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With summer unofficially coming to an end after the Minnesota State Fair closing up shop for another year, September marks a new year of hockey.
It's time to prepare for the 2018-19 college hockey season. School has begun around the country. Ice sheets are ready to go. Same with captain's practices. Countdowns until opening night remains somewhere in the 20s to 40s.
Starbucks brought back its Pumpkin Spice Latte, perhaps the biggest sign fall peeks around the corner.
Prior to any preseason coverage, however, and on the one-year anniversary of The Athletic Minnesota launching, I wanted to showcase some of my favorite features from the site in the year since launching. Give them one last bit of love before turning my attention towards the future.
Showing posts with label Kate Schipper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kate Schipper. Show all posts
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Minnesota returns home rejuvenated for stretch run (SB Nation College Hockey)
(This article originally appeared at SB Nation College Hockey)
Minnesota has spent enough time on the road where the norm of late has been to practice at home all week before waking up Friday and take a road trip to an opposition rink.
Since November 27th, the Gophers have played two games at Ridder Arena, where the team is 11-0-1. That ends this weekend when Minnesota (21-5-3, 17-4-3-2 WCHA) begins a regular season-ending four game homestand when the Gophers host North Dakota. A week later Wisconsin comes to town then the Gophers play at home in the WCHA first round.
Minnesota has spent enough time on the road where the norm of late has been to practice at home all week before waking up Friday and take a road trip to an opposition rink.
Since November 27th, the Gophers have played two games at Ridder Arena, where the team is 11-0-1. That ends this weekend when Minnesota (21-5-3, 17-4-3-2 WCHA) begins a regular season-ending four game homestand when the Gophers host North Dakota. A week later Wisconsin comes to town then the Gophers play at home in the WCHA first round.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Eric Schierhorn and Kate Schipper earn player of the week awards
Another week, another award for Eric Schierhorn.
Schierhorn earned a Big Ten honor for the second straight week. This week he is joined by Kate Schipper as Gopher players recognized for their play.
Schierhorn was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week on Tuesday for his performance in Minnesota's 5-1 and 5-2 wins over Penn State. The sophomore goaltender stopped 66 of 69 shots against a Nittany Lions that entered the weekend as the most potent in college hockey.
Schierhorn gave credit for the performance to his teammates.
“It just shows it’s a team effort. Sometimes my first effort isn’t good enough,” Schierhorn said after Saturday's series sweep. “I think I said it last weekend. That’s how a team works. I bail them out, and sometimes they bail me out.”
Last week he was named the Third Star of the Week. Since Minnesota came back from holiday break on December 30th, Schierhorn has a .932 save percentage.
Joining Schierhorn were Ohio State's Nick Schilkey as the second star and Michigan's Cooper Marody as the third star. (Both finished with six points and were also among the 3 NCAA stars of the week.) In an offensive week, that left out Leon Bristedt, who finished with a hat trick Saturday.
Schipper was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week in her return performance from missing Minnesota's last 3 games.
The senior had a NCAA-high six points (3G-3A) in a pair of wins against Minnesota State. She was on the ice for seven of the ten goals the Gophers scored last weekend, as Minnesota advanced to 5-0-1 in its last six games.
UMD goalie Maddie Rooney was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week. Wisconsin freshman Abby Roque earned the WCHA Rookie of the Week honor.
The Gopher men head out to Ohio State for games Friday and Saturday. The Gopher women return home to Ridder Arena for only the second time in 2017 this weekend when Minnesota hosts North Dakota.
Schierhorn earned a Big Ten honor for the second straight week. This week he is joined by Kate Schipper as Gopher players recognized for their play.
Schierhorn was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week on Tuesday for his performance in Minnesota's 5-1 and 5-2 wins over Penn State. The sophomore goaltender stopped 66 of 69 shots against a Nittany Lions that entered the weekend as the most potent in college hockey.
Schierhorn gave credit for the performance to his teammates.
“It just shows it’s a team effort. Sometimes my first effort isn’t good enough,” Schierhorn said after Saturday's series sweep. “I think I said it last weekend. That’s how a team works. I bail them out, and sometimes they bail me out.”
Last week he was named the Third Star of the Week. Since Minnesota came back from holiday break on December 30th, Schierhorn has a .932 save percentage.
Joining Schierhorn were Ohio State's Nick Schilkey as the second star and Michigan's Cooper Marody as the third star. (Both finished with six points and were also among the 3 NCAA stars of the week.) In an offensive week, that left out Leon Bristedt, who finished with a hat trick Saturday.
Schipper was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week in her return performance from missing Minnesota's last 3 games.
The senior had a NCAA-high six points (3G-3A) in a pair of wins against Minnesota State. She was on the ice for seven of the ten goals the Gophers scored last weekend, as Minnesota advanced to 5-0-1 in its last six games.
UMD goalie Maddie Rooney was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week. Wisconsin freshman Abby Roque earned the WCHA Rookie of the Week honor.
The Gopher men head out to Ohio State for games Friday and Saturday. The Gopher women return home to Ridder Arena for only the second time in 2017 this weekend when Minnesota hosts North Dakota.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Pohl talk: Both Gopher men and women remain in top-10 + Pairwise Implications
Let's start with the fact that polls in college hockey don't decide anything.
This isn't football. To make matters worse, there are rankings (Pairwise) which do decide who makes the NCAA Tournament. As the year winds down and there are fewer games, those make more and more sense.
What polls are good for is discussion and figuring out the perception 50 people who aren't me have of the country.
In that case, both the Gopher men and women remain in the top-10.
This isn't football. To make matters worse, there are rankings (Pairwise) which do decide who makes the NCAA Tournament. As the year winds down and there are fewer games, those make more and more sense.
What polls are good for is discussion and figuring out the perception 50 people who aren't me have of the country.
In that case, both the Gopher men and women remain in the top-10.
Friday, January 27, 2017
BLOG: Gopher women could be without 4 of top 9 forwards against St. Cloud State
In Brad Frost's 17 years of coaching, he has never had this many injuries happen to players, let alone key ones.
Minnesota (17-5-3, 13-4-3-2 WCHA) could be without four of its top-9 forwards this weekend when the Gophers travel to St. Cloud State for games Friday (7:00 p.m.) and Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
"By far. Not even close," said Frost about it being unprecedented to his Minnesota teams. "You have one here or there, maybe two. To have four missing a series is pretty tough."
Both senior Kate Schipper and junior Cara Piazza suffered injuries during last weekend's series against Ohio State.
Minnesota (17-5-3, 13-4-3-2 WCHA) could be without four of its top-9 forwards this weekend when the Gophers travel to St. Cloud State for games Friday (7:00 p.m.) and Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
"By far. Not even close," said Frost about it being unprecedented to his Minnesota teams. "You have one here or there, maybe two. To have four missing a series is pretty tough."
Both senior Kate Schipper and junior Cara Piazza suffered injuries during last weekend's series against Ohio State.
Friday, January 20, 2017
Gophers Hockey: Minnesota returns home with rare losing streak
(This article originally appeared on SB Nation College Hockey)
It took Kate Schipper until her senior season to reach a double digit number of losses in her collegiate career. Not in one year. Total.
So this experience is new for her and everyone on the two-time defending national champions.
Minnesota, four years removed from achieving the pursuit of perfection every team strives to achieve, is in a losing streak every other team faces at one point. The Gophers (16-5-2) have lost four of the last six games - matching last season’s total number of losses - dating back to an 8-2 loss at Wisconsin on December 4th.
That includes being swept in two games last weekend at Minnesota Duluth.
“I don’t think we did a ton of thing wrongs, especially Saturday. Looking back it’s more of execution,” Schipper said. “I think executing at a higher level and everyone doing a little better will help the entire team.”
Despite the losses, the Gophers remain ranked fourth. Trying keep the mood light in practice this week prior to facing Ohio State at Ridder Arena, Schipper and the rest of her Minnesota teammates have been going back to the basics. Working hard. Nothing too serious.
There’s no one reason for the losing streak. Head coach Brad Frost preached about the process, not the results. The Gophers came back to tie UMD twice both games before the Bulldogs pulled away.
It took Kate Schipper until her senior season to reach a double digit number of losses in her collegiate career. Not in one year. Total.
So this experience is new for her and everyone on the two-time defending national champions.
Minnesota, four years removed from achieving the pursuit of perfection every team strives to achieve, is in a losing streak every other team faces at one point. The Gophers (16-5-2) have lost four of the last six games - matching last season’s total number of losses - dating back to an 8-2 loss at Wisconsin on December 4th.
That includes being swept in two games last weekend at Minnesota Duluth.
“I don’t think we did a ton of thing wrongs, especially Saturday. Looking back it’s more of execution,” Schipper said. “I think executing at a higher level and everyone doing a little better will help the entire team.”
Despite the losses, the Gophers remain ranked fourth. Trying keep the mood light in practice this week prior to facing Ohio State at Ridder Arena, Schipper and the rest of her Minnesota teammates have been going back to the basics. Working hard. Nothing too serious.
There’s no one reason for the losing streak. Head coach Brad Frost preached about the process, not the results. The Gophers came back to tie UMD twice both games before the Bulldogs pulled away.
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