Well, it has been some time since I have posted. Interestingly enough, it has been partially due to the fact that I have been outside running and biking in our wonderful spring weather. I have also been watching a lot of hockey. The Wild have been having trouble winning in the second half of the season, but the Golden Gophers have found a little life since their mid-season swoon.
This afternoon I was relegated to listening on the computer as the Gophers got a little revenge on North Dakota (sioux?). It reminds me of 2007 (???) when the Gophers beat UND in the final five and UND beat the Gophers in the NCAA regional final.
So in two weeks time the Gophers will be in Tampa for the Frozen Four.
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Hockey Weekend
This weekend was an excellent weekend for hockey lovers in Minnesota. For the fans of the NHL, the Wild put together a strong game on Saturday night to beat the Blues. For the true MN fan, the Wild come away with the win and Cloquet native Jamie Langenbrunner scored the lone St. Louis goal.
I happened to have tickets for the game and was impressed with the way the wild played. They had some good offensive pressure that produced some good chances. They did not score 5 goals like the other night against Vancouver, but they got enough to win. Harding also played well for the fourth straight game to preserve the one goal win.
Gophers Sweep!
On the college side of things, the Gopher men were entertaining the Sioux from North Dakota. Any time these two teams get together, things can get interesting. On friday night I only got to see the end of the game, but I did end up seeing both Gopher goals. On the first goal, the Gopher power play was able to move the puck around and take advantage of a UND player with a broken stick. Bjugstad took advantage of a 2 on 0 and put a nice shot into the upper left corner. The second goal was a good pass to break Serratore on a breakaway that he converted. Patterson took care of the rest for his fifth shutout of the year.
On Saturday night, I was at the wild game and was trying to stay up to date on the Gopher game through the wonders of a smartphone. When we got into the car to head home, the score was 2-1 UND with about 13 minutes remaining in the third. With less than a minute remaining in the game the Gophers put the stamp on a great weekend with the third goal of the game for them and a 3-2 win.
The Gopher women had a good weekend as they managed to sweep the UMD Bulldogs in Minneapolis. So, all in all a great MN hockey weekend.
I happened to have tickets for the game and was impressed with the way the wild played. They had some good offensive pressure that produced some good chances. They did not score 5 goals like the other night against Vancouver, but they got enough to win. Harding also played well for the fourth straight game to preserve the one goal win.
Gophers Sweep!
On the college side of things, the Gopher men were entertaining the Sioux from North Dakota. Any time these two teams get together, things can get interesting. On friday night I only got to see the end of the game, but I did end up seeing both Gopher goals. On the first goal, the Gopher power play was able to move the puck around and take advantage of a UND player with a broken stick. Bjugstad took advantage of a 2 on 0 and put a nice shot into the upper left corner. The second goal was a good pass to break Serratore on a breakaway that he converted. Patterson took care of the rest for his fifth shutout of the year.
On Saturday night, I was at the wild game and was trying to stay up to date on the Gopher game through the wonders of a smartphone. When we got into the car to head home, the score was 2-1 UND with about 13 minutes remaining in the third. With less than a minute remaining in the game the Gophers put the stamp on a great weekend with the third goal of the game for them and a 3-2 win.
The Gopher women had a good weekend as they managed to sweep the UMD Bulldogs in Minneapolis. So, all in all a great MN hockey weekend.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Sports Spectacular!
Baseball
Loved seeing the Cardinals pull off the World Series victory this year. I am a fan, and must say by mid June had already consigned myself to wait for next year as far as baseball was concerned. The Cardinals were suffering from injuries and not playing well coupled with Milwaukee playing wonderfully. The Twins, well they reverted back to the Twins of old and just could not win games no matter what they did. But then September came... The Cardinals did something amazing and somehow snuck into the playoffs. Then, they took out the World Series favorite from the NL Phillies... After a series of football like scores they dispatched Milwaukee too.
When it came to the World Series I will admit by then I was just happy to see them still playing. I figured they had a chance, but they would have to play very well and not make mistakes. Boy was I wrong. They kept on hitting, but they also made some wonderful mistakes. Watching game 6 was hard because I felt making mistakes to lose the World Series would be a lot harder to take than simply being outplayed. Then they managed an improbable series of comebacks to take the game. What an end to the season.
Hockey
Coming into the year I was not sure what to expect from my favorite team the Golden Gophers. They have struggled the last few years and had some younger players they would be counting on this year. I was pleased that I would be seeing them play early in the year here in Duluth so I could see for myself what they had to work with this year. I was both impressed and concerned. Some of the players really impressed me, specifically freshman Marshall and Rau. But the overall play on Saturday in Duluth was not very good. When they coupled that with a loss at home to a very poor Vermont squad, I was a little worried with a trip to Alaska Anchorage coming this weekend. The travel can sap any team, and Alaska plays well at home every year and looks decent this year.
Well, last night the Gophers knocked Alaska around for a 5-0 win. Another shutout for Patterson and another 5 goals for the Gopher offense. Lets see if they can get the sweep tonight. Those WCHA league points will be important come February and March.
Now if the Wild could just get going and string together a couple of regulation victories...
More trail running tomorrow, I will check in after the Lester Park run.
Loved seeing the Cardinals pull off the World Series victory this year. I am a fan, and must say by mid June had already consigned myself to wait for next year as far as baseball was concerned. The Cardinals were suffering from injuries and not playing well coupled with Milwaukee playing wonderfully. The Twins, well they reverted back to the Twins of old and just could not win games no matter what they did. But then September came... The Cardinals did something amazing and somehow snuck into the playoffs. Then, they took out the World Series favorite from the NL Phillies... After a series of football like scores they dispatched Milwaukee too.
When it came to the World Series I will admit by then I was just happy to see them still playing. I figured they had a chance, but they would have to play very well and not make mistakes. Boy was I wrong. They kept on hitting, but they also made some wonderful mistakes. Watching game 6 was hard because I felt making mistakes to lose the World Series would be a lot harder to take than simply being outplayed. Then they managed an improbable series of comebacks to take the game. What an end to the season.
Hockey
Coming into the year I was not sure what to expect from my favorite team the Golden Gophers. They have struggled the last few years and had some younger players they would be counting on this year. I was pleased that I would be seeing them play early in the year here in Duluth so I could see for myself what they had to work with this year. I was both impressed and concerned. Some of the players really impressed me, specifically freshman Marshall and Rau. But the overall play on Saturday in Duluth was not very good. When they coupled that with a loss at home to a very poor Vermont squad, I was a little worried with a trip to Alaska Anchorage coming this weekend. The travel can sap any team, and Alaska plays well at home every year and looks decent this year.
Well, last night the Gophers knocked Alaska around for a 5-0 win. Another shutout for Patterson and another 5 goals for the Gopher offense. Lets see if they can get the sweep tonight. Those WCHA league points will be important come February and March.
Now if the Wild could just get going and string together a couple of regulation victories...
More trail running tomorrow, I will check in after the Lester Park run.
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