Showing posts with label Minnesota Duluth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minnesota Duluth. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Pics from the weekend

2 comments Posted by TigerPride at 8:53 PM

The series didn't play out too well but at least Missy J got some sweet pics! Check em out below, they pretty shweet!
note:the watermark is to associate the pics with the blog where they are posted, no I'm not stealing credit for Missy's pics :)

 

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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Tigers Pummeled

0 comments Posted by TigerPride at 11:06 AM

It was a bad weekend for the Tigers, gaining only 1 point and failing to "wake up" this season and get things into gear. Plenty of season left, lets hope the team can regroup over the Christmas break.

USCHO Recap

Second-period blitz by UMD dooms Tigers
CC loses on a Saturday for the first time this season
Athletic Media Relations
Stephen Schultz
12/6/2008 10:00:51 PM
So much for Colorado College’s Saturday-night magic.

CC ran out of tricks in its series finale against Minnesota Duluth, surrendering five second-period goals and dropping a 7-4 decision at the World Arena.

It was the first defeat this season on a Saturday for the Tigers, who fell to 9-5-4 overall and 6-4-2 in WCHA play.

They showed some spark early, holding leads of 2-0 and 3-2 before the roof caved in. Already playing without injured regulars Jake Gannon, Scott McCulloch and Tim Hall, they lost sophomore defenseman Ryan Lowery to a checking-from-behind major and game misconduct midway through the middle frame.

The Bulldogs capitalized on a 5-on-3 manpower advantage to tie the game just 20 seconds after the penalty, then struck twice more in the period – including a shorthanded tally that proved to be the game winner – to take command.

Stephen Schultz and Chad Rau factored in on three goals apiece for Colorado College, Schultz scoring twice while Rau and freshman defenseman Gabe Guentzel each added a red lighter.

Minnesota Duluth, which improved to 7-4-5 overall and 4-4-4 in league play, got a pair of tallies from Jordan Fulton and a goal and two assists by Justin Fontaine, the wingers on UMD’s second line. MacGregor Sharp scored the unassisted go-ahead goal at 16:28 of the second period and set up Nick Kemp’s shorthanded effort just 1:27 later.

Colorado College slipped from second to fourth place in the WCHA despite out-shooting the Bulldogs by a 43-30 margin. Richard Bachman was victimized for all five Duluth goals in the second period before giving way to Drew O’Connell for the final 20 minutes. Alex Stalock finished with 39 saves for the visitors.

 

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Saturday, December 6, 2008

Tiesville

0 comments Posted by TigerPride at 11:46 AM

CC opens weekend with a tie
Tigers and UMD battle to 1-1 deadlock
Athletic Media Relations

After four consecutive Friday-night defeats, maybe this was a baby step in the right direction for Colorado College.

The Tigers got 32 saves from Richard Bachman along with a goal by Matt Overman just 1:04 into their series opener with the University of Minnesota Duluth, but had to settle for a 1-1 tie at the World Arena that extended their winless streak on Fridays to seven weeks.

They came out like gangbusters, seizing the early lead when junior winger Overman beat Bulldogs goaltender Alex Stalock with a backhand from the slot before most of the crowd had settled into their seats. Sophomore defenseman Ryan Lowery and junior center Andreas Vlassopoulos assisted on the tally.

But, after that, Stalock was unbeatable. He made seven of his 28 saves in overtime, including a pair on Vlassopoulos from point-blank range in the final 15 seconds. Bachman may have made the stop of the game with 40.4 seconds left, however, keeping the contest even with some slick glove work on a quick wrister by UMD’s Drew Akins.

Bachman, who blanked Duluth in three of four meetings last season, saw his shutout streak against the Bulldogs end at 233 minutes and 47 seconds when Josh Meyers scored during a power play at 16:01 of the second period.

With the point, CC pulled to within one of idle Minnesota and first place in the WCHA standings. The Tigers, 9-4-4 overall and 6-3-2 in league play, head into Saturday’s rematch tied with Wisconsin for second place. Minnesota Duluth, 6-4-5 overall and 3-4-4 in the WCHA, is tied for sixth.

 

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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Lofty Expectations Set for Tigers

0 comments Posted by TigerPride at 12:07 AM

From WCHA.com

Colorado College Picked to Repeat as WCHA Champions
in 2008-09 in Annual Grand Forks Herald WCHA Coaches' Poll
by Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald

Oct. 1, 2008

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The opinions of Western Collegiate Hockey Association coaches varied greatly when it came to picking a preseason rookie of the year and a preseason player of the year. There's one thing the coaches can pretty much agree on, though: Colorado College is still the team to beat.

The defending MacNaughton Cup champion Tigers received eight first-place votes and are picked to finish first in the 38th annual Grand Forks Herald WCHA preseason Coaches' Poll. UND received two first-places and is projected to finish second, followed by Denver. Minnesota and Wisconsin are tied for fourth.

"I think a lot of it is based on last year," Colorado College coach Scott Owens said. "I think the strength for us is going to be in our quality depth at forward. We also have five of the six guys who played regularly for us on defense back and all three goalies.

"I think everyone is excited to get back at it. It's an older team with good leadership."

The bottom five projected teams, in order, are St. Cloud State, Minnesota State, Mankato, Minnesota Duluth, Michigan Tech and Alaska Anchorage.

"I think CC is an improved team from last year, and they were a great team last year," UND coach Dave Hakstol said. "I think every team in the league can say they've found ways improve. What a heck of a league we have."

What perhaps best demonstrates the league's outstanding talent level this year is the coaches' votes for player of the year and rookie of the year.

UND's Ryan Duncan has a Hobey Baker Memorial Award sitting in his attic, but he didn't receive a single vote for preseason player of the year. Denver's Joe Colborne was the Canadian Junior A Player of the Year and the highest-drafted freshman in the country (first round, 16th overall), but he didn't receive a single vote for preseason rookie of the year.

Those honors went elsewhere.

Colorado College sophomore goaltender Richard Bachman is the preseason player of the year, getting three votes. St. Cloud State forward Ryan Lasch got two, as did Minnesota Duluth goalie Alex Stalock and Denver forward Tyler Bozak. CC's Chad Rau got one vote.

North Dakota's Jason Gregoire and Minnesota Duluth's Jack Connolly are the co-preseason rookies of the year. Both players received three votes, while Minnesota rookies Aaron Ness and Jordan Schroeder each got two.

 

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