
Somewhere under there, Frank Misuraca cries for everyone to get off of him because he can’t breathe. (Credit: Todd Pavlack)
Salhany loses an edge, pushes it back to MisuROCKET GOAL
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
Oh, you want to see the man of the hour? Okay.
Wow. What a game. That would be an exhilarating game even if it wasn’t that first win all of our young men have been working and working and working to get. But to have all of the frustration of this season to be decided on a last-second overtime goal? COME ON.
So how did we get here? I mean, it was tied at three after regulation time expired. So there was some fun, yeah?
Yeah.
After 20:00, it’s 1-1 between UAH and BG. Both goals came on the power play.
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
Sean Walker started off the scoring in the first for the Falcons, flinging a puck through traffic that I’m not sure Carmine Guerriero ever saw. But after a few minutes, it was a Charger power play and …
Pass off the half-boards to Marooney high slot, one-time, GOAL. 1-1.
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
… tic-tac-GOAL for Cody Marooney, his first collegiate marker.
The Chargers couldn’t pull ahead even with 1:06 of 5×3 late in the first when Brett Mohler (hooking) and Connor Kucera (boarding) took minor penalties. Guerriero was still sharp after not a lot of pressure, and he stopped a couple of chances to end the frame.
Unfortunately for partisans in blue and white, the Falcons struck early in the 2nd, with Brent Tate slipping the defense to find a Cam Wojtala pass in the slot for a goal.
A couple of penalties on Marooney left the Chargers scrambling to cover Falcons, but the Chargers were crashing the point pretty hard. BG countered by taking the puck wide to the boards while looking for cross-ice passes to the bottoms of the circle. But they took their eyes off the puck for a second, and …
MAAAAAAAATTTTTYYYYYYYYYY SALHANY! Picked up the pass, chipped it up, chased it down, got the goalie to commit, beat him glove high! 2-2!
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
… it’s Matt Salhany time!
Who cares that the Falcons scored 52 seconds later? Okay, we should all care, but the key thing is that the home side didn’t go up 3-1 late in the 2nd. Instead, the margin was just one, and the boys knew that they had a very good chance at winning this one.
I will let these two tweets stand to vent my frustration with a broadcaster that was … sub-par but has a career that should have him be better.
The BCSN PBP guy spent his entire recruiting bit of the interview with Coach Corbett talking about the weather. Come on.
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
You know what? UAH is the #1 academic research school in the WCHA. Maybe some kids want a good education.
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
Sorry, you mess with my alma mater and I’m gonna say something about it. Back to hockey!
There were a lot of times where I could’ve tweeted this:
Scramble in front, but Carmine stops it. 11:16 left in regulation, 3-2 BG.
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
Then at the 12:30 mark of the third, Jack Prince had the puck just outside of the slot.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL CHARGERS! The Prince of Huntsville tries to center, off a stick, chops it out of the air, and WE ARE TIED AT 3!!!
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
After that point, the boys were flying all over the ice. There was a puck that ended up in the net before being taken back out and flipped in the air, but no amount of Prince arguments got the referees to change their mind, even with a review. Presumably Jack tried a Cockney accent while he was at it.
A late tripping penalty on Brent Fletcher led to a BG power play with just 2:49. Did the boys quit? Hell no they didn’t. Have you seen these guys quit? Every WCHA coach praises their intensity. Intensity is what made the PK happen. The boys were again pressuring the D and looking for breakaways, and Joakim Broberg was tripped up. 4×4 for :31, and the penalty carried into overtime.
Overtime is a bit of a haze for me, but that’s mainly because it was just wide-open, end-to-end hockey, great goaltending at both ends, solid back-checking, strong passes through neutral ice, and good shots. In other words:
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
HOLY CRAP THIS IS CRAZY BRB INHALER
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
But nothing, nothing, nothing replaces what Frank Misuraca did.
Oh, wait, yeah, this:
Carmine had to come out and block a shot. BG then had two chances on a open net with CG35 at the hashes. NO GOAL.
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
Carmine makes a beautiful play to wheel blocker side on the ice, throwing equipment at it, and it forced the shot wide.
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
That “charge the hashes” stuff was pure Tim Thomas. Steve Koshey helped out just enough to make sure that the puck was fluttering and rolling past BG sticks. That the puck didn’t go in told you that this just might be the night.
The best part of it was that Frank was right in front of the bench when it went in. #InstantPileon
— UAHHockey.com (@weloveuahhockey) December 8, 2013
MisuROCKET.
Good night, everybody.
Love that picture!!!
One of many to come! #chargeon
RT @weloveuahhockey: UAH 4, BGSU 3, OT: Somewhere under there, @misuraca26 cries for everyone to get off of him … http://t.co/tGDTBYCZ4w
RT @weloveuahhockey: UAH 4, BGSU 3, OT: Somewhere under there, @misuraca26 cries for everyone to get off of him … http://t.co/tGDTBYCZ4w
@weloveuahhockey @misuraca26 Drove down from Tecumseh, ON for tonight’s game. Great game, awesome OT win! #proudUAHalum, #chargerpride.
#SouthernHockey
Go UAH!!!
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Nice for the Chargers to get a “W.”
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RT @weloveuahhockey: UAH 4, BGSU 3, OT: Somewhere under there, @misuraca26 cries for everyone to get off of him … http://t.co/tGDTBYCZ4w