Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

[badgerhawk]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

Is there really any difference between having them for 2-3 years with a year of juniors or 3-4 years if they don't see much ice time as a freshman? Players are going to enter and leave the program every year, I just don't see this move as improving chemistry or consistency, particularly since consistency is often derived from experience, something that true freshmen are lacking in. I really think that the year in Juniors is valuable experience (both life and hockey) and that the vast majority of players will benefit from it even if they don't play the role that UW expects them to.

I see your point about players coming and going, but I think consistency comes more from familiarity than experience. Spending 2 years in juniors, possibly on more than one team with different styles then coming to D1 which may be completely different. As opposed to 3-4 years in the same system. The Washington Redskins have as much experience as anyone in the NFL, but they don't have any chemistry. jmo

 

[DPlaya]

I wasnt trying to rain on your news breaking parade. I got the email, posted the info and checking your site didn't cross my mind. No slight intended.

No problem-I had put a link in the recruiting thread and later remembered to add links in this thread.

 

[Chuck Schwartz]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

So Jordy makes it official signing with Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Swiss National League A. Congrats and good luck in the future Jordy.

Good thing I'm a college student so I could post this...

 

[Almington]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

No problem-I had put a link in the recruiting thread and later remembered to add links in this thread.

I'd once again like to make the modest proposal that we do away with the recruiting thread and merge all the recruiting information into this one thread. It seems that we seem to have a number of parallel conversations and it would just be easier to have one thread to check for badger information.

 

[Chuck Schwartz]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

I'd once again like to make the modest proposal that we do away with the recruiting thread and merge all the recruiting information into this one thread. It seems that we seem to have a number of parallel conversations and it would just be easier to have one thread to check for badger information.

I'm open to the discussion. The biggest reason I like having two threads is that during the season when this thread is being constantly updated every day with multiple posts, it's nice to know exactly where to look for recruiting specific info. This thread tends to go in a ton of different directions and I personally like having a place to specifically look at recruiting stuff. Sure situations like this recent Navin news could go in either thread...but it's nice to be able to have a recrutiing specific convo in one area and topics about the current team here.

But like I said, I'm open to the idea, but I certainly don't mind the old one at all. Sell me.

 

[Timothy A]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

I'm open to the discussion. The biggest reason I like having two threads is that during the season when this thread is being constantly updated every day with multiple posts, it's nice to know exactly where to look for recruiting specific info. This thread tends to go in a ton of different directions and I personally like having a place to specifically look at recruiting stuff. Sure situations like this recent Navin news could go in either thread...but it's nice to be able to have a recrutiing specific convo in one area and topics about the current team here.

I agreee with Chuck, or whatever his name is, I like the 2 seperate threads. IMHO, it's less wading through mulitiple topics to find specific info. But however it ends up, so be it.

 

[Chuck Schwartz]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

Derek Stepan had a goal and Craig Smith an assist in Team USA's 4-3 Shootout loss to Canada this morning. Smith and Stepan are tied for the team lead in scoring with 5 points in 4 games each.

 

[icebadger]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

I agreee with Chuck, or whatever his name is, I like the 2 seperate threads. IMHO, it's less wading through mulitiple topics to find specific info. But however it ends up, so be it.

I concur. I don't really care too much about the recruiting info, so it's nice to have a separate thread and then I can visit that thread every great once in a while to read that info if I want.

 

[badgerhawk]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

Derek Stepan had a goal and Craig Smith an assist in Team USA's 4-3 Shootout loss to Canada this morning. Smith and Stepan are tied for the team lead in scoring with 5 points in 4 games each.

Checking the box scores on the USA Hockey website Stepan has 1-5 = 6pts, Smith has 2-3 = 5pts. When you go to the tournament stats page it only shows Stepan with 1G, 4A. He had 1G, 1A against Canada as he assisted on Komisareks goal.

 

[Chuck Schwartz]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

Checking the box scores on the USA Hockey website Stepan has 1-5 = 6pts, Smith has 2-3 = 5pts. When you go to the tournament stats page it only shows Stepan with 1G, 4A. He had 1G, 1A against Canada as he assisted on Komisareks goal.

I was just going from the IIHF site's stats which are supposed to be official.

 

[MadCityRich]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

Off topic, but may I opine? While sitting in front of the TV watching all the playoff games the past couple of weeks (Thank you DISH, Center Ice, and PIP!), I flipped over to a Brewer game last night. Holy ****! I immediately got bored, sleepy, lazy, etc. Mrs MCR saw me disappearing into space, got a hold of the remote and switched back to the NHL. Do you suffer from insomnia? Watch baseball, the instant cure.

 

[Gurtholfin]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

Off topic, but may I opine? While sitting in front of the TV watching all the playoff games the past couple of weeks (Thank you DISH, Center Ice, and PIP!), I flipped over to a Brewer game last night. Holy ****! I immediately got bored, sleepy, lazy, etc. Mrs MCR saw me disappearing into space, got a hold of the remote and switched back to the NHL. Do you suffer from insomnia? Watch baseball, the instant cure.

I consider myself a pretty big Brewers fan, but I've REALLY had a hard time leaving them on over playoff hockey. And my Hawks are out of it. Just can't get into baseball this year for some reason.

Could be that the Brewers are once again scuffling when they were supposed to be better...

 

[wjefwhite]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

Hey Chuck, since you left Sixty not much going on there now.

 

[Chuck Schwartz]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

Craig Smith with another goal this morning, his third of the tournament and Stepan with an assist in the 5-3 loss to Switzerland. Stepan leads the United States with 7 points in 6 games. Smith has 6 in 6. USA will play next in the Quarters.

 

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

Hey Chuck, since you left Sixty not much going on there now.

Not much going on there for a long time.

Not my call, but it's not my blog either...

 

[solovsfett]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

I wonder why 60 doesn't just hand the keys over to Chuck then instead of putting the blog in the attic?

 

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

I wonder why 60 doesn't just hand the keys over to Chuck then instead of putting the blog in the attic?

She has had a pretty proprietary sense about the blog. That might sound oddly territorial (I guess it kind of is), but I don't blame her for that. Chuck's more than resourceful enough to figure out his own avenue.

In the meantime, people still manage to whine about it. Nothing you can do about that...

 

[solovsfett]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

She has had a pretty proprietary sense about the blog. That might sound oddly territorial (I guess it kind of is), but I don't blame her for that. Chuck's more than resourceful enough to figure out his own avenue.

In the meantime, people still manage to whine about it. Nothing you can do about that...

I think some of us got spoiled on the updates since WSJ was beaten to the punch so many times. Guess that 5th quarter blog or whatever it is will be the new 60?

 

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

I think some of us got spoiled on the updates since WSJ was beaten to the punch so many times. Guess that 5th quarter blog or whatever it is will be the new 60?

More or less. But it's just the Chuck Show over there. Which really makes it no different than what No Alibis was for most of the last year.

 

[aktick]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

She has had a pretty proprietary sense about the blog. That might sound oddly territorial (I guess it kind of is), but I don't blame her for that. Chuck's more than resourceful enough to figure out his own avenue.

In the meantime, people still manage to whine about it. Nothing you can do about that...

I'm not going to whine about it...just say that I'm continually amazed at how childish people can be nowadays (and I don't mean anybody participating in this thread)...