Re: '12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!
As of Thursday, the B&B will no longer be.
I only made it to the B&B one time, during senior walk.
Mel Pearson show summary 10-29:
They reviewed DU:
We'll have some inconsitencies
Goaltending could've been better
We'll play more teams like DU that get traffic in front of net and take advantage of other teams mistakes
Fillion, big goal, got traffic from Gordic in front of the net
After that, they scored to make it 3-1 and then go on the PK for the 5 min major
14 sec into 3rd they score, good shot, bad goal, not sure if Copley saw it
Several goals from a long ways out, our guys need to do better at blocking shots
Outshot them 28-22, 1-6 on PP Friday
We had difficult getting puck through and to DU net, DU did a good job of that, our Dmen need to find the lanes
Sat:
Rix SHG, good for him, he does well in practice, he picking up slack for some taht aren't producing
Thought we'd be okay after taht, but penalties started
3-1 was a critical point in game, LaLeggia beats Copley low blocker side, Mel didn't like that goal, long shot that Pheonix should have
We out attempted them 38-16 in 2nd, but DU had only goal
We had a good 3rd period too
Attempted shots Tech 64 DU 32, but couldn't score
We hit Murray in the mask a few times, and a few pipes, Can't force offense, and DU is rock solid on defense, they don't give you much
Davis gets an assits on Rix 2nd goal, Jimmy handled himself well, 1st period Sat he got a big hit, he was more than fine, encouraging to see
Tech 0-5 on PP, 9 PP shots, DU 1-6, 16 PP shots on goal out of 28 total shots by DU
We'll have inconsitencies in goal, one weekend does not make a season
Team as a whole got positive feedback after UMN, can't get caught up in that, but we didn't play a good 1st period Friday
Copley has to find a way to get ready everyweekend
on Friday Mel went back to C. Pietila with Rix and Eick right away Friday, have confidence in that line and without last change, put them out there a few times, for most part they did a good job
They reviewewd all other WCHA games/results
Questions for Mel:
Why were the goals down this weekend? Was it our team or DU goaltending?
Combination, but the DU goaltenders and seasoned and they have have good defensemen. We had very few odd man rushes.
What are biggest areas of concern defensively?
not one area and our goaltending needs to be better. A lot of little things, we need to block shots.
What team are we more likely to see, teams that beat UMN and scored 8 goals or team that played DU and scored 3 goals?
We'll be rady at home, DU has great goaltending. UNO has good defense, but lookign to find their goaltender. Our guys will be ready to play.
Are you concerned abotu penalties and timing of penalties?
Yes. Mel could'nt say it, but Dirk said there were questionable calls this weekend on botsh sides. The guys don't know what a penalties is when these iffy calls are made. There were some legitamite calls, but we'll address it in practice today. We have to do better. We have depth, and are a good 5x5 time. We can't use it as an excuse has to overcome them.
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Josh Robinson in ECHL - good to see him have success, goaltender of the week last week, maybe 3-0-1, 1.5 GAA, 94.8 sav%
Good year last year, Shields did a good job with him too
Our goaltending weill be fine, we'll get kinks worked out with our goaltenders and Steve Shields
Brett Olson in AHL for Calgary, good for him, didn't have a contract, with lockout a lot of trop prospects in AHL, Brett has 1 G 3 A in 5 games
His style is good in AHL, hard worker can play PK, on top line against other teams top line etc
There's a lot of good things going on, Mel's not gloom and doom, plenty of guys showign promise, there's a reason DU will be ranked in top 3 this week, very strong team
We're honest with out team, point out where we can get better as a team and individually, it'll take some time, we've come a long way in a year and a couple weeks
We'll be a good solid team
Have to let the weekend go, listen to coaches, look in the mirror and get better, it's all about getting better and learning, have to move forward
Trivia questions for Ticket giveaway, current player leading team in goals scored? Rix
Rix will continue this, he does not play on PP, tied for nation lead in goals
What teams to Josh Robinson and Brett Olson play for?
Dean Blais and UNO coming to town. They came to Houghton last year as well, we got a point.
They will be tough after only getting a point last weekend.
We'll be ready, our guys will be anxious to get back at it.
They are good definsvely with Dmen, tryign to fing the right goalie.
We will do drills to get to the net this week.
These are big games, only home games in November, encourage fans to get out, our guys enjoy the big crown in the rink.
