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MICHIGAN TECH.... 2016-17 season. The 96th season of Hockey.

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Regardless of the game outcome last night, 3v3 college hockey is one of the dumbest recent additions. It sucks in the NHL with some of the most talented players in the world and it is even worse in college. It has nothing to do with real hockey and can go the way of the Dodo in my opinion.

Hopefully Tech can start putting some pucks in the net before Redmen starts to feel too much pressure to win 2-1 and 1-0 games. Beef lets only two pucks past him all night in a 70+ minute game and takes a loss. You really can't fault him for last night's loss.
Ryan
 
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manurespreader said:
well two in a row?!. I'm going to have to revamp my expectations of what Tech will do by the end of the year.
I think this is the first game in 5 years of coaching that Coach Mel missed the after game interview. I hope that is not anything to worry about.
And might we see someone else in goal in Fairbanks. ?


I thought face-offs were a big problem in both these games. Especially the important ones we almost always lost.

JJ, I told you so.

Also, let's say jj that tech plays 750 hockey the rest of the way. Not likely but possible. that's 13.5 wins. And let's say bemidji plays 600 hockey. Below what they have done so far. That means a 10 point Tech advantage through the final games. Not enough to catch up. We need 14 points to tie and 15 to win. And that's if they play 600. In other words we'd have to win all but one game. ( I think) unless they fall apart. Second, we have a real tough ride home, then it's a pretty short week and we hop a bus to Bemidji for two. I'm not seeing a sweep..unless it's Bemidji that does the sweeping.
And don't look now but BGSU is 6 points behind us with 2 games in hand.
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I wouldn't be looking that far ahead in the season just yet. Bemidji is playing very well right now, but it seems hard for me to believe they can keep this pace throughout the rest of the season, possible but not probable. I believe I heard UAA took Bemidji into OT earlier this season, only to lose the game. Any team in the league can beat anyone on any given weekend. We wanted 6 and got 4 points out of it. UAA is desperate for wins and had some pride to play for.
It wasn't that many years ago we were getting 5 or so wins a season.
We aren't on a bus after the Alaska series, we play Bemidji at home. Hope you can make it to the games. Should be a good series in early December.
 
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Wi.Huskies Fan said:
I wouldn't be looking that far ahead in the season just yet. Bemidji is playing very well right now, but it seems hard for me to believe they can keep this pace throughout the rest of the season, possible but not probable. I believe I heard UAA took Bemidji into OT earlier this season, only to lose the game. Any team in the league can beat anyone on any given weekend. We wanted 6 and got 4 points out of it. UAA is desperate for wins and had some pride to play for.
It wasn't that many years ago we were getting 5 or so wins a season.
We aren't on a bus after the Alaska series, we play Bemidji at home. Hope you can make it to the games. Should be a good series in early December.
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Remember a couple years ago when we started 10-0 out of the gate, and ended up finishing behind Mankato?

Bemidji will cool off - the extent of that cool down remains to be seen. Regardless, outcomes like last night's aren't going to help us.
 
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Wi.Huskies Fan said:
I wouldn't be looking that far ahead in the season just yet. Bemidji is playing very well right now, but it seems hard for me to believe they can keep this pace throughout the rest of the season, possible but not probable. I believe I heard UAA took Bemidji into OT earlier this season, only to lose the game. Any team in the league can beat anyone on any given weekend. We wanted 6 and got 4 points out of it. UAA is desperate for wins and had some pride to play for.
It wasn't that many years ago we were getting 5 or so wins a season.
We aren't on a bus after the Alaska series, we play Bemidji at home. Hope you can make it to the games. Should be a good series in early December.
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Unless he is talking about the 2nd half when Tech plays in Huntsville the last weekend of January and then goes to Bemidji the first weekend of February.
 
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Laker Dude said:
Unless he is talking about the 2nd half when Tech plays in Huntsville the last weekend of January and then goes to Bemidji the first weekend of February.
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No I just ffed up. my bad. And I'm sure Bemidji will cool off, that's why I said 600 hockey. vs the 900 they are playing now. I think it could be done, but I also think we need some help. And we have to play a lot better and more consistent hockey.
I agree the first UAA goal on saturday was pretty soft.
 
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Hey guys, found this thread in my random travels in the interwebs and realized I'd stumbled into a room full of people who love Tech hockey as much as I do!

I live in Alaska now and was at the games over the weekend. I too missed the hit on Mason since it happened away from the play a bit, but I have little doubt he was concussed. The look on his face as he got to the bench was pretty unmistakable. It's hard to understand how the boys can beat the Seawolves 11-1 a couple of years ago and then two years in a row have so much trouble with them. I dont think UAA has improved that much... Mantha played out of his head at times and that kept the games closer than they should have been. It seemed to me that the unrelenting forecheck Tech has been using was absent a little bit this weekend...that and alot of sloppy passing and passes into coverage gave UAA a shot at both games.

Trying to decide if I should make the 5 hour drive north to Fairbanks this weekend......:rolleyes:
 
Scrum Bucket said:
It seemed to me that the unrelenting forecheck Tech has been using was absent a little bit this weekend...
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I was thinking the same thing. It seems like the games Tech struggles in are the ones that they play a more defensive style. 2 forwards high, usually outside the Zone and only one forechecking. UAA on the other hand was smothering on the forecheck. Seems like there was 2 or 3 guys attacking the puck
Should have created a lot of opportunities to stretch the ice but we have guys that want to hang on to the puck until they are in trouble which I believe resulted in the bad and forced passes everyone noticed. Immediate puck movement would have pushed UAA back. Might also help to stop the passes to wingers standing still along the boards; could never understand that breakout yet it seems to be what the coach wants
 
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Yea, I noticed a lot of hard to handle passes coming to the wingers standing on the boards. Those are tough to get a hold of and you sure don't have much time to move it. I also agree that sometimes certain players hold the puck too long when they have opportunities to pass or even get a shot on net, but I thought overall Tech played OK and that UAA played really well at times. Tech just didnt seem to have the same jump that as previous weekends. Hopefully they get it turned on for the UAF series...


Can anyone tell me who the young man (a trainer?) on Tech's bench this weekend in Anchorage was? Young enough to be a player, wasn't sure if he was a former player or current player? Just curious his name, he came over and gave my daughter a puck Friday night and I didn't get a chance to find out who he was or thank him.
 
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Scrum Bucket said:
Can anyone tell me who the young man (a trainer?) on Tech's bench this weekend in Anchorage was? Young enough to be a player, wasn't sure if he was a former player or current player? Just curious his name, he came over and gave my daughter a puck Friday night and I didn't get a chance to find out who he was or thank him.
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Tyler Shelast, I'm guessing - the chief sniper in my day. He's the trainer now.
 
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Thanks FtB&G, I googled Tyler and it wasn't him. Younger and slighter build. Not as if it's a big deal, but he looked familiar and it was bugging me...
 
Scrum Bucket said:
Can anyone tell me who the young man (a trainer?) on Tech's bench this weekend in Anchorage was? Young enough to be a player, wasn't sure if he was a former player or current player? Just curious his name, he came over and gave my daughter a puck Friday night and I didn't get a chance to find out who he was or thank him.
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I'm guessing it was either Brian Brewster or Matt Sanregret.
 
Re: MICHIGAN TECH.... 2016-17 season. The 96th season of Hockey.

Part two of my Recruiting Ground series is out today, this time I discuss the BCHL. A league many of us are familiar with since almost every D1 team has a player from the BCHL on their roster:
Recruiting Grounds: BCHL
Check it out :)
 
Re: MICHIGAN TECH.... 2016-17 season. The 96th season of Hockey.

The UAF play by play guy said Tech get's to do this trip again next year, UAA/UAF over thankgiving week, third straight year. Start planning your trip now!

Coach Shawhan with Dirk:
Redmond great, proud of the guys, 9 shots periods 1, 11 through last 2
That included a couple 5x3s
Shawhan joked it's 1:45ET back home, is anyone listening? can we sing Christmas carols?
So happy for Mel, important we play well for him, he's go this program running, we have stay out of the way, let the guys do what they do, know Mel will sleep better
We have an outstanding D group
Penalties - they're tickey/tack, but it's the game nowadays, need to stay on the right side of the puck, players are learning how to draw the calls too, no issues with tonight's calls
Redmond - great play, great poke check killing the 5x3, great kid that worked hard when he wasn't playing earlier this year, his confidence is growing, receptive to coaching, all of our goalies can play
 
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