Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2024-2025

[Timothy A]

Now try to stay onsides Badgers.

That was nuts how they kept botching that up.

I feel like the D are not playing their best right now. Lots to clean up and the clock is ticking.

Ava is having perhaps the best year of a WI goalie evah? Leads the country in gaa and save %. She's on the cusp....ARD was .963 and .71. Ava is .951 and 1.13. She'll need a ton of so's to get there. Bummer she didn't get any this last weekend.

 

[robertearle]

That was nuts how they kept botching that up.

I feel like the D are not playing their best right now. Lots to clean up and the clock is ticking.

Ava is having perhaps the best year of a WI goalie evah? Leads the country in gaa and save %. She's on the cusp....ARD was .963 and .71. Ava is .951 and 1.13. She'll need a ton of so's to get there. Bummer she didn't get any this last weekend.

On at least a couple of the offsides, a St Thomas player would physically push the Badger straddling the blue line into being offsides as another Badger was skating the puck in. Smart play, I guess, as long as you don't get called for a penalty.

 

[Ditra]

I feel like the D are not playing their best right now. Lots to clean up and the clock is ticking.

If they get swept by St. Cloud I'll start to believe you.

 

[Timothy A]

If they get swept by St. Cloud I'll start to believe you.

LOL. I'm not panicking, but they must stop allowing breakaways. That is my main concern. No easy opportunities allowed, make teams work for them.

 

[robertearle]

LOL. I'm not panicking, but they must stop allowing breakaways. That is my main concern. No easy opportunities allowed, make teams work for them.

I wonder how much of might be an 'intentional' trade-off. Yeah, they might give up a goal here and there, but they'll score more with their fast-break transition offense. Risk vs reward, etc.

 

[Timothy A]

I wonder how much of might be an 'intentional' trade-off. Yeah, they might give up a goal here and there, but they'll score more with their fast-break transition offense. Risk vs reward, etc.

I fear against better teams the rewards harder to get and the risk is higher.

 

[ARM]

While Timothy can be guilty of "the sky is falling" outlook at times, I think he has a good point this time. The last two finals have ended with a 1-0 score. I haven't watched the Badgers much this year, and when I have, it has been versus highly-ranked opponents (outside of BC). Still, I have seen some WTH moments that are atypical for UW teams. Johnson will likely have this cleaned up by March, but some of them, were more than just a case of someone being one step slow. The defender who should have been there wasn't even in the picture. If the offense is humming and you score 5, no worries; you'll win going away. If not, this team currently doesn't look like they are ready to win a championship by scoring one or two, so you may need at least 3.

 

[Ooftah]

They are having playing fast and scoring lots of goals. It's a long season. Let them have fun!

 

[Timothy A]

They are having playing fast and scoring lots of goals. It's a long season. Let them have fun!

You can have fun and play sound defense.

 

[Ooftah]

You can have fun and play sound defense.

Sounds like something an ECAC fan would say. Or a parent who noticed I hadn't finished my peas.

 

[Timothy A]

Sounds like something an ECAC fan would say. Or a parent who noticed I hadn't finished my peas.

We all know that Wisconsin is actually rooted on defense first. Now about those peas.....
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[Timothy A]

Badgers very sharp passing and playing with speed in the first. Very very solid period.

 

[robertearle]

Badgers very sharp passing and playing with speed in the first. Very very solid period.

In the first 19 minutes of the 2nd period St Cloud had one SOG (and then three in that final minute.)

 

[Timothy A]

In the first 19 minutes of the 2nd period St Cloud had one SOG (and then three in that final minute.)

I was hoping for more goals than shots in that period but the last minute ruined it.

Mega solid game today. Very pleased.

 

[Timothy A]

Not as crisp a period there. Bad challenge on the St. Cloud goal. It's was clearly a good goal.

 

[Steamboat]

St. Cloud needs to stay out of the penalty box. Wisconsin power play is looking mighty good.

 

[robertearle]

UW missed on at least three of their backdoor plays, missing very open nets. Just one of those days.

 

[Timothy A]

UW missed on at least three of their backdoor plays, missing very open nets. Just one of those days.

Yeah they missed some golden opportunities. I also let them down because I didn't wear a red hat and a red jersey, I wore a white hat in a white jersey. I'll take the blame for the tie.

 

[robertearle]

Yeah they missed some golden opportunities. I also let them down because I didn't wear a red hat and a red jersey, I wore a white hat in a white jersey. I'll take the blame for the tie.

20 year-old freshman goalie from Finland for St Cloud today. I wonder if Raty is her 'personal' goalie coach; that is, which came first, the coach or the goalie. Or did they come as a package deal. Either way, she was pretty good. She has to be if she's taking playing time from Ahola.

 

[fritz]

I'm wondering about the legality of the ref helping the St. Cloud player to her bench after her skate blade broke off. Nice gesture but are there any rules regarding that situation?