Goon Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Like last season, there will be a lot of competition for being in the line up. That's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Baker Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Fun quiz for Gopher fans. who are 2 of the oldest players to ever play in the WCHA? Dan Woog who turned 25 shortly after his senior season. Steve DeBus was 25 during his 3rd season and would have been 26 if he had played his 4th season. But as you know, Jason Blake turned 25 before his last season with UND started. Dan Woog, who had a redshirt season, was still 24 during his last game as a Gopher. Steve DeBus did not turn 25 until after he started he last season with the Gophers. Sorry, but neither Dan Woog or Steve DeBus were the oldest players to ever play in the WCHA. In fact, Jason Blake, albeit an American and not a Canadian, was older than both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 How about Mattson? Respectfully.....not a chance. He brings way too much offense and he's a senior. As long as he's partnered with Ladue (or Schmaltz I guess) he'll be fine. I also read he had a great development camp for the Hawks. I am actually expecting him to have a very productive year. High 20's point total is my prediction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 But as you know, Jason Blake turned 25 before his last season with UND started. Dan Woog, who had a redshirt season, was still 24 during his last game as a Gopher. Steve DeBus did not turn 25 until after he started he last season with the Gophers. Sorry, but neither Dan Woog or Steve DeBus were the oldest players to ever play in the WCHA. In fact, Jason Blake, albeit an American and not a Canadian, was older than both. You are correct, but if you give Dan Woog a break for his redshirt season, you have to give Blake a break for having to sit a season due to a transfer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Michel Leveille of Maine was 26 when he played his last game in the Frozen Four in 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Respectfully.....not a chance. He brings way too much offense and he's a senior. As long as he's partnered with Ladue (or Schmaltz I guess) he'll be fine. I also read he had a great development camp for the Hawks. I am actually expecting him to have a very productive year. High 20's point total is my prediction.He needs to play like he did when he was a freshman..just seemed so much more confident with the puck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Baker Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 You are correct, but if you give Dan Woog a break for his redshirt season, you have to give Blake a break for having to sit a season due to a transfer... Agreed, but frankly, it doesn't matter to me if they're 17 or 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Michel Leveille of Maine was 26 when he played his last game in the Frozen Four in 2007. I believe Quinnipiac had several 24 year olds on their roster in the 2013 NCAA title game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 But as you know, Jason Blake turned 25 before his last season with UND started. Dan Woog, who had a redshirt season, was still 24 during his last game as a Gopher. Steve DeBus did not turn 25 until after he started he last season with the Gophers. Sorry, but neither Dan Woog or Steve DeBus were the oldest players to ever play in the WCHA. In fact, Jason Blake, albeit an American and not a Canadian, was older than both. Didn't say they were the oldest, just among the oldest. Blake did play a year at Ferris State and then sat out a transfer year and he turned 25 in September of his senior season(so just before hockey season started), Debus turned 25 a month into his 'Junior" season(November). And Woog didn't actually turn 25 until about a month after his senior season......Debus would have been 26 as a senior. On a Sunday afternoon game at the Old Ralph(I was actually in attendance), UND fell behind 3-0 early and the Gopher chirping started and once UND scored 1 everyone(the Gopher fans I was with looked at me and said f^ck, can we leave....it was the loudest arena I had heard to that point) could kind of feel the momentum changing and Blake who never needed an invitation to run his yapper started letting the Gopher bench have it pretty good as UND poured in 5 straight goals in a short amount of time to run the Gophs out of the building....at some point during the onslaught of goals, Coach Doug Woog made some statement to Blake about being 25 and Blake told him he was "only" 24 but he would be 25 next year and said that he would be back again but asked Woog if he would be.(Woog tells that story great!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I believe Quinnipiac had several 24 year olds on their roster in the 2013 NCAA title game... Weren't you 28 when you captained your intramural co-ed softball team to the campus title during your 9th year at UND? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen4sioux Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Im 36 and just enrolled to take a few more classes. anybody know when the tryouts are for this season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Weren't you 28 when you captained your intramural co-ed softball team to the campus title during your 9th year at UND? Ha, ha, ha.... Zing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Im 36 and just enrolled to take a few more classes. anybody know when the tryouts are for this season? You know, I have two more seasons of eligibility left, maybe I could walk on the football team. After listening to Bubba talk, I was convinced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hate to say it, but mister injury will probably end up having a say in which defenseman sits. It was unusual last year to have only seven defensemen and not have short roster issues at some point. The team probably won't be so lucky again this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hate to say it, but mister injury will probably end up having a say in which defenseman sits. It was unusual last year to have only seven defensemen and not have short roster issues at some point. The team probably won't be so lucky again this year. I think you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Im 36 and just enrolled to take a few more classes. anybody know when the tryouts are for this season? Talk about old time hockey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Ranger Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hate to say it, but mister injury will probably end up having a say in which defenseman sits. It was unusual last year to have only seven defensemen and not have short roster issues at some point. The team probably won't be so lucky again this year. We had 8 d-men on the roster last year and will so again this year. Don't forget about Panzarella. I agree though that injuries are the great equalizer. Thompson doesn't get his chance to run with the 6th d spot last year without Ausmus getting dinged up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Talk about old timeR hockey... Fixed your post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 We had 8 d-men on the roster last year and will so again this year. Don't forget about Panzarella. I agree though that injuries are the great equalizer. Thompson doesn't get his chance to run with the 6th d spot last year without Ausmus getting dinged up a bit. You may be right, but Thompson was a 3rd rounder, one has to believe Hak had to get him in there here and there on the sole fact that he needed to develop. You can't sit a third rounder the entire year unless he absoutely flops initially. Thomspson has all the skill in the world but is a little rough around the edges. I believe he will make a decent jump this year. I also think Hak should start him out with Schmaltz and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Weren't you 28 when you captained your intramural co-ed softball team to the campus title during your 9th year at UND? Did you somehow forget that we went back-to-back-to-back, winning 3 straight titles? NDSU football isn't the only 3-peat team in North Dakota. We absolutely smoked the Pi Beta Phi/Sigma Chi pledge team in the title game to complete the hat trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Ranger Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 You may be right, but Thompson was a 3rd rounder, one has to believe Hak had to get him in there here and there on the sole fact that he needed to develop. You can't sit a third rounder the entire year unless he absoutely flops initially. Thomspson has all the skill in the world but is a little rough around the edges. I believe he will make a decent jump this year. I also think Hak should start him out with Schmaltz and see how it goes. He and Ausmus were alternating most weekends one playing Friday and the other Saturday but towards the end of the year Ausmus was dinged and Thompson made the most of his opportunity and ran with it. I am not saying Thompson wouldn't have played at all if it wasn't for the injury by any means as like I said they were rotating most of the season. I think Thompson may have come the farthest from start to finish as any freshman I have ever seen. He looked lost at the beginning of the year and even in the game against the US National Development Team. He made huge strides and I am hoping he can make another big jump this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 He and Ausmus were alternating most weekends one playing Friday and the other Saturday but towards the end of the year Ausmus was dinged and Thompson made the most of his opportunity and ran with it. I am not saying Thompson wouldn't have played at all if it wasn't for the injury by any means as like I said they were rotating most of the season. I think Thompson may have come the farthest from start to finish as any freshman I have ever seen. He looked lost at the beginning of the year and even in the game against the US National Development Team. He made huge strides and I am hoping he can make another big jump this year. I pretty much agree with you. He was solid at the end of the year last year. I am excited to see him play this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Weren't you 28 when you captained your intramural co-ed softball team to the campus title during your 9th year at UND? My claim to fame or maybe infamy? 5 Intramural softball titles spread over 3 different decades, 3 different schools(2 of which I never attended). 2000-NDSU 1994-Moorhead State 1986, 1987, 1989-UND 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 My claim to fame or maybe infamy? 5 Intramural softball titles spread over 3 different decades, 3 different schools(2 of which I never attended). 2000-NDSU 1994-Moorhead State 1986, 1987, 1989-UNDSo you were 32 for the last one? Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godsmack Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Hey! I was 41 last night in my RMHL summer league playoff game! In some beer league circles that would make me a young'n! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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