Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free
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Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free
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FiveHoleFrenzy
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Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free
Snodgrass with the overtime winner for USA Gold....
Snodgrass with the overtime winner for USA Gold....
FiveHoleFrenzy
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Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free
Technically it's a win, but...Need to be better than that.
Technically it's a win, but...Need to be better than that.
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free
MSU got a lucky goal on a "pop fly" by accident. But, yeah, MN didn't really look excited about the game. Williamson sat out so there were more new line pairings including Skarzinzki centering the 3rd line
MSU got a lucky goal on a "pop fly" by accident. But, yeah, MN didn't really look excited about the game. Williamson sat out so there were more new line pairings including Skarzinzki centering the 3rd line
ManBehindTheCurtain
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I thought almost immediately that the Gophers looked "flat".
They played without two of their top three centers (note for history, last year Wolfe was the emergency "extra" center, this year it appears to be Skarzynski). Considering that Piazza is apparently the Gopher's fourth center she played a game much more fitting for a top two center position. Ooops, those two spots are already taken. Piazza played great.
Reilly deserved some sugar for all of the effort she put in and the four or five great point blank scoring opportunities she had.
Mankato got a couple of third period goals, their end of the game celebration looked like they really enjoyed having been in a one goal game against one of the best teams in the country.
I kind of missed it there at the end, was that Schipper who launched the 180 foot glider from her own goal line that went about two inches wide and off the side pipes of the empty Maverick goal?
Nothing to see here, let's move on.
Attendance 1,927. Very nice.
I thought almost immediately that the Gophers looked "flat".
They played without two of their top three centers (note for history, last year Wolfe was the emergency "extra" center, this year it appears to be Skarzynski). Considering that Piazza is apparently the Gopher's fourth center she played a game much more fitting for a top two center position. Ooops, those two spots are already taken. Piazza played great.
Reilly deserved some sugar for all of the effort she put in and the four or five great point blank scoring opportunities she had.
Mankato got a couple of third period goals, their end of the game celebration looked like they really enjoyed having been in a one goal game against one of the best teams in the country.
I kind of missed it there at the end, was that Schipper who launched the 180 foot glider from her own goal line that went about two inches wide and off the side pipes of the empty Maverick goal?
Nothing to see here, let's move on.
Attendance 1,927. Very nice.
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free
Hey all,
I try not to come around and just pass around links, but since you were just talking about recruiting, growth, etc ... I wanted to pass along this piece I wrote over at Victory Press this week. I spoke with Frost, Johnson, Scanlan, Crowly and Scott Spencer at Lindenwood.
Really relevant to the conversation a page or so ago.
http://victorypress.org/2016/01/15/...ty-and-catchphrases-in-womens-college-hockey/
If you're not familiar with VP, we're a site exclusively covering women's hockey, from college and both pro leagues.
Hey all,
I try not to come around and just pass around links, but since you were just talking about recruiting, growth, etc ... I wanted to pass along this piece I wrote over at Victory Press this week. I spoke with Frost, Johnson, Scanlan, Crowly and Scott Spencer at Lindenwood.
Really relevant to the conversation a page or so ago.
http://victorypress.org/2016/01/15/...ty-and-catchphrases-in-womens-college-hockey/
If you're not familiar with VP, we're a site exclusively covering women's hockey, from college and both pro leagues.
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free
I thought the Gophers looked very good in the first period. They didn't score, but they gave up absolutely nothing, none of MSU's shots came from closer than the top of the circle, and they had some good chances. The first half of the second period wasn't nearly as good, but then the 5-on-3 ignited them and they were fine all the way to the horn.
The third period was very much a mixed bag. They started out playing that suffocating, 200-ft defensive game they use to hold 3rd period leads and, about eight minutes in, I thought MSU was out of gas and had all but given up, especially when they barely forechecked after an offensive zone face-off. The Gophers sagged some, too, and then Anna Keys drove in a run with a Texas leaguer that fell in between the shortstop and the left fielder. For about two minutes after that, the Gophers took over and I thought they were home free. Credit the Mavericks for really stepping up their game at that point, and Minnesota didn't match them, turning it into a nail biter.
And I thought it was Pannek that just missed the empty net, though it came closer than I thought it was going to as it sputtered down the ice.
I thought the Gophers looked very good in the first period. They didn't score, but they gave up absolutely nothing, none of MSU's shots came from closer than the top of the circle, and they had some good chances. The first half of the second period wasn't nearly as good, but then the 5-on-3 ignited them and they were fine all the way to the horn.
The third period was very much a mixed bag. They started out playing that suffocating, 200-ft defensive game they use to hold 3rd period leads and, about eight minutes in, I thought MSU was out of gas and had all but given up, especially when they barely forechecked after an offensive zone face-off. The Gophers sagged some, too, and then Anna Keys drove in a run with a Texas leaguer that fell in between the shortstop and the left fielder. For about two minutes after that, the Gophers took over and I thought they were home free. Credit the Mavericks for really stepping up their game at that point, and Minnesota didn't match them, turning it into a nail biter.
And I thought it was Pannek that just missed the empty net, though it came closer than I thought it was going to as it sputtered down the ice.
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Wolfe, I believe. I didn't get a shot chart for the third period or I could tell you.
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We had moved to the MSU end of the rink for the third so I didn't get a good look at who it was but I also didn't think it looked like an attempt at a SOG, I thought it looked like a a clearing attempt that the defender whiffed on and just keep creeping along the ice. Honestly you could have timed that with a hourglass. From my angle I thought it was going in. The pipes are 2 3/8" and I swear she only missed by the 3/8ths part.
We had moved to the MSU end of the rink for the third so I didn't get a good look at who it was but I also didn't think it looked like an attempt at a SOG, I thought it looked like a a clearing attempt that the defender whiffed on and just keep creeping along the ice. Honestly you could have timed that with a hourglass. From my angle I thought it was going in. The pipes are 2 3/8" and I swear she only missed by the 3/8ths part.
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That was very nice!
That was very nice!
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Nice piece, thanks very much. It's good to get some info and perspective from the coaches, too!
Nice piece, thanks very much. It's good to get some info and perspective from the coaches, too!
Pasta bless them it has to be gruelling and painful to go week after week without a win yet they still go out there and hustle. They should celebrate a moral victory against one of the very best teams. Good for them.
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Overall, I thought Minnesota played well, even though they barely escaped with a win against the bottom team in the conference. Mankato played their hearts out, and at this point, I think they're a significantly better team the Ohio State. I suppose we'll see. Still, as hard as they played, they completely sold out their offense to play defense. They had a total of eight shots, only a couple of which were at all dangerous, which didn't include the one that went in; Sydney Peters completely whiffed on an attempt to cover the puck in the crease and instead knocked it in. MSU was playing to take advantage of a mistake and then make it stand up. They got their mistake, but couldn't hold on. It would have been a completely different game if Minnesota had capitalized on any of their first period chances.
The Gophers' main problem was the same one as last week: not taking advantage of their chances in close. There were too many shots that missed the net entirely, too many passes that missed their targets, too many moments where players made different reads, and too many 'bad bounces.' Brianna Quade played out of her ********* mind, but it wasn't all her. This is why we need Hannah Brandt back. It's not just that she's a great player; it's that the specific thing that the team is struggling with is something that she is especially good at. Some of it is probably mental, too. I don't like being this dependent upon one player, but at this point, I think we are.
Overall, I thought Minnesota played well, even though they barely escaped with a win against the bottom team in the conference. Mankato played their hearts out, and at this point, I think they're a significantly better team the Ohio State. I suppose we'll see. Still, as hard as they played, they completely sold out their offense to play defense. They had a total of eight shots, only a couple of which were at all dangerous, which didn't include the one that went in; Sydney Peters completely whiffed on an attempt to cover the puck in the crease and instead knocked it in. MSU was playing to take advantage of a mistake and then make it stand up. They got their mistake, but couldn't hold on. It would have been a completely different game if Minnesota had capitalized on any of their first period chances.
The Gophers' main problem was the same one as last week: not taking advantage of their chances in close. There were too many shots that missed the net entirely, too many passes that missed their targets, too many moments where players made different reads, and too many 'bad bounces.' Brianna Quade played out of her ********* mind, but it wasn't all her. This is why we need Hannah Brandt back. It's not just that she's a great player; it's that the specific thing that the team is struggling with is something that she is especially good at. Some of it is probably mental, too. I don't like being this dependent upon one player, but at this point, I think we are.
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Sat upstairs for the 3rd and the thing that was very obvious from there was the job MSU was doing tying up sticks. Most of it was legal and what wasn't was certainly within acceptable limits of play. They held Gopher sticks down with their own sticks and really prevented anyone from getting to rebounds. MSU deserves credit as opposed to saying the Gophers didn't do something. I expect they will see a lot more of this since it has worked so they are going to have to work harder to overcome it.
I thought the strategy was of limited value because the best they should have hoped for was a 0-0 tie. They got a fluke goal through no fault of their own but there was never a chance they would score. They played as if on the PK all game.
Sat upstairs for the 3rd and the thing that was very obvious from there was the job MSU was doing tying up sticks. Most of it was legal and what wasn't was certainly within acceptable limits of play. They held Gopher sticks down with their own sticks and really prevented anyone from getting to rebounds. MSU deserves credit as opposed to saying the Gophers didn't do something. I expect they will see a lot more of this since it has worked so they are going to have to work harder to overcome it.
I thought the strategy was of limited value because the best they should have hoped for was a 0-0 tie. They got a fluke goal through no fault of their own but there was never a chance they would score. They played as if on the PK all game.
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I don't recall ever being to a game quite like this one. At the end of two Minnesota held a 33-4 advantage in shots on goal but was trailing 0-1. Probably an equal number of attempted shots that were either blocked or missed the net. It was a fun game to watch if you like seeing a 60 minute power play.
I don't recall ever being to a game quite like this one. At the end of two Minnesota held a 33-4 advantage in shots on goal but was trailing 0-1. Probably an equal number of attempted shots that were either blocked or missed the net. It was a fun game to watch if you like seeing a 60 minute power play.
ManBehindTheCurtain
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Mankato almost always had four players below the dots when the puck was in their defensive zone. Their break out plan was get to center ice and dump and then turn to the bench for a change. Forecheck was for an occasional two deep but most often only one player in.
As noted they played for 0-0 and hoped to get lucky.
Great execution of the game plan, unfortunately that particular game plan has a very, very low chance of being successful.
Huge sigh of relief when finally, FINALLY, on the power play, Stecklein at the back door, EMPHATICALLY.
And then Wolfe.
Mankato almost always had four players below the dots when the puck was in their defensive zone. Their break out plan was get to center ice and dump and then turn to the bench for a change. Forecheck was for an occasional two deep but most often only one player in.
As noted they played for 0-0 and hoped to get lucky.
Great execution of the game plan, unfortunately that particular game plan has a very, very low chance of being successful.
Huge sigh of relief when finally, FINALLY, on the power play, Stecklein at the back door, EMPHATICALLY.
And then Wolfe.
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117 attempted shots!! 67 blocked shots and I think I could count the number of rebound chances on one hand.
I don't recall ever being to a game quite like this one. At the end of two Minnesota held a 33-4 advantage in shots on goal but was trailing 0-1. Probably an equal number of attempted shots that were either blocked or missed the net. It was a fun game to watch if you like seeing a 60 minute power play.
117 attempted shots!! 67 blocked shots and I think I could count the number of rebound chances on one hand.
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In any case, having blocked 67 shots the MSU players must have needed lots of ice after the game.
117 attempted less 67 blocked = 50 SOG. So the 117 "attempted" apparently does not include shots that went wide? Must have been a couple dozen of those too.
In any case, having blocked 67 shots the MSU players must have needed lots of ice after the game.
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