NCAA Hockey - 2023/24 **Insert Witty Tagline**

[dxmnkd316]

I will bet that most voters don't even watch a fifth of the games in any given week. They just vote for names.

I'd just vote straight KRACH adjusted for site (KASA).

[Bronco]

Someone out there still voted Denver #1

I will bet that most voters don't even watch a fifth of the games in any given week. They just vote for names.

[Spartanforlife4]

Someone out there still voted Denver #1

[Jimjamesak]

Congrats on winning the GLI Sparty.

Boy I’d hate to be the team Western Michigan plays next…

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Northern got a spark those last ten minutes and started controlling the game.

Honestly not surprised, I thought they came out very chippy against MSU - finishing every check and asserting themselves in front of both nets. My dad and I only stayed for the first period of the NMU-MSU game, but we agreed they look like a team that has nothing to lose at this point. I was worried that they were going to figure it out offensively tonight and get the bounces. I would not want to be Mankato or Bemidji the next few weeks, and I think it's going to be a tough back half of the season series 1/24-25.

[Spartanforlife4]

Congrats on winning the GLI Sparty.

Great game by WMU as well. That was a battle.

[Spartanforlife4]

I assume the thinking was that it'd be better to let Manzella shake off the nerves of playing his first college minutes against the #63 team in the Pairwise. That way he's not totally green in case something happens with Mullahy and he has to play next weekend in Palm Springs. But yeah, could've had some egg on his face if that had ended up an L.

It made sense the way the game was going, but at least one of those goals was his own doing. And Northern got a spark those last ten minutes and started controlling the game.

[Bronco]

Congrats on winning the GLI Sparty.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

I assume the thinking was that it'd be better to let Manzella shake off the nerves of playing his first college minutes against the #63 team in the Pairwise. That way he's not totally green in case something happens with Mullahy and he has to play next weekend in Palm Springs. But yeah, could've had some egg on his face if that had ended up an L.

[Spartanforlife4]

I can only guess Tech threw in the new goalie thinking the game was over? That nearly backfired. It did in a way, since an OT win isn’t worth a regulation in the Pairwise.

[aparch]

Especially once it got to 2-0 it felt like the game was in hand because of their scoring woes, but as their coach said talking about how they’ve been in 13 games where they pulled the goalie with a chance to tie. They don’t really get blown out often, they just can’t score.

Yup. Can't score in a whore house with a roll of $50s. The defense has been good and just smothers the opposing team. Goaltending has been excellent with Ouellette; second in the nation with saves on the season, zero blowout losses, and zero national recognition thanks to the dismal team's record.

Twenty eight piano movers, and not one single piano player between them. When this team finds the back of the net, they're going to play spoiler for the rest of the season.

[Spartanforlife4]

I turned it off when MSU scored their first. Should be an excellent game tomorrow.

Ended up being a decent game. Oullette was great in net for NMU, though he did go out with an injury in the last five minutes after he saved a puck off his shoulder, so I’m not sure if he’s available against Tech today.

Especially once it got to 2-0 it felt like the game was in hand because of their scoring woes, but as their coach said talking about how they’ve been in 13 games where they pulled the goalie with a chance to tie. They don’t really get blown out often, they just can’t score.

[Bronco]

The speed of Western's Top 6 and winning a majority of the faceoffs seemed to be the difference for you. But we played from behind the entire night and I could see after tying it up and forcing OT that Tech looked tired.

Yeah though years of conditioning has taught me to not take things for granted - heh. It did feel like WMU was outplaying, but MTU got a nice bounce off the back glass and made it a 1 goal game. It wasn't all lucky bounces, ofc. They were doing some nice high-low stuff from the point in the third and the WMU defenders didn't clear the net as well as they would like. Mostly because MTU was physical. WMU hasn't seen a team as physical this season IMO. Good luck the rest of the season (unless we meet again!).

[Bronco]

NCAA tourney rematch for the GLI final. #2 vs #5 pairwise battle between MSU and WMU.

I turned it off when MSU scored their first. Should be an excellent game tomorrow.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Western beat Tech in overtime. Impressed with MTU - they're a lot better than the last time we saw them at the GLI.

The speed of Western's Top 6 and winning a majority of the faceoffs seemed to be the difference for you. But we played from behind the entire night and I could see after tying it up and forcing OT that Tech looked tired.