Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwagon.

[geezer]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

The guy that put this team together...

oooh yeah. Dark hair, medium tall?

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

oooh yeah. Dark hair, medium tall?

breathed fire from his mouth and nostrils, yeah him...

[MeanEgirl]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

Did you see this midget: http://www.westerncollegehockeyblog....8665/linkorama discussion of Jamie Russell.

Awesome blurb! I'm happy to see that there is someone besides me (and you) that isn't blind.

By the way, with the way your sentence was worded and punctuated, I thought the link that I was going to be clicking on was of a midget.

[geezer]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

breathed fire from his mouth and nostrils, yeah him...

Seriously though - I hope he's able to enjoy what "his guys" are getting done this year and not make it about him vs. the admin.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

Seriously though - I hope he's able to enjoy what "his guys" are getting done this year and not make it about him vs. the admin.

Alleged words of a nameless former coach: "$275,000 is a lot of money for no GLI wins"

Or something...

[huskyfan]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

Russell for Commish!

[giwan]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

MICHIGAN TECH'S ROBINSON AND PIETILA NAMED RED BARON® WCHA MEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Or was that last week?

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

THG was already on this, but Phoenix Copley has been traded to the Des Moines Buccaneers.

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

THG was already on this, but Phoenix Copley has been traded to the Des Moines Buccaneers.

Yeah, kinda wierd. I was in the process of lining up an interview with the head coach of the Tri-City Storm. Got a call about 20 hours ago saying that Copley would be traded. Now I have to try and go through PR of the Buccaneers to do the interview. I did get quotes from Coach Hauge today but the rest of this just got more difficult.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

Looks like Pheonix had a tough January, and lost the starting job to Adam Wilcox's hot streak/experience, so they opted to trade him for a possible future goalie while he still had value.

[mtu_huskies]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

From today's INCH column:

What We’re Watching: Is Michigan Tech the streakiest-scoring—and goal-allowing—team in college hockey? Based on recent results, the Huskies are in the midst of a trend that may warrant a closer look. After a little poking around, here’s what caught our eye:

Jan. 13 vs. Alaska Anchorage: The Seawolves score the game’s first goal. The Huskies then reel off five straight en route to a 6-2 win.

Jan. 14 vs. Alaska Anchorage: Tech scores three times in the game’s first 10 minutes. UAA scores the next four to take a 4-3 lead with 15:19 left in regulation, but the Huskies score the last three to win, 6-4.

Jan. 21 at Northern Michigan: The Wildcats score two goals in a 42-second span of the first period, but the Huskies score two power-play goals less than two minutes apart in the second. Alas, NMU scores three unanswered goals for a 5-2 victory.

Jan. 27 at Minnesota Duluth: Top-ranked UMD scores four goals in a 10-minute span of the first period. Tech counters by scoring four times over a 20-minute stretch of the second and third periods, salvaging a 4-4 tie.

Jan. 28 at Minnesota Duluth: The Huskies score four goals in the first period on their way to a 5-0 whitewash of the Bullodgs. That’s nine straight unanswered goals for MTU.

Feb. 3 at Minnesota State: The Mavs score three goals over a six-minute arc of the first period; the Huskies respond by tying the game with three straight of their own. Minnesota State earns a 5-3 win with two third-period goals.

Feb. 4 at Minnesota State: The hosts take a 1-0 lead less than two minutes into the game, but Tech takes command by scoring six first-period goals and cruise to a 7-3 win.

[Biddco]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

Alleged words of a nameless former coach: "$275,000 is a lot of money for no GLI wins"

Or something...

Someone bitter after being fired?! Good lord!

[Flashy Man]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

Someone bitter after being fired?! Good lord!

Considering it cost about $1,000,000 for one GLI game win over the previous 8 years, Mel has about 4 years to match or exceed that.

[geezer]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

Leaving aside the debate over whether eight years should be enough to install new "systems" of play, guys like Bryce Reddick and Josh Robinson who are seeing enormous improvements in their senior seasons after 3 years of stagnation is evidence enough to me that coaching changes were overdue. Perhaps changes in offensive & goalie assistant coaches would have been enough, but Jamie simply wasn't willing to do that. It was all or nothing.

[Biddco]

Re: Michigan Tech 2011-12 Season Thread, Part II: You're gonna need a bigger bandwago

Considering it cost about $1,000,000 for one GLI game win over the previous 8 years, Mel has about 4 years to match or exceed that.

Whew good. I'm not going to hold my breath.