2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

[Fighting Sioux 23]

College Hockey Weekly has posted their Midseason All-Americans. There are definitely some interesting choices.

What are your thoughts?

Who should have made the team that didn't? Who is completely (un)deserving of the "honor"?

Here is the link...

Midseason All-Americans

or...

www.collegehockeyweekly.com

[MCHOCKEY]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

Very surprised to NOT see Joe Cannata on either the first or 2nd team...4th in GAA, 3rd in save % nationally...has allowed 2 goals or less in every game except one (in which the team spent 72 minutes in the box). Definitely feel like that was an oversite. Other than that, picks look good.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

The ECAC had as many first team picks as HEA and four 2nd team picks to the HEA's one.

However, no RPI picks. I guess that shouldn't have surprised me.

[Hokydad]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

Very surprised to NOT see Joe Cannata on either the first or 2nd team...4th in GAA, 3rd in save % nationally...has allowed 2 goals or less in every game except one (in which the team spent 72 minutes in the box). Definitely feel like that was an oversite. Other than that, picks look good.

me too, 10 to 1 he would have been there if not for the PC weekend. That 6-1 loss hurt stats. He will be better in the end when it matters most

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

Very surprised to NOT see Joe Cannata on either the first or 2nd team...4th in GAA, 3rd in save % nationally...has allowed 2 goals or less in every game except one (in which the team spent 72 minutes in the box). Definitely feel like that was an oversite. Other than that, picks look good.

I agree. I voted Cannata as my top goalie out east (I was one of 8 voters). IMO, he is the reason Merrimack is where they are right now.

[brassbonanza]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

Was this voting done before or after trivino was thrown out of bu?

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

Was this voting done before or after trivino was thrown out of bu?

Before. I don't know for sure, but I believe they decided to take Trivino out of the list when he got kicked out of BU. I had him on my 1st Team All-East.

[brassbonanza]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

Before. I don't know for sure, but I believe they decided to take Trivino out of the list when he got kicked out of BU. I had him on my 1st Team All-East.

Ah, OK, I was wondering whether he had garnered consideration. Too bad he's also a first-team dumbbass.

[JDUBBS1280]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

I posted this in the other thread, but good job!

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

Ah, OK, I was wondering whether he had garnered consideration. Too bad he's also a first-team dumbbass.

I'm sure the Bad Boyz list will surface around here soon.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

I posted this in the other thread, but good job!

Thanks.

Here was my ballot for those wondering:

East 1st Team
Corey Trivino - BU
Austin Smith - Colgate
Chris Kreider - BC
Brian Dumoulin - BC
Danny Biega - Harvard
Joe Cannata - Merrimack

East 2nd Team
Johnny Gaudreau - BC
Spencer Abbott - Maine
Brian Flynn - Maine
Nick D'Agostino - Cornell
Karl Stollery - Merrimack
Andy Iles - Cornell

West 1st Team
Nick Bjugstad - Minnesota
Kyle Rau - Minnesota
Jack Connolly - Minnesota Duluth
Ben Blood - North Dakota
Justin Schultz - Wisconsin
Kent Patterson - Minnesota

West 2nd Team
JT Brown - Minnesota Duluth
Brock Nelson - North Dakota
TJ Tynan - Notre Dame
Brady Lamb - Minnesota Duluth
Lee Moffie - Michigan
Cal Heeter - Ohio State

[HoosierBBall_GopherHockey]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

Thanks.

Here was my ballot for those wondering:

East 1st Team
Corey Trivino - BU
Austin Smith - Colgate
Chris Kreider - BC
Brian Dumoulin - BC
Danny Biega - Harvard
Joe Cannata - Merrimack

East 2nd Team
Johnny Gaudreau - BC
Spencer Abbott - Maine
Brian Flynn - Maine
Nick D'Agostino - Cornell
Karl Stollery - Merrimack
Andy Iles - Cornell

West 1st Team
Nick Bjugstad - Minnesota
Kyle Rau - Minnesota
Jack Connolly - Minnesota Duluth
Ben Blood - North Dakota
Justin Schultz - Wisconsin
Kent Patterson - Minnesota

West 2nd Team
JT Brown - Minnesota Duluth
Brock Nelson - North Dakota
TJ Tynan - Notre Dame
Brady Lamb - Minnesota Duluth
Lee Moffie - Michigan
Cal Heeter - Ohio State

Hopefully you took a long shower after coming up with and posting your West 1st team.

[Happy]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

it is interesting that the West has the younger players, with many on the fast track to the NHL.

[Patronick]

Re: 2011-2012 College Hockey Weekly Midseason All-Americans

Chad Ruhwedel should be on the list for defensemen. Same number of points as Dumoulin in four less games.

I personally think Doug Carr should be considered for goalie, although his numbers are a hair lower than Cannata (1.75/1.82 - .936/.934) so I'll grudgingly accept it. For now.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Hopefully you took a long shower after coming up with and posting your West 1st team.

Well, I don't care for Nick Bjugstad, but Kyle Rau is a player who plays the game the right way...he really should have been a Sioux.

As for Patterson, I thought he should have been the 1st Team All-WCHA Goalie last year, given the defense that he was playing with (and given the defense Dell played with). He's a good goalie, and I don't mind giving a kid accolades if they are well deserved.

Plus, I don't hate Minnesota, so it was never all that difficult to place Gophers on my list.