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All Things Denver XXXVI

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HoosierPioneer said:
Somebody had to do it... many Pio faithful couldn't handle reality sometimes.



I'd vote for Leggs to be captain or co-captain. He seemed to take more of a leadership stance than anyone else out there as the games got long this weekend. Plus I love the idea of a multi-year captain for some consistency, too bad Drew didn't stick around.

That being said, we're privy to so little of what goes on behind the scenes for someone to elevate themselves to a captaincy.



I don't think it's entirely new, I remember some practice-squad type players from back in the day that would make it onto the varsity squad, mainly from the club team. Zach Blom if I remember correctly? Zack Hope had a 1.00 save percentage in his DU career!
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Well maybe what we could do is make a BFD out of the 7th man, like Jackie Sherill did with the 12th man at A&M. He started the tradition (which I believe they still honor) of actually getting the kid into the game. Might be an opportunity to start a tradition at a school that runs from them like the plague.
 
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Old Pio said:
Well maybe what we could do is make a BFD out of the 7th man, like Jackie Sherill did with the 12th man at A&M. He started the tradition (which I believe they still honor) of actually getting the kid into the game. Might be an opportunity to start a tradition at a school that runs from them like the plague.
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The 12th man brought the idea of giving it a special name/cache. Think the 12th man played on the kickoff team, probably as far away from the ball as possible.;)
 
Old Pio said:
Well maybe what we could do is make a BFD out of the 7th man, like Jackie Sherill did with the 12th man at A&M. He started the tradition (which I believe they still honor) of actually getting the kid into the game. Might be an opportunity to start a tradition at a school that runs from them like the plague.
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I love the 7th man idea. He could lead us onto the ice before the game.
 
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vizoroo said:
The 12th man brought the idea of giving it a special name/cache. Think the 12th man played on the kickoff team, probably as far away from the ball as possible.;)
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Exactly. The idea was to get the kid into the game for one play and do as little damage as possible. Of course, we're talking about Texas here. In that enormous student body in College Station, how many stud former high school players are there who'd kill for that opportunity?

There had always been the "12th man" mythology at A & M. Jackie Sherill just brought it to life. Like I say, I don't know if they're still doing it, but I wouldn't be surprised. The Aggies take themselves and Aggie football very seriously. The only person I've ever seen kicked out of a press box (there's no cheering allowed) was an Aggie. They've got more traditions than Carter has pills.
 
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thedunker said:
I love the 7th man idea. He could lead us onto the ice before the game.
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I'm still hoping the pep band learns and starts playing the Alma Mater. On Saturdays. Regardless of the outcome, before they leave the ice. As much as I detest Notre Dame, it's so cool when their players gather in front of the student section and sing their song. Texas kids do the same thing for "The Eyes of Texas." The last line of which is: "The eyes of Texas are upon you, 'till Gabriel blows his horn." Ouch.

It took years to get a pep band back. And I'm grateful for it. Now we can hear the "D-Rah" whether "Chancellor for Eternity" Dan Ritchie likes it or not.

Having the 7th man lead us out onto the ice brings back "Rudy." "Are you ready for this, champ?" "I've been ready for this my whole life." H*ll, maybe the kid could even take a very early, very short shift. Or a very late, very short shift. And think how the students would like it.

Over the years, I've concluded that whenever a discussion begins about athletic traditions and either honoring or extending them at DU, the response from the various administrations has been: "We wouldn't want to do that. Too collegiate." Wouldn't want to honor our two hockey immortals, Maggie and Masterton. Nah.
 
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So if a pattern has been established, will we bounce back this weekend and move back to #12 a week from today?
 
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So, I waited to see if anyone would or could step up to actually define what the NCHC shootout consists of since Vizoroo and Old Pio seemed to not have an understanding of the rules. I'm sure others aren't sure either, so here it goes...

Once an NCHC game is still tied, the Zamboni crew will do a quick shave of the ice down the middle while the coaches decide upon their initial 3 shooters, then the designated 3 shooters take their respective turns for what is considered the first round of shooters and if a team has a scoring advantage then it is done. However, if it is tied, then there are "sudden death" rounds where each round consists of only one shooter per team and it ends if any team scores while the other doesn't, if it is tied the one-on-one rounds continue. Every skater for the respective teams has to shoot once before a certain player can go again and players who still have penalty time left when the clock expires are not eligible.

Just trying to clear any confusion, since this is new. :-)
 
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Chris said:
So, I waited to see if anyone would or could step up to actually define what the NCHC shootout consists of since Vizoroo and Old Pio seemed to not have an understanding of the rules. I'm sure others aren't sure either, so here it goes...

Once an NCHC game is still tied, the Zamboni crew will do a quick shave of the ice down the middle while the coaches decide upon their initial 3 shooters, then the designated 3 shooters take their respective turns for what is considered the first round of shooters and if a team has a scoring advantage then it is done. However, if it is tied, then there are "sudden death" rounds where each round consists of only one shooter per team and it ends if any team scores while the other doesn't, if it is tied the one-on-one rounds continue. Every skater for the respective teams has to shoot once before a certain player can go again and players who still have penalty time left when the clock expires are not eligible.

Just trying to clear any confusion, since this is new. :-)
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Not liking and not understanding are two different things.
 
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Chris said:
So, I waited to see if anyone would or could step up to actually define what the NCHC shootout consists of since Vizoroo and Old Pio seemed to not have an understanding of the rules. I'm sure others aren't sure either, so here it goes...

Once an NCHC game is still tied, the Zamboni crew will do a quick shave of the ice down the middle while the coaches decide upon their initial 3 shooters, then the designated 3 shooters take their respective turns for what is considered the first round of shooters and if a team has a scoring advantage then it is done. However, if it is tied, then there are "sudden death" rounds where each round consists of only one shooter per team and it ends if any team scores while the other doesn't, if it is tied the one-on-one rounds continue. Every skater for the respective teams has to shoot once before a certain player can go again and players who still have penalty time left when the clock expires are not eligible.

Just trying to clear any confusion, since this is new. :-)
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From the NCHC announcementon the website:

Should the shootout be tied at the conclusion of the initial three shooters, a sudden- death round with one shooter from each team will commence until a winner is declared.
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Chris, I hope you are right. When I read the above i thought it meant, if tied after the first 3 rounds that if team 1 shooter gets a goal Team 2 doesn't get a chance to match; thus sudden death.
What i didn't like was the idea that the teams would not get an equal number of chances.

Theoretically you could go thru your whole bench, excluding goalies I assume, if the score remained tied.:eek:

Your clarification makes more sense than my interpretation Thanks.
 
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vizoroo said:
From the NCHC announcementon the website:



Chris, I hope you are right. When I read the above i thought it meant, if tied after the first 3 rounds that if team 1 shooter gets a goal Team 2 doesn't get a chance to match; thus sudden death.
What i didn't like was the idea that the teams would not get an equal number of chances.

Theoretically you could go thru your whole bench, excluding goalies I assume, if the score remained tied.:eek:

Your clarification makes more sense than my interpretation Thanks.
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I don't see why goalies should be exempt. The only question would be whether they could take off their pads. What about healthy scratches?

How about equipment managers? Think how excited we'd be if Gunzo scored a GWG against North Dakota.
 
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Old Pio said:
I don't like shootouts. I also don't like the DH either. Okay? Like the man said: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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Right. However, it is here and it isn't going anywhere. It isn't up to you or me to decide how to run a conference. If you don't like it, don't watch it...simple fix...
 
vizoroo said:
From the NCHC announcementon the website:



Chris, I hope you are right. When I read the above i thought it meant, if tied after the first 3 rounds that if team 1 shooter gets a goal Team 2 doesn't get a chance to match; thus sudden death.
What i didn't like was the idea that the teams would not get an equal number of chances.

Theoretically you could go thru your whole bench, excluding goalies I assume, if the score remained tied.:eek:

Your clarification makes more sense than my interpretation Thanks.
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I got an explanation straight from one of the NCHC guys, one who decided upon the rules for the shootouts. It is essentially word-for-word. How I explained it is how it will be done, I guarantee.
 
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Chris said:
Right. However, it is here and it isn't going anywhere. It isn't up to you or me to decide how to run a conference. If you don't like it, don't watch it...simple fix...
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Or you could just accept the fact that I don't care for shootouts.
 
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I'm not a huge fan of shootouts in college either- with only 34-36 games, standings points are far too valuable to be left to what is essentially a crapshoot. But fans seem to love it. Gotta get and keep butts in seats.

At least shootouts won't be subject to quite the point inflation that they are in the NHL- for a win or a loss.

3 points for a win in regulation or OT
2 points for a SO win
1 point for a SO loss
0 points for a regulation or OT loss

And it's only for conference standings. As long as it doesn't become an NCAA-wide thing that directly feeds PWR, I'm more apt to live with it.
 
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BIG NEWS!

We have Tri Captains Plus Sam
David Makowski--Josiah Didier--VIVA Zac Larraza
 
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