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So if CC got all the points the second series, Denver still holds it?

I like how the announcer says “that’s why this is the best rivalry in college hockey.”Generally a great rivalry isn’t a one sided affair that doesn’t have a history of hotly contested post season matches.

It amazes me that the same people that lamented Duluth’s dominant run years ago, are worried about a regular season loss to a team we badly outplayed. Duluth hasn’t won a league title in over 30 years, so their reputation wasn’t based on any wins or losses during the regular season. This team will ultimately be judged on what they do in the post season, provided they make the tournament. The reason Berry isn’t here right now is based mostly on the lack of post season success, not regular season.

We’ll see if this team is different against Bemidji, as veteran UND teams have a hard time scoring against them. May need to win 2-1, as Bemidji will be a lot tougher than a young Arizona State team. Take the week off and get healthy, and then be prepared to slug out a couple wins to improve our NPI.

It appears to be feast or famine on our power play. Need to be more consistent.

For the most part I agree, but he got a nice cross ice feed from Zellers and had an open lane to return the favor for a wide open net, as the goalie had squared up to him.

Rickwood’s major against Omaha last week seemed exactly the same as that play.

Would be great if he and Klee both score, when was the last time, if ever, that all the forwards have scored before Christmas. That’s a research job for Schlossman.

Yeah, could be a big problem, especially if we don’t stay out of the box.

So you think they take 7 teams from the MVFC if they all have 7 wins?

Sounds from talk over on GPL that they have some guys that don’t like to get dirty, like we did last year. Wonder if there are other issues as well, as Bob seems to have lost them. Raboin may be looking for a house in the Minneapolis area sooner than he anticipated.

We’ll see if they pass 3 times from the 2 yard line from here on out. My bet is that they run at least once in the same scenario. I don’t think it was coincidence that they ran the ball heavily in the second half until they fell behind.

I am loving to see Zellers when he is on the cusp of a hat trick, distributing the puck rather than throwing everything on net from anywhere on the ice. Josephson also dishing the puck when he had nice chances to shoot for himself.

Interesting you get a downvote for the facts.

Weren’t people concerned about losing Schultz last year when he was deferred? You wonder if those on their last year of junior eligibility think about whether they might just get ditched the following year if a CHL becomes available. I could see a Duluth offering Pilgrim if UND defers him another year. Guess that’s where the coaches and Brynn are in constant communication with people in the pipeline.

But they also have Pilgrim, B.Schultz, Simpson, A. Shultz, Williams, and ONeill in the pipeline, and who knows if they have another CHL guy or two in the back of their minds. If you push off any of the players, are they going to find a new home? I am assuming Carter Sanderson will play another year of juniors.

Is he looking to get eligible by the second semester? What does joining mid season do to team chemistry? BU and BC probably don’t care and will fit him in regardless.

Hopefully the players don’t take that attitude, because a college student doesn’t have the history behind losses to teams that should never have happened. Shouldn’t lose to them, but stranger things have happened.

I get that numbers aren’t the only picture, but you are correct, that you would think a veteran would be putting up some offense. Perhaps they should have looked at flipping Tyden Bergeson, who is doing quite well with Madison, and would fit well with the other Moorhead boys.

I think it would be awesome if Verhoeff is drafted by Calgary and that he and Reschny both stay 2 years at UND, win a Championship or 2, then make the jump together. A guy can hope anyway.

Just so impressed with Reschny’s maturity. Most young guys drafted so high would be concerned about the numbers they are putting up, but he just consistently is doing the right things and is hugely noticeable for the right reasons. There are so many times where he could have been selfish and shot the puck more or tried to do too much. He reminds me a lot of Tyson Jost, not only because of his number and stature, but he is very mature and responsible. One can hope that, unlike Jost we can get two years out of him, although the way Calgary is going, they probably will want him ASAP. They may need a bigger building process anyway, so hopefully they see the wisdom in letting him develop and be a cornerstone rather than a guy that has moved around a bit like Jost. I am super excited about Reschny because he basically moved up the draft board last year because of his dominant play in the post season. Hopefully he has the chance with us to do the same. He is a gamer, and is just starting to be more comfortable and find his stride. His numbers so far don’t accurately portray his value to the team, but I think most of us can see the extent of his value.

Don’t mind playing the hot goalie when big games dictate, but I think the coaches know the team play in front of both goalies so far has not been apples to apples. Not saying Homer hasn’t had some issues, but the last time out against Duluth, the cross ice goals would be impossible for anyone. Cleaned that up the next night. Just like it isn’t always on the quarterback when the offense stinks, you need to take everything into account when deciding whether team play or individual performance is the problem.

He disappears almost as fast as gfhockey does when Duluth gets beat.

We’ll see if we can dispatch of Arizona State the way Penn State did though. One could argue that Arizona State is as good as anyone we have played up until now, but time will tell.

Let’s face it, if Duluth gets to overtime, it is a huge advantage for them.