Blackheart

yeah, thanks for bringing back that horrible song by Laura Brannigan...ugh.

They’ll get no Satisfaction until someone can Give them Shelter...I’ll show myself out.

1999 WCHA Final Five semifinal between the Sioux and Goldy Gofer. Blake scores early, the Sioux score often, and Spehar ends up in the UND bench. Enjoy!

Lots of empty seats...sure this isn't at Mariucci?

Great minds think alike?

I'll admit their ceiilng is probably higher than the NCHC's...our quality of play is better...for now.

Is the conference average based on tickets sold or butts in seats?

Well Minnesota has no where to go but up.

1999 WCHA Final Five at Target Center featured the Sioux vs Minny in the semifinals. Dave 'Skates Up' Spehar got a nice introduction to the Sioux Bench.

1997 NCAA Championship game vs BU. Sioux come alive in the midpoint of the second period and go on to score 5 goals in the frame. Love Henderson's shorty breakaway! Adam Calder after the game says something like "he's got the hands, just waiting for him to move his cinder feet".

More honors for the boys... https://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/1098225

1997 WCHA Championship game against the Gofs...the Peter Armbrust game.

I think that ‘97 team really brought the hockey program back in a big way. Dean Blais deserves all the credit he gets.

Yeah, that look isn’t for everyone...

Was able to pull this off the 1997 Frozen Four tape I have...All the local stations highlights and interviews after the championship game, including ESPN. In the first clip they show a Grand Forks bantam team watching the game at somebody's house and they interview a young Andy Schneider...I'm guessing that's the same kid that later played for the Sioux. Enjoy!

Here's the tourney ending video montage Midwest Sports Channel put together at the conclusion of the championship game...sorry for the poor quality, must have been an old VHS tape.

Is this the Matt Frattin double OT game?

I think I had a copy of that game...pretty sure I burned it though.

Well at least you have them on DVD and can watch them.

1987 WCHA League Championship, game 2. UND goes for the sweep against Minny after winning Friday night's game 5-3. This two game - total goal series took place in Grand Forks on March 13-14, 1987. NOTE: WDAZ had some technical difficulties at the start of the game so from the 8:20 mark to about 10:15 you get just a blank screen with the Gofer and Sioux logo. Sweeney references the problem once the picture returns.

Game 2 coming sometime tomorrow...then we are back on the 1997 team's run!

Both of them?

The top two teams in the WCHA are battling it out in Grand Forks for the league playoff title; North Dakota and Minnesota! The Hrkac Circus with 'Steady' Eddie Belfour in net go up against Corey Millen, Peter Hankinson, Paul Broten, Scott Bloom and the rest of the Gofers. John Blue in net for Minny. Game 1 took place on Friday March 13, 1987. https://youtu.be/_6WjYSVwc8o

The Sioux played Minnesota on March 13-14, 1987 for the WCHA League title in Grand Forks...back then teams played a 2 game, total goals series. I will try post game 1 today but here's one fond memory of the series...enjoy!