A split against Miami is less than what I was hoping for.     Thought the team came out kinda flat saturday and had to play catch-up the rest of the game.  

I know this is going to be a very unpopular opinion, but why are people still so positive about Gabinet?    Think the verdict is still out on if he can ever be successful at UNO.  

St. Cloud very lucky to escape with 3 points against CC.  they were down 4-2 on saturday and were able to pull it out in OT.   I would not want to be the team to play CC in the first round of the NCHC.

Elsewhere:  Cornell with a very impressive beatdown against clarkson.

Quinnipiac with a clunker against brown

and Umass-Lowell keps it rolling with a big win against umass.   Lowell now just 2 points out from first place in hockey east.

I also laugh at UMTC that got pummeled by penn state.  wonder if bob motzko is wondering if all that cash is worth it to leave st. cloud.

No uno hockey this weekend but still plenty to discuss:

Not much clarity was gained this weekend with the teams in the middle of the pack in the NCHC.  Splits were the order of the day.  will UND make another late season run?  big split for them at western.  

DU gets a split at UMD with the help of devin Cooley.  Played very well on saturday and kept UMD off the scoresheet.

Elsewhere:  Congrats to arizona state that are now almost a guarantee lock to make the ncaa tournament with a sweep against AIC.

Ohio state gets swept by Minnesota in a bit of a surprise.   the big 10 and the ECAC are a jumbled mess.   Cornell also with a disappointing weekend with a tie against brown and a loss against yale.

Umass in great shape after their sweep against BC.  

Could see a lot of new teams in the ncaa tournament this year.   Been a down year for the traditional powers.

First off: Congrats to SCSU for winning the regular season title and a fancy penrose cup to go along with it.

Second:  big round of applause for the fans that braved the weather on Saturday to make it out.  there were about 100 people there all told.  all crazy.  The good news is I feel I'm close to finally getting my #blais hater shirt.  may have to start a go fund me and have some fans chip in!

UNO played pretty well saturday but they were outmatched and outgunned.   the talent gap is growing wider, and next year could be even uglier with the loss of our senior class.

Lots of splits again this weekend and positions 2-5 and 6-8 still up in the air.  UNO in a tough spot and may not be able to climb out of the cellar with DU rolling into town.   DU holding down the last home

playoff spot and would like nothing better than to solidify that spot.  CC is the dark horse in the playoff picture.  I said before but I would not want to face them in the first round

Elsewhere:  Providence with a huge win against umass.  Umass stilll in the drivers seat for the hockey east champ.  Could see a rematch down the road between those two

Northeastern keeps rolling with a sweep of UNH.  Umass-lowell with an uninspiring tie against merrimack.  

Cornell and Quinnipiac neck and neck down the stretch in the ECAC.  could have 4 ECAC teams make the tournament this year. 

Ohio state wins the big 10 however I just have this feeling that they are not going to make it to the championship game in the conference tournament.

Mankato Clinches the WCHA.  can they win a game in the NCAA's?  it remains to be seen if they are the real deal or a fraud.  right now, my guess is they get bounced in the tournament once again. 

 St. Cloud was impressive this weekend.  Only went Friday and UNO I thought played alright, gave up too many chances but we had many that probably didn't even end up with a shot on net but not far from clicking. 

We've said before that it'll "be interesting next year when the seniors leave" and then I feel like we're usually surprised.  It will still be interesting.  I like many of our freshman and sophomores but somebody will have to step, many more freshman next year. 

An example might be the Wild too, it was only one player but Koivu tore his ACL and meniscus and once he was out Joel Erikkson Ek was going to be taking on a bigger role.  He hadn't seemed to exhibit his first round talent for the years he's been with the Wild, going up and down between Minnesota and Iowa.  But since Koivu went down he's really elevated his game.  In his past 11 games he has 4 goals, about a 30 goal pace and it's like he has a different mentality out there, it's awesome.  The Wild analysts were saying that sometimes young guys will defer to older guys in many ways.  It seems hard to think how an older guy who's not on your line, therefore sitting on the bench on your shift, would affect your game but I could see how it could affect practice time and general attitude.  Maybe that happened with Olofsson too, seems as though he's really stepped up this year.

Quinn, I have to disagree on the progress comment. Since
break, the only ‘debacle’ we’ve seen was the beat down from UMD. Forget the scores, nothing has been easy for the competition, save SCSU. Given the beating they just gave WMU, that should clarify that result. For a team finding its way, absent of ‘stars’, I think they’ve come a long way this year. Though I may be alone in this, I am more optimistic about next year than most. Depending on the next two classes, I think Gabinet will make us all believers in 21/22.