Game Thread: #11 Notre Dame vs. Bowling Green

[JohnnySwoop '85]

Yes, despite the outcome it was still a very enjoyable time. Next visit, me and the lad might have to lace 'em up over on the Open Skate....errr, the ole Curling Rink.

We heard during the Reception over at Mileti that we kind of got "gooned" by the refs on Friday night. But this was ridiculous! Their was at least two penalties (high sticking and elbowing) in the 3rd that they didnt call on the storied Irish when their was only a 1 goal deficit.

[toddpav]

I've got plenty of pictures from Saturday's event and game. Just have to process them and get them posted.

[Redwingtom]

Yeah, the officiating was pretty bad but Notre Dame was clearly the superior team. Their speed advantage was noticeable and I think that caused a lot of the penalties.

That being said, we never gave up and capitalized on what few chances we had. The couple soft goals allowed by our goalie made it impossible for us to overcome.

Lastly, I don't know if it was just where I was sitting, but the PA system was absolutely horrible. Has it been that bad for awhile now? If I had been Canadian, I would have really been offended by the sound quality of that recorded anthem (I mean, can't the pep band learn that in an afternoon???). Thankfully, many were singing which made it bearable.

[MACMAN]

I would call all, or most of those goals soft, strictly from the stand point of the sustained zone pressure he was under all night, and when and how most were scored.
I do however feel this series and Eno's level of play night one did create an opportunity for Coach to potentially push him and see what Eno could come back with on night two. I feel that, that night one performance earned him the opportunity. Then if it went well see how he did in night one of the coming series and so on.

[jg4242]

That wasn't the usual a-band... it was volunteers from the marching band playing out of the marching band books, which do not have O Canada in them. Hence no O Canada. I'm not offering an opinion on the relative difficulty of prepping it, but merely offering an explanation for the greater good

As for the game, I thought we competed pretty well. The officiating was excruciatingly bad, but we can't use that as an excuse for letting in soft goals and putting ourselves in positions to draw those penalty calls. Notre Dame simply has more individual talent and speed than us, and I'm pretty excited to earn a split with them! One more win will tie our total wins from last season!!

[Redwingtom]

That wasn't the usual a-band... it was volunteers from the marching band playing out of the marching band books, which do not have O Canada in them. Hence no O Canada. I'm not offering an opinion on the relative difficulty of prepping it, but merely offering an explanation for the greater good

As for the game, I thought we competed pretty well. The officiating was excruciatingly bad, but we can't use that as an excuse for letting in soft goals and putting ourselves in positions to draw those penalty calls. Notre Dame simply has more individual talent and speed than us, and I'm pretty excited to earn a split with them! One more win will tie our total wins from last season!!

Totally understand. But where was the regular band?

[Redwingtom]

I would call all, or most of those goals soft, strictly from the stand point of the sustained zone pressure he was under all night, and when and how most were scored.
I do however feel this series and Eno's level of play night one did create an opportunity for Coach to potentially push him and see what Eno could come back with on night two. I feel that, that night one performance earned him the opportunity. Then if it went well see how he did in night one of the coming series and so on.

Yeah, I was really confused why Eno was not in the nets as well. I totally understand wanting to rotate the guys, but when it is a big night against a really good team and after what everyone says was an awesome performance...I think you go with the hot goalie.

[toddpav]

That wasn't the usual a-band... it was volunteers from the marching band playing out of the marching band books, which do not have O Canada in them. Hence no O Canada. I'm not offering an opinion on the relative difficulty of prepping it, but merely offering an explanation for the greater good

As for the game, I thought we competed pretty well. The officiating was excruciatingly bad, but we can't use that as an excuse for letting in soft goals and putting ourselves in positions to draw those penalty calls. Notre Dame simply has more individual talent and speed than us, and I'm pretty excited to earn a split with them! One more win will tie our total wins from last season!!

Totally understand. But where was the regular band?

I don't know, and usually, I don't comment on the band. However, Saturday was not great. When I heard the Alma Mater at the end of the game, it was so sloppy I cringed. It sounded like each row was one beat off the row in front of it. Bleh, it didn't make me happy.

[musicman2343]

That wasn't the usual a-band... it was volunteers from the marching band playing out of the marching band books, which do not have O Canada in them. Hence no O Canada. I'm not offering an opinion on the relative difficulty of prepping it, but merely offering an explanation for the greater good

As for the game, I thought we competed pretty well. The officiating was excruciatingly bad, but we can't use that as an excuse for letting in soft goals and putting ourselves in positions to draw those penalty calls. Notre Dame simply has more individual talent and speed than us, and I'm pretty excited to earn a split with them! One more win will tie our total wins from last season!!

Totally understand. But where was the regular band?

I don't know, and usually, I don't comment on the band. However, Saturday was not great. When I heard the Alma Mater at the end of the game, it was so sloppy I cringed. It sounded like each row was one beat off the row in front of it. Bleh, it didn't make me happy.

The a-band met for its first rehearsal last night. Because of the overlap of football and hockey/basketball, a-band gets formed as quickly as possible, but usually doesn't get started until mid to late November. Their first performance night is the doubleheader in basketball next week.
And I have to disagree on the Alma Mater. It was the new centennial arrangement and was performed well IMO.

Edit: For further clarification I wasn't in the band on Saturday, I was sitting across the arena so I heard it "from the outside." Some other songs didn't go ideally but the Alma Mater sounded fine.

[toddpav]

Oh, so its a new arrangement. Guess I don't like it then, because it didn't sound good to me. It wasn't all the arrangement, though. It was sloppy. That's neither here nor there, though.

[unfalconbelievable]

Redwingtom & MACMAN

I agree 100% with you in regards to the goalie situations. I wondered that leaving the rink on Friday night as amazing as Eno played would he get back-to back starts. Personally, I'm not a fan of the two goalie system similar to the two QB system in football. Two Goalies/Quartback systems basically means you don't have one good enough to be the go to guy and have to rely on two. A perfect weekend to try and give a guy an opportunity to win the job out-right.

[toddpav]

Redwingtom & MACMAN

I agree 100% with you in regards to the goalie situations. I wondered that leaving the rink on Friday night as amazing as Eno played would he get back-to back starts. Personally, I'm not a fan of the two goalie system similar to the two QB system in football. Two Goalies/Quartback systems basically means you don't have one good enough to be the go to guy and have to rely on two. A perfect weekend to try and give a guy an opportunity to win the job out-right.

I'm with you guys. I would like to see a clear number 1 and 2 goalie. I'm sure there will be questions about this tomorrow at the presser.

[MACMAN]

The reality we have right now is both are quite good. I think Eno really stepped his game and was hot, it would be nice to see how he maintains that level of competitiveness in a stretch, esp when you look at the over all shortness of the NCAA hockey season. If given a series off here or there there is no reason a goalie can not run the season.
Coach has his reasons, and for the goalies coming from AAA to JRs you see a lot of 2 goalie systems and that may serve as a recruitment tool as well..the you play at BGSU speech. It is what it is, no one agrees on everything.

[BGDrew]

We'll be rolling out a 2 goalie system probably for the rest of the year. The goalies like it, it's what the coach wants, and it's probably the the best tandem in the league.

It's one game people.

[MACMAN]

yep its a split we seemingly should not have been able to get based upon projections. IT was however an opurtunity to explore options, still with in the two goalie system, where by they alternate series not games, or to see how much one could do after that first mammoth effort. I dont think anyone's being overly critical, or down on the team, or upset we did not sweep the irish.
Just we had a totally goalie who was totally hot and well, its reasonable to question and discuses the opportunity to have let him go two in a row.