AlphaMikeFoxtrot
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Chesley is out for the series
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Congrats Sara from North Dakota!
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59 minutes ago, farce poobah said:
Not all of my most memorable Sioux-Gopher games are wins.
October 5, 2001. Sioux 5 Gophers 7. First game at the new Ralph. The palace was even nicer on the inside, and obviously built to last for a long, long time. Maybe the only night I wasn't "too" upset at losing to the Rodents. Can still see a high floating shot loop over the blue line, bounce just in front of Andy Kollar's feet, and trickle past him.
November 11, 1994. Sioux 4 Gophers 4 in OT. Dean Blais' first game as head coach. It followed a few down years, and he hadn't yet gotten a fair shot at recruiting a full roster of his type of guys (hint: Speed Kills). This started an 11-game unbeaten string at home, and marked the last time a Doug Woog coached Gopher squad got even a tie in Grand Forks.
November 9, 1996. Sioux 6 Gophers 10. A defining characteristic of Dean Blais' teams was "never say die"; they gave a full 60 minutes effort every night. On this night, we got 3 late goals to chop a 10-3 deficit to 10-6. Later on, those "meaningless" goals got UND the #1 seed in WCHA playoffs, after we shared the conference title with the Gophers (season series split 2-2, but total goals were like 20-19). That got us last change in the WCHA Final Five title game, which Peter Armbrust won in OT. And led to a higher seed in the NCAA regionals. We only had to beat Cornell, whereas the Gophers got stuck playing two games, including a loss to #1 Michigan in Michigan. And eventually, a very memorable NCAA title in Milwaukee. But it all starts with "never say die".
That 96 game was the first hockey game I ever attended. Place blew up when Spehar scored; he had not yet fallen out of favor with their fans expecting another Bonin. Thanks for sharing that history of it, I had no idea about the goal total importance.
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The rivalry cooled, but that hasn't stopped the majority of games from being memorable for seemingly a new reason every time (beyond Wehrs and the handshake scuffles).
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12 minutes ago, cberkas said:
Augustana leads BGSU 3-1
Bowling Green appears to be in for a rough season.
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The Wild scout at this game had to be shaking their head about Stramel being a 1st round pick. Couldn't bury the best chance of the game and ran his own goalie out of sheer absent mindedness.
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Just don't be gopher fans and start using the phrase "football school" after a solitary landmark win.
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According to the list of schools offering it, more than half of the NCHC has this, as does Augustana. Hopefully we get on board soon.
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35 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:
Don’t they do the teddy bear toss at intermission anyway? At least it was last time I went to one. So how would it affect the flow of the game?
I was under the impression it's done after the first goal scored by the home team (based on TBT games watched/attended), but if UND does it differently then that's for the best.
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34 minutes ago, ChesterFritz90 said:
Why is that?
Not fun on TV, and the novelty is worn off in person. Also can kill momentum/ flow of the game. Best case scenario is to score early in the game or late in the first period.
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Teddy Bear Toss Saturday of the December series against CC. Would prefer it be an exhibition.
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Watching a little bit of St Cloud vs St Thomas, Anhorn made some dumb plays that gave UST two PP goals. The boarding penalty was a classic "Lucia-era" player turning their back to a check along the boards, but you've got to be smart and pull up when it happens. The other penalty might not have been called had he not done the same thing (driving an opponent into your own goalie) less than a minute prior.
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Congrats to Robert Morris winning a game in their first weekend back. May the guy who unilaterally attempted to kill their hockey programs never forget being booed off campus.
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17 hours ago, scpa0305 said:
Watched the NTDP vs Elite League all stars earlier today. Takeaways- we really need Lindberg, very impressed by him. I don’t think missing out on Potter will be that big of a deal…because I believe there is a big chance he never plays college hockey at all. Best player I’ve seen in a while. O’Neil was solid, Kuene looks solid. Wasn’t hugely impressed with Schultz…could have been an off game .
Any uncommitteds on the all star team stand out?
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Either NCAA or NCAA-aspiring club teams from here on out. I'd rather play SFU/Minot State/UNLV/etc. than Manitoba.
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Clarkson up 1 zip on ND. Defenseman made a bad play and Clarkson took it the other way 3 on 1.
Peacock sure didn't make it easy to find the game in their app. Hopefully once football (of both kinds) is over they promote it better.
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This may be our last Manitoba game, playing Augustana for next year's exhibition game. Minot State deserves a game too.
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34 minutes ago, hockeytherapy13 said:
Ciskie must be looking for more ammo and ways to mock and belittle UND.
Or ratings since our fanbase dwarfs theirs.
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Omaha picked up a commitment from a 1st round QMJHL pick in Jeremy Loranger. We'll see if he ends up on campus, but good work by them.
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40 minutes ago, cberkas said:
https://x.com/theblockm/status/1709553998372512161?s=20
Well, the girl involved was a lacross player at Michigan.According to that article, her actions were writing her initials. This whole incident isn't nearly as bad as initially reported.
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2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
That 10-5-15 in 8 games tells me he may be at the wrong level.
Shattuck is playing in MNHS elite league right now, so good players but not exactly structured as opponents.
On that note, I saw something about NTDP U-17 having a game this weekend against the elite league all stars, is this new? Any chance of Zellers and Schultz playing in it? @scpa0305 this is your field of expertise.
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45 minutes ago, Godsmack said:
Bruce Ciskie is picking the Bulldogs to finish third this season. Homer pick perhaps? I guess he could end up right too. Miami could end up winning the Penrose Cup as well. He also mocked whoever gave UND first place votes in the media poll.
“None of us are the weirdos who voted North Dakota #1 with eight new defensemen and a new goaltender.” He made it clear that none of the three Duluth media guys voted North Dakota number one, he wanted that point made crystal clear.
Zach Schneider is predicting a sixth place finish (I’m guessing ahead of CC and Miami, he didn’t say). Much more statistical analysis to defend his pick than what Ciskie offered up.
Matt Wellens is predicting the Dogs finishing fifth. With DU, UND, Omaha, and St. Cloud ahead of them. He thinks the goaltending will improve but worries about where the goal scoring will come from.
Schneider's high pitched voice is the reason I watch games in Duluth on mute; why on earth would they want him on their podcast?
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12 minutes ago, brianvf said:
Wonder how close the Sens are gonna cut this one before the season starts?
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/gap-widens-between-senators-shane-pinto-in-contract-talks/
They were probably banking on Batherson's cap space freeing up from a suspension. There was talk about the Hockey Canada players involved having some repercussions but nothing ever came of it.
2023-24 University of North Dakota Hockey Season
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Jan 26 vs Denver and Mar 1 vs Western on CBSSN. Netiehr Miami nor Western have home games on the slate. Probably due to time zone issues, this way they can show east coast basketball games prior to the NCHC games.