Points and is second in Shooting % at 19.9%. Not bad for a player that is primarily a defensive forward.

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I can agree with that. Although I don't think Atkinson should have been in the Hat Trick in the first place. Yes I'm bitter

I would be too, tUMD's entire first line could be in the Hat Trick. I also thought Jayden Schwartz should have been there and would be a shoe in to win it if he hadn't been injured.

[SoCalSiouxFan]

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I'm sorry, but there's really no way for you to know how hard any of the other candidates worked. Other coaches have exceptionally high standards too, and other players have exceptionally high standards for themselves, too. Are you implying that you know as a fact that Matt Frattin worked out more than any other Hobey candidate, had better physical conditioning than any other Hobey candidate (did you put them through a combine?), and is the best leader of any of the candidates (based on I assume observations of all the candidates during practice, team meetings, locker rooms between periods, etc)?

You can point to all the stats you want because you have documented evidence. But you cannot prove that Matt Frattin "worked harder" than the other candidates.

Your reading compreshension needs improvement.

Of all the Fighting Sioux players Frattin worked the hardest. In the preseason Matt Frattin was mentioned as the player that returned in the best physical condition.

Also collectively the Sioux do seem to be able to outwork their opponents in most games. Sioux have played a lot of opponents and over the course of most 60 minute games they generally outwork their opponents. And especially now at the end of the season you can almost expect the Sioux to outwork their opponents.

IMO he is the hardest working player of the hardest working team.

[MUOnly7492]

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Andy Miele is an 18.6% shooter (not too far behind Frattin), has 24 goals (not a small number by any means), leads the nation in assists (which have a 1:1 ratio with a goal being scored), was second on Miami with +22 (Reilly Smith had +27) and also plays on the penalty kill unit. And don't even say that Frattin's defensive capabilities "set him apart from the other candidates". I wouldn't be surprised if you hadn't even watched Miami at all this year, given that Miami DOES have plenty of skilled two way forwards, Andy Miele being one of them.

Sounds like a coin flip to me, both (well, all three) are great candidates.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Sounds like a coin flip to me, both (well, all three) are great candidates.

I agree. I watched Miele, and Miami, about a half dozen times this season and he was great in all except one. If Miele wins the Hobey Baker, he deserves it. The same can be said for either Frattin or Atkinson. I also hope, if Miele wins, that people don't diminish that accomplishment by saying that the only reason he won was because the other two had issues in their past. Miele has the credentials to be Hobey Baker.

[Driftryder]

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I appreciate the bolding of certain statistics. It was very helpful in calling my attention to your point.

Can you advise me on how to read a podcast? You must have been a Tourism & Rec major.

This made me laugh out loud, I'm not sure why, but it's really funny.

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I agree with not questioning that pathologic fan-base, but the point was NoDak has a huge drop-off in scoring from their top scorer (#2 in the nation) to their 2nd leading scorer (tied for 27th in the nation).

OK, I'm sick of reading your "Frattin is a puck-hogging prima donna" posts. So lets see what the numbers actually say...

UND has 5 guys in the top 50 in scoring, Frattin (36-24-60), Knight (14-30-44), Gregoire (25-18-43), Trupp (17-24-41), and Malone (16-24-40).

Michigan has 1 guy in the top 50, Hagelin (18-30-48).

Michigan's second leading scorer is Caporusso (11-19-30). Caporusso's 30 points are only 62.5% of Hagelin's 48 points. If we look at UND, Knight's 44 points are 73.3% of Frattin's 60, Gregoire's 43 are 71.6% of Frattin's 60, Trupp's 41 is 68.3% of Frattin's 60, and Malone's 40 points are 66.6% of Frattin's 60.

So, UND has at least 4 guys who scored a minimum of 66% as many points as their leading scorer. Michigan doesn't have a single player who got within 63% of their leading scorer's point total. So, using these comparisons and your logic, if either team has a "puck-hogging prima donna", its Michigan.

[Runninwiththedogs]

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Your reading compreshension needs improvement.

Of all the Fighting Sioux players Frattin worked the hardest. In the preseason Matt Frattin was mentioned as the player that returned in the best physical condition.

Also collectively the Sioux do seem to be able to outwork their opponents in most games. Sioux have played a lot of opponents and over the course of most 60 minute games they generally outwork their opponents. And especially now at the end of the season you can almost expect the Sioux to outwork their opponents.

IMO he is the hardest working player of the hardest working team.

You cannot prove that Matt Frattin is even the hardest working player on the team. What about when Genoway bag-skated himself after a tough game? I never heard that Frattin did that. Wouldn't that imply Genoway is working harder? What about a guy like Genoway or Gregoire who is coming back from injury? Doesn't an injured player have to work much harder to get back in shape and rehab his injury than a guy who isn't injured? What about a guy like Gregoire who is majoring in finance or investments or whatever? Doesn't he have to work harder than a guy in Tourism studies?

BOX.

[SoCalSiouxFan]

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Andy Miele is an 18.6% shooter (not too far behind Frattin), has 24 goals (not a small number by any means), leads the nation in assists (which have a 1:1 ratio with a goal being scored), was second on Miami with +22 (Reilly Smith had +27) and also plays on the penalty kill unit. And don't even say that Frattin's defensive capabilities "set him apart from the other candidates". I wouldn't be surprised if you hadn't even watched Miami at all this year, given that Miami DOES have plenty of skilled two way forwards, Andy Miele being one of them.

Sounds like a coin flip to me, both (well, all three) are great candidates.

Not a coin flip. I agree that both are skilled, but Frattin is noticably bigger, stronger, and is a much more physically dominating player.

Frattin has great lower body strength. His legs are like tree trunks. And he skates exceptionally fast for his size.

[willythekid]

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Not a coin flip. I agree that both are skilled, but Frattin is noticably bigger, stronger, and is a much more physically dominating player.

Frattin has great lower body strength. His legs are like tree trunks. And he skates exceptionally fast for his size.

he plays some defense too...

[SoCalSiouxFan]

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You cannot prove that Matt Frattin is even the hardest working player on the team. What about when Genoway bag-skated himself after a tough game? I never heard that Frattin did that. Wouldn't that imply Genoway is working harder? What about a guy like Genoway or Gregoire who is coming back from injury? Doesn't an injured player have to work much harder to get back in shape and rehab his injury than a guy who isn't injured? What about a guy like Gregoire who is majoring in finance or investments or whatever? Doesn't he have to work harder than a guy in Tourism studies?

BOX.

Sioux Coaches and Players have said in the past that Frattin was in the best physical shape among Sioux hockey players. He raised the bar for the rest of the team. So now they all have to work hard just to keep up with Frattin on the ice.

[Runninwiththedogs]

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Sioux Coaches and Players have said in the past that Frattin was in the best physical shape among Sioux hockey players. He raised the bar for the rest of the team. So now they all have to work hard just to keep up with Frattin on the ice.

So then he's the least hard-working player on the team!

[SoCalSiouxFan]

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he plays some defense too...

YES!!! I noticed that too!!!

In the regionals Frattin spent some time on the Blue line.