UAFIceAngel
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Crazy, I didn't know the Nanooks were in town.
But I agree, for at least this weekend...Go Ferris!!
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UAA @ Ferris State
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Crazy, I didn't know the Nanooks were in town.
But I agree, for at least this weekend...Go Ferris!!
UAA Fan in Florida
UAA fan for life
Re: UAA @ Ferris State
Hmmm, I don't remember inviting a UA_ person...
But it ****es me off to admit you are 'technically' correct.
Get it right golfhawkins! 'Anchorage', 'Anchorage'.
Hmmm, I don't remember inviting a UA_ person...
But it ****es me off to admit you are 'technically' correct.
Get it right golfhawkins! 'Anchorage', 'Anchorage'.
UAA Fan in Florida
UAA fan for life
Re: UAA @ Ferris State
Friday historically sucks, but road games really suck this year...
However, I know these upstanding young gentleman will step up to the challenge.
Home ice is home ice, players know the bounces and the width(85', cough, cough).
We let them get on us in the 1st, which is what they are good at.... shut 'em off the first and then start playing hockey...
Meh. Friday is a harsh mistress for UAA, but Saturday has the potential to be a different story.
Friday historically sucks, but road games really suck this year...
However, I know these upstanding young gentleman will step up to the challenge.
Home ice is home ice, players know the bounces and the width(85', cough, cough).
We let them get on us in the 1st, which is what they are good at.... shut 'em off the first and then start playing hockey...
Suze
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Re: UAA @ Ferris State
_airbanks has all but abandoned the idea of being called Alaska. Even their own fans don't refer to them as such. Come to think of it, hardly anyone does.
Crazy, I didn't know the Nanooks were in town.
But I agree, for at least this weekend...Go Ferris!!
_airbanks has all but abandoned the idea of being called Alaska. Even their own fans don't refer to them as such.
Come to think of it, hardly anyone does.uaafanblog
AKA - "Drop The Puck"
Re: UAA @ Ferris State
Didn't get to see the game (Work) but would hope to hear some descriptions. Looks like a pretty chippy game from the boxscore.
Didn't get to see the game (Work) but would hope to hear some descriptions. Looks like a pretty chippy game from the boxscore.
_airbanks has all but abandoned the idea of being called Alaska. Even their own fans don't refer to them as such.
Suze, I have to side with Nooks on this one. Alaska Nanooks are labeled in all the Major news media like ESPN, etc. The WCHA website lists them as Alaska as well as USCHO and CHN. Their sports teams are Alaska Nanooks but school remains UAF.
Seawolf Fan
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Re: UAA @ Ferris State
Even Kurt commented several times that the refs were calling it really close
Weren't about to let the game get away from them
My opinion is they called it pretty even....
The Wolves can play with them no doubt about that.
Yes they outshot us but certainly not lopsided
No long periods where we were trapped in our zone or on our heels for extended time
Thought we matched up pretty good
Those two 1st period goals were the difference....First one ...meh...second one was on Chris, he should have had it. He did keep us in it with some excellent work. That bulldog guy stood on his head. A tough nut to crack.
We may very well have a different result Saturday night.
It's a new day and a great day to be a Seawolf!
Guess I should have said I watched it live on America One (best feed we've had all season) while listening to Kurt on the radio. Kurt was quite a ways ahead of the video.
Refs were calling any "touching" right from the get go.
Even Kurt commented several times that the refs were calling it really close
Weren't about to let the game get away from them
My opinion is they called it pretty even....
The Wolves can play with them no doubt about that.
Yes they outshot us but certainly not lopsided
No long periods where we were trapped in our zone or on our heels for extended time
Thought we matched up pretty good
Those two 1st period goals were the difference....First one ...meh...second one was on Chris, he should have had it. He did keep us in it with some excellent work. That bulldog guy stood on his head. A tough nut to crack.
We may very well have a different result Saturday night.
It's a new day and a great day to be a Seawolf!
Guess I should have said I watched it live on America One (best feed we've had all season) while listening to Kurt on the radio. Kurt was quite a ways ahead of the video.
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Seawolf Fan
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Re: UAA @ Ferris State
Allen had his usual excellent game. Kwaz, Leask, Williams and Dusyk had good games
Allen had his usual excellent game. Kwaz, Leask, Williams and Dusyk had good games
Suze
New member
Re: UAA @ Ferris State
Well that makes no sense.
Thanks for the recap Seawolf Fan. I was able to listen to the first period, but we had company for dinner and didn't get to hear any more of it. Doyle Woody has a good article:
http://www.adn.com/2014/02/21/3339868/ferris-state-stops-seawolves-skaters.html
It sure would be ice to see Cameron and Tatchell get a goal or two!
Well that makes no sense.
Thanks for the recap Seawolf Fan. I was able to listen to the first period, but we had company for dinner and didn't get to hear any more of it. Doyle Woody has a good article:
http://www.adn.com/2014/02/21/3339868/ferris-state-stops-seawolves-skaters.html
It sure would be ice to see Cameron and Tatchell get a goal or two!
golfhawkins
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Re: UAA @ Ferris State
Well I better state Seawolves or Nanooks when talking about Alaska teams in the future.
Ferris sent the Seawolves packing this weekend. It was hard for either of the teams to get any flow going with the refs calling penalties every other minute. I think the Seawolves had two 5-3 during the 2nd period of Sat game alone, and either 4 or 5 times during the weekend that Ferris was 2 men down. It looked like both teams were frustrated, (players and coaches), with how the game was called.
I think Ferris leaves for Nanook land this Wednesday. With a little luck, ok maybe a bit more than a little, Ferris wins the WCHA this next weekend.
Well I better state Seawolves or Nanooks when talking about Alaska teams in the future.
Ferris sent the Seawolves packing this weekend. It was hard for either of the teams to get any flow going with the refs calling penalties every other minute. I think the Seawolves had two 5-3 during the 2nd period of Sat game alone, and either 4 or 5 times during the weekend that Ferris was 2 men down. It looked like both teams were frustrated, (players and coaches), with how the game was called.
I think Ferris leaves for Nanook land this Wednesday. With a little luck, ok maybe a bit more than a little, Ferris wins the WCHA this next weekend.
Re: UAA @ Ferris State
No dog in this fight, but actually it makes sense. UC-Berkely are the "California Bears". UM TC (U of MN Twin Cities) are the Minnesota Gophers. Just two I can think of; maybe some others will possibly have more examples.
UAF simply decided to use Alaska Nanooks as their team name just like the above two examples. As far as I know none of this has to do with the name of the university, just branding of the team. It seems like a good idea to me, and I wonder if the athletic dep't at Ua Anchorage thought "crap, why didn't we think of that?" I wonder if the Univestity located in Ann Arbor MI is just "University of Michigan" or "University of Michigan Ann Arbor" (to distinguish it from the others in the U Mich. system)?
I wonder if those two examples somehow have to do with whatever campus in the state was the original in the system? The largest? There's no doubt that in MN, the TC campus is the largest, and my guess is also the first campus in the system. But is that also the case in CA (original and/or largest)? Which is largest in AK? My guess would be Anchorage. Is Anchorage also the original "University of Alaska"?
Just curious to see if there's any "pattern". But, anyway, it seems like no big deal, it's just a team name. At least from my perspective. The team has chosen it's name, it seems kind of petty and bush to have a problem with it.
Sounds reasonable. I wonder if that's what they do in CA and MN?
By the way, I'm following this and every WCHA thread these days because WHAT A FASCINATING LEAGUE AND RACE. Good times the next two weekends! Good luck to both Alaska teams, maybe a split all around and both make it to the final 5? would be great
No dog in this fight, but actually it makes sense. UC-Berkely are the "California Bears". UM TC (U of MN Twin Cities) are the Minnesota Gophers. Just two I can think of; maybe some others will possibly have more examples.
UAF simply decided to use Alaska Nanooks as their team name just like the above two examples. As far as I know none of this has to do with the name of the university, just branding of the team. It seems like a good idea to me, and I wonder if the athletic dep't at Ua Anchorage thought "crap, why didn't we think of that?" I wonder if the Univestity located in Ann Arbor MI is just "University of Michigan" or "University of Michigan Ann Arbor" (to distinguish it from the others in the U Mich. system)?
I wonder if those two examples somehow have to do with whatever campus in the state was the original in the system? The largest? There's no doubt that in MN, the TC campus is the largest, and my guess is also the first campus in the system. But is that also the case in CA (original and/or largest)? Which is largest in AK? My guess would be Anchorage. Is Anchorage also the original "University of Alaska"?
Just curious to see if there's any "pattern". But, anyway, it seems like no big deal, it's just a team name. At least from my perspective. The team has chosen it's name, it seems kind of petty and bush to have a problem with it.
Sounds reasonable. I wonder if that's what they do in CA and MN?
By the way, I'm following this and every WCHA thread these days because WHAT A FASCINATING LEAGUE AND RACE. Good times the next two weekends! Good luck to both Alaska teams, maybe a split all around and both make it to the final 5? would be great
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Alaska Hockey
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Re: UAA @ Ferris State
Most of the crap that goes on in that village makes no sense....so what's new.
The theory I have for naming your school by the "state", is based on whoever was established first. Wisconsin, Nevada (Which is in Reno, hence UNLV), Minnesota, UA_, and Cal, are all the OLDEST institutions in the state.
UAA has created their own brand; just like UNLV. Many would say UAA and UNLV are more popular than their intra-state rivals.... without having the name.
Re: UAA @ Ferris State
Looking at the WCHA highlights on youtube, their arena is tiny. I don't think the building is 100 feet tall, 75 feet tall is pushing it just judging from the video. There's like 12 rows of seats, if that. And from the video the rink does look funny coming off boards directly behind the goals. They rounded corners look "pushed" in for less ice surface. It does not resemble a natural "part" of a circle to connect the boards behind the goal and the long boards that house the bench and penalty boxes. Imagine if you looked at the Sully's ice from the roof, i.e. your looking directly at the ice. From the boards behind the goal to the long boards, you can draw a comfortable circle, this circle would match with how the boards are set up currently. You look at Ferris State's ice, and you'd get a smaller, more compact circle. The width of the rink should not matter, even on NHL "small" ice you can still do this. Now this is just from looking at the video, the lighting, the ads on the board, and how the row of seats are arraigned can really differ on what actually might be the case. But it looks funny to me. Also the view angles from the cameras made me think the goalies were blind, but then they'd show a close up of the goalie and the saves/goals and this would not be the case. The goalies actually seemed sharp, this might be another indication of what our eyes want us to "see". But actual bounces of the puck are much better indicators, but even then it gets murky. Take the Joe Louis Arena, that building is old as ****, those boards are old as ****. When wood gets old, it deforms, hence weird bounces. The thickness of the wood also plays a big factor. So, this could be just an accumlation of everything I have said, and even more. Or, Ferris State has their boards set up "differently" and are using that as an advantage. A lot more needs to looked into by the NCAA. If the NCAA has a checklist that is so extensive, that you cannot feed a student athlete too much pasta, I think they can look into some odd boards at a hockey rink. No joke, check this out.
Looking at the WCHA highlights on youtube, their arena is tiny. I don't think the building is 100 feet tall, 75 feet tall is pushing it just judging from the video. There's like 12 rows of seats, if that. And from the video the rink does look funny coming off boards directly behind the goals. They rounded corners look "pushed" in for less ice surface. It does not resemble a natural "part" of a circle to connect the boards behind the goal and the long boards that house the bench and penalty boxes. Imagine if you looked at the Sully's ice from the roof, i.e. your looking directly at the ice. From the boards behind the goal to the long boards, you can draw a comfortable circle, this circle would match with how the boards are set up currently. You look at Ferris State's ice, and you'd get a smaller, more compact circle. The width of the rink should not matter, even on NHL "small" ice you can still do this. Now this is just from looking at the video, the lighting, the ads on the board, and how the row of seats are arraigned can really differ on what actually might be the case. But it looks funny to me. Also the view angles from the cameras made me think the goalies were blind, but then they'd show a close up of the goalie and the saves/goals and this would not be the case. The goalies actually seemed sharp, this might be another indication of what our eyes want us to "see". But actual bounces of the puck are much better indicators, but even then it gets murky. Take the Joe Louis Arena, that building is old as ****, those boards are old as ****. When wood gets old, it deforms, hence weird bounces. The thickness of the wood also plays a big factor. So, this could be just an accumlation of everything I have said, and even more. Or, Ferris State has their boards set up "differently" and are using that as an advantage. A lot more needs to looked into by the NCAA. If the NCAA has a checklist that is so extensive, that you cannot feed a student athlete too much pasta, I think they can look into some odd boards at a hockey rink. No joke, check this out.
Yes you are absolutely correct. UAF is the first and original UA. Then when the UA system grew, it became UAF. Has nothing to do with them not wanting to represent Fairbanks which is an absurd notion. Just like UNLV and Nevada is UAA and Alaska. Even Nebraska is UNL but sports teams simply Nebraska. Alaska Nanooks fans still chant UAF sometimes but that is OK. It makes a lot of sense and UAF should have that title! UAA still better though! Hee hee
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
Re: UAA @ Ferris State
I don't care about "oldest" or any crap like that. I have never, and will never, ever refer to UAF as "Alaska". They do not, in any shape or form, represent Alaska or the University of Alaska system. They represent the University of Alaska Fairbanks and should be refered to as such. It was a marketing ploy established so they would not be confused with the University of Arkansas Fayetteville. The only reason they can continue to use it is because the UA Board of Regents is located in Fairbanks! And the BOR favors UAF over the two other campuses.
tl;dr They're *ing UAF!
I don't care about "oldest" or any crap like that. I have never, and will never, ever refer to UAF as "Alaska". They do not, in any shape or form, represent Alaska or the University of Alaska system. They represent the University of Alaska Fairbanks and should be refered to as such. It was a marketing ploy established so they would not be confused with the University of Arkansas Fayetteville. The only reason they can continue to use it is because the UA Board of Regents is located in Fairbanks! And the BOR favors UAF over the two other campuses.
tl;dr They're *ing UAF!
Maketing ploy not to be confused with University of Arkansas Fayetteville???? What the???? SMH..
Marketing ploy not to be associated with Fairbanks.