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There was another Sioux connection to the National Tourn in PEI. Former Sioux player Devon Fingland recieved top honors for being the top defensive player for the tournament! Good to see that she is still lighting it up. Even though she isn't wearing our colors anymore, she was always one of my favorite players and still is!

It was a VERY BIG DEAL, being underestimated...? I don't think so, they had played well the first game that weekend, but goaltending got the best of them. Then the next game Maggie was very solid between the pipes and they took it to them. They played a tight checking game and put some doubt into UMD's game play. It was a big deal...and they had a very talented team! Not sure what you mean how it hurt them though.

I couldn't have said this better myself!! Thank you...she was very vocal about the fact that she got rid of her high school coach and was going to take Rivard down too!

But I don't see any excuse for how pathetic the program is this year. And how else can you describe it, really?

...or which player are you?

I hope no one really thought that.

Siouxfan44 makes some very good points, but I don't agree with a few comments. Regarding the girls that were cut being able to rival the current team, well that's a slap in the face to the girls who are currently playing. You have to remember that most of the first and second year teams were walk-ons, and I can see the hard feelings that would happen because of money and lets face it - skill. Yes, more have been cut but would most of those girls ever gotten a chance to play D1 hockey anywhere else other than a team that had just started up and had limited scholarships. I know of two girls that NEVER should have been cut that are both D1 material, but can honestly think of no others. Also, playing D1 hockey you would expect a certain standard of physical fitness to be attained by the student/athletes. They all knew that they had to run the 5K at the start of Sept. How many actually came in shape and how many didn't. They were told they had to keep attempting the 5K, (once a week I think) until they could. Should they not have been able to right from the start - if they were committed athletes? I whole-heartedly agree with everything else on the post. I have to wonder, would the university take action in any other sport after such a poor showing? I can't see it. Another thing that makes me think that they just don't care what happens with the team is they haven't kept any stats on the fightingsioux.com website. Yes I know you can some stats on the collegehockeystats.com site, but they haven't got the category leaders, plus/minuses... Oh no, now I've started!! And let's cut our starting goalie just before Senior's Night, and just before we have our first round of playoffs. And just to cut the other leg off their players, instead of flying to Wisconsin for that series...let's drive, because the coach can't fly in her last trimester of her pregnancy!! You think the girls will be tired from the drive...oh well that's okay, we don't expect to win anyway! End of rant!

I just realized this weekend is "Senior Weekend". Let's all get out there and say farwell to a few players we are really going to miss!

Does anyone know of any reason/reasons that they haven't posted any stats on the fighting sioux web sites for the women's hockey? They used to be very current but this year...nothing!

Thank you for saying what I've been thinking all along...firstly that Bowers and Johnson put a spark up front and Fingland has a great capacity for seeing the ice from the blue line and setting things up better that running around up front. Also leaving Jessica is the only vet defenceman we have right now and that doesn't help much either. Wouldn't it be nice if the coaches listened to us, and I bet we'd have a win this weekend!!

Hockey Mom, you are always so positive...I wish I could sitting next to you during games. Myself and everyone around me couldn't see too many positive things happening during this last weekends games! I wonder what it's going to take to get a win.

We're not talking about who they are dating or anything! Just what's happening and why they were missing. Everyone wishes nothing but the best for these girls. And since you "started the thread" I guess we should follow your rules!!! lol

Jenna and Rachel were both cut.

I heard Dianoski and Connelly were red shirting this year for academic reasons

Did anything interesting happen at the "Meet the Sioux"? What were the line pairings?