Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

[Pioneers#1]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

Neumann also lost 13 kids from that National Championship team. Their team was just loaded with experience last season.

In addition, looking at PTS leaders for Neumann last season, 6 out of their top 10 were seniors. They will face some big challenges as they rebuild their team this year.

The comparsion to last year I think is a bit overblown because they literally lost half their team. They are a very different team this season.

I still hope Utica gets some votes though.

Oh i completly agree with you BlueDevilRadio! I know and understand what Neumann had last season compared to what they have this season.The coaching is the same but the players are very different.Neumann also has 14 freshman this year,like what you said before.....But regaurdless,They were a frekin hard team! They may be a different team but they play like the national champs from last year!,and i think its still huge that a unranked team beat the #2 team in the country.I think if Utica can beat Neumann,that they can beat any EcacWest team.I just hope Utica can keep the spark going throughout the year.Utica is a very different team this year.

[SB in the 'Seo]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

myself, this was more surprising - more than just the 1 point variation in the final score, but the fact the surprise winner scored a SHG and 2 of the 3 points the loser scored were PPG's (Clarkson might have had an off day, or else ...)

I was at the game ...

Geneseo was actually demolishing Hobart at one point (4 -1) and if the game had continued that was it might have ended 10 - 1. Geneseo was faster, more physical, more in sync, and had better goaltending. Although the SOG were pretty lopsided I would say "good" scoring chances were about even. Hobart did wake up and make it a game after that point, but they didn't have quite enough. In the last three minutes Hobart wasn't even able to pull their goalie because Geneseo did such a good job of puck control, winning faceoffs, and winning battles in corners that the puck never got past the red line. My opinion is that Hobart had a slight edge in skaters, but (at least tonight) Geneseo had a big edge in goaltending. End result: slight edge Geneseo. Overall, Hobart is still a team to be reckoned with but I don't see them as a frozen err ... national semi-finalist with the current goaltending situation.

Congratulations to Matt Wallace on his hat trick. However, after scoring his third he went over to the Geneseo student section (which is about 75% of the arena but he found the most vocal part) and began taunting the fans. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that the crowd got under his skin, but it was surprising the more I thought about it because here is a guy who played on a national semi-final team last year and although he is playing a good individual game it doesn't seem like being down 4-3 to an unranked opponent would really be worth celebrating and definitely not taunting.

[BlueDevilRadio]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

norm1909,I mentioned your name,my name and the few select others that picked Utica to beat Neumann friday night in the EcacWest pick'em thread.And i think everyone(my self included)picked Utica,to if they won,win by no more than 1 or 2 goals.I hope Utica gets ranked or at least gets recieving votes on monday when the first poll is released.We beat and tied the Defending National Champs.......how don't we get at least recieving votes?

Neumann also lost 13 kids from that National Championship team. Their team was just loaded with experience last season.

In addition, looking at PTS leaders for Neumann last season, 6 out of their top 10 were seniors. They will face some big challenges as they rebuild their team this year.

The comparsion to last year I think is a bit overblown because they literally lost half their team. They are a very different team this season.

I still hope Utica gets some votes though.

[Pioneers#1]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

norm1909,I mentioned your name,my name and the few select others that picked Utica to beat Neumann friday night in the EcacWest pick'em thread.And i think everyone(my self included)picked Utica,to if they won,win by no more than 1 or 2 goals.I hope Utica gets ranked or at least gets recieving votes on monday when the first poll is released.We beat and tied the Defending National Champs.......how don't we get at least recieving votes?

[norm1909]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

Utica-7
Neumann-3-Final

Wow!......theres your next upset of the year!

A little more by Utica than I picked, but I (and others) did pick Utica to win, myself, this was more surprising - more than just the 1 point variation in the final score, but the fact the surprise winner scored a SHG and 2 of the 3 points the loser scored were PPG's (Clarkson might have had an off day, or else ...)

[Pioneers#1]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

Utica-7
Neumann-3-Final

Wow!......theres your next upset of the year!

[GB Puck Fan]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

Final
Augsburg 0
UW Eau Claire 3

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

They really said they thought Beckwith had swine flu?

Oh No.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

8-1 Lakers over Potsdam with 8:00 to go is not good for Potty. They need to find a way to recruit and develop that program.

Doesn't help that they can't keep a coach around.

Saul was only there two years and he was doing some good things. I was very impressed with their freshman class last season and don't forget they beat Oswego at the CC at the end of the season last year too.

It's tough to keep making strides forward when you change head coaches.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

On the bright side, sounds like Potsdam has at least one tuba in attendance. I miss the short-lived Laker pep band.

I dont. They were awful.

Either do it right, or don't do it all.

I miss Romney. Atleast there was an atmosphere there.

[ShortyLawsan]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

Oswego 5, Potsdam 1 through 40 minutes. Lakers have outscored opponents 10-2 in the 3rd thus far this season. Third period getting underway as a piece of plywood has just been inserted to replace a broken pane of plexiglass above one of the boards. That's going to hurt.

The plexiglass never broke. There was no plywood. Aside from a couple of locals boofing in the bathroom, it was business as usual.

[jacketfan_2002]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

Final Score

St. John's-3
St. Scholastica-1

Outshot 53-21 and still won 3-1...CSS must have come across a real hot goalie tonight.

[MSCHockey16]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

Who was in the net for Morrisville?

Caylin R.

[PSUChamps2001]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

Fair enough. Like I said before, I was not at the game and knew tht I probably didn't have all the information. The way Ducky made it sound, I was mortified that any Ref would make that call, but I suppose Ducky is not ALWAYS right.

The problem with the call was the fact that yes, the goalkeepers throat guard did have an issue, but was STILL attached. It was still connected to the facemask and was not a concern other then trying to halt play. Kind of reminds me of another goaltender trying to stop the pressure by pushing the net off in a playoff game....

What I thought was even better was the goal that was called no goal, then :20 seconds later Plattsburgh scored again.

[blueline47]

Re: Friday 11/6/09 Scores, Rants, etc. Oz visits Madstop, plus other games

Any other MCHA scores? Anything out of Ashland?

Lawrence 8 - 1 over Concordia