Showing posts with label western michigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label western michigan. Show all posts
Friday, March 17, 2017

Saturday Hockey Notes and Thoughts: UMD Rides Defensive Improvement, Opportunism to Second Straight NCHC Title Game

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Not going to lie. UMD giving Western Michigan a five-on-three at the 2:24 mark of the first period seemed like a bad omen. In...

Game 37: Western Michigan vs UMD (NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinal)

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Greetings from Target Center and their giant new "Eat Your Heart Out, Craig Leipold" scoreboard. Gotta be quick o...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Bulldogs Guaranteed Two-Game Weekend for Final Time This Season, Facing Western Michigan at NCHC Frozen Faceoff

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Last year, this weekend brought a lot of pressure for the UMD men's hockey team. The Bulldogs knew they had to win at least once at last...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Monday Musings: UMD Rallies Late, Sweeps Miami, Advances to NCHC Frozen Faceoff

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UMD started strong in Saturday's Game 2 against Miami, and appeared poised to blow the RedHawks out of the building in the first period....
Monday, March 06, 2017

Monday Musings: Split With Western Michigan Sets UMD Up For Postseason

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Much better, more composed performance from UMD in Saturday's 6-3 win over Western Michigan in Kalamazoo. That they did it without big-m...
Saturday, March 04, 2017

Game 34: UMD at Western Michigan

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- It'll be interesting to see how UMD responds after Friday got out of control so quickly in the second period. Wester...
Friday, March 03, 2017

Saturday Hockey Notes and Thoughts: Western Michigan Ends UMD's Unbeaten Streak, NCHC Title Hopes

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- After a 7-4 UMD loss to Western Michigan Friday night, thoughts -- naturally -- turned to Mike Yeo. And, no, not because...

Game 33: UMD at Western Michigan

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Obviously, the odds are long, but UMD is here to take a swing at the Penrose Cup title. That's all you can do, right...
Thursday, March 02, 2017

Playoff-Type Hockey Awaits UMD as Playoffs Loom

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- What better way to prepare for the postseason if you're either of these teams? Since the calendar flipped to 2017,...
Monday, February 27, 2017

Monday Musings: Denver Sweep Likely Sends Penrose Cup to Pioneers

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Listen, I'm all about optimism. I'm not the guy who likes to throw buckets of cold water on things and such. No, really, I'm n...
Saturday, December 05, 2015

Game 15: Western Michigan at UMD

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After a 7-0 UMD win Friday night, this is going to be very interesting. Western Michigan just looked -- to steal Matt Wellens' word -- ...
Friday, December 04, 2015

Game 14: Western Michigan at UMD

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Here we go. UMD trying to run the unbeaten streak to four, Western Michigan looking to end a six-game slide. HUGE points this weekend as the...

Bulldogs Open Homestand With Slumping Broncos

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For the second straight time, UMD heads into a weekend series simply trying to keep a slumping team slumping. Two weeks ago, UMD got the j...
Monday, November 30, 2015

Monday Musings: Bulldogs Back to Work

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Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. It was another holiday weekend off for UMD, which regularly does not play that weekend. It's a goo...
Monday, March 09, 2015

Monday Musings: Bulldogs Struggle, Finish Fifth, Hit the Road Again

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Saturday was tough to watch. I know how much our seniors wanted one more go-round at home. It wasn't meant to be, and some of our guys...
Saturday, March 07, 2015

Game 36: UMD at Western Michigan

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- And we arrive at the end of one journey. Of course, it's just the first journey. There are more to come. On this...
Friday, March 06, 2015

Saturday Hockey Notes and Thoughts: UMD Survives Crazy Flurry, Stays Alive for Home Ice

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(UPDATED with full list of UMD scenarios and tiebreakers provided by the NCHC.) KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- After scoring just twice in a weekend ...

Game 35: UMD at Western Michigan

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- I'll just cut to the chase. Don't forget we're on 92.1 The Fan starting with this series. Network stations...
Thursday, March 05, 2015

NCHC Season Wraps Up With UMD Facing 'Skating Refrigerators'

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- When I tweeted the quote Wednesday, a UMD fan responded by asking if it was bulletin board material. I've listened...
Monday, January 19, 2015

Monday Musings: Bulldogs Struggle With Broncos, Settle For Single Point

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Not the best weekend for our favorite college hockey team. I knew it would be a struggle with a big, tough, and deceptively-skilled Western ...
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