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THE University of MICHIGAN 2021-22

John J. MacInnes said:
From the Free Press after the skunk men's hoop team lost at Rutgers:

"The tenor of Tuesday’s game lurched in a new direction roughly an hour before tipoff when an athletic department spokesman revealed a slew of roster problems for the Wolverines. Key reserves Brandon Johns Jr., Terrance Williams II and Frankie Collins were unavailable due to medical reasons while Zeb Jackson, another rotation player, did not travel due to a personal matter. Walk-on Jaron Faulds and video analyst Jaaron Simmons were also not with the team for medical reasons."

So they went ahead and played with a shortened roster, even though they're going to play 3 games in 6 days.

And you're going to tell me "the administration" stepped in on hockey, but did nothing with men's basketball?
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And that changed today when this afternoon's scheduled bouncy ball game vs. Li'l Bro was indefinitely postponed by "THE U".
 
Good win. Very nice 3rd period after UMass made us really uncomfortable in our own zone and really put molasses in the neutral zone.

It's interesting that we are still struggling with pressure on the puck in our zone. It's been a problem for so long, it's almost a definition of Michigan Hockey.
 
I watched both games. Congrats on the wins. Well deserved. i thought the goaltending was outstanding and even though they were gritty games you won. I was not so much a fan of the refs. On the third goal yesterday, Duke blatantly trips a UMass D man in front of the net, the poor guy falls down, turns over the puck, it comes to Duke who scores. The refs totally blew that one and it was not the only call that was blown. Mel has a rep for riding the refs and he was in fine form.
 
As much as Mel was happy with the D, they were still pretty shaky. It didn't take much pressure from UMass to make them go back to blind passes to nowhere and the inevitable turnover. They look totally awesome when nobody is pressuring them, but not good at all when getting pressure. But it seems that some teams are nervous enough on the forecheck that Michigan can get away with it.
 
manurespreader said:
I watched both games. Congrats on the wins. Well deserved. i thought the goaltending was outstanding and even though they were gritty games you won. I was not so much a fan of the refs. On the third goal yesterday, Duke blatantly trips a UMass D man in front of the net, the poor guy falls down, turns over the puck, it comes to Duke who scores. The refs totally blew that one and it was not the only call that was blown. Mel has a rep for riding the refs and he was in fine form.
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Blown calls are the hallmark for B1G refs. There are usually more than one can count in any given game.
 
Looks like we will be 3 players down for the finish of the regular season- Beniers and Brisson will be on Team USA for the Olympics, and CHN is reporting Owen Powers will be on Team Canada- although that's not on the mgobule site.

So be ready to face more abuse here for players being gone.... Although, I'm sure Michigan is welcoming the attention. Clicks on sites are always good for advertising.
 
MichVandal said:
So be ready to face more abuse here for players being gone.... Although, I'm sure Michigan is welcoming the attention. Clicks on sites are always good for advertising.
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Justified or not, you won't get abuse for players being gone. You'll get abuse if the team cancels more games.
 
Nice to sweep, but we continue to struggle in our D zone with just a little pressure. And PSU really pressed both defensemen all night. It was frustrating to see them make feeble passes like that, and just turn the puck over. But we managed to come back and win the game.
 
MichVandal said:
Looks like we will be 3 players down for the finish of the regular season- Beniers and Brisson will be on Team USA for the Olympics, and CHN is reporting Owen Powers will be on Team Canada- although that's not on the mgobule site.
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2 things
1. - Team Canada will be announcing their roster on Monday, Jan. 24. Power is a lock. I would not be surprised to see Johnson also make the team for a total of 4 current Wolverines.
2. - The Olympics are done Feb. 22. We will still have the at Notre Dame series the following weekend. Then the B1G playoffs start the week after that.
 
Man, it's getting old watching our team take so many penalties. And it seems that we are taking a major every single game.

But if every team in the B1G played like Minnesota, every game would be so much fun to watch.
 
MichVandal said:
Man, it's getting old watching our team take so many penalties. And it seems that we are taking a major every single game.
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That major penalty call was weak. Even the broadcast made comment on that. A penalty, yes. But NOT a major. Okay, his head DID make contact with the boards but he was not driven into them and it was more a brush across the boards due to the way he fell rather than directly into them.
 
JoeZ said:
That major penalty call was weak. Even the broadcast made comment on that. A penalty, yes. But NOT a major. Okay, his head DID make contact with the boards but he was not driven into them and it was more a brush across the boards due to the way he fell rather than directly into them.
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In the face of the non-major at the end of the game last night, that call looks even worse. That was from behind, directly into the boards- far more direct than our call the night before. And both announcers figured it was a major, and it was bad that a major with just a few min left should be an extended penalty the next game...
 
Looks like Johnson is a reserve for Team Canada.

4 Wolverines on the USA roster, with former players Strauss Mann and Steve Kampfer joining current players Beniers and Brisson.

We'll be missing Powers and Johnson as soon as this weekend, I saw something about team Canada doing a training camp in Davos leading up to the Olympics. Couldn't find anything on USA, so not sure how soon those players will go.

Games vs. a 8-15-3 Wisconsin team will hopefully be a way to ease into playing with a less stacked roster.
 
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