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Patty Kaz 2013
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TonyTheTiger20
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ManBehindTheCurtain
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Re: Patty Kaz 2013
I see a parallel with current Badger Brianna Decker, Kaz winner as a junior, not going to repeat as a senior.
I am wondering if you have an all time all-Badger team that you would be willing to name.
Vetter for sure.
Mikkelson and Slusar.
Knight.
Gets tricky then, don't you think?
You've got two Kaz winners, the better Ammerman, Duggan, Lawler, Zaugg, some pretty tough choices.
Bauer is one of mine.
I am also a huge admirer of Sara Bauer. I will never be able to wash from my memory the images of the puck seeming to follow her around as various assorted Gophers always skated to the wrong spot, the wrong angle while Bauer was ALWAYS in the right spot, on the right angle.
I see a parallel with current Badger Brianna Decker, Kaz winner as a junior, not going to repeat as a senior.
I am wondering if you have an all time all-Badger team that you would be willing to name.
Vetter for sure.
Mikkelson and Slusar.
Knight.
Gets tricky then, don't you think?
You've got two Kaz winners, the better Ammerman, Duggan, Lawler, Zaugg, some pretty tough choices.
Bauer is one of mine.
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ARM
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Re: Patty Kaz 2013
Since just about everyone is going Kessel with a few holdouts for Raty, who are the other finalists?
Out of HE I think Coyne and Carpenter are definite options. Don't follow the other leagues enough to hazard names so what do other people think?
Since just about everyone is going Kessel with a few holdouts for Raty, who are the other finalists?
Out of HE I think Coyne and Carpenter are definite options. Don't follow the other leagues enough to hazard names so what do other people think?
ManBehindTheCurtain
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ManBehindTheCurtain
Great and powerful wizard
Re: Patty Kaz 2013
One of the stats that really stood out for me this weekend was the huge differential in saves Noora Raty and Alex Rigsby. Raty has almost 200 fewer saves - and its not because she's letting in the goals. The competition isn't getting close enough to her to even get a shot off.
Apropos of nothing, in looking up those stats, Danielle Butters of Minnesota State has 100 more saves than Rigsby and has a .914 Save Percentage. That poor girl is getting shelled and doing pretty well.
That being said, I don't see how there's any way this isn't Kessel's Patty to lose. The only way it doesn't happen is if someone catches her kicking baby seals.
One of the stats that really stood out for me this weekend was the huge differential in saves Noora Raty and Alex Rigsby. Raty has almost 200 fewer saves - and its not because she's letting in the goals. The competition isn't getting close enough to her to even get a shot off.
Apropos of nothing, in looking up those stats, Danielle Butters of Minnesota State has 100 more saves than Rigsby and has a .914 Save Percentage. That poor girl is getting shelled and doing pretty well.
That being said, I don't see how there's any way this isn't Kessel's Patty to lose. The only way it doesn't happen is if someone catches her kicking baby seals.
Re: Patty Kaz 2013
You just had to go and introduce an element of doubt for the selection committee, now didn't you?
You just had to go and introduce an element of doubt for the selection committee, now didn't you?
Re: Patty Kaz 2013
I think you've got that right. My expectation is that Kessel is the heavy favorite, because the gap between her and the rest in scoring is so large that I can't imagine her not winning. While Raty may be having the best college goalie season of all time, it hurts her chances that she's not even leading the nation in GAA/Save pct. or that it's even close (yet I don't doubt she is having a far better season than Bellamy once you consider strength of schedule and playing time, etc). As for whether Kessel, Raty, or Bozek is truly most deserving, that's a much more difficult question that I don't think I can get at without being closer to this Minnesota team.
The race for who is third in the Final 3 looks to be pretty much wide open at this point, and I expect it'll be decided by who has the best conference postseason tournament among those contenders, unless one of them really stands out in securing a regular season title down the stretch -- also the Beanpot could be significant as well, as each of the Beanpot teams has a potential candidate.
Hello! I appreciate that you look for my posts, but going forward I won't be devoting as much time to Kaz discussion as in the past. It's been fun though.
I think you've got that right. My expectation is that Kessel is the heavy favorite, because the gap between her and the rest in scoring is so large that I can't imagine her not winning. While Raty may be having the best college goalie season of all time, it hurts her chances that she's not even leading the nation in GAA/Save pct. or that it's even close (yet I don't doubt she is having a far better season than Bellamy once you consider strength of schedule and playing time, etc). As for whether Kessel, Raty, or Bozek is truly most deserving, that's a much more difficult question that I don't think I can get at without being closer to this Minnesota team.
The race for who is third in the Final 3 looks to be pretty much wide open at this point, and I expect it'll be decided by who has the best conference postseason tournament among those contenders, unless one of them really stands out in securing a regular season title down the stretch -- also the Beanpot could be significant as well, as each of the Beanpot teams has a potential candidate.
Ohhhhhhhh tough question!
Sara, of course. Zaugg. Little Lawler. Bobbie-Jo would be an easy addition for me. Sis Paulsen, Kerry Weiland or Alev Kelter. And Vetter.
I will say that I am a firm believer that having the best players doesn't nesseccary make for the best team.
On another note, has anyone hailing from outside North America ever won PK?
Re: Patty Kaz 2013
PAST RECIEPIENTS
Year Name Position Hometown
2012 Brianna Decker University of Wisconsin Forward Dousman, Wis.
2011 Meghan Duggan University of Wisconsin Forward Danvers, Mass.
2010 Vicki Bendus Mercyhurst College Forward Wasaga Beach, Ont.
2009 Jessie Vetter University of Wisconsin Goaltender Cottage Grove, Wis.
2008 Sarah Vaillancourt Harvard University Forward Sherbrooke, Que.
2007 Julie Chu Harvard University Forward Fairfield, Conn.
2006 Sara Bauer University of Wisconsin Forward St. Catharines, Ont.
2005 Krissy Wendell University of Minnesota Forward Brooklyn Park, Minn.
2004 Angela Ruggiero Harvard University Defenseman Harper Woods, Mich.
2003 Jennifer Botterill Harvard University Forward Winnipeg, Man.
2002 Brooke Whitney Northeastern University Forward Snohomish, Wash.
2001 Jennifer Botterill Harvard University Forward Winnipeg, Man.
2000 Ali Brewer Brown University Goaltender Racine, Wis.
1999 A.J. Mleczko Harvard University Forward Nantucket, Mass.
1998 Brandy Fisher University of New Hampshire Forward Potsdam, N.Y.
PAST RECIEPIENTS
Year Name Position Hometown
2012 Brianna Decker University of Wisconsin Forward Dousman, Wis.
2011 Meghan Duggan University of Wisconsin Forward Danvers, Mass.
2010 Vicki Bendus Mercyhurst College Forward Wasaga Beach, Ont.
2009 Jessie Vetter University of Wisconsin Goaltender Cottage Grove, Wis.
2008 Sarah Vaillancourt Harvard University Forward Sherbrooke, Que.
2007 Julie Chu Harvard University Forward Fairfield, Conn.
2006 Sara Bauer University of Wisconsin Forward St. Catharines, Ont.
2005 Krissy Wendell University of Minnesota Forward Brooklyn Park, Minn.
2004 Angela Ruggiero Harvard University Defenseman Harper Woods, Mich.
2003 Jennifer Botterill Harvard University Forward Winnipeg, Man.
2002 Brooke Whitney Northeastern University Forward Snohomish, Wash.
2001 Jennifer Botterill Harvard University Forward Winnipeg, Man.
2000 Ali Brewer Brown University Goaltender Racine, Wis.
1999 A.J. Mleczko Harvard University Forward Nantucket, Mass.
1998 Brandy Fisher University of New Hampshire Forward Potsdam, N.Y.
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TonyTheTiger20
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Ah yes, Sam "Go To Class" Faber. I miss those days.
Agosta: 134 games, 55 PPG, 20 SHG, 39 GWG, 6 ENG
Kessel: 101 games, 15 PPG, 10 SHG, 12 GWG, 4 ENG
Yeah...
Goes to class. Picks of syllabus. Skips to attendance policy. Gets up, leaves.
TonyTheTiger20
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Hey that was what I did, and I turned out pretty well! Kind of.Goes to class. Picks of syllabus. Skips to attendance policy. Gets up, leaves.
TonyTheTiger20
#SOAR
Hey I could probably score a bunch of goals against the Little Sisters of the Poor too but they aren't putting me in the Kaz conversation.