tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

[vizoroo]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

I've seen DU (or is DS?) play twice already this season at World Arena North. The Pioneers (or is Roadrunners?) have serious internal trouble between players and coaches, add in the injuries and Metro State will be lucky to get one point this weekend. George is not liked by most of the players and it is showing on the ice!

Don't take anything CCtig says too seriously.

[du78]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

DU injury update from Mike Chambers at Denver Post

University of Denver sophomore Beau Bennett practiced Monday and could return to the lineup when the Pioneers host defending NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth for a two-game series this weekend.
"Beau did skate and participate in some of the drills, and he's moving real well," DU coach George Gwozdecky said.

Gwozdecky said DU goalie Adam Murray, who was pulled early in last Friday's game because of an upper-body injury, did not practice Monday and is questionable for this weekend.

[du78]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

From Gwoz's radio show last night tweeted by @DU_Hockey.

@CoachGwoz says Murray and @BeauBennett78 should be ready to go Friday night.

DU Game Notes for this series.

Highlights from the Notes

DENVER - No. 8 Denver (3-2-1, 2-1-1 WCHA) hosts No. 14 Minnesota Duluth (4-3-1, 2-2-0 WCHA) in WCHA action on Nov. 4-5. Puck drop is set for 7:37 p.m. MT on Friday, Nov. 4 and 7:07 p.m. MT on Saturday, Nov. 5. Friday's game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS and Saturday's game will be webcast live on Pioneer Vision. Both games will be broadcast live on 102.3 The TICKET. Live stats, blog and audio can be found on www.DenverPioneers.com.

THIS WEEKEND'S STORYLINES

Denver and Minnesota Duluth meet for the lone two-game series between the teams this season.
The Pioneers' Joey LaLeggia leads WCHA defensmen with four goals.
Beau Bennett and Adam Murray are probable for this weekend.
Drew Shore has at least one point in all six games this season.
Chris Knowlton is eligible to return after sitting out the first six games with a team suspension.
FOR OPENERS

The No. 8 Pioneers (3-2-1, 2-1-1 WCHA) host defending NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth (4-3-1, 2-2-0 WCHA) this weekend.
Denver is fifth in the WCHA with five points and Minnesota Duluth is tied for sixth with four points.
The DU Parents will be honored and introduced during an on-ice ceremony at the first intermission of the Saturday, Nov. 5 game.
Junior co-captain Drew Shore (3-7=10) and sophomore Jason Zucker (4-6=10) lead DU in scoring with 10 points each. Shore and Zucker led the Pioneers in scoring last season with 46 and 45 points, respectively.
Sophomore Joey LaLeggia (4-2=6) leads WCHA rookie defensemen with six points. LaLeggia tallied two goals last weekend and has a three-game point and goal streak.

[bigmrg74]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

Just one. Are we going back in time for this series? Because Oct 4-5 has already passed.

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[du78]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

Per Chambers, looks like both goalies will get a start this weekend.

“We got a goaltending controversy. We’re like the Broncos!” Gwozdecky joked. “They might rotate, yeah.”

Bennett's cut has healed but he lacks strength in his wrist. He will be a game day decision.

http://blogs.denverpost.com/colleges...ity-of-denver/

FYI, alumni hockey game is Saturday at 11AM at Magness.

[Pablo]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

Don't take anything CCtig says too seriously.

There is a website called "IsItOld.com", where you can check whether jokes or cultural references are stale. CCTigger's whole dialogue is listed there. I'm getting bored just talking about it.

Although I wish Murray would have achieved "A" goalie status by now, Olki deserves some starts. Too bad about Bennett's injury. We need him out there.

[MagnessMan]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

This will be an excellent weekend of hockey. Both teams have something to prove and will come in hungry. Like Vizoroo said the offense is in serious flux, no more so than on the PP. This is the PP that preseason was highly praised. Lots of clutching of sticks and individual effort leading to little or no production of late. I suspect that once the lines settle down things will improve. To tell you the truth, I'd be happy with two fundamentally sound efforts at this point. Need to stop taking stupid *** penalties.

Tech did an impressive job of the forecheck last weekend. I'm sure t reining champs will work that as well.

[du78]

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[vizoroo]

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Now I know it's official!
(Thought yesterday was Friday)

[dogs2012]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

I don't understand why I keep reading that the Bulldogs are "in trouble" or "need to get it together". We lost a game against Notre Dame, who was number 1 at the time, and lost a series against the gophers where we easily could have, and probably should have, won both games. Ahh end rant.

[JF_Gophers]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

I don't understand why I keep reading that the Bulldogs are "in trouble" or "need to get it together". We lost a game against Notre Dame, who was number 1 at the time, and lost a series against the gophers where we easily could have, and probably should have, won both games. Ahh end rant.

You're right. Your #1 goalie having a save percentage under .900 and a GA over 2.5 is no reason for concern.

[dogs2012]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

You're right. Your #1 goalie having a save percentage under .900 and a GA over 2.5 is no reason for concern.

Haha, of course, when the gophers start to do well, all their d0uchebag fans have to come out of the woodwork.

[dubbie31]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

Haha, of course, when the gophers start to do well, all their d0uchebag fans have to come out of the woodwork.

Don't worry...the Goofers will get their hopes up...then epically fail as usual.

[JF_Gophers]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

I'm not sure how pointing out why your team should be concerned, when you asked, relates to who I root for.

Am I wrong about your goaltending and to some extent the defense in front of him being a concern?

[dogs2012]

Re: tUMD @ DU: To Be the Best You Must Play the Best... (Oct. 4th and 5th)

I'm not sure how pointing out why your team should be concerned, when you asked, relates to who I root for.

Am I wrong about your goaltending and to some extent the defense in front of him being a concern?

Yes, you are. If you got rid of your gophercentric mindset for a day or two and paid attention to other teams besides your own, you would know that.