Wilbur Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Nice job ladies. Waiting for the stats to come from this one. But nice job. Beat Minnesota, make the tournament......win and in. Quote
Five-HoleFrenzy Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 They will have to pick up the pace against Minnesota tomorrow. Quote
talksalot83 Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 If you're interested in watching the women's game, there is a free stream (as long as you have an account) of the UND/MN game tonight on America ONE Sports. http://www.americaonesports.com/partner_members.asp?id=482 Quote
MafiaMan Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Regardless of what happens today, UND deserves to be in the tournament - even if the ratings churn out results that say otherwise. Quote
Smoggy Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 So if we do win would we just be playing Minnesota again in first game NCAA? Quote
Five-HoleFrenzy Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Likely would have if they won but the task proved to be too difficult as they are defeated 3-1 tonight by Minnesota Quote
nodakvindy Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 UND drops a heartbreaker to Minnesota 3-1. Took an early lead, then Gophs get two PPGs and an empty netter with a minute left. UND had some good chances late. Minnesota should be happy, since the only team that can likely hand with them won't even make the tourney. Too bad Karvinen's career ends this way, barring an NCAA eligibility miracle. Quote
DLW4GOPHERS Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 How long has Karvinin been at North Dakota? Just curious as why this is her last year. Quote
Wilbur Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 How long has Karvinin been at North Dakota? Just curious as why this is her last year. Third year I believe...maybe second. NCAA clearinghouse limited eligibility years at UND due to whatever course work she took over in Europe. UND will try for another year, but many are saying that it will be shot down and she will have no eligibility left. Quote
Maddogg1971 Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 6 schools from the East and 2 from the West?........what a joke. The NCAA really wants the East to win their first title don't they? Quote
brianvf Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 The womens PWR is so flawed its not even funny anymore. Quote
nodak651 Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 Serious talk: what makes it flawed? Can't they just use the same on as the guys? Quote
Smoggy Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 And how does it get fixed? Does the WCHA need to play less league games and start beating up on the East more? Does it even matter until a WCHA team finally doesn't win it all? Quote
MafiaMan Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 And how does it get fixed? Does the WCHA need to play less league games and start beating up on the East more? Does it even matter until a WCHA team finally doesn't win it all? To hell with the WCHA...anyone...amd I mean ANYONE but Minnesota this season. Please! Quote
talksalot83 Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 And how does it get fixed? Does the WCHA need to play less league games and start beating up on the East more? Does it even matter until a WCHA team finally doesn't win it all? In the presser today, Idalski said that there is no inclination to change the PRW system at all which means that the WCHA is going to have to change to an unbalanced schedule system... if the WCHA will be willing to do that. Quote
keikla Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 Third year I believe...maybe second. NCAA clearinghouse limited eligibility years at UND due to whatever course work she took over in Europe. UND will try for another year, but many are saying that it will be shot down and she will have no eligibility left. It's her third year playing, and eligibility was actually limited due to a league she played in in Europe, not coursework. Quote
Goon Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 In the presser today, Idalski said that there is no inclination to change the PRW system at all which means that the WCHA is going to have to change to an unbalanced schedule system... if the WCHA will be willing to do that. Yeah, I covered that today.Time to Tweak the Pairwise Rankings? Quote
NDHockey Posted March 14, 2014 Posted March 14, 2014 It is hard for me to feel sorry for our club. They had the chance to get in and blew it down the stretch. I know some people will point to losing 3 good players for a period of time as a cause but that is a bit of a weak argument when you look at what Minnesota achieved without Kessel and Stecklein for the entire season. We had our chances against teams we should have beaten (especially the home games with Mankato) and we just didn't get the job done. Quote
WiSioux Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Just saw that Clarkson won the NCAA tournament beating Minnesota 5-4. First time a non-WCHA school has won. Congrats to them! Quote
brianvf Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Just saw that Clarkson won the NCAA tournament beating Minnesota 5-4. First time a non-WCHA school has won. Congrats to them! That's very cool! Congrats to Clarkson! Quote
MafiaMan Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Just saw that Clarkson won the NCAA tournament beating Minnesota 5-4. First time a non-WCHA school has won. Congrats to them! YaneA sent me a text regarding that score. I didn't believe it. Sounds like Clarkson had a heckofa team. Kinda like the east when it comes to men's hockey, nobody seems to think women play hockey anywhere east of Madison. Good for Clarkson! Interesting note to online article linked below - the last two Gopher title teams have murals in Ridder Arena - one wearing maroon jerseys, the other wearing yellow jerseys. The Gopher women decided to wear white in the '14 championship game so that they could have a third mural done in the third different jersey. I don't know...sounds a bit cocky to me... http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_25404769/gophers-womens-hockey-stunned-by-clarkson-ncaa-title Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 YaneA sent me a text regarding that score. I didn't believe it. Sounds like Clarkson had a heckofa team. Kinda like the east when it comes to men's hockey, nobody seems to think women play hockey anywhere east of Madison. Good for Clarkson! Interesting note to online article linked below - the last two Gopher title teams have murals in Ridder Arena - one wearing maroon jerseys, the other wearing yellow jerseys. The Gopher women decided to wear white in the '14 championship game so that they could have a third mural done in the third different jersey. I don't know...sounds a bit cocky to me... http://www.twincitie...kson-ncaa-title At least this time the Gophers didn't have enough fans to "drown out" Clarkson's celebration. Too much success breads arrogance and complacency and that is happening with the Gopher women's program. Quote
Five-HoleFrenzy Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 At least this time the Gophers didn't have enough fans to "drown out" Clarkson's celebration. Too much success breads arrogance and complacency and that is happening with the Gopher women's program. Just for clarification...The arrogance and complacency that is happening? Is that why they didn't win the national championship this year or are you talking about it setting in now that they lost in the championship game and the affect will be seen next year and beyond? Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Just for clarification...The arrogance and complacency that is happening? Is that why they didn't win the national championship this year or are you talking about it setting in now that they lost in the championship game and the affect will be seen next year and beyond? Over time, it will become more of an issue. It happened with the men's program in the 1980's and 90's and it eventually caught up with them. This year's runner-up finish is the law of averages kicking in, but it's possible the players subconsciously started thinking it was in the bag and that might have been a factor in the loss. Btw, I wonder if they'll put a mural of their "Runner-Up" finish next to their championship murals? Quote
Five-HoleFrenzy Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Over time, it will become more of an issue. It happened with the men's program in the 1980's and 90's and it eventually caught up with them. This year's runner-up finish is the law of averages kicking in, but it's possible the players subconsciously started thinking it was in the bag and that might have been a factor in the loss. Btw, I wonder if they'll put a mural of their "Runner-Up" finish next to their championship murals? It does make some sense that overconfidence played a role against Clarkson. I think that played a part in the first series with UND this year where they won handily on Friday but lost on Saturday. But I'm not sure I buy the idea that taking an opponent lightly in a game or two means arrogance and complacency is setting into the program. I guess time will tell if your theory holds true. I guessing the mural of the runner-up finish would be more of an SCSU thing. Quote
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