East Ridge (8-13-0) (SEC, 4-11-0, 9th Place) at Stillwater (13-4-2) (SEC, 11-2-2, 2nd Place)
A Stillwater win would put the Ponies in the SEC points lead, however they will have played two more conference games than White Bear Lake, but we could have a different leader for the first time this season. Since a Jan. 6th 5-1 loss to the Bears the Ponies have put together a nine game unbeaten streak (8-0-1) including Saturday’s win over White Bear. Stillwater cannot afford to have a letdown against the Raptors after Saturday’s emotional win; East Ridge, despite their SEC record can give anyone a game. The Ponies just have to go back a few weeks to remember they needed a last second goal to defeat the Raptors 3-2. East Ridge has played much better over the last week, losing close games to Roseville and White Bear Lake and snapping an eight game SEC losing streak by posting their first shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over Forest Lake Saturday afternoon. They have only given up six goals over the last three games, a vast improvement from recent weeks. The Ponies could be in for a tough test, but their goaltending should be the difference and we should see a new SEC point’s leader, at least for a little while.
One SEC Game On Tap Tonight 2/8
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Re: One SEC Game On Tap Tonight 2/8
I'll just get the game out of the way; Ponies win 5-2.WHAFightingSaints wrote:East Ridge (8-13-0) (SEC, 4-11-0, 9th Place) at Stillwater (13-4-2) (SEC, 11-2-2, 2nd Place)
A Stillwater win would put the Ponies in the SEC points lead, however they will have played two more conference games than White Bear Lake, but we could have a different leader for the first time this season. Since a Jan. 6th 5-1 loss to the Bears the Ponies have put together a nine game unbeaten streak (8-0-1) including Saturday’s win over White Bear. Stillwater cannot afford to have a letdown against the Raptors after Saturday’s emotional win; East Ridge, despite their SEC record can give anyone a game. The Ponies just have to go back a few weeks to remember they needed a last second goal to defeat the Raptors 3-2. East Ridge has played much better over the last week, losing close games to Roseville and White Bear Lake and snapping an eight game SEC losing streak by posting their first shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over Forest Lake Saturday afternoon. They have only given up six goals over the last three games, a vast improvement from recent weeks. The Ponies could be in for a tough test, but their goaltending should be the difference and we should see a new SEC point’s leader, at least for a little while.
Getting back to the conference, mathematically Stillwater still has a chance. Their win last Saturday against WB was big for sections; which pretty much sealed a 3rd seed, and it was a must needed win for their conference as well. Stillwater still needs help from teams like Cretin and Roseville to take points away from them (3). It can happen.
Statistically, Stillwater is in the hurt, but they need a little luck on their side.
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I can't really figure out why but it seems like the opinion above might be a little biasedWBLHockeyfan04 wrote:You heard wrong. Seeing and hearing are two different things.Hankya wrote:From what I heard, Stillwater really beat up the WB boys physically. If we have a good game against WB, we will win. WBL is in trouble.
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