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Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

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  • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

    Even if ticket prices stay the same if the product on the ice improves and people begin to see hype around the team they will show up. I was at the Georgia Southern football game at the Bank and it was 50% full maybe. Go and win a few BIG games and face Penn State and the place is 100% full. On top of that the tailgate lots were booming and people were excited to see this team that has been bad for so long. Its that simple as people are fickle. W I N
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    • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

      Originally posted by YoungEagle View Post
      Even if ticket prices stay the same if the product on the ice improves and people begin to see hype around the team they will show up. I was at the Georgia Southern football game at the Bank and it was 50% full maybe. Go and win a few BIG games and face Penn State and the place is 100% full. On top of that the tailgate lots were booming and people were excited to see this team that has been bad for so long. Its that simple as people are fickle. W I N
      Even when Gopher hockey had been doing well, ever since ticket prices started to creep up you started to see more no-shows. Be they corporate seats going unused, regular season ticketholders not appearing, or the average single-game tickets simply going unsold. There's been a malaise about this program compared to the era 20 years ago, when you had to buy your single-game tickets the very day they went on sale or you were either SRO or SOL. I was always on the ball that day to get SCSU tickets. Then one year I started to receive emails regarding Black Friday sales, and other reduced ticket packages. That was a serious shock to those of us who grew up with the program but then attended another then-WCHA hockey school.
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      • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

        Motzko needs to make a splash with the talented 04 MN based class

        Fleming (#1 target I'm sure for every MN team, UND, uw...)
        Howard (UMD)(Calling MN because of Shattuck)
        Lucius (UMN)
        Lastarza (Calling MN because of Shattuck)
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        • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

          Well somehow the team showed up on a Friday. Was worried that without Reedy things would be tough. (I know a lot of people aren't high on Reedy but he wins a lot of puck battles and defenders have a hard time with his size.) I came away feeling a little better about the future last night. Hard to believe Ranta is only a Sophomore with how strong he is on his skates. Opposing players really have a tough time handling his size, skating and tenacity. He could be a force if he learns to think the game a little quicker. Brodzinski started the year looking like the game was way too fast for him and that bringing him in was a mistake, but the game is clearly slowing down for him. He is showing flashes of puck patience and better decision making and he also is strong for an 18 year old. Meyers also shows both size and skill and Nelson looks like he could turn into a beast with some decent hands. Overall, the forwards were more tenacious than they have shown all year with some extended forechecking at times that the Buckeyes couldn't overcome. If they can continue to work on consistently applying that kind of pressure they will start to win more games. And the future for the defense looks good. So even without the apparent skill level up front of what we are used to seeing with past Gopher teams, the combination of size, tenacity and enough skill makes me think that if they can hold onto players, they should be very competitive in the next couple years. (Of course this is based on them playing consistently after watching one good game in a season of inconsistencies.) The one thing I can't figure out is what happened to Walker?

          So they mentioned that Wisconsin is a fast-paced offense with less reliable D. And the Gophs look to be a team in the future without dominating skilled forwards, but a number of players who can simply out-muscle opponents at times. Sign of the apocalypse?

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          • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

            And any rumors on how long Reedy is out for?

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            • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

              Great quote:

              Motzko was surprised to hear music coming from the locker room on Friday after the win. Is he okay with that going forward?

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              • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                5-1 coming out of the break is a nice start, but now 6 of the next 8 are on the road. It will interesting to see how this still young team handles it - will they continue to grow or come back down?

                The good news is that this was their first weekend where you could argue they had the better play for at least 5/6 periods, and more importantly it showed on the scoresheet.

                Ski-u-mah!

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                • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                  Originally posted by Slap Shot View Post
                  5-1 coming out of the break is a nice start, but now 6 of the next 8 are on the road. It will interesting to see how this still young team handles it - will they continue to grow or come back down?

                  The good news is that this was their first weekend where you could argue they had the better play for at least 5/6 periods, and more importantly it showed on the scoresheet.

                  Ski-u-mah!
                  It seemed like in wins in the first half, there wasn't much separation in skill (and in some losses). But this weekend they clearly outplayed OSU for most of the weekend. With a team this young, one can't count on them suddenly being consistent, but this weekend sure makes future series more intriguing to watch. I think we all felt we were biding our time this season waiting to see how much improvement we would see next year with an older team. But now it feels like they might be able to make the rest of this season more interesting. I would especially like to see them put forth this sort of effort for six periods against Penn State, given how the last several series have gone against them (and of course against the Cheesheads, just because its the Bad-gers.)

                  And again, any rumors on Reedy?

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                  • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                    Did they honor Wooger last night or is that at a later date?
                    Fly Eagles Fly!!!

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                    • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                      Your team was pretty dominant this weekend congrats on the sweep. Would like another crack at you guys in the playoffs but in Columbus. Ohio state didnt have any clue how to play on the big ice. Good luck the last 10 games.

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                      • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                        Originally posted by icehawk View Post
                        Did they honor Wooger last night or is that at a later date?
                        Last night. Along with a tribute, the Gophers' nameplates on the jerseys were "Wooger."
                        Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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                        • Originally posted by The Rube View Post
                          Last night. Along with a tribute, the Gophers' nameplates on the jerseys were "Wooger."
                          Awesome. I hope the Mooch was full
                          Fly Eagles Fly!!!

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                          • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                            Originally posted by The Rube View Post
                            Last night. Along with a tribute, the Gophers' nameplates on the jerseys were "Wooger."
                            I wish game had been on FSN. I think they would have covered it better.

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                            • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                              Originally posted by icehawk View Post
                              Awesome. I hope the Mooch was full
                              It was pathetic. I’m glad wooger didn’t see it.
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                              • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                                Just to clarify and not to be snarky, but what was pathetic - the attendance? Attendance has been down at Mariucci for quite some time right?

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