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h3The Essentials/h3
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tbody
tr class="even-row"
thWHAT/th
td#8 Michigan Hamp;H vs #1 Notre Dame /td
/tr
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thWHERE/th
tdJoyce Ice Arena (Friday)/Yost Ice Arena (Saturday) /td
/tr
tr class="even-row"
thWHEN/th
td8:05 PM Friday, 7:35 PM Saturday/td
/tr
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thTHE LINE/th
tdUh? do they have college hockey lines?/td
/tr
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thTELEVISION/th
tdFriday on CBS College Sports, Saturday on FSN/td
/tr
/tbody
/table
p*(a href="http://www.betus.com/sports-betting/ncaa-football/odds-lines/"NCAA football lines/a courtesy a href="http://www.betus.com/"BetUS sportsbook/a) /p
pMichigan's currently a href="http://www.uscho.com/standings/?season=20082009amp;conf=1amp;type=d1amp;gender=mamp;sort=pct"third in the CCHA/a by percentages?they trail a few teams on which they have two or even four games in hand?and seventh in the pairwise. Though Notre Dame has all but clinched the regular season CCHA crown, this coming weekend means a great deal for the team. /p
pOne: it's Notre Dame. Screw those guys in the ear. Two: this is probably the best team Michigan will play all year. They're 19-3-3, unbeaten in 20, #1 in the polls, and a solid #1 seed in the Pairwise. Three: this is the team that knocked Michigan out of the NCAA tourney. See earlier statement about ears and screwing therein. Four: it's hard to tell exactly what's going to go down with the wacky a href="http://siouxsports.com/hockey/rankings/pwr/"Pairwise/a this early, but a sweep here and Michigan?believe it or not?is well-positioned to acquire a #1 seed when the tournament arrives. (For one: it'll be really tough for ND to win the comparison when they're 0-2 against M, pending a potential matchup at the Joe.)/p
pAbout that sweep, though: the last time Notre Dame lost wasem October 25th. /emMiami completed a weekend sweep of 3-2, and since then it's been 17-0-3. Though ND's competition since hasn't been rough?mostly bad CCHA teams with UMD and BC interspersed?any win streak of that length says volumes about a team. Michigan just gacked one away to BGSU, after all. This team is the class of the league and perhaps the nation, and if we're being honest with ourselves a split would be just fine thanks. /p
pI'll leave previewing duties to a href="http://www.yostbuilt.com/2009/01/10-things-to-know-about-notre-dame.html"Yost Built/a?which independently italicized quot;October 25thquot; for emphasis?and a href="http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=906605"Michael Spath/a. This seems to be the key (from Yost Built):/p
blockquotepThe key to their success? They really don't give up that many goals. They've given up more than three just one time the entire season, and that was in the season opener (a 5-2 loss at Denver). They've only given up 3 goals on five occasions. They've held an opponent to 0 or 1 goals on fourteen occasions./p
/blockquote
pThat bodes unwell for a Michigan team that has struggled to score against teams as weak as Northern Michigan, Western Michigan, and Bowling Green. First goal will be even more critical than it usually is./p
pI assume we'll see Hogan, since the last time Michigan ran up against Notre Dame Billy Sauer a href="http://mgoblog.com/content/nickelback-sucks?page=7"went all Nickelback on us/a. (Side note: that post is on the first page of Google hits for quot;a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=nickelback+sucksamp;ie=utf-8amp;oe=utf-8amp;aq=tamp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US
fficialamp;client=firefox-a"Nickelback sucks/aquot;; I could, if I so chose, declare victory and retire a satisfied man.)/p
pstrongMitera inches closer./strong Mitera has a href="http://thegame.blogs.michigandaily.com/2009/01/28/mitera-practices-with-team/"hit the ice/a at Yost with the team. Red would like you to hold your horses, though:/p
blockquotepquot;It?s good, but Mitera?s not ?back? back,? Michigan coach Red Berenson said. ?It?s all a matter of getting into full practice, full tempo, full intensity and then full contact. I think he?s fine. It?s just a matter of him and the doctors getting confidence./p
p?He looks fine and he feels fine, but he?s not in shape.?/p
/blockquote
pThe Daily links an a href="http://www.michigandaily.com/content/2009-01-15/mitera-returns-ice-discusses-entire-rehabilitation-process"earlier article/a in which Mitera said he was aiming to return for the last weekend of the regular season against Ferris, but the latest info from Mel Pearson projected Mitera to return as early as two weekends from now against Nebraska-Omaha. /p
pstrongReturn of the jack./strong Corey Tropp has returned to his USHL team, although he remains quot;enrolledquot; at Michigan State. He a href="http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090129/SPORTS/90129039"plans to return next year/a, but that's not decided:/p
blockquotepThe plan right now is we?ll sit down and talk at the end of the season. They have to make a decision and I?ll have to make a decision on what I think?s best for me./p
/blockquote
pTropp does not come off well in that interview, BTW. Red said a href="http://mvictors.com/?p=2324"his last bit/a on this stuff, if you're interested in that. (a href="http://hooverstreetrag.blogspot.com"Hoover Street Rag/a also has a comprehensive recap of the a href="http://hooverstreetrag.blogspot.com/2009/01/kampfer-link-roundup.html"various and sundry reactions/a.)/p
pMeanwhile, Steve Kampfer a href="http://michigandaily.com/content/2009-01-29/milano-trial-begins"testified in court/a about that emother/em head trauma and Bruce Kampfer a href="http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/other/index.ssf/2009/01/bruce_kampfer_banned_from_most_1.html"has been banned/a from quot;most buildings on Michigan's campusquot;?I bet he can still go to the FXB! Michigan also plans yet another of their periodic crackdowns on potty-mouthed Michigan students: /p
blockquotepOn Thursday, an e-mail was sent to U-M students reminding them of the warning printed on the backs of their game tickets, which in part reads that quot;management reserves the right to eject any person whose conduct management deems disorderly, obnoxious or unbecoming. ... We will eject, without warning, individuals who use profane language and/or make obscene gestures.quot;/p
/blockquote
pWhile I sympathize with the administration about the issue, (if not in the specific instance that occurred Saturday) the way they go about this is the same half-ass tough guy thing every time. It never works and it won't work this time either. Kicking out a dozen kids doing the penalty box cheer does nothing. Either carrot-and-stick the whole student section?and there should be a quot;carrotquot; part?into compliance or give up. /p
p(Kampfer testimony HT: a href="http://michiganhockey.net/?p=285"Michigan Hockey Net/a.)/p
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h3The Essentials/h3
table
tbody
tr class="even-row"
thWHAT/th
td#8 Michigan Hamp;H vs #1 Notre Dame /td
/tr
tr
thWHERE/th
tdJoyce Ice Arena (Friday)/Yost Ice Arena (Saturday) /td
/tr
tr class="even-row"
thWHEN/th
td8:05 PM Friday, 7:35 PM Saturday/td
/tr
tr
thTHE LINE/th
tdUh? do they have college hockey lines?/td
/tr
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thTELEVISION/th
tdFriday on CBS College Sports, Saturday on FSN/td
/tr
/tbody
/table
p*(a href="http://www.betus.com/sports-betting/ncaa-football/odds-lines/"NCAA football lines/a courtesy a href="http://www.betus.com/"BetUS sportsbook/a) /p
pMichigan's currently a href="http://www.uscho.com/standings/?season=20082009amp;conf=1amp;type=d1amp;gender=mamp;sort=pct"third in the CCHA/a by percentages?they trail a few teams on which they have two or even four games in hand?and seventh in the pairwise. Though Notre Dame has all but clinched the regular season CCHA crown, this coming weekend means a great deal for the team. /p
pOne: it's Notre Dame. Screw those guys in the ear. Two: this is probably the best team Michigan will play all year. They're 19-3-3, unbeaten in 20, #1 in the polls, and a solid #1 seed in the Pairwise. Three: this is the team that knocked Michigan out of the NCAA tourney. See earlier statement about ears and screwing therein. Four: it's hard to tell exactly what's going to go down with the wacky a href="http://siouxsports.com/hockey/rankings/pwr/"Pairwise/a this early, but a sweep here and Michigan?believe it or not?is well-positioned to acquire a #1 seed when the tournament arrives. (For one: it'll be really tough for ND to win the comparison when they're 0-2 against M, pending a potential matchup at the Joe.)/p
pAbout that sweep, though: the last time Notre Dame lost wasem October 25th. /emMiami completed a weekend sweep of 3-2, and since then it's been 17-0-3. Though ND's competition since hasn't been rough?mostly bad CCHA teams with UMD and BC interspersed?any win streak of that length says volumes about a team. Michigan just gacked one away to BGSU, after all. This team is the class of the league and perhaps the nation, and if we're being honest with ourselves a split would be just fine thanks. /p
pI'll leave previewing duties to a href="http://www.yostbuilt.com/2009/01/10-things-to-know-about-notre-dame.html"Yost Built/a?which independently italicized quot;October 25thquot; for emphasis?and a href="http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=906605"Michael Spath/a. This seems to be the key (from Yost Built):/p
blockquotepThe key to their success? They really don't give up that many goals. They've given up more than three just one time the entire season, and that was in the season opener (a 5-2 loss at Denver). They've only given up 3 goals on five occasions. They've held an opponent to 0 or 1 goals on fourteen occasions./p
/blockquote
pThat bodes unwell for a Michigan team that has struggled to score against teams as weak as Northern Michigan, Western Michigan, and Bowling Green. First goal will be even more critical than it usually is./p
pI assume we'll see Hogan, since the last time Michigan ran up against Notre Dame Billy Sauer a href="http://mgoblog.com/content/nickelback-sucks?page=7"went all Nickelback on us/a. (Side note: that post is on the first page of Google hits for quot;a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=nickelback+sucksamp;ie=utf-8amp;oe=utf-8amp;aq=tamp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US
fficialamp;client=firefox-a"Nickelback sucks/aquot;; I could, if I so chose, declare victory and retire a satisfied man.)/ppstrongMitera inches closer./strong Mitera has a href="http://thegame.blogs.michigandaily.com/2009/01/28/mitera-practices-with-team/"hit the ice/a at Yost with the team. Red would like you to hold your horses, though:/p
blockquotepquot;It?s good, but Mitera?s not ?back? back,? Michigan coach Red Berenson said. ?It?s all a matter of getting into full practice, full tempo, full intensity and then full contact. I think he?s fine. It?s just a matter of him and the doctors getting confidence./p
p?He looks fine and he feels fine, but he?s not in shape.?/p
/blockquote
pThe Daily links an a href="http://www.michigandaily.com/content/2009-01-15/mitera-returns-ice-discusses-entire-rehabilitation-process"earlier article/a in which Mitera said he was aiming to return for the last weekend of the regular season against Ferris, but the latest info from Mel Pearson projected Mitera to return as early as two weekends from now against Nebraska-Omaha. /p
pstrongReturn of the jack./strong Corey Tropp has returned to his USHL team, although he remains quot;enrolledquot; at Michigan State. He a href="http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090129/SPORTS/90129039"plans to return next year/a, but that's not decided:/p
blockquotepThe plan right now is we?ll sit down and talk at the end of the season. They have to make a decision and I?ll have to make a decision on what I think?s best for me./p
/blockquote
pTropp does not come off well in that interview, BTW. Red said a href="http://mvictors.com/?p=2324"his last bit/a on this stuff, if you're interested in that. (a href="http://hooverstreetrag.blogspot.com"Hoover Street Rag/a also has a comprehensive recap of the a href="http://hooverstreetrag.blogspot.com/2009/01/kampfer-link-roundup.html"various and sundry reactions/a.)/p
pMeanwhile, Steve Kampfer a href="http://michigandaily.com/content/2009-01-29/milano-trial-begins"testified in court/a about that emother/em head trauma and Bruce Kampfer a href="http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/other/index.ssf/2009/01/bruce_kampfer_banned_from_most_1.html"has been banned/a from quot;most buildings on Michigan's campusquot;?I bet he can still go to the FXB! Michigan also plans yet another of their periodic crackdowns on potty-mouthed Michigan students: /p
blockquotepOn Thursday, an e-mail was sent to U-M students reminding them of the warning printed on the backs of their game tickets, which in part reads that quot;management reserves the right to eject any person whose conduct management deems disorderly, obnoxious or unbecoming. ... We will eject, without warning, individuals who use profane language and/or make obscene gestures.quot;/p
/blockquote
pWhile I sympathize with the administration about the issue, (if not in the specific instance that occurred Saturday) the way they go about this is the same half-ass tough guy thing every time. It never works and it won't work this time either. Kicking out a dozen kids doing the penalty box cheer does nothing. Either carrot-and-stick the whole student section?and there should be a quot;carrotquot; part?into compliance or give up. /p
p(Kampfer testimony HT: a href="http://michiganhockey.net/?p=285"Michigan Hockey Net/a.)/p
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