Dang! Hockey loses two to Lake Superior.....

[BGFan]

Man, can we just tie somebody once in a while, I'll take that even. Is Lake Superior that good? I mean we sweep OSU , figure out a way to beat #6 Michigan albeit at home but lose WMU , Ferris St. and get swept by Lake Superior. I'll guess I'm about to be told that we ran into a hot goalie again since we could even score more than 1 goal in the first game. Just when it looks like we've turned the corner we go back several steps. This up and down is just too much.

Not having seen the games this weekend (or this season for that matter) I just wanted to put a historical perspective on this post.

Falconboy: you seem very hung up on Ohio St. and Michigan vs. Lake Superior State. I also know that you're a football/basketball fan. My guess is that before you went to BG, you've never heard of LSSU. Obviously, you know who OSU and Mich. are.

In a historical sense, Michigan usually has one of the best hockey programs in the country (except in the 1980s). LSSU usually has very good to great hockey programs (except late 1990s to early 2000s). OSU typically has bad to horrendous hockey programs (except 1998 season, last season).

Michigan has more national championships than any other program in the country (nine). Next would be North Dakota and Denver, tied with seven (fwiw-- both are D-II schools with D-I hockey). LSSU has three national championships to its credit. Ohio State has zero. Not only that, but I can probably count the number of times that OSU has even made it to the NCAA tournament on one hand. I haven't looked it up, but I'm 95% certain that LSSU has made the NCAAs more than Ohio State has (bgbill might be able to help on this one).

There are 59 D-I hockey programs in the nation. Less than half can claim even one national championship in their past. Bowling Green is one of those that can. LSSU has done it multiple times. Northern Michigan has won one. Heck, even Michigan Tech got a couple a long time ago (check out their record over in the WCHA this year). Since the CCHA has been in existence, its teams have won seven national championships: BGSU's was the first. There was also one by NMU, three by LSSU and two by Michigan. Nothing by Ohio State.

Anyway... the entire point to the post is don't be all impressed by the name Ohio State, because in hockey, it means nothing at all. Nothing. Lake Superior State has garnered much more respect in hockey circles than Ohio State. LSSU has won more and done it in roughly the same amount of time. They've also sent more (and better quality) people to the NHL.

Useless trivia: LSSU has won 3 national titles in hockey. That's more than Michigan State (1), Ohio State (0) and Notre Dame (0) combined (big football schools, obviously). It's also more than some of the traditional hockey powerhouses of the east, such as Boston College (2), Cornell (2) and Maine (2).


Personal opinion: there is no shame in losing to Lake Superior State. There is plenty of shame in losing to teams like Ohio State and Notre Dame. Not because they have good football programs, but because their hockey teams blow. I respect LSSU. I respect NMU. I respect Miami. Heck, I even respect Alaska-Fairbanks. I have no respect at all for OSU or Notre Dame.

Edit: this is not in any way a slam on you, Falconboy. Just tossing my opinion out there and shedding a little historical perspective on each of the schools you mentioned.

I've tried to explain that to him in the past. He seemed to understand it at the time but, apparently, he has a short memory. He can't get a grasp around college hockey, has only seen a few periods of play because he comes in sometimes during the third period so he doesn't have to pay, and only comes in when there's a team that he recognizes. As a result it will take him at least 10 years to understand the game and be able to comment intelligently on it.

[Freddie]

All due respect to Macman, McConvey and others for having the patience to try and explain this to nimrods like falcongirlieboy and cowpiejoe...but you're wasting your effort. They don't want to learn, and any attempt to teach them makes about as much sence as packing an accordian for a scuba diving trip.

[Falconfreak90]

Just a wild guess on the 5:05 start. The hoops team plays OU at 2:00, so I think they were going for the double header option for fans. I am doing it.

Me too. I'll be selling 50/50 tix at the hoops game...then heading over to the IA to see BG win.

[Falconboy]

Man, can we just tie somebody once in a while, I'll take that even. Is Lake Superior that good? I mean we sweep OSU , figure out a way to beat #6 Michigan albeit at home but lose WMU , Ferris St. and get swept by Lake Superior. I'll guess I'm about to be told that we ran into a hot goalie again since we could even score more than 1 goal in the first game. Just when it looks like we've turned the corner we go back several steps. This up and down is just too much.

Not having seen the games this weekend (or this season for that matter) I just wanted to put a historical perspective on this post.

Falconboy: you seem very hung up on Ohio St. and Michigan vs. Lake Superior State. I also know that you're a football/basketball fan. My guess is that before you went to BG, you've never heard of LSSU. Obviously, you know who OSU and Mich. are.

In a historical sense, Michigan usually has one of the best hockey programs in the country (except in the 1980s). LSSU usually has very good to great hockey programs (except late 1990s to early 2000s). OSU typically has bad to horrendous hockey programs (except 1998 season, last season).

Michigan has more national championships than any other program in the country (nine). Next would be North Dakota and Denver, tied with seven (fwiw-- both are D-II schools with D-I hockey). LSSU has three national championships to its credit. Ohio State has zero. Not only that, but I can probably count the number of times that OSU has even made it to the NCAA tournament on one hand. I haven't looked it up, but I'm 95% certain that LSSU has made the NCAAs more than Ohio State has (bgbill might be able to help on this one).

There are 59 D-I hockey programs in the nation. Less than half can claim even one national championship in their past. Bowling Green is one of those that can. LSSU has done it multiple times. Northern Michigan has won one. Heck, even Michigan Tech got a couple a long time ago (check out their record over in the WCHA this year). Since the CCHA has been in existence, its teams have won seven national championships: BGSU's was the first. There was also one by NMU, three by LSSU and two by Michigan. Nothing by Ohio State.

Anyway... the entire point to the post is don't be all impressed by the name Ohio State, because in hockey, it means nothing at all. Nothing. Lake Superior State has garnered much more respect in hockey circles than Ohio State. LSSU has won more and done it in roughly the same amount of time. They've also sent more (and better quality) people to the NHL.

Useless trivia: LSSU has won 3 national titles in hockey. That's more than Michigan State (1), Ohio State (0) and Notre Dame (0) combined (big football schools, obviously). It's also more than some of the traditional hockey powerhouses of the east, such as Boston College (2), Cornell (2) and Maine (2).


Personal opinion: there is no shame in losing to Lake Superior State. There is plenty of shame in losing to teams like Ohio State and Notre Dame. Not because they have good football programs, but because their hockey teams blow. I respect LSSU. I respect NMU. I respect Miami. Heck, I even respect Alaska-Fairbanks. I have no respect at all for OSU or Notre Dame.

Edit: this is not in any way a slam on you, Falconboy. Just tossing my opinion out there and shedding a little historical perspective on each of the schools you mentioned.

I never said there was shame in losing to LSSU at all. I'm just frustrated with fact that we got blown away the first game, coudln't even make it close. I was hoping we coulda gotten a tie of one of the games cuz we get 1 pt for ties at least. I did know that LSSU was a pretty good team. From what I remember reading the Hockey Top 25 , I believe LSSU was like #19 or #23rd so they were a good team. Its just after seeing us go on that 6 game winning streak and then several losses that came after that , its been frustrating as all. I could probably see a hundred hockey games and probably never understand why teams can be so up and down. For you fans than can handle that I certainly applaud you.