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WCHA First Round - Minnesota Hosts UAA (Let's call it the vengeance series)

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Brenthoven said:
Careful. You don't want us to unleash the B-Jugs! ;)
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There is at least one sub-plot for the series that has the potential to be interesting. Seawolf Eric Scheid is Bjugstad's former linemate and set-up man in high school. Scheid played a year of junior hockey and has had a pretty nice freshman year and is definitely playing his best hockey right now. The visit to Mariucci with his family in attendance combined with a matchup against his former teammate could give him the motivation to play his best. And have no doubt, he's a helluva nice little player.
 
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uaafanblog said:
There is at least one sub-plot for the series that has the potential to be interesting. Seawolf Eric Scheid is Bjugstad's former linemate and set-up man in high school. Scheid played a year of junior hockey and has had a pretty nice freshman year and is definitely playing his best hockey right now. The visit to Mariucci with his family in attendance combined with a matchup against his former teammate could give him the motivation to play his best. And have no doubt, he's a helluva nice little player.
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His dad played at UW, didn't he?
 
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There's also Derek Docken the Seawolves excellent rookie D-man who has simply done almost nothing wrong all season long. He's from Northfield and was largely unheralded coming out of high school. He played two NAHL years at Albert Lea during their little "pay for play" scandal (which he had nothing to do with) then a year at USHL's Dubuque where he was near the top of +/- performers all season. He's been rock solid and has been growing more confident with each game and there's more in him. I'd expect this series would bring out his best. He had been out a couple of series with a shoulder injury but I'm hoping he plays. In either case, he's my leading contender for UAA's rookie of the year.
 
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uaafanblog said:
There's also Derek Docken the Seawolves excellent rookie D-man who has simply done almost nothing wrong all season long. He's from Northfield and was largely unheralded coming out of high school. He played two NAHL years at Albert Lea during their little "pay for play" scandal (which he had nothing to do with) then a year at Dubuque where he was near the top of +/- performers all season. He's been rock solid and has been growing more confident with each game and there's more in him. I'd expect this series would bring out his best. He had been out a couple of series with a shoulder injury but I'm hoping he plays. In either case, he's my leading contender for UAA's rookie of the year.
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Well I'm convinced, UAA sweeps on the backs of 2 guys no one in the lower 48 has ever heard of.....again.
 
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cross cheque said:
Well I'm convinced, UAA sweeps on the backs of 2 guys no one in the lower 48 has ever heard of.....again.
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But I'm the troll. I point out two potentially interesting things and it turns into me saying UAA would sweep.
 
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I have heard of Scheid and Docken. I suppose being from MN and following HS hockey helps, though.

Scheid and Bjugstad ripped it up in Blaine. Well, until the state tournament when their coach had their shifts go WAY too long. Both were completely exhausted by the time the third period rolled around.
 
uaafanblog said:
But I'm the troll. I point out two potentially interesting things and it turns into me saying UAA would sweep.
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Sorry my sarcasm got the better of me but I don't think UAA has a chance this weekend but everyone is glad you are here to occupy the minds of the TC's overweight, unattractive, and balding. I wouldn't sink so low as to root against UMTC but god bless the seawolves for one more weekend!
 
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uaafanblog said:
There's also Derek Docken the Seawolves excellent rookie D-man who has simply done almost nothing wrong all season long.
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His biggest mistake was signing the LOI to play for the lowly Seapups.
 
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uaafanblog said:
There's also Derek Docken the Seawolves excellent rookie D-man who has simply done almost nothing wrong all season long. He's from Northfield and was largely unheralded coming out of high school. He played two NAHL years at Albert Lea during their little "pay for play" scandal (which he had nothing to do with) then a year at USHL's Dubuque where he was near the top of +/- performers all season. He's been rock solid and has been growing more confident with each game and there's more in him. I'd expect this series would bring out his best. He had been out a couple of series with a shoulder injury but I'm hoping he plays. In either case, he's my leading contender for UAA's rookie of the year.
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Thanks for the updates on Docken and Scheid. Good to know.
 
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cross cheque said:
Sorry my sarcasm got the better of me but I don't think UAA has a chance this weekend but everyone is glad you are here to occupy the minds of the TC's overweight, unattractive, and balding. I wouldn't sink so low as to root against UMTC but god bless the seawolves for one more weekend!
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Really? Haven't you sunk much lower than doing that already? :p :D
 
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Preview from Gophersports

Minnesota vs. Alaska-Anchorage: The last time the Gophers played Alaska Anchorage at home, the Seawolves became the first team to ever beat Minnesota in a playoff series at the current Mariucci Arena, winning by scores of 4-3 and 2-0. That weekend also marked the last time the Gophers were swept at home. Back on Oct. 28-29, in the teams’ only regular-season meeting this year, Minnesota recorded a road sweep of its own by beating the Seawolves 5-0 and 3-1 in Anchorage, Alaska. All-time, the Gophers are 52-19-7 against Alaska Anchorage, including a ledger of 10-3 in postseason games (all at home).

About the Seawolves: After finishing eighth in the WCHA for the second consecutive year and advancing to its second-ever Final Five last season, Alaska Anchorage was unable to recover from an 0-6-0 start in the conference in 2011-12 and finished in last place with a 5-22-1 league record. Four of the Seawolves’ nine overall wins on the season have come against teams from Minnesota. Alaska Anchorage has a 2-3-1 record in road games played in the State of Hockey on the year and upset then-No. 1 Minnesota Duluth at home with a 3-2 victory on Feb. 4. Alaska Anchorage, who has 11 players in double digits in points on its roster, is led in scoring by senior Curtis Leinweber (9g-7a) and junior Mitch Bruijsten (8g-8a), who each have 16 points. Sophomore forward Matt Bailey (8g-7a) and senior defenseman Scott Warner (2g-13a) have 15 apiece while rookie Eric Scheid of Blaine, Minn. has 14 (6g-8a).

Aside from Warner, Alaska Anchorage is led defensively by freshmen Austin Coldwell (2g-10a) and Derek Docken (1g-8a) and sophomore Quinn Sproule (3g-7a). Senior Brad Gorham (1g-8a) also has nine points. Sophomores Rob Gunderson and Chris Kamal have split time in goal for the Seawolves. Gunderson is 5-10-2 in 20 games with a 3.61 goals-against average and an .869 save percentage while Kamal is 4-11-0 with a 3.32 goals-against average and an .878 save percentage.

MacNaughton Cup Champions: With a 2-1 win last Saturday against Wisconsin, the Gophers claimed sole possession of their 13th MacNaughton Cup, clinching the WCHA regular-season title with a 20-8-0 record in conference play. The Gophers won the title for the first time since 2006-07. Minnesota has now won three of the last seven MacNaughton Cups, as they also won the Cup in 2005-06 (20-5-3 WCHA record) and in 2006-07 (18-7-3 WCHA record).

Senior Night Celebration: They will play at Mariucci Arena again this weekend, but seniors Taylor Matson, Jake Hansen, Nico Sacchetti, Nick Larson, Joe Miller, Kent Patterson, and Jake Kremer played their last regular-season home games as Gophers last Saturday. The Gophers won on Senior Night for the fourth consecutive year. Minnesota beat Michigan Tech 5-2 last season and drubbed Wisconsin 6-1 the year before that.

Home Ice: Minnesota is playing the first round of the WCHA playoffs at home for the second straight year. The Gophers are 15-6-0 at home this year and 11-3-0 in WCHA games (overtime loss to Michigan Tech, last-minute loss to Colorado College and 4-1 defeat to Wisconsin). Minnesota is 26-3 in first round WCHA playoff games at Mariucci Arena. However, all three setbacks were to this weekend’s opponent Alaska Anchorage. The Gophers lost 4-3 on March 11, 2011 and 2-0 on March 12, 2011 last season as the Seawolves ended Minnesota’s season. The other loss was a 2-1 overtime loss on March 10, 2007.
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4four4 said:
You hear that B1G Ten Network??????????
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Yeah that's right suck it B1G...these guys know what they're doing, and UAA fans get to benefit by watching this weekend. Why some MN hockey fans berate Scheid and Docken for going to AK? Both are sound players. UAA need more MN kids like these 2 IMO.
 
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Hal9K said:
Yeah that's right suck it B1G...these guys know what they're doing, and UAA fans get to benefit by watching this weekend.
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Or not. Below is an attached note in the emailed weekly release from UAA ...
NOTE: We are still waiting for permission from FS North for the rights to broadcast the games live on GCI Channel 1.
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I think the Gophers should really seize this opportunity and really work on things to get ready for next week's opponent.

Maybe even just send out 4 guys a few times to work on their penalty kills and stuff like that.
 
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ski said:
I think the Gophers should really seize this opportunity and really work on things to get ready for next week's opponent.

Maybe even just send out 4 guys a few times to work on their penalty kills and stuff like that.
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I can't tell if you are joking or not..?:eek:
 
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