Northern Michigan University Wildcats 2016-17 Season Thread: Gotta Get Up And Try

[CKrouth]

NMU now controls their own playoff destiny. If the have a good weekend they could make a very significant leap. Go Cats.

I wish them well, but not exactly the easiest path to the playoffs. Mankato and Tech to finish is a tough task for any team.

[davyd83]

I wish them well, but not exactly the easiest path to the playoffs. Mankato and Tech to finish is a tough task for any team.

Huntsville has Bemidji and is at Bowling Green. NMU has UAF/@MST/MTU. The Cats have to win one more game of six than Huntsville does in four and stay within 3 points of Anchorage over the last 6 (at LSSU/at Ferris/UAF).

[DonorRoomDrinker]

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Current 2016-17 WCHA Conference Team Point Total Standings

(58) - 1. Bemidji State
(48) - 2. Michigan Tech
(42) - 3. Minnesota State
(38) - 4. Bowling Green
(30) - 5. Alaska-Fairbanks
(29) - 6. Ferris State
(29) - 6. Lake Superior State
(27) - 8. Alabama-Huntsville
(25) - 9. Northern Michigan
(22) - 10. Alaska-Anchorage

[manurespreader]

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Congratulations on being the CHN team of the week.

[NMU Fan]

For the first time in a long time I felt a sense of excitement from the crowd in the Berry Events Center tonight. They roared after the sequence of saves Tolvanen (and Yaremko laying in the crease to prevent a goal) made with a few minutes to go in the third. Plus the cheers once the final buzzer went off. Great game. This team is rolling!

[noremorse1]

For the first time in a long time I felt a sense of excitement from the crowd in the Berry Events Center tonight. They roared after the sequence of saves Tolvanen (and Yaremko laying in the crease to prevent a goal) made with a few minutes to go in the third. Plus the cheers once the final buzzer went off. Great game. This team is rolling!

Great to hear that. It's looking like there could be a lot on the line for the MTU series in 2 weekends. I think I will make the trip for that one to make it 3 years in the row for me. Go Cats! Go!

[davyd83]

Great to hear that. It's looking like there could be a lot on the line for the MTU series in 2 weekends. I think I will make the trip for that one to make it 3 years in the row for me. Go Cats! Go!

Tech is now officially eliminated from the race for first place. They can lock up 2nd with any total of 4 pts gained by them or lost by Minnesota St.

[DonorRoomDrinker]

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Another great win for NMU tonite beating Alaska-Fairbanks (3-0) in Marquette as NMU Soph Goalie Atte Tolvanen gets his 4th straight shutout in Net.... NMU & Tolvanen have now pitched (4) straight shutout wins in a row.... That's off the charts.... NMU needs to take (1) game at a time from here on out....

NMU REMAINING SCHEDULE
UAF @ NMU - Feb 11th
NMU @ Mankato - Feb. 17th
NMU @ Mankato - Feb. 18th
MTU @ NMU - Feb. 24th
NMU @ MTU - Feb. 25th

WCHA PLAYOFFS?????

[aparch]

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Tolvanen is tied for second all time in the NCAA for consecutive games shutout. And his consecutive SO minutes is now third all time.

Better than Brian Elliott, Ben Scrivens, Cory Schneider, Ryan Miller,
Mark Dekanich, Billy Sauer, Thatcher Demko,
Jordan Pearce, and others.

[NMU Fan]

Tolvanen is tied for second all time in the NCAA for consecutive games shutout. And his consecutive SO minutes is now third all time.

Better than Brian Elliott, Ben Scrivens, Cory Schneider, Ryan Miller,
Mark Dekanich, Billy Sauer, Thatcher Demko,
Jordan Pearce, and others.

What makes it even more impressive is that teams are throwing 40+ shots at him every night. He looked very solid again tonight. Lots of good saves. UAF definitely had their chances on him.

[DonorRoomDrinker]

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Current 2016-17 WCHA Conference Team Point Total Standings After Friday Nite

February 10th, 2017

(61) - 1. Bemidji State
(48) - 2. Michigan Tech
(42) - 3. Minnesota State
(38) - 4. Bowling Green
(32) - 5. Ferris State
(30) - 6. Alaska-Fairbanks
(29) - 7. Lake Superior State
(28) - 8. Northern Michigan
(27) - 9. Alabama-Huntsville
(25) - 10. Alaska-Anchorage

[davyd83]

What makes it even more impressive is that teams are throwing 40+ shots at him every night. He looked very solid again tonight. Lots of good saves. UAF definitely had their chances on him.

His D did a great job at clearing people out and giving him a good look at the first shot and clearing rebounds.

[John J. MacInnes]

Tech is now officially eliminated from the race for first place. They can lock up 2nd with any total of 4 pts gained by them or lost by Minnesota St.

Ironic that an NMU sweep next weekend would make the last series against Tech academic in the standings for the Huskies. I'm convinced that in that scenario the Wildcats would sweep and enter the playoffs on the biggest roll possible.

[John J. MacInnes]

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So consider the following possible results:

NMU over Alaska tonight
Tech over Ferris
UAA over LSSU

Next weekend

NMU sweeps MnSt
UAA splits with Ferris
LSSU splits with Alaska

That would make the standings look like this entering the final weekend:

3.MnSt 41
4.BGSU 38
5.NMU 37
6.FSU 35
7.UAF 33
8.LSSU 32

That's well within striking distance of home ice. What a comeback that would be!

[CKrouth]

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There are only 3 guarentees in life: death, taxes & Walt Kyle second-half comebacks.