Bulldogs 09-10 Season

[MICZamboni]

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I actually talked to UMD's SID last night, who Miller sent over to talk to Perrault after the game. She described what she saw and what Miller felt as "she grabbed her arm, would not release it, then jerked it down and twisted it." It was enough that she said Miller looked back, something I noticed too, to see which player it was. Miller is commonly sworn at through lines (was again last night), but 25's actual actions are another story.

Gopher fans will respond by saying Miller threw the gatorade, but one, that doesn't excuse ripping someone's arm out, and two, Lenz was IN THE BOX and then taken out. Perrault pulled his crew together, and no of them could say they saw it came from UMD's bench. Out pops Lenz, no minor.

I don't want to start fights, but I get tired of the Miller bashing about sportsmanship. Miller doesn't get coach of the year awards because yes, she is polarizing, but that doesn't mean she is a bad sport and doesn't deserve them. If you look at who we have on the ice this year, admit it, none of us thought this season would be pretty. This season is defining Miller has a coach. When your players are getting lit up, goalie is getting run, etc, yeah, I would be upset too. What UMD DOES NOT do typically is run the net, take cheap hits ( minus Irwin) play below the belt. Something teams like UND, MSU and St. Cloud do regularly. If I'm on the ice and I'm getting cheap shots, as a player, I want my coach protecting me.

The rest of the WCHA may bark poor sportsmanship, but I disagree. No one ever accused her of being a good loser, but she protects her players. And in my humble opinion, those coach of the year awards, epecially in the WCHA = a joke to anyone that regularly watches UMD play.

This reminds me of the time Coach Stone from Harvard left Erie about 4 years ago and vowed never to play Mercyhurst again due to there "rough" play.

 

[just_a_fan]

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Can I just ask/state/say in a rhetorical manner...

How awesome is Harss?!

 

[dhmn]

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Can I just ask/state/say in a rhetorical manner...

How awesome is Harss?!

She's improved so much just since the season started.. it took Riitta a bit more than one complete season to improve this much and become a superstar goaltender.

The two are probably what Coach Miller would refer to as raw-talents that she brought in to play.. where Kim Martin came in already with all the tools as we saw from the beginning.

The Harss splits in the third period when she jumped backwards into them to close an open net even had John Gilbert talking.. (not that Mr. Gilbert needs a reason to talk )

I was 2 seconds too slow on it too, so I didn't post it originally.

 

[dhmn]

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To reply.. yes that was last night..

 

[JosephPSchmoe]

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This must be her new signature move. I got basically the same move but facing the other way on Friday night. She must have a rubber spine...that hurts just to look at it. And yeah, someone's kind of "going five hole" on her with her stick, but maybe she's just checking in to say hello. I don't know.

Next year is sure going to be interesting with Martin back and (hopefully) healthy. I saw an interview with her on a Swedish website and she said she's 100% now and playing as well as ever. Katie Gilderman's going to have the best seat in the house if nothing else.

 

[JosephPSchmoe]

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UMD and Minnesota are tied for second and Mercyhurst moves back to the top in this week's USCHO poll:
http://www.uscho.com/rankings/index.php

 

[dhmn]

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Not sure about Fisher's whereabouts right now but Torri Shelafoe who was on the UMD roster previously.. is playing for UWS this season.. played in 13 of their 20 games so far. Fisher may end up over in Superior also with all that is coming in for UMD next season.

 

[JosephPSchmoe]

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Turns out Fisher quit after Christmas and apparently her grades weren't good enough to allow her to keep playing anyway. Oh well...stuff happens. Hope she does well with whatever's next. It was fun to see her in goalie gear at the DECC earlier this year. I hope she got a picture of it.

 

[binnyrus]

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Now the fun begins!! Tied for 2nd (at least in one poll) and more importantly 3rd in the pairwise!! Typical Miller coached team . . . momentum builds with the season.

First off, I was particularly impressed with the Dogs "D" against the Gophers. Can't help but think that Joce's return has something to do with that. Somehow Gray is playing more within herself than in the first half . . . and I can't help but think that #3's presence has something to do with that. As a group (and I admit I did not see the the 1st period of Friday's game . . . ) they played with a great deal of composure - gave Harss good views and cleaned up rebounds. And, perhaps most importantly they didn't do any really stupid things with the puck in their own end.

Secondly, how about those Freshman! 9, 10, 21, 24, 49 and not to mention 87! Each player has gotten so much better as the year has progressed! Willy is playing so good with Blais and Friddy . . .

Last, Guzzo, Ambroz and Dodge - that line reminds me of the McAteer line when she played - not much offense but they work so hard and don't let much bad happen when they're out there . . . each of them has improved incredibly with all of the playing time they've received this season.

Go DOGS . . . we're behind you all the way!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ARM]

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Typical Miller coached team . . . momentum builds with the season.

Although you are bucking the Olympic-year trend, where there would typically be a slump in the 2nd half of the season. Speaking of which, they get underway this weekend -- how about a mini-swoon to celebrate?

 

[dhmn]

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While I would love to catch Minnesota and steal the conference title from them.. I expect we'll end up 1 point behind after Minnesota and Wisconsin split. their series. Maybe SCSU can continue to play well and take a game from the Gophers at the National Concrete Center to help UMD out. Even then UMD has to stay at the level they were at this past weekend and MAKE the Gophers earn it.

 

[daughteris08recruit]

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Turns out Fisher quit after Christmas and apparently her grades weren't good enough to allow her to keep playing anyway. Oh well...stuff happens. Hope she does well with whatever's next. It was fun to see her in goalie gear at the DECC earlier this year. I hope she got a picture of it.

You should probably not put anything on the blog that you are not 100% sure about. Fisher's grades were good enough to continue playing, she quit for a number of personal reasons, none of which anybody but her and her family, are privy too. I happen to know exactly why she quit, as I know her personally, but I am not going to discuss those reasons on a public blog sight. I too wish her well, and I am sure the rest of her college hockey career will be fun to watch, wherever that might be.

 

[JosephPSchmoe]

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I'm not particularly interested in Fisher's reasons for leaving. I just wondered why I hadn't seen her lately. I already wished her well, so I'll leave it at that except to say that I trust the information I was given and the source.

 

[daughteris08recruit]

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I'm not particularly interested in Fisher's reasons for leaving. I just wondered why I hadn't seen her lately. I already wished her well, so I'll leave it at that except to say that I trust the information I was given and the source.

You may not be interested in knowing her reasons for quitting, however you were quick to speculate about her grades. My point is that unless your source is the player herself or her parents, (which I doubt either is the case) you do not know why she quit, or why you hadn't seen her around. Wondering about a player's whereabouts is fine, but I replied to your post because this is a public blog sight and you posted information that is not true, that could possibly be damaging to her hockey career and reputation. To post on this sight that her grades were not good enough to continue playing is irresponsible. As I said last night she WAS/IS academically eligible to play this semester. She would have continued playing on the team, if the other personal issues had not been a factor. And I trust my information and source too, as my source is the player herself and her parents.

 

[JosephPSchmoe]

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You stick with your story and I'll stick with mine. Her academic record is what it is. There's no need for me or anybody else to speculate about grades. And chit chat on a hockey fan forum isn't going to affect her future hockey career. Tuck your finger back in or go wag it at someone else.

 

[brookyone]

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Turns out Fisher quit after Christmas and apparently her grades weren't good enough to allow her to keep playing anyway. Oh well...stuff happens.

There's no need for me or anybody else to speculate about grades. And chit chat on a hockey fan forum isn't going to affect her future hockey career. Tuck your finger back in or go wag it at someone else.

Then why did you post what's in that top quote, if there's no need to speculate about a student athletes grades?

There's no need to post inaccurate information on matters of a personal nature to the individual...especially if you're uninformed.

 

[JosephPSchmoe]

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Then why did you post what's in that top quote, if there's no need to speculate about a student athletes grades?

There's no need to post inaccurate information on matters of a personal nature to the individual...especially if you're uninformed.

Well, Einstein, I posted it because that's what I was told. That's usually what people do when they discuss something. That's not speculating.

 

[brookyone]

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Well, Einstein, I posted it because that's what I was told. That's usually what people do when they discuss something. That's not speculating.

Actually Einstein, most people possessing a smidgen of common sense exercise a great deal more discretion than you...quite obviously.

 

[JosephPSchmoe]

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Actually Einstein, most people possessing a smidgen of common sense exercise a great deal more discretion than you...quite obviously.

::yawn:: Oh, I'm sorry. Are we still talking about this? Carry on. Someone nudge me when we get back to talking about interesting things like...oh, I don't know...the rest of the season and the upcoming playoffs.

 

[daughteris08recruit]

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You stick with your story and I'll stick with mine. Her academic record is what it is. There's no need for me or anybody else to speculate about grades. And chit chat on a hockey fan forum isn't going to affect her future hockey career. Tuck your finger back in or go wag it at someone else.

Well, Einstein, I posted it because that's what I was told. That's usually what people do when they discuss something. That's not speculating.

It is speculating if you don't have the facts. Your information and source are incorrect. It might not be a big deal to you, however to the player, it is a big deal, and brookyone and myself, and 99% of all other bloggers, seem to understand that posting inaccurate, personal information on a student athlete is irresposible. Back to my original point, unless your source is the player herself or her parents, you don't know what her academic standing or record is, and I happen to know that your source is neither Fisher nor her parents. I also KNOW for a FACT that she IS academically eligible for the spring semester, and I am not just taking her word for it....I have seen her transcript. Can you say the same?