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  • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

    Originally posted by Badger Booster View Post
    As a Badger hockey fan, my highest of highs and lowest of lows have involved the Gophers.

    The ups:

    2006 NCAA Title Game
    Wisconsin 3 Minnesota 0
    Probably the most entertaining/satisfying day of hockey I've experienced. From the pre-game fan get-together at Sally's, to the game and then back to Sally's for post-game celebration and watching the men beat Cornell in multiple OTs to get to the Frozen Four. Doesn't get better than that.

    2011 WCHA Tournament Title
    Wisconsin 5 Minnesota 4
    Badgers got down 3-0 and 4-2 going into the 3rd. Late goal by Duggan to tie it and Nash with the game-winner. One of the most exciting games I've ever been at. More celebrating at Sally's....

    The downs:

    2012 NCAA Title Game
    Minnesota 4 Wisconsin 2
    Made the road trip after the beatdown of BC in the semis. Had a great time at Grandma's before the game. Went downhill from there. Knew it would be tough game and the early Kessel goal set the tone. Watching the Gophers celebrate a national title at the Badgers expense was a big enough drag. Then I had to make the 5 hour drive back to Madison that night.

    January 2013
    Minnesota 5 Wisconsin 1
    The balance of power had fully shifted to the Gophers by now. The Badgers had been relatively competitive in three earlier losses to Minnesota that year, but the Gophers completely dominated the Badgers from start to finish. It was the quietest (and most depressing) LaBahn has ever been.

    The last three years losing in the Frozen Four have sucked, but they didn't make the list as I wasn't actually there for any of them, mercifully.

    (I feel like I may have posted something very similar to this in the past, but I always remember these games when it's Minnesota week.)
    Badger Booster, excellent post. Gopher fans have similar (opposite?) highs/lows during our tremendous rivalry over the past decade plus.

    Your team obviously has the edge this weekend and the rest of the way. But as past results between our two teams clearly show, there are no guarantees. I like our chances to at least come away with a split.
    Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey

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    • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

      The 2012 championship game is my all-time favorite hockey game that I've attended or at least in a tie with the 2003 Gopher men's win over Maine. I was especially happy for Schoullis and West because of all they had gone through with their prior injuries.

      My all-time low would be the 2006 loss to Wisconsin. We were so hopeful after beating NH with Ross' four goals, but Zaugg was a beast. My all-time low for a men's game would be the 1981 loss to the Badger's. I still can't believe the Gophers lost.
      Last edited by bluffrinkrat; 02-14-2017, 10:45 PM. Reason: addition
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      • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

        Originally posted by bluffrinkrat View Post
        Granted it was a fairly exciting game, but with the Gopher band no longer there Ridder arena just wasn't the same.
        Just "fairly" exciting?

        Maybe there's more to the rest of that comment than just the "band" 's not being there.

        If I recall, The 'Dogs were given UM's dressing room and bench while UM had the unsettling experience of having to use the visitors' dressing room and bench during the semi final game in their own arena...about which I was told they were none too pleased.

        To add insult to injury UMD disposed of UM in that game thereby advancing to that 3 OT barnburner Championship Game.

        Sidebar: I was checking out that NCAA site that I posted last week regarding Women's Frozen Four Records and saw that the 5 longest Frozen Four Games that are listed involved UMD 3 times and Cornell twice!

        Tons of great information there.

        Here it is again for anyone interested.

        http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen.../011-Women.pdf

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        • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

          [QUOTE=Blackbeard;6444037]Just "fairly" exciting?

          Maybe there's more to the rest of that comment than just the "band" 's not being there.

          The only thing more might be that I'm glad the NCAA decided to no longer play a 3rd place game before the championship. Sitting thru the equivalent of three hockey games would have been a bit much for us old folks. We were glad UMD defeated Big Red and kept the trophy in the WCHA where it belongs.
          "Everything that rises must converge." Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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          • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

            Originally posted by Blackbeard View Post
            The only thing more might be that I'm glad the NCAA decided to no longer play a 3rd place game before the championship.
            Why all the hate for the 3rd place game? Both teams and fans traveled distances to get there, they are there, there are non-fans of those teams there who want to see hockey, why not let the 3rd and 4th place team duke it out? Obviously the potential is there to see some awesome players and teams play. The host makes more money on concessions. There's no negative side to it.
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            • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

              Originally posted by Timothy A View Post
              Why all the hate for the 3rd place game? Both teams and fans traveled distances to get there, they are there, there are non-fans of those teams there who want to see hockey, why not let the 3rd and 4th place team duke it out? Obviously the potential is there to see some awesome players and teams play. The host makes more money on concessions. There's no negative side to it.
              At least in the men's tournament, the 3rd place games were consistently the worst hockey games I've ever watched. Neither team wants to be there and neither has anything to play for. The last two 3rd place games at the men's tournament were in 1988 and 1989. The former, between Minnesota and Maine teams that had spent the entire season flip-flopping between #1 and #2 in the polls and then got upset in the semis set the NCAA Tournament record for penalties and was just a nasty game. The next year, the game between Maine and Michigan State was the exact opposite: totally lethargic and effort free. At one point, a Michigan State defenseman just started skating in circles at the point.

              Canceling those games was one of the NCAA's better decisions.

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              • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

                The thing I was remembering about the 3rd place game was the Gophers losing to Dartmouth after they had already lost to Harvard in Duluth in 2003. But I imagine for the Dartmouth fans and parents of the players were happy to see them end their season on somewhat of a high note especially after travelling all that way.

                At least for the men the 3rd place game was usually a stinker. Does anyone know why the NCAA decided to end it?
                Last edited by bluffrinkrat; 02-15-2017, 09:39 AM.
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                • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

                  Originally posted by bluffrinkrat View Post
                  At least for the men the 3rd place game was usually a stinker. Does anyone know why the NCAA decided to end it?
                  Because it was usually a stinker?
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                  • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

                    Originally posted by D2D View Post
                    Because it was usually a stinker?
                    Or the NCAA saved money somehow?
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                    • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

                      Originally posted by Eeyore View Post
                      At least in the men's tournament, the 3rd place games were consistently the worst hockey games I've ever watched. Neither team wants to be there and neither has anything to play for. .
                      Pride and a chance to represent your school again. Maybe a little redemption. Build some character. Or is all this nation is full of is sore losers?
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                      • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

                        Originally posted by Timothy A View Post
                        Pride and a chance to represent your school again. Maybe a little redemption. Build some character. Or is all this nation is full of is sore losers?
                        Aren't most of those folks moving to the NSKR (New Socialist Kalifornia Republic)? At least we can hope.
                        At the outset, we could hang with the dude...

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                        • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

                          3rd Place games sound fine on paper, but unless there is an olympic medal involved, realistically they are games that fans don't really want to watch and the players certainly aren't interested in playing in. Ultimately, since no one really cares about the outcome, they become a scrimage that players are forced to take part in, 2 days after watching their season come to an end.

                          We're talking about top level athletes playing at the top level of their sport, so pretty far past the "character building" stage of the game.

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                          • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

                            Originally posted by Timothy A View Post
                            Pride and a chance to represent your school again. Maybe a little redemption. Build some character. Or is all this nation is full of is sore losers?
                            I would say about 50%, but then I'm still upset about Andersen supposedly "losing" to Rolvaag in 1962. This may not be exactly how it went, but Andersen was ahead in the initial count and then in the recount they miraculously found additional votes for Rolvaag not in the trunk of a car but in a mine pit near Gilbert known at the time as Lake Votes-Be-Found later renamed Lake Ore-Be-Gone.
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                            • Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

                              Originally posted by Badger Booster View Post
                              A glorious day at LaBahn today. After a shaky first couple of minutes, Wisconsin simply flexed on an under-manned and probably out-of-gas UMD team. 8-0 final and it could have been worse. You could tell it meant a lot to the team to clinch the WCHA title on senior day. Only downside (for me personally), was forgetting to record the game on TV. Nothing worse than realizing that when you are virtually already at the arena.

                              The "3rd line" was flying around all day with Wellhausen getting her first career hat trick and Abby Roque again showing why she is going to fun to watch the next 3 years. After Wellhausen's 3rd goal, there was a slow trickle of hats thrown out then at least a dozen more came down which is easily the most I've seen at a women's game. The PA announcer actually told the crowd to stop throwing hats on the ice. If I had access to the ice, I would have thrown my hat on the ice after reviewing the goal. Don't throw your hat on the ice? That's what happens after a hat trick. That was weird.

                              I'm curious what UMD was thinking sending Rooney out to start the 3rd. The game was way over at that point. Maybe she asked to stay in, but was quickly pulled after Pankowski's two goals in the first four minutes. Kind of felt like she was hung out to dry.

                              With the league title in hand, time to go and just play loose up in Minnesota.
                              A big congrats goes out to the Badger players completing the clean sweep of weekly WCHA awards: Ann Renee Desbien (Defensive Player of the Week), Baylee Wellhausen (Offensive Player of the Week), and Abby Roque (Rookie of the Week). Desbien with her 50th career shutout and Wellhausen with her first collegiate hat trick. And Roque once again proving she is the best Freshman in the country.

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                              • Originally posted by Timothy A View Post
                                Pride and a chance to represent your school again. Maybe a little redemption. Build some character. Or is all this nation is full of is sore losers?
                                Need I remind you all about the last Winter Olympics? The way our US Men's hockey team responded to the bronze medal round was not so inspiring. I was ashamed, personally...
                                Last edited by Netminder; 02-15-2017, 05:29 PM.

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