2021-2022 Season

[pdt1081]

We'll need an updated Olympians display in the Slate. Congrats Ralfs Freibergs.

He's not already on there? He went to Sochi? when he was at BGSU.

[BillyLP]

We'll need an updated Olympians display in the Slate. Congrats Ralfs Freibergs.

That's awesome! Really liked watching him play. He had a great second year here.

[Flipper]

The Mark Wells bobblehead for Olympic Night looks more like Dorothy Hamill

[jpfalcon09]

The Mark Wells bobblehead for Olympic Night looks more like Dorothy Hamill

Hockey budget isn't big enough to allow for accurate depictions of former greats.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

Cue the Tech Nation meltdown in 3…2…1…….

[TommyG]

BG has played 13 games against teams in the top 30 of the rpi (out of 59 teams)

Overall record: 2-10-1

Bemidji (27) 2W - 2L
Mankato (2) 0W - 4L
NMU (26) 0W - 1L - 1T
Ohio State (11) 0W - 2L
Providence (16) 0W - 1L

I mean BG probably wins 8 more of those if it wasn’t for the refs.

[mbenecke]

BG has played 13 games against teams in the top 30 of the rpi (out of 59 teams)

Overall record: 2-10-1

Bemidji (27) 2W - 2L
Mankato (2) 0W - 4L
NMU (26) 0W - 1L - 1T
Ohio State (11) 0W - 2L
Providence (16) 0W - 1L

I mean BG probably wins 8 more of those if it wasn’t for the refs.

I don’t think anyone means that when they complain about the league’s officiating. And I think you know that.

It’s just frustrating when it’s so inconsistent game to game, so you never really know how to play. I’m sure the players are fed up with it, we know the coaches certainly are.

I think it’s more than fair to ask for more transparency and accountability from the officials in this conference.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

BG has played 13 games against teams in the top 30 of the rpi (out of 59 teams)

Overall record: 2-10-1

Bemidji (27) 2W - 2L
Mankato (2) 0W - 4L
NMU (26) 0W - 1L - 1T
Ohio State (11) 0W - 2L
Providence (16) 0W - 1L

I mean BG probably wins 8 more of those if it wasn’t for the refs.

I don’t think anyone means that when they complain about the league’s officiating. And I think you know that.

It’s just frustrating when it’s so inconsistent game to game, so you never really know how to play. I’m sure the players are fed up with it, we know the coaches certainly are.

I think it’s more than fair to ask for more transparency and accountability from the officials in this conference.

He knows. He just can’t stop being a troll. Back on block he goes.

[mbenecke]

BG has played 13 games against teams in the top 30 of the rpi (out of 59 teams)

Overall record: 2-10-1

Bemidji (27) 2W - 2L
Mankato (2) 0W - 4L
NMU (26) 0W - 1L - 1T
Ohio State (11) 0W - 2L
Providence (16) 0W - 1L

I mean BG probably wins 8 more of those if it wasn’t for the refs.

I don’t think anyone means that when they complain about the league’s officiating. And I think you know that.

It’s just frustrating when it’s so inconsistent game to game, so you never really know how to play. I’m sure the players are fed up with it, we know the coaches certainly are.

I think it’s more than fair to ask for more transparency and accountability from the officials in this conference.

He knows. He just can’t stop being a troll. Back on block he goes.

I know, I know. Don't feed the trolls. TommyG had been acting so good (by his standards) for the better part of a year now. Disappointing.

[TommyG]

Obviously the ref remarks were sarcastic….I understand complaining about the refs is a natural thing to do, but some fans act like the refs are a bigger issue than the teams inability to score against decent teams or the terrible transition opportunities given up. Block me if you must.

I did think it was not surprising that the winning % against good opponents was less than .200. If BG was in the NCHC they’d be battling it out with Bergeron for last place.

[mbenecke]

Obviously the ref remarks were sarcastic….I understand complaining about the refs is a natural thing to do, but some fans act like the refs are a bigger issue than the teams inability to score against decent teams or the terrible transition opportunities given up. Block me if you must.

I did think it was not surprising that the winning % against good opponents was less than .200. If BG was in the NCHC they’d be battling it out with Bergeron for last place.

I hope you don’t think I feel like the officiating is a bigger issue. Obviously, our skill isn’t good enough to compete at the top of this league. Maybe it develops because we are indeed a young team, but to keep saying that over and over again feels redundant. We can all see that a lot of our guys have one move and then they shoot it right in the goalie’s gut for no damage. It’s frustrating, but I don’t know what will change that besides either developing those guys or recruiting more talented players. Either way, that’s not a quick fix.

Bitching about refs is fun. It unites us as sports fans. Lol. And I think pointing it out as a legitimate issue has some merit.

[BG84]

We can all see that a lot of our guys have one move and then they shoot it right in the goalie’s gut for no damage. It’s frustrating, but I don’t know what will change that besides either developing those guys or recruiting more talented players. Either way, that’s not a quick fix.

In the gut or trying to go through four players from the blue line. I know a few of those shots go in, but they seem futile, especially when the other team emphasizes blocking shots. (Some of the gut shots could be intended to get a stoppage.) Yes, let's have some shooters, please. And a sniper. Burke has 14 goals, but it doesn't seem like it. One one else has more then 9.

[jpfalcon09]

Obviously the ref remarks were sarcastic….I understand complaining about the refs is a natural thing to do, but some fans act like the refs are a bigger issue than the teams inability to score against decent teams or the terrible transition opportunities given up. Block me if you must.

I did think it was not surprising that the winning % against good opponents was less than .200. If BG was in the NCHC they’d be battling it out with Bergeron for last place.

I hope you don’t think I feel like the officiating is a bigger issue. Obviously, our skill isn’t good enough to compete at the top of this league. Maybe it develops because we are indeed a young team, but to keep saying that over and over again feels redundant. We can all see that a lot of our guys have one move and then they shoot it right in the goalie’s gut for no damage. It’s frustrating, but I don’t know what will change that besides either developing those guys or recruiting more talented players. Either way, that’s not a quick fix.

Bitching about refs is fun. It unites us as sports fans. Lol. And I think pointing it out as a legitimate issue has some merit.

Until the program can recruit some top level talent out of the junior leagues, it's going to be the same thing every year. Big reason why not cashing in the past couple years was so frustrating - BG had finally recruited some decent talent. Eigner has his hands full in trying to bring enough good players in here to make this program competitive again.

[pdt1081]

Bitching about refs is fun. It unites us as sports fans. Lol. And I think pointing it out as a legitimate issue has some merit.

The biggest bitch this year is how much time the CCHA dedicated during media day to it. Saying how great it was going to be, they were going to use officiating to create an exciting brand of hockey, etc. A team doesn't take a 10 minute misconduct in the last 5 minutes of the 3rd 3 games in a row with decent officiating. Occasionally, yes, it happens. 3 games in a row? Add in an apology from the league for absolutely shanking a video review that would have most likely changed the outcome of that overtime (all points matter at this point), and you've got a serious problem.

They could clean up a lot of crap by simply calling a penalty that results in a powerplay on the crap after the whistle. Skating to the opponents bench during a media timeout to make contact with players should be a no-brainer. Shouldn't even have to think about calling that penalty. Grabbing a player after the whistle that isn't a threat to the goaltender should also need very little thinking. Yes, it's hockey and scrums happen. It should not be after every whistle.

[jpfalcon09]

Bitching about the officials is fine, but it comes off as sour grapes. Rarely do you win or lose games because of a call or two. Might happen once or twice in a season and it almost always evens out. We can look back at the Ohio State game where the officials gave BG every chance to win the game as evidence is doesn't always go against them.

The refs have a tough job and I'm sure BG has earned somewhat of a reputation with the officials if players are getting 10-minute misconducts game after game. Those guys talk and they know who and want to watch out for. To me, it's on the players and coaches to adjust and understand there's probably a little bit of a bias going against the Falcons, and you need to be careful about what you say and how you play, and things will probably start to improve.