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Since I've had trouble finding the time to write comprehensive blogs that you all demand, and quite frankly deserve, as often as I'd like to during my travels, I've decided to produce these mini-videos, which I'm sure you've seen by now, called Thought of the Day. My intention is not to do one of these EVERY day, but more often than not, you'll find a new one.
Some of you have asked if this will replace Julie Loves Hockey and the answer is no. There's a lot of equipment needed to tape JLH because it's done on a green screen and I just can't bring all of that on the road with me which means I've only been able to do one or two a month. So think of these videos as a supplement!
Meanwhile, I am in Denver this weekend to see the #2 North Dakota Fighting Sioux take on the #3 Denver Pioneers and they did not disappoint.
Friday night's game ended in a 1-0 decision in favor of the Pioneers in a goaltenders duel as Marc Cheverie (FLA) returned from his injury and played like he never missed a minute earning the shutout. While I like to give a lot of credit to the goaltenders who each faced 34 shots in the contest and made some huge saves along the way, there were also plenty of missed opportunities where players had the goalies beat, but couldn't bury it.
The best missed opportunity came in the second period when Joe Colborne (BOS) missed on a wide open backdoor play. I asked him about it after the game and he was more than a little mad at himself for missing that shot and admitted that winning the game eased the sting of not burying that chance and said he'd have to do a better job of capitalizing on those chances in the future.
He did just that last night as he earned two goals and an assist as Denver swept the weekend series with a 3-2 victory. With emotions boiling over and more than a few scrums where players paired up - no punches thrown, but a whole lot of yapping and pushing and shoving - on Friday night, the refs called a MUCH tighter game on Saturday and called just about every infraction they could find, which led to a battle of special teams almost to the point of ridiculousness as 20 penalties were called resulting in 18 power plays - 7 for North Dakota, 11 for Denver. It's no wonder that all five goals were scored with the man advantage.
There was also an abundance of blocked shots in Saturday's game with so much time spent on the PK for both teams. I asked Marc Cheverie about it and he said, "It's great to see because I know it doesn't feel good and I also know they don't have as much padding as I do. So it's motivating to see guys sacrificing the body like that and makes you want to save anything that gets through that much more."
In all it was a great weekend of college hockey and I hope you were all able to watch, DVR or catch on a reply Friday night's game. Their rematch in Grand Forks in January should be a doozie!
Since you guys always like to know about the prospects and who played well...here you go:
Joe Colborne - Boston - I like what he brings to the ice in so many ways. He is still dealing with a broken index finger (more like a split finger as the break is vertical rather than horizontal) suffered a few weeks ago in the OSU series which might attribute to his somewhat slow start to the season. He's been playing with a soft splint and recently had the pin removed and the good news is that he's making progress every week. He's still a huge presence around the net (6'5'', 210), doesn't get knocked off the puck, has great hands and great vision. He's not quite NHL ready, but he's getting there!
Drew Shore - Florida - The dude is a pylon! If you try and hit him, good luck with that because you're usually the one on your butt wondering what just happened. He's obviously a very physical player in the corners as he should be at 6'2'', 190, but he's also very dominate in the crease. I only wish he'd react a bit quicker and shoot a lot more.
Patrick Wiercioch - Ottawa - Coming off a knee injury, he was supposed to play just in special teams situations, but given all the penalties, he was on the ice more than expected on Saturday. He's got an absolute bomb from the point and a huge physical presence on the blueline and a loooong reach. He'll be a player someday - no question.
Danny Kristo - Montreal - I love watching this guy play!! He's a fantastic skater - speedy, turns on a dime - is super creative with the puck and has no problem mucking it up along the boards. He reacts quickly and is so smart with his decisions. He will definitely be making another appearance at the WJCs this year.
Speaking of prospects...Two weeks ago I told you about Tommy Wingels (SJS) from Miami and how great I thought he was. Here's a video clip of a shorthanded goal he scored this weekend against Western Michigan.
There's no audio so here's what happened: He pinches into the corner to push the puck outside, pressures the player at the point, poke checks the puck, manages to strip the defender of it in the neutral zone, uses his body to protect the puck from the second defender, takes the backhanded shot and gets his own rebound for the goal. Great play that was all him.
Check out this weeks episode of the College Hockey Spotlight on Tuesday to hear more about what happened this weekend and what it means in the polls as well as a look at the conference standings and national scoring leaders.
Here's a link to last week's episode featuring an interview with Brett Hextall from the University of North Dakota in case you missed it...
And, as always you can subscribe to it on iTunes if you are so inclined.
That's all for today...
Talk soon!
Julie
JulieLovesHockey@gmail.com
Some of you have asked if this will replace Julie Loves Hockey and the answer is no. There's a lot of equipment needed to tape JLH because it's done on a green screen and I just can't bring all of that on the road with me which means I've only been able to do one or two a month. So think of these videos as a supplement!
Meanwhile, I am in Denver this weekend to see the #2 North Dakota Fighting Sioux take on the #3 Denver Pioneers and they did not disappoint.
Friday night's game ended in a 1-0 decision in favor of the Pioneers in a goaltenders duel as Marc Cheverie (FLA) returned from his injury and played like he never missed a minute earning the shutout. While I like to give a lot of credit to the goaltenders who each faced 34 shots in the contest and made some huge saves along the way, there were also plenty of missed opportunities where players had the goalies beat, but couldn't bury it.
The best missed opportunity came in the second period when Joe Colborne (BOS) missed on a wide open backdoor play. I asked him about it after the game and he was more than a little mad at himself for missing that shot and admitted that winning the game eased the sting of not burying that chance and said he'd have to do a better job of capitalizing on those chances in the future.
He did just that last night as he earned two goals and an assist as Denver swept the weekend series with a 3-2 victory. With emotions boiling over and more than a few scrums where players paired up - no punches thrown, but a whole lot of yapping and pushing and shoving - on Friday night, the refs called a MUCH tighter game on Saturday and called just about every infraction they could find, which led to a battle of special teams almost to the point of ridiculousness as 20 penalties were called resulting in 18 power plays - 7 for North Dakota, 11 for Denver. It's no wonder that all five goals were scored with the man advantage.
There was also an abundance of blocked shots in Saturday's game with so much time spent on the PK for both teams. I asked Marc Cheverie about it and he said, "It's great to see because I know it doesn't feel good and I also know they don't have as much padding as I do. So it's motivating to see guys sacrificing the body like that and makes you want to save anything that gets through that much more."
In all it was a great weekend of college hockey and I hope you were all able to watch, DVR or catch on a reply Friday night's game. Their rematch in Grand Forks in January should be a doozie!
Since you guys always like to know about the prospects and who played well...here you go:
Joe Colborne - Boston - I like what he brings to the ice in so many ways. He is still dealing with a broken index finger (more like a split finger as the break is vertical rather than horizontal) suffered a few weeks ago in the OSU series which might attribute to his somewhat slow start to the season. He's been playing with a soft splint and recently had the pin removed and the good news is that he's making progress every week. He's still a huge presence around the net (6'5'', 210), doesn't get knocked off the puck, has great hands and great vision. He's not quite NHL ready, but he's getting there!
Drew Shore - Florida - The dude is a pylon! If you try and hit him, good luck with that because you're usually the one on your butt wondering what just happened. He's obviously a very physical player in the corners as he should be at 6'2'', 190, but he's also very dominate in the crease. I only wish he'd react a bit quicker and shoot a lot more.
Patrick Wiercioch - Ottawa - Coming off a knee injury, he was supposed to play just in special teams situations, but given all the penalties, he was on the ice more than expected on Saturday. He's got an absolute bomb from the point and a huge physical presence on the blueline and a loooong reach. He'll be a player someday - no question.
Danny Kristo - Montreal - I love watching this guy play!! He's a fantastic skater - speedy, turns on a dime - is super creative with the puck and has no problem mucking it up along the boards. He reacts quickly and is so smart with his decisions. He will definitely be making another appearance at the WJCs this year.
Speaking of prospects...Two weeks ago I told you about Tommy Wingels (SJS) from Miami and how great I thought he was. Here's a video clip of a shorthanded goal he scored this weekend against Western Michigan.
There's no audio so here's what happened: He pinches into the corner to push the puck outside, pressures the player at the point, poke checks the puck, manages to strip the defender of it in the neutral zone, uses his body to protect the puck from the second defender, takes the backhanded shot and gets his own rebound for the goal. Great play that was all him.
Check out this weeks episode of the College Hockey Spotlight on Tuesday to hear more about what happened this weekend and what it means in the polls as well as a look at the conference standings and national scoring leaders.
Here's a link to last week's episode featuring an interview with Brett Hextall from the University of North Dakota in case you missed it...
And, as always you can subscribe to it on iTunes if you are so inclined.
That's all for today...
Talk soon!
Julie
JulieLovesHockey@gmail.com
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