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[Lindsay]

Dare I say all the shaking and baking in rough ice in a shoot out at Wrigley paid dividends for Wisconsin just now. Whew…..apparently OSU travels with a Navy Seal? Hopefully he has some answers for overtime.

 

[ARM]

First off, try not to give up a goal in the first 10 seconds while down a skater. After that, count your skaters.

 

[robertearle]

Sometimes the pulling back doesn't matter, because the skater is still moving forward, so the puck is, too. Here, she savored it a bit, so the whole play slowed down. As with most things, no way that these officials are going to be able to make that call unless they knew to take a look at it. The coach can't challenge, because that would be another penalty and would mean a likely goal against if unsuccessful. In the history books, it's a goal, and that's all I need to know.

So if it isn't pulling back with your hands, and is only backwards with the skates. I watched it that last time: she stops dead with her feet, but doesn't back up.

 

[ARM]

It's the puck. The puck has to keep moving forward. So if you pull back with your hands, but your momentum as a skater is still forward, it typically doesn't matter. It's when you are stopped and pull back that it would be a problem.

 

[Timothy A]

Is that a legal goal? I looked at it several times, and I'm not sure. The puck must be kept in motion towards the goal line. If they used such a tight definition of covering a puck (called on replay, not live, so they figure it is clear and obvious), then I don't think that puck was moving toward the goal line before she shot it.

Doesn't matter now; 3-3.

I knew that what Muzzy was pleading about but I didn't know once they called it a goal there was anything they could do about it. I also didn't know if there was anything Simms really did wrong. Whatever she did was certainly not egregious in real time.

 

[robertearle]

A different angle on the penalty shot, though I'm not sure if it helps or hurts the case for it being a good shot; it looks to be moved very much laterally, neither forward nor drawn back. Anyway, interesting different camera angle.

https://x.com/B1GHockey/status/1903955829042102645

 

[Timothy A]

A different angle on the penalty shot, though I'm not sure if it helps or hurts the case for it being a good shot; it looks to be moved very much laterally, neither forward nor drawn back. Anyway, interesting different camera angle.

https://x.com/B1GHockey/status/1903955829042102645

A great angle to take a look, it looks rather innocuous to me at full speed. It looks like any other breakaway attempt. At that point Muzzy was going to do just about anything to get it reversed.

 

[robertearle]

A great angle to take a look, it looks rather innocuous to me at full speed. It looks like any other breakaway attempt. At that point Muzzy was going to do just about anything to get it reversed.

She had already used her time out (I think), so if she challenges it and loses, she plays the first two minutes of OT a player down.

 

[ARM]

The only thing that I'm sure of is that the officials messed it up. The review happened with 18.9. They look at a play that happens with around 53 seconds left. Then they assess that penalty, award the penalty shot, and drop the puck again -- still with 18.9 seconds left. That isn't right; the clock should likely have about 53 seconds at that point, as none of the play after the "covering" ever happened (with the exception of any other penalties that they would have assessed).

 

[robertearle]

The only thing that I'm sure of is that the officials messed it up. The review happened with 18.9. They look at a play that happens with around 53 seconds left. Then they assess that penalty, award the penalty shot, and drop the puck again -- still with 18.9 seconds left. That isn't right; the clock should likely have about 53 seconds at that point, as none of the play after the "covering" ever happened (with the exception of any other penalties that they would have assessed).

Which would have been 30 seconds more of UW power play...

 

[robertearle]

The only thing that I'm sure of is that the officials messed it up. The review happened with 18.9. They look at a play that happens with around 53 seconds left. Then they assess that penalty, award the penalty shot, and drop the puck again -- still with 18.9 seconds left. That isn't right; the clock should likely have about 53 seconds at that point, as none of the play after the "covering" ever happened (with the exception of any other penalties that they would have assessed).

Which would have been 30 seconds more of UW power play...

 

[ARM]

More like 34, but yes. It was a strangely called game overall. There were so many obvious calls both ways let go, while the first call on each team was something we normally wouldn't see. WCHA refs would have taken a player from each team on the first call and would have made no call on the second. Most of it canceled out, until the final 2 minutes, when they had to call the tOSU infractions but let those on UW go.

Luckily, this game will give us something other than transfers and coaching changes to discuss well into the summer.

 

[ndodge]

Someone needs to talk some sense into Murphy. It reflects poorly on frost at a certain point .

I finally watched the hit today. I missed it live in arena, because, of course I was watching the PUCK so my eyes were nowhere near the hit.

 

[Timothy A]

In WCHA related news.......the WCHA 2026 final faceoff will be hosted by the Tommettes in their new rink. According to Wikipedia, it will have a 4000 seat capacity for hockey. It is planned to open this fall, hopefully it is on schedule. Still practically a home game for the rodents, should they be lucky to get back to the final faceoff.

 

[Gargoyle]

In WCHA related news.......the WCHA 2026 final faceoff will be hosted by the Tommettes in their new rink. According to Wikipedia, it will have a 4000 seat capacity for hockey. It is planned to open this fall, hopefully it is on schedule. Still practically a home game for the rodents, should they be lucky to get back to the final faceoff.

I am looking forward to seeing the new St. T rink. Now that my husband's wonky hip is replaced, we should be able to do a bit more traveling with the Badgers next season.

 

[Timothy A]

Idalski is the head coach of the PWHL Vancouver now. I'd like to see Siergiej get the job. She is the associate head coach and is in charge of recruiting, F's and PP.

 

[eastcoastgopher]

Idalski is the head coach of the PWHL Vancouver now. I'd like to see Siergiej get the job. She is the associate head coach and is in charge of recruiting, F's and PP.

Should be noted when Idalski got the job Siergiej held the same title she does now but was not a finalist for the job in 2022. The other candidates were Engstrom, now the coach at Maine, and Erik Strand, now an assistant at Vermont after his time at UWEC concluded this year. Worth wondering, given that information, if Siergiej wants to be a head coach.

 

[Steamboat]

In WCHA related news.......the WCHA 2026 final faceoff will be hosted by the Tommettes in their new rink. According to Wikipedia, it will have a 4000 seat capacity for hockey. It is planned to open this fall, hopefully it is on schedule. Still practically a home game for the rodents, should they be lucky to get back to the final faceoff.

I drove by the arena this weekend and it looked like the exterior is buttoned up. I get photos from St. Thomas showing the interior. They clearly think they will be operating by fall. With the new arena on campus and not miles away as previously was the case, I expect much better student attendance, along with more Gopher fans looking to back an underdog.
Or are Gopher fans already backing an underdog?

 

[Ditra]

Should be noted when Idalski got the job Siergiej held the same title she does now but was not a finalist for the job in 2022. The other candidates were Engstrom, now the coach at Maine, and Erik Strand, now an assistant at Vermont after his time at UWEC concluded this year. Worth wondering, given that information, if Siergiej wants to be a head coach.

Would it be surprising if St. Cloud names Siergiej interim head coach and revisits it after next season?

 

[ARM]

As the years go by, someone like Siergiej should benefit from having been a part of teams under so many different coaches. She should have a pretty good idea of what she'd like her program to look like (things she'd like to incorporate both on and off ice, what works both in the short and long term, etc.) One could say, "Just do everything Johnson did," but she isn't going to be able to attract the same caliber of players as he does, at least a first, so it won't be apples to apples.

How does the SCSU roster today compare to what Idalski inherited? Did he upgrade the talent, or was he just able to get slightly more out of equivalent pieces?