Blackheart

Dang! My bad...their team roster has him at 6' and 175 lbs but he looked a lot bigger out there when he was hitting everyone.

Is that Wisconsin rule still in place that teams under .500 can't get picked by the committee for an at large bid?

Western would have stayed at #4 if UND would have lost in OT and would have moved up to #3 if the Sioux had lost in regulation. (courtesy of College Hockey News' NPI customization tool.)

Sioux still hanging at #3 in the NPI behind the Michigans.

I was wondering how their big defenseman McEwen? didn't get more of the Tyler Kleven treatment. Big D running around hitting everything that moves and I don't believe he got called for one penalty.

9 goes golfing

Agreed...I don't care for all the clutching and grabbing but they get the absolute most out of what they have. Their goalie was very good again tonight; it took a serious shooting gallery to get it by him. I was surprised by Wiebe's goal; their goalie pretty much stayed in the net and didn't try to cut down the angle at all. Good for the Sioux I guess.

Currently in #3 spot in the NPI, just ahead of Western Michigan. Miami drops to #22, just behind St Clown.

Happy for the win...that was one of the most physical games I've seen this year. Miami may not have a lot of scoring power but those guys finish every check. Their defenseman, #2, was hitting everything on the ice. This was a good test for the boys; not a pretty game in any respect but they ground it out and found a way to win. I'm looking for more of a 4-1 or 5-1 type game tomorrow. Score early and often on that goalie; looking at our top guys to have a little more success putting the puck in the net.

Zellers

Phantom trip

Good start…time to pop one.

No, but I used to bring an old cap with me to games for such an occasion. Didn't want to have to throw my good SIOUX cap.

This^^^^

Not a fan of 3 on 3 to determine the medal winners.

James

True, but Miami is much better this year as well.

It crosses the line for a good sports broadcaster.

The ultimate snake oil salesman.

Yes, this is definitely not the Miami of the last 5 years or so...they seem to have grit.

Pretty boring overall

you know it

Miami seems to be back as they have won 5 of their last 6 with sweeps against Omaha and St Cloud, plus a split with Western Michigan. They have a very good first line so North Dakota cannot sleep on the Redhawks. I'm thinking Friday game close with Sioux eeking out the win and then Saturday UND takes them to the woodshed. Would not be surprised to see them come out of the Forks with points though. This is assuming UND has their full complement of players; including Reschny and Zmolek.

Obviously a good season for the boys. I think the next 3 weeks will be challenging with a resurgent Miami team next week followed by Clown College (at home) and Western (on the road). UND's strength of schedule is currently at 27; SOS should get a little better after these next three series. Should we take any pause that the Sioux haven't been tested enough or is it just a lot of math right now? Just not understanding how NPI works exactly and how important all the different inputs are.

Gonna need that full 60 thing to get the results we want.