Time to bump this thread up!!!
Here is a link to BSU's Third Jerseys this year, courtsey of the BSU Sports Information Department (insert pic wouldn't work for me):
http://www.bsubeavers.com/multimedia/photogallery/92/948/
I thought they were sharp and liked them, others in my group did not.
Okay, thoughts on this past weekend against UMD.
1. BSU's defense did well keeping a team that had been averaging 5 goals a game to four on the
weekend. It would have been nice if that last 7.9 seconds on Friday night would have moved a little faster though...... Bakala and Dugas should make for a very good goaltending tandem this year.
2. Offensively, the Beavers generated plenty of opportunities to blow UMD out of the building. How many times did BSU blow an odd man rush, fan on a shot at an open net or miss the open net completely? Ugh, that is the stat I would like to see (or maybe not).
3. The atmosphere at the Sanford Center seemed a lot better than it did against UND two weeks ago. Hopefully the "newness" of the arena and the WCHA is wearing off and people are finally getting into the hockey. As runningwiththedogs has posted, the students need a leader or two to get the cheers/jeers going. There was some effort at a
couple of cheers (Lets Play Beaver Hockey and Lets GO Beavers) this past weekend, but more variety is needed. The Redline Swingers of the D-II and D-III days did an awesome job at doing these tasks. It seems like the teams that have loud crowd support, it comes from the students, has some variety and there is someone in charge getting it going.
This weekend the Beavers play at SCSU, a team that looks to be a Jekyl and Hyde type. Losing to Clarkson, Minnesota, Miami and Quinnipiac, but beating RIT, Minnesota and Quinnipiac, hmmmm, just not sure what to think.
Beaver fans making the trip down, the football team also plays SCSU on Saturday afternoon. A BSU win would throw a nice wrench into the SCSU playoff hopes and move BSU up in the NSIC standings and a shot at the Mineral Water Bowl berth (I think we can all agree that a playoff spot is out with the three losses and a win against Minot State that doesn't figure into the criteria). Friday night hockey, Saturday football and Saturday night hockey, a fun time for all!