robertearle
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That doesn't enter into the challenge or the goal 'reversal'.
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Ohio State Buckeyes 2022-2023 ... The Drive For Duluth
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That doesn't enter into the challenge or the goal 'reversal'.
Blackbeard
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I don't care what you guys say...Muzzerall's shoes are right up there with Miller's jacket!!
Hockeybuckeye
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She was indeed wearing some serious new kicks.
Hockeybuckeye
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No it doesn't but I'm just saying Northeastern wouldn't have had that hand pass if not for that.
robertearle
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An FYI: ESPNU is showing both games early Sunday morning. The Ohio State-Northeastern game at 5:30 AM CDT.
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Eddie Schorr
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Best scenario came through. Ohio State won handily while Minny and Wiscy beat each other up in an overtime game. A second OT would have been ideal, but I'll settle for the one.
Timothy A
Let's go RED!
Did you all see that Muzzinator said during the intermission interview she'd rather play Wisconsin than Minnesota? Da Badgers are bringing it! Y'all gonna get some. I wish we had a week and not one day to BS our way to the championship game. That would have been a lot of fun.
Also during that interview she showed off some fancy Nike shoes she was wearing....I thought she was gonna show off some powder blue toenails and i was like screaming "pleans no!"
Also during that interview she showed off some fancy Nike shoes she was wearing....I thought she was gonna show off some powder blue toenails and i was like screaming "pleans no!"
Sorry I am late with my usual write-up but Ohio State punched their ticket to the NCAA Championship Game tomorrow with a dominating 3-0 win over the Northeastern Huskies yesterday afternoon at Amsoil Arena here in Duluth! Sloane Matthews opened the scoring just 1:16 into the first period to give the Buckeyes a 1-0 lead. Neither team could find the back of the net the rest of the period so the teams went into the first intermission with Ohio State leading 1-0. The Buckeyes would add two more goals in the second period from Makenna Webster and Hadley Hartmetz to take a 3-0 lead into the final intermission. Neither team lit the lamp in the third period and it ended with the Buckeyes advancing with a 3-0 win. Ohio State dominated the shots on goal in this one, outshooting Northeastern 53-15. Buckeye netminder Amanda Thiele stopped all 15 shots she faced in the win. Northeastern goaltender Gwyneth Philips was brilliant as well, stopping 50 of the 53 shots she faced in the loss. Northeastern's season comes to a close with a 34-3-1 record. Ohio State moves on with a 33-5-2 record. The Buckeyes will face Wisconsin tomorrow for the National Title. The Badgers defeated Minnesota 3-2 in OT in the other semi-final game yesterday.
The question is, are you coming up?
Timothy A
Let's go RED!
Sadly, with that trip to Wichita for my brother in law's retirement that is starting Wednesday afternoon, I need to work for home a lot today as I did yesterday to hit deadlines. I can get a lot of work done in the time I would be driving. The alternative is working 10 to 12 hours a day monday and tuesday prior to the trip, but that is not appealing. My daughter is especially bummed but I have do what I have do for my own sanity. It's time to go to work.
Eddie Schorr
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Probably had more to do with not wanting to play her alma mater for the title. Still, I'm sure that Johnson will still try and use it to motivate his team.
Id like to see a Mark Johnson Pre game speech. Presents to the media as so chill…but obviously gets his teams ready to go and here we are once again with a Wisconsin team looking quite a bit different in March than the fall.
Hockeybuckeye
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I'm surprised the even with the reasons given being the super Badgers fan that you are that you still wouldn't make the trip to Duluth.
Perhaps the abject fear we've instilled in you of the Muzinator you're too scared to appear?
All kidding aside I'm disappointed to miss the rare opportunity to meet you in person and to besides hock to talk Mustangs. I've owned more than a few of the classic ones!
Timothy A
Let's go RED!
I'm sure we're all pretty shocked about the results. I never thought 1 goal would win it for either team. The Badgers had a great run at the right time and our goalie was fantastic. OSU had a great year and I don't doubt another 3 headed wcha monster next season and umd is coming hard for the rodents haha.
My Take On The Title Game
First and foremost, Congratulations to the Wisconsin Badgers on their well earned title.
Second, another poster - I believe a Badger fan - pointed out the possibility of an interesting trifecta of one team winning the WCHA Regular Season title; another winning the Final Face-Off; a third winning the National Title. Congratulations to whoever had the crystal ball!
Third, I do have to take issue with the characterization of the Buckeyes being "shell-shocked." Extremely Frustrated? Yes. The Start of a Grieving Process for what might have been? Certainly. But there's not a lot of mystery about what happened in Duluth. We weren't blind-sided or hit from behind.
The Badger defense was absolutely stalwart. Sunday was the first time we were shut out all year. Part of the story is that the Badgers had the athletes to pull it off. But it was also intelligent coaching design.
The Buckeyes' aggressive forecheck has been the team's bread & butter all year. Roadrunners like Jenna Buglioni, Brooke Bink & Kenzie Hauswirth would often win loose pucks outright with sheer speed. Or they'd win one-on-one battle their fair share of the time. Or more. The high octane Badgers took away the outright wins. And had the strength to win their share of the one-on-ones.
But it was also the case that the Badgers often got two defenders to the forechecker. One to administer carefully measured interference to the Buckeye; the other to escape with the puck. Mind you I'm not saying this is dirty play. When carefully measured, this sort of interference is kind of like driving 75 MPH in a 70 MPH Zone. Which all of us who drove to Duluth accomplished, I'm quite sure. Not much risk of a "ticket" in either case.
Another thing the Badgers did was aggressively defend the high slot. This was particularly obvious on the Buckeyes' lone power play, when the UW PK attacked the OSU umbrella with abandon.
Why is this important? Sophie Jaques earned a Patty Kaz by nailing shots from the high slot. Patiently improving her shooting position, moving towards the middle, locking in on a top shelf target, and nailing it. Quite honestly this play should forever be known as Sophie's Shot. Though of course others have also mastered it. Think of the Hadley Hartmetz goal in the Northeastern game.
Many opponents have tried and failed to shut down Sophie's Shot. But the Badgers successfully defended it, with a combination of design and intense hustle. 14 shots were blocked. But undetected by the stats, and probably more important, were the shots that were hurried. The opportunity to focus, lock in and nail it just wasn't there.
Beyond that, Cami Kronish ate up those hurried shots with relative ease. And rebounds? What rebounds?
Now had The Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament been my call, I also would have gone with Cami. But that simply doesn't tell the full story. Every Badger who contributed to the defensive effort shares in the credit. Which basically means every Badger who hit the ice.
MJ fingerprints. The Badger coaches figured out what made the Buckeyes the most dangerous, and largely took it away. Deeply frustrating? Yes. Note the slashing penalty that Buglioni took with a few seconds remaining. A harmless whack to the pads, that likely caused no pain whatsoever to the Badger recipient. But it shouldn't have happened. The more reasonable reaction to coaching excellence is congratulations and admiration. Hope that was accomplished in the handshake line.
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It was a great game, and I never thought in a million years that Kirsten Simms' first period goal would turn out to be the game winner. I am sure the returning players (we will have plenty of firepower coming back) will use this as motivation next season. It was a tough way to end our season, but I do agree with you that we had a great year. I am not spoiled like I am about OSU Football where I consider the season a failure if they don't win a National Title. With women's hockey, it is fresh in my memory where we were before Coach Nadine got here so I am going to totally agree with you that we had a great season even though we fell short of our goal. We will be back. Coach Nadine has us to the point now where we will be reloading, not rebuilding. We have some great recruits coming in, not to mention the "Muzzinator" will be working her magic in the transfer portal. Things are really going to get interesting for Buckeye Women's Hockey when we have a new arena in 2026 and rival coaches will not be able to negative recruit against us regarding our facility. Gonna be an interesting WCHA Season next year. Congratulations on that win Sunday! It's a shame you were not able to get up there and see it. I was looking for you. Now I know why I did not see you. Take care and enjoy this one.
Brief rundown on the game ... Wisconsin's Kirsten Simms scored the game's only goal in the first period and the Badger D made it stand as they shutout Ohio State 1-0 to win the National Title. Ohio State outshot the Badgers 31-22 but could not find the back of the net. Badger backstop Cami Kronish stopped all 31 shots she faced in the win. Buckeye netminder Amanda Thiele stopped 21 of the 22 shots she faced in the loss. Wisconsin ends their season with the National Title and a record of 29-10-2. Ohio State finished the season with a record of 33-6-2.
Special shout out to our super seniors (5th year) for choosing the Buckeyes and for their contributions that were responsible for getting this program to the level it is at now, a level that it had not been to before their arrival.
Thank you Madison Bizal, Gabby Rosenthal, Emma Maltais, Sophie Jaques, and Paetyn Levis! You will never be forgotten! Please return to campus each fall for Alumni Weekend so we can honor you!!
Five Fond Frozen Four Memories For 2023
Duluth did a fine job hosting the tournament. (See my post on the Wisconsin thread.) Good memories were created. Last year when we won it all, I made a Top 10 List. This year we got only halfway to the promised land, so I'll confine myself to a Top 5. Today I'll get going with #5 and #4:
5. The Fireplace Lounge @ Canal Park Lodge
Our hotel had an appealing Fireplace Lounge with cushy furniture. A perfect place to meet friends, both old and new. A veritable garden of conversational delights. Wish I was back there right now, with a beverage, enjoying the friends and the fire.
4. In-House Attendance @ Amsoil Arena
The Attendance for the Friday Semi-Finals was 3443. That's a nice increase over last year's number at Penn State. Even better, all four schools were well represented. Naturally the two closer schools had superior numbers. After all, their states border Lake Superior. But the chance to meet fans from all of the schools was much appreciated. And let's not forget the fine contingent of local UMD fans, who showed up to support Women's Hockey.
Sunday, the official tally was 3940. It felt like quite a few more. Badger fans took over the arena. That didn't help our cause, but it was an impressive show of support.
A portion of the fans who traveled for the losing semi-finalists didn't return. So I'm going to guess that a full "LaBahn's Worth" of Badger fans made the five hour trip to Duluth just for Sunday's Title Game. Good on them.
Last but not least, the overall turnout almost doubled last year's event. Thumbs up.
Up Next: The Top 3 Fond Memories. Don't worry, Buckeye Fans. The rest of the list is more tOSU-centric!
nobody72924
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Ohio State players into the transfer portal
Emerson Jarvis
Sydney Morrow
Gali Levi
Jamie Grinder
I’m surprised Jarvis is in the portal. She is a Muzz type of player, she played a lot this year and has a big upside.
Emerson Jarvis
Sydney Morrow
Gali Levi
Jamie Grinder
I’m surprised Jarvis is in the portal. She is a Muzz type of player, she played a lot this year and has a big upside.
Still Eeyore
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I was in the hotel above the Old Chicago, whose name I can't remember. It's usually a team hotel, but was full of youth teams playing a tournament in the old DECC rink. It's possible that there was too much booked in Duluth last weekend.
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