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2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
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ZedLeppelin
Motormouth
Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
You missed the other eight Minnesota natives on the Penn State team.
You missed the other eight Minnesota natives on the Penn State team.
Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
I think it's safe to say that we'll see an all-out effort by those nine Minnesotans on Friday evening. Of course the Gophers are heavy favorites to win, but they better be prepared when the puck drops.
I think it's safe to say that we'll see an all-out effort by those nine Minnesotans on Friday evening. Of course the Gophers are heavy favorites to win, but they better be prepared when the puck drops.
ZedLeppelin
Motormouth
Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
Of course the Gophers are going to win, and probably with the shallowest end of their depth chart, but I really like this matchup as a "baptism by fire" for the Penn State freshmen. A game like this does more for them than going through a few cupcake games. Get them out there, get them a taste of big-time D-1 women's hockey, get them knocked around a bit, and see what they take away from the experience. It's a good matchup for the big junior class, too, to see what progress they've made over their two seasons of D-1 play. I hope Penn State makes a habit of starting seasons this way now.
Of course the Gophers are going to win, and probably with the shallowest end of their depth chart, but I really like this matchup as a "baptism by fire" for the Penn State freshmen. A game like this does more for them than going through a few cupcake games. Get them out there, get them a taste of big-time D-1 women's hockey, get them knocked around a bit, and see what they take away from the experience. It's a good matchup for the big junior class, too, to see what progress they've made over their two seasons of D-1 play. I hope Penn State makes a habit of starting seasons this way now.
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
The days when a team could just show up and win are over. The Gophers need everybody in uniform to bring it. I remember the season opener six years ago versus Robert Morris. If you spot any team three goals, then you're in big trouble, so you'd best come prepared to play.
FiveHoleFrenzy
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brookyone
Deport Right Wing Nuts
Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
http://www.mndaily.com/sports/womens-hockey/2014/10/01/gophers-enter-season-hungry-championship
http://www.mndaily.com/sports/womens-hockey/2014/10/01/gophers-enter-season-hungry-championship
ManBehindTheCurtain
Great and powerful wizard
Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
I am very interested in seeing what crowd actually shows up.
In interactions with the ticket office and comments on this board I have heard that season tickets are pretty much sold out between the blue lines.
While I would enthusiastically applaud this if true, I completely doubt it.
I expect that those seats directly in front of and directly behind me and directly to my left and to my right will be filled by a random and eclectic group some of whom will actually hold the tickets for those seats but most of whom will be people looking to sit near the red line with general admission tickets.
I am very interested in seeing what crowd actually shows up.
In interactions with the ticket office and comments on this board I have heard that season tickets are pretty much sold out between the blue lines.
While I would enthusiastically applaud this if true, I completely doubt it.
I expect that those seats directly in front of and directly behind me and directly to my left and to my right will be filled by a random and eclectic group some of whom will actually hold the tickets for those seats but most of whom will be people looking to sit near the red line with general admission tickets.
ManBehindTheCurtain
Great and powerful wizard
Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
But for most readers of this particular thread I apologize not. I believe most of the regulars here are aware of my affinity for the Raiders.
I admit that this is true but apologize only a little. To the parents and home town fans of the other eight Penn State student-athletes I am sorry for the omission.
But for most readers of this particular thread I apologize not. I believe most of the regulars here are aware of my affinity for the Raiders.
Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
Jason Gonzalez at the Strib: With less pressure, U women's hockey hopes to have more fun
Jason Gonzalez at the Strib: With less pressure, U women's hockey hopes to have more fun
pokechecker
Banned
Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
last year the season ticket holders as a group seem to be the least likely to show up, it was often the most sparsely populated section at game time, then filled in, were these late coming season ticket holders or GA people wanting a better seat?
if you don't believe the seats between the blue lines are sold out, try buying one, the number available you could count on your hands last I looked, which was a day ago. There may be none now. At $99 bucks, even if you show up for 60% of the games it's still a better deal than buying individually. And you can always give or sell the ones you don't go to.
one other thing, some season ticket holders do not sit in their seats, preferring to sit by others, or standing, which some would argue is the best seat in the house.
and people might be buying season tickets in hopes that they get priority for the Final Four, which I don't know will be true or not
last year the season ticket holders as a group seem to be the least likely to show up, it was often the most sparsely populated section at game time, then filled in, were these late coming season ticket holders or GA people wanting a better seat?
if you don't believe the seats between the blue lines are sold out, try buying one, the number available you could count on your hands last I looked, which was a day ago. There may be none now. At $99 bucks, even if you show up for 60% of the games it's still a better deal than buying individually. And you can always give or sell the ones you don't go to.
one other thing, some season ticket holders do not sit in their seats, preferring to sit by others, or standing, which some would argue is the best seat in the house.
and people might be buying season tickets in hopes that they get priority for the Final Four, which I don't know will be true or not
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Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
Your source was good, and Miss Peters, in her first game as a Golden Gopher, records a shutout, and she looked solid and totally in control while doing it. Congrats!
Your source was good, and Miss Peters, in her first game as a Golden Gopher, records a shutout, and she looked solid and totally in control while doing it. Congrats!
FiveHoleFrenzy
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ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
They all looked fine, but they all have other levels that we haven't seen yet. The key is how quickly that they can get there and to what degree they struggle in the meantime. Hopefully a player like Pannek starts to have some success on the offensive end sooner rather than later so it doesn't become a mental thing, but that might not be easy with UMD, UW, and UND up next.
Right now, I'd say that the sophomore class is more important to our results. Cameranesi -- no problem. Schipper has to adjust to center, but so far so good. We need Flug, Wolfe, Haley, and Cline to settle into roles so they can just relax and play, and as such, the willingness of Flug and Wolfe to back check hard will be big.
As for Cline, I'd like to see her in the Katie Frischmann role. I know that is a thankless job, but it makes such a difference if you have somebody that can step right in if a hole opens up at D, but yet has the game to bring some offense when playing forward. I think she is versatile enough to excel at both.
Haley looks more confident on D than she did as a freshman, but she doesn't really have a forward's game when moved up front.
It will be interesting to see how the frosh/sophs do versus a far tougher opponent tonight.
Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
Special teams were absolutely key to this game. 5-on-5 it was very even but as soon as anyone headed to the box it turned into a mismatch. The Gophers killed two long stretches of 5-on-3 and followed the first with three quick goals, including converting both ends of their own 2-man advantage. I'm not sure that the BU penalty kill ever managed to clear the puck out of their defensive end on any of their shorthanded situations.
Anyone else notice that Stecklein and McMillen played the entire 1:35 of the second 3-on-5 penalty kill despite numerous opportunities to change?
Special teams were absolutely key to this game. 5-on-5 it was very even but as soon as anyone headed to the box it turned into a mismatch. The Gophers killed two long stretches of 5-on-3 and followed the first with three quick goals, including converting both ends of their own 2-man advantage. I'm not sure that the BU penalty kill ever managed to clear the puck out of their defensive end on any of their shorthanded situations.
Anyone else notice that Stecklein and McMillen played the entire 1:35 of the second 3-on-5 penalty kill despite numerous opportunities to change?
Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
Yes, I did! During that sequence I made a comment to the person with me something along the lines of "Lee Stecklein and Milica McMillan, now That is a Wall!"
Yes, I did! During that sequence I made a comment to the person with me something along the lines of "Lee Stecklein and Milica McMillan, now That is a Wall!"
TonyTheTiger20
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Re: 2014-2015 Minnesota Women's Hockey: The Maroon & Gold Strike Back!
How come there was no video from Ridder this weekend?
How come there was no video from Ridder this weekend?
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