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WCHA Thread IV

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You are right! I kept thinking she had been here for four years, but she took one off for the Olympics. She did play a year for New Hampshire and won a championship there before coming back home.
 
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Another vote
For Winny Brodt

Goal, brookyone. First Assist, OldDave. Not sure if I qualify for a second assist, but I thought I'd add my vote to the official count. If it's not already obvious, the key clue was the fact the question came along with the AWCHA reference.;)
 
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whoop87 said:
Pgb-ohio, it is nice to see someone mention the first 3 national championships that were held from 1998-2000 - just as legit but slightly before the NCAA started sponsoring the women's championship. The Patty Kaz award started in '98 as well. Here's the link on USCHO for anybody that is curious regarding the AWCHA titles :)
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Absolutely legit!

Also, trivia question of the day: Can you name a player that has won a D1 women's hockey National Championship playing for 2 different teams? For all I know, there may be more than one...but there is at least one who has accomplished that feat.
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Next Trivia Question:

Which University, not from Minnesota, has won both of its team National Titles on Minnesota soil?

To the best of my knowledge they've won 2 and only 2...

Pgb, do you plan to come out to NH for Thanksgiving? I have not seen the schedule written in stone yet but I heard that Ohio State will be playing a pair of games at UNH just after Turkey Day.
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This is the first I've heard of this, but it would certainly be an excellent trip. Haven't been to the Whitt since the Women's FF in 2005. It would be good to go back.
 
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The Harvard men's team won in St. Paul in '89 in that rink with the see-through boards and the Harvard women won in '99.

Pgb - I was also at the women's FF in Durham in 2005. I went to cheer on my alma mater Darty and was in for a rude awakening. Too much Darwitz, Wendell, and Stephens - man, were they good. The Gophers came to play and shocked the Big Green with a goal 13 seconds in...and 3 in the first 5 minutes. I don't see anybody stopping this year's Minny team either. BC came out pretty flat against Harvard last Saturday and they can't afford to do that against the Gophers.
 
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whoop87 said:
The Harvard men's team won in St. Paul in '89 in that rink with the see-through boards
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I was at that game...St. Paul Civic Center, where Excel Energy Center and home of the Wild is now. Watched the old WHA Minnesota Fighting Saints in that building.
 
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"Also, trivia question of the day: Can you name a player that has won a D1 women's hockey National Championship playing for 2 different teams? For all I know, there may be more than one...but there is at least one who has accomplished that feat. "

One almost-but-not-quite answer is Geena Prough, who in 2009 played for the Mercyhurst team that lost in the championship game (to Wisconsin), and then in 2011 played for the championship Wisconsin team.
 
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robertearle said:
One almost-but-not-quite answer is Geena Prough, who in 2009 played for the Mercyhurst team that lost in the championship game (to Wisconsin), and then in 2011 played for the championship Wisconsin team.
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I believe that is the closest in the NCAA era. There are others like Jenn Wakefield who went to the Frozen Four with two different teams.
 
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whoop87 said:
The Harvard men's team won in St. Paul in '89 in that rink with the see-through boards and the Harvard women won in '99.
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Winner!

Again, the AWCHA chat was a major tip. Nevertheless, well done.

Oh, and I loved those glass boards -- though I can imagine goalies didn't. Too bad ads on the boards have become the norm. Otherwise the glass boards might have had a chance to catch on!
 
pgb-ohio said:
Winner!

Again, the AWCHA chat was a major tip. Nevertheless, well done.

Oh, and I loved those glass boards -- though I can imagine goalies didn't. Too bad ads on the boards have become the norm. Otherwise the glass boards might have had a chance to catch on!
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I was at that game at it was a real good game except MN lost.
The boards were good for the fans, especially if you sat close you could see the action.
Those boards won the game for Harvard, the puck shot around and hit a part of the boards and went rigt in front and the Harvard player had a gimmie. It was quite a depressing night for me.
 
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mnturkey said:
I was at that game at it was a real good game except MN lost.
The boards were good for the fans, especially if you sat close you could see the action.
Those boards won the game for Harvard, the puck shot around and hit a part of the boards and went rigt in front and the Harvard player had a gimmie. It was quite a depressing night for me.
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Remember it well, I was there too. Although the glass boards were cool, they did produce a lot of odd bounces. That and the lack of advertising on them probably best explain why the glass boards idea never caught on elsewhere. Also, by the time that game was played the Civic Center arena was aready showing its age, plus the sight lines were not the best. For the NCAA's that year we purchased what we thought would be great seats, toward center ice down low, but we quickly discovered that our view was totally blocked by the players' benches right in front of us. :mad: Couldn't see a thing so we ended up standing the whole game on the mezzanine level!
 
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robertearle said:
"Also, trivia question of the day: Can you name a player that has won a D1 women's hockey National Championship playing for 2 different teams? For all I know, there may be more than one...but there is at least one who has accomplished that feat. "

One almost-but-not-quite answer is Geena Prough, who in 2009 played for the Mercyhurst team that lost in the championship game (to Wisconsin), and then in 2011 played for the championship Wisconsin team.
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Well, do AWCHA years count? Well, never mind, went back further in the thread and saw someone already answered the question.

But I have a question. Jenny Potter, when did she play and for whom?
 
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skatefast said:
Since when did we start including the AWCHA year?
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All three AWCHA tournaments were officially sanctioned national championships. Yes, teams from the east won the first two. Then Minnesota won in 2000, setting the stage for this year potentially being the 14th-consecutive year the national title would be won by a WCHA team.

Now, if you're speaking strictly about NCAA championships, then no, you don't count the three AWCHA tourneys. But my opinion is that that's awfully short-sided.
 
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skatefast said:
In your gopher-colored glasses, yes.
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WCHA-colored glasses also tend to include it because it was the first year of the league. If it isn't a national championship, then I'm not sure exactly what it is.
 
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skatefast said:
In your gopher-colored glasses, yes.
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Afraid not. I'm not the one including it in the count but I've noticed it has been by many others in championship discussion.

Maybe someone could give you a hand with the chip on your shoulder?
 
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