Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2024-2025

[robertearle]

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?

I thought he should have blown play dead, as a "safety" measure. I don't know why he didn't.

 

[robertearle]

I'm "curious" about SCS player Dayle Ross making contact with the ref Kaehler after he called her for interference. Ross was clearly mad about the call, went over to say something to Kaehler, and gave him what looks pretty clearly like an intentional bump with her arm/shoulder. I was surprised she didn't get an 'unsportsmanlike' penalty added on, I don't know why Kaehler did nothing, and I'd like to see the league correct that in some way.

3:30 into the third period, 1:56 into the BTN replay, for those who want to look.

 

[Timothy A]

I'm "curious" about SCS player Dayle Ross making contact with the ref Kaehler after he called her for interference. Ross was clearly mad about the call, went over to say something to Kaehler, and gave him what looks pretty clearly like an intentional bump with her arm/shoulder. I was surprised she didn't get an 'unsportsmanlike' penalty added on, I don't know why Kaehler did nothing, and I'd like to see the league correct that in some way.

3:30 into the third period, 1:56 into the BTN replay, for those who want to look.

She should have got 2 more or 10 more, it was pretty unsportswomanlike conduct for sure.

 

[Timothy A]

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?

That was also crazy. I agree they should have blown the whistle dead. That was not the right way to deal with that. At least Ludwig allowed the UW goal to stand when the goalie dropped her glove.

 

[Timothy A]

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.

UW didn't really challenge her too hard except for 3 instances in the 2nd period. St. Cloud did a great job of not allowing quality chances from the slot.

 

[robertearle]

That was also crazy. I agree they should have blown the whistle dead. That was not the right way to deal with that. At least Ludwig allowed the UW goal to stand when the goalie dropped her glove.

I didn't see that live, but I looked at the video this morning. My guess is the refs didn't notice it at the time, or they would have blown it dead. But one of the defense kicked it back to her while the Badgers were passing the puck around the perimeter, and by the time the shot that turned into the goal came, she had had the glove back on for about five seconds. I don't know at what point along the way the refs became aware the glove had been off. Maybe one of the linespeople noticed and told them after-the-fact?

 

[Timothy A]

I didn't see that live, but I looked at the video this morning. My guess is the refs didn't notice it at the time, or they would have blown it dead. But one of the defense kicked it back to her while the Badgers were passing the puck around the perimeter, and by the time the shot that turned into the goal came, she had had the glove back on for about five seconds. I don't know at what point along the way the refs became aware the glove had been off. Maybe one of the linespeople noticed and told them after-the-fact?

Ludwig said that losing the glove was on a safety factor so the goal stood. I was thinking that the St Cloud bench alerted him to the glove thing.

 

[BadgerPete]

Ludwig said that losing the glove was on a safety factor so the goal stood. I was thinking that the St Cloud bench alerted him to the glove thing.

Strict rules, the play was correctly not blown dead.

Section 3, Rule 11.1 - If a piece of goalkeeper's equipment other than the helmet (e.g., glove, blocker, leg pads, skate blade, helmet/facemask straps, etc.) becomes dislodged, play shall continue if the offensive team has an impending scoring opportunity. Once the scoring opportunity is complete, play shall be stopped.

 

[robertearle]

Strict rules, the play was correctly not blown dead.

Section 3, Rule 11.1 - If a piece of goalkeeper's equipment other than the helmet (e.g., glove, blocker, leg pads, skate blade, helmet/facemask straps, etc.) becomes dislodged, play shall continue if the offensive team has an impending scoring opportunity. Once the scoring opportunity is complete, play shall be stopped.

One of the early "Fill The Bowl" games. 0-0 at the time vs Bemidji, Hilary Knight deked the goalie - Zuzana Tomcikova - so bad, she knocked her own mask off flailing around. They reviewed and disallowed the goal, because the mask came off before the puck crossed the line. LOL

(UW and Knight finally scored in the 3rd period, winning 1-0. Refreshing my memory by looking at the box score, Ludwig was one of the refs. Another LOL.)

 

[Timothy A]

One of the early "Fill The Bowl" games. 0-0 at the time vs Bemidji, Hilary Knight deked the goalie - Zuzana Tomcikova - so bad, she knocked her own mask off flailing around. They reviewed and disallowed the goal, because the mask came off before the puck crossed the line. LOL

(UW and Knight finally scored in the 3rd period, winning 1-0. Refreshing my memory by looking at the box score, Ludwig was one of the refs. Another LOL.)

There was also an instance where a UMD goalie conveniently had her face mask fall off her head just as a UW player was on top of here on a breakaway.

 

[Gargoyle]

Well, I navigated to and through the new forum site, so that's a big plus for today! We are not headed to Duluth, in part because the room rates are inflated due to the national curling championships. (My husband and I curled for years, so we understand the attraction.)

 

[Timothy A]

Well, I navigated to and through the new forum site, so that's a big plus for today! We are not headed to Duluth, in part because the room rates are inflated due to the national curling championships. (My husband and I curled for years, so we understand the attraction.)

Very Interesting.....I had considered going up there for game 2 and staying overnight, but I'm glad I didn't based on this.

 

[robertearle]

As is often the case with games played in Duluth, Madison TV is picking up the Duluth TV broadcasts this weekend.

Friday's game is on "CW", which is WMTV 15.2 over the air, and channel 2 on Madison Spectrum cable.
Saturday's game is on "MeTV", WMTV 15.4 over the air, I think maybe channel 192 on Spectrum.

 

[BadgerPete]

The Toronto Sceptres have been trotting out a Daryl Watts-Sarah Nurse-Jesse Compher power play unit and honestly it's like a Badger hockey fever dream.

 

[Timothy A]

I wish MJ would have challenged the UMD goal, it looked like a high stick tip.

 

[Timothy A]

What a horrific turnover by Harvey, wow. Seems as though the Badger defenders are in the right spot but they're not engaging in controlling the other team sticks. Cost them last week and it cost them tonight so far.

 

[Timothy A]

Another puke up by Harvey..... What is going on....

 

[Timothy A]

Then Murphy pukes it up. Like right to the opponents sticks.

 

[robertearle]

If they've looked worse this year, I don't recall when.

Lots of ice time early for the freshmen. I wonder if the idea was/is to use them to tire out the short UMD bench, then 1st line is fresh for the 3rd period, etc. If that's the idea, so far it hasn't worked.

 

[Timothy A]

Edwards on the third line, Gorbotenko goes on the first line