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Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
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FiveHoleFrenzy
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Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
The fix is in...
So is it that a tie with St Cloud is better than a tie for Cornell with Harvard?
Gophers earned an uptick in the pairwise yesterday, they are now 6 and Cornell 7.
I think we were 7 and Cornell 6 before the games, IIRC
The fix is in...
So is it that a tie with St Cloud is better than a tie for Cornell with Harvard?
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Tough game yesterday, because for the most of it, Minnesota played pretty well. Some of the defensemen, especially Knowles, struggled in the first period with the larger ice surface. St Cloud's first goal came on a play where #24 seemed to lose track of how much room she'd left towards the boards and got beat to the outside. By the second period, they didn't look entirely comfortable out there, but weren't making the same basic errors. Aside from that, the Gophers mostly controlled the first 55 minutes of the game, though this is a better St Cloud team than we've gotten used to over the past few years.
I wouldn't say that they stopped trying to score once they had a two goal lead, but there was a lot of the two season long problem of not being able to finish the chances that they create. There was a 3-on-1 in the second period where the shot missed the net entirely. They ran a very conservative power play late in the third period, but that didn't bother me too much. (And the embellishment call on Reilly was ridiculous; that was very clearly a cross-check to the back into the boards that should have been a five minute penalty on the Husky player. I am really ****ing sick of the league telling us every year that checking from behind is a point of emphasis when the refs refuse to call it. It goes both ways: Agnew needed to be tossed out a couple of weeks ago.)
Minnesota has played with fire during the last five minutes of just about every game against St Cloud this year, and it finally cost them. They started scrambling during the Husky power play with three minutes left and never recovered. Then, they did their frequent turn of sagging after giving up a goal and promptly gave up another. Gulstene never had a chance on that one, as she was screened by a St Cloud forward and two of her own teammates.
It was frustrating, because for the first fifteen minutes of the third, the Gophers put on a clinic on how to defend a third period lead, never letting St Cloud get established or generate offense. Then it fell apart so quickly.
Tough game yesterday, because for the most of it, Minnesota played pretty well. Some of the defensemen, especially Knowles, struggled in the first period with the larger ice surface. St Cloud's first goal came on a play where #24 seemed to lose track of how much room she'd left towards the boards and got beat to the outside. By the second period, they didn't look entirely comfortable out there, but weren't making the same basic errors. Aside from that, the Gophers mostly controlled the first 55 minutes of the game, though this is a better St Cloud team than we've gotten used to over the past few years.
I wouldn't say that they stopped trying to score once they had a two goal lead, but there was a lot of the two season long problem of not being able to finish the chances that they create. There was a 3-on-1 in the second period where the shot missed the net entirely. They ran a very conservative power play late in the third period, but that didn't bother me too much. (And the embellishment call on Reilly was ridiculous; that was very clearly a cross-check to the back into the boards that should have been a five minute penalty on the Husky player. I am really ****ing sick of the league telling us every year that checking from behind is a point of emphasis when the refs refuse to call it. It goes both ways: Agnew needed to be tossed out a couple of weeks ago.)
Minnesota has played with fire during the last five minutes of just about every game against St Cloud this year, and it finally cost them. They started scrambling during the Husky power play with three minutes left and never recovered. Then, they did their frequent turn of sagging after giving up a goal and promptly gave up another. Gulstene never had a chance on that one, as she was screened by a St Cloud forward and two of her own teammates.
It was frustrating, because for the first fifteen minutes of the third, the Gophers put on a clinic on how to defend a third period lead, never letting St Cloud get established or generate offense. Then it fell apart so quickly.
Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
No, it is not "crucial." It's "all-important."
No, it is not "crucial." It's "all-important."
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
I've always been partial to her opening goal versus Wisco' in the 2016 FF.Best play of Taylor Williamson's Gopher career to set up Lindsay Agnew for goal #2
bluffrinkrat
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Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
Top 3 thoughts on the games in St Cloud. 1. The best hot chocolate and best deal on it in all of the WCHA arena's is in St Cloud hands down. 20 oz of a hot and delicious beverage for $2.50. Compare that to the measly cup (my wife who buys it for me says no more than 8oz) of warm not very good tasting liquid at Ridder that costs $3.00. 2. Sure hoped and thought Lindsay Agnew would get a hat trick yesterday, if not a pure one. My wife was very happy that her favorite player got 2 goals though. 3. This was not the same old St Cloud team we have seen play in recent years. They could be tough in a 2 out of 3 series at Ridder.
Top 3 thoughts on the games in St Cloud. 1. The best hot chocolate and best deal on it in all of the WCHA arena's is in St Cloud hands down. 20 oz of a hot and delicious beverage for $2.50. Compare that to the measly cup (my wife who buys it for me says no more than 8oz) of warm not very good tasting liquid at Ridder that costs $3.00. 2. Sure hoped and thought Lindsay Agnew would get a hat trick yesterday, if not a pure one. My wife was very happy that her favorite player got 2 goals though. 3. This was not the same old St Cloud team we have seen play in recent years. They could be tough in a 2 out of 3 series at Ridder.
Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
Dan interviewed Patti Marshall between periods yesterday. He praised the team's play in OT Friday and asked her what caused the OT odd man rushes the Gophers had and she answered confidently and directly "I think that was just a glimpse of what our team can be".
As a fan there are lots of things to doubt about them and they seem to have found a lot of ways to lose throughout the season. But Patti convinced me of her investment in this team and that she's still a believer and I really enjoyed hearing that from her.
Olivia Knowles, Emily Brown, and Patti are a pretty good foundation for the defense next season. Katie Robinson can add value as well. I wonder who will be the leader of next years' d corps. Emily Brown is my favorite and I think best case scenario she is the leader. I was thinking the odds are .33 chance it's Brown, .33 Knowles, .33 Marshall and .01 somebody else. But maybe it will be Skarsynski lol. Knowles and Brown (let alone Marshall) both probably have more minutes at defense for the Gophers than Sophie has had.
Dan interviewed Patti Marshall between periods yesterday. He praised the team's play in OT Friday and asked her what caused the OT odd man rushes the Gophers had and she answered confidently and directly "I think that was just a glimpse of what our team can be".
As a fan there are lots of things to doubt about them and they seem to have found a lot of ways to lose throughout the season. But Patti convinced me of her investment in this team and that she's still a believer and I really enjoyed hearing that from her.
Olivia Knowles, Emily Brown, and Patti are a pretty good foundation for the defense next season. Katie Robinson can add value as well. I wonder who will be the leader of next years' d corps. Emily Brown is my favorite and I think best case scenario she is the leader. I was thinking the odds are .33 chance it's Brown, .33 Knowles, .33 Marshall and .01 somebody else. But maybe it will be Skarsynski lol. Knowles and Brown (let alone Marshall) both probably have more minutes at defense for the Gophers than Sophie has had.
Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
I feel Lindsay has been playing better since the rumor leaked that she is transferring. Although Taylor Williamson had something to say about the creation of those goals
I loved Taylor's moves in the game yesterday.
I also think St Cloud has been playing better.
I feel Lindsay has been playing better since the rumor leaked that she is transferring. Although Taylor Williamson had something to say about the creation of those goals
I loved Taylor's moves in the game yesterday.
I also think St Cloud has been playing better.
bluffrinkrat
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Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
I agree 100%. Taylor's is now playing with the fire and energy I had hoped for from Minnesota's 2015 Ms Hockey. And she managed to keep it up for the whole game despite getting banged around quite a bit out there. Just a great effort and pass by Taylor to Lindsay on that second goal, too.
I feel Lindsay has been playing better since the rumor leaked that she is transferring. Although Taylor Williamson had something to say about the creation of those goals
I loved Taylor's moves in the game yesterday.
I also think St Cloud has been playing better.
I agree 100%. Taylor's is now playing with the fire and energy I had hoped for from Minnesota's 2015 Ms Hockey. And she managed to keep it up for the whole game despite getting banged around quite a bit out there. Just a great effort and pass by Taylor to Lindsay on that second goal, too.
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Sidney Peters is one of five finalists for Hockey Humanitarian of the year. For all her volunteer work especially a trip to Haiti with Project Medishare where she spent eight days volunteering at Haiti’s only critical care and trauma hospital. As well as her emt work, classwork and hockey.
I remember Brittany Ammerman winning in 2015 for basically starting and funding a soccer league for villages in Kenya. I loved that story.
Sidney Peters is one of five finalists for Hockey Humanitarian of the year. For all her volunteer work especially a trip to Haiti with Project Medishare where she spent eight days volunteering at Haiti’s only critical care and trauma hospital. As well as her emt work, classwork and hockey.
I remember Brittany Ammerman winning in 2015 for basically starting and funding a soccer league for villages in Kenya. I loved that story.
Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
Gophers are also getting in a freshman class that some of us have high hopes for. It's not only Pannek and Sarah Potomak.
We have given up goals on a high percentage of shots last year and this year. Sidney Peters had a weak start last year that set a weird tone for the team, but the high shooting percentage last year and this I don't think has simply been a goalie issue.
If we can get shake off some of our un-Gopher like issues of the last couple years and get back to Gopher Hockey:
-backchecking
-forwards picking up loose attackers in our defensive zone
-defensemen playing a little more sound
We might have a team that doesn't give up a goal on the 2nd or 3rd shot of the game regularly.
Add a few more scoring forwards, which is likely. It's a whole new team.
Alex Gulstene is a wild card, but who knows. It's going to be her team. The attitude of the whole team will be new. Her pedigree coming in was sure good enough we might as well think positive on Alex as well.
Gophers are also getting in a freshman class that some of us have high hopes for. It's not only Pannek and Sarah Potomak.
We have given up goals on a high percentage of shots last year and this year. Sidney Peters had a weak start last year that set a weird tone for the team, but the high shooting percentage last year and this I don't think has simply been a goalie issue.
If we can get shake off some of our un-Gopher like issues of the last couple years and get back to Gopher Hockey:
-backchecking
-forwards picking up loose attackers in our defensive zone
-defensemen playing a little more sound
We might have a team that doesn't give up a goal on the 2nd or 3rd shot of the game regularly.
Add a few more scoring forwards, which is likely. It's a whole new team.
Alex Gulstene is a wild card, but who knows. It's going to be her team. The attitude of the whole team will be new. Her pedigree coming in was sure good enough we might as well think positive on Alex as well.
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Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
Apparently Hannah Brandt is a two sport athlete in the Olympics
https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...r-team-usa/23356884/#slide=7237181#fullscreen
Apparently Hannah Brandt is a two sport athlete in the Olympics
https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...r-team-usa/23356884/#slide=7237181#fullscreen
bluffrinkrat
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Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
Well, I bet Hannah would be good at cross-country skiing as would Gigi (born in St Paul, not Warroad?). Not so sure about Vonn at curling though. She's so competitive she might not be able to back off on her sweeping when needed.
Well, I bet Hannah would be good at cross-country skiing as would Gigi (born in St Paul, not Warroad?). Not so sure about Vonn at curling though. She's so competitive she might not be able to back off on her sweeping when needed.
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Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
From yesterday's StarTribune, includes short write-ups of each of the players with Minnesota (mostly Gopher) ties:
TEAM MINNESOTA
Meet the 22 U.S. Olympians and two alternates who will keep state’s flame burning bright
http://www.startribune.com/meet-the-minnesotans-in-the-2018-winter-olympics/473451333/
Best of luck to all of our Minnesota representatives!
From yesterday's StarTribune, includes short write-ups of each of the players with Minnesota (mostly Gopher) ties:
TEAM MINNESOTA
Meet the 22 U.S. Olympians and two alternates who will keep state’s flame burning bright
http://www.startribune.com/meet-the-minnesotans-in-the-2018-winter-olympics/473451333/
Best of luck to all of our Minnesota representatives!
Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread
Well they got birthplace & sport wrong on several players so my guess is that none of the info is reliable
Yes, sorry if that was not clear, ad d2d says my comment was about the AOL sheet.
Well, I bet Hannah would be good at cross-country skiing as would Gigi (born in St Paul, not Warroad?). Not so sure about Vonn at curling though. She's so competitive she might not be able to back off on her sweeping when needed.
Well they got birthplace & sport wrong on several players so my guess is that none of the info is reliable
Yes, sorry if that was not clear, ad d2d says my comment was about the AOL sheet.
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