RedFrog

I have a feeling that the boys bring it this weekend. I think they want to get a W tonight so they can get Gibby in net for Saturday and want to get him a W against these guys after they didn't play well in front of him earlier this year. (Spunar got the W on Friday night). I also think they see an opportunity wasted last Saturday v Denver and will be hungry to get all 6 points this weekend. My prediction: Friday: UND 5 - ASU 1 Saturday: UND 3 - ASU 2

Strinden

I don't remember who said it, but when Toews was drafted and then Kane the next year, someone said Kane will win you scoring titles, Toews will win you Stanley Cups.

Zellers

I don't know what to expect in this weekends series. Denver is reeling, but will be hungry to right the ship. We are and have been playing well but this is our first real test since the UMD series. I have been super impressed with our team's energy and play in the 3rd period all season, I like our chances if we are within a goal after two periods. Hard to put it this way, but Spunar needs a bit of a bounce back weekend as he wasn't quite as crisp as he had been, but still very solid. Do you think the heavy air at 1,000 feet above sea level will wear down the Pios?

Big Mac Attack takes a shot on goal tonight and gets one ... Swanson.

A must read about Troy Stecher. An absolute ton on his time at UND. Sorry for the paywall. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6964115/2026/01/13/maple-leafs-troy-stecher-nhl/

Nobody had Zmolek? 🤷‍♂️

Reschny

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AWebg8Ukb/ (Sorry, I don't Twix)

Link to schedule and results: https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2026/wm20/schedule Pool A: USA, Sweden, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany Pool B: Finland, Czechia, Canada, Latvia, Denmark

Given that UND has the potential for SIX current and future players to be representing their countries this year, there should be a lot of UND fans' eyes on this tournament this year. I really wish life would have worked out where I could have taken a couple of weeks to spend in the Twin Cities to take in the action, but alas, adulting is hard. Any concerns about any of the six NOT making the cut? Canada Verhoeff Reschny MacKenzie USA Emery Zellers Heil I haven't looked at the pools yet to see who got the pool of death.

Not so much when Rickwood is the one taking his spot in the lineup ...

Hopefully Rickwood is healthy and plays so he can slide into Reschny's spot between James and Strinden.

What do we know about this years Huskies? I haven't read or watched anything yet and am looking for a cliff-notes version of what we could expect. I'm going to go listen to Schlossman's pod now.

Swanson

I was one of the ones who thought he should have watched a game from the stands, but was willing to trust Jax with the right way to handle the situation, which appears to have been managed masterfully. In retrospect, I also think it was beneficial that the disaster was on a Saturday night where there was a week of practice to work through it ... had it been a Friday night game, I think there is a high probability it would have been handled differently. Speaking of this, it turned out it was Menghini who sat the Friday game at Clarkson. Menghini who has 1 goal for 1 point on the year. I can't say he is playing poorly as I felt he was noticeable for the right reasons this past weekend (speed and hustle), but somehow we need to get this guy contributing more offensively.

Thanks @brianvf After all these years from when we first started this game, this is my first time winning!

I am still amazed at the pace with which this team continues to play throughout the game. I wonder if that plays into the 2nd period struggles as they expend a lot of energy and then have the long change. Yet, they don't seem to get gassed or tire out in the third. They did tone it down a bit on the PK last night and weren't as aggressive toward the puck in their own zone. The focus on moving north quickly is very evident and I think the style fits the team makeup. Excited to see what this team can accomplish!

Well, I had Strinden on a tee to take and didn't ... won't make that mistake again Strinden on Saturday

I'm taking Croal ... gonna be greasy goals that win this game.

@brianvf I'll give you first choice, especially since we have 3/4 picks the same already and are essentially picking from the same player pool.

Thus, if we compound those losses with another loss (or worse) to Bemidji, we may very likely be sweating come March. I would rather take care of business this weekend and know that we are in a good place with our non-conference results going into the break. I would prefer to be strongly in the 8-10 range of the NPI or better going into March. Not sweeping this weekend just takes another step toward being in the 14-20 range.

^This^ If this team wants to show it is a top 10 team and will not have the fan base sweating the bubble this year they will need to sweep this series. I fear that anything else will make March a nerve racking month.