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Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

Re: Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

gfmorris said:
Indeed.

GFM <-- thought this was to be a mutually-appreciative platonic fan alliance, at least until the Chargers get in and I get to hate Mankato again.
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If Huntsville gets into the nWCHA, I fervently hope you have reasons to learn to hate Mankato.
 
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MavsFan said:
If Huntsville gets into the nWCHA, I fervently hope you have reasons to learn to hate Mankato.
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It goes back to the D-II days. I go back to those days, barely. I already hate Bemidji. I can conjure something up for sure.

GFM
 
Re: Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

Shane's article on the defenseman:


Looking at the Mavs: defensemen
The following is a glance at Minnesota State's players for the 2012-13 season. Today focuses on the defensemen.

Minnesota State has six veteran defenseman on its roster this season, as well as a pair of freshmen who add more size to the back end.

Senior Tyler Elbrecht is the leader of the group and of the team, sharing captain duties with forward Eriah Hayes. Elbrecht missed a big chunk of the first half of last season with a broken arm, and it was devastating for the Mavericks. I even argued that he could have been the team MVP after looking at the Mavericks' record and stats with him in the lineup vs. with him out. Elbrecht is the team's most physical defenseman and, as he showed during Sunday's exhibition game, he's always eager to defend his teammates.

Another senior, Evan Mosey, played in every game last year and has some offensive ability. As a senior, the Mavericks undoubtedly will be counting on some leadership from him as well. Junior Josh Nelson was one of MSU's most improved players a year ago after some struggles early in the season.

Sophomore Zach Palmquist is a player and jumped in on the power play as a freshman without too much transition at all. He played in every game and compiled 19 points, tops among D-men and sixth on the team. Based on what the Mavs showed on Sunday, 6-foot-2 freshman Jon Jutzi is poised to be a power-play staple as well. Hastings has had good things to say about Jutzi since the day he was hired (I wonder if that was a player he was looking at when he was recruiting for Nebraska Omaha).

The 6-3, 205-pound Buchanan is a good-sized defensive defenseman, as is sophomore Brett Stern, whom Elbrecht has dubbed his "Mini-Me." Stern had some injury issues last season and played in just 19 games. The Mavericks can't afford to have too many health problems on defense, as they are down to just seven right now. Sophomore Mat Knoll — who was voted MSU's most-improved player last year — is out indefinitely with eye issues. He has had one eye surgery and has another one scheduled for next month.

Danny Heath would have been a junior this year. He played in just five career games, including two last year. But concussions forced him to quit the game. He remains involved with the team as a student-assistant (perhaps he's the next Mike Hastings).

Minnesota State defensemen (2011-12 stats)
Zach Palmquist, so. (38 games, 6-13—19)
Evan Mosey, sr. (38 games, 2-8—10)
Tyler Elbrecht, sr. (25 games, 1-5—6)
Josh Nelson, jr. (32 games, 1-5—6)
Mat Knoll, so. (25 games, 1-1—2)
Brett Stern, so. (19 games, 0-1—1)
Nick Buchanan, fr.
Jon Jutzi, fr.

Shane Frederick at 2:25 PM
 
Re: Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

MH14: Where are you getting all this? I would love to quote liberally with attribution as I make our guys aware of what we're up against this weekend.

GFM
 
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As for us: it was hard to really catch new systems this weekend playing a club team, and Kleinendorst has had our guys for just two weeks. Here's what I do know for sure:

S. Geoffrion will try to hit everyone.
J. Cseter is a good centre and moves the puck pretty well.
K. Lysaght has a good shot, but his skating is suspect.
C. deBruyn moves the puck well and doesn't make many mistakes defensively.
L. Uusivirta moves the puck very well and has a good shot. He has filled in at LW at times.
G. Strukoff plays with a nasty streak, and pairs well with deBruyn.
J. Griggs is our starting goalie, but he has very little TOI having sat out all of his freshman year behind Talbot and MacNicol, and then getting the #2 slot behind Clarke Saunders (now at NoDak).

As you might have guessed, we have a lot of "Geof doesn't know" out there. It's next to impossible to know how we'll face up against varsity competition based on what we've seen in 120 minutes against a club team that we beat 22-1 and outshot 108-11. [The goal was a PPG by a 5-4, 145# local kid who found a seam and picked up a rebound for a nice goal.]

GFM
 
Re: Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

From Shane's blog:

Looking at the Mavs: Goaltenders

Listening to the WCHA conference call on Tuesday morning, netminding was a common theme. With only a couple of exceptions, goaltending is going to be a big question mark for a lot of teams — a lot of good teams — this season.

For Minnesota State coach Mike Hastings, that question chiefly depends on the ability of Phil Cook. Cook, a senior, is the only real known commodity on the roster when it comes to the goalie position. After Cook, there is sophomore Evan Karambelas and freshman Stephon Williams, a player who MSU coaches were excited about when he committed and signed with the school.

Cook's career numbers are solid. Over three season's he's played in 63 games and has a .900 save percentage and a 3.04 goals against average. His record over that span is 25-27-6. Last season, he had some games early in the year in which he struggled mightily. But after Christmas, he went on a nice run that included a 3-0 home shutout of Wisconsin and a pair of unlucky 2-1 losses. By playoff time, Austin Lee (who ended up getting voted team MVP after the season), was the No. 1 guy.

Hastings has hinted that Cook will get the first shot in goal on Friday night. The new coach wants to rely on his seniors, and Cook usually is the first player mentioned after captains Tyler Elbrecht and Eriah Hayes. Cook is capable — he's athletic and competitive and teammates seem to like playing in front of him — but can he be consistent?

Karambelas has made just one non-exhibition appearance for the Mavericks, replacing Cook against Alaska Anchorage last Thanksgiving-time and ending up getting a six-save, come-from-behind tie out of the deal. Is he a player in line to compete for a starting job or is he resigned to be a No. 3 goalie?

Williams, a Fairbanks, Alaska, native, is a player that had an outside shot at getting drafted last summer but was passed over. After a solid regular season in the USHL last year, he backstopped Waterloo's run to the Clark Cup finals. It seems like he's the goalie of the future for the Mavs; how soon that future begins remains to be seen.

Minnesota State goaltenders (2011-12 stats)
Phil Cook, jr. (17 games, 7-8-0, .887 SV%, 3.07 GAA)
Evan Karambelas, so. (1 game, 0-0-1, 1.000 SV%, 0.00 GAA)
Stephon Williams, fr.
 
Re: Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

gfmorris said:
As for us: it was hard to really catch new systems this weekend playing a club team, and Kleinendorst has had our guys for just two weeks. Here's what I do know for sure:

S. Geoffrion will try to hit everyone.
J. Cseter is a good centre and moves the puck pretty well.
K. Lysaght has a good shot, but his skating is suspect.
C. deBruyn moves the puck well and doesn't make many mistakes defensively.
L. Uusivirta moves the puck very well and has a good shot. He has filled in at LW at times.
G. Strukoff plays with a nasty streak, and pairs well with deBruyn.
J. Griggs is our starting goalie, but he has very little TOI having sat out all of his freshman year behind Talbot and MacNicol, and then getting the #2 slot behind Clarke Saunders (now at NoDak).

As you might have guessed, we have a lot of "Geof doesn't know" out there. It's next to impossible to know how we'll face up against varsity competition based on what we've seen in 120 minutes against a club team that we beat 22-1 and outshot 108-11. [The goal was a PPG by a 5-4, 145# local kid who found a seam and picked up a rebound for a nice goal.]

GFM
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Appreciate the input and giving us a little bit of info about what we'll see this weekend.
 
Re: Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

gfmorris said:
Indeed.

GFM <-- thought this was to be a mutually-appreciative platonic fan alliance, at least until the Chargers get in and I get to hate Mankato again.
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If getting GFM to hate Mankato isn't the best reason to let UAH into the WCHA, I don't know what is!
 
Re: Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

Copying and pasting entire articles is a copyright violation, and can get USCHO into hot water. Far better is to summarize and provide a link.
 
MavsFan said:
Copying and pasting entire articles is a copyright violation, and can get USCHO into hot water. Far better is to summarize and provide a link.
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I've cited everything I've written and given Shane's link where I've gotten everything. As well as credited CHN for their articles. I usually would do as you say, but it's much tougher on my phone.
 
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MavHockey14 said:
I've cited everything I've written and given Shane's link where I've gotten everything. As well as credited CHN for their articles. I usually would do as you say, but it's much tougher on my phone.
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Okay, I'm just telling you from experience. I'm a moderator on another sports board, and we've been threatened with being sued by a major city newspaper due to posters copying and pasting far less than what you've done. I'm not a mod here, so it was just a friendly comment.
 
Re: Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

By the way, regarding the new uniforms (yet another change) shown in the picture on Shane's blog, if someone didn't know better, he'd think that the school colors are black and white. They have an almost undetectable amount of purple, and no visible gold.
 
Re: Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

MavsFan said:
By the way, regarding the new uniforms (yet another change) shown in the picture on Shane's blog, if someone didn't know better, he'd think that the school colors are black and white. They have an almost undetectable amount of purple, and no visible gold.
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I'll be able to get y'all some action shots of the road colors come Saturday, maybe late Friday night.

GFM
 
MavsFan said:
By the way, regarding the new uniforms (yet another change) shown in the picture on Shane's blog, if someone didn't know better, he'd think that the school colors are black and white. They have an almost undetectable amount of purple, and no visible gold.
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The jerseys are the same they wore last year, correct?

With the colors we have you would think that we'd be able to come up with a nice design and stick with it for once to create consistency and tradition.

Appreciate the help.
 
Re: Minnesota State University Maverick Hockey: 2012-2013 Season Thread

Lines for tonight:

Grant-Leitner-Gervais
LaFontaine-Lehrke-Hayes
Burkemper-Blueger-McInnis
Garden-Knowles-Leivermann

Elbrecht-Mosey
Stern-Palmquist
Jutzi-Nelson

Cook
Williams
 
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