College Hockey!!!!

[FrostGiant]

This thread is a month and a half late, but since Wisconsin is currently ranked #1 with a record of 11-1-2 I had to make it. (and I do realize I may be the only one reading this thread)

Big weekend for Wisconsin. Bucky takes a 12 game unbeaten streak into the #4 ranked Minnesota Golden Rodents home. A split this weekend would be excellent.

Also as a side note on the season, the regionals for the NCAA tourny are in Green Bay (Wisconsin should be in that bracket) and the finals are in Milwaukee. If Wisconsin is going to win a national champeenship, this is the year to do it.

 

[FrostGiant]

27 seconds into the game. 1-0 Wisconsin.

 

[mindspell]

The team is not called Golden Rodents for real?

 

[FrostGiant]

Golden Gophers. It's the same thing.

And Wisconsin got called for a 5 minute major. Check from behind. The Rodents put one in the net and still have 3 minutes of it left. Not good. It was kind of a screwed up call too. The ref was in position, didn't make the call and got overriden by one of his lackeys.

 

[FrostGiant]

4-3 Wisconsin. Unbeaten streak now at 13. Also the first time they gave up more than 2 this year. Excellent game.

 

[FrostGiant]

After 2 periods, 4-0 Wisconsin. Should get the sweep.

 

[xfer]

frostgiant's standing on the edge of the abyss, screaming into it.

 

[FrostGiant]

Final score 4-0. Go Badgers!!!

 

[FrostGiant]

The number 1 ranked Wisconsin Badgers host a poor Michigan Tech team this weekend. It's a big weekend simply because there's the possibility of a letdown. Especially since the last couple of weekends were against very strong opponents. Also, it's not on tv so I can't watch it. That sucks.

 

[lizard]

the abyss is staring back at Frostgiant.

UNH Wildcat Hockey rules, bitches!!

 

[FrostGiant]

East coast hockey sucks.

 

[mindspell]

I take any team in the Quebec Junior Hockey League and they'd kick your Badger's ass into oblivion. Careful with those east coast generalization FG....

 

[FrostGiant]

Actually we used to get a lot of players from the Canadian junior teams. This year we've got a lot of Wisconsin guys though.

 

[FrostGiant]

Also, that's just clollege rivalry crap. Midwest college hockey fans say east coast hockey is crap and east coast says midwest sucks. Really it's a horse a piece. There's about 5 schools out east that are consistantly good and 5 in the midwest. But we have bigger arenas. The Badgers (and several others in the midwest) can seat up to and over 15000 as opposed to most colleges out east seating a only few thousand.

 

[mindspell]

Actually we used to get a lot of players from the Canadian junior teams. This year we've got a lot of Wisconsin guys though.

Actually you were getting all the Junior A guys unsure if they would get in the Junior major....

 

[The Dope]

What's hockey?

 

[FrostGiant]

Actually you were getting all the Junior A guys unsure if they would get in the Junior major....

Danny Heatley?

 

[mindspell]

Tell me more. Heatley is the exception. I know there are a couple of programs that are increasingly attractive for Canadians but it is still not the norm.

 

[FrostGiant]

Haha. That's actually the only one I can think of. Reinprecht was from Alberta as well but he wasn't really any good until his junior and senior year. And we got Heatley mostly cuz his dad played for Wisconsin.

Also, Wisconsin lost 2-4 on Friday and won 7-0 on Saturday. I was worried about that but at least they lost to the worst team in the league rather than like number 2 or 3 in the points. It only hurts half as bad that way as far as conference standings go.

 

[FrostGiant]

Still ranked #1, but not unanimousely. Miami is a close 2nd. (Miami of Ohio)