2023 National Championship Game: Quinnipiac vs. Minnesota

[Wilbur]

1 hour ago, Sweethockey said:

Wilber, you buying beers??

Lol, I should be.  That was a fun hockey game to watch.  

[Wilbur]

If anybody has Wally Shaver's OT call.....what I wouldn't give....

And the game tying goal too. 

[tnt]

36 minutes ago, Goon said:

Should be a mass exodus on the Gopher team. 

You never know, but it will be interesting to see if guys like Brodzinski and Nelson are asked to come back, especially if they lose both Nies and Cooley.  If Arizona gets Bedard, does Cooley leave to play with him?  Arizona needs to start selling something to their fan base, but if they are still in Mullett Arena, are they fine with Cooley having another go in college?  

[brianvf]

7 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

If anybody has Wally Shaver's OT call.....what I wouldn't give....

And the game tying goal too. 

Oh...yes please.  That'd be like the opposite of that Holy Cross student announcing team calling the HC/MN OT winner.

[sioux rube]

Interesting  Gophers have a few records now 

 

https://www.uscho.com/2023/04/08/5-numbers-to-know-from-quinnipiacs-victory-against-minnesota-in-the-frozen-four-championship-game/?fbclid=IwAR1ooEVvJ1Ihbk-AU7ndQBRV9n09KcpxRRfLTNJcP3_OKDziVRoveGZyt34&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

[brianvf]

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Minnesota set a record for the fewest shots on goal in the NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey championship game with just 15. The previous record was set by Denver in its 1963 loss to North Dakota.

15 sog with all that offensive talent.  Pretty crazy.

[Godsmack]

What’s the over/under on @MafiaMan trolling GPL tonight??? 

[Godsmack]

Also, what’s the over/under on whether Gopher fans will whine about the age of the Quinnipiac players over on GPL?

[tnt]

2 minutes ago, Godsmack said:

Also, what’s the over/under on whether Gopher fans will whine about the age of the Quinnipiac players over on GPL?

Don’t know, but I’m sure they are blaming their own 25 year old goalie.

[brianvf]

Just now, tnt said:

Don’t know, but I’m sure they are blaming their own 25 year old Canadian goalie.

FYP.   

[jk]

Everyone has their thing.  UND has unfortunately made losing in the last second their own specialty, so much so they tried to do it again last year against Notre Dame.  But MN has chosen to make "lose on the first rush in OT" their own.  Sports can suck, not sure why we do it.

[cowboys5xsbs]

Is dinkytown still standing 

[siouxweet]

5 minutes ago, jk said:

Everyone has their thing.  UND has unfortunately made losing in the last second their own specialty, so much so they tried to do it again last year against Notre Dame.  But MN has chosen to make "lose on the first rush in OT" their own.  Sports can suck, not sure why we do it.

It was interesting that when they asked Sean Ritchlin(sp) in the intermission who will win he said if MN does it will be in the first minute after that when it gets to 5-10 minutes in it will favor QU.   It was almost word for word what he said before Yale beat MN in the first 10 seconds in 2013.

[jk]

Hate to mention it, but that finishing move also brought back Kolanos memories.

[tnt]

9 minutes ago, jk said:

Hate to mention it, but that finishing move also brought back Kolanos memories.

It surprises me that more players don’t go against the grain and take the puck back where the pass is coming from.  VanDevelde was great at that and had an empty net to deposit the puck.  Wish more guys would do that than one time the puck the direction the goalie is headed.

[gfNDfan]

Bobcats totally dominated the zone in P3 while Minny tried NOT to lose....pathetic.   You're the #1 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY!   You're 22-0-2 leading after 2 periods....ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK -but no,  the Goofs mangina was showing...and bleeding.

QU came right out in the overtime and punched Goldy right in the mouth and knocked the rodent out.   Good for the Bobcats.   Rand is an uptight a-hole but even those people need a slap on the back sometimes.   TOO BAD for goldy though...lol

[Cratter]

This game made my day.

[Dustin]

Is Q the team of the last decade?  Perhaps not (Duluth or Denver May have their cases), but they’re in the top 3, I’d say. Congrats to them for getting the monkey off their back. It’s always nice to see a first time champion. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

Maybe this isn't why I'm not a college hockey coach.... But after going up 2-0 I would've taken a timeout and broke a hockey stick over my erect dick and said you are x minutes away from a natty.... Go get it!

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Couldn't watch, was Cooley's penalty ill-advised or all in the game?

[brianvf]

2 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Couldn't watch, was Cooley's penalty ill-advised or all in the game?

He got tangled up with a QU player, then took it a bit too far.
The refs could have called them both, but the fact that Cooley's stick ended up around the QU players head/neck made it difficult to not call him.

[SiouxFanatic]

It was a good game. UND needs to get back there.

[Wilbur]

Apologists will forever bring that up, but watch the replay and Cooley takes it too far.  He could have gotten a holding for taking his free hand and grabbing QU player initially, but after that when they locked horns he got two shots in to the head of Q player.  Q player could have gotten a penalty too for holding the stick or roughing, but if Cooley is smart he doesn't even get involved in a meaningless play in the o zone with under five left.  

I'm shocked he didn't just kick his head back and lay on the ice, it worked earlier for Minnesota. 

[Blackheart]

59 minutes ago, Godsmack said:

What’s the over/under on @MafiaMan trolling GPL tonight??? 

Does he still have an active account?

[Blackheart]

56 minutes ago, Godsmack said:

Also, what’s the over/under on whether Gopher fans will whine about the age of the Quinnipiac players over on GPL?

It may ring a little hollow with their thirty (24 actually) year old goalie from Saskatchewan, CANADA!