Sioux-Hockey-Fan Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 I would just like to give a big congrates to Jonathan Toews for being co-rookie of the Week. He is on one heck of a tear. Lets hope he keeps it up! Also I would like to congratulate Jordan Parise for being nominated for Defensive Player of the week. (which he was robbed of) heck... anyone posting back to back shut-outs should be an automatic pick! and lastly, congratulations are in order for Drew Stafford for being nominated for Offensive Player of the week. (I thought he was robbed too) 3 goals and 1 assist on the weekend with 2 of the goals being shortys! WTG guys. Keep it rollin' in the post-season Quote
brianvf Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 Which rookie did he share the honor with? Congrats to all 3, would have been sweet to see them sweep the awards! Quote
sprig Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 Which rookie did he share the honor with? Congrats to all 3, would have been sweet to see them sweep the awards! The article Shared with an unmentionable Gopher, although it's one that hasn't been flamed here recently. Quote
Runninwiththedogs Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 The article Shared with an unmentionable Gopher, although it's one that hasn't been flamed here recently. I didn't realize that missing on an empty net gets you Co-ROY, but at least it wasn't Kessel... who was held scoreless and shotless the whole weekend. Congratulations to Toews!!! Quote
AZSIOUX Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 I didn't realize that missing on an empty net gets you Co-ROY, but at least it wasn't Kessel... who was held scoreless and shotless the whole weekend. Congratulations to Toews!!! here we go again........... Quote
redwing77 Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 I'd like to say Congrats to Ryan Stoa and Jonathon Toews as being the only two winners of the award to have their names spelled correctly. Quote
Goon Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 I'd like to say Congrats to Ryan Stoa and Jonathon Toews as being the only two winners of the award to have their names spelled correctly. Thats two weeks in a row for Toews I believe. Quote
Sioux_Hab-it Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 Thats two weeks in a row for Toews I believe. It is and it could have easily been three in a row. He is showing everyone why he is the top prospect for the 2006 draft at the right time of the season. Quote
siouxnami Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 I believe that this would make Parise the first ever goaltender to have back to back shutouts and not win Defensive Player of the Week... Quote
Goon Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 It is and it could have easily been three in a row. He is showing everyone why he is the top prospect for the 2006 draft at the right time of the season. Kessel who? Quote
Goon Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 I believe that this would make Parise the first ever goaltender to have back to back shutouts and not win Defensive Player of the Week... Talk about being robbed. Quote
AZSIOUX Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 I believe that this would make Parise the first ever goaltender to have back to back shutouts and not win Defensive Player of the Week... damn east coast bais Quote
siouxperstar Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 I would just like to give a big congrates to Jonathan Toews for being co-rookie of the Week. He is on one heck of a tear. Lets hope he keeps it up! Also I would like to congratulate Jordan Parise for being nominated for Defensive Player of the week. (which he was robbed of) heck... anyone posting back to back shut-outs should be an automatic pick! and lastly, congratulations are in order for Drew Stafford for being nominated for Offensive Player of the week. (I thought he was robbed too) 3 goals and 1 assist on the weekend with 2 of the goals being shortys! WTG guys. Keep it rollin' in the post-season No kidding Stafford was robbed! He not only had 2 shorties, but a game winner & an assist as well--WTF?? A+3 in Fri.'s game & a +1 in Sat.'s. Quote
Diggler Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 I am rather dumbfounded that Parise didn't win the DPoTW. Sure Elliot(t) had a helluva weekend, but Jordy had two shutouts. How do you not give up a goal on the weekend and not end up the player of the week? Quote
dagies Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 If you compare what Stafford and Parise did to the guys who won in their cases, it's an awfully close call. If anything, they were more deserving than Toews to either win or share the award. Offensive Player Stastny 3-1-4 1 OT GWG and 1 other goal, 1 game tying goal in the next game, and 1 other assist in a win and a tie. Stafford 3-1-4 2 SH goals, 1 GWG, and 1 assist in 2 wins. One might argue that Stastny's goals were more important to his team pulling out the win and the tie. Defensive Player Elliot 1 goal on 65 shots in 2 wins. Parise 0 goals on 46 shots in 2 wins. One might argue that the quality of the competition for Elliot was a little higher than Parise. And Elliot faced almost 50% more shots. Rookie Stoa had 2 goals and 2 assists. Toews 1 goal and 3 assists. Quote
redwing77 Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 If you compare what Stafford and Parise did to the guys who won in their cases, it's an awfully close call. If anything, they were more deserving than Toews to either win or share the award. Offensive Player Stastny 3-1-4 1 OT GWG and 1 other goal, 1 game tying goal in the next game, and 1 other assist in a win and a tie. Stafford 3-1-4 2 SH goals, 1 GWG, and 1 assist in 2 wins. One might argue that Stastny's goals were more important to his team pulling out the win and the tie. Defensive Player Elliot 1 goal on 65 shots in 2 wins. Parise 0 goals on 46 shots in 2 wins. One might argue that the quality of the competition for Elliot was a little higher than Parise. And Elliot faced almost 50% more shots. Rookie Stoa had 2 goals and 2 assists. Toews 1 goal and 3 assists. I agree with the selections when it is put this way. Parise has been on fire (discounting the Saturday DU game) lately and I'm grateful for it. Awards are just things on paper people who sit behind desks give out to make themselves feel more a part of the game. Any athlete will tell you that a trophy/medal/win is more important. To beat this to death consider this: What would you rather have: WCHA POTW awards for a Sioux member in all three categories every week of the season for 2 straight years or at least 1 NC? I'll take the National CHampionship as a fan and I doubt the answer would be different than mine if you asked any member of the Sioux. Quote
siouxnami Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 Talk about being robbed. I hope he learned his lesson and plays better this weekend... Quote
redwing77 Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 It is because it was against Tech... While dagies' comparison flies, this one doesn't. After all, say that to Elliott about facing Tech. Heck tell that to ANY of Tech's opponents between the two UND meetings and they'll tell you a different story. Tech may be a bottom tier team, but they don't get shut out back to back that often. They are usually good for at least one goal. Quote
rushmore88 Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 While dagies' comparison flies, this one doesn't. After all, say that to Elliott about facing Tech. Heck tell that to ANY of Tech's opponents between the two UND meetings and they'll tell you a different story. Tech may be a bottom tier team, but they don't get shut out back to back that often. They are usually good for at least one goal. Tech rarely doesn't get zero points in a conference series very often either. If I remember correctly, it had been 11 consecutive series that Tech had earned at least 1 point... that's quite a statistic, especially considering they are one of the bottom-feeders in the best conference in college hockey. I suspect Parise lost the award since SCSU is a better team than MTU, even though St. Cloud's offense is terrible. Quote
siouxtatoo42 Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 Tech rarely doesn't get zero points in a conference series very often either. If I remember correctly, it had been 11 consecutive series that Tech had earned at least 1 point... that's quite a statistic, especially considering they are one of the bottom-feeders in the best conference in college hockey. I suspect Parise lost the award since SCSU is a better team than MTU, even though St. Cloud's offense is terrible. from what i have heard, read, seen, St Cloud outplayed the Badgers for most of the weekend, which can be seen in the 60+ saves that elliot had. Although 2 shutouts is very impressive in a series, the sioux outplayed the s&!t out of tech and 95% of the shots jordan faced weren't of the "great scoring chance" variety. Believe me, i'm not taking anything away from jordan, but there is a huge difference between what either goalie did and it sounds like elliot stole two wins from st clown, whereas jordan "just" held tech off the board Quote
siouxcaddy Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 While dagies' comparison flies, this one doesn't. After all, say that to Elliott about facing Tech. Heck tell that to ANY of Tech's opponents between the two UND meetings and they'll tell you a different story. Tech may be a bottom tier team, but they don't get shut out back to back that often. They are usually good for at least one goal. I realize that Tech isn't as bad as they have been over say the last 5 to 10 years or so, but there is still a stigma attached to them. The fact that you say they are "usually good for at least one goal" just confirms that. Back to Back shutouts vs Tech just doesn't turn many heads. Not as many as it would against other teams anyway. JMO Quote
brianvf Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 from what i have heard, read, seen, St Cloud outplayed the Badgers for most of the weekend, which can be seen in the 60+ saves that elliot had. I was at the Sat UW/SCSU game, and the Huskies definitely got the better of the chances. Elliott bailed them out a few times. Quote
Goon Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 No kidding Stafford was robbed! He not only had 2 shorties, but a game winner & an assist as well--WTF?? A+3 in Fri.'s game & a +1 in Sat.'s. Stafford leads the nation in short handed goals with 6, that is a pretty impressive stat since the record in the NHL is like 9 in a 82 game season I believe set by Bryan Roslton. Now I am not comparing college hockey to the NHL but 6 is impressive in a 20+ goal total in 36 games. Quote
DAR Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 Stafford leads the nation in short handed goals with 6, that is a pretty impressive stat since the record in the NHL is like 9 in a 82 game season I believe set by Bryan Roslton. Now I am not comparing college hockey to the NHL but 6 is impressive in a 20+ goal total in 36 games. Yeah that is an impressive stat. He and Zajac are a dangerous combo shorthanded. I hope Zajac can pick up his game now that it is playoff time. I think he has had a decent season and he has a lot of assists but his goals are down quite a bit. If he and Spirko can pick it up in the scoring column it will make the Sioux that much better. I think the other 4 guys on the top two lines (Stafford, Duncan, Oshie and Toews) are playing about as well as can be expected. There is room for improvement for Zajac and Spirko in the scoring department. I realize they may be playing well in other parts of the game but you need to score goals to win the game and both these players have the talent level to pick it up a notch or two. Quote
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