B1G Hockey: The Countdown Begins

[RaceBoarder]

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taking bets....has this michigan fanboy ever tried the dirty biddlyn? Yes, or no?

$texas

 

[Biddco]

Taking bets....Has this Michigan Fanboy ever tried the Dirty Biddlyn? Yes, or No?

I think he had a foursome with the Boyfriend Bunch.

 

[Tiggsy]

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That's funny since the last time they played little Shawn Hunwick owned the almighty sioux team that was supposed to run away with the NC.

That was the first and last time I was actually rooting for the ugly helments. Still haven't forgiven myself for it.

 

[Dirty]

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That's funny since the last time they played little Shawn Hunwick owned the almighty sioux team that was supposed to run away with the NC.

The sun shines on every Wolverine's butt every once in awhile.

 

[burd]

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This whole thread is an Albanian Steering Wheel.

Never seen the Slithering Ratchet used this way before.

 

[SteveP]

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Building is near a hundred years old. Used to be the home of the basketball team from 1923-1973.

Not much more you can do. Most intimidating atmosphere in college hockey. No doubt, the loudest building.

Only until our new barn opens a year from now!

(T)he renderings of the arena reminds men’s hockey head coach Guy Gadowsky of the old Hersheypark Arena from his playing days. The Hershey Bears called the arena home from 1936 to 2002.

“It was a tough place to play because it felt like the fans were right on top of you,” Gadowsky said. “When you walk around the arena [on the virtual tour], especially by the student section, you really get that feeling.”

When Acting Athletic Director Dave Joyner was asked about the Hersheypark Arena, he agreed.

“This is much more state of the art,” Joyner said. “The way the bowl is constructed with the seats looking directly down and the closeness of everybody to the action reminds me of the Hersheypark Arena.”

Pegula said he hoped the atmosphere would sound like a hockey game inside a garbage can. He said he hoped that was accomplished.

 

[Happy]

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Only until our new barn opens a year from now!

I expect your goalie next year will set, and then hold, all the bad Big Ten records for the history of the conference. I hope he is from Canada.

 

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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MNS, how would you feel about Michigan scheduling a home and home with nodak next year? Michigan has a huge hole in their non-conference next year since the conference schedule is only 20 games. I assume Michigan will be scheduling some of the directional schools.

Would love to see what the Ralph looks like in person.

Like FS23 said, if Michigan would be willing to schedule home and home, I'd love to see Michigan on the schedule. I don't know if they'll schedule any non con away games outside the state of Michigan, however.

 

[MGoBlueHockey]

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Only until our new barn opens a year from now!

How will it be intimidating when the opposing fans of every B1G team will be occupying it?

PSU is going to be kicked around for quite awhile. I hope you do beat state though.

 

[kdilks]

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Like FS23 said, if Michigan would be willing to schedule home and home, I'd love to see Michigan on the schedule. I don't know if they'll schedule any non con away games outside the state of Michigan, however.

Michigan has had plenty of non-con away games outside the state of Michigan the past decade. At UNH in 2010, at BU and Alaska tournament in 2009, at BU in 2008, at Minnesota for Icebreaker in 2007, Lefty McFadden at Dayton in 2004, some showcase tourney in Buffalo in 2002. But I'd have to think North Dakota is pretty far down on the list of places Michigan would consider going to. Sure, it's a good opponent, but it doesn't really offer anything else. Doesn't get you bonus home games like when you play in Alaska. It's not an easy trip like Dayton (or arguably even places with major airports nearby). It's not a hotbed for hockey talent where you'd want to establish a presence like the Twin Cities/Buffalo/Boston/northeast in general. Regular games against Minnesota are going to give them more than enough presence in the West, so I imagine Michigan will continue to look east for non-conference travel.

 

[MGoBlueHockey]

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Like FS23 said, if Michigan would be willing to schedule home and home, I'd love to see Michigan on the schedule. I don't know if they'll schedule any non con away games outside the state of Michigan, however.

I hope the GLI invites north dakota. It was so fun beating BC last year but there were barely any fans of theirs there. No band, nothing. I know the distance is pretty large but they have a pretty large fanbase.

 

[MUhawks628]

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Like FS23 said, if Michigan would be willing to schedule home and home, I'd love to see Michigan on the schedule. I don't know if they'll schedule any non con away games outside the state of Michigan, however.

For whatever it's worth, I've heard Rico has mentioned during booster events that Michigan and Miami have had discussions to remain on each others schedules after this season. Appreciably closer than Grand Forks, but out of state nonetheless.

That being said, I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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Going back to our questions about Tom Osborne stepping down in Nebraska: University of Miami AD Shawn Eichorst is the new Nebraska AD. Eichorst used to work under Barry Alvarez at UW. Make of that what you will, I guess.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...or-shawn-eichorst-leaves-nebraska-cornhuskers

 

[Gurtholfin]

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"Pegula said he hoped the atmosphere would sound like a hockey game inside a garbage can. He said he hoped that was accomplished."

Similar to Michigan's AD who hoped that the atmosphere would look like a hockey game inside a garbage can. He said he hoped that was accomplished.

 

[HoosierBBall_GopherHockey]

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Similar to Michigan's AD who hoped that the atmosphere would look like a hockey game inside a garbage can. He said he hoped that was accomplished.

 

[SJHovey]

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Michigan has had plenty of non-con away games outside the state of Michigan the past decade. At UNH in 2010, at BU and Alaska tournament in 2009, at BU in 2008, at Minnesota for Icebreaker in 2007, Lefty McFadden at Dayton in 2004, some showcase tourney in Buffalo in 2002. But I'd have to think North Dakota is pretty far down on the list of places Michigan would consider going to. Sure, it's a good opponent, but it doesn't really offer anything else. Doesn't get you bonus home games like when you play in Alaska. It's not an easy trip like Dayton (or arguably even places with major airports nearby). It's not a hotbed for hockey talent where you'd want to establish a presence like the Twin Cities/Buffalo/Boston/northeast in general. Regular games against Minnesota are going to give them more than enough presence in the West, so I imagine Michigan will continue to look east for non-conference travel.

There's a difference between playing tournaments and going in and playing a team back to back in it's own arena.

 

[streaker]

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There's a difference between playing tournaments and going in and playing a team back to back in it's own arena.

That didn't count the CHS at Minn and at Wis for two decades, either, which would certainly qualify. I didn't see anyone argueing the difference between playing a tourney in a neutral ice setting or a series in a hostile rink. The comment (or criticism) was, Michigan didn't travel for NC games. We're calling BS.

For instance, this season, they go to MSG for a game hosted by Cornell. It can safely be debated that fans from both schools could equally fill the arena, but Cornell is hosting and has the proximity to their advantage. That said, it is still a "travel" game for Michigan, much more so than going down the road 40 miles to JLA and playing in the GLI where they "co-host" that tournament.

 

[streaker]

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The sun shines on every Wolverine's butt every once in awhile.

Yeah, that's true. But you also have to WIN games in a tournament in order to advance. Like in the GLI, where a certain team went 0-2 the last time they played in that tournament and a certain team from A2 won it.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Yeah, that's true. But you also have to WIN games in a tournament in order to advance. Like in the GLI, where a certain team went 0-2 the last time they played in that tournament and a certain team from A2 won it.

In the GLI:
Michigan is 15 for 42 (~36%)
North Dakota is 2 for 4 (50%)

Head to Head at the GLI, the teams have split their 2 matchups. Michigan won 6-5 in OT in 1989, while North Dakota won 5-4 in OT in 2002 (BTW, the worst North Dakota team in the last 15 years).

 

[Biddco]

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In the GLI:
Michigan is 15 for 42 (~36%)
North Dakota is 2 for 4 (50%)

Head to Head at the GLI, the teams have split their 2 matchups. Michigan won 6-5 in OT in 1989, while North Dakota won 5-4 in OT in 2002 (BTW, the worst North Dakota team in the last 15 years).

That 0-2 performance was pretty funny. Especially because Dirty made the trip.