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Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)

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ARM said:
I'll just sit back and watch. The Clarkson fans on here have always conducted themselves with class, so I'm not going to root against them. May the better team on Sunday win.
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On that I can agree...Still would rather see a WCHA team win the title for the east/west thing.
 
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Interesting that they went ahead and listed Zumwinkle as a defenseman.
 
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ne7minder said:
OTOH Frost is not known for playing a person at the position listed on the roster every game.
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IIRC in the last U18 series Zumwinkle played the point on the power play. I do think the Gophs could use another player on the blueline who can really shoot the puck.
 
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D2D said:
IIRC in the last U18 series Zumwinkle played the point on the power play. I do think the Gophs could use another player on the blueline who can really shoot the puck.
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Oh, I am not saying anything else, just that simply because she is listed as D does not mean she will always (or ever) play there. I deff want to see her on the point & think she could be a wing on the kill.
 
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ne7minder said:
Oh, I am not saying anything else, just that simply because she is listed as D does not mean she will always (or ever) play there.
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Agreed, my first thought was that the Strib writer may have gotten it wrong.

Also, with Johnson having coached the U18's and putting her on the point for power plays, he's definitely aware of what she can do back there.
 
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D2D said:
Agreed, my first thought was that the Strib writer may have gotten it wrong.

Also, with Johnson having coached the U18's and putting her on the point for power plays, he's definitely aware of what she can do back there.
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I have not seen her play D but you are right, Joel has. I *think* we can trust his opinion. Given that they love to have D rush the puck she would still get plenty of chances. Plus . . . yeah . . . that boomer from the blue line is going to leave a lot of bruises as well as scoring a bunch.
 
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Gophers officially ended the season with their opponents scoring at a higher percentage than the Gophs did :eek:

Next season I'd love to see them reestablish the Gophers tradition "Shoot To Score" :)
 
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KTDC said:
Gophers officially ended the season with their opponents scoring at a higher percentage than the Gophs did :eek:

Next season I'd love to see them reestablish the Gophers tradition "Shoot To Score" :)
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If the winner of hockey games was determined merely by which team possesses the puck more, it's very likely the Gophers would have had no equal. At least on the offensive side of the ledger, I would agree that shooting (including the failure to capitalize on Grade A chances) was Minnesota's biggest weakness.

I do hope all of the returning players work hard to improve their arm and wrist strength - plus their shooting accuracy - during the off-season. I think doing so would pay big dividends next season.
 
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A big opportunity for this team is to get lines 2+ scoring at a higher rate. The team was too dependent on the top line and that limited its effectiveness.
 
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Thanks for the link. I usually don't buy the Strib unless one of the Gopher hockey teams wins the NCAA championship. Didn't buy a Strib this year, so far.

I do want to compliment the Pioneer Press on their coverage of the Gopher women's hockey team this season. Although not a lot of articles there was an excellent one early in the year on Nadine Muzerall by Dane Mizutani and also one by Emily Polgaze entitled, "New talents take the ice at U." Nathan Wells coverage of the games was very good and he too wrote an excellent article, that one on Taylor Williamson. Even the "news service reports" of the games were generally good.

The St Paul paper has come a long way since the infamous article of 10/1/14 on Lee Stecklein with a supposed picture of her in her US Olympic jersey, except it was Hilary Knight in the picture. Don't think they bothered with a notice of correction in the next days paper.
 
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D2D said:
At least on the offensive side of the ledger, I would agree that shooting (including the failure to capitalize on Grade A chances) was Minnesota's biggest weakness.
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You did include the disclaimer about it being the biggest offensive weakness, but I've got to look at the other end of the ice. Not saying it all falls on the goaltender, but the next time we win a national championship with a starting goalie who stops less than 92% of the shots will be a first.
 
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5mn_Major said:
A big opportunity for this team is to get lines 2+ scoring at a higher rate. The team was too dependent on the top line and that limited its effectiveness.
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... and yet those two lines outplayed their counterparts in the semi IMO

D2D said:
... I would agree that shooting (including the failure to capitalize on Grade A chances) was Minnesota's biggest weakness. ..
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if I were a Badger fan I'd be saying the same thing about the NC$$
 
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My main concern for next year is not the scoring, but at the other end of the rink. Will we see improvement in the young defenders Marshall and Robinson toward smarter and quicker decision making? Will Brown, Zumwinkle and Knowles be defensive assets (if they all play defense) sooner rather than later? No one is going to be able to replace one of the Gophers all-time best defenders in Lee Stecklein, at least not right away. Her steadiness and leadership were remarkable. And I haven't forgotten Megan Wolfe. She will be missed, too. But can next year's defenders get the job done by committee? We shall see.

After a year in goal, I fully expect Peters to be more consistent next year. But again, we shall see.
 
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bluffrinkrat said:
Will the Gophers carry four goalies next year?
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AFAIK, there isn't a goalie arriving in the fall of 2018, so I think they have to carry four next year if they want three the year after. I could be wrong about no goalie in 18 months, however.
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Is Alex Gulstene good enough to start as a freshman, if need be?
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Maybe Frost goes with a two-goalie mix and lets them battle it out for starts down the stretch. The other option is one more season with Peters as No. 1, and then four years of a lot of Gulstene, but if she gives them a better chance to win, the future is now.
 
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