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Irish hockey '12-'13: Why would you not wanna go there?

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I worried after Michigan scored on quite possibly the worst turnover in the history of hockey. We hadn't won a game yet when giving up the first goal. Then...

A shortie, Tynan finally (FINALLY) getting number 100, great PK against another formidable power play, great forechecking--especially (ESPECIALLY) in the 3rd period, Voran finally being rewarded, another (ANOTHER) GWG for Rust, Schneider continuing to progress, Lucia dressed and Summerhays with a save % of .960 for the game.

That's a lot to be thankful for. Let's see if my gratitude can continue tomorrow night.
 
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One of the very good things during this series was how Notre Dame completely clamped down on Michigan both nights as soon as they took a 3rd period lead. Other than a couple of icing infractions, once the Irish were in the lead in the third periods there were no ND zone faceoffs, and Michigan never really got a forecheck going. Another good thing is holding a Michigan team that was scoring nearly 4 goals a game to just 2 on the weekend. Of course the great thing is the first sweep at Yost in 34 years.
 
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My gratitude runneth over.

Holy crap. A sweep at Yost. A PPG. Rust in on the game-winner (again). Mario Lucia with the insurance goal after not looking too strong last night. (apparently ND needs a Lucia on the roster to win 2 in Ann Arbor ;) ) Russo redeeming his horrendous gaffe from last night. Twice. Summerhays with another stellar night. The PK perfect again.

Yep. I'm satisfied. But I've been wondering... Since the last time ND swept at Yost was during the cleanup of the Blizzard of '78, will weather history repeat? :eek:
 
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Big to get the sweep in their barn. Post turkey at Compton--should be a pair of serious battles. Go get those ********!
 
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As pointed out on NDN, the key to ND sweeping Michigan at Yost appears to be having a Lucia on the team. Don in 1978, son Mario in 2012.
 
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Craig P. said:
As pointed out on NDN, the key to ND sweeping Michigan at Yost appears to be having a Lucia on the team. Don in 1978, son Mario in 2012.
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Or a Nugent. Kevin in 1978 and son Kevin in 2012. And taking the theme a little further, a Larson, Les in 1973 and Nick in 2012. The 1973 sweep wasn't at Yost, though. Michigan was still playing at the old Michigan Coliseum.
 
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While I'm grateful for any coverage Notre Dame gives to its hockey team and players, an article written by a fellow student in the school paper should not open with 2 glaring errors.
 
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You are getting UND when you want to get them. Before xmas. This Sioux fan would be happy with a split. Good luck to your squad this coming weekend.
 
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icehawk said:
You are getting UND when you want to get them. Before xmas. This Sioux fan would be happy with a split. Good luck to your squad this coming weekend.
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And you guys are getting Notre Dame WHERE you want to get them. On the young season so far we're 6-1 away from home, but only 2-2 at the CFIA. Based on what's happened so far this season a split -- with the Sioux winning Friday -- wouldn't be hard to fathom.
 
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IHF likely isn't too far off with that prediction. When you add ND's home splits (losses on the first nights, wins on the 2nd) to NoDak's tendency to win the first night of a series and lose/tie the 2nd, I'd say that equals a split.

However, on paper, Notre Dame looks like they should win both. While ND has only one guy with 100 career points on the roster and NoDak has 2 players, their 2 are seniors. Our guy has a season and a half to surpass their greatness. NoDak has 16 players who've registered a point. ND has 20. ND's PK is 5th in the nation. NoDak's is 23rd. Notre Dame is 2nd in the country in D, while North Dakota is 19th. Our goalie is 4th in all of D1 in GA, their goalie is 25th. The Irish are 7-0 when they score first. The _____ are 3-3 when they score 1st.

Here's what worries me though: North Dakota is 2-0-2 when they don't score first. Notre Dame is 1-3. The 2nd period is by far NoDak's best offensive period. The 2nd period is by far Notre Dame's worst defensive period. North Dakota has the 15th best offense in the country, while ND has the 30th best.

North Dakota is also a very physical team, so even if their physicality turns into a few penalties, our PP is feeble enough that we likely won't get the boost from those encounters unless Mario Lucia really is a special team stud.

So I'm gonna call out Anders Lee to not have a repeat of last season and start chipping away at those last 13 so he can join T.J. Tynan in the century club. I'm gonna call out the PP units to get traffic in front of the net and put some shots up. I'm gonna call out Nick Larson to not take an ill-timed penalty. And I'm gonna call out the entire team to seize the opportunity to beat a quality opponent (quality meaning one with a history and a winning record so far).

And I wonder if both teams might start their backup goalies on Saturday.

Carpe diem boys. Carpe.
 
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Jeff_Jackson_for_Pres. said:
IHF likely isn't too far off with that prediction. When you add ND's home splits (losses on the first nights, wins on the 2nd) to NoDak's tendency to win the first night of a series and lose/tie the 2nd, I'd say that equals a split.

However, on paper, Notre Dame looks like they should win both. While ND has only one guy with 100 career points on the roster and NoDak has 2 players, their 2 are seniors. Our guy has a season and a half to surpass their greatness. NoDak has 16 players who've registered a point. ND has 20. ND's PK is 5th in the nation. NoDak's is 23rd. Notre Dame is 2nd in the country in D, while North Dakota is 19th. Our goalie is 4th in all of D1 in GA, their goalie is 25th. The Irish are 7-0 when they score first. The _____ are 3-3 when they score 1st.

Here's what worries me though: North Dakota is 2-0-2 when they don't score first. Notre Dame is 1-3. The 2nd period is by far NoDak's best offensive period. The 2nd period is by far Notre Dame's worst defensive period. North Dakota has the 15th best offense in the country, while ND has the 30th best.

North Dakota is also a very physical team, so even if their physicality turns into a few penalties, our PP is feeble enough that we likely won't get the boost from those encounters unless Mario Lucia really is a special team stud.

So I'm gonna call out Anders Lee to not have a repeat of last season and start chipping away at those last 13 so he can join T.J. Tynan in the century club. I'm gonna call out the PP units to get traffic in front of the net and put some shots up. I'm gonna call out Nick Larson to not take an ill-timed penalty. And I'm gonna call out the entire team to seize the opportunity to beat a quality opponent (quality meaning one with a history and a winning record so far).

And I wonder if both teams might start their backup goalies on Saturday.

Carpe diem boys. Carpe.
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While I think Notre Dame is playing better hockey right now and should rightly be the favorite, stats at this point in the season are pretty much pointless. Also, FWIW, North Dakota won last Saturday...following a draw on Friday.

Also, North Dakota will likely rotate goalies this weekend (as you mentioned). That being said, no idea as to whether Saunders or Gothberg will get the start on Friday, but whoever doesn't start Friday will likely start Saturday. I'm not sure which goalie you would call our "backup" or "starter" at this point in the season, but if you wind up following North Dakota after this series, my guess is that Gothberg will start to get more starts as the season goes on.

Anyway, I'm sure this will be an exciting series and should serve as a good measuring stick for both sides. Hopefully everyone stays healthy and some great hockey is played.
 
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I think this is North Dakota's first trip to South Bend since I was in college. :eek:
 
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SJHovey said:
I think this is North Dakota's first trip to South Bend since I was in college. :eek:
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We need a reference point to judge whether or not you're old. :D

I believe 1981 was the last visit. The campus has changed a bit since then.
 
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I think I speak for all Notre Dame hockey fans when I say, "I am so friggin' sick of losing at home! Where the hell is this home ice advantage I keep hearing about? Isn't my team the team that plays here, practices here, works out here? Why is it the teams who visit come in and allow one goal and leave South Bend with at least one victory? 14-10-0 in the not-so-new-anymore digs blows. Maybe next weekend, the team should stay across the road at the Fairfield and pretend they are the visiting team."

Is that it? Did I cover everything? Anyone else care to add to that?
 
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I would like to hear the Irish fan's feelings on the quick whistle that lead to the no-goal that would have tied it up... I thought with the puck completely out of sight under Saunders and most players giving up on the play it was right to whistle it dead. If you would have listened to Notre Dame's announcers you would have thought it was the worst call ever in college hockey. They didn't seem to have any problems with the two no-calls on bad hits on our d-man Simpson...
 
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willythekid said:
I would like to hear the Irish fan's feelings on the quick whistle that lead to the no-goal that would have tied it up... I thought with the puck completely out of sight under Saunders and most players giving up on the play it was right to whistle it dead. If you would have listened to Notre Dame's announcers you would have thought it was the worst call ever in college hockey. They didn't seem to have any problems with the two no-calls on bad hits on our d-man Simpson...
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yeah, it's obvious from this post that YOU'RE not an unbiased observer.:rolleyes: I don't comment on officiating when Notre Dame loses. How about just be happy with the win, the fact that our team is the only one that streams all home games for free so you can see your team screwed egregiously even in a win and that strikes and lockouts don't happen at this level.
 
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