Godsmack

So I’m at the Avalanche/Islanders game and when the periods start, most if not all of the players from both teams come shooting out onto the ice for a few quick laps around their respective nets. So my question is why did the NCHC (or perhaps it’s all of NCAA) implement the rule that only the goalie and five guys starting the period for each team are allowed to skate on the ice to start the next period?

Yah, as much as I hate to, we need to be rooting for ASU the rest of the season.

Not sure but just stuff I’ve read waS that given the incoming stud recruits Minnesota had coming in, there wasn’t really a spot for him. Also, it seems St. Cloud has been playing Cruikshank at center whereas last year, Motzko had him on the wing.

I guess my only thing with that is, it wasn’t CC or Coach Mayotte who stole his recruits so maybe he should’ve swallowed his pride and just shook hands. He could’ve even gotten in a dig at Mannino as they crossed paths!) lol. Oh well, no matter. I’m speculating; there could be a million and one reasons why he didn’t shake the players’ hands I guess. Maybe he’s a germaphobe and doesn’t like shaking hands with a bunch of sweaty, nasty mits after having been in those gloves!

Yah, good point. I had totally forgotten about all that. As a CC fan, I don’t 100% trust Mannino given his history. I’m sure his stop at CC is just a stepping stone to something better, at least that’s the impression I have of him. He seems to change teams more frequently than most people change their socks.

So after the CC/Omaha game ended (and in dramatic fashion with CC goalie Mbereko making several grade A saves) the two teams lined up for the handshake line. Curiously, Gabinet made a bee line across the ice to the locker rooms with his assistants close behind. Meanwhile, the CC coaches got in line and shook hands with the Omaha players. Don’t want to jump to conclusions but does that sound odd?

I think Mayotte’s moving the team in the direction of a team like Duluth in terms of getting bigger, heavier bodies. McOwen is a solid, power forward with skill. Getting away from the 5’8”, 160-175 lb smaller forwards that Haviland seemed to go after.

https://twitter.com/CCTigerHKY/status/1601598986002972672/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1601598986002972672&currentTweetUser=CCTigerHKY McKown’s goal was #3 on ESPN’s top ten plays last night.

Out of curiosity, Who iced it?

Drake Caggiula on the intermission interview with Hennessy.

I swear, this team figures out more ways to create self-inflicted wounds. It is so maddening.

You ice the puck with 4 seconds to play and then lose the faceoff clean.

On his Has-beens podcast, Ausmus tells the funny story of how one year, an unsuspecting Keaton Thompson couldn’t figure out why the Lawson Lunatics were all over him during warmups. He’s like, “what the hell did I do to these people to piss them off so badly?”

It started back when #44 Torey Krug played at Michigan State back in the CCHA days. The fans have ever since carried over the tradition of hazing the sh*t out of whichever opposing player happens to wear #4.

Feel bad for #4. Hopefully Cooper Moore is aware of what goes down with the Lawson Lunatics.

This segment is f’ing classic! I’m very much enjoying the stories about bad hockey coaches! Classic!

https://cctigers.com/news/2022/12/6/mens-ice-hockey-mayotte-signs-six-future-tigers.aspx

One of the best, most entertaining Frozen Faceoff games I witnessed was that St. Cloud/Duluth overtime championship game a few years back. Man, what a fun, back and forth high intensity game. You could feel the intensity among both fan bases too. Was kinda fun as a neutral observer to watch that game and experience what both teams’ fans were experiencing.

I observed a UND player make a no look backhand pass behind our own net, ringing it around the boards, ending up right on the tape of the waiting St. Cloud D man at the blue line. Now the play didn’t result in a goal but it’s just one of many examples of careless play in our own zone.

One bright spot to me was the play of Costantini. Now granted, I watched the game on tv and perhaps didn’t see or pay close attention to every one of his shifts but I kept hearing his name being called. His motor really seemed to be working hard, especially after he got that monkey off his back with that first goal. I’m sure that really boosted his confidence.

Oh yah, I totally forgot that the UND President has declared this controversy over. My apologies!

And now that the hockey is over for the weekend, back to your regularly scheduled NoDak trademark controversy broadcasting.

That’s impossible. It’s not in @MafiaMan’s DNA to be a smarta$$.

Mafia Man is being facetious.

Haven’t seen that since when, circa 1992-1995 era?