Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

BSU has picked up another verbal!

Tyler Vold, D, Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL). The 5'11", 180 lbs player from Andover, MN, has tallied 6G-29A-35 Pts., in 48 GP, with 10 PIM and a +17 rating.

 

[BSUBeavs]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Good first period with lots of chances from the beavs! Couple clankers unfortunately. Both goalies playing well so far. Lets get the W.

 

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

The Beavs with 3 in the second to take a 3-0 lead (Leo Fitzgerald, Zach Whitecloud-PP, Kyle Bauman)! 7:22 left in the game.

 

[Andrew J Carter]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Just got back from the Sanford Center. Very nice win for the Beavers. We had a flurry of action early on but their goalie was impenetrable. The Cats hit the pipe a couple times and then all of a sudden BSU got that first goal in the second and then a couple more and it was over. Bitzer did a great job of holding them off. I thought the Cats were looking good, but just couldn't connect. Their 5 on 5 was more aggressive than their power play. They just kind of dilly dallied around passing puck back and forth. I thought we did a nice job circling around with the puck for good position and our spacing looked pretty good.

As a 33-year BSU prof including 13 years as the head mens basketball coach and a 74' and 78' NMU grad, I couldn't lose. I enjoyed sporting my 1970-71 NMU olive green and gold letter jacket with my BSU sweatshirt underneath. Not too many NMU folks tonight, but expect more tomorrow.

 

[Andrew J Carter]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Well... just got back from the Sanford Center and the Cats took it to us. Actually, both goalies played well (Tolvanen gave up 2 and Bitzer 3), but obviously, Tolvanen was outstanding turning back 46 shots. We hit the pipe a couple times early plus he just wouldn't let us penetrate. What ticked me off was our 21 minutes of penalties; pretty sloppy for such an important game. Actually, I didn't want to go back tomorrow but will. Great to see my alma mater do well, but not at the Beaver's expense.

 

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Nice first period by the Beavers to go up 2-0! They did lose Harms to a 5 min major and a game misconduct, but they have to keep their foot on the gas!

Broke down and bought the WCHA.tv feed and it is good!

 

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

3-1 hard fought victory over Northern Michigan. Time for the Beavers to get ready for Bowling Green! Get your tickets early for this series.

 

[Andrew J Carter]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

3-1 hard fought victory over Northern Michigan. Time for the Beavers to get ready for Bowling Green! Get your tickets early for this series.

Congrats Beavers. Nice start but made me sweat it out in the stands. The Cats had several chances the last 4-5 minutes, but either Bitzer was tight or the Cats just miscued.

I was not impressed with our attendance. 2904 Friday, 2767 Saturday and 2107 Sunday. Is it too late to call off the KAWE Blackout? It was a good try, thinking fans would show up if they couldn't watch the games at home on TV. Maybe it's too early to see if this is a good strategy, but didn't seem to work this weekend.

 

[BSUBeavs]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Congrats Beavers. Nice start but made me sweat it out in the stands. The Cats had several chances the last 4-5 minutes, but either Bitzer was tight or the Cats just miscued.

I was not impressed with our attendance. 2904 Friday, 2767 Saturday and 2107 Sunday. Is it too late to call off the KAWE Blackout? It was a good try, thinking fans would show up if they couldn't watch the games at home on TV. Maybe it's too early to see if this is a good strategy, but didn't seem to work this weekend.

Didn't work at all. Bottom line is for the majority of the season and past seasons games are just too expensive for people. Continue to keep prices in line with the rest of the WCHA or close to where they are now and people will start to show up.

 

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Congrats Beavers. Nice start but made me sweat it out in the stands. The Cats had several chances the last 4-5 minutes, but either Bitzer was tight or the Cats just miscued.

I was not impressed with our attendance. 2904 Friday, 2767 Saturday and 2107 Sunday. Is it too late to call off the KAWE Blackout? It was a good try, thinking fans would show up if they couldn't watch the games at home on TV. Maybe it's too early to see if this is a good strategy, but didn't seem to work this weekend.

We were in the stands for Saturday's game (first time for the year since the kiddos joined hockey this winter). I thought there was more than 2767, the sides of the arena were pretty full, but then again, the end was sparse.....

Here are the attendance numbers from the weekend. BSU was second behind Mankato according to the reported numbers:

Mankato: 2887, 2984
Bemidji: 2401, 2767, 2107
Michigan Tech: 2377, 2392
Bowling Green: 1697, 2055

Gotta see if we can make the trip again this Saturday!

 

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

The Sanford Center Box Office is supposed to re-open today after yesterday's Pipeline protest closed it up......

 

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Congrats on the following All WCHA Honors:

Michael Bitzer-First Team
Phil Marinaccio-Second Team
Gerry Fitzgerald-Third Team
Zach Whitecloud-Rookie Team

Also, 20 players were named WCHA All-Academic:

Nate Arentz, Justin Baudry, Kyle Bauman, Brett Beauvais, Dan Billet, Michael Bitzer, Dillon Eichstadt, Gerry Fitzgerald, Leo Fitzgerald, Myles Fitzgerald, Brendan Harms, Jordan Heller, Ian Janco, Adam Lovick, Reid Mimmack, Charlie O’Connor, T.J. Roo, Mike Soucier, Carter Struthers and Jesse Wilkins.

 

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

As of 3/10/2016

FORMER BEAVERS
-Matt Read-Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) 52 GP, 8G-7A-15 Pts., 6 PIM, +1
-Brad Hunt-Chicago Wolves (AHL) 23 GP, 9G-20A-29 Pts., 6 PIM, +9 (called up to St. Louis)
*********St. Louis Blues (NHL) 9 GP, 1G-4A-5 Pts., 2 PIM, -2 (claimed off waivers by Nashville)
*********Nashville Predators (NHL) 0 GP, 0G-0A-0 Pts., 0 PIM, +0
-Ruslan Pedan-HK Sochi (KHL) 33 GP, 0G-3A-3 Pts., 33 PIM, +1
*********Dynamo St. Petersburg (VHL) 4 GP, 1G-1A-2 Pts., 6 PIM
-Matt Prapavessis-Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) 58 GP, 5G-25A-30 Pts., 22 PIM, -1
-Cory Ward-Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) 54 GP, 12G-18A-30 Pts., 14 PIM, +11
*********Syracuse Crunch (AHL) 2 GP, 0G-1A-1 Pts., 2 PIM, +1 (returned to Manchester)
-John Parker-South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) 48 GP, 14G-13A-27 Pts., 8 PIM, -8
-Riley Weselowski-Rapid City Rush (ECHL) 58 GP, 1G-15A-16 Pts., 37 PIM, +4
-Ian Lowe- Wichita Thunder (ECHL) 49 GP, 7G-12A-19 Pts., 47 PIM, -11
-Phil Brewer-Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) 51 GP, 11G-20A-31 Pts., 29 PIM, +1
-Sam Windle-Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) 5 GP, 0G-1A-1 Pts., 0 PIM, -1
*********Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) 20 GP, 0G-3A-3 Pts., 37 PIM, -7
-Brandon Marino-Brampton Beast (ECHL) 58 GP, 15G-41A-56 Pts., 62 PIM, +9
-Radoslav Illo-Missouri Mavericks (ECHL) 45 GP, 9G-12A-21 Pts., 25 PIM, -2
-Garrett Ladd-Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) 49 GP, 13G-17A-30 Pts., 22 PIM, +2
-Mathieu Dugas-Saint Georges COOL-FM (LNAH) 15 GP, 7W-4L-1SOL, 90.0 Save %, 3.52 GAA, 0 SO, 0 PIM
-Matt Climie-Straubing Tigers (Germany) 31 GP, 90.8 Save %, 3.11 GAA, 0 PIM, 3 SO
********Playoffs 2 GP, 95.2 Save %, 1.85 GAA, 0 SO
-Jamie MacQueen-Eisbaren Berlin (Germany) 51 GP, 10G-13A-23 Pts., 28 PIM, +4
*********Champions League Tournament 4 GP, 1G-2A-3 Pts, 6 PIM
*********Playoffs 4 GP, 4G-2A-6 Pts., 0 PIM
-Aaron McLeod-Herner EV 2007 (Germany3) 44 GP, 34G-42A-76 Pts., 8 PIM
-Jeff Jubinville-MAC Budapest (MOL Liga) 39 GP, 16G-24A-40 Pts.
*********Playoffs 10 GP, 3G-7A-10 Pts.
-Graeme McCormack- Sparta Sarpsborg (Norway) 45 GP, 4G-18A-22 Pts., 22 PIM
-Markus Gerbrandt-Sparta Sarpsborg (Norway) 43 GP, 19G-16A-35 Pts., 24 PIM
-Matt Dalton-Anyang Halla (Asia League) 40 GP, 93.9 Save %, 1.68 GAA, 0 SO, 0 PIM
*********South Korea (International) 5 GP, 2.32 GAA, 89.9 Save %
-Tyler Scofield- Starbulls Rosenheim (Germany 2) 47 GP, 25G-30A-55 Pts., 16 PIM
-Matt Pope-Tohoku Free Blades (Asia League) 41 GP, 33G-35A-68 Pts.
-Jordan George-Fischtown Penguins (Germany) 46 GP, 10G-9A-19 Pts., 20 PIM, -3
*********Playoffs 4 GP, 1G-2A-3 Pts., 0 PIM
-Dan Bakala-Frolunda (Sweden) 50 GP, 90.6 Save %, 2.12 GAA, 0 PIM, 0 Assists, 0 SO
*********Champions League Tournament 1 GP, 2.77 GAA, 82.4 Save %
-Brendan Cook-Dresdner Eislowen (Germany2) 52 GP, 29G-18A-47 Pts., 77 PIM
-Brance Orban- Szekesfehervar (EBEL) 51 GP, 9G-14A-23 Pts., 8 PIM
*********Hungary (International) 3 GP, 0G-0A-0 Pts., 0 PIM
-Niko Suoraniemi-Caen (France 2) 23 GP, 0G-14A-14 Pts., 18 PIM
-Bradley Robbins-Tours (France 2) 21 GP, 15G-16A-31 Pts., 22 PIM

-Stephanie Anderson-Minnesota Whitecaps
-Ivana Bilic-Connecticut Whale 7 GP, 0G-4A-4 Pts., 2 PIM, +1
-Hanna Moher-HV 71 (Sweden) 31 GP, 3G-12A-15 Pts., 12 PIM
*********Playoffs 3 GP, 0G-1A-1 Pts., 0 PIM
-Kaitlyn Tougas-Brampton Thunder 23 GP, 1G-0A-1 Pts., 4 PIM, -8
*********Playoffs 2 GP, 0G-0A-0 Pts., 0 PIM, -1

BEAVER RECRUITS

-Ethan Somoza (Signed), F-Bloomington Thunder (USHL) 45 GP, 13G-16A-29 Pts., 22 PIM, -1
-Bradley Belise (2017), F-Fargo Force (USHL) 22 GP, 0G-0A-0 Pts., 27 PIM, -7
*********Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 18 GP, 0G-3A-3 Pts., 2 PIM, -3
-Bradley Johnson (Signed), D-Fargo Force (USHL) 48 GP, 0G-7A-7 Pts., 47 PIM, +16
-Tyler Jubenvill (2018), D-Winkler Flyers (MJHL) 55 GP, 14G-23A-37 Pts., 63 PIM
*********Playoffs 0 GP, 0G-0A-0 Pts, 0 PIM
-Brendan Harris (Signed), F-Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) 57 GP, 23G-75A-98 Pts., 14 PIM
*********Playoffs 4 GP, 2G-4A-6 Pts, 0 PIM
-Ross Armour, (2018) F-Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) 35 GP, 15G-25A-40 Pts., 39 PIM
*********Playoffs 4 GP, 2G-2A-4 Pts, 4 PIM
-Charlie Combs, (2017) F-Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) 58 GP, 51G-33A-84 Pts., 83 PIM
*********Playoffs 4 GP, 0G-2A-2 Pts., 8 PIM
-Owen Sillinger, (2018) F-Penticton Vees (BCHL) 57 GP, 17G-24A-41 Pts., 34 PIM
-Henry Johnson, G-Brockville Braves (CCHL) 45 GP, 24W-18L-0OTL-1SOL, 2 SO, 2.55 GAA, 92.8 Save %
-Tyler Vold, D-Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) 50 GP, 6G-28A-34 Pts., 10 PIM, +14

 

[Andrew J Carter]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Just got back from the Sanford Center (this is becoming a broken record) and they got us 4-3 in late OT. Both teams were gassed but BG found a way to score at the end. We had a couple great opportunities, one was a miscue on our part which was a goal 3-4 times, and the rest was great goal tending by BG. Ugh!

 

[BSUBeavs]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Just got back from the Sanford Center (this is becoming a broken record) and they got us 4-3 in late OT. Both teams were gassed but BG found a way to score at the end. We had a couple great opportunities, one was a miscue on our part which was a goal 3-4 times, and the rest was great goal tending by BG. Ugh!

Was a heartbreaker... Gotta win 2 straight now. Don't know that we will be able to do that against BG. I have a feeling we're gonna be pretty tired.

 

[Andrew J Carter]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Well...BG got us again (2-1). We had trouble clearing the puck through the zone. More 5-minute penalties didn't help our scoring chances and we let one puck slip by tonight that we normally would stop. BG is a good team. They will compete well next weekend either at Tech or Mankato.

Congrats to the Beavers on a great year. Only picked in the middle of the pack at best by most and to win the McNaughton Cup was remarkable.

Thanks Beavers, especially seniors for your efforts!

 

[BSUBeavs]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Well...BG got us again (2-1). We had trouble clearing the puck through the zone. More 5-minute penalties didn't help our scoring chances and we let one puck slip by tonight that we normally would stop. BG is a good team. They will compete well next weekend either at Tech or Mankato.

Congrats to the Beavers on a great year. Only picked in the middle of the pack at best by most and to win the McNaughton Cup was remarkable.

Thanks Beavers, especially seniors for your efforts!

BG just has our number in the postseason. Was a great season though. Only graduate 7 though, 2 goalies who aren't huge losses, 1 Defenseman and 4 pretty important forwards. If we can get a couple forwards to step up and replace just some of the production lost from Arentz, Harms, O' Connor, and Marinaccio I think we'll be even better next year. That is as long as we don't have any guys leave unexpectedly

 

[Wi.Huskies Fan]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

Congrats on a great season! Take good care of the Cup.

 

[gfmorris]

Re: Bemidji State Beavers: 2016-17

HAHA the Beaver pond got blown up.

GFM

 

[beaverhockeyfan]

HAHA the Beaver pond got blown up.

GFM

At least the Beavers were playing! Where were the Chargers? ;p