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Friday, March 21, 2008
Postgame At The Joe
Miami’s stunning 2-1 win over Notre Dame is being followed by another possible stunner. Late in the second period, Northern Michigan is beating top-ranked Michigan 3-2.
Stats from the RedHawks’ win …
Shots: Miami 30-21 Penalties: Notre Dame seven for 14 minutes; Miami six for 12 minutes Saves: ND’s Jordan Pearce 28, Miami’s Jeff Zatkoff 20
Mitch Ganzak’s tying goal with 3.4 seconds left in the third period was his 100th career point. He’s just the fifth defenseman in Miami history to reach the 100-point plateau.
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RedHawks Win! RedHawks Win!
Alec Martinez rips a shot past Notre Dame goalie Jordan Pearce 6:06 into overtime, giving Miami a 2-1 victory in the CCHA tournament semifinals.
Hard to believe right now. The RedHawks tied the game on Mitch Ganzak’s goal with 3.4 seconds remaining in regulation.
A pile of Miami players on the ice celebrating, a great sight for RedHawk fans.
I’ll have some stats later. But Miami is on to the tournament championship game Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against either top-ranked Michigan or Northern Michigan.
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Ganzak Ties The Game
As expected, a video review has prompted a ruling change on Miami’s tying goal. Mitch Ganzak does indeed get the goal as the puck did not touch Ryan Jones as it headed into the net. Assists went to Carter Camper and Jarod Palmer.
Sudden-death OT will start momentarily. A few numbers through three periods …
Shots: Miami 27-21 Penalties: Notre Dame 6 for 12 minutes, Miami five for 10 minutes Saves: ND’s Jordan Pearce 26, Miami’s Jeff Zatkoff 20
Here we go with OT …
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Unbelievable … It’s Tied
Do you believe in miracles … the RedHawks say yes.
Miami scores with 3.4 seconds left on the clock to send the game into overtime. Mitch Ganzak ripped a left-handed shot toward the goal, and the puck apparently nicked teammate Ryan Jones before flying past ND goalie Jordan Pearce. In the replay, the puck didn’t appear to touch Jones, I think it will be reviewed to see who gets credit for the goal, but no matter. The RedHawks had pulled goalie Jeff Zatkoff for the final surge.
it’s 1-1 after three periods, folks. Sudden-death overtime will be here
Unbelievable.
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Third period at The Joe
41.2 seconds left in the third period, timeout on the ice
Miami will make one last effort to try to tie the game.
Notre Dame 1, Miami 0
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The Goal That Counts
No video replay needed for this one. Evan Rankin’s backhanded shot breaks the scoreless drought with 4:30 remaining in the third period, giving Notre Dame a 1-0 lead over Miami. The puck bounced off the glove of MU goalie Jeff Zatkoff.
2:58 left at the moment
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Irish Goal … But No
If you’re a Miami fan, you’re praising video replay right now. Notre Dame’s Mark Van Guilder appeared to score a goal on a slap shot past Jeff Zatkoff with 6:11 remaining in the third period, but the goal was reviewed and overturned because the puck didn’t completely cross the line.
Looking at the replays upstairs on press row, it’s an extremely close call, but appears to be the right one.
Timeout on the ice, 4:46 remaining in the third period.
Miami 0, Notre Dame 0
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Third period at The Joe
Timeout on the ice, 9:40 remaining in the third period. Each team has two penalties apiece in this period, but scoring … well, it’s not happening.
Miami 0, Notre Dame 0
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Third period at The Joe
Timeout on the ice, 13:54 remaining in the third period. It’s still a 0-0 game. Who’s going to make the first mistake?
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Second-period statistics
It’s a 0-0 game through two periods at Joe Louis Arena. Here are some numbers:
Shots: Miami 19-11, Nathan Davis leads the RedHawks with five shots, defenseman Alec Martinez has three Penalties: Miami 2 (four minutes); Notre Dame 4 (eight minutes) Saves: Miami’s Jeff Zatkoff 11, ND’s Jordan Pearce 19
The RedHawks have had the better of play through two periods, but Pearce has been a beast. A hot goaltender makes all the difference in the world. Zatkoff has been very strong as well.
Perhaps overtime on the horizon???
Third period just about to begin.
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Second period is over
The second period has come to an end at Joe Louis Arena, and it’s still 0-0 between Miami and Notre Dame.
Miami was on the power play in the final seconds of the period, but Irish goalie Jordan Pearce blocked a close shot by the RedHawks’ Nathan Davis.
Second-period statistics upcoming.
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Second period at The Joe
Timeout on the ice, 5:25 left in the second period. Defense, defense, defense. Still no score.
Miami defenseman Alec Martinez, winner of the CCHA’s Best Defensive Defenseman Award last night at the Fox Theatre, is being shown on the video board, drawing applause from the RedHawk fans.
Hard to tell if it’s a big crowd or not because Joe Louis Arena has a ton of seats. The crowd will surely swell for Game 2, Michigan vs. Northern Michigan.
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Second period at The Joe
Timeout on the ice, 12:12 left in the second period. Still waiting for the first goal.
It may be a broken record, but both goalies are playing excellent hockey. Miami’s Jeff Zatkoff made a sliding save. Notre Dame goalie Jordan Pearce continues to be a wall as Miami has a decided advantage in shots.
Miami 0, Notre Dame 0
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First-period statistics
A scoreless first period is over at The Joe.
Miami has outshot Notre Dame 11-3, but Irish goalie Jordan Pearce has been very strong. Both teams have a pair of two-minute penalties.
The RedHawks have shots on goal by eight different players. Second period just beginning.
On a side note, took a quick peek outside between periods. The predicted heavy snow is just starting. Pretty sure a White Easter isn’t a great thing.
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First period is over
No score at Joe Louis Arena at the end of the first period. Both goalies, Jeff Zatkoff for Miami and Jordan Pearce for Notre Dame, look to be on top of their games. I’ll provide some first-period stats as soon as they’re available.
Miami 0, Notre Dame 0
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First period at The Joe
Timeout on the ice, 4:20 left in the first period. Still no score.
Notre Dame goalie Jordan Pearce comes up several times with Miami on the power play. Two two-minute penalties apiece for the teams. RedHawks goalie Jeff Zatkoff had an outstanding save with 9:30 showing while the Irish were on the power play.
Miami 0, Notre Dame 0
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First period at The Joe
Timeout on the ice, 11:52 left in the first period. No score at this point.
Each team has killed off a two-minute penalty in the earlygoing. Miami had several close chances against Notre Dame goalie Jordan Pearce while on the power play, but couldn’t score. Miami goalie Jeff Zatkoff just came up with a strong save on a shot off the stick of Calle Ridderwall.
Miami 0, Notre Dame 0
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Getting ready at The Joe
It’s bearing down on game time here at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Miami faces Notre Dame at 4:30 p.m. in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association tournament semifinals, and perhaps it’s better to be in here than outside. A winter storm warning just went into effect in metro Detroit, with 6-10 inches of snow expected by Saturday morning. Perhaps we’ll be able to get Frosty the Snowman to blog a little later.
The teams have completed their on-ice warmups at “The Joe.” The RedHawks are wearing their white jerseys, the Fighting Irish are sporting navy blue.
Some pregame notes …
Miami is 31-6-1, Notre Dame is 24-13-4. The winner will play for the title Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against the winner between Michigan and Northern Michigan (they play today at 8 p.m.), the losers will play in the third-place game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The matchup everybody is expecting, of course, is Michigan vs. Miami for the championship. They’ve been the CCHA’s best teams all year.
But Notre Dame is not to be taken lightly, even though they lost leading scorer Erik Condra to a season-ending knee injury last weekend. The Fighting Irish are the defending CCHA tournament champions and split with Miami earlier this season.
The RedHawks, ranked No. 1 in the country for a good portion of the season, have never won the CCHA tournament.
Miami is 15-3 away from Steve Cady Arena this season.
After going 0-3-1 over a nine-day span in February against Michigan and Ferris State, Miami has won six straight games.
RedHawks junior defenseman Kevin Roeder leads the nation in plus-minus ratio with a plus-31.
Notre Dame is 8-9-4 over the second half of the season.
About 10 minutes until face-off. I’ll check in regularly throughout the game.
Rick Cassano
