The Sicatoka

I think we've seen 13, 20, and 21 all that we're going to from here out (unless injuries dictate otherwise). I suspect 4 will be the travel (7th) defenseman and 11 and TBD* will battle for 12/13th forward. *Jamernik have a jersey number yet? It'll be 5, 6, 7, or 27, based on available.

Budgets won't be getting better in a post-COVID world (and yes, we'll get there soon). I see geographic consolidation happening as a result. Remember, to folks at Kentucky, six hours is a long, long, long, unbearable bus trip.

Is it? What is the status of Blaisdell? Will he be back or is this a sign his injury is worse than we know. No matter what, adding Jamernik is a sign we won’t see much of 21 and 13 going forward.

I'm no great basketball mind, but it would seem that "press" against a team with only one ball handler would be an obvious tactic to use.

Quarantine, schmarantine, ... old-school, ... the scotch/bourbon kills the virus in that room.

One more observation: I liked seeing most of the last 48 seconds played in the Duluth zone. That’s a winning attitude and approach.

The inability to make the simple off the glass play to break pressure is starting to concern me.

Thought for the day: In the eyes of the NCAA, UND is 1-0-1 against Duluth. Today’s win was big.

All the more so as 24 had a day to forget and 4 and 20 made nothing but soft passes.

Hain

If I'm crazy so are the NCHC Week 1 Defenseman of the Week voters.

Bust out the cigars and dim the lights in the back room: We're pickin' teams old-school.

There is no WAC football today. There is belief in some circles that a reading of the NCAA manual (in certain light, with special glasses) says the WAC can still "invite" teams to be FBS (as that transition now requires the invitation before transition). And this is where I'm going to miss SiouxVolley.

And that's what ultimately matters.

CHN.com

Yes, we are missing Sanderson and Kleven. Yes, we are playing the five healthy D we have. But ... five healthy. We are missing Ethan Frisch (upper body) also and I believe that hurts more than Sanderson or Kleven being gone. The way Frisch played the first week of the pod he might have been our best defender (yes, even over 3 and 24). My basis for my bold statement.

If it's five defensemen again (like v. WMU) you'll see a continual rotation of who's ready to go back out.

Pure speculative guess, but knowing UND Hockey has a break from Dec 20 to Dec 31, you won't see any of them unless they are either (a) 100%, or (b) can't get hurt any worse.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/6798401-UPDATED-Judge-orders-closure-of-Boardwalk-Bar-and-Grill-in-East-Grand-Forks Wow. Just wow. Ellingson and Walz claim "parens patriae" authority -- the government, or any other authority, regarded as the legal protector of citizens unable to protect themselves. Dear EGF and Polk County residents: Governor Walz and AG Ellingson think they're your daddy, you're unable to protect yourself, and by extension, you're too stupid to do your own risk assessments.

Um ... but he proudly pitches pigskin from the port side ...

The whole Feeney family looked good in UND gear ...

Autonomous Zone EGF!

The one I most wanted was first one in.

Richter? I go with one season of play left. https://www.msumdragons.com/sports/football/roster/jake-richter/6891

The old adage -- nobody is a freshman after Christmas -- is more true than ever this year.