Ohio State Buckeyes 2022-2023 ... The Drive For Duluth

[Hockeybuckeye]

Any Columbus area forum members interested in welcoming our Champions home they're expected back at St.Johns around 9:30

[pgb-ohio]

... Wisconsin struck first in the third period on a goal by Laila Edwards that trickled past Buckeye netminder Amanda Thiele...

On the video stream, it looked Edwards shot the puck through the wickets of a Buckeye defender. That type of "screen" always makes it tougher on the goalie. And yet Amanda almost had it. Bottom Line? Hats off to Laila on the tricky shot. I'm just grateful that Maltais & Bizal also made big plays. First to match the Edwards goal, then to win the game and the title.

Good luck to everyone! Let's all play our best and show the rest of the country why the WCHA is the best league in NCAA Women's Hockey! And here's to every team staying healthy! Good luck ladies!

A heartfelt Amen to that!

[Eddie Schorr]

This was like watching a Rocky movie. The spent the first 50 minutes just surviving and then came out and kicking all kinds of ***. Also, how the hell was Edwards not called for a 5 minute major down at the goal? She comes into a scrum not even beginning to think about the pucK and just shoves a forearm shiv straight into the head of the Buckeye.

And this win belongs to Thiele. She put on the foil and withstood 50 minutes of onslaught to keep the team in the mix. Great performance.

[pgb-ohio]

This was like watching a Rocky movie. The spent the first 50 minutes just surviving and then came out and kicking all kinds of ***... And this win belongs to Thiele. She put on the foil and withstood 50 minutes of onslaught to keep the team in the mix. Great performance.

Truth.

Also love the Rocky comparison!

[robertearle]

Truth.

Also love the Rocky comparison!

Rocky (at least in the first movie) doesn't win the fight; Apollo Creed does.

Just sayin'

:-)

(Creed also says "Ain't gonna be no rematch... don't want one")

[Hockeybuckeye]

Arrival at St.Johns updated to 9:15

[ARM]

Congratulations to tOSU on its first season title; from what I saw of the WCHA this year, I think it is deserved. Interestingly, UM got this crown last year largely thanks to BSU. This year, the Badgers made the tOSU crown reachable. A champion usually needs to catch a break or two along the way.

[pgb-ohio]

Congratulations to tOSU on its first season title; from what I saw of the WCHA this year, I think it is deserved. Interestingly, UM got this crown last year largely thanks to BSU. This year, the Badgers made the tOSU crown reachable. A champion usually needs to catch a break or two along the way.

Very true. Particularly in the Women's WCHA, where the Champion's winning percentage has traditionally run very high. The Buckeyes won this year's crown with an 83% win percentage. But without the Badgers help last weekend, it wouldn't been good enough.

Quick Comparison With B1G Men's Hockey: The 2022-2023 Gopher Men ran away with the Regular Season Championship, and are considered a Front-Runner for a national title. Winning percentage? 77%. Drop that percentage into the Women's WCHA and it's only good for third place.

How about the Buckeye Men? Currently tied for 2nd Place with 55% conference wins. In the Women's WCHA, that's a fifth place finish, and you're on the road for the 1st Round of the conference playoffs.

[pgb-ohio]

Rocky (at least in the first movie) doesn't win the fight; Apollo Creed does.

Just sayin'

:-)

(Creed also says "Ain't gonna be no rematch... don't want one")

Touche! I'm not enough of a Rocky fan to remember which movie fights he actually won, as opposed to the moral victories. But it doesn't matter; you clearly understand the gist of both Eddie Schorr's original post & my reply.

[pgb-ohio]

Any Columbus area forum members interested in welcoming our Champions home they're expected back at St.Johns around 9:30... Arrival at St.Johns updated to 9:15

Wish I could have made it. Looking forward to your eyewitness report!

[ARM]

Very true. Particularly in the Women's WCHA, where the Champion's winning percentage has traditionally run very high. The Buckeyes won this year's crown with an 83% win percentage. But without the Badgers help last weekend, it wouldn't been good enough.

Nice examples. The tone was set the first season of the league when UM finished second with an .896 win percentage.

[pgb-ohio]

Nice examples. The tone was set the first season of the league when UM finished second with an .896 win percentage.

The Women's WCHA: Where We Set The Bar Insanely High.

[Hockeybuckeye]

Wish I could have made it. Looking forward to your eyewitness report!

Sorry you couldn't make it. It was a small but jubilant crowd. Mr. & Mrs. OSUalum86 were there. Some of us got to pose with some of the team & trophy. Wish we could post pics on forum. I also filmed video of the ladies coming off the bus with the trophy, that thing is HEAVY!
Coach is trying to figure out where she can put it but I'm sure when the new arena is built we'll have a lot of space dedicated to trophy and championship banners.
I'd like to see it displayed at the rink next weekend so fans could do selfies with it!

[osualum86]

Wish I could have made it. Looking forward to your eyewitness report!

I have a video and pictures on instagram and my facebook page. Send me a friend request!

[osualum86]

Rocky (at least in the first movie) doesn't win the fight; Apollo Creed does.

Just sayin'

:-)

(Creed also says "Ain't gonna be no rematch... don't want one")

Your team played great this weekend and last weekend! Beat us last night and had me sweating it out today! I know third place is not where the Badgers are used to being in the regular season standings, but you can't be too unhappy with the way you are playing right now. Your team took five of the six points at Minnesota last weekend and picked up two points against us this weekend. The Badgers will be a tough out in the NCAA Tournament, regardless of whether they are at LaBahn or on the road.