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Adrian Hockey 2009-10: A New Hope

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I agree on the recruiting comments...Marian has their about 8 players coming out of Alberta from the Alberta Junior hockey league. Appartently there are more on the way for next year. Big difference between canadian jr players and those that have not played in Canada is the "panic factor"...after 3 or 4 yrs playing in from of 1000+ fans 65-85 times per yr you learn not to panic on the ice. Marian has a core of the team that comes from Canadian jr hockey and these kids don't panic. Look at last nites game...who was on the ice when panic set in??? not the top tow lines. BTW as of posting time Marian leads Adrian 2-1.
 
Re: Adrian Hockey 2009-10: A New Hope

marian hockey fan said:
I agree on the recruiting comments...Marian has their about 8 players coming out of Alberta from the Alberta Junior hockey league. Appartently there are more on the way for next year. Big difference between canadian jr players and those that have not played in Canada is the "panic factor"...after 3 or 4 yrs playing in from of 1000+ fans 65-85 times per yr you learn not to panic on the ice. Marian has a core of the team that comes from Canadian jr hockey and these kids don't panic. Look at last nites game...who was on the ice when panic set in??? not the top tow lines. BTW as of posting time Marian leads Adrian 2-1.
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First ..welcome to the board !

Marian are a very good team, well coached, and will only get better.
The final score was 3-2 Adrian with last minute heroics from Eric Miller I understand.
 
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Way to go Adrian! wasnt pretty but the job got done. Now its time to show the DIII world that we can play when it really counts. Way to go boys!
 
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This is going to be short and sweet.

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WE ARE IN THE TOURNAMENT!​






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Unbelievable game. Marian played amazing. I expected their best effort and I wasn't disappointed. They've got absolutely nothing to hang their heads about. You don't win 20 games by accident, and Marian showed that this afternoon at Arrington.

I'm mentally and emotionally drained. We've got more business to attend to now ( :D :D :D :D :D) , but I'm not addressing that until tomorrow.
 
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Hammer said:
This is going to be short and sweet.

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WE ARE IN THE TOURNAMENT!​







[/HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF]

Unbelievable game. Marian played amazing. I expected their best effort and I wasn't disappointed. They've got absolutely nothing to hang their heads about. You don't win 20 games by accident, and Marian showed that this afternoon at Arrington.

I'm mentally and emotionally drained. We've got more business to attend to now ( :D :D :D :D :D) , but I'm not addressing that until tomorrow.
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I've been waiting for this.
Wish we could have been there !
Celebrate !!!!
 
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Hammer said:
This is going to be short and sweet.

goal.gif

WE ARE IN THE TOURNAMENT!​






[/HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF]

Unbelievable game. Marian played amazing. I expected their best effort and I wasn't disappointed. They've got absolutely nothing to hang their heads about. You don't win 20 games by accident, and Marian showed that this afternoon at Arrington.

I'm mentally and emotionally drained. We've got more business to attend to now ( :D :D :D :D :D) , but I'm not addressing that until tomorrow.
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Hell of a game today. :D
 
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NorthernLite it was a good but nail biting game! We missed ya there as well, hope to see you at a game in the next couple of weeks :) . Good game by Marian, they played their butts off, just glad we won!
 
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ACBulldog said:
NorthernLite it was a good but nail biting game! We missed ya there as well, hope to see you at a game in the next couple of weeks :) . Good game by Marian, they played their butts off, just glad we won!
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This was a historic win for the MCHA.
Adrian has earned the bid by winning a conference that they have dominated for three years. Marian are the only other team that deserved to be the first representative in the NCAA Tournament.

Adrian now become the "underdog".......set the bracket ...send us east or send us west........and bring it on. :cool:
 
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A nailbiter indeed. Marian played a solid game, but once again the last 10 minutes made a huge difference--Adrian seems to have better conditioning than the other MCHA teams, as they so often seem to run out of gas, and whatever's been happening earlier in the game, the Bulldogs start beating them to the puck consistently at the end.

I did not like the way played today, though, and I hope like hell we don't play like that in the NCAAs. We did not control the offensive zone at all. We never had anyone in front of the net, so good crossing passes were wasted, and our defenders played most of the night behind the blue line, preventing them from keeping the puck in the offensive zone and extending an offensive series. We're at best a decent defensive team. Our real strength is offensively, and they totally went away from that until the third period.

Without the two-man advantage that gave us the tying goal, who knows? (And I feel sorry for the Marian player who got that crucial tripping penalty. He was just trying to knock the puck away and got his stick in our guy's skates. Totally unintentional, but impossible not to call, and the chagrined look on his face was almost heartbreaking.)

For those who weren't in position to see the non-goal in the first period, it was a bad referee error. The goalie never had control of the puck and dropped it to the ice, allowing Houston to bad it in, but the refs lost sight of the puck and blew the whistle, assuming the goalie was holding onto it. Better positioning would have allowed them to see it.

It was a lot of fun on the ice after the game, just watching the players' faces and the enjoyment they took from sharing the moment with friends and family. At first my daughter was disappointed they didn't do their normal post-game "finale" (as she calls it), but she had a great time running around on the ice, and Drew Satterly let her hold the cup, which was really nice of him. (By the way, why is the cup missing one of its handles? Is that just carelessness by the MCHA, or is there a good story behind that, like being dropped out the window of a bus when they were dumping the vomit out of it after one of the winners drank too much champagne?)

Anyway, congrats to Coach Fogarty (whose mind was clearly already on the NCAAs) and to all the guys on the team. Give 'em hell next week, wherever you play.
 
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BulldogProf said:
For those who weren't in position to see the non-goal in the first period, it was a bad referee error. The goalie never had control of the puck and dropped it to the ice, allowing Houston to bad it in, but the refs lost sight of the puck and blew the whistle, assuming the goalie was holding onto it. Better positioning would have allowed them to see it.
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Yeah, I saw that as well, clear as day. Ref was just too dang quick with the whistle.
 
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bigmrg74 said:
Yeah, I saw that as well, clear as day. Ref was just too dang quick with the whistle.
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And he was clearly out of position, relaxing over in the corner of the arena. An experienced referee would have been position at the side of the net, looking in as the play scambled around in front.

The calls against both teams were questionable. I felt bad for Marion on some of the calls in the 3rd period.

Onto the NCAAs. Go BullDogs Go!!!!!
 
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The calls against both teams were questionable. I felt bad for Marion on some of the calls in the 3rd period.
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I thought the refs started out well, then got sloppy (kind of the reverse of Adrian). That early first period scrum behind their net didn't absolutely require penalties, but I thought handing out one to each guy was a good way to establish control over the game. And I think they did keep control over the game, but just didn't keep their own calls consistent.

But the crucial ones on Marion in the third period, that gave us the 5 on 3, were clearly the right calls (even if my ears did hear "2 minutes for kneeing" as "2 minutes for hitting," leading me to turn to my neighbors and say, "what the hell?"). And thank god for that, because Marion wouldn't have deserved to lose on bad calls.

And congrats to their coach for getting MCHA coach of the year.
 
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Congrats to Adrian for their first NCAA tournament bid.

Well deserved guys. Good luck in the NCAA's. You're my #2 team behind Oswego.
 
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My favorite call of the night was Marian's go-ahead goal, where there were about 17 players, 5 referees and the Zamboni in the net, and no one knew where the puck was until the red light went on. How the referee didn't blow the whistle for losing sight of the puck is beyond me.

I have to say it again. Marian played a tremendous game in the final.
 
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a great game between Marian and Adrian. It has been less than 3 years since Adrian has started hockey, hopefully the NCAA will consider Adrian to join the dance this year :D
 
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seaturtle said:
a great game between Marian and Adrian. It has been less than 3 years since Adrian has started hockey, hopefully the NCAA will consider Adrian to join the dance this year :D
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I hope the big grin means that was tongue-in-cheek? You do know about the AQ, yes?
 
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