Wilbur

They are all over us.

This game feels a lot like the Yale game years back. Up 1-0 most of the game, but Yale gradually started to skate away and Clark Saunders couldn't steal that one.

The five foot pass guys.

Absolutely have to take the timeout there. Liv was on a super long shift.

Terrible break for them. Brought to you by Verhoeff....

Verhoeff has to sit.

Poor sarcasm effort on my part.

When has that ever been a problem?

I think a point into the second is puck support and 5 to 10 foot passes. The cuteness has to stop. Giving the goaltender way too much respect.

Verhoeff may need to sit a couple shifts.

Ice is dreadful. Pucks on net green.

We get a ticky tack hold and then DJ gets rolled from behind after the whistle. Okay.

Lucky there. Rickwood broke his stick on the draw.

All the lines are rolling. Keep it 5x5 and its advantage us.

He says working a lot on the ice. IDK. Roughly 7:55 ish go time.

UND game pushed back a half hour per a friend at the rink.

So to recap thus far. Hockey East on life support. Big Ten will have a team in Vegas. ECAC splits. There are times when muting the TV is the right option.

Leah Hextall on line 1 for ya?

Something different about watching the tournament when you've got a horse in the race.

0-1..... Yeah keep doing the same things as Rocco. Doesn't matter who manages the team.

Tough result for UCONN. First goal was a slick play, second goal you put on a tee for them.

Goalie off for UCONN.

Great shot for a rebound. 1-0 UCONN

Same with Fargo. Scheels has a geothermal system which is not ideal for hockey playing in warmer temp months and lots of bodies in the building. Last year the Gophers-UMASS game after the Mankato and Western game was a slush fest. I'm not sure what kind of ice plant system the Denny center has down in Sioux Falls, but if its 77 degrees outside and you don't have your HVAC figured out it makes for a terrible surface.

Next man up mentality. The game will come down to our efficiency in the ozone. We should have the puck a good amount of the game. If we can keep our foot on the gas pedal without making mistakes that turn into transition for them we will be okay. Everybody in the tournament has good goaltending, you don't make the tournament without it. I think the goaltending in the NCHC is fantastic, with the likes of Gajan, Drobac, Hammer, Miller, Latcokzy, Mbereko, and Jan. Not a lot of cheap goals to be scored, and our guys did a good job getting the puck past some legit guys.