College Hockey - 2011/2012

[cbrooks]

You don't think Rau's intent was to injure Jason Zucker?

[RumRiverRat]

You don't think Rau's intent was to injure Jason Zucker?

Did Zucker have a Pink Sweater on?

[cbrooks]

Should this hit be a game suspension?

[Bobby Bass]

No.

[cbrooks]

I see Matt Frattin in that last link I posted trying to knock Kevin wher's throw the plexiglass. His intent was to injure. I thought it was the right call. I think Rau had the same intention.IMO

If I'm wrong set me strait. maybe I'm seeing it wrong. I like the pyhiscal play. Its just different when your on the other end of the coin.

[Bryce]

You're thinking you can get a choker fan to admit their players don't skate around under halos? Good luck with that. If we were debating a Sioux hit, I'm sure a prison sentence would have been mentioned by some wise rodent faithful by now.

2 more for the Sioux is good enough for now. Peaking at the appropriate time again?

[Bear55]

You're thinking you can get a choker fan to admit their players don't skate around under halos? Good luck with that.

The number of Goph fans in denial are no greater or less than their sioux counterpars. Zucker probably asked Rau what kind of gloves he use, Rau gave him an up close look. Hit was clearly late and a head shot, punishment warranted.

[scsavre]

The game suspension was a joke. I would say the same thing if it was a hit against the gophs.

[yakfisher]

Right shoulda been 2 games.

[Quackaddict9]

Right shoulda been 2 games.

lol... IMO Rau's hit was late, arms up, almost looked like he intended to hurt Zucker and was a suspension necessary? I don't think so since other players from the league/all over the country have done dangerous hits or Ben Blood's punch at the handshake did not get suspended.

Gophers looked bad this weekend I thought, maybe the altitude got to them to finish the game off last night. I remember training and practicing out in Colorado Springs in 2007 at the OTC and the first two days were pretty brutal for me.

Around the league, Sounds like the Beavers played well this weekend...getting 4 points over CC! Sioux sweep as well.

[cbrooks]

Around the league, Sounds like the Beavers played well this weekend...getting 4 points over CC! Sioux sweep as well.

Sioux split with UMD but a sweep would have been great. It sounded like the game could have been blown wide open by Duluth after Blood's bone headed cfb penalty. The score ended up being 5-4. I'm happy with a split this weekend.

[Quackaddict9]

Oops, for some reason I thought I saw the scores of the UND game on uscho while I was checking it out and they already had the CC/BSU game scores.

[solbes]

Final 3 weekends for the Cup with 3 teams that could win it. I really thought it was Minnesota's to lose, but now it's up for grabs again. Final schedule for top 3 teams:

MN: Home vs BSU, @ Omaha, Home vs Bucky

UMD: @ Mankato, Home vs CC, @ St Cloud

DU: @ Wisconsin, Home vs UND, @ Omaha

It still appears that MN has the best chance, though this weekend vs the Beavers is not going to be easy. Anything can happen.

[Bear55]

It should be a fun stretch run, nice to at least be fighting for something this year. Although 4-6 in the last 10 don't look too promising.

[solbes]

Looking at the Rau hit and the Kristo hit. Looked pretty similar to me. Kristo's hit was closer to the puck but had more follow through. Rau was clearly late but had some pretty heavy follow through as well. The refs called it the same, but the league for some reason stepped in to suspend Rau for an extra game and did not for Kristo.

I think the game misconduct would have been enough. But if they are going to hand out suspensions as well, they should be consistent. This has been an issue for the NHL and now appears to be an issue for college as well.

[PierBridge]

Quote:

Peaking at the appropriate time again?

Let's hope so... I love it when the Sioux peak right up through the WCHA play-offs and then lay a there patented NCAA tourney Goose EGG "NADA" like they have for the past 13, 14 years now..

My how time fly's when you're having fun ..

Go Gophers!

[PierBridge]

Is the Rau hit out-there anywhere?

[cbrooks]

I posted a link at the top of page 24, its the first post on that page.

[scsavre]

Anytime you are hitting someone from behind its more dangerous and a dirtier hit. Raus type of hit happens all the time. I could find 5 hits by gophers this year that were worse. Penalyzed for a guy not protecting himself and laying down for 10 mins.

[Bryce]

My how time fly's when you're having fun ..

Gotta get there to win titles Pierre Hard concept to grasp I bet when ones team takes breaks of 3 decades.

[PierBridge]

First off it's Pier as in fishing Pier very American not Pierre, nothing to do with the French....

3 decades? That's 30 years?....LOL.

[Bear55]

Let's hope so... I love it when the Sioux peak right up through the WCHA play-offs and then lay a there patented NCAA tourney Goose EGG "NADA" like they have for the past 13, 14 years now..

So true.

Here is the Rau hit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaIgM-Guz_8

[Bear55]

]Anytime you are hitting someone from behind its more dangerous and a dirtier hit. Raus type of hit happens all the time. I could find 5 hits by gophers this year that were worse. Penalyzed for a guy not protecting himself and laying down for 10 mins.

They are cracking down on headshots, Rau got the gloves up and went for the head on a late hit and a charge. Easy call.

[scsavre]

Feet set once the puck is dumped. Follows through on check. Hand to the jaw,, maybe a little high. It would be commical if someone said these kids don't use their hands all to often. I still say. Harmless hit. Keep your head up if you'd had the puck. The hit doesn't look any later then any other follow through late hit. 2 min penalty for hitting to hard is my call on any team.

[scsavre]

What I've learned is your far better off punching people in hanshake lines, spearing guys, checking from behind and running goalies then you are checking a guy who should have his head up.