Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

[Jimjamesak]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

Gotta disagree. LaFranchise has been a cheap hack and dirty player his whole career. And while I do respect you to the utmost Suze, I find it funny that you defend a hit like his, while you certainly wanted to throw Paul Stastny under the bus while I was in AK for a coincidental "running" of the UAA goalie.

No surprise here to this post, especially in defense of the hack, dirty player LaFranchise. Nice split UAA. Have a nice sleep in your own beds, Seawolves.

Ok you took one incident and extrapolated that to his entire career? You seem to think that he intentionally went after his knee? That he meant to hurt him?

On behalf of everybody with common sense: Sierra Tango Foxtrot Uniform!

Lafranchise is not a dirty player, he's not hack. Is he agressive? Yes. Is he tough? Yes. Cheap? No.

That was a clean hit from Kane. The only reason Wiercioch got hurt was because he tried to move out of the way and stuck his legs out instead of being a man and taking the hit. He's only got himself to blame for being hurt. If anybody on the ice was a hack, it was Wiercioch. Take the hit next time, but don't blame the guy giving the hit.

[Tundra]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

Looks like a split. we usually match up well (similar size, speed) and looks like your goalie is a question? 6-3 , 3-2

Dman I'm awesome. split- check. DU fri UAA sat- check. And I even almost got the score right in the reverse opposite order 3-2, 7-3 (actually that was the score from last year 3-6 and 3-2)

Congrats DU on the split. 1-9-0 record but i figured we were playing at last year level which meant another split with the pios like last year.

I don't like that check by the blueline (cheap or clean), just unfortunate that a player was hurt but it's prone to causing injury and it's not all that effective... if you miss, you give up 2on1. which happened several times this week and against the rodents last week.

[the U of Not Fairbanks]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

I want to say that Wiercioch played after the hit, anyone else see that?

[Suze]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

Gotta disagree. LaFranchise has been a cheap hack and dirty player his whole career. And while I do respect you to the utmost Suze, I find it funny that you defend a hit like his, while you certainly wanted to throw Paul Stastny under the bus while I was in AK for a coincidental "running" of the UAA goalie.

I respect you as well Todd, but we are never going to agree on this. Kane is in no way a hack or dirty player. That hip check happened nearly right in front of me. I hope Shyiak appeals the DQ.

EDIT: The official record now lists it as a misconduct, not a DQ.

[Suze]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

I want to say that Wiercioch played after the hit, anyone else see that?

It took the "refs" (and I use that term loosely) forever to figure out the penalty. They were going through their little rules book trying to come up with a name for the hip check. When it was all settled, Wiercioch was still on the ice and ready to go. The ref had to escort him to the bench. And yes, he was back on the ice in his next shift.

Did he really hurt his knee? I don't know. If he did I truly am sorry, I hate to see any player get hurt. But injuries can indeed result from clean hip checks.

[Suze]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

I agree 100% about the LaFranshise call. It was announced as a DQ (however the box score only shows it as a game misconduct) and shouldn't have been anything more than 2 min for interference, IF THAT! It was a beautiful hip check. Not to mention the DU player taking a nice little hop before receiving the check to help propel him like it did. I am wholeheartedly sorry that he's hurt and I hope its not too serious, but the call is absolutely preposterous!

Neither game this weekend was very well reffed. Both teams should be pretty well disgusted. I pity whichever team has #5 (Justin Brown) as a ref. He was absolutely ridiculous: calling stuff that was completely random (as in a tripping penalty on a guy who was taking the puck...several times), to missing the most obvious of things (holding 2 feet in front of him), to anything else a person could imagine. And don't think that I'm just talking about calls for UAA's benefit, it was the same way for both teams!!

Great win for the Seawolves, but I've got to be a bit of a pessimist because that's the kind of intensity that they need to show EVERY night. Granted, they easily could have won on Friday as well, but they didn't. Be nice to keep the intensity up into next weekend, they'll certainly need it!!

And on a final note....I'd like to extend a very sincere welcome home to Mr. Murray who got incredibly lucky on Friday and got chased off the ice on Saturday!! Have a nice trip back to CO, Pioneers!

Be careful, you will be dubbed a whiner, not by the other fans, but by your own.

[UAA Fan in Florida]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

It took the "refs" (and I use that term loosely) forever to figure out the penalty. They were going through their little rules book trying to come up with a name for the hip check.

I watched the check over and over and over again... clean hip check, terrible call.. why did it take so long to make the call, cuz the zebra made a mistake, they couldn't see anything wrong on the replay and just made some stuff up..

First is was 'clipping'? are we playing football here?? Today, officially listed as kneeing???????????????????????????

He wasn't anywhere near hitting him with his knee... what a stupid, total b.s. call. Watch it again and again... no knee, completely owned with the hip..

I for sure thought that the crushing hit in the 2nd by crowell was going to get a 5 min boarding or some other penalty... that dude had his head down and paid for it, big time.. he's feeling it today... crap that hit made me hurt..

Baldwin is the real deal, totally great.. ROCK, you all know who I'm talking about, is really a terrific player, he is awesome... **** u denver, takin those surfer boys.. UAA had a guy like that once, Steve Bogeyevich(SP?). California surfer dude, excellent hockey player..*Sorry, have to remind UAA fans of the wrap-around.. U ALL KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' about...

Good series, good games.. ****ty officiating...

[Puck Swami]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

I want to say that Wiercioch played after the hit, anyone else see that?

I think he came out to try it after the hit, but then headed back to the bench. Gwozdecky sounded very concerned on the post game show that he may be more seriously injured.

We need to wait and see....

[Hal9K]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

It was a clean hip check....but in college hockey now days you cannot hit anyone anymore. UAA 4 is not a hack anymore than than Denver #9 is. CO14er you usually have good comments but that comment about Kane is a bit over the top.

[Suze]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

I think he came out to try it after the hit, but then headed back to the bench. Gwozdecky sounded very concerned on the post game show that he may be more seriously injured.

We need to wait and see....

He headed back to the bench because the ref made him go back to the bench. He was out there the next shift though. It will be very interesting to see if Shyiak appeals that DQ, because he should. Kane is not a dirty player, he has never been called dirty by any fan base (other than DU).

[Suze]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

I watched the check over and over and over again... clean hip check, terrible call.. why did it take so long to make the call, cuz the zebra made a mistake, they couldn't see anything wrong on the replay and just made some stuff up..

First is was 'clipping'? are we playing football here?? Today, officially listed as kneeing???????????????????????????

He wasn't anywhere near hitting him with his knee... what a stupid, total b.s. call. Watch it again and again... no knee, completely owned with the hip..

I for sure thought that the crushing hit in the 2nd by crowell was going to get a 5 min boarding or some other penalty... that dude had his head down and paid for it, big time.. he's feeling it today... crap that hit made me hurt..

Baldwin is the real deal, totally great.. ROCK, you all know who I'm talking about, is really a terrific player, he is awesome... **** u denver, takin those surfer boys.. UAA had a guy like that once, Steve Bogeyevich(SP?). California surfer dude, excellent hockey player..*Sorry, have to remind UAA fans of the wrap-around.. U ALL KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' about...

Good series, good games.. ****ty officiating...

We long time (long suffering) fans all remember that wrap around goal.

[the U of Not Fairbanks]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

I saw a lot of similarities between DU and UAA, both have their leaders who contributed, the big difference, especially in saturdays game is that UAA's underclassmen showed up, DU's didn't. I will give Rhett a nod, he is a beast, however, Rhett cannot carry DU, just like some of the seniors for our team.

On the scoreboard, yes, it was a 7-3 game. I hope that WE all realize that if Cheverie was in goal, the two games would have been different since he was extremely hot before getting injured. But the fact remains that DU as a team got beat on Saturday, and regardless of who played, it reflects in the standings.

UAA is a two faced team. We have seen different teams on Fridays and Saturdays. UAA needs to be more consistent. You take out last nights game, we still have scoring problems. In addition, scoring on the PP.

I look forward to the games in Madison this weekend, UW and Minn just split this weekend. Again, which UAA team will show up each night?

[Puck Swami]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

While it was announced as a DQ, I am pretty sure it was either changed or finally recorded on the scoresheet as a Game Misconduct, which means he won't be suspended for the next game.

I am not one to usually bag on officiating, but overall, the officiating was poor for both sides. Having six five-on-threes in a weekend series is highly, highly unusual.

[Puck Swami]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

UAA is a two faced team. We have seen different teams on Fridays and Saturdays. UAA needs to be more consistent.

Same with Denver. The Pioneers are undefeated on Fridays, and the three losses and the one tie have all come on Saturday nights.

[Suze]

Re: Denver @ Alaska, 11/6-11/7

While it was announced as a DQ, I am pretty sure it was either changed or finally recorded on the scoresheet as a Game Misconduct, which means he won't be suspended for the next game.

I am not one to usually bag on officiating, but overall, the officiating was poor for both sides. Having six five-on-threes in a weekend series is highly, highly unusual.

The article that I received via email from UAA said that it was a DQ. Shyiak also said Kane would miss the next game. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

I agree, UAA needs to be more consistent. I left the game telling my husband that there is no way we would have put 7 goals in the net with Chevy on the ice. Murray was terrible. Still, the Wolves really disrupted the DU game, forced them into playing the trap, and really looked confused at times. They have now beaten UND and DU, both highly ranked teams who had not lost a WCHA game until UAA took them on.

What I am concerned about is their performance next weekend. After beating UND, they played terrible in Minny and got swept. Do not let last nights game go to your heads, UAA. Play just as hard and as passionate as you did last night and you will take the Badger fans out of the game. You can beat them!!