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Michigan Hockey 22-23, new coach, new players, new era
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MichVandal
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What's the deal with Truscott? Out for the year?
Is this a result of his injury in January?
Toledo in 2025... (with the FF in Vegas, Baby)
2024 is *some* risks- Missouri gets to have a regional hosted by Lindenwood. And SOUTH Dakota gets one hosted by UNO. I'm sure ND and Minnesota will have no problem going there.
Sioux Falls is the west regional in '24, the Midwest in '26.
Other than Toledo, there are no other actual midwest hosts through '26. Maybe when our program can get some stability we will make a bid for somewhere. But we can use some help from all the rest of the schools in the lower part of our state.
I’m surprised Augustana, who begin play this fall and who I believe are located in Sioux Falls, isn’t the host for one or both of the Sioux Falls regionals.
MichVandal
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I’m surprised Augustana, who begin play this fall and who I believe are located in Sioux Falls, isn’t the host for one or both of the Sioux Falls regionals.
Give them time. Realistically, Sioux Falls is a good location for a west regional, so they will certainly have chances.
wolverineTrumpet
not particularly bad
I probably won't do this because the off day regional format means taking 2 days off, and it's doubtful NaSK could take 1 let alone 2 days to go with me, but I'm looking at a big road trip to Allentown.
I'd use the off day for nostalgia. I'd drive down to Hershey and go on the chocolate world ride (since the theme park doesn't open until 4/1). Then maybe down to my hometown which I haven't been back to in a decade (my parents moved out of state in 2012).
I'd use the off day for nostalgia. I'd drive down to Hershey and go on the chocolate world ride (since the theme park doesn't open until 4/1). Then maybe down to my hometown which I haven't been back to in a decade (my parents moved out of state in 2012).
iowabasedtraveler
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WTrumpet… what is your hometown?
I was hoping to go to Lincoln Speedway (New Oxford) or Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night, but the weather forecast doesn’t sound conducive to that plan. So I may just go to the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown.
I was hoping to go to Lincoln Speedway (New Oxford) or Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night, but the weather forecast doesn’t sound conducive to that plan. So I may just go to the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown.
wolverineTrumpet
not particularly bad
WTrumpet… what is your hometown?
I was hoping to go to Lincoln Speedway (New Oxford) or Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night, but the weather forecast doesn’t sound conducive to that plan. So I may just go to the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown.
I grew up in Westminster, MD...which is a good 2.5 hr drive from Allentown, but closer than Michigan. I wouldn't mind going to Hoffman's for some ice cream. I would also cram my car full of Utz chips to bring home if I make it to Pennsylvania.
MichVandal
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So that incredibly small difference in PWR seemed to have mattered a lot- I think we would have had problems with Cornell, too.
StateofHockey78
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So that incredibly small difference in PWR seemed to have mattered a lot- I think we would have had problems with Cornell, too.
Everyone is going to have problems with Cornell for sure. That gritty defense first style punishes sloppy play. DU just looked completely off to me. Maybe the Manchester travel messed them up, whatever the case happy we're going to have a new champ.
MichVandal
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Holy cow, a Pizza game in the tournament. Kind of a shock to have our top scoring game now. And it was funny how nervous I was at the beginning of the 2nd, as we were really sloppy with the puck. But that all changed fast.
And I was going to feel bad running it up until their top scorer butted Samoskavich. I was fine with them adding 3 more after that. The more the merrier. That was just lame. Colgate got into the tournament by winning their conference, so it was up to them to play good and hard, not us to give them a chance. And it was pretty frustrating to see Duke get some check from behinds that cost our team earlier in the season. So thanks for them calling the one that actually injured someone.
Normally, I'd be concerned that we used all of our goals, but PSU did as well against Tech.
One other thing- I checked mgoblog for their reaction after the butting call- and some of them really lost credibility- they didn't know who Sean Richlin is.
And I was going to feel bad running it up until their top scorer butted Samoskavich. I was fine with them adding 3 more after that. The more the merrier. That was just lame. Colgate got into the tournament by winning their conference, so it was up to them to play good and hard, not us to give them a chance. And it was pretty frustrating to see Duke get some check from behinds that cost our team earlier in the season. So thanks for them calling the one that actually injured someone.
Normally, I'd be concerned that we used all of our goals, but PSU did as well against Tech.
One other thing- I checked mgoblog for their reaction after the butting call- and some of them really lost credibility- they didn't know who Sean Richlin is.
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Hockeybuckeye
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I wonder if it was intentional to put Michigan and Penn State in the same regional so there couldn't be the possibility of an all Big Ten Frozen Four?
MichVandal
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I wonder if it was intentional to put Michigan and Penn State in the same regional so there couldn't be the possibility of an all Big Ten Frozen Four?
Well, unfortunately, Michigan got #3 overall, and PSU was the host of that region. Most of the previous projections had us going to Manchester.
That being said, ever since the WCHA got 4 teams at your FF, it sure seems that they want to make sure that it's less likely.
wolverineTrumpet
not particularly bad
Allentown is the tough regional with 2 B1G teams.
i expected the blowout Minnie had last night and was surprised Canisus made that a game for as long as they did. I was not expecting the scoring clinic put on by the rest of the conference today.
Had that playoff hockey is too nerve racking feeling all day until half way through the 2nd. Especially after seeing the other B1G games, I thought to myself we will be the team that loses after everyone else win big.
Sunday match up with Penn State is likely to have me in nervous knots again.
Go Blue!
i expected the blowout Minnie had last night and was surprised Canisus made that a game for as long as they did. I was not expecting the scoring clinic put on by the rest of the conference today.
Had that playoff hockey is too nerve racking feeling all day until half way through the 2nd. Especially after seeing the other B1G games, I thought to myself we will be the team that loses after everyone else win big.
Sunday match up with Penn State is likely to have me in nervous knots again.
Go Blue!
wolverineTrumpet
not particularly bad
When you put up 11, things like 9 different goal scorers and 16 players with points in 1 game happen.
MichVandal
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Sometimes fans really confuse me. It's good for your team, bad when it's the other team. Again, mgoblog- a poster is complaining that PSU is in the Allentown regional. Duh- they are hosting. I'm sure the same fans would really love to have a regional back at Yost. Or if we found an arena in close to here and got that placement.
The regionals are bad enough with the host being able to play there in terms of attendance and atmosphere. Don't make it worse.
And if we want a similar "advantage"- nothing is stopping Warde from putting in an application. Hopefully we will again. We don't automatically get Toledo in the near future- that's up for Bowling Green to get.
The regionals are bad enough with the host being able to play there in terms of attendance and atmosphere. Don't make it worse.
And if we want a similar "advantage"- nothing is stopping Warde from putting in an application. Hopefully we will again. We don't automatically get Toledo in the near future- that's up for Bowling Green to get.
Puckstopper467
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Is it me or has UM become the Dallas Cowboys! People want them to LOSE and HATE them.. For me it the announcers love affair, and they do not have to work to recruit. BTW hit them from the start to finish and they don't engage, thought Colgate would have thrown one check. I will say this hire your coach, he is really good and he can recruit if he had to
MichVandal
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Is it me or has UM become the Dallas Cowboys! People want them to LOSE and HATE them.. For me it the announcers love affair, and they do not have to work to recruit. BTW hit them from the start to finish and they don't engage, thought Colgate would have thrown one check. I will say this hire your coach, he is really good and he can recruit if he had to
Has become? You are well over 20 years behind the times. That kind of hate has been around for a very long time, from the era that Michigan was in the FF almost every year. Back then, the hated trio was BC, Minnesota, and Michigan.
Par for the course.
StateofHockey78
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Has become? You are well over 20 years behind the times. That kind of hate has been around for a very long time, from the era that Michigan was in the FF almost every year. Back then, the hated trio was BC, Minnesota, and Michigan.
Par for the course.
MN & Mich have been hated since 1920 LOL
Hockeybuckeye
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This is slightly off topic but I was just talking with my friend, Bonnie Tholl, Michigan's head softball coach and she told me the university president is indeed looking into starting a women's hockey program at Michigan!
How about that?
How about that?
MichVandal
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This is slightly off topic but I was just talking with my friend, Bonnie Tholl, Michigan's head softball coach and she told me the university president is indeed looking into starting a women's hockey program at Michigan!
How about that?
First, that would be very cool. Second, it's about darned time.
And that would probably lead to some renovations at Yost- since I would *hope* a women's team would get their own locker.
Oh, that would also probably open the other Michigan schools, especially State.