Michigan Wolverines 2015-2016 Season

[alfablue]

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I've been saying that since about Halloween. I think Larkin is a better skater but Connor seems to have better hands and a better feel for the flow of the game, sort of like the old stories about Gretzky and how as a kid he charted out where the puck was at all times to figure out where it was going to be ahead of time, not to call him the next Gretzky though.

Which is what I always saw in Morrison. Which is also why I keep being reminded of Brendan with Kyle.

I wish some of that anticipation could rub off on the rest of the team- especially in our defensive zone. Just a *little* more of that, and our D would be pretty darned good.

[MaizeRage]

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Okay, check this article from "Michigan Hockey News" about the NHL Central Scouting Mid Term draft rankings of players with Michigan ties - either from Michigan or committed to a Michigan college.

Does anyone else find it strange that they list 5 skaters and a goalie committed to Michigan and one skater to Western. That's it. NO other commitments.

http://mihockeynow.com/2016/01/nhl-c...ar-throughout/

They only listed commits to Michigan schools, and missed Mitch Eliot, who signed with Michigan State.

[UMICH]

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From my vantage point next to the penalty box it looked like he lost an edge and went into the boards head first. When Bancroft got there it almost looked like he was doing a preliminary potential concussion evaluation. Then I heard some talk about maybe his neck.

Either way, as much as we will need him vs. PSU let's just be sure he is not rushed back until he is ready regardless of if he just thinks he is ready.

I totally agree.

[JoeZ]

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They only listed commits to Michigan schools, and missed Mitch Eliot, who signed with Michigan State.

I'm amazed those are the only commits to Mich schools.

[JoeZ]

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The kids are actually really good. It was a game for the first 2+ periods....

It usually is.

I think they might have actually beat us once a few years ago.

They've beaten sparty a few times.

[streaker]

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Yeah, when was that? I can't exactly remember, it's been years since UM played in the tournament.

Three to be exact.

Whomever you root for, add 20 years of making the tourney, straight, and you still wouldn't touch Michigan's streak. Like all things, it had to end sometime. NOBODY has done that. At least no program that came from the CCHA will. Michigan was in two FF's in the last eight seasons. How about your program?

[JoeZ]

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Three to be exact.

Whomever you root for, add 20 years of making the tourney, straight, and you still wouldn't touch Michigan's streak. Like all things, it had to end sometime. NOBODY has done that. At least no program that came from the CCHA will. Michigan was in two FF's in the last eight seasons. How about your program?

Not to quibble but our streak of consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances ultimately got to 22 ending in '12.

We have the most:
Tournament Appearances @ 35 tied with Minnesota followed by Boston U and Boston C @ 33 each
Championships @ 9 followed by Denver and North Dakota @ 7 each
Frozen Four Appearances @ 24 followed by Boston U and Boston C @ 22 eah
Consecutive Frozen Four Appearances @ 10 followed by Boston U (twice) and Colorado College @ 5 each
Frozen Four Wins @ 25 followed by No. Dakota and Boston U @ 21 each

[UMICH]

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They only listed commits to Michigan schools, and missed Mitch Eliot, who signed with Michigan State.

Well, michigan state can hardly be considered a school.....

[JoeZ]

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They only listed commits to Michigan schools, and missed Mitch Eliot, who signed with Michigan State.

So then don't you find it strange that Ferris State, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan and Lake Superior State all have a total of ZERO commits between them?

[MaizeRage]

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So then don't you find it strange that Ferris State, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan and Lake Superior State all have a total of ZERO commits between them?

Right now, those programs have a total of six NHL Draft picks on their roster(five at Tech) and two of them were drafted after playing a year of college hockey. They're all programs that go after older, more mature junior players. There's only one true 18-year-old freshman playing in the WCHA this year.

Though what that list really shows is just how far off the map Michigan State has fallen for the top kids in the state. Eliot is an exception because of his dad's relationship with Anastos, otherwise, every top kid is picking Michigan.

[wolverineTrumpet]

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So, game tonight. Kind of a big series. Michigan is 3-6-0 all time against Penn State (with me in attendance it's 3-5-0). My friends and I have loved taking the trip down to Pegula, but it's not worth it to us for 1 Thursday game. Is anyone going to tonight's game, or Saturday's game? If anyone is going Saturday, are you going to bouncyball as well?

Going into this weekend Michigan and Penn State are tied for 2nd in the conference, 6 points (2 wins) behind Minnesota. The Gophers are in non-conference action this weekend, and all B1G teams will have played half their conference games (10) at the conclusion of this weekend. B1G weekend for conference standings.


I'm hoping for a split this weekend. With the travel, our abysmal record vs. PSU, and some players sitting out I'd consider a split a good result.

[alfablue]

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I, too, and just hoping for a split- we miss Dancs tonight, and Martin all weekend.... But I also wonder if their actions at the end of the game fired up the team at all.

And while Zach looked ok against the USDP team, I expect Racine to start tonight. All weekend, for that matter.

Haven't heard much about any injury reports- so hopefully that nasty spill Connor took at the end of the game doesn't turn out to be a big deal. Recall that he left the ice without a handshake, favoring his right side.

[alnike]

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Michigan Daily is also reporting that Marody is out with mono, so Shuart will move up to third line.

The top half of the lineup chart will be ok, the bottom half will require some shifting this weekend.

[alfablue]

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Michigan Daily is also reporting that Marody is out with mono, so Shuart will move up to third line.

The top half of the lineup chart will be ok, the bottom half will require some shifting this weekend.

While it's not an annual problem, it's also common enough that it seems as if Yost and the student's homes need to be gone over with bleach once a year. yuk

[MGoBlueHockey]

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Came in expecting a disaster, hoping for the best. That Blackburn-esque goal Racine let in made it feel like it was headed that way.......

And then that pass by Tyler Motte to Connor to get the lead back ended it. That pass was something you wouldn't have seen three years ago or even last year.

Elite effort tonight. Finally got a win in that house of horrors.