NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

[wolverineTrumpet]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

tongue-in-cheek:is alaska in the ccha footprint? does that make Seattle "kind of " near the footprint?

no, Seattle is clearly WCHA footprint, it's about halfway between Colorado and Alaska, right? The WCHA should put in a bid to host a regional in Seattle.

[billmich88888]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

makes as much sense as the ccha in st. louis.....

[kdilks]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

Oh, I didn't mean to make it sound like I think a regional in St Louis is a good idea. Empty arena, here I come! I just wanted to point out that it was kind of near the CCHA footprint.

It's still about 7 hours away from Omaha. St Louis is (and was, even when the regional was selected) about as much in the CCHA footprint as Minneapolis is.

[streaker]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

What style of game should we expect from the Michigan-UNO game? What's going to happen when Michigan and UNO butt heads?

Tight checking, but up and down action. UNO is big and mobile; Michigan is small and quick. First goal will be huge for either team.

[puckhead@uno]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

I'm expecting a great game between Michigan and UNO. I can see either team having a 2 or 3 goal lead, and the other responding to make a game of it. One thing we don't know is how Blais will stack up the line chart. You could very well see a senior line (Purslow, Ambroz, Martin). Very happy for those guys who made tremendous strides in the last couple years. You may also see a line with Broadhurst, Hudson, and freshman Matt White. White is probably the most dangerous skater coast to coast, especially with his ability to finish. If those lines hold true, then expect to see an all freshman line of Raubenheimer, Walters and Monpetit. Blais isn't afraid to put those guys out at anytime, and they're a good mix of transition game and ability to mix it up in the corners.

I agree with Streaker and Red Cows, Faulkner can make some game saving saves, but UNO will have to score 3-4 to win most nights, and I could see this game going 5-4.

I can't confidently say UNO will win, but I do believe we're going to get a tremendous effort out of the boys, and with the schedule they've played, this stage will bring out the most they can give for 60+ minutes.

[sterlippo1]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

so we have two 50K a year colleges facing each other Friday night and neither is an Ivy

[FiveHole12]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

Goals Per Game
Boston College 3.92
Michigan 3.42
Nebraska-Omaha 3.32
Colorado College 3.12

Goals Against Per Game
Boston College 2.26
Michigan 2.30
Nebraska-Omaha 2.51
Colorado College 2.91

Powerplay
Boston College 24.04%
Colorado College 22.51%
Michigan 18.45 %
Nebraska-Omaha 17.61%

Penalty Kill
Boston College 86.9%
Nebraska-Omaha 83.4%
Colorado College 82.5%
Michigan 82.4%

Penalty Minutes Per Game
Boston College 16.26
Nebraska-Omaha 14.66
Colorado College 13.40
Michigan 13.22

Record Last 10 Games
Michigan 9-1-0
Boston College 8-1-1
Colorado College 5-4-1
Nebraska-Omaha 5-5-0

GAA
Muse (BC) 2.13
Hunwick (MI) 2.31
Faulkner (UNO) 2.55
Howe (CC) 2.93

Save Percentage
Muse (BC) .926
Hunwick (MI) .921
Faulkner (UNO) .908
Howe (CC) .901

[jdevoejr]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

Goals Per Game
Boston College 3.92
Michigan 3.42
Nebraska-Omaha 3.32
Colorado College 3.12

Goals Against Per Game
Boston College 2.26
Michigan 2.30
Nebraska-Omaha 2.51
Colorado College 2.91

Powerplay
Boston College 24.04%
Colorado College 22.51%
Michigan 18.45 %
Nebraska-Omaha 17.61%

Penalty Kill
Boston College 86.9%
Nebraska-Omaha 83.4%
Colorado College 82.5%
Michigan 82.4%

Penalty Minutes Per Game
Boston College 16.26
Nebraska-Omaha 14.66
Colorado College 13.40
Michigan 13.22

Record Last 10 Games
Michigan 9-1-0
Boston College 8-1-1
Colorado College 5-4-1
Nebraska-Omaha 5-5-0

GAA
Muse (BC) 2.13
Hunwick (MI) 2.31
Faulkner (UNO) 2.55
Howe (CC) 2.93

Save Percentage
Muse (BC) .926
Hunwick (MI) .921
Faulkner (UNO) .908
Howe (CC) .901

Would love to see these guys (BC) mprove on that penalty minutes stat. They've gotta' play smart. Maybe being out from under the Knucklehead HE officials will help.

[FiveHole12]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

Would love to see these guys (BC) mprove on that penalty minutes stat. They've gotta' play smart. Maybe being out from under the Knucklehead HE officials will help.

Meh... more chances for shorties and to improve the PK numbers.

Kidding aside... this team seems to relish in being at a disadvantage. Or maybe they're just bored. They had a 6/12 against Mack at the Garden, so I think they'll do a better job staying out of the box in the tourney. The NU game was 10/20... but a lot of those were just terrible calls.

[theprofromdover]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

so we have two 50K a year colleges facing each other Friday night and neither is an Ivy

Is CC a mullet free team?

[breed]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

Two things will dictate UNO's chances - Faulkner has to step up and we have to finish shots - Those two things explain 90% of our losses this year.

[J.D.]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

Two things will dictate UNO's chances - Faulkner has to step up and we have to finish shots - Those two things explain 90% of our losses this year.

I think you're on to something. Keep the puck out of your own net, score on the other net...WINNING!

[dave29]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

I think you're on to something. Keep the puck out of your own net, score on the other net...WINNING!

Yes. It usually helps to score more then the other team.

[breed]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

I think you're on to something. Keep the puck out of your own net, score on the other net...WINNING!

You are missing my point - In UNO's losses they have heavily, and I mean heavily, outshot their opponent and still lost the games - If you are finishing your shots there should be some correlation between SOG and goals - Yes, it happens that you can have fewer SOG and still win or you can run into a hot goalie and nothing goes in but when it happens consistently in losses something else is going on - that's the point I was trying to make.

[J.D.]

Re: NCAA West Regional - 3/25, 3/26 - BC, Michigan, UNO, CC

You are missing my point - In UNO's losses they have heavily, and I mean heavily, outshot their opponent and still lost the games - If you are finishing your shots there should be some correlation between SOG and goals - Yes, it happens that you can have fewer SOG and still win or you can run into a hot goalie and nothing goes in but when it happens consistently in losses something else is going on - that's the point I was trying to make.

Just messing with you. What year is Faulkner? Sounds like Blais is a couple snipers away from building the team he wants.