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2012 Alaska Governor's Cup: A battle of like-minded schools

Re: 2012 Alaska Governor's Cup: A battle of like-minded schools

Squarebanks said:
Before this thread commences its annual devolution into mindless trash talk, let me say this:

I am stoked that this series is going back to four games in 2013/14. While I enjoy the Brice and Kendall tournaments and appreciate the very good purpose they serve (giving both schools a strong non-conference schedule played at home and a 40-minute flight away), I think the Governor's Cup rivalry has suffered from a visibility standpoint statewide since it went down to two games. Taking it back to a four game series, with conference points on the line, is going to ratchet up the barking back to where it used to be, and then some. And quite frankly, it is needed for the sake of both programs. There has been some apathy creeping into both programs over the last few years, and a re-ignition of the rivalry may be just the jolt that each school's casual fan base needs to start coming back out to games on a regular basis.

As for this weekend, I am curious to see if Gunderson gets the nod on Friday for UAA after last night's performance. As is usual, the Friday game is the key to the weekend. If the 'Nooks can get a W at Sully on Friday, I honestly don't see UAA winning in Fairbanks in what will not only be Senior Night but also Greenham's last home game. However, UAF has been Jekyll-and-Hyde all season long, and also mostly bad/unlucky on the road, so I wouldn't be surprised to see each team win at home and a dreaded shootout commence.
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I'll put up a smoked salmon lip dinner it will be a 6 game series 2 home 2 away and a home and home weekend After last weekend is green ham and cheese even going to dress out? like mmf said earier time to plan for the last year of the defunct ccha.:eek:
 
Alaska Hockey said:
After last weekend is green ham and cheese even going to dress out?
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It's green eggs and ham Sam I Am. As in, he could not save it on a train, he could not save it on a plane. He could not save it if you serve it on a plate, he could not save it if you serve it in a crate.
 
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Jimjamesak said:
It's green eggs and ham Sam I Am. As in, he could not save it on a train, he could not save it on a plane. He could not save it if you serve it on a plate, he could not save it if you serve it in a crate.
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Well lets see Gunderson 8 goals on 26 shots, not a bad save percentage, maybe they start Sidor.
 
Re: 2012 Alaska Governor's Cup: A battle of like-minded schools

Squarebanks said:
There has been some apathy creeping into both programs over the last few years, and a re-ignition of the rivalry may be just the jolt that each school's casual fan base needs to start coming back out to games on a regular basis.
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I guess that accounts for this smoking hot thread, eh? Sad.

Okay, I'll throw some wood on the fire. When looking at Chris Heisenberg's recruiting site, the UA_ list reminds me of the over-recruiting Yoda was doing. _airbanks has 3 defensemen graduating, but 4 are recruited for next season. 3 forwards are graduating but 7 are recruited for next season. Does Chris have incorrect info? Are some of these guys coming in at a later date? Are not all of the UA_ players coming back next season?
 
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Later date, Suze. There are some on the 2011 list who didn't come on board this season. What I'm most happy about our recruiting is that we are seeing more Alaska kids coming into our program. The more homegrown talent we can keep in-state (and I'd say the exact same thing about UAA), the better it is for college hockey overall in Alaska.

Since this is "rivalry week" and all, I'd like to see a more coordinated effort in the future between UAF and UAA to hype not only the hockey games but also the basketball games that are taking place this week. There has hardly been any media coverage that I've seen or read in either city. Seems to me that if we could engage some of the media outlets to maybe provide some special coverage over the course of the whole week it would help make these games that much bigger.

Anybody agree? Disagree? Care either way?
 
Re: 2012 Alaska Governor's Cup: A battle of like-minded schools

Squarebanks said:
Later date, Suze. There are some on the 2011 list who didn't come on board this season. What I'm most happy about our recruiting is that we are seeing more Alaska kids coming into our program. The more homegrown talent we can keep in-state (and I'd say the exact same thing about UAA), the better it is for college hockey overall in Alaska.

Since this is "rivalry week" and all, I'd like to see a more coordinated effort in the future between UAF and UAA to hype not only the hockey games but also the basketball games that are taking place this week. There has hardly been any media coverage that I've seen or read in either city. Seems to me that if we could engage some of the media outlets to maybe provide some special coverage over the course of the whole week it would help make these games that much bigger.

Anybody agree? Disagree? Care either way?
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I agree 100% that they should hype all UAA UAF events, which is why i push for the Governor's cup to include ALL sports that we compete against each other and each victory earns points (hockey, bball, volleyball, cross country runnning/track & field, XC skiing etc) kind of like the border battle between Wisconsin & minnesota.
 
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seawolfpunk said:
I agree 100% that they should hype all UAA UAF events, which is why i push for the Governor's cup to include ALL sports that we compete against each other and each victory earns points (hockey, bball, volleyball, cross country runnning/track & field, XC skiing etc) kind of like the border battle between Wisconsin & minnesota.
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Thursday, Feb 23: Pep Rally in the Commons
- 4:30-7:00: Dining services is re-designing the dinner menu in the residential commons to all be anti-Fairbanks themed.

Friday, Feb 24: Hockey at the Sully!
- 5:00: Beat the Nooks Rally! Come to the Student Union for FREE food and a ride to the Sullivan!!
- 5:30: Seawolf Shuttle begins a continuous route making stops at the Residential Commons, Student Union, and the Sullivan Arena.
- 6:00: Pre-game tailgate party begins at the Sullivan Arena. Get your face painted, and FREE food and cheer gear!
- 7:07: GAME TIME!!! UAA vs UAF Hockey!!!!! No description needed!
 
Re: 2012 Alaska Governor's Cup: A battle of like-minded schools

seawolfpunk said:
I agree 100% that they should hype all UAA UAF events, which is why i push for the Governor's cup to include ALL sports that we compete against each other and each victory earns points (hockey, bball, volleyball, cross country runnning/track & field, XC skiing etc) kind of like the border battle between Wisconsin & minnesota.
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I've always liked that idea, too, but for it to work from an interest standpoint I think it would need to be properly marketed. Get KTUU and KTVF to highlight top rivalry moments, get the ADN off its *** and pay attention to us instead of the Aces and universities from Florida. Seems to me if there was some sort of concerted effort it would make a difference. And, get the hockey and basketball games on TV...and by TV, I don't mean GCI picking up the internet video feed. It wasn't all that long ago that KTUU sent its video truck to the Carlson Center and did a live broadcast for the GC.
 
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Suze said:
I guess that accounts for this smoking hot thread, eh? Sad.
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Well here is some fuel on the smoldering rant. these are more statistic’s for the cub reporters
UAA vs. ALASKA FAIRBANKS
Series record: UAA leads 81-51-11
At Anchorage: UAA leads 47-20-5
At Fairbanks: UAA leads 34-31-6
Most UAA goals: 13 (13-3), 11/16/79
Most UAF goals: 9 (9-4), 2/24/89
Combined goals: 16 (13-3), 11/16/79
Biggest UAA win: 11 (11-0), 1/26/80
Biggest UAF win: 6 (6-0), 10/23/04
 
seawolfpunk said:
I agree 100% that they should hype all UAA UAF events, which is why i push for the Governor's cup to include ALL sports that we compete against each other and each victory earns points (hockey, bball, volleyball, cross country runnning/track & field, XC skiing etc) kind of like the border battle between Wisconsin & minnesota.
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If we did that UAF would never win it...
 
Re: 2012 Alaska Governor's Cup: A battle of like-minded schools

...yada,yada,yada...
...Nooks sweep!
 
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mmf said:
...yada,yada,yada...
...Nooks sweep!
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Butterbean’s secret code for……." Circle the Dumpsters and everybody put a rock in your purse, we are in for a scrap.”
 
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Squarebanks said:
It wasn't all that long ago that KTUU sent its video truck to the Carlson Center and did a live broadcast for the GC.
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For KTVF to pull that off somebody would have to pay lizard Lick Towing to get their converted food bus to town and back to the frozen village of “free wood stoves” safe.
 
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Not sure?
KTUU swoons over the Aces now, they are a frontrunner bandwagonner. Puke, makes me sick. Best weekend of AK hockey right here folks. Both teams not tearing it up this year. Let's see where we are at when this thing is over. UAA
 
Hal9K said:
Not sure?
KTUU swoons over the Aces now, they are a frontrunner bandwagonner. Puke, makes me sick. Best weekend of AK hockey right here folks. Both teams not tearing it up this year. Let's see where we are at when this thing is over. UAA
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Aces have really hurt college hockey in this state. I admire their success from a business standpoint (it is **** hard to make pro sports work up
here) but it has taken away a lot of coverage from the college teams in Anchorage. Fortunately nobody in Fairbanks cares about the Aces, but we also have Danny Martin writing about us in the DNM. Bob Eley did the newspaper coverage for the Northern Michigan series and it was like a breath of fresh air.
 
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Squarebanks said:
Aces have really hurt college hockey in this state. I admire their success from a business standpoint (it is **** hard to make pro sports work up
here) but it has taken away a lot of coverage from the college teams in Anchorage. Fortunately nobody in Fairbanks cares about the Aces, but we also have Danny Martin writing about us in the DNM. Bob Eley did the newspaper coverage for the Northern Michigan series and it was like a breath of fresh air.
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no, but one of your mascots does (seen one of them wearing an aces "glacier blue" jersey before)
 
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