UM Hockey Game
Feels good to end the night with win but boy did the team look a bit sloppy after the first period. Probably nothing to be too concerned about. Red knows how to get guys flying. The student section was quite good. Loved the addition of the horns. Should be another fun year.
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:17 PM ^
first student section experience was awesome
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:25 PM ^
The "M-Go-Brian" chant was full of win.
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:30 PM ^
hahaha yes sir, I hadn't know what he looked like until then haha
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:33 PM ^
for those of us who had an exam and could not attend
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:34 PM ^
Brian was apparently in attendance.
Someone noticed, and the student section started the necessary mgobrian chant. It was funny.
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 PM ^
brian has had season tickets for a while. pretty sure i saw him at the usntdp game this year
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:23 AM ^
I was the guy who danced during the intermissions. Brian's a great writer, but offline he's a control freak douchebag. I tried to be nice to him and he just said that i should quit dancing, so i flipped him off. Ask VictorsValiant, he'll tell you it's true.
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:51 AM ^
Good thing you showed HIM what a douche he was by flippin' him off. That'll teach 'em.
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:08 AM ^
Yeah the two times I saw him he didn't look very excited.
Also didn't sing the victors. Disappointed!
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:29 AM ^
To be fair, you were a guy who danced during intermissions, and Brian was only echoing the sentiments of pretty much everyone there. Can you do us all a favor and at least keep your shirt on this year?
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:54 AM ^
you should not have been dancing?
http://mgoblog.com/content/they-have-technically-dropped-puck
**(In the long long ago, there was just one guy who danced. Usually it was Superfan. When Superfan was not there it fell to either 1) guy in a ridiculous costume or 2) most humorously fat guy in the section. Then Jack Johnson came along and his dad did it to the delight of all other than Jack Johnson; after Johnson left about eight different people tried to take the mantle, one of whom was just a complete failure and would not listen to reason, thus causing the long descent into Unapproved Behavior. The unwritten law, now discarded, of Can't Turn You Loose is this order:
Jack Johnson Sr
Superfan
Frankenberry costume or penguin costume guy.
Other humorously attired student.
Guys dressed up like Blues Brothers
Biggest, most ungainly guy in the section is drafted.
At no point should anyone who has ever worked for WOLV dance. YES I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.)
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:24 AM ^
For those looking for him, the last two times I've seen him, he's been in a blue hockey jersey.
I hope that doesn't sound too stalker-ish.
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:28 PM ^
Damnit, I miss Ann Arbor and hockey games. To paraphrase Billy Madison, "Don't ever leave".
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:31 PM ^
I am in total agreement.
So what's this about "horns"?
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 PM ^
http://www.windycitynovelties.com/15030p/blue-stadium-horn.html
I got a bunch of them online, and in the back of section 17, we played them. 12-14 people so far in our merry troupe.
We have some tentative rules so far - namely, not while the real band is playing, very little during actual play (only dead-puck situations), and trying to mix in trombone-like songs to the extend-able horns. We're working on it.
If you want one, and you're by that section, I think I could arrange to get one to you for cost.
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 AM ^
Bahaha, the band director LOVED watching you guys play. they seemed to think it was pretty funny.
I also loved the horns.
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:56 AM ^
I would love to man, and thanks for the offer, unfortunately I'm graduated. :(
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:02 AM ^
I'm a few seats down from you guys and I'm tempted to look into getting a horn...I probably won't, though, because it would be very, very easy to overdo it with those. Nice section you guys have there.
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:39 AM ^
I haven't been to or watched a game since I graduated in 2003 until tonight. Was the student section doing a seagull chant when they were bringing the puck down? If so, it was both awesome and hilarious. I definitely don't remember doing that while I was there.
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:17 AM ^
hahahaha
'whoop whoop whooooooop'
new this year so they tell us freshman
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 AM ^
They've actually been doing it for the last two years or so.
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:40 AM ^
You didn't even watch the Frozen Four in 2008?
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 AM ^
The chant list they emailed all of us states that it was started last year.
I did indeed watch the frozen four in 08, I do not recall hearing whooping...
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:22 AM ^
It started at the Miami game last year, when someone claimed it was the sound of a Red Hawk. It caught on quickly. It's appropriate usage is when Michigan is short-handed, and the puck is in the opponent's zone. Whoooooping must stop when the puck crosses the red line towards Michigan's net.
I haven't heard it outside of the student section - does it sound as absurd as I think it does?
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 AM ^
I believe it actually started several years ago with a home game against BU and we started chanting "Yip Yip Yip" at Yip whenever he was on the ice. It sounds the same at least.
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:00 AM ^
I was really hoping it was a reference to the Mighty Ducks "flying v" used to mock the other team.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:59 PM ^
Sound absurd? Absolutely. That is innate in it's greatness.
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:46 AM ^
I believe Zack Novack was at the game during the first period with another team member (Manny?) and he knew the C-YA cheer... funny.
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:33 AM ^
Michigan came out great in the the first 15 minutes, but ended up playing a very poor and sloppy game. Niagara is not a very good team and if Michigan plays like this out East against BU, then they will be in trouble.
Positives: solid play by Hogan, the freshmen Brown and Treais looked good, we won.
Negatives: Caporusso looked okay but not the same scorer he was last year with Palushaj, our defense looked a little shaky getting the puck out of our zone and gave up numerous odd man rushes, wingers had a tough time scraping the puck off the boards and headmaning on the breakout, and our power play didn't look very good after the 1st period.
We should be fine this year and its early, but we need to get a lot better if we expect to win the CCHA.
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 AM ^
Went to the game last night. First game of the season for me. I had to miss the exhibition games. Anyone know why they went to bottled pop only at the games? With this change we may eventually have to by glasses to use at home. Our glasses/cups at home are an archeological exploration of the stadium cups at Yost over the years.
I agree with Michigan Student's summary. Louie really seemed to struggle/seemed snake bit. Way too many turnovers and unforced errors on our part.