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95th Season of Hockey- Michigan Tech Huskies 2015-2016 - Thread #1

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Nice that they start it a bit earlier. I can't remember where I was, but the alumni function started only an hour before puck drop. The real fans are already at the game an hour before puck drop.
Ryan J
 
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Anyone know if Goofus is still around? I remember him coming to Houghton in the 70's when the MSU in our conference wore green and white. Quite a character
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
So back to the authentic jersey order.
Everyone should have their jerseys now, or their proxy should have them.

Going forward, if ANYONE has any interest in an authentic MTU hockey jersey, please let me know and I will put you on a list. Once I get 25 people interested in a specific color, I will follow up, collect money and order (if MTU will let me at that time).

Thanks everyone who participated.
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I would like to be added to this list, I desperately need the upgrade, mine is old and nowhere near authentic. I'd be interested in anything not white, either gold or black. I'll PM you my email, easier to get ahold of me that way.


Side note: I'll be at both games this weekend, section H tonight, and section J tomorrow. We have a good size tech alumni contingent for tomorrow's game from work (lots of computer nerds)
 
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so does MSU plow their parking lots? Where would the best parking be? and has anyone been out on 96 recently?
 
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The Troll mtu86 said:
so does MSU plow their parking lots? Where would the best parking be? and has anyone been out on 96 recently?
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I haven't been out yet today, about to leave for dinner, but I've heard there are a bunch of slide-offs on 96.

I'm not sure about them plowing their lots, i'd hope that they would given the amount we've gotten.

The best parking is any of the major 3 around Munn/Breslin. Michigan Ave and Grand River are just out of picture to the north. Those aren't the biggest lots, but hopefully they won't be full, if they are, there's a larger lot (main Breslin parking) on the southwest corner of Kalamazoo/Harrison

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Wow, great start, but losing most of the game, and to pull out the W is huge.

Good TV guys I thought, good broadcast.


Mel's postgame with Dirk:
need to shore some things up defensively, but like our offensive efforts on the road
Tyler stuck with it on that last goal
Jamie maybe didn't have his best game, but need better D, good to get out of here with a W, battled hard
Unbelievable start, they get a break and a goal on 1st scoring chance
Hung in there down 3-1
Heinonen/Eik/L'Esperance all had a good game, that line on for GWG, in 1st period due to a long shift tried that line and they did a real nice job
Any thoughts to pull Jamie? No, maybe if things got more out of hand, but he's pulled us through some games, Jamied did great in 3rd
Taxing game, shortened bench in OT, 3 lines playing for win, have some bodies here that we can use tomorrow
Great turnout by Tech fans, thanks from Mel, appreciate their support
 
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Our PK is in a funk again. Good to only take two penalties, but you have to kill at least one of those.
 
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bghockeyphotos said:
The suites were awesome. Definitely a nice touch.
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You can thank the Gopher fanbase for them not letting outsiders rent the 2 biggest suites. :D Shirtless knows... :D

But yes, love that arena for what it is. It's no Mecca or REA, but it's really awesome.

And Shirtless, if your jersey list is still alive next season, I may be interested in getting a black one. I can't buy another jersey this year.
 
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Part way thru that game last night, my buddy, who is not a big hockey fan, leans over and says, "Boy they look flat.... Just really flat." And really they weren't playing well in any phase of the game, but Coach took a time out, they gathered themselves up and played much better down the stretch. I give them a lot of credit for persevering.
MSU was absolutely gassed by the last 5 minutes of regulation time, though they played better in OT.
Close to 50% of the fans were from Tech.
The changes at Munn are pretty positive, but the lighting is really cold now.

They didn't plow the parking lot though and it took me well over 2 hours to get there.
 
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I'll take 3 points on the road in non-conference. Nice to see some fight in the boys to com back from 3rd period deficit both nights.
 
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Frankly, I think they stole what could've easily been two losses. PK was bad, PP was no better. Phillips was not very sharp. They're lucky Hildebrand was still in his rut from the last couple weekends.

The only positive from the weekend is that they escaped with a W-T, and didn't take a lot of penalties.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Frankly, I think they stole what could've easily been two losses. PK was bad, PP was no better. Phillips was not very sharp. They're lucky Hildebrand was still in his rut from the last couple weekends.

The only positive from the weekend is that they escaped with a W-T, and didn't take a lot of penalties.
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Well given the very marginal nature of these penalties and what the refs didn't call, especially as time wound down, I wouldn't be too hard on them, though it sure did hurt us a the time.. More important to me was how we played such lackadaisical defense at times. I think if we keep playing from behind like this it will bite us.

It seems to me at least, that we are getting closer to really scoring a lot of goals pretty soon here, but I'd like us to stop allowing so many.
I thought that Phillips made the stops he should have made, but we are used to him making the unbelievable ones, and he didn't do that today. I thought Eick had a real good game, as did Mark Auk. I'm waiting for Sturos to break out and start using his strength to keep possession of the puck down low and generate more chances.
Also, we lost a lot of face-offs.

What did the coach have to say after the game?
 
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What kills me about the goals allowed is how much of last year's defense we returned. We lost one guy on D, and returned loads of experience, and a touted redshirt recruit.

Still, I think if we were told we'd be 7-4-1 at Thanksgiving, we'd take it. :p
 
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I agree, probably should've been two Ls, but stole a W-T. Defense needs to shore up.


With the shootout being just for practice, I wonder if the PBP guy and fans in the arena knew, a lot of excitement for that.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
What kills me about the goals allowed is how much of last year's defense we returned. We lost one guy on D, and returned loads of experience, and a touted redshirt recruit.

Still, I think if we were told we'd be 7-4-1 at Thanksgiving, we'd take it. :p
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Just remember that Defense might be the name of a position but everyone plays defense, some of the problems are as much forwards turning up for a quick attack before MTU is able to clear the zone, leading to a d-zone turnover and easier offensive opportunities.

While the blueliners are strong, the team might be slightly too offensive minded at times.
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
Just remember that Defense might be the name of a position but everyone plays defense, some of the problems are as much forwards turning up for a quick attack before MTU is able to clear the zone, leading to a d-zone turnover and easier offensive opportunities.

While the blueliners are strong, the team might be slightly too offensive minded at times.
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Sure, but without looking at the stats, I find it hard to comprehend that losing one line makes such a substantial difference in GA. Did the Pietila-Kero-Johnstone line have that much possession time?
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Sure, but without looking at the stats, I find it hard to comprehend that losing one line makes such a substantial difference in GA. Did the Pietila-Kero-Johnstone line have that much possession time?
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well I think Phillips has been good, not outstanding like he was last year.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Sure, but without looking at the stats, I find it hard to comprehend that losing one line makes such a substantial difference in GA. Did the Pietila-Kero-Johnstone line have that much possession time?
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No, but they can set the example and set the tone.

Hard to say, but it kind of feels like we have more individual interest in lighting the lamp than we do team interest in getting a W. Philips has been left hanging high and dry too many times this year and at key times. If they can gel on team D, we have the multi threat team that can put up a lot of wins. Each line can score...
 
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