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Miami University Hockey finally does it!

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JXC

JXC

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Miami hockey is rated #1 is all the major hockey polls. First time any sport at Miami has been ranked #1. GO HAWKS!


http://muredhawks.collegesports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/013006aad.html


OXFORD, Ohio - According the most recent national polls, the Miami University hockey team is the nation's consensus No. 1 team after sweeping a two-game series with Ferris State last weekend. This marks the first time in school history that a Miami squad has been the nation's top-ranked team according to the polls in any sport.
After being ranked third last week, Miami has claimed the top spot in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, USCHO.com and InsideCollegeHockey.com polls ahead of Minnesota, which comes in at No. 2 in all three polls. Miami opened the season unranked and entered the polls at No. 19 on Oct. 24 after going on the road and sweeping Nebraska-Omaha by scores of 6-3 and 3-2 in its first Central Collegiate Hockey Association series of the season.
Miami's first foray into this season's top 10 came after a sweeping a home-and-home series with Ohio State on Nov. 4-5 as USA Today pegged the Red and White as its No. 10 team. Following a series sweep of Bowling Green on Nov. 25-26, Miami became a consensus top 10 team and two weeks later climbed all the way to No. 2 after sweeping a series from then-No. 3 Michigan.
Since the Dec. 5 poll put Miami on the cusp of being the nation's top-ranked team, the RedHawks are 8-2-3 and are riding a five-game winning streak that dates back to Jan. 14 at Notre Dame. Miami has remained in the top five for eight consecutive weeks and has not been ranked lower than fourth in that time.
Miami's trip to No. 1 was aided by last week's No. 1 team, Boston College, which split a pair of games over the weekend, and Wisconsin, ranked No 2 last week, which was swept by Minnesota. Boston College is ranked third this week, while Wisconsin fell to fourth.
The RedHawks are just the second Division 1 team in the tri-state area (Southwestern Ohio, Northeastern Ind., and Northern Ky.) to achieve a No. 1 ranking. The University of Cincinnati's men's basketball team has been ranked No. 1 on 45 occasions. <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE -->
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<!-- STORY AD ENDS HERE -->Head coach Enrico Blasi's RedHawks have the nation's best record at 19-4-4 and lead the CCHA at 16-3-2. Miami's 34 league points give it an 11-point lead over second-place Lake Superior State with seven regular-season games remaining this season. Blasi, whose career coaching record stands at 123-111-23, surpassed Steve Cady as Miami's all-time winningest hockey coach when Miami downed Ferris State 3-1 on Jan. 27. Miami plays host to Alaska Fairbanks this weekend with the puck slated to drop on Feb. 3-4 at 7:35 p.m. at Goggin Ice Arena.
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jimotis4heisman said:
the puck bucks are 1-0-1 in the last two against the redhawks. granted miami won the first two meetings of the series. should make for a good valentines day showdown in oxford.
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Yeah Baby! I'll definitely be there. It's a bit awkward as a Miami student to be cheering for the other team, especially when we've been consistently ranked up near the top all season. Then again, I was a Buckeye before I became a Red(skin)hawk! :oh:
 
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in hockey, there is NO WAY i would root against the RedHawks. Buckeyes are #2 behind the Hawks there. It was the one sport Miami had...and it's my alma mater...so no shame in hoping that they beat the Buckeyes!
 
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JonathanXC said:
in hockey, there is NO WAY i would root against the RedHawks. Buckeyes are #2 behind the Hawks there. It was the one sport Miami had...and it's my alma mater...so no shame in hoping that they beat the Buckeyes!
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The thing is, I really did cheer for tOSU when they came earlier in the season. At that point, it was tough to watch them lose 3-1 and then 4-1. Little did I know we'd be ranked #1 in the country now and really hitting our stride. Who knows what I'll be thinking come Valentine's Day when tOSU visits again, I guess I'm kinda in a win-win situation.
 
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JonathanXC said:
in hockey, there is NO WAY i would root against the RedHawks. Buckeyes are #2 behind the Hawks there. It was the one sport Miami had...and it's my alma mater...so no shame in hoping that they beat the Buckeyes!
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I am currently a student at Miami and it is crazy here...the game is going to be insane...we are so proud to finally have something that we are number one at...esp bc football was embarassing this year
 
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thackattack said:
Yeah Baby! I'll definitely be there. It's a bit awkward as a Miami student to be cheering for the other team, especially when we've been consistently ranked up near the top all season. Then again, I was a Buckeye before I became a Red(skin)hawk! :oh:
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Who would root for tOSU in hockey over their #1 ranked alma mater? Football or basketball, I'd root for tOSU every time, but anyone who went to Miami and experienced games at the Goggin should understand what hockey means to Miami. To you, sir, I can only say "We want moooooooooore goals. Sieve sieve sieve sieve sieve sieve sieve. It's all your fault! It's all your fault! It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"
 
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StadiumDorm said:
Here's hoping the PuckBucks can upset the number 1 team in the nation - Miami? That just sounds odd.
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Maybe you should give Miami sports a bit more credit. Miami is a big school (15k+) with some very good sports teams--football and basketball have both had very successful seasons in the not-too-distant past. The football team, especially, is consistently at the top of the MAC conference, which is the best league outside the Big 6 in my opinion.

And the hockey team is right there with tOSU, if not better, more years than not. All in all, Miami has the best sports programs in Ohio besides tOSU, by far. Go Hawks.
 
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