WMU

[DustinXtreme]

What a game! crowd was great. Refs were blind for the most part of the game. Two of our players got thrown out but none of wmu players did. We kicked their ass tonight. 5 against 3 and still won. The crowd was rockin tonight! I had fun tonight. Now to kick wmu's ass tomorrow!

[bgsufalcon24]

By the way, does anybody remember what happened at the Ice Arena 5 years ago today?

If you answered a Falcon Hockey victory, you would be correct.

But then again, it was much more than that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtBGMKZgNVE

Will never forget that night, and it seems as though this night was just as spectacular.

[Falcon Fanatic]

8 minutes left in the 3rd period told the story of the night.

A 5 -3 for over 3:40, then a 5 - 4 for another mintue+

Effort, determination, think the word grit has used earlier. Call it what you may, that was an incredible power-play kill. That second five minute penatly, many of us were thinking just get us to overtime, or if we can get aleast one point out of the night. To kill that off was amazing. And yes, if you were there the crowd was up and on their feet nearly every save and clear of the puck. Crowd had an impact tonight and as they keep winning other teams won't want to come into our barn, and once again BG with actually have a home ice advantage.

Keep it up boys!

Relentless!! Bergeron has used that word before and I think it describes what we saw tonight! And two other phrases come to mind, too!

Never Give Up!
Never Surrender!

GO FALCONS!!
BEAT THE BRONCOS.......AGAIN!!!!

[jpfalcon09]

The second call on Peltoma tonight was garbage. The Bronco player took a huge dive. Officials were terrible and let the game get out of hand, but BG kept their composure and came away with an inspiring win. The PK in the 3rd might have been the best penalty killing in that situation I've seen in while a long time, Broncos never even really got a quality scoring chance. Crowd was great tonight and the emotion Bergeron showed after the game was beyond awesome. It's very plain this team finally believes in themselves and they can matchup with anyone in college hockey right now.

The tradition is coming back, and I encourage anyone who hasn't been to a game lately to make sure to catch one, this team is getting special.

[pdt1081]

The second call on Peltoma tonight was garbage. The Bronco player took a huge dive. Officials were terrible and let the game get out of hand, but BG kept their composure and came away with an inspiring win. The PK in the 3rd might have been the best penalty killing in that situation I've seen in while a long time, Broncos never even really got a quality scoring chance. Crowd was great tonight and the emotion Bergeron showed after the game was beyond awesome. It's very plain this team finally believes in themselves and they can matchup with anyone in college hockey right now.

The tradition is coming back, and I encourage anyone who hasn't been to a game lately to make sure to catch one, this team is getting special.

BG was 100% on the powerplay tonight

Western was falling all over themselves in our end during the third period trying to draw a penalty. They were falling with NOBODY within 5 feet of them. It was sad to watch.

And I believe it will be the same offciating crew tomorrow night. But experience tells me the calls will be a lot different. This is college hockey and there's just no room for consistency when it comes to officiating.

[toddpav]

The second call on Peltoma tonight was garbage. The Bronco player took a huge dive. Officials were terrible and let the game get out of hand, but BG kept their composure and came away with an inspiring win. The PK in the 3rd might have been the best penalty killing in that situation I've seen in while a long time, Broncos never even really got a quality scoring chance. Crowd was great tonight and the emotion Bergeron showed after the game was beyond awesome. It's very plain this team finally believes in themselves and they can matchup with anyone in college hockey right now.

The tradition is coming back, and I encourage anyone who hasn't been to a game lately to make sure to catch one, this team is getting special.

You know what, I have to disagree. Wholeheartedly, actually. That player didn't take a dive, not at all.

Peltoma at least tried to check up... the call was good. It should have been a two minute minor for checking from behind or boarding, but a call still should have been made.

And the same with the first checking from behind call. I was totally disappointed with our student section yelling bullshit, bullshit, bullshit... when these hits were clearly from behind. Bottom line is that our team can't put themselves into positions to lose the games on questionable penalties. Clean up your play.... don't hit from behind, don't take stupid penalties, etc.

Both players that were ejected tonight had reason to be ejected. The refs let a LOT of things go tonight... contact to the head, extracuriculars after the whistle, etc. That still doesn't give us free reign to be the bash brothers. We're better than that. Peltoma, I think, knows that, as I saw his hit as unintentional.

[pdt1081]

You know what, I have to disagree. Wholeheartedly, actually. That player didn't take a dive, not at all.

Peltoma at least tried to check up... the call was good. It should have been a two minute minor for checking from behind or boarding, but a call still should have been made.

And the same with the first checking from behind call. I was totally disappointed with our student section yelling bullshit, bullshit, bullshit... when these hits were clearly from behind. Bottom line is that our team can't put themselves into positions to lose the games on questionable penalties. Clean up your play.... don't hit from behind, don't take stupid penalties, etc.

Both players that were ejected tonight had reason to be ejected. The refs let a LOT of things go tonight... contact to the head, extracuriculars after the whistle, etc. That still doesn't give us free reign to be the bash brothers. We're better than that. Peltoma, I think, knows that, as I saw his hit as unintentional.

IF the game had been called tighter, I could see Peltoma possibly getting the 5. POSSIBLY. He lined the guy up and he turned as Peltoma got to him. Tate's hit wasn't that bad. He came from the side and hit more glass than he did player. Carpenter took a very similar hit in the corner where I stand during the penalty kill. Except Carpenter's head actually bounced off the glass. Both refs had great views.

With the crap that was let go all night long, to call both of those plays as 5 minute majors was ridiculous. This supposed crackdown on "contact to the head" is a joke. Almost every Western check last night was directed towards the head. Berkle took at least three before I stopped counting. The crackdown is nothing more than a feel good for the rule makers. It's not enforced. If it was enforced like it should be, Trouba would have been ejected from the game last Tuesday, and would be sitting out this weekend as well.

There's no quit in our guys. They don't go down. There have been many instances this season where they could have laid on the ice after a hit and tried to draw a penalty. But they get hit, bounce up, and try to rejoin the play or make it to the bench. They should be commended for this. I absolutely hate seeing players need "attention" on the ice while drawing a penalty, and then being able to join the powerplay within 30 seconds. There was a sign that used to hang in the training room, don't know if it's still there. "Are you hurt, or are you injured?"

[BG84]

OMG! It's unbelievable! I believe it!

Grit. Determination. Relentlessness. Awsome.

Speaking of superstition, maybe a key to victory is taking a major penalty and killing it...

[rood]

It's unbelievable! I believe it!

I'll take Oxymorons for 200, Alex.

[unfalconbelievable]

That's UNFALCONBELIEVABLE to you ................

[Falcon Hockey Fan]

The Bleacher Creatures are doing everything we can to keep the crowds just as loud as they have been tonight and against Notre Dame. The arena is changing, the fans are changing, the team is changing. We are starting to become something that every student, every alumni, the coaches, the players themselves, and everyone else who hears the words "Falcon Hockey" can be proud of. Tradition is coming back. Not only because of the Bleacher Creatures, but because of every fan who had thrown there support behind the team, during the wins, the losses, and through everything. Can't even express how happy I am for this team and our hockey program. It is becoming great again, and I'm so glad that I can be a part of it.

[BGFalconfromCincy]

The PK in the 3rd might have been the best penalty killing in that situation I've seen in while a long time, Broncos never even really got a quality scoring chance.

The PK was amazing, easily the most amazing PK I've ever witnessed at a hockey game. Probably the most nervous I've felt at a hockey game in a long time, and it was an amazing feeling in the arena once it was killed off.

On the WMU side did anyone else feel like their players got picky during the PP time. I felt like at times they made one too many passes and that they were taking their time because they thought they could score at any time.

[pdt1081]

The PK in the 3rd might have been the best penalty killing in that situation I've seen in while a long time, Broncos never even really got a quality scoring chance.

The PK was amazing, easily the most amazing PK I've ever witnessed at a hockey game. Probably the most nervous I've felt at a hockey game in a long time, and it was an amazing feeling in the arena once it was killed off.

On the WMU side did anyone else feel like their players got picky during the PP time. I felt like at times they made one too many passes and that they were taking their time because they thought they could score at any time.

I thought they looked panicked. They started out looking kinda cocky then that eroded rather quickly. That was a great effort by our guys. The absolute best our penalty kill has looked in a long time.

[bgpuckster]

This was a great win against a very good team. WMU plays a puck possession game and they held the puck and the play in our end for quite some time. Give credit to our players for working their tails off to be in the right positions to defend, especially after having played Tuesday night. Coach Bergeron has them playing at a high level and has changed the mentality of the team. Each of the two games this week they were down 1-0 but kept fighting and won both.

As for the officiating, it was the first time all season they let the teams play, up until the third period. I didn't see the first 5 minute penalty, but clearly saw the second. Peltoma pulled up on the hit but the WMU player had his head down so it looked bad, and would have been very bad had Peltoma cranked him. I think a two minute penalty would have been more appropriate. I know the coaching staff was very upset with the five and a game call and they had a good view of it as well. Either way, to pull off a PK like that toward the end of the game was unbelievable. This team has a chance to create another great finish to the season. I also can't wait until Freibergs can join the lineup and see what he brings to the team.

[Falcon Fanatic]

On the WMU side did anyone else feel like their players got picky during the PP time. I felt like at times they made one too many passes and that they were taking their time because they thought they could score at any time.

That's what happens when a team gets rattled. They're gripping their sticks too hard, looking for the perfect pass, desparate to NOT let the 5:3 opportunity go unchallenged! This something we used to do all the time...and the reason we didn't get many PP goals. The boys had the Broncos back on their heels. With each clearing pass, the Broncos got more and more frustrated, just as our confidence grew and grew. You could see it in them. They fed off of each puck they sent out of the zone along with the PHENOMENAL crowd noise!!

TRULY felt like the good old days of Falcon Hockey!! Loud and Proud!!!

BEAT WESTERN.....AGAIN!!!!