Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

[Driftryder]

Minnesota travels to Alaska Anchorage to take on the Seawolves this weekend. Minnesota split with Mankato in a home and home series and UAA had a bye week.

Edit: looks like the game will be streamed on GCI, I remember that being pretty solid as far as the quality goes.

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[ScoobyDoo]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

Split.

[Driftryder]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

Split.

Yeah, it would be nice to play hard for all 6 periods and sweep but it feels like a split. We'll see which team shows up ready to skate hard.

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

I'll be there, proudly wearing my Tech jersey.

[state of hockey]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

Seawolves sweep.

[gopher wes]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

Seawolves sweep.

Pretty much. No team that splits with Mankato can even think about a split with AA.

[uaafanblog]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

Having played only six games there really is precious little to go by in terms of what sort of game the Seawolves are likely to play this weekend. As I see it they've really only played one good game (the 3-3 tie against UND). The rest have been spotty. This is a retooled squad essentially. In the good game they did learn that with solid goaltending that they are capable of getting up and down the ice with anyone. The fundamentals have mostly been good but getting rubber to the net hasn't been stellar.

This is pretty clearly a team that has had the most success when they've been counterattacking and opportunistic. 4 shorthanded goals in just 6 games isn't anything at which one sneezes. The power play hasn't been good. The defense has looked sound with minimal mistakes with three veterans and three rookies. #37 freshman Chris Williams has been stellar on the back end. On offense #9 freshman Blake Tatchell has had a real nice start, he's skilled, quick and has excellent ice sense. Scoring has been mostly by committee with sophomore Scott Allen in a nice early season groove leading the way with 4 goals.

If they have the confidence to play a skating game and the energy to maintain that through the weekend then there's no reason to think they can't do better than just two points. But they are going to have to have a good first period Friday after the bye week and come out really ready to play and put in the proper effort. If they falter early for any reason then it could be a long weekend for the Seawolves and an enjoyable plane ride home for the golden showers.

[D2D]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

Could this be Minnesota's last trip to Alaska for a long, long time....maybe its last ever?

[Jimjamesak]

Could this be Minnesota's last trip to Alaska for a long, long time....maybe its last ever?

With the Kendall Classic and the Goal Rush I doubt it.

[burd]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

Could this be Minnesota's last trip to Alaska for a long, long time....maybe its last ever?

Even if they avoid a sweep and split, Minnesota might just be forced to fold its hockey program altogether pursuant to a little known Anti-shame covenant signed by H Brooks and unnamed UMinn officials way back when the program really was something. Reportedly, Brooks saw the early signs of decay and wanted desperately to protect his legacy, so he insisted that if the Gophers were what he called "pitiful" for four of any five consecutive years, the program would terminate without notice and the players would be free to transfer to a real hockey program. The only person known to have seen the actual document, besides the surviving UMinn officials, is Zach Parise, who called it a "game changer" for him. Only one gopher fan, Scooby Dioux, saw it coming.

[Squarebanks]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

With the Kendall Classic and the Goal Rush I doubt it.

Could this be Minnesota's last trip to Alaska for a long, long time....maybe its last ever?

Considering Lucia's history in Fairbanks and Anchorage, I doubt this will be the Gophers' last trip to Alaska.

Seawolves split...what the heck.

[D2D]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

Considering Lucia's history in Fairbanks and Anchorage, I doubt this will be the Gophers' last trip to Alaska.

Could be, but the Gophers will have no problem arranging non-conference opponents. I read that they won't even play North Dakota, possibly their biggest rival, for at least four years. They are committed to playing the other four Minnesota-based schools each and every year, so there isn't much room on their schedule to play other teams.

[HarleyMC]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

So will this be double your pleasure, double your fun with more Canisius style TRAP CRAP?

[Suze]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

Could be, but the Gophers will have no problem arranging non-conference opponents. I read that they won't even play North Dakota, possibly their biggest rival, for at least four years. They are committed to playing the other four Minnesota-based schools each and every year, so there isn't much room on their schedule to play other teams.

Considering the two extra games the Gophers would get from a trip to Alaska, I'm betting they would jump at a chance to take a road trip to Anchorage or _airbanks. Two games is a lot of revenue for the Gophers.

[Suze]

Re: Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage: 11/9-11/10

So will this be double your pleasure, double your fun with more Canisius style TRAP CRAP?

Nope. Ask UND.