I think average is pretty fair. You put Close on an "average" team and he would get lit up regularly.For the goalie aficionado’s, any reason the Gophers do not have a goalie coach on the payroll? If I am a goalie with NHL talent then teams with a full time paid goalie coach are surely going to be more attractive.
See BU, Michigan, and Qunnipiac.
Also don’t see the Close love. He’s average, and I will never forget the cheapy he gave up with 3 minutes left against Q.
I was with you til you called Close average. That’s just wrong.
I think average is pretty fair. You put Close on an "average" team and he would get lit up regularly.For the goalie aficionado’s, any reason the Gophers do not have a goalie coach on the payroll? If I am a goalie with NHL talent then teams with a full time paid goalie coach are surely going to be more attractive.
See BU, Michigan, and Qunnipiac.
Also don’t see the Close love. He’s average, and I will never forget the cheapy he gave up with 3 minutes left against Q.
I was with you til you called Close average. That’s just wrong.
If Close is average then 95% of college goalies are below average. That’s quite literally not how averages work.
Close bailed this team out plenty this year. Shocking how so many people have short memories and think he’d be average on an average team.
Close likely wouldn't look average if he was on an average team. Playing goalie on the best team in the country with the best group of defenseman in the country will make a lot of goalies look good. (See Jack LaFontaine)I think average is pretty fair. You put Close on an "average" team and he would get lit up regularly.For the goalie aficionado’s, any reason the Gophers do not have a goalie coach on the payroll? If I am a goalie with NHL talent then teams with a full time paid goalie coach are surely going to be more attractive.
See BU, Michigan, and Qunnipiac.
Also don’t see the Close love. He’s average, and I will never forget the cheapy he gave up with 3 minutes left against Q.
I was with you til you called Close average. That’s just wrong.
If Close is average then 95% of college goalies are below average. That’s quite literally not how averages work.
Close bailed this team out plenty this year. Shocking how so many people have short memories and think he’d be average on an average team.
Yeah idk, I feel like Schierhorn and Patterson were closer to average, Close is definitely above average. But he was also elevated by elite D.
LaFontaine was actually legit Motzko’s 2nd season where we would get badly outshot by the likes of PSU and he was stealing games. He just went back to his Michigan days not long after was the problem.
Close likely wouldn't look average if he was on an average team. Playing goalie on the best team in the country with the best group of defenseman in the country will make a lot of goalies look good. (See Jack LaFontaine)I think average is pretty fair. You put Close on an "average" team and he would get lit up regularly.For the goalie aficionado’s, any reason the Gophers do not have a goalie coach on the payroll? If I am a goalie with NHL talent then teams with a full time paid goalie coach are surely going to be more attractive.
See BU, Michigan, and Qunnipiac.
Also don’t see the Close love. He’s average, and I will never forget the cheapy he gave up with 3 minutes left against Q.
I was with you til you called Close average. That’s just wrong.
If Close is average then 95% of college goalies are below average. That’s quite literally not how averages work.
Close bailed this team out plenty this year. Shocking how so many people have short memories and think he’d be average on an average team.
Jack LaFontaine was swiss cheese his 5th year. Close just put up a .927 save percentage. What more does he need to do?
Yeah idk, I feel like Schierhorn and Patterson were closer to average, Close is definitely above average. But he was also elevated by elite D.
Thank you. I’m not calling Close the second coming of Rob Stauber or something but calling him average is just plain ignorant.
Close was the 6th ranked goalie in the nation.
Better than Portillo, Dobes, Magnus Chrona, Commesso and whole host of others.
He plays the percentages, and sometimes gets beat like all goalies, but he's definatly not "average". If you get over the butt hurt of last saturday and look at the body of work you'll see it.
Anyone have statistics on percentage vs grade of scoring chance? My perception is Close would land far below 6th given the team he had in front of him on D.
And LaFontaine won a Richter award playing behind a great team.Close likely wouldn't look average if he was on an average team. Playing goalie on the best team in the country with the best group of defenseman in the country will make a lot of goalies look good. (See Jack LaFontaine)I think average is pretty fair. You put Close on an "average" team and he would get lit up regularly.For the goalie aficionado’s, any reason the Gophers do not have a goalie coach on the payroll? If I am a goalie with NHL talent then teams with a full time paid goalie coach are surely going to be more attractive.
See BU, Michigan, and Qunnipiac.
Also don’t see the Close love. He’s average, and I will never forget the cheapy he gave up with 3 minutes left against Q.
I was with you til you called Close average. That’s just wrong.
If Close is average then 95% of college goalies are below average. That’s quite literally not how averages work.
Close bailed this team out plenty this year. Shocking how so many people have short memories and think he’d be average on an average team.
Jack LaFontaine was swiss cheese his 5th year. Close just put up a .927 save percentage. What more does he need to do?
Yeah idk, I feel like Schierhorn and Patterson were closer to average, Close is definitely above average. But he was also elevated by elite D.
Thank you. I’m not calling Close the second coming of Rob Stauber or something but calling him average is just plain ignorant.
His save percentage was above average by definition. But my remark is based on what I saw these last two years. More than his fair share of bad rebounds and easy goals periodically.
Understand if folks don’t agree. Clearly Motzko disagrees with me as well.
Close was the 6th ranked goalie in the nation.
Better than Portillo, Dobes, Magnus Chrona, Commesso and whole host of others.
He plays the percentages, and sometimes gets beat like all goalies, but he's definatly not "average". If you get over the butt hurt of last saturday and look at the body of work you'll see it.
Anyone have statistics on percentage vs grade of scoring chance? My perception is Close would land far below 6th given the team he had in front of him on D.
Kind of a silly argument. If you put Perets on team that hung him out to dry a lot then he wouldn't be as good of a goalie statistically. Same goes for all others players. Put Fantilli on an average team and he's not the hobey baker.
And even if what you are saying is true, Minnesota obviously doesn't have anyone better lined up for next year, making the argument mute.
Yeah idk, I feel like Schierhorn and Patterson were closer to average, Close is definitely above average. But he was also elevated by elite D.
Thank you. I’m not calling Close the second coming of Rob Stauber or something but calling him average is just plain ignorant.
His save percentage was above average by definition. But my remark is based on what I saw these last two years. More than his fair share of bad rebounds and easy goals periodically.
Understand if folks don’t agree. Clearly Motzko disagrees with me as well.
He also bailed his team out periodically
I come to this thread to see who's coming back next year and discover 20 consecutive posts arguing whether or not Justen Close is just average. 
I come to this thread to see who's coming back next year and discover 20 consecutive posts arguing whether or not Justen Close is just average.
How dare we talk about things and stuff
Watch the game where we beat Notre Dame 3-1 in South bend and tell me again that close is an average goalie.
I just don't understand this take at all.
I come to this thread to see who's coming back next year and discover 20 consecutive posts arguing whether or not Justen Close is just average.
I think only a single post claims he is average.
Close "nearly could have had a shutout" yet the goalie that faced half as many shots....
Not only did the Gophers' offense completely disappear for at least half the game, but their entire confidence in front of Close was gone.
btw Minnesota only "lost" one game all year in which they gave up 2 or less in regulation - a SOL to ND.
Close was the 6th ranked goalie in the nation.
Better than Portillo, Dobes, Magnus Chrona, Commesso and whole host of others.
He plays the percentages, and sometimes gets beat like all goalies, but he's definatly not "average". If you get over the butt hurt of last saturday and look at the body of work you'll see it.
Anyone have statistics on percentage vs grade of scoring chance? My perception is Close would land far below 6th given the team he had in front of him on D.
Kind of a silly argument. If you put Perets on team that hung him out to dry a lot then he wouldn't be as good of a goalie statistically. Same goes for all others players. Put Fantilli on an average team and he's not the hobey baker.
And even if what you are saying is true, Minnesota obviously doesn't have anyone better lined up for next year, making the argument mute.
The premise of my original statement was it is interesting to me that a program who is National title or bust does not have a Goalie coach on the payroll. And that if we did, we would likely have a higher probability of top tier goaltending year in and year out.
For sure at this point Close is the best option. It’s clear GPL feels he is a top tier college goaltender, agree to disagree. Last you’ll hear from me on the topic.
Justen is an average Frozen Four goaltender.
Here is what I don't understand about Gopher goaltending. Why do our top goalies peak before they leave school?
LaFontaine wins the Richter with a top level season and 1.79 GAA, then comes back and is average at best before he leaves.
Adam Wilcox has sub 2.00 GAA his first two years, then is somewhat verage in his last year (2014-15).
Alex Kangas looks like he is going to be an all time great goal tender his freshman year, then flops to a point he loses out to Kent Patterson who was considered a bit of a journeyman at the time.
It seems that the average goal tenders (I am putting Justen Close in this category considering he started his college career as a walk on) like Kellen Briggs, Kent Patterson, Eric Shierhorn, and Justen Close not seem to have this huge let down? Is this a matter of the full time goalie coach?
@boninthebear Until this offseason, you could only have 2 paid assistants. Some college programs do have former goalies as full blown assistant coaches ( The Whioux for example) that are also involved in the recruiting process. I have no problem with the way the Gophers have handled that in the past, but it will be interesting how it will be handled going forward. They will not be able to have a volunteer coach of any sort, only full time assistants. Not sure if the current goalie coach, who was previously at Kato, will be hired full time or if that is what he wants to do,( he does have a full time job ) or will the Gophers promote P Mart to a full time coach ( if he wants to do that ). Stay tuned.
I'm 50% factual and 50% sarcastic. When you get to know me, you will know which is which.
It is interesting compared to football, a sport that seems to have more than a dozen paid coaches.
Watch the game where we beat Notre Dame 3-1 in South bend and tell me again that close is an average goalie.
I just don't understand this take at all.
Or that dreadful first period on Friday in Madison. The whole game frankly.
For the goalie aficionado’s, any reason the Gophers do not have a goalie coach on the payroll? If I am a goalie with NHL talent then teams with a full time paid goalie coach are surely going to be more attractive.
See BU, Michigan, and Qunnipiac.
Also don’t see the Close love. He’s average, and I will never forget the cheapy he gave up with 3 minutes left against Q.
Close is not even close to average. He more than makes up for the lack of NHL size with the intangibles that the team talks about. Between Bob and the players, they refer to Close as the rock of the team. The cool calm and collected steady rock when the train is derailing. IMO he is the reason they were able to win so many close games in OT or late in the game. Having Close on the backend gave the players the confidence to make the game winning plays.
Maybe he gave up a soft one or two in the title game, but just watching the game you could tell it was coming. As it goes, you F*** around with less skilled teams and eventually it will bite you.
In this thread, I have heard people blame both Bob (coach of the year) and Close (the backbone of the team) for the title loss. Of course it was a gut punch to lose, but I have now reached the optimistic phase of grief. All sorts of individual items culminated to lose a game to an experienced No.2 team in a one and done format. It happens.
I will always be sad for the guys that stayed (Fabre,Knies, Lacombe) and the guys that may be leaving (Nelson, Brodz, Close, Johnson) because of what they have given to this program and the future of the program. We realistically could win it all every year again because of the last 4 years that has been given by all involved.
Yes, I think Motzko incorrectly coached the last half of the NC game. I also believe he is going to be recruiting teams going forward that will reach the NC game. I don’t think he will make that mistake again, I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and support him and our Gophers going forward. I’m still on pins and needles waiting to hear news on Cooley and our potential 5th year guys.
Close was the 6th ranked goalie in the nation.
Better than Portillo, Dobes, Magnus Chrona, Commesso and whole host of others.
He plays the percentages, and sometimes gets beat like all goalies, but he's definatly not "average". If you get over the butt hurt of last saturday and look at the body of work you'll see it.
Anyone have statistics on percentage vs grade of scoring chance? My perception is Close would land far below 6th given the team he had in front of him on D.
I don't have access to the stats myself but prior to the B1G Championship, this article discussed some stats on Close:
"His .929 SV% ranks third-best in the NCAA but the quality of shots he faces is quite low, with some advanced metrics suggesting he's a neutral or even below average goalie when you look at goals saved above expected."
https://mgoblog.com/content/hockey-preview-minnesota-b1g-title-game-2023
Although the author was pro-Michigan, I thought the analysis was quite thorough and generally accurate throughout. So I assume that this is an accurate assessment of whatever advanced metrics the author was accessing.
But even if some metrics suggest he is an average goalie, I like Close and am hoping he comes back. He was a huge upgrade from Laffer last season and has shined compared to any other goaltenders on the team. The whole team seems to rally around him and play better when he is in the net. One way or another, he manages to deliver above average results.
I can't believe people are still trying to pretend Close is anything close to average. Laughably awful take...
Which "people" ? I've seen a single post claiming this, and the overreaction ever since has been amusing.
J22 seemed to agree...
Close gets too little credit. He was a solid goalie and a good team-first guy. Don't know if the team would have been as good without him. Maybe not based on his skill, but more based on the fact that the team seemed to trust him. He really didn't have any "awful" games where he was bounced in the first period and always seemed to bounce back after letting one in.
Also, as far as the all-time Goalie discussion, not enough love has been given to Kellen Briggs. Essentially started for 4 years; shares the record for shutouts; 2nd most games played; 2nd most minutes; most wins; top 5 in GAA; top 7 in Save percentage.
Like it or not, Briggs and Hauser were two of the best goalies this program has ever had. While Stauber gets all the accolades (obviously deserved) he wasn't a great statistical goalie. Still managed to play a bit in the NHL, which most Gopher Goalies do not achieve. FWIW, college hockey hasn't been a breeding ground for goalies and that's not likely to change. I can probably count on both hands the number of good NHL goalies came out of NCAAs over the last 35 years.
Close gets too little credit. He was a solid goalie and a good team-first guy. Don't know if the team would have been as good without him. Maybe not based on his skill, but more based on the fact that the team seemed to trust him. He really didn't have any "awful" games where he was bounced in the first period and always seemed to bounce back after letting one in.
Also, as far as the all-time Goalie discussion, not enough love has been given to Kellen Briggs. Essentially started for 4 years; shares the record for shutouts; 2nd most games played; 2nd most minutes; most wins; top 5 in GAA; top 7 in Save percentage.
Like it or not, Briggs and Hauser were two of the best goalies this program has ever had. While Stauber gets all the accolades (obviously deserved) he wasn't a great statistical goalie. Still managed to play a bit in the NHL, which most Gopher Goalies do not achieve. FWIW, college hockey hasn't been a breeding ground for goalies and that's not likely to change. I can probably count on both hands the number of good NHL goalies came out of NCAAs over the last 35 years.
Maybe I'm wrong on this, but wasn't Stauber in sort of a different era of college hockey? I feel like games were higher scoring and maybe the pads weren't quite as big? Sometimes can be hard to compare players across eras.
Close gets too little credit. He was a solid goalie and a good team-first guy. Don't know if the team would have been as good without him. Maybe not based on his skill, but more based on the fact that the team seemed to trust him. He really didn't have any "awful" games where he was bounced in the first period and always seemed to bounce back after letting one in.
Also, as far as the all-time Goalie discussion, not enough love has been given to Kellen Briggs. Essentially started for 4 years; shares the record for shutouts; 2nd most games played; 2nd most minutes; most wins; top 5 in GAA; top 7 in Save percentage.
Like it or not, Briggs and Hauser were two of the best goalies this program has ever had. While Stauber gets all the accolades (obviously deserved) he wasn't a great statistical goalie. Still managed to play a bit in the NHL, which most Gopher Goalies do not achieve. FWIW, college hockey hasn't been a breeding ground for goalies and that's not likely to change. I can probably count on both hands the number of good NHL goalies came out of NCAAs over the last 35 years.
Hauser earned his many critics, but was fortunate to win the title and be able to give a huge middle finger to those who were...not appreciating his talents. IMO. he was very lucky not to take a critical penalty when he threw his stick up to a Maine player's face as he skated by the crease late in the game.
I think his save pct always hovered around 0.900.
In a lot of peoples' opinions he was very lucky on that. That likely should have been called, and would have negated the Powerplay that Potulney scored on.IMO. he was very lucky not to take a critical penalty when he threw his stick up to a Maine player's face as he skated by the crease late in the game.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
Close gets too little credit. He was a solid goalie and a good team-first guy. Don't know if the team would have been as good without him. Maybe not based on his skill, but more based on the fact that the team seemed to trust him. He really didn't have any "awful" games where he was bounced in the first period and always seemed to bounce back after letting one in.
Also, as far as the all-time Goalie discussion, not enough love has been given to Kellen Briggs. Essentially started for 4 years; shares the record for shutouts; 2nd most games played; 2nd most minutes; most wins; top 5 in GAA; top 7 in Save percentage.
Like it or not, Briggs and Hauser were two of the best goalies this program has ever had. While Stauber gets all the accolades (obviously deserved) he wasn't a great statistical goalie. Still managed to play a bit in the NHL, which most Gopher Goalies do not achieve. FWIW, college hockey hasn't been a breeding ground for goalies and that's not likely to change. I can probably count on both hands the number of good NHL goalies came out of NCAAs over the last 35 years.
Hauser earned his many critics, but was fortunate to win the title and be able to give a huge middle finger to those who were...not appreciating his talents. IMO. he was very lucky not to take a critical penalty when he threw his stick up to a Maine player's face as he skated by the crease late in the game.
I think his save pct always hovered around 0.900.
The blocker to the chin was a boneheaded move that absolutely should have been called. In today's college hockey, it may have been a 5-minute major and game over. Hauser also gave up a super weak goal on a shot from the goal line late in that game that under most circumstances would have scuttled any hope of a national title.
Maine outplayed Minnesota for long stretches of that game, and, let's face it, Minnesota was a little lucky to get that tying goal with less than a minute left. (Pohl said afterward that never in his time at the U did they pull their goalie and score.) The OT was a slog on both sides, and it was a dumb move by Schutte to stick his knee out to force a penalty call.
That's the way it goes in hockey. Sometimes you're good and sometimes you're lucky. Most times, you need a little of both to win a title. The Gophers' team of 2023 was not good and was not lucky in the title game. Teams that play scared rarely get lucky.
Hauser may have won a title that night in 2002, but he certainly did not steal a game. A lot of chips fell in favor of the Gophers for it to happen.
On Briggs, unfortunately, I cannot disassociate him from the Grand Forks' choke.
You must have giant hands? the NCAA is turning out better goaltenders than Hockey Canada at the momentClose gets too little credit. He was a solid goalie and a good team-first guy. Don't know if the team would have been as good without him. Maybe not based on his skill, but more based on the fact that the team seemed to trust him. He really didn't have any "awful" games where he was bounced in the first period and always seemed to bounce back after letting one in.
Also, as far as the all-time Goalie discussion, not enough love has been given to Kellen Briggs. Essentially started for 4 years; shares the record for shutouts; 2nd most games played; 2nd most minutes; most wins; top 5 in GAA; top 7 in Save percentage.
Like it or not, Briggs and Hauser were two of the best goalies this program has ever had. While Stauber gets all the accolades (obviously deserved) he wasn't a great statistical goalie. Still managed to play a bit in the NHL, which most Gopher Goalies do not achieve. FWIW, college hockey hasn't been a breeding ground for goalies and that's not likely to change. I can probably count on both hands the number of good NHL goalies came out of NCAAs over the last 35 years.
We must be due for luck to again bounce our way. We've now given Harvard, Union, and Quinnipiac their only titles.
We must be due for luck to again bounce our way. We've now given Harvard, Union, and Quinnipiac their only titles.
hopefully if we get back, the team decides to create its own luck rather than sit back.
At some point during each of the Q games with Ohio State, Michigan, and Minnesota, I thought that Q would lose. But in each and every game, they played hard every shift and the puck bounced their way. Their perseverance paid off. Against MN, they got the luck they needed with a stupid-ref call.
I give them a ton of credit for playing like they had EVERYTHING TO LOSE. They threw caution to the wind and played for no regrets.
They also demonstrated again that in this tournament that kind of hockey could and does win it all, despite a mismatch of pure talent metrics.
We must be due for luck to again bounce our way. We've now given Harvard, Union, and Quinnipiac their only titles.
Add Yale to that list and there’s definitely some weird ECAC curse in effect.
"While Stauber gets all the accolades (obviously deserved) he wasn't a great statistical goalie. "
You need to adjust for era on the goaltender statistics. Any goalie with a save percentage over .900 and goals against under 3 was an elite collge goaltender.
If you adjusted Stauber's statistics for the modern era he would have a GAA average of about 1.40 and save percentage over 93%.
There is a reason why Robb Stauber won the Hobey Baker.
I give them a ton of credit for playing like they had EVERYTHING TO LOSE. They threw caution to the wind and played for no regrets.
The Gophers played like that for 10.5 periods in the tournament. Perhaps just another 0.5 and...
No they didn't. Not even close. The St. Cloud game was the only one of the playoffs where they were solid for the entire game.I give them a ton of credit for playing like they had EVERYTHING TO LOSE. They threw caution to the wind and played for no regrets.The Gophers played like that for 10.5 periods in the tournament. Perhaps just another 0.5 and...
No they didn't. Not even close. The St. Cloud game was the only one of the playoffs where they were solid for the entire game.I give them a ton of credit for playing like they had EVERYTHING TO LOSE. They threw caution to the wind and played for no regrets.The Gophers played like that for 10.5 periods in the tournament. Perhaps just another 0.5 and...
Not even close if you have no comprehension of what was said. I didn't say they played their best hockey for 10.5 periods.
You said that they played 10.5 periods like they had nothing to lose. You couldn't have come up with a more incorrect statement if you tried.No they didn't. Not even close. The St. Cloud game was the only one of the playoffs where they were solid for the entire game.I give them a ton of credit for playing like they had EVERYTHING TO LOSE. They threw caution to the wind and played for no regrets.The Gophers played like that for 10.5 periods in the tournament. Perhaps just another 0.5 and...
Not even close if you have no comprehension of what was said. I didn't say they played their best hockey for 10.5 periods.
No they didn't. Not even close. The St. Cloud game was the only one of the playoffs where they were solid for the entire game.I give them a ton of credit for playing like they had EVERYTHING TO LOSE. They threw caution to the wind and played for no regrets.The Gophers played like that for 10.5 periods in the tournament. Perhaps just another 0.5 and...
The St Cloud game could easily have turned into the Quinnipiac game. Sat back after a 1 goal lead and didn’t try to play offense. Really lucky to get the LaCombe goal to separate it. Maybe that’s where we wrongfully learned we could sit back and play defense instead of constantly attacking.
No they didn't. Not even close. The St. Cloud game was the only one of the playoffs where they were solid for the entire game.I give them a ton of credit for playing like they had EVERYTHING TO LOSE. They threw caution to the wind and played for no regrets.The Gophers played like that for 10.5 periods in the tournament. Perhaps just another 0.5 and...
So I take it you didn’t watch the BU game
I agree that the St. Cloud game could've turned, but I never felt like they stopped trying to create offense. They were obviously playing more conservative than normal, but they were still trying to make plays until LaCombe scored.No they didn't. Not even close. The St. Cloud game was the only one of the playoffs where they were solid for the entire game.I give them a ton of credit for playing like they had EVERYTHING TO LOSE. They threw caution to the wind and played for no regrets.The Gophers played like that for 10.5 periods in the tournament. Perhaps just another 0.5 and...
The St Cloud game could easily have turned into the Quinnipiac game. Sat back after a 1 goal lead and didn’t try to play offense. Really lucky to get the LaCombe goal to separate it. Maybe that’s where we wrongfully learned we could sit back and play defense instead of constantly attacking.
I saw the Gophers absolutely dominate the first ten minutes only for Close to give up a brutal goal. They didn't seem to really know what to do after that. Got a couple of PP's to take the lead at the end of the 1st. Weren't very good for the entire 2nd period but did play very well for the 3rd.No they didn't. Not even close. The St. Cloud game was the only one of the playoffs where they were solid for the entire game.I give them a ton of credit for playing like they had EVERYTHING TO LOSE. They threw caution to the wind and played for no regrets.The Gophers played like that for 10.5 periods in the tournament. Perhaps just another 0.5 and...
So I take it you didn’t watch the BU game
You can make a case that they played a better game against Boston, because they were extremely dominant at times, but I still think the Cloud game was a more complete game.
I saw the Gophers absolutely dominate the first ten minutes only for Close to give up a brutal goal. They didn't seem to really know what to do after that. Got a couple of PP's to take the lead at the end of the 1st. Weren't very good for the entire 2nd period but did play very well for the 3rd.No they didn't. Not even close. The St. Cloud game was the only one of the playoffs where they were solid for the entire game.I give them a ton of credit for playing like they had EVERYTHING TO LOSE. They threw caution to the wind and played for no regrets.The Gophers played like that for 10.5 periods in the tournament. Perhaps just another 0.5 and...
So I take it you didn’t watch the BU game
You can make a case that they played a better game against Boston, because they were extremely dominant at times, but I still think the Cloud game was a more complete game.
They dominated the first and third. Boston University had a push in the 2nd but the other team is allowed to play hockey too. The Terriers were supposed to be legit and they didn’t look like they were in the same league as us.
Can we please get some good news about who is staying so we can stop arguing about what might have been? See, like I said, the optimistic phase of grief ?
The suspense is eating me alive!
Same here! I bet we hear from Cooley, Close, Nelson, Brodzinski by the end of the week.