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Someone is going to be disappointed and complaining about smoky back rooms, just like every year. ;-)
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WCHA 2020-21: We Can Do Better than Two Bids and Eight Teams Exiting
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Someone is going to be disappointed and complaining about smoky back rooms, just like every year. ;-)
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has reported that there were 14 COVID-19 cases, all students, within the Northern Michigan hockey program.
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2 from each conference and be done. ASU counts as part of Big Ten. 6 conferences, 12 teams. Conferences reach choose their one team to enter a random draw for the number 1 seeds (as well as top 4 overall seeds). Remaining 8 teams enter random draw for seeding, with one move up or down to avoid first round conference matchups.
LSSULaker889294
Registered User
I wonder if Bob Daniels is on the hot seat at Ferris State?
TalonsUpPuckDown
Roll along you BG Warriors!
During the first intermission of the Beaver/Laker game, Bill Crawford the LSSU PxP guy referred to the NCHC as “the Nacho league.” Stick taps for Bill.
John J. MacInnes
Coach Emeritus
All we need to do is get them to substitute "Organization" for "Conference" and then everyone will call them the NaCHo.
John J. MacInnes
Coach Emeritus
Brian Halonen got his 3rd consecutive game winning goal on Saturday. Anyone have knowledge of another NCAA hockey player who has also accomplished that? I've found a handful of names who did it in the NHL, but no one else in college.
DrunkTrainPolka
GO TECH GOLD!
i think he will 'retire' soon (after the last nWCHA season? after first nCCHA season?) - he will be 62 this coming march.
"If you were born in 1959 your full retirement age is 66 and 10 months. You can start your Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62, but the benefit amount you receive will be less than your full retirement benefit amount."
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Andrew J Carter
New member
Congrats Beavers on your 4-3 OT win at #6 Bowling Green. 
LSSULaker889294
Registered User
Sad to hear Nmu's longtime PA announcer retire. He did a great job and his Willllldcat goal announcements were cool despite them coming against my Lakers.
Hammer
We'll be back.
He's been there long enough that he can call his own shot.
Truthfully, I think he will before too long.
Much needed win. Thus far it has been a bit of a disappointing season but hopefully this can get it back on track.Congrats Beavers on your 4-3 OT win at #6 Bowling Green.
beaverhockeyfan
Well-known member
This season is going to be hard to guage and there is no real time to "find" yourselves. Against BG, they hung in both games with a top 10 ranked team that had five extra games under their belts.
Up next is Huntsville at home, who just swept Ferris in Huntsville. Not sure what that says about Ferris....
manurespreader
Still upright
I've watched all of Huntsville's games I can and most of the Ferris games. I'd say they are both better than the bottom teams last year. Ferris has some work to do to get out of the basement. Lake State is a mature team with a lot of upperclassmen and will be tough for everyone. The top of the league is better than last year with the exception that Mankato might not be quite as good. Looking at college hockey as a whole, Minnesota and Michigan stand out as top teams, the NCHC is good but not unbeatable at all, and HE, well they haven't played a ton of games. Just my two cents. If we had the top 3 teams get in they would do just fine IMHO.
Laker Dude
Registered User
Missing Rosen and Zmolek for most of the year has probably led to some of BSU's struggles so far, especially on the power play. I say Rosen was back in for the games at BG.
beaverhockeyfan
Well-known member
This weekend's UAH at BSU series has been postponed to March 5 and 6.
John J. MacInnes
Coach Emeritus
Not willing to call the skunks a "top" team yet.
Considering they have so many losses and sit tied for 5th in the Big Ten with a sub-.500 record in conference, they may (at times) pass the eye test but the proof is in results. With so many young players as the core of their team, they are inherently susceptible to inconsistent performances (like a 9-0 win followed by a 3-2 loss). They are of course capable of stepping up against any team - but in their last 8 games they're 2-6.
I'd favor the Mavericks or the Falcons in a matchup against them. They're a toss-up against other WCHA teams just because you never know what you're going to get.
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manurespreader
Still upright
I have to say I am THOROUGHLY sick of all the holding, grabbing, and general interference that teams get way with in our league. If you didn't see it, Mel Pearson had something to say about it in the B1g last week as well.
Would make for some wild games if they started calling by NHL rules. The unfortunate part is some teams are able to compete in D1 simply because it's allowed. Some of them still aren't very competitive. It may result in the resurgence of the Division 2 level.