Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

[bose301s]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

I disagree with the net being knocked off as the most egregious, at the very least the second boarding call on Ferris should have been a 5 and a misconduct, the first easily could have been as well.

 

[purpleinnebraska]

Ice may have had something to do with it to slow things down and make Tech more reactive with all the crazy bouncing pucks, but Ferris played their game well. I disagree with the current FSU/BSU style being good for the sport, and style that the conference wants to promote; which by their inaction on ice towards the mugging, the officials are in a sense promoting it.

In addition to it not being entertaining, it's also the style of play that will drive high-skill players to other leagues. If I'm a coach from another league, I'm asking USHL guys why they would even consider going to the 1-0 tackle football league

 

[giwan]

By far the most heinous missed call was Anselmini dislodging the net deliberately when Lucchini had an open look to score. Absolutely obscene that it wasn't at minimum a delay of game call, or more appropriately a penalty shot. Just the kind of chicken sh** play you'd expect from the Ferris that everyone has always known and despised.

That and the trip call on Tech

 

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

That and the trip call on Tech

or the dive?

 

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

the 1-0 tackle football league

I don't care to watch defensive hockey either, but keep in mind in the last four weekends that same team was the "Greatest Show on Turf, err Ice" with 12 goals vs UAF, 9 vs NMU, another 9 vs UAF and 9 vs BSU. Unfortunately when they got in the spotlight the offensive went flat and put up a goose egg. Can't fault Phillips because you should be a able to easily win a game when you only give up one goal against. Tech was the highest scoring team in the conference (and second fewest goals allowed), but unfortunately they got shut out twice in the last 10 games, last night being the biggest and now their season is over. Gotta bring it every night, especially on the big stage.

Ryan J

 

[Huskiefan906]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Lots of potential again next season, Tech loses a bunch of talent, but have almost a full lineup coming back with experience without the freshman.
Top 6 next year looks like some combo of Lucchini, Heinonen, L'Esperance, Steman, Jackson, and Gillies/Baltus/Sturos.
A couple questions, what do the fans think?

Will Evan Anderson need to play wing for a regular spot?
Will Gerrie command playing time right away?
Who of Beretta, Smith, and Gould will command playing time?
Can Ford, Reinke, or younger Watson supplant one of the d regulars?
Who wins the number 1 goalie job or will it be by committee?

 

[Superfly100]

Lots of potential again next season, Tech loses a bunch of talent, but have almost a full lineup coming back with experience without the freshman.
Top 6 next year looks like some combo of Lucchini, Heinonen, L'Esperance, Steman, Jackson, and Gillies/Baltus/Sturos.
A couple questions, what do the fans think?

Will Evan Anderson need to play wing for a regular spot?
Will Gerrie command playing time right away?
Who of Beretta, Smith, and Gould will command playing time?
Can Ford, Reinke, or younger Watson supplant one of the d regulars?
Who wins the number 1 goalie job or will it be by committee?

Think this year showed that no one will command any playing time. You'll have to earn it with effort and performance on the ice.

I don't know enough about any of the incoming freshman to say, but I think it will be more of the same. Mel will put the best line up on the ice, whoever that may be.

Also, based on the last couple years, my guess is it won't be goalie by committee. Whoever earns the top spot, it will be theirs to lose.

 

[Superfly100]

Gotta bring it every night, especially on the big stage.

Ryan J

This

 

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

So are we still thinking that the elder Watson will be an off-season flight risk? That seemed to the be thought last season that he wouldn't make it to his senior year. What is word down at the paint store now?
Ryan J

 

[bravohankins]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

In addition to it not being entertaining, it's also the style of play that will drive high-skill players to other leagues. If I'm a coach from another league, I'm asking USHL guys why they would even consider going to the 1-0 tackle football league

I agree....the WCHA doesn't want to be become know as the clutch and grab league.

BG was not as talented up front as MSU, but I was glad we tried to go toe to toe with them. It cost us in the 1st 10 minutes of the game, but the rest of the game was even up and very entertaining to watch. Could BG have come out in a trap from the start and mucked up the whole game to eliminate Mankato's skill advantage on the 3rd and 4th lines, sure.. Probably might have won doing that, but that wasn't us all year and I'm glad they played "straight up". I guess Ferris did what worked for them and what they thought was their only way to beat Tech and Manakato, not a fan of boring hockey, and glad my team doesn't play that way.

I thought Tech could have done some damage in the NCAA's.....too bad for them and the league.. Not sure Ferris has much of a shot against St. Cloud in Minnesota.....they'll need to play the same trapping, rope-a-dope game I guess.

 

[Broseph Stalin]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Lots of potential again next season, Tech loses a bunch of talent, but have almost a full lineup coming back with experience without the freshman.
Top 6 next year looks like some combo of Lucchini, Heinonen, L'Esperance, Steman, Jackson, and Gillies/Baltus/Sturos.

The last few years I've been suspicious of our returning talent, then I'm pleasantly surprised to see that there's really good and obvious development. That speaks to Mel's coaching as well as the players totally buying in to the system.

Has anyone else noticed Lucchini's mouth is always either running or he's smirking? I'm so glad he's on our side otherwise I'd want to strangle him. He reminds me of Matthew Barnaby. He does some good work after the whistle.

 

[manurespreader]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

There's a lot of teams nationally that play very defensive and i'd put Bg in that group, not just in our league.
let me name a few. Cornell, PC, Quinnipiac, Lowell, union, Princeton, Denver, ( more like BG) Notre Dame, Yale, is defensive but not quite a lock. et. and this is only the top teams. so you get the idea.

 

[bose301s]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

The last few years I've been suspicious of our returning talent, then I'm pleasantly surprised to see that there's really good and obvious development. That speaks to Mel's coaching as well as the players totally buying in to the system.

Has anyone else noticed Lucchini's mouth is always either running or he's smirking? I'm so glad he's on our side otherwise I'd want to strangle him. He reminds me of Matthew Barnaby. He does some good work after the whistle.

I was more worried this season than last, but honestly not terribly worried for next season. If Heinonen, L'Esperance, Lucchini, Stemen, Gillies, Auk, Roy, Watson etc play as well as they did this year I think we're OK, if they improve, we're more than OK and that's not counting any freshman coming in. The only spot that worries me is goalie as discussed above as we have all of like 3 games worth of experience split between Wintjes and Kero, but I think we'll be fine there too.

 

[bose301s]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Also people, please sign up to buy a Jersey from Tim, I really want Petan and Phillips jerseys, lol.

 

[purpleinnebraska]

There's a lot of teams nationally that play very defensive and i'd put Bg in that group, not just in our league.
let me name a few. Cornell, PC, Quinnipiac, Lowell, union, Princeton, Denver, ( more like BG) Notre Dame, Yale, is defensive but not quite a lock. et. and this is only the top teams. so you get the idea.

Agreed that there are a lot of trapping and defensive minded teams, but I saw way too much clutching and grabbing hockey. Our league has to clean that up, starting with a couple teams in green

 

[melmac]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

Your goalie "situation" will be fine. I'm sure they've recruited well and the players will know what to do. They all have to start from scratch at some point. It's not like Phillips played every game during his four years.

Time to sit back and try to enjoy the games this weekend and the Frozen Four. Granted, I'd rather have the stress of having a team (or two ) in that I care for, but I now get to watch for enjoyment, which is nice, too.

 

[manurespreader]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

You know Joe Bertagne is almost as big a di** as josh Felton.

 

[manurespreader]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

I'd like to say that I have a problem with the way the pairwise is calculated. A lot of teams, once they earn a probable berth, don't play as hard. For instance last year, St Cloud didn't deserve to be in and got lucky to beat UND after UND had essentially gotten in. Same this year, Duluth got in by beating them after they had made it. Also this years lowell vs BU games. BU mailed it in and so Lowell got two wins they didn't really deserve.
So i'd like to see the pairwise games involving the top teams who have clinched, not counted to the same degree.

 

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

I'd like to say that I have a problem with the way the pairwise is calculated. A lot of teams, once they earn a probable berth, don't play as hard. For instance last year, St Cloud didn't deserve to be in and got lucky to beat UND after UND had essentially gotten in. Same this year, Duluth got in by beating them after they had made it. Also this years lowell vs BU games. BU mailed it in and so Lowell got two wins they didn't really deserve.
So i'd like to see the pairwise games involving the top teams who have clinched, not counted to the same degree.

To be fair, UML would be in if they had lost. UML was the higher seed and at home. I watched those games, BU wanted to win, but remember UML had a week of rest while BU got the extra weekend.
The part that frustrates me is the 12-team conferences..there is a pretty significant advantage to 5-8 if they can get hot. Northeastern got to lay two best-of-three series before the HEA final four...

I also think MTU got completely screwed because they played "nobody" They managed to finish top 20 in PWR despite having the lowest QWB in the top 33 teams. They only had 2 chances at a QWB this year thanks to the lack of top-20 teams in the WCHA. That's why a team like Northeastern or UMD can go from so far out to in. They each had 20+ chances at a QWB and to compound that, they already got the benefit of a tougher schedules so their losses were worth more than MTU's. I'm not sure what the ultimate answer is but I do think that RPI and RPI+QWB should be 2 separate categories in the PWR along with H2H and common opponents. If I get a chance, I will rerun the numbers based on that sense, but I still need to decide which gets the tiebreaker.

 

[manurespreader]

Re: Season 95, Vol 2: Michigan Tech '15-'16

To be fair, UML would be in if they had lost. UML was the higher seed and at home. I watched those games, BU wanted to win, but remember UML had a week of rest while BU got the extra weekend.
The part that frustrates me is the 12-team conferences..there is a pretty significant advantage to 5-8 if they can get hot. Northeastern got to lay two best-of-three series before the HEA final four...

I also think MTU got completely screwed because they played "nobody" They managed to finish top 20 in PWR despite having the lowest QWB in the top 33 teams. They only had 2 chances at a QWB this year thanks to the lack of top-20 teams in the WCHA. That's why a team like Northeastern or UMD can go from so far out to in. They each had 20+ chances at a QWB and to compound that, they already got the benefit of a tougher schedules so their losses were worth more than MTU's. I'm not sure what the ultimate answer is but I do think that RPI and RPI+QWB should be 2 separate categories in the PWR along with H2H and common opponents. If I get a chance, I will rerun the numbers based on that sense, but I still need to decide which gets the tiebreaker.

Well maybe Lowell was a bad example but my point still stands. the teams who have clinched simply do not play as hard as they might have otherwise.