Okay, I have had some time to go over BSU's numbers to see where things stand for next year.
BSU scored 2.06 goal/game and gave up 3.06 goals/game. Not quite the defensive numbers BSU is used to. BSU had 21 ties or one goal games this year, going 4-9-8 in those. I didn't go into boxscores to look, but I know of at least two other games that had empty netters at the end of them.
BSU will graduate nine seniors this year who accounted for 40 of the teams 78 goals and 58 of the 123 assists. So they will take a hit in scoring. Hopefully there are people ready to step it up.
Back will be:
-Sophomore Goaltender Andrew Walsh who frustrated UND and Minnesota fans at the end of the year. 91.6 save percentage and 2.65 GAA
-Sophomore Danny Mattson, who had a nice streak in the middle of the year. Four goals and 15 assists was good for third on the team this year.
-Freshman Cory Ward had a nice ending to the year and ended up with nine goals and six assists, good for fifth on the team.
- Junior Radoslav Illo tallied four goals and ten assists, good for seventh.
-Junior Jeff Jubinville ended up eighth with six goals and six assists.
-The top scoring defenseman was sophomore Matt Prapavessis with two goals and nine assists, good for tenth.
The line of freshman Markus Gerbrandt, freshman Phil Brewer and sophomore Mitch Cain looked really good this year. I see only but good things coming from them in the future.
The wild card in this is going to be if any recruits step up right away. I am not going to bank on it just due to the fact that the step from Junior Hockey to College Hockey can be a big one.
So, I would like to think that this year was just an off year for the Beavers. One can play the what if game with every team, but when nearly 60% of your schedule are ties or one goal games, it is a fine line. I think the Beavers will be fine next year, but I kind of agree with everyone else, right now, they are kind of a wild card as no one really knows what to expect. And all of this is compounded with the new WCHA. But I think it is going to be a good thing for BSU and the winning ways will return!
BSU scored 2.06 goal/game and gave up 3.06 goals/game. Not quite the defensive numbers BSU is used to. BSU had 21 ties or one goal games this year, going 4-9-8 in those. I didn't go into boxscores to look, but I know of at least two other games that had empty netters at the end of them.
BSU will graduate nine seniors this year who accounted for 40 of the teams 78 goals and 58 of the 123 assists. So they will take a hit in scoring. Hopefully there are people ready to step it up.
Back will be:
-Sophomore Goaltender Andrew Walsh who frustrated UND and Minnesota fans at the end of the year. 91.6 save percentage and 2.65 GAA
-Sophomore Danny Mattson, who had a nice streak in the middle of the year. Four goals and 15 assists was good for third on the team this year.
-Freshman Cory Ward had a nice ending to the year and ended up with nine goals and six assists, good for fifth on the team.
- Junior Radoslav Illo tallied four goals and ten assists, good for seventh.
-Junior Jeff Jubinville ended up eighth with six goals and six assists.
-The top scoring defenseman was sophomore Matt Prapavessis with two goals and nine assists, good for tenth.
The line of freshman Markus Gerbrandt, freshman Phil Brewer and sophomore Mitch Cain looked really good this year. I see only but good things coming from them in the future.
The wild card in this is going to be if any recruits step up right away. I am not going to bank on it just due to the fact that the step from Junior Hockey to College Hockey can be a big one.
So, I would like to think that this year was just an off year for the Beavers. One can play the what if game with every team, but when nearly 60% of your schedule are ties or one goal games, it is a fine line. I think the Beavers will be fine next year, but I kind of agree with everyone else, right now, they are kind of a wild card as no one really knows what to expect. And all of this is compounded with the new WCHA. But I think it is going to be a good thing for BSU and the winning ways will return!
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