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Nanook Nation 2014-2015

Re: Nanook Nation 2014-2015

mmf said:
Can’t wait till next weekend when we take on Western Ontario in an exhibition contest. Game time is 7:07 at the Carlson.

Go Nooks!
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Neither can I. The last time Western Ontario was in town was 2006, Coach Mac's last season. 'Nooks won narrowly on Friday 2-1 before they took our community college step-children from the south to the shed and beat their hind parts until they bled on Saturday. One of the rare occasions a CIS school has ever toppled an NCAA school. The fact that it was ACC makes it that much better.

Great shots as always, sir. You are both a gentleman, and a scholar.

--B
 
UAFHockeyFan314 said:
Neither can I. The last time Western Ontario was in town was 2006, Coach Mac's last season. 'Nooks won narrowly on Friday 2-1 before they took our community college step-children from the south to the shed and beat their hind parts until they bled on Saturday. One of the rare occasions a CIS school has ever toppled an NCAA school. The fact that it was ACC makes it that much better.

Great shots as always, sir. You are both a gentleman, and a scholar.

--B
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I remember when that happened. Hopefully the coaches have it ingrained in our guys' heads to not sleep walk through this one, unlike North Central Alberta School of Technology or whoever they are.

On another note, do we split the cost with Anchorage when these Canadian schools come up for exhibitions?
 
UAFIceAngel said:
Colton Parayko is unreal this year. He's been good before but after the blue/gold game and the skills tests he seems almost too good to be true. Hardest shot at 101 MPH and a close second for fastest skater plus with his top athlete award from the preseason training...boy I'm glad he's on our side and pray we can keep him for the rest of his school years.

Also impressed with Kyle Froese and Zach Frye as freshmen. Cahill seems to really want to top goalie spot but I still think Davis Jones will be a top contender for that. But yeah Parayko makes me excited for the season to start. He's a beast.
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Parayko is likely gone after this year. I'm somewhat surprised the Blues didn't call him up after last season.

I only stayed for the first half of Blue/Gold, but you could definitely tell guys were going at about 2/3 speed and trying not to hurt each other. Nice to see Gadowsky back in town for his HOF induction but I hope the love fest is over three weeks from now when he's on the opposite bench.

As a side note, season tickets now include the Brice as well as playoffs (if we host). That is a nice change.
 
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The Nooks are picked 5th in both the WCHA coaches and media polls, a fair assessment. MSU should definitely be favored, and unfortunately, UAH and LSSU are probably where they are destined to be this year. But spots 2 through 8 (and possible 9) will be another crap shoot. Who has a favorable schedule rotation, a bad game, a bad bounce, or an untimely injury can and will probably jumble the spots week in and week out.

I am curious about the media poll. 26 participants are listed and if everyone voted UAH 10th, then their 26 point total is correct. How come the poll shows 27 first place votes? Did Bruce Cech call his vote in and speak so fast that he got two votes in before anybody noticed? :)

Just kidding Bruce.

Go Nooks!
 
mmf said:
The Nooks are picked 5th in both the WCHA coaches and media polls, a fair assessment. MSU should definitely be favored, and unfortunately, UAH and LSSU are probably where they are destined to be this year. But spots 2 through 8 (and possible 9) will be another crap shoot. Who has a favorable schedule rotation, a bad game, a bad bounce, or an untimely injury can and will probably jumble the spots week in and week out.

I am curious about the media poll. 26 participants are listed and if everyone voted UAH 10th, then their 26 point total is correct. How come the poll shows 27 first place votes? Did Bruce Cech call his vote in and speak so fast that he got two votes in before anybody noticed? :)

Just kidding Bruce.

Go Nooks!
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I think 5th is accurate...for now. Depending on how fast things gel, I would expect us to finish higher.
 
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We'll have a key player out with injuries to start the season, and probably one more not at 100%. Could mean a slower start to the season, but also an opportunity to see which freshman quickly adapt to the college game. Hope we have a full slate by the time conference play rolls around. I thought all the freshmen looked solid at the Blue/Gold scrimmage, such that it is, but particularly, Krieger and Sparrow.

We'll know more about the team after Friday night's game with Western Ontario, but not that much. Coach will probably be working on some basic systems and experimenting with some line combos. I would think all three goalies see a period of action. Some years the exhibition games with the Canadian teams have gotten a little physical. We certainly do not need any injuries from this game.

Go Nooks!
 
mmf said:
We'll have a key player out with injuries to start the season, and probably one more not at 100%. Could mean a slower start to the season, but also an opportunity to see which freshman quickly adapt to the college game. Hope we have a full slate by the time conference play rolls around. I thought all the freshmen looked solid at the Blue/Gold scrimmage, such that it is, but particularly, Krieger and Sparrow.

We'll know more about the team after Friday night's game with Western Ontario, but not that much. Coach will probably be working on some basic systems and experimenting with some line combos. I would think all three goalies see a period of action. Some years the exhibition games with the Canadian teams have gotten a little physical. We certainly do not need any injuries from this game.

Go Nooks!
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Morley?
 
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What pre-season conditioning award did Nolan Youngmun receive at the Blue/Gold game? I have always admired his speed, gritty play, on-ice work ethic, and the example he sets as a student athlete. But I couldn’t hear squat. The Patty sound system is so bad that you can’t understand anything being said. And I know that Britton is only responsible for a <s>small</s> part of that. :)

I barley made out Parayko’s conditioning awards. Sounded like he received the strongest player and best conditioned overall in preseason tests. He won the hardest shot, was second in the faster skater skill contest (neck-n-neck with Youngmun), and buried the winning shootout goal to win the contest for the Gold Team. But I did note that he did not drive the Zamboni between periods. What’s up with that?

Go Nooks!
 
Re: Nanook Nation 2014-2015

mmf said:
But I did note that he did not drive the Zamboni between periods. What’s up with that?
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Driving a Zamboni requires a wide array of personal and professional attributes (too numerous to list here that future NHL'rs don't usually have.
 
Re: Nanook Nation 2014-2015

Picked 5th and 6th in the coaches and media polls not too bad, two preseason all WCHA players is very nice. Having a top goaltender seems to be the defining factor in these polls.
 
birdman said:
Picked 5th and 6th in the coaches and media polls not too bad, two preseason all WCHA players is very nice. Having a top goaltender seems to be the defining factor in these polls.
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We got by last year with, frankly, pretty average goaltending. But our GF of +26 made up for it, and Cahill got better as the year went on.
 
Re: Nanook Nation 2014-2015

Squarebanks said:
We got by last year with, frankly, pretty average goaltending. But our GF of +26 made up for it, and Cahill got better as the year went on.
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All of our goalies got pretty **** good this off season. Jones included. The Blue/Gold game proved to me that the running for the starting spot is going to be tightly earned.
 
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New banners have been hung on the north end wall of the Carlson. The alumni put together a great set of banners to recognize the notable players from the Nanooks' past. They're also committed to keeping them updated. Looks great. Photo of that along with Blue/Gold recap and exhibition preview on my blog this morning.
 
UAFHockeyFan314 said:
New banners have been hung on the north end wall of the Carlson. The alumni put together a great set of banners to recognize the notable players from the Nanooks' past. They're also committed to keeping them updated. Looks great. Photo of that along with Blue/Gold recap and exhibition preview on my blog this morning.
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It is nice to see the Carlson start to look more like our home arena, instead of just the building we happen to play hockey in.
 
Re: Nanook Nation 2014-2015

Squarebanks said:
It is nice to see the Carlson start to look more like our home arena, instead of just the building we happen to play hockey in.
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The Borough was so insistent for years that it wasn't UAF's facility, and essentially prohibited a lot of this stuff. I don't know any names or anything, but new people involved from the Borough anyway. When the topic came up for locker room renovations possibly not going through, they talked about taking the money and rolling it into an on campus Athletics facility. I'm still hoping that can happen long term, but who knows what will happen to the Carlson then.

I think they realized that if they didn't play ball, they would go bankrupt.
 
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