Lidstrom for life 20 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Brendan Smith's Wisconsin Badgers absolutely destroyed RIT today in the national semi-finals 8-1 and Mr Smith had quite a day. 5 assists. Thats right 5. Granted it wasn't against the greatest competition ever but hey lets be happy about the big numbers put up by a future Red Wing blueliner! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DatsyukianDeke13 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Great Job I'm just looking forward to the Miami-BC tilt. A guy who played at my high school plays for Miami! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trapt1307 81 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) /still bitter about Michigan getting jobbed by the refs two weeks ago Edited April 9, 2010 by Trapt1307 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lidstrom for life 20 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 /still bitter about Michigan getting jobbed by the refs two weeks ago No kidding, that makes the bad calls against the wings look pretty insignificant. At least the wings goals weren't waived off in OT during the playoffs ugh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy_Like_Wingy 25 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 That game was almost hard to watch it was so one sided. The 5 minute major that lead to two 5 on 3's in a row didn't help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blueliner 69 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Great Job I'm just looking forward to the Miami-BC tilt. A guy who played at my high school plays for Miami! Hirschfeld? I played against him in High School. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heed316 7 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Hockey on ESPN with Thorne and Clement? No way... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown_Ryan 122 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Should be a great game saturday.... Can't wait to go. Got tickets for the Championship game Ill get to see Smith in person. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newfy 695 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Brendan Smith's Wisconsin Badgers absolutely destroyed RIT today in the national semi-finals 8-1 and Mr Smith had quite a day. 5 assists. Thats right 5. Granted it wasn't against the greatest competition ever but hey lets be happy about the big numbers put up by a future Red Wing blueliner! It may not have been the strongest competition but it was a team good enough to make the frozen 4 which is still pretty good. 5 assists in a big game like that is huge as well. Smith is gonna be a great NHLer I think. From what I've heard he's not scared of physical play either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DatsyukianDeke13 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Hirschfeld? I played against him in High School. Yes sir. Sylvania Northview High Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grateful Gadsby 10 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Went to the Badger - RIT game tonight at Ford Field, and watched Smith closely. He plays a fairly sound game, but I was disappointed that he wasn't bigger physically. I went down to the glass during warm-ups and was surprised that he wasn't as big as I thought he was. (I know, I know - he's young, still growing, etc.) He seems to have decent hockey sense, and generally played a smart game. Of course, RIT was completely overmatched the entire game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CenterIce 83 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) Was there, tonight. The Wisconsin/RIT was a blowout the whole way. BC was closer, until BC opened it up late. Miami could not connect on their passes. Finals are Eaves's Dad's team versus his Alma mater. Edited April 9, 2010 by CenterIce Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 5 freaking assists? Niiiiice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) So the Smith brothers will face each other? http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=news&oi=news_result&ct=res&cd=6&ved=0CHkQqQIwBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uscho.com%2Fnews%2Fid%2C18559%2FForSmithBrothersFrozenFourCouldSparkSiblingRevelry.html&ei=xbi-S-L3FoaBlAeA2IX5Bg&usg=AFQjCNGEcIrwHzR8AcqU3AW9RZo3KR6eNg&sig2=v1cD1F30KJRvrc8_goKC8w Question: Does anyone know for sure whether or not Smith will leave college for Grand Rapids next year? Edited April 9, 2010 by titanium2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidroach420 25 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Yes sir. Sylvania Northview High booo northview Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 http://redwings.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=-6&id=65395 Sounds a little hyper or jumpy in this interview. I mean that in a good way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Question: Does anyone know for sure whether or not Smith will leave college for Grand Rapids next year? That's what was strongly implied after the prospects camp this summer. Smith was obviously a 'vet' prospect out there and at least one reporter asked about his plans with college. From what I recall, both Smith and the management had a "wait and see" aptitude since Smith has struggled a bit with injuries in the past. After being named a candidate for the Hobey Baker it's pretty clear Smith is ready to take a stab at pro hockey. My bet is that he'll get a look in GR this coming season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CenterIce 83 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) So the Smith brothers will face each other? http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=news&oi=news_result&ct=res&cd=6&ved=0CHkQqQIwBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uscho.com%2Fnews%2Fid%2C18559%2FForSmithBrothersFrozenFourCouldSparkSiblingRevelry.html&ei=xbi-S-L3FoaBlAeA2IX5Bg&usg=AFQjCNGEcIrwHzR8AcqU3AW9RZo3KR6eNg&sig2=v1cD1F30KJRvrc8_goKC8w Nope his brother is on Miami, which lost the second game. Edited April 9, 2010 by CenterIce Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 That's what was strongly implied after the prospects camp this summer. Smith was obviously a 'vet' prospect out there and at least one reporter asked about his plans with college. From what I recall, both Smith and the management had a "wait and see" aptitude since Smith has struggled a bit with injuries in the past. After being named a candidate for the Hobey Baker it's pretty clear Smith is ready to take a stab at pro hockey. My bet is that he'll get a look in GR this coming season. How do you figure. Wisconsin is still playing and the griffins only have 3 games left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OakWing 2 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 How do you figure. Wisconsin is still playing and the griffins only have 3 games left. Training camp - September 2010.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gizmo 21 Report post Posted April 9, 2010 We went last night to the 8:30 game as we live on the western side of the state. It was a bummer that Miami fell part in the 2nd period as I was root for them after what happened last year in the Final. However, I took along my binoculars as we were in the upper deck (336). After they resurfaced after the 2nd period I looked through the binoculars at light reflecting off of the ice around the goal on our end of the sheet. It looked absolutely terrible as I could see deep ruts and the surface looked incredibly uneven. Was anyone here close to the ice level last evening and got a look at it? I will say I didn't notice the puck bouncing around more than a normal game. Also, I had a friend sitting high up center ice that said that they had a lot of people with lower bleacher tickets that came up to their section to watch the game. They reported that the view from the first 12 rows of the bleachers was almost useless. They weren't too happy about coughing up $$$ to then end up squatting in the $79 section to be able to see the game. The worst was the section behind the benches. The players stood through most of the game and their view was almost totally blocked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lidstromboli Report post Posted April 9, 2010 Shanny is his favorite player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown_Ryan 122 Report post Posted April 10, 2010 Anyone going to the Game tonight? My son and I are going. I've never been to a NCAA Ice Hockey game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
