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Minnesota Women's Hockey 2026-27: Here Comes The Boom
- Thread starter eastcoastgopher
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Timothy A
Let's go RED!
Yes! Half way there.
eastcoastgopher
Active member
I was told on this forum that Adrianna Milani would, and I quote, "struggle mightily in college". Lol. Lmao.
robertearle
Well-known member
Last year when the Gophers beat Ohio 6-3, the Buckeyes started a riot at the end of the game. No such happenings tonight?
eastcoastgopher
Active member
That game was on a Saturday Sunday, so there's time.
Timothy A
Let's go RED!
Having second thoughts about this post. May turn out that the Rats are the team to beat and not that other team.
Some people coach and some write stuff on the internet.
FiveHoleFrenzy
Well-known member
I suppose you could go with this... At the time the information was given it was accurate.
eastcoastgopher
Active member
Gophers lose 6-5 but I can't even be upset. I wanted a split and they got a split. They got pretty well outplayed today but came back from 3-0 down to take the lead. Great day for the Kaiser-Allard-Paul and McCullough-Hovland-D'Alessandro lines. Bad day for discipline and for not having a player as good as Joy Dunne but that kind of stuff happens.
BadgerDad2022
Member
Fun game to watch. Gophers are going to be a problem this year
Still Eeyore
Well-known member
That was as encouraging as a loss can possibly be. They played as well as they did Friday night in the first game in Madison last year, but it was obvious that they played out of their minds and that they were going to be roadkill the next day. Beating OSU didn't feel that way at all. They seemed to be playing much more within themselves, under control and ready to jump on every mistake the Buckeyes made. It felt more sustainable, and I felt pretty good about their chances today.
Ohio State outplayed them for all but the first eight minutes of the third period, when the Gophers looked like they might steal a win. Then came one horrific minute. But they proved that they can be competitive even the day after making the #1 team in the country very angry.
They didn't play as well as they did on Friday, and took advantage of some bad goaltending, but the real explanation is a lot simpler than that. Joy Dunne is going to win the Kazmeier, and sometimes, the best player in the country decides to take over a game and there isn't anything you can do about it. Even if the Gophers had scrounged up another goal somewhere, I'm pretty sure she'd have gotten that back, too. The only solution to this problem is to do the work necessary to make sure that, next year, the best player in the country is on your roster.
Minnesota still lacks the top end talent to have the ceiling that Ohio State and Wisconsin do. But their depth is absurd, as witnessed by the fourth line getting them back into today's game by themselves. Their floor is as high as anyone's.
Ohio State outplayed them for all but the first eight minutes of the third period, when the Gophers looked like they might steal a win. Then came one horrific minute. But they proved that they can be competitive even the day after making the #1 team in the country very angry.
They didn't play as well as they did on Friday, and took advantage of some bad goaltending, but the real explanation is a lot simpler than that. Joy Dunne is going to win the Kazmeier, and sometimes, the best player in the country decides to take over a game and there isn't anything you can do about it. Even if the Gophers had scrounged up another goal somewhere, I'm pretty sure she'd have gotten that back, too. The only solution to this problem is to do the work necessary to make sure that, next year, the best player in the country is on your roster.
Minnesota still lacks the top end talent to have the ceiling that Ohio State and Wisconsin do. But their depth is absurd, as witnessed by the fourth line getting them back into today's game by themselves. Their floor is as high as anyone's.
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Some encouraging moments this weekend. In recent tOSU visits, things have typically gone rapidly south after giving up the two quick ones late in the 2nd on Friday or falling behind 3-0 on Saturday. They seem to have less turtle in them. Ultimately, I would guess that the Gophers record in their history is rather lousy when giving up six goals. It's just October; everyone is going to get better. The key is to get better at a rate equal to or greater than the others. A team that features a lot of youth has obvious places for that to happen. At the same time, someone like #9 needs to have a bit more senior in her game. Eventually, the time for potential is now.