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WCHA Playoffs
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Blackbeard
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Re: WCHA Playoffs
A friend of mine played baseball in the late '60's I guess it would have been. A few years ago he regaled me with a story of how he once crushed the ball out of the park. He explained in great detail how high it was when it cleared the fence and that when it did so it was still gaining altitude. He further explained that it was still gaining altitude when he (and everyone else) lost sight of it.
His last comment to me was..."I still don't think it's come down yet!"
A friend of mine played baseball in the late '60's I guess it would have been. A few years ago he regaled me with a story of how he once crushed the ball out of the park. He explained in great detail how high it was when it cleared the fence and that when it did so it was still gaining altitude. He further explained that it was still gaining altitude when he (and everyone else) lost sight of it.
His last comment to me was..."I still don't think it's come down yet!"
Still Eeyore
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Re: WCHA Playoffs
Zumwinkle should have to pass a background check to have that shot.
Zumwinkle should have to pass a background check to have that shot.
Still Eeyore
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After most of a night's sleep, I want to come back to this. Zumwinkle's shot isn't dangerous only because it's hard. She's also accurate, and has a very quick release. She scores goals that kind of look soft by flat-footing the goalie. I was at a bad angle to see if that's what happened last night, but it definitely has in the past.
After most of a night's sleep, I want to come back to this. Zumwinkle's shot isn't dangerous only because it's hard. She's also accurate, and has a very quick release. She scores goals that kind of look soft by flat-footing the goalie. I was at a bad angle to see if that's what happened last night, but it definitely has in the past.
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We were sitting in the right place to see it. #12 has an uncanny ability to hit spots. We saw her do it when she was in high school & it is not luck. Her wrister is as hard as many womens slap shot. It looked to me like she had picked a spot above the shoulder & just missed but the puck muscled its way through. You really do not want her to have time and space or you will pay.
We were sitting in the right place to see it. #12 has an uncanny ability to hit spots. We saw her do it when she was in high school & it is not luck. Her wrister is as hard as many womens slap shot. It looked to me like she had picked a spot above the shoulder & just missed but the puck muscled its way through. You really do not want her to have time and space or you will pay.
bluffrinkrat
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Re: WCHA Playoffs
When I said her shot was "one" of the hardest I have ever seen I decided not to qualify it to a man or woman hockey player. Her shot does remind me of Bobby Hull's whom I had seen play in an exhibition game in 1959 when he was still "The Golden Jet" with the Black Hawks. I'll leave it at that.
When I said her shot was "one" of the hardest I have ever seen I decided not to qualify it to a man or woman hockey player. Her shot does remind me of Bobby Hull's whom I had seen play in an exhibition game in 1959 when he was still "The Golden Jet" with the Black Hawks. I'll leave it at that.
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ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Re: WCHA Playoffs
Zumwinkle's first goal last night wasn't especially hard, but it came to her in the air, and she managed to get a first touch like a soccer player would and shoot it out of the air. So while it may have looked like a soft goal on a web feed, it was hard for a goaltender to read, because it didn't look like a play where an effective shot was imminent.
I was sitting with my wife at the time, in the corner to the left of the band, so I had a good angle, and Ch 4 had a nice replay. Zumwinkle's blast a few minutes later was the hardest shot I've ever experienced in a women's game, as it was coming directly at us. I think my wife may still be ducking.
Zumwinkle's first goal last night wasn't especially hard, but it came to her in the air, and she managed to get a first touch like a soccer player would and shoot it out of the air. So while it may have looked like a soft goal on a web feed, it was hard for a goaltender to read, because it didn't look like a play where an effective shot was imminent.
I was sitting with my wife at the time, in the corner to the left of the band, so I had a good angle, and Ch 4 had a nice replay. Zumwinkle's blast a few minutes later was the hardest shot I've ever experienced in a women's game, as it was coming directly at us. I think my wife may still be ducking.
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Grace denies it but their HS coach claims her kid sister has a harder shot. If that is true I fear for the safety of players trying to block shots
Grace denies it but their HS coach claims her kid sister has a harder shot. If that is true I fear for the safety of players trying to block shots
robertearle
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Still Eeyore
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One thing I'm hoping that Zumwinkle learns over the next couple of years is to be more selfish. When you're carrying around that kind of arsenal, there are a lot fewer times when you can create a better scoring chance for a teammate by passing than just shooting it yourself than there are for other players. There was a 2-on-1 in the first period yesterday when she was carrying the puck in and passed it when I thought that shooting was clearly the better option; I felt vindicated when the play didn't produce a shot at all.
One thing I'm hoping that Zumwinkle learns over the next couple of years is to be more selfish. When you're carrying around that kind of arsenal, there are a lot fewer times when you can create a better scoring chance for a teammate by passing than just shooting it yourself than there are for other players. There was a 2-on-1 in the first period yesterday when she was carrying the puck in and passed it when I thought that shooting was clearly the better option; I felt vindicated when the play didn't produce a shot at all.
Blackbeard
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Re: WCHA Playoffs
Not disputing this but a couple of things after just having watched it again several times. Arm made a good point about what the puck was doing when she took her shot and how that may have affected Zeglen. However, to your point about accuracy, (regardless of the quick release and it was an extremely quick release) it is very difficult to be accurate with any shot when the puck is not totally under the shooter's control. It's more a matter of luck.
Her "shot" (looked more like a quick hard swipe at the puck, like a short slap shot, because it was not under control and she was almost out of time) was made at the bottom of the face off circle...just inside the circle...quite a sharp angle. My comment that it should have been a routine save had nothing to do with Zumwinkle's shot or her abilities. It had to do with Zeglen and geometry. Geometry, in a situation like that, dictates that there are not too many places that the puck can go in order to score. (In this case it was low and looked like it went in between her skates). Looked to me like she could have been a bit further out in her crease but, regardless, I think that Arm hit the nail on the head with the additional point that the details of the situation caught Zeglen a bit unsuspecting. Any time the opposition is within a few feet of your net with, or with the possibility of having, puck control a goaltender should be on full alert. Looked to me like Zeglen was making cocktails in the kitchen, or at least thinking about it, while her guests in the living room were deciding what was to be. Maybe 99% of the time she would have been "justified" and would have been the hit of the party but it's on her to always be on 100% full alert in a high danger situation like that.
That's why goaltenders always have their glove up, open and at the ready when a faceoff is about to take place in their end...just in case...and it buys you a fraction of a second in which to react. Being as prepared and ready to act as you can be.
So geometry and maybe a bit of mental laziness are why I thought it should have been a routine save but wasn't.
Not disputing this but a couple of things after just having watched it again several times. Arm made a good point about what the puck was doing when she took her shot and how that may have affected Zeglen. However, to your point about accuracy, (regardless of the quick release and it was an extremely quick release) it is very difficult to be accurate with any shot when the puck is not totally under the shooter's control. It's more a matter of luck.
Her "shot" (looked more like a quick hard swipe at the puck, like a short slap shot, because it was not under control and she was almost out of time) was made at the bottom of the face off circle...just inside the circle...quite a sharp angle. My comment that it should have been a routine save had nothing to do with Zumwinkle's shot or her abilities. It had to do with Zeglen and geometry. Geometry, in a situation like that, dictates that there are not too many places that the puck can go in order to score. (In this case it was low and looked like it went in between her skates). Looked to me like she could have been a bit further out in her crease but, regardless, I think that Arm hit the nail on the head with the additional point that the details of the situation caught Zeglen a bit unsuspecting. Any time the opposition is within a few feet of your net with, or with the possibility of having, puck control a goaltender should be on full alert. Looked to me like Zeglen was making cocktails in the kitchen, or at least thinking about it, while her guests in the living room were deciding what was to be. Maybe 99% of the time she would have been "justified" and would have been the hit of the party but it's on her to always be on 100% full alert in a high danger situation like that.
That's why goaltenders always have their glove up, open and at the ready when a faceoff is about to take place in their end...just in case...and it buys you a fraction of a second in which to react. Being as prepared and ready to act as you can be.
So geometry and maybe a bit of mental laziness are why I thought it should have been a routine save but wasn't.
Blackbeard
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Re: WCHA Playoffs
Is today's game not being streamed? Can't find it.
Is today's game not being streamed? Can't find it.
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Re: WCHA Playoffs
It is televised in the region, so maybe not streamed. On FSN+, so any stream option would likely originate from there.
Nowheresville
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Re: WCHA Playoffs
Fox Sports Go (cable login likely required).
The downside of things being on tv, they are harder to watch for free online.
Fox Sports Go (cable login likely required).
The downside of things being on tv, they are harder to watch for free online.
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robertearle
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Re: WCHA Playoffs
https://www.foxsportsgo.com/program/344841/womens-college-hockey-wcha-championship-teams-tba
It does have a "Sign in to check program availability" attached to it.
https://www.foxsportsgo.com/program/344841/womens-college-hockey-wcha-championship-teams-tba
It does have a "Sign in to check program availability" attached to it.
Blackbeard
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Re: WCHA Playoffs
Thanks guys, but it looks like I'm out of luck. I'll have to wait for comments here on the action.
Thanks guys, but it looks like I'm out of luck. I'll have to wait for comments here on the action.
Nowheresville
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There are a few options to still watch for free, by taking advantage of some of the free trials of the various internet tv services.
For example, FuboTV has a free trial, just make sure you also sign up for the sport pkg that includes Fox College Sports if you're not in MN or WI. As long as you cancel within a week, there's no charge.
Fast paced start to the game - each team scored once in the first 5 minutes. 1-1 halfway through the 1st.
There are a few options to still watch for free, by taking advantage of some of the free trials of the various internet tv services.
For example, FuboTV has a free trial, just make sure you also sign up for the sport pkg that includes Fox College Sports if you're not in MN or WI. As long as you cancel within a week, there's no charge.
Fast paced start to the game - each team scored once in the first 5 minutes. 1-1 halfway through the 1st.
FireKnight
Let's go Tech!
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Early in the 3rd. Still a fast paced game. Minnesota leads 2-1.
Early in the 3rd. Still a fast paced game. Minnesota leads 2-1.
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So someone yesterday accused BC of losing to UConn to keep Minny out of the NC$$. Is Wisco now losing to Minny to make sure they get into the NC$$?
So someone yesterday accused BC of losing to UConn to keep Minny out of the NC$$. Is Wisco now losing to Minny to make sure they get into the NC$$?
FireKnight
Let's go Tech!
Re: WCHA Playoffs
Of course, I mentioned fast paced and the game went to mud. Still 2-1 halfway through the 3rd.
So someone yesterday accused BC of losing to UConn to keep Minny out of the NC$$. Is Wisco now losing to Minny to make sure they get into the NC$$?
Of course, I mentioned fast paced and the game went to mud. Still 2-1 halfway through the 3rd.