Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

[Stauber1]

Any word on Perbix?

And did any of you take pleasure is seeing Jackson and ND complaining about calls? I didn't think refs went one way or the other with bad calls, but good to see their season ended and to have them perceive it as refs fault. Doesn't make up for last year, when we had a team that was playing at the end of the year like one that had a chance of making it to NCAA and maybe win a couple, but there was some justice at least.

I certainly didn't have any pity for them, but felt like Gophers got a little lucky in having a minor on Sat and on Sun that both were reviewed and probably should have been majors. Especially considering the non-call that was reviewed and assessed a major against ND.
That one was especially bad for them because if it had been called right when it happened, they wouldnt have picked up the 2nd hooking call that put them down 5-on-3 for a full 2 minutes

 

[Stauber1]

As far as Perbix, I haven't seen anything other than the vague "lower body injury," but it looked like a knee to me and my guess would be he's out for the rest of the season. Hopefully its just a meniscal and not ligament injury

 

[DavidNardolillo]

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The number of fans out there that like the Big Ten is probably hugely over-represented on these shrinking message boards.

Agreed. Unfortunately, you can't upload photos from your hard drive to the forum, but I am reminded of a photo a friend snapped from the poor crowd of the B1G Championship game they lost to Michigan a few years back--four guys in gold Gophers sweaters, all with the #10 and "B1G MISTAKE" as the nameplate. Seemed like a fair representation of public sentiment.

 

[D2D]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

Sorry. You can't claim credit for wins. It was the Wooger.

I will definitely take a bow to the Wooger.

 

[Regulators15]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

Yeah the comments section from the Strib is as worthless as Twitter and FB. The worst of the worst post. Also UW, UMi and MSU are traditional UM rivals, while the Gophers had and will again have next year a pretty **** NC schedule. And I don't miss playing the Alaskas and a few others.

If you've lost interest as in you don't even care and can't even be bothered to follow the team/watch games on TV then you weren't a real fan anyway.

I respect everyone's viewpoint but respectfully, when only 2,000 fans (if that) show up two consecutive years for a home playoff series, on the heels of dwindling season ticket holder numbers, I think it's fair to analyze what the mass are thinking. For sure, social media and the "comment sections" can be a cesspool of negativity, but it also can be constructive (especially when there's over 330+ comments). This platform provides a channel for sentiment analysis—gathering social sentiments and then analyzing the sentiments for themes. These are all nuggets of information that can be useful to make your business (or in this case, a hockey program) more successful and perceptive of the barriers you face. Scrolling through a lot of those comments, I saw some common themes that I think would be valuable to analyze, especially if I was in a role at the U's Athletic Department. To each their own on that I guess.

I also think the vilifying of who's a good fan / bad fan is a tricky route to take. A lot of people were genuinely upset about the conference transition and how the administration has handled it, and I think this shows in a number of ways publicly. We penalize some fans and say "you didn't care to begin with"...or maybe they cared so much they felt patronized and decided to invest their time and money elsewhere? Is that plausible? That entitled way of thinking will continue to drive fans away IMO - and that by saying this it seems we're above listening to some of the outcry (and that many view these outcries as the same old recycled complaints). I do totally get it by saying that, but it's my two cents.

Again, I truly respect every individual's perspective (especially different generational perspectives), but I think analyzing constructive feedback should be encouraged and not dismissed like their opinion's aren't worthy because they didn't support a conference transition. In the end, I know it strikes the cord of a lot of emotion and it's divisive, and I wish it wasn't that way. It isn't just on here, it's just an observation of other outlets too that cover Gopher Hockey that want to cast shade immediately on fans/articles that want to voice their opinion.

 

[Bonin21]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

"We don't need those fans anyway!"

Let's see where Maddox Fleming and the other 04 MN prospects choose to go.

 

[4four4]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

A lot of people were genuinely upset about the conference transition and how the administration has handled it, and I think this shows in a number of ways publicly.

The administration had no say in the matter when the Big Ten presidents voted on starting up a Big Ten conference. They couldn't have handled it different but moreover we need to move on from the glory days. Right now winnng will cure the attendance problem at 3M and going deep into the NCAA's.

 

[Numbers]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

The administration had no say in the matter when the Big Ten presidents voted on starting up a Big Ten conference. They couldn't have handled it different but moreover we need to move on from the glory days. Right now winnng will cure the attendance problem at 3M and going deep into the NCAA's.

More information on the Big Ten Hockey Conference....
As I recall, there was no decision to make on the part of the presidents because it is written into Big Ten by-laws that if 6 schools have a team in a particular sport, then the Big Ten will sponsor a conference in that sport, and all members are required to play in the Big Ten Conference for that sport. So, as soon as PSU started, it was mandated.

What I don't recall is how the U of M administration handled that information when the B10 hockey conference was started. Surely it was a difficult situation at best. They likely wanted to say , "Hey, we all know that the WCHA is the best thing that has ever been in college hockey, and that the Final Five in St Paul is the greatest college hockey tourney of all. So, we just hate this, and if we had another choice, we would take the other choice. But, the Big Ten mandates this change. So, please bear with us. We as a program don't like losing UND and so many other schools from our schedule either...."
But, they can't really say that, because they can't through the B10 under the bus. So, likely, the message would get muddled...."We are excited about this change. The Big Ten is a great conference and we are happy there is now going to be hockey. Even though we will miss what was before, this is a great opportunity...." yada yada yada....

That would have been a tough spot for the administration for sure.

 

[DavidNardolillo]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

The administration had no say in the matter when the Big Ten presidents voted on starting up a Big Ten conference. They couldn't have handled it different but moreover we need to move on from the glory days. Right now winnng will cure the attendance problem at 3M and going deep into the NCAA's.

Probably correct that the move to the B1G was inevitable. The decision was announced in 2011, in the three seasons leading up to that, the Gophers had been in a pretty serious downturn--I have to think this impacted the decision for a fresh look. That said, I am not sure some of the representations made by people like Joel Maturi helped out, e.g. statements that some of the classic rivalries would continue, even I think most in the athletic department knew that modern scheduling challenges made that impossible.

 

[DavidNardolillo]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

More information on the Big Ten Hockey Conference....
As I recall, there was no decision to make on the part of the presidents because it is written into Big Ten by-laws that if 6 schools have a team in a particular sport, then the Big Ten will sponsor a conference in that sport, and all members are required to play in the Big Ten Conference for that sport. So, as soon as PSU started, it was mandated.

What I don't recall is how the U of M administration handled that information when the B10 hockey conference was started. Surely it was a difficult situation at best. They likely wanted to say , "Hey, we all know that the WCHA is the best thing that has ever been in college hockey, and that the Final Five in St Paul is the greatest college hockey tourney of all. So, we just hate this, and if we had another choice, we would take the other choice. But, the Big Ten mandates this change. So, please bear with us. We as a program don't like losing UND and so many other schools from our schedule either...."
But, they can't really say that, because they can't through the B10 under the bus. So, likely, the message would get muddled...."We are excited about this change. The Big Ten is a great conference and we are happy there is now going to be hockey. Even though we will miss what was before, this is a great opportunity...." yada yada yada....

That would have been a tough spot for the administration for sure.

Here was the initial statement at the time: https://gophersports.com/news/2011/3/21/Men_s_Hockey_Recommended_as_Big_Ten_Sport.aspx

 

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

More information on the Big Ten Hockey Conference....
As I recall, there was no decision to make on the part of the presidents because it is written into Big Ten by-laws that if 6 schools have a team in a particular sport, then the Big Ten will sponsor a conference in that sport, and all members are required to play in the Big Ten Conference for that sport. So, as soon as PSU started, it was mandated.

What I don't recall is how the U of M administration handled that information when the B10 hockey conference was started. Surely it was a difficult situation at best. They likely wanted to say , "Hey, we all know that the WCHA is the best thing that has ever been in college hockey, and that the Final Five in St Paul is the greatest college hockey tourney of all. So, we just hate this, and if we had another choice, we would take the other choice. But, the Big Ten mandates this change. So, please bear with us. We as a program don't like losing UND and so many other schools from our schedule either...."
But, they can't really say that, because they can't through the B10 under the bus. So, likely, the message would get muddled...."We are excited about this change. The Big Ten is a great conference and we are happy there is now going to be hockey. Even though we will miss what was before, this is a great opportunity...." yada yada yada....

That would have been a tough spot for the administration for sure.

I’m pretty sure it’s not required as soon as six start. It’s six plus someone has to call a vote.

 

[Bonin21]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

I think it's pretty well known Lucia didn't love the idea (rightfully so).

 

[4four4]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

I think it's pretty well known Lucia didn't love the idea (rightfully so).

The only person who was thrilled with this idea was goofball Larry in the Club Hockey Forum. He was always talking about that this was going to happen. Totally obnoxious to be honest.

 

[Bonin21]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

With way too many forwards lined up, Strobel will clearly replace someone (Braccini, Huglen (injury)) and it will be interesting to see what Pinioniemi and Warner do next season. Warner hasn't looked amazing when I've seen him. I know the Mittelstadts were a package deal but idk if the older one is going to contribute all that much at the college level. It would be nice to replace another one of the 01 undrafted guys with an instant contributor.

 

[SteveO]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

Good news for the Gophers. The semi game will be played before zero fans in an effort to curb the spread of tVirus. With the attendance at Mariucci down for the games last weekend, the Gophers should feel right at home.

The semifinal game will be played Saturday at 6 p.m. in University Park, Pennsylvania, and all fans who purchased tickets will be provided refunds. Fans are not be allowed at any Penn State home athletic competitions. The only people allowed to PSU competitions are:

Essential personnel as designated by Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics
Participating student-athletes, coaches and staff
Families of participating student-athletes, coaches and staff
Media
Penn State recruits

The regionals and most likely the NCAA F4 and championship game this season will also be played before zero fans. That's a pain for those who have F4 tics.

NCAA President Mark Emmert announced Wednesday afternoon that all upcoming championship events, including the men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s hockey tournaments, will be played with only essential team staff and limited family attendance.

 

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

With way too many forwards lined up, Strobel will clearly replace someone (Braccini, Huglen (injury)) and it will be interesting to see what Pinioniemi and Warner do next season. Warner hasn't looked amazing when I've seen him. I know the Mittelstadts were a package deal but idk if the older one is going to contribute all that much at the college level. It would be nice to replace another one of the 01 undrafted guys with an instant contributor.

Best of luck to [strike]our mole[/strike] your new recruit.

[evil laughter]
MUAH HA HA HA HA HA
[/evil laughter]

Edit: Dammit, forum! Format my joke properly!

 

[Bonin21]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

Well, season is gonna be over folks.

 

[SteveO]

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Didn't realize Ben Meyers was even under consideration for ROTY. He's got potential star power, but CC will win it hands down.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cam York, Ben Meyers and Cole Caufield named finalists for 2019-20 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/B1GHockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#B1GHockey</a> Freshman of the Year. <a href="https://t.co/Cn85i1m3Fx">pic.twitter.com/Cn85i1m3Fx</a></p>— Big Ten Hockey (@B1GHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/B1GHockey/status/1237819076434690050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Bonin21]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

Yes, he won't win it but he's clearly on the All Freshman Team and he ended up with EXACTLY the same stat line as Walker last year. He's good. Lacombe will probably make it because there were not many freshmen D contributing.

Moe will the be goalie on that team because there were no other freshmen goalies in the conference.

 

[Koho]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

***? Why cancel playoffs? It's not like fans can't all sit with 30 seats between them and the next spectator, the way college hockey fans have been turning out.