Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

[Flashy Man]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

Any chance that the skating treadmill will be unplugged next season? I heard that after NMU's injury plagued season last year they quit using the one in MQT.

May want to take a look at that as a possible source of injuries.

I think it comes down to no one is really sure how to utilize it properly yet.

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

How does using a treadmill or not have an impact on shoulder injuries? It seems like we see more shoulder injuries than anything.

[bigmrg74]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

How does using a treadmill or not have an impact on shoulder injuries? It seems like we see more shoulder injuries than anything.

Guys checking the Treadmill when they have it out on the ice for practice.

[ColoToot]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

Interesting, actually makes me wonder what they did differently.

Didn't talk about that so I'm not sure.

Only having seen them at CC early and DU I think the maybe more agressive and not so quick to fall back to defend and not push the play. But as I said I haven't seen that many games in person to see a difference.

I thought in one of the recent broadcast the Dirk said John Kivisto had a hip problem that would require surgery and end his hockey career.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Also happy to see BUNGER! get a goal in his final career game. It was his first in over two years and 71 games.

I think Gwilliam will eventually get a chance with an ECHL team.

[A Shot and a Goal]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

Also happy to see BUNGER! get a goal in his final career game. It was his first in over two years and 71 games.

I think Gwilliam will eventually get a chance with an ECHL team.

Fade, Looking at the boxscores in the morning paper the day after each game, I noticed that all three Tech goals in this series were the first of the year by the player who scored it. There's no question that Tech missed its leading scorers in this series.

[mtu_huskies]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

I thought in one of the recent broadcast the Dirk said John Kivisto had a hip problem that would require surgery and end his hockey career.

That might've been VanWagner that would be ending his hockey career after Tech was done this season, not positive though.

[Beer Pong Horn]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

Also happy to see BUNGER! get a goal in his final career game. It was his first in over two years and 71 games.

I think Gwilliam will eventually get a chance with an ECHL team.

Would he take it, being a masters candidate and all?

[Huskiefan906]

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He'll get the last year of his contract to get this team to 10-15 wins and a positive outlook, or I think there will be considerable pressure from the program's major donors to move on.

If the program donors are appeased with a typical 10-15 win season then the state of the program is beyond help.

I expect Jamie to be shooting for a return to respectability with a winning season next year as a springboard to better things.
I sure hope he can turn it around, but another typical Tech 8-10 win season is not good enough after enduring the past two years.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Fade, Looking at the boxscores in the morning paper the day after each game, I noticed that all three Tech goals in this series were the first of the year by the player who scored it. There's no question that Tech missed its leading scorers in this series.

Carl Nielsen was just voted Most Improved (I believe), and he's only a freshman defenseman.

Rohn benefiting the team in any way is a big bonus. Even on skates, he is probably 5'6", so he gets tossed around and bumped off the puck a lot in the WCHA.

Bunger showed some promise as a freshman with a 5-5-10 line, but never seemed to get over the 3rd/4th line hump, then played injured for much of 08-09.

Would he take it, being a masters candidate and all?

That is likely a decision he is going to face, unless he is committed to getting his degree now and doing tryouts in the fall.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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If the program donors are appeased with a typical 10-15 win season then the state of the program is beyond help.

I expect Jamie to be shooting for a return to respectability with a winning season next year as a springboard to better things.
I sure hope he can turn it around, but another typical Tech 8-10 win season is not good enough after enduring the past two years.

A winning season after going 5-30-1 (the worst season in a decade) isn't realistic. A similar feat has been achieved once in the last three decades of our program's history, once in CC's history, once or twice in DU's history, etc. Nevertheless, it's a tall order.

However, next year's team will have to get as close as possible to 15 wins for him to successfully argue that he deserves another year, IMHO. Certainly any less than 10 and he is probably canned.

[techcodemonkey]

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That might've been VanWagner that would be ending his hockey career after Tech was done this season, not positive though.

VanWagner is ending his career, but this is by choice. He said in a radio interview with Dirk that he is hanging up his skates after this season.

Kivisto on the other hand. I heard the same issue, major hip problems requiring surgery, didn't hear about the career ending possibility though.

It'll be interesting to see where the rest of the seniors go.

Eli V. will probably get a real job, since of that whole 4.0 GPA Bio-Med Degree, he better put that d@mn thing to good use

That leaves Bunger, Dobson, and Gwilliam. I honestly don't see any of these guys skipping out on the month and a half remaining in the school year. Gwilliam possibly if he gets a good offer...but unlikely still

[The Darkness]

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Eli V. will probably get a real job, since of that whole 4.0 GPA Bio-Med Degree, he better put that d@mn thing to good use

Is Eli getting a real job first or his doctorate.

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

In the last 4 days I've managed to **** off 2 fanbases, Denver and North Dakota. Who should I go for next?

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

In the last 4 days I've managed to **** off 2 fanbases, Denver and North Dakota. Who should I go for next?

St, Clooud?