Predictions for 12/12, 12/13?

Those would be:

#9 Missouri State-Maroon vs RMC-Springfield
Wheaton College vs. University of Iowa-Black
Northern Illinois vs. #14 RMC-Maroon
Iowa State (DI) vs. #10 University of Iowa
#13 University of Kansas vs. Eastern Illinois

Mo State can clinch a playoff spot with a sweep

The Spotlight Series would have to be EIU vs. #13 Kansas; KU needs the sweep to get back to .500, to get a firm hold in the playoff picture, and to possibly stay in top 15 contention.

EIU gives themselves a great shot at playoffs with a sweep, and makes every game Mizzou, KU, and NIU has the rest of the way that much more important.

Out of Conference Games with Rankings Implications:

#6 Lindenwood vs. Ferris
#8 St. Thomas vs #4 Depaul Friday/Saturday
#8 St. Thomas vs. #14 RMC-Maroon Sun

Friday,
EIU - 6
KANSAS - 4

#9 Missouri State-Maroon vs RMC-Springfield- MSU sweep
Wheaton College vs. University of Iowa-Black- Split
Northern Illinois vs. #14 RMC-Maroon - RMC sweep
Iowa State (DI) vs. #10 University of Iowa- Iowa State sweep
#13 University of Kansas vs. Eastern Illinois- Split
#6 Lindenwood vs. Ferris- Split
#8 St. Thomas vs #4 Depaul Friday/Saturday- Split
#8 St. Thomas vs. #14 RMC-Maroon Sun- RMC Maroon

MSU 4 RMCS 3
MSU scored in the last minute to win.

What the hell is going on here?

MSU by a goal!
EIU over Kansas?

#4 DePaul 5
#8 St. Thomas 4

#6 Lindenwood 3
Ferris State 2

#8St Thomas vs. #4Depaul: 4-3 St Thomas (game 2)

Ferris State 6
#6 Lindenwood 2

The shots the first night were 75-25 favoring MSU. The goalie for RMS played the best game I've ever seen a goalie play in the MACHA...ever. He was unbelievable, and no, the MSU players were not just shooting into his chest. He made some unbelievable saves, and the goals he let in were very good goals.

Saturday night was the MSU of old, 70 shots again, win 10-2. The second semester will be very, very interesting for MSU and Iowa.

I was shocked how similar Iowa was to MSU. Very solid team, deep, good goaltending, well coached, and determined. These two teams will battle it out for regional rankings until February, and it would only be fitting if they could play each other in regionals.

MSU will recover in the second semester (keep in mind how long this season is...there is a lot of hockey left to play).

Go MACHA!

any word on KU vs EIU sat?

Saturday
KANSAS - 9
EIU - 7

Question is, will either of these teams play out of regionals if they can get there?

9:27 Post - deep good goaltending at MSU? You've got to be kidding me. Look at the minutes - Poepping has played just under 90% of the total minutes! In years past with Brown and Rekowski, they had solid deep goaltending, but not this year. Even in blowout games or what is expected to be an easier game, the coach doeesn't give the other goalies a shot, unless it's mopping up the last period, or only when "someone" misses the bus, and even then that "someone" gets to play the second game.

Deep good goaltending implies you have others ready to step in at the same caliber. Based on the minutes I see under MSU's stats on WSR, they don't have it.

Dear sir of 10:22

I believe it said... "Solid team, deep, good goaltending"

I think they are trying to say the team is deep and not necesarilly the goaltending. Everybody in macha knows they aren't deep at goaltending.

Only 2 starts from other goaltenders. One start was when that special "someone" missed the bus against a below average NIU team and the other was in the ACHA Showcase against Vermont, where the games didn't REALLY affect rankings. So they only put other goalies in when they know that there is no way it can hurt them...

Against Vermont #34 got pulled halfway through and gave way to #35 who didn't do great either.

Against NIU #34 started and stopped 28 of 30 shots but it was against a terrible NIU team so no one is impressed with that...

I'm going to laugh when "someone" gets hurt and MSU can't win a game.

Great defensemen certainly make a goalie's life much easier between the pipes. MSU has gotten better defensemen, especially the past 2 years, which does make a difference. You still can't toss anyone in the nets, but it certainly allows others an opportunity.

MSU's one back-up goalie played most of last year with the JV team and is a quality goalie. He was the intended Silver Goalie of the year in the end of year voting. (I won't open this old wound but lets say the coaches were less than informed when they did their voting.)

I saw him play a number of times last year and he is certainly capable of shouldering a part of the load should something happen to the starter. I don't know anything about the other back-up as he probably hasn't had 20 minutes of play in the past two years.

According to websports,

#34 a.k.a. The goalie that "hasn't clocked more then 20 minutes in the past 2 years" has clocked 120 minutes this year which is 50 more then #35.

Dont get me wrong though, #35 has better numbers... i wonder why he is getting less time.

34 was the back up to Poepping and Brown last year on varsity but he was injured all last year and was the JV starter 2 years ago. If the coaches look at the stats then it looks like he's going to lose his job to the other guy when Poepping is gone.

1:42 poster

No one said you had to be a part of it. That's the kind of things people discuss on forums.

Scores for Wheaton/Iowa Black?

Friday Night
Iowa Black 6
Wheaton 4
Saturday Night
Iowa Black 4
Wheaton 5
Iowa tied it with a pulled goalie 60 seconds or so left. Wheaton wins it with 15 seconds left.