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N_c_h_a (009'-010' A.d.)

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Im going to have to disagree with Blugold Hockey, I thought both Friday and Saturday nights the Blugolds seem fatigued in the 3rd periods, after coming out in my opinion extremely strong in the 1sts, they seemed to tail off as the 2nd period wound down.

I think the Blugolds could benifit from rolling more lines, especially as the games go on to keep guys fresh as time passes. Because this early in the season and a tired team is going to struggle to remain fresh as time goes on.

Does anyone know why Brigl didnt play this weekend? (Stephenson played out of his mind, and one could only think that this poses a big goaltending battle as the season goes on).

Road sweep this weekend
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UWEC Blugold Hockey said:
Im going to have to disagree with Blugold Hockey, I thought both Friday and Saturday nights the Blugolds seem fatigued in the 3rd periods, after coming out in my opinion extremely strong in the 1sts, they seemed to tail off as the 2nd period wound down.

I think the Blugolds could benifit from rolling more lines, especially as the games go on to keep guys fresh as time passes. Because this early in the season and a tired team is going to struggle to remain fresh as time goes on.

Does anyone know why Brigl didnt play this weekend? (Stephenson played out of his mind, and one could only think that this poses a big goaltending battle as the season goes on).

Road sweep this weekend
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R u sure you're not confusing the UWEC Women's team that played their game earlier in the afternoon? The men's team was out shot 18-9 in the first period on Sat. I wouldn't say that would be a start that too many teams would be proud of. They did end up outshooting Falls 41 /35 holding Falls to 7 shots in the 2nd and 6 shots in the 3rd while posting 15 shots in the 2nd and 15 in the 3rd. Not too bad for a tired team against the country's 6th best team. I think their legs were just fine and you were busy watching the EC girls instead of the game :-).
 
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Collegeman said:
Is St Norbets a team so far this year that takes very few penalties and whenthe opposing team does take a penalty is St Norberts PP really productive so far this season? I will have to look it up /QUOTE]
SNC PP = 23.8%....the six for eight on Fri nite vs Point, bumped it up over 20%.....O'Brien has been solid in net, allowing just 1.04 goals per game.
As a team, SNC has allowed 1.14 in seven games...
Any 'white out' nites planned this weekend at River??
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Collegeman said:
Is St Norbets a team so far this year that takes very few penalties and whenthe opposing team does take a penalty is St Norberts PP really productive so far this season? I will have to look it up but doesn`t River Falls have one one or two goals scored on their PK? Need to research that as well
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Who is this St Norbets you speak of?
 
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Blugold Hockey said:
R u sure you're not confusing the UWEC Women's team that played their game earlier in the afternoon? The men's team was out shot 18-9 in the first period on Sat. I wouldn't say that would be a start that too many teams would be proud of. They did end up outshooting Falls 41 /35 holding Falls to 7 shots in the 2nd and 6 shots in the 3rd while posting 15 shots in the 2nd and 15 in the 3rd. Not too bad for a tired team against the country's 6th best team. I think their legs were just fine and you were busy watching the EC girls instead of the game :-).
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Definitely not watching womens hockey, you really like that eh? Hey I guess I was just saying what I saw.
 
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pete99race said:
Collegeman said:
Is St Norbets a team so far this year that takes very few penalties and whenthe opposing team does take a penalty is St Norberts PP really productive so far this season? I will have to look it up /QUOTE]
SNC PP = 23.8%....the six for eight on Fri nite vs Point, bumped it up over 20%.
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All true, but remember that the PP numbers for St. Norbert were pretty dismal before the UWSP game. It always seems to take SNC a while to get the PP going while they monkey around with pairings...
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Well a third of the way thru the seaon just before holiday brea and with Norbert losing and CSS doing well, and Superior overcoming a bad start the race is tightening up. After next weekend those two go at it and that will really shape up the race. If CSS sweeps that could secure a race between Norbert, CSS and River Falls. Not sure how much better the Green Knights can improve but I do think RF youth will make strides and CSS as well but not sure if CSS can make huge gains, haven`t watched then yet. Stevens Pointe and Eau Claire could be spoilers if top teams take them litely on a weekend after holiday break.
 
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Collegeman said:
Well a third of the way thru the seaon just before holiday brea and with Norbert losing and CSS doing well, and Superior overcoming a bad start the race is tightening up. After next weekend those two go at it and that will really shape up the race. If CSS sweeps that could secure a race between Norbert, CSS and River Falls. Not sure how much better the Green Knights can improve but I do think RF youth will make strides and CSS as well but not sure if CSS can make huge gains, haven`t watched then yet. Stevens Pointe and Eau Claire could be spoilers if top teams take them litely on a weekend after holiday break.
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i agree, next weekend could be a maker or breaker for a few ncha teams. stout and superior will need to work hard, forget the previous weekends losses to ncha basement teams, and regain momentum. a few teams have golden opportunities to take and hold second place heading into break. that would be huge for these programs.

Matchups:
(UW-EC @ UW-SP) I'll give the nod to the blugolds, taking all 4 points. blueline and forechecks top notch. scoring is slow slow slow though.

(UW-ST @ UW-RF) Stout needs at least 2 points. i think they'll get 4.

(UWS @ CSS) Rival weekend up at Mars. competitive matchup, UWS netminder must play well. Way to late in the season for goalie indecision. I will say split weekend 2/2.

That puts the blue devils safely in second for the break with most others nearby. Can't wait to see what happens!
 
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Collegeman said:
Well a third of the way thru the seaon just before holiday brea and with Norbert losing and CSS doing well, and Superior overcoming a bad start the race is tightening up. After next weekend those two go at it and that will really shape up the race. If CSS sweeps that could secure a race between Norbert, CSS and River Falls. Not sure how much better the Green Knights can improve but I do think RF youth will make strides and CSS as well but not sure if CSS can make huge gains, haven`t watched then yet. Stevens Pointe and Eau Claire could be spoilers if top teams take them litely on a weekend after holiday break.
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Thanks for allowing EC to have the “Spoiler Role”. EC’s the Rodney Dangerfield of the NCHA, no respect. I know EC has to win to earn it, but since everyone is going by past history and not the current season I wanted to give people one more team to talk about. Currently EC is tied with Superior, only 1.5 games back of CSS and 1 game back of RF and Stout. They are coming off of a weekend where they held one of the most explosive lines in DIII hockey to just 1 point (Motz 1 assist, Gaulrapp 1 assist both on the same goal) during 125 minutes of hockey. Granted EC has had a couple of stinkers early but who hasn't? EC just needs to keep progressing every week like they have been and they will be just fine. So I wouldn’t put EC in the “Spoiler Role” as of right now.
 
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Blugold Hockey said:
They are coming off of a weekend where they held one of the most explosive lines in DIII hockey to just 1 point (Motz 1 assist, Gaulrapp 1 assist both on the same goal) during 125 minutes of hockey. .
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Not exactly sure where you getting "most explosive lines in D3 hockey" Gaulrapp currently is tied for 88th in points per game in the country, Motz isn't in the top 100. No one on stout is in the top 100 for goals scored and Gaulrapp is tied for 77th in assists.

talking about looking in the past. Stout is not asgood as they have been in the past...neither is Superior IMO. Eau Claires problem is that they don't beat the teams(except the one win over stout--who had a long lonely bus ride back from new england this week.) They lose and tie and lose to bad teams like marian and lawrence
 
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gojackets said:
Not exactly sure where you getting "most explosive lines in D3 hockey" Gaulrapp currently is tied for 88th in points per game in the country, Motz isn't in the top 100. No one on stout is in the top 100 for goals scored and Gaulrapp is tied for 77th in assists.

talking about looking in the past. Stout is not asgood as they have been in the past...neither is Superior IMO. Eau Claires problem is that they don't beat the teams(except the one win over stout--who had a long lonely bus ride back from new england this week.) They lose and tie and lose to bad teams like marian and lawrence
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Maybe a bit too generous saying the most explosive, but they are still one of the most dangerous lines around. Like I said we've had our stinkers too (insert MCHA games here), but we've had our good games since the opening weekend too (insert Gustavus & Augsburg here). My main point is that it's way to early to put EC into the spoiler category.
 
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pete99race said:
http://www.collegehockeystats.net/0910/boxes/mwspwsr1.d05
Two Pointer and Jacket players each, will miss next Friday's NCHA game due to their post game tussle last night!!!!!
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This is the kind of game that should be a Hardcore Championship match.

Blugold Hockey said:
Thanks for allowing EC to have the “Spoiler Role”. EC’s the Rodney Dangerfield of the NCHA, no respect. I know EC has to win to earn it, but since everyone is going by past history and not the current season I wanted to give people one more team to talk about. Currently EC is tied with Superior, only 1.5 games back of CSS and 1 game back of RF and Stout. They are coming off of a weekend where they held one of the most explosive lines in DIII hockey to just 1 point (Motz 1 assist, Gaulrapp 1 assist both on the same goal) during 125 minutes of hockey. Granted EC has had a couple of stinkers early but who hasn't? EC just needs to keep progressing every week like they have been and they will be just fine. So I wouldn’t put EC in the “Spoiler Role” as of right now.
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The thing about EC is they don't score goals (last in the NCHA). However, they also give up the fewest goals in the league. That's why I wouldn't really give call them spoilers. I look at them more like a team that has trouble winning but has no trouble making it hard for their opponents to score or get comfortable in a game. Coaches know this, and players probably do as well, so I would wager that nobody looks at EC as a pushover, but a team they should beat nonetheless.
 
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Michael said:
The thing about EC is they don't score goals (last in the NCHA). However, they also give up the fewest goals in the league. That's why I wouldn't really give call them spoilers. I look at them more like a team that has trouble winning but has no trouble making it hard for their opponents to score or get comfortable in a game. Coaches know this, and players probably do as well, so I would wager that nobody looks at EC as a pushover, but a team they should beat nonetheless.
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This is a very good description of Eau Claire. On any given night the Blugolds are far from 2 easy points, but they just don't score enough to be a legit contender over the course of an 18 game NCHA schedule. Frustrating teams into 1-1 ties earn you respect as a scrappy team but don't elevate you into contender status.

St. Sholastica actually frustrates teams in a very similar fashion. They don't make many mistakes and get a piece of equipment on a ton of shots and passes. They just have a little bit more offensive talent than Eau Claire and gives them an opportunity to be in the upper half of the league. Their goals against is similar but the extra goal or so a game they score gets them a tie in that 2-2 game when Eau Claire loses the same game 2-1 or they squeak out that 4-3 win when Eau Claire has to settle for a 3-3 tie despite a high offensive output night by their standards.
 
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Some thoughts about this weekend's series at CSS v. UWS.

CSS was clearly the better team this weekend. Probably the best two games I've ever seen them play back-to-back. They were the better team on the ice and they continued to work hard every shift, every period both nights. UWS came out flat-footed Friday and payed for it. They played better in the 2nd and 3rd and got a few breaks to score 3 in the game, but were down 6-1 at one point and this game was never really close.

Saturday, the Saints capitalized on Jacket miscues, which resulted in the first 2 goals. Chong has really improved his game since last year, most notably his speed. Dalbec for Superior got a piece of each of the Saints goals and probably all of them should have been saves. Also, the official shot count of 29-18 is one I don't believe. I'll give UWS 20, maybe, at the very most. CSS blocked tons of shots, frustrating Superior the entire game. The Jackets had at least 2 very good scoring chances, but missed the net entirely on both. Offensively, the Saints had a lot of scoring chances, but didn't pour on the shots. UWS did a fair job of stopping one-timer passes and blue line shots.

All in all, I was very impressed with CSS, and UWS is a far cry from where they were last year. Not bad, but if you can't come out with good intensity against your biggest rival, something's not right. CSS played the most complete two games I've ever witnessed of them, so that probably made Superior look a little worse.
 
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