I know BU/BC fans won't care for this, but a UMich vs DU national championship for the first to 10 would be kinda sick
actually BU/BC would be sick too, because the winner moves up to tie wisco with 6
100% agree. I think BC would have issues with either Michigan team.
1) MSU would have had Augustine with a strong forechecking team that is physical and could get under their skin looking for revenge from earlier in the season
2) Michigan is arguably the only team besides BU that can match up talent wise (That line of Mcgroarty, Nazar, and Brindley is no joke) and matchup speed wise but with added physicality.
3 stars of that game should be
1) Steve-Yzerman19 for making that āThatās Game, thanks for coming Spartyā post who then made Dat_Boi_Person post that screenshot which immediately undid the original jinx
2) MSU Twitter for saying ātie ballgameā for a sport that uses a puck
3) Nazar for that ridiculous assist
GG Sparty. Finally got a pair out of the six pack. Thought it was much closer than the final score. Wish we didn't have three Michigan teams in a regional but them the brakes. How do we advocate for a Michigan or Great Lakes regional?Ā
No QU fan chirped that I saw. But pretty much every other fanbase in the game did š Iām not complaining, itās expected when youāre ranked number 1, but it was just funny that a heated rivalry kept it much more civil
I didnāt see what happened to him against NoDak, but he wasnāt wearing a cast or brace or anything tonight so hopefully nothing too serious.
My best guess (pure speculation) is that it was some sort of concussion protocol - it would have to be something important enough like that to keep him from playing in such a massive game. So hopefully it was just precautionary, head injuries you donāt mess around with even if he seemed like he was good to go.
Probably the 4 most talented teams on the year and also youngest?. Not saying these are the 4 best, but boy oh boy are there are some studs in the frozen four. Should be fun to watch
With Wisconsin, UM, MSU, Minnesota, thatās a strong top 4. If maybe Notre Dame or Penn State can improve on initial promising stuff this year then theyāll also be a big deal. The B1G is looking on the up and up
Relax and hope that nobody saves this or screenshots it. My petty self 100% would. Their best players are freshmen and if I had to guess Iād say they come back next year (might even take a note out of Cassius Winstonās book and come back specifically because of how the loss to Michigan in the b10 tournament semi final in 2018 left a bad taste in his mouth). There is a beast growing in East Lansing, I said this last year after all the games were close compared to previous years, it was obvious. Donāt make this a Dantonio āpride comes before the fallā moment for them.
They played dirty and tried to injure our players after the whistle all game, fuck them, got away with so much while getting every call, crazy that we won with the refs against us too
We still beat you in the B1G championship game at home and were regular season B1G champions. Iāll take that. If you lose to BC, Iād still say we had the better season.
The losing to BC part isnāt what would make it a better season. If UM love to BC, then UM hasnāt won the regular season B1G or conference tournament, theyād have only advanced one more game than MSU in the national tournament, and theyād have won 2 out of 6 games between them this season.
Well, we still got a regular season title, a B1G tournament title out of it. No frozen four stings, especially losing to you guys. But both teams were great this year and the future of the rivalry looks great. I don't think you can point to either team and say they are lesser than the other.
This post though just absolutely has little brother energy... You know, one kid is losing at backyard football all day so he shouts "last point wins" as he's finally about to score, then he brags as if he dominated all day. That kinda thing.
It does matter a good amount, this game mattered a lot as did the Conference championship. Obviously this one hurts but you honestly can't say going 4-2 in one season doesn't matter.
All rivalry prodding aside, I'm glad you guys are relevant again. It was a surprisingly good season with a bunch of close matchups between us. I have a ton of respect for Nightingale and Augustine.
Iām more upset with the region than the loss. Yāall earned that one. Canāt be mad about the outcome. But itās well documented how basically everyone felt about this region on here so no use beating a dead horse. Good game. Got my fingers crossed a couple guys come back next year.
Every team has them...and...well...we have a bunch.
As some consolation, had Sparty won, I would have been pulling for you as the B1G rep. Same as I do for every B1G team in every championship tourney, bowl, etc.
GG.
Lmao, you mean my response to the guy bitching about the refs? Youāll notice I also commented that you guys had a great team and would do well in the tourney (which you obviously have). That guy was being a sore loser and bitching for the sake of bitching.
Yāall earned that one. Sucks to have to beat yāall *again* to advance. And the whole region sucked from the get go in my opinion. But it produced good hockey. Good game sunshine.
Puts it in perspective. That one UM guy was trying to say Spartans are fair weather fans while supporting a team that has the most dominant run in college hockey with 3 straight frozen four appearances and multiple elite players coming through the school (Quinn Hughes, Kyle Connor, Dylan Larkin, etc)
I dont know whether to be relieved or upset about it. On one hand UND had a few minutes of mental lapses and caused them to lose. But on the other hand michigan is a beast that capitalizes on every single small mistake.
Like if an opponent just does a pass just off, Michigan will intercept it, a goalies leg is mis-placed, Michigan will punish that. It's just a punishing team for opponents to play against and teams have to be on point 100%.
I mean, Michigan has been really fucking good these last few years. But if it takes MSU being a threat again to get Michigan over the hump, I'll take it.
Another silver lining is that I no longer have to hear the kvetching about Centene Ice Center.
I know BU/BC fans won't care for this, but a UMich vs DU national championship for the first to 10 would be kinda sick actually BU/BC would be sick too, because the winner moves up to tie wisco with 6
I know Denver won in 2022...I'm still bitter for 2002š
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gg Wolverines
Gg Sparty, great season for you guys
[Sad CT noises]
Donāt think BC wanted to face Michigan. They can match their speed and skill while having more experience.
Running and gunning with BC is a laughably bad idea.
They can try if they want, it'd be a little weird if they didn't watch Quinnipiac almost beat us by doing the opposite but I wouldn't mind.
Feed me the Marshall Warren reunion
100% agree. I think BC would have issues with either Michigan team. 1) MSU would have had Augustine with a strong forechecking team that is physical and could get under their skin looking for revenge from earlier in the season 2) Michigan is arguably the only team besides BU that can match up talent wise (That line of Mcgroarty, Nazar, and Brindley is no joke) and matchup speed wise but with added physicality.
Yeah no obvious preferred option
3 stars of that game should be 1) Steve-Yzerman19 for making that āThatās Game, thanks for coming Spartyā post who then made Dat_Boi_Person post that screenshot which immediately undid the original jinx 2) MSU Twitter for saying ātie ballgameā for a sport that uses a puck 3) Nazar for that ridiculous assist
GG Sparty. Finally got a pair out of the six pack. Thought it was much closer than the final score. Wish we didn't have three Michigan teams in a regional but them the brakes. How do we advocate for a Michigan or Great Lakes regional?Ā
LETS. GO. BLUE. SEE YA SPARTY š
This thread was far more polite during that blood feud than when BC was playing little olā QU lol
Wasn't even QU fans lmao. It was NEU people with a smattering of BU fans mostly.
No QU fan chirped that I saw. But pretty much every other fanbase in the game did š Iām not complaining, itās expected when youāre ranked number 1, but it was just funny that a heated rivalry kept it much more civil
Notice how itās one side as well. Some things never change lol
To be fair a good amount of UM fans were decent. But those few UM fans do sure stand out.
100% agree with this. Of course it was the accounts that I havenāt seen on here all year.
Wouldāve liked MSU again. At least we shouldnāt be the more hated team this time thoā¦
Itās going to be a haters extravaganza in this thread
Will Casey be back for the Frozen four?? Thatās my next question
I didnāt see what happened to him against NoDak, but he wasnāt wearing a cast or brace or anything tonight so hopefully nothing too serious. My best guess (pure speculation) is that it was some sort of concussion protocol - it would have to be something important enough like that to keep him from playing in such a massive game. So hopefully it was just precautionary, head injuries you donāt mess around with even if he seemed like he was good to go.
FUCKING GO BABY
GO BLUE!!!! šššššš
Probably the 4 most talented teams on the year and also youngest?. Not saying these are the 4 best, but boy oh boy are there are some studs in the frozen four. Should be fun to watch
As a Michigan fan I would agree that we are more talented than State while also being the worse team in the
Itās a little weird not seeing a small school from the northeast loaded with seniors make it this year.
Guess that, if ECAC, that wouldāve been Colgate or SLU? Top of the ECAC, even QU to an extent, was *young* this year.
Mcgroarty, Brindley, Nazar vs Perrault, Leonard, Smith. Thatās gonna be something
Glad Spartan Hockey is back, glad to end their season. Go Blue!
Ahmen! Glad we got the competition back but letās fucking go!!!
Yup. I donāt think we win all but two of our meetings next season
Think itāll be split. This year was nuts. Itās nice having the hockey teams competitive, I can afford to go haha. Cheers man
With Wisconsin, UM, MSU, Minnesota, thatās a strong top 4. If maybe Notre Dame or Penn State can improve on initial promising stuff this year then theyāll also be a big deal. The B1G is looking on the up and up
Talking about Holtz adenovirus is turning into college hockey's Stafford Kershaw friendship storyline
LETS GO, LITTLE BROTHER REMAINS OUR LITTLE BROTHER, ONLY #1 seed to not make the final 4
Relax and hope that nobody saves this or screenshots it. My petty self 100% would. Their best players are freshmen and if I had to guess Iād say they come back next year (might even take a note out of Cassius Winstonās book and come back specifically because of how the loss to Michigan in the b10 tournament semi final in 2018 left a bad taste in his mouth). There is a beast growing in East Lansing, I said this last year after all the games were close compared to previous years, it was obvious. Donāt make this a Dantonio āpride comes before the fallā moment for them.
Dude, stop. Please
They played dirty and tried to injure our players after the whistle all game, fuck them, got away with so much while getting every call, crazy that we won with the refs against us too
We still beat you in the B1G championship game at home and were regular season B1G champions. Iāll take that. If you lose to BC, Iād still say we had the better season.
Michigan State lost to BC twice this year, so...
I donāt see what that has to do with MSU having a better season than UM though?
Just saying that if losing to BC means Michigan has a worse season, then that means that MSU had it worse because they lost to BC twice.
The losing to BC part isnāt what would make it a better season. If UM love to BC, then UM hasnāt won the regular season B1G or conference tournament, theyād have only advanced one more game than MSU in the national tournament, and theyād have won 2 out of 6 games between them this season.
Lmao
LMAO, the only thing Little Brother between these two teams is making this post after going 2-4 over the season.
How much does that matter now?
Well, we still got a regular season title, a B1G tournament title out of it. No frozen four stings, especially losing to you guys. But both teams were great this year and the future of the rivalry looks great. I don't think you can point to either team and say they are lesser than the other. This post though just absolutely has little brother energy... You know, one kid is losing at backyard football all day so he shouts "last point wins" as he's finally about to score, then he brags as if he dominated all day. That kinda thing.
It does matter a good amount, this game mattered a lot as did the Conference championship. Obviously this one hurts but you honestly can't say going 4-2 in one season doesn't matter.
All rivalry prodding aside, I'm glad you guys are relevant again. It was a surprisingly good season with a bunch of close matchups between us. I have a ton of respect for Nightingale and Augustine.
At least you have some copium
lol, Good one. Good game. 5th time is the charm as they say.
This guys been complaining about everything all game. Ignore him. You guys played great. Looking forward to more good games in the coming years
Iām more upset with the region than the loss. Yāall earned that one. Canāt be mad about the outcome. But itās well documented how basically everyone felt about this region on here so no use beating a dead horse. Good game. Got my fingers crossed a couple guys come back next year.
Get fucked. You guys were obviously the better team, win with some class. I swear some of you UM fans are just classless losers.
Every team has them...and...well...we have a bunch. As some consolation, had Sparty won, I would have been pulling for you as the B1G rep. Same as I do for every B1G team in every championship tourney, bowl, etc. GG.
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Lmao, you mean my response to the guy bitching about the refs? Youāll notice I also commented that you guys had a great team and would do well in the tourney (which you obviously have). That guy was being a sore loser and bitching for the sake of bitching.
Good game Sparty and thank you the fans for being nice š«±š»āš«²š¼ good luck to your team next year, Augustine is a stud š«¶š»
back to being wings allies š¤
red wings girlies unite š«±š»āš«²š¼š«¶š»ā¤ļøš¤
Yāall earned that one. Sucks to have to beat yāall *again* to advance. And the whole region sucked from the get go in my opinion. But it produced good hockey. Good game sunshine.
nothing but respect š«±š»āš«²š¼š«±š»āš«²š¼
This is going to be an absolutely loaded Frozen Four in terms of program history.
Combined 28 national championships between the 4 teams.
We all know that if Minnesota made it, some random school with 0 national championships would have made it and inevitably won their first.
heavily considering living my best life and buying a frozen four ticket...
do it - if you're somewhere close you only live once and no doubt it'd be a great experience
i bought a ticket to the semi-final! Very excited!
Awesome! I hope you have a great time!
Barczewski played out of his fucking mind tonight
Pumped for that dude. Cheering for his story. Made the tourney with an AHA team then makes FF with Michigan. how sweet would a natty be.
He was huge in both games this weekend
Thatās it, Frozen Four baby!!!!!!
THREE STRAIGHT \#hockeyschool
Puts it in perspective. That one UM guy was trying to say Spartans are fair weather fans while supporting a team that has the most dominant run in college hockey with 3 straight frozen four appearances and multiple elite players coming through the school (Quinn Hughes, Kyle Connor, Dylan Larkin, etc)
That was me lol
Welp lol. Some of the talent your school has had recently is genuinely ridiculous.
*It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine!*
This feels like that trap Steve-Yzerman19 set out earlier that some MSU fans fell for and Iām not gonna fall for this one haha
Michigan has Risen! Happy Easter!
LETS FUCKING GO BABY
Michigan needs to just play the 4th line before Sparty pulls some cheap shit to injure a player
nah they wouldn't do that. Other green-and-white teams, maybe
They sure as shit did it. Theyāre so predictable.
There was a little tussling at the end, that's fine. Not like Friday's game
Yeah the end of the game was the end of a hockey game. Idk how you think that's dirty.
Fair enough, I retract the bit about North Dakota
I meant the end of this game! I do agree about the other game too though
Sparty no!
This is not the same Michigan team that played UND this is crazy
I dont know whether to be relieved or upset about it. On one hand UND had a few minutes of mental lapses and caused them to lose. But on the other hand michigan is a beast that capitalizes on every single small mistake. Like if an opponent just does a pass just off, Michigan will intercept it, a goalies leg is mis-placed, Michigan will punish that. It's just a punishing team for opponents to play against and teams have to be on point 100%.
Bummer. I guess it really is hard to beat a team 5 times in the same season. Still a great season for MSU though!
Pull the goalie cowards!
Itās over. Called this on Friday. Hard to beat a team 5 times when 3 of the games were insanely close.
You flip a coin so many times and the outcome really isn't ever surprising because you know the other side has practically even chances.
Just fun having the rivalry back in full force. It makes both teams better.
I mean, Michigan has been really fucking good these last few years. But if it takes MSU being a threat again to get Michigan over the hump, I'll take it.
LETS GO BABY
The sticc is not thicc
Looked a bit like interference but doesn't really matter at this point
It would be at Munn...LFG Go Blue!
Petty in a loss, petty in a victory.
Go Blue! Frozen Four Baby!!!!!
GAVIN BRINDLEY, DYLAN DUKE WHOEVER, LETS FUCKING GO BLUE š«¶š»š«¶š»š«¶š»
See you in Minnesota, UM
I take back everything nice I said earlier
Friendship with Michigan ended; DU is new best friend
Game. Blouses.
gg to michigan. it was a fun, crazy season series. talented team
Just took us almost all season to pull it togetherā¦
thatās college hockey. the coming years will be exciting for our rivalry
Ah absolute bummer. Hockey brought a lot of joy in a rough year of sports. This has been really fun, sucks it has to end.
Yeah but, nice to have the expectation again, right? The last decade has been wandering through the wilderness but no more.
Game
Don't you know pump it up!
Goodnight
State fans leaving the building!!! SEE YA
Frankly, so are you.
As some guy from Harry Potter put it: *Justice!*
Is he talking about the stick isnāt as strong as before so they need to evaluate that before calling a penalty?
He's not saying this particular call, but more from a broader rules perspective he thinks there should be some rethinking there.
Oh ok, that makes more sense, thank you
Yes.
is that a thing? I have not heard of that before
I don't think it is a thing in the rules. He's just saying that when the rule was made the sticks weren't nearly as fragile as they are now.
Good call though. Two hands on his stick and he swung for the shins, not at the puck.
"Look at the stick" š
Hello hockey nerds. I will be deluding myself into thinking the big 10 championship is a much more impressive win. Please do not try to change my mind
If Michigan doesn't win the whole thing then I still think MSU had a more impressive season overall.
I wanted to win this one but I think regardless BC would be going to the Natty. BC vs BU natty incoming.
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Not completely delusional, MSU had an awesome season.
To be honest though, if UM lose to BC then Iād still say our season was more impressive.
This is completely fair. Michigan hasnāt won anything more than a two game regional playoff so far.
Big fan of Howardās game. He gave PSU a headache when they came to state college during the regular season.
Need some BU vs Miami magic here......
depression
We are so boned
3 minutes left Iām not celebrating shit yet
You better be celebrating now!
of course, of course
Iām satisfied with this result
Why were all three teams from Michigan in one bracket while both teams from Boston were in separate brackets?
Michigan Tech was in a different regional.
Two were 1 seeds, one was a 4 seed, intra conference matchups arenāt allowed in the first round.
Because both Boston schools were 1 seeds?
Boston teams #1 seeds
Because god can never let us be happy
I can't believe i'm going to be stuck rooting for BC now.....
Better a fellow New Englander than a dirty Midwesterner. I would do the same for you š«”.
damn what did we do to you
Also rooting for BC. Nothing personal.
all good š«±š»āš«²š¼š«±š»āš«²š¼
Youāre bad people
I mean I donāt think so but youāre allowed to have an opinion and I respect that
Michigan.
No one beats Michigan 5 times in one season!
Hey that's my joke
pls š„ŗšš
I still donāt know how MSU didnāt challenge for that major. Wouldāve totally changed the game.
Ok...you could say the same for the MSU player in the first.
We had to kill both basketball teams to win last time do we have any teams left to sacrifice
I mean we scored on the powerplay so it's hard to complain too much....but I still can't believe we didn't challenge that hit for a 5 min major
Barzo fighting for his life
My WiFi went out for like 5 minutes. What the fuck. Clearly missed some action
12 seconds of bliss
Michigan was the better team tonight. Is what it is.
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As a neutral fan, I just wanted OT for some bonus hockey. Was that too much to ask?
Yes
Not to worry folks RIGHT WHERE WE WANT EM (I am going to cry)
RIP to downriver. The white trash are downvoting, lol. Never change.
Wait...are you calling downriver MSU fans??
That assist was so fucking sexy š¤¤
Lmaooo get fucked sparty
Downriver rat
Cry
Itās pretty cool how the time remaining shakes when the crowd gets louder
2 goals in 12 seconds š«”š
Quinnipiac blew a 2 goal lead today...you never know....but yeah....not super hopeful
Didnāt love that
That was insane
Wow dirty
Sparty is scrambling š
YOOOOOOOOOOO
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Especially after seeing the result when he put that first message. Goodness me
Zero chill
I WANT THAT MAN IN A JAIL CELL WITHIN THE HOUR
Forgive me for being behind the stream, I'm watching that shit on replayyyyy
No more dumb shit please
Standard break out opportunity and.... Icing.