I am late on this one. I was offline for a couple days. Ohio State has been playing much better lately than they were earlier this season. Last weekend the Buckeyes were blanked by #1 Minnesota 6-0 on Friday night, but responded with a shootout win on Saturday. Lisa Steffes stopped all nine Gopher shooters she faced and sophomore Kendall Curtis scored the game-winner on a nifty backhand to beat the Minnesota goaltender. This weekend the Buckeyes will face another stiff challenge with a road trip to Duluth. Ohio State was swept by UMD earlier this season, but last year both teams won on the others' ice. The Bulldogs defeated Ohio State in Columbus, and the Bucks returned to Duluth for the WCHA Playoffs and swept the Bulldogs to advance to the WCHA Final Four. Should be an interesting series. Maybe Blackbeard can give us the latest on how UMD's season is going.
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Ohio State @ Minnesota-Duluth 1/18 - 1/19
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Blackbeard
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Re: Ohio State @ Minnesota-Duluth 1/18 - 1/19
Don't think I have anything to tell you that you don't already know. UMD swept MSU last weekend which put them just one point behind UND in the WCHA standings...they're neck and neck for third place. UMD's season has not gone swimmingly but I don't need to tell you what that's like. (Then again, four years ago the situation was somewhat similar and they went on a tear starting in January and ended up winning the Frozen Four, so who knows how much better things might get. And no, I'm certainly not predicting the same season culminating victory...the aggregate talent level four years ago was much different).
As I alluded to in your last series thread I was extremely impressed with the game OSU played last Saturday. Too bad that 2 on 0 worked out the way it did because it would have been very interesting to see how the game would have turned out had you gained a two goal lead in that third period. I thought that had OSU won in regulation time it might be even more interesting to see how the rest of the season played out for each team...meaning how much of an affect the result of that game may have had on each team.
I hope OSU plays at the same level and that UMD is up to the task to make it competitive.
Anyway, good luck this weekend.
Don't think I have anything to tell you that you don't already know. UMD swept MSU last weekend which put them just one point behind UND in the WCHA standings...they're neck and neck for third place. UMD's season has not gone swimmingly but I don't need to tell you what that's like. (Then again, four years ago the situation was somewhat similar and they went on a tear starting in January and ended up winning the Frozen Four, so who knows how much better things might get. And no, I'm certainly not predicting the same season culminating victory...the aggregate talent level four years ago was much different).
As I alluded to in your last series thread I was extremely impressed with the game OSU played last Saturday. Too bad that 2 on 0 worked out the way it did because it would have been very interesting to see how the game would have turned out had you gained a two goal lead in that third period. I thought that had OSU won in regulation time it might be even more interesting to see how the rest of the season played out for each team...meaning how much of an affect the result of that game may have had on each team.
I hope OSU plays at the same level and that UMD is up to the task to make it competitive.
Anyway, good luck this weekend.
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
The gap for third is bigger than it appears, because UND has two games in hand and is done with Wisconsin.
What were your impressions of the debut of Katerina Marazova? Will she be on the Russian Olympic Team?
Re: Ohio State @ Minnesota-Duluth 1/18 - 1/19
Mrazova is from the Czech Republic and plays for the Czech National Team. In regards to her play, she's a really intelligent, talented player. At times against MSUM, she would draw the attention of four Mavericks and still find a way to make the extra pass to an open teammate. Also extremely unselfish which is what this UMD team has seemed to lack in the last couple seasons. Hopefully this trend continues and spreads to her teammates.
Mrazova is from the Czech Republic and plays for the Czech National Team. In regards to her play, she's a really intelligent, talented player. At times against MSUM, she would draw the attention of four Mavericks and still find a way to make the extra pass to an open teammate. Also extremely unselfish which is what this UMD team has seemed to lack in the last couple seasons. Hopefully this trend continues and spreads to her teammates.
Blackbeard
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Re: Ohio State @ Minnesota-Duluth 1/18 - 1/19
On the first point, thanks for the bad news, I had seen that a couple of days ago and had forgotten...the foothills are now higher.
With respect to your questions, unfortunately I have no impression to share because I didn't get to watch their last two games. Even so, however, I think I can confidently tell you that she will not be on the Russian Olympic Team any time soon. (She's from the Czech Republic).
On the first point, thanks for the bad news, I had seen that a couple of days ago and had forgotten...the foothills are now higher.
With respect to your questions, unfortunately I have no impression to share because I didn't get to watch their last two games. Even so, however, I think I can confidently tell you that she will not be on the Russian Olympic Team any time soon. (She's from the Czech Republic).
Hux
Alfond to Ridder & rinks in between
"Frosty" is a great kid, with good hands and game sense along with deceptive speed. Glad to see things worked out for her.
Re: Ohio State @ Minnesota-Duluth 1/18 - 1/19
Just thinking out loud, I'm going to take a wild guess and say this thread isn't going to extend to five pages like last weekend's version.
It does appear that both teams are coming together nicely. Clearly both teams would like to move up in the standings. Should make for two great games. Here's to hoping.
Just thinking out loud, I'm going to take a wild guess and say this thread isn't going to extend to five pages like last weekend's version.
It does appear that both teams are coming together nicely. Clearly both teams would like to move up in the standings. Should make for two great games. Here's to hoping.
brookyone
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Re: Ohio State @ Minnesota-Duluth 1/18 - 1/19
Unless there be a return of the flying water bottles!Just thinking out loud, I'm going to take a wild guess and say this thread isn't going to extend to five pages like last weekend's version.
Re: Ohio State @ Minnesota-Duluth 1/18 - 1/19
I'll try to keep my posting to a minimum.
Just thinking out loud, I'm going to take a wild guess and say this thread isn't going to extend to five pages like last weekend's version.
I'll try to keep my posting to a minimum.
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
IIRC, as it concerns OSU at UMD, the issue was more about the water flying than the bottles.Unless there be a return of the flying water bottles!
Does the former chancellor even attend games anymore? I haven't noticed her in a while, but then I tend to mingle far less in Duluth because many of the people I once knew are no longer there.
Blackbeard
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Blackbeard
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Re: Ohio State @ Minnesota-Duluth 1/18 - 1/19
UMD 1 - OSU 0 after the shootout.
Missed the first period. The second was rather uneventful, maybe more like a yawner, but the third got interesting with both teams seeming to get serious and playing with some intensity.
A scoreless tie was not what I had in mind when I was hoping for a competitive game. Different story if it had been a high intensity game with lots of scoring chances for both teams...although, UMD had a number of opportunities in the third but couldn't bury it.
I thought Steffes played extremely well with UMD having a decided advantage in the shots on goal.
UMD 1 - OSU 0 after the shootout.
Missed the first period. The second was rather uneventful, maybe more like a yawner, but the third got interesting with both teams seeming to get serious and playing with some intensity.
A scoreless tie was not what I had in mind when I was hoping for a competitive game. Different story if it had been a high intensity game with lots of scoring chances for both teams...although, UMD had a number of opportunities in the third but couldn't bury it.
I thought Steffes played extremely well with UMD having a decided advantage in the shots on goal.
pokechecker
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Blackbeard
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Re: Ohio State @ Minnesota-Duluth 1/18 - 1/19
OSU 4 - UMD 2 in shootout.
Kind of a reverse of yesterday's game although today's game was much more spirited.
The first period was scoreless (making 4 periods of scoreless play between them...had me thinking about the BU - UMD series of 13 months ago). But exactly 2 minutes into the 2nd period UMD scored about 10 seconds or so into a power play. OSU then returned the favour 47 seconds later! Less than 2 minutes after that UMD scored on a 4 on 4 and that's the way it remained until the third period with 4:43 remaining when, on what seemed to be a miscommunication between Villila and Black where Black played the puck instead of covering it for a whistle, the puck ended up on Tarr's stick and then in the back of the net.
As was the case yesterday, UMD missed a few decent chances late in the third period that could have sown the game up for them.
SOG were 28- 21 in regulation with OSU being held to 3 shots in the first period. More penalties in today's game with 7 per side late in the 3rd period.
Well, I guess I got my wish for a competitive series.
Congratulations to OSU.
OSU 4 - UMD 2 in shootout.
Kind of a reverse of yesterday's game although today's game was much more spirited.
The first period was scoreless (making 4 periods of scoreless play between them...had me thinking about the BU - UMD series of 13 months ago). But exactly 2 minutes into the 2nd period UMD scored about 10 seconds or so into a power play. OSU then returned the favour 47 seconds later! Less than 2 minutes after that UMD scored on a 4 on 4 and that's the way it remained until the third period with 4:43 remaining when, on what seemed to be a miscommunication between Villila and Black where Black played the puck instead of covering it for a whistle, the puck ended up on Tarr's stick and then in the back of the net.
As was the case yesterday, UMD missed a few decent chances late in the third period that could have sown the game up for them.
SOG were 28- 21 in regulation with OSU being held to 3 shots in the first period. More penalties in today's game with 7 per side late in the 3rd period.
Well, I guess I got my wish for a competitive series.
Congratulations to OSU.
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Given how their season has gone, I'm sure that OSU is happy to get the weekend split with today's result, but that certainly seems like getting it the hard way (two ties, splitting the two shootouts).
EDIT: With 5 points over the past 3 games, the Buckeyes have moved out of the WCHA cellar, and they still have two games in hand over the teams now tied for last (MSU and SCSU).
Given how their season has gone, I'm sure that OSU is happy to get the weekend split with today's result, but that certainly seems like getting it the hard way (two ties, splitting the two shootouts).
EDIT: With 5 points over the past 3 games, the Buckeyes have moved out of the WCHA cellar, and they still have two games in hand over the teams now tied for last (MSU and SCSU).
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Thank you Blackbeard and CrazyDave for the updates! I haven't done very well posting results this weekend. Glad to hear that we were able to pick up three points this weekend. It beats the amount of points (0) we had in our last series with UMD at home. It's also nice that we were able to get out of the WCHA cellar, although I have never thought we were going to end up there. Next weekend, we have Minnesota State coming into the OSU Ice Rink. It would be nice if we could continue playing well and get six points.
Thank you Blackbeard and CrazyDave for the updates! I haven't done very well posting results this weekend. Glad to hear that we were able to pick up three points this weekend. It beats the amount of points (0) we had in our last series with UMD at home. It's also nice that we were able to get out of the WCHA cellar, although I have never thought we were going to end up there. Next weekend, we have Minnesota State coming into the OSU Ice Rink. It would be nice if we could continue playing well and get six points.
Re: Ohio State @ Minnesota-Duluth 1/18 - 1/19
Here's the WCHA write-up of the game: http://www.wcha.com/women/recaps14.php?wmndosu1.j19
Here's the WCHA write-up of the game: http://www.wcha.com/women/recaps14.php?wmndosu1.j19