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Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

I'm not sure how it happened, but it looks we improved our pairwise this weekend. Anyone care to explain?
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

Simple Math! :p

Get it right!! :mad:
Its still Math, and I do not like it. Not one bit. :p

I would not, could not, do math in a box.
I could not, would not, do math with a fox.
I will not do math with a mouse.
I will not do math in a house.
I will not do math here or there.
I will not do math anywhere.
I do not like Math Al-ming-ton!
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

I'm not sure how it happened, but it looks we improved our pairwise this weekend. Anyone care to explain?

No. Started at #3, ended at #3. The record vs TUC's is not a good sign, however. Kinda like a storm brewing on the horizon, if you will.
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

Its still Math, and I do not like it. Not one bit. :p

I would not, could not, do math in a box.
I could not, would not, do math with a fox.
I will not do math with a mouse.
I will not do math in a house.
I will not do math here or there.
I will not do math anywhere.
I do not like Math Al-ming-ton!

If necessity is the mother of invention
Then I'd like to kill the guy who invented this
The numbers come together in some kind of 3rd dimension
A regular algebraic bliss.
Let's start with something simple
Like one and one ain't three
And two plus two will never get you five
There's fractions in my subtraction
And X don't equal Y
But my homework is bound to multiply

Math sucks
Math sucks
I'd like to burn this textbook, I hate this stuff so much!
Math sucks
Math sucks
Sometimes I think that I don't know that much--But math sucks!

I got so bored with my homework
I turned on the T.V.
The beauty contest winners were all smiling through their teeth
They asked the new Miss America "Hey babe, can you add up all those bucks?"
She looked puzzled then just said, "Math Sucks!"

Math sucks
Math sucks
You don't even have to spell it, all you have to do is yell it
Math sucks
Math sucks
Sometimes I think that I don't know that much--But math sucks!

Geometry, trigonometry, and if that don't tax your brain
There are numbers to big to be named (too big to be named)
Numerical precision is a science with a mission
And I think it's gonna drive me insane

Parents fighting with their children and the Congress can't agree,
Teachers and their students are all jousting constantly
Management and labor keep rattling old sabers,
Quacking like those Peabody ducks

Math sucks
Math sucks
You don't even have to spell it, all you have to do is yell it!
Math sucks
Math sucks
Sometimes I think that I don't know that much--But math sucks!

Math sucks, math sucks, math sucks the big one
Math sucks, math sucks, math sucks the big one
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

I'm not sure how it happened, but it looks we improved our pairwise this weekend. Anyone care to explain?

The teams you have previously beaten defeated some other teams thereby allowing Ferris to win more comparisons.

Get it?


Its still Math, and I do not like it. Not one bit. :p

I would not, could not, do math in a box.
I could not, would not, do math with a fox.
I will not do math with a mouse.
I will not do math in a house.
I will not do math here or there.
I will not do math anywhere.
I do not like Math Al-ming-ton!

Ferris edjumacation?
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

Yeah, but when you really think about it. What did Ferris State do wrong?

#11 Ferris State Lost to #9 Yale
#11 Ferris State than beat unranked Merrimack.

Ferris State did what the rankings said they were supposed to do. So why would they be punished?

Also, when you look at it. Ferris lost the first game 6-1 to Yale, and I had a feeling the "nation" would thing, "Ferris State's impressive first half was just a fluke than." But than Ferris came out and won 5-1 vs Merrimack who lost in the final minutes to #7 Wisconsin 5-4.

I think Ferris just had three weeks off, were very rusty, didn't play well the first game, and are back on track like the first half. Ferris played an IMPRESSIVE game Sunday. It was too much fun to watch.
 
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In my opinion, Yale will end up being a legitimate national championship contender. I would not take too much from the loss on Saturday. If there's any such thing as a good time to get your butt whooped, that was probably the time and it was probably against the right team. Ferris has a history of creating matchup problems against CCHA teams and the teams out west. On the other hand, eastern teams seem to create matchup problems for Ferris.
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

Also, when you look at it. Ferris lost the first game 6-1 to Yale, and I had a feeling the "nation" would thing, "Ferris State's impressive first half was just a fluke than." But than Ferris came out and won 5-1 vs Merrimack who lost in the final minutes to #7 Wisconsin 5-4.

it's never a good idea to say "beating team C is a great win because team C did really well against team B." Just take every game as its own entity. A win is a win and a loss is a loss and on any given night anybody can beat anybody.
 
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(This is at the request of FerrisStateHockeyFan. It is my preview of this weekend's matchup...)

"Hmmm. How does one answer that without upsetting someone from either camp?

I've always said that FSU was the poor man's MSU, with the exception that every decade or so, Coach Daniels gets an upperclassmen-laden team or a stud like Chris Kunitz and has a great team. He reminds me of Dave Poulin...

Having ripped on FSU, I'll move to the other camp. FSU worries me. They always play ND hard, even if they underachieve. There are always more Bulldogs laying on the ice than after the Titanic sank because that's their typical MO to help out the goalie. ND has never been able to solve that tactic well.

FSU is 14-4-2. ND is 9-8-5. FSU averages 3.4 goals/game (good for 13th in the nation) while giving up a very stingy 1.9 goals/game (even better, for 3rd in the nation). ND averages 2.23 goals/game ("good" for 50th in the country) while giving up a virtually equally stingy 2.0 a game (good for 4th in the country).

FSU is 13th on the PP of all 58 teams. They click 22.4% of the time. Their PK is 2nd in the country, killing off 90% of the man-advantages. FSU has scored 28 PPG's and given up 11. ND is 28th in the country on the PP, scoring 19% of the time on the man-up. They are 3rd in the country on the PK, though, killing 89.6%. ND has scored 24 PPG's and also given up only 11.

FSU is led by Blair Riley who has 24 points, 15 of which are goals. He is followed by Cody Chupp and Casey Haines (19 and 17, respectively). Chupp is their PPG guy, registering 5 of them. ND is led by Billy Maday with 19 points, followed by Calle Ridderwall (16) and Ben Ryan (15). Ridderwall leads the team in PPG's with 8 of his 12 goals scored coming on the man advantage.

FSU has split time in net between Pat Nagle (5-2-1, 1.52 GA and a save % of .942) and Taylor Nelson (9-2-1, 2.1 GA, .927 save %). I expect that trend to continue with Nelson starting Saturday. Mike Johnson is 6-5-2 with a GA of 1.73 and a save % of .939. All 3 goalies are in the top 10 in the country for their stats.

Goalies are interchangeable. PK is interchangeable. PPG's for and against are interchangeable. Scoring from the #2 guy on down is interchangeable. The only real differences between these two teams is the leading scorer and PP. ...so don't give up a PPG and shut down Blair Riley."
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

I think it would be pretty cool to have the voice of the Bulldogs chat with us every week.

FerrisFan1 as soon as I saw that I signed up for an account. I just now (today) received access from the USCHO chat room administrators.

Does Mr. Hennig post on this board?

I do now. How are you guys? It is really nice to see the fan support the Ferris State Hockey team has. You guys are the best.

I created this to stay in touch with you guys, the fans, and to be able to post links and cool stuff that I think you guys might like to see. I am planning on doing a weekly "Day of the first game" post with that night's links, and info on the game to make it easier on you guys. I also created this in case there is anything you guys want to be heard back at the Athletic Department, or if you have any feedback on anything, including my Radio Broadcasts. Here's the first thing that comes to my mind:

A "Ferris State Hockey 2009-2010 First Half Update" 10 Minute Podcast/Talk Segment I did: Click Here
Download from iTunes onto your iPod: Click Here

My E-Mail during the Hockey Games: SportsRadio@Ferris.edu
The Twitter Account: www.Twitter.com/FerrisHockey
Tatango Text Message Updates: Text "Bulldogs" to "68398"
And of course, Our Website: http://www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/mice/index


If there is anything I can do for you guys, let me know.

Dominic Hennig
 
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Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

Welcome. Can we expect the scoop on the latest developments with the team?
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

FerrisFan1 as soon as I saw that I signed up for an account. I just now (today) received access from the USCHO chat room administrators. How are you guys? It is really nice to see the fan support the Ferris State Hockey team has. You guys are the best. Dominic Hennig

Dominic, welcome to our fun little 'room' and this forum!!! It should be fun the rest of the season, and, yes, the Dawgs can go a long way. Hope so anyways, it's been way too long!

GO DAWGS!!!!
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

Welcome. Can we expect the scoop on the latest developments with the team?

Lol, anything you guys want to know that I am allowed to talk about is fair game. Questions are in your court.


Dominic, welcome to our fun little 'room' and this forum!!! It should be fun the rest of the season, and, yes, the Dawgs can go a long way. Hope so anyways, it's been way too long!

GO DAWGS!!!!

Thank You, and they will.
 
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Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

FSU is 14-4-2. ND is 9-8-5. FSU averages 3.4 goals/game (good for 13th in the nation) while giving up a very stingy 1.9 goals/game (even better, for 3rd in the nation). ND averages 2.23 goals/game ("good" for 50th in the country) while giving up a virtually equally stingy 2.0 a game (good for 4th in the country).

FSU is 13th on the PP of all 58 teams. They click 22.4% of the time. Their PK is 2nd in the country, killing off 90% of the man-advantages. FSU has scored 28 PPG's and given up 11. ND is 28th in the country on the PP, scoring 19% of the time on the man-up. They are 3rd in the country on the PK, though, killing 89.6%. ND has scored 24 PPG's and also given up only 11.

FSU is led by Blair Riley who has 24 points, 15 of which are goals. He is followed by Cody Chupp and Casey Haines (19 and 17, respectively). Chupp is their PPG guy, registering 5 of them. ND is led by Billy Maday with 19 points, followed by Calle Ridderwall (16) and Ben Ryan (15). Ridderwall leads the team in PPG's with 8 of his 12 goals scored coming on the man advantage.

FSU has split time in net between Pat Nagle (5-2-1, 1.52 GA and a save % of .942) and Taylor Nelson (9-2-1, 2.1 GA, .927 save %). I expect that trend to continue with Nelson starting Saturday. Mike Johnson is 6-5-2 with a GA of 1.73 and a save % of .939. All 3 goalies are in the top 10 in the country for their stats.

An important note to add:
FSU opponent record: 76 - 100 - 31
ND opponent record: 107 - 105 - 33

This might have something to do with Ferris' inflated numbers. I suppose we will find out soon enough.
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

An important note to add:
FSU opponent record: 76 - 100 - 31
ND opponent record: 107 - 105 - 33

This might have something to do with Ferris' inflated numbers. I suppose we will find out soon enough.

14-4-2 is nothing to sneeze at. I'd kill to be where you guys are in the standings and especially the PWR.
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

Daniels publicly laid into his team after Badger Showdown.

From an article in the Big Rapids Pioneer:

- So when (Taylor) Nelson had probably his worst performance of the season in a 6-1 loss to No. 9 Yale in the semifinals of the Wisconsin Badger Showdown on Saturday, coach Bob Daniels was very disappointed. But not with Nelson, with his teammates.

Although Ferris State trailed just 2-1 entering the third period, Daniels called his team’s effort “lethargic.” After Nelson gave up Yale goals No. 3 and 4, Daniels’ description of the aforementioned team effort went from “lethargic” to “poor.”

“The third and fourth goals are goals he hasn’t been giving up, nor has Pat Nagle, but my concern wasn’t with him. It was with the rest of the team,” Daniels said. “We’ve certainly enjoyed excellent goaltending which carried us through a lot of games. Maybe we could have carried one of our goalies when he was having an off night.

“When they scored their third goal, our response was very poor.” -
 
Re: Ferris State Hockey 2009-10 - 2 minutes for slashing

Couple things:

An important note to add:
FSU opponent record: 76 - 100 - 31
ND opponent record: 107 - 105 - 33

This might have something to do with Ferris' inflated numbers. I suppose we will find out soon enough.

Yes, we certainly will, either way. The next 6 games will tell the story of the season. The two teams that are really killing the above totals are Robert Morris (3-12-3) and UConn (2-14-2). Those two combined are 5-26-5. Take out those two on our opponents' records sit at 71-74-26. All of a sudden that's not too far off from Notre Dame's schedule. At least Canisius is holding their own for the moment.

As for the goaltending, and the 6 goals that went in the net against Yale, that's the last thing in the world I'm worried about when it comes to this team.

Right now we're at #3 in the PWR, but I suspect that it's a soft #3 at the moment, and once we get to 10 games against TUC's, and that gets thrown into the comparison, we're likely going to be around #5-7, I would guess. We'll see. If we start dropping series, I think we're going to drop like a rock, as our record against TUC's right now is 0-3-2, and we're going to start losing comparisons left and right if our RPI slips.
 
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