mikejm

Thanks for your address.

Wut?

Y'all shure do have a purty mouth...

The players I know don't care.

Wut?

Any team with a line like Connolly-Connolly-Fontaine is capable of going a long way in a one-and-done post-season playoff. Add in Brown-Oleksuk-Schmidt and that is a scary team. Check out these stats: Player GP G A PTS Mike Connolly 10 7 9 16 Justin Fontaine 10 6 8 14 Jack Connolly 10 3 10 13 Travis Oleksuk 10 6 6 12 J.T. Brown 10 5 7 12 Kyle Schmidt 10 4 5 9 FYI the Sioux have two guys in double figures.

Oh yeah. And our d-corps played really well that night without him.

When was he a healthy scratch? I must've missed that.

That game wasn't as close as the scoreboard would lead one to believe. There were several segments during which the Sioux were doing absolutely anything they wanted to do with the puck. With a bounce or two in the crease the game might've been 7 or 8 - 2. Simpson and Gleason did nothing wrong, really. Their first shift out they both were a little tentative, but after that they played a great game. Hakstol was juggling lines all night: I think every line but Knight's was changed out at some point. Trupp was everywhere, and finally got a goal in The Ralph (he claims he didn't get one all of last year!) To limit the Dogs to just 16 shots is quite an accomplishment; they've averaged almost 32 per game up 'til tonight. To play a game like that with MacWilliam, Forbert and Malone out of the lineup says a lot about the depth and discipline on the Sioux. Finish the sweep Saturday and that's a big statement weekend.

I just got off the phone with the Alumni Association; looking for $3.5 million for athletic scholarships. "Thanks," they said, "for your continuing support of UND athletics. Can we count on you today for another $500?" I couldn't help them today.

The first step in solving a problem is admitting you have one.

UND should add skiing.

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Once again I find myself in agreement with yzerman 19. I'll add two thoughts as additions, not corrections nor disagreements: 1. We are leaving way too many opponents wide open and all alone in the slot. I don't know if the d-men are simply losing track, or if our forwards need to step up their play. But it's been a problem that leads directly to easy goals and needs to be fixed a.s.a.p. The Sioux did a good job of clearing the slot in the second period last night, but the third was more of the same; and 2. When I look at the extreme talent this team has at both forward and on defense, I can't help but wonder why we've not been able to land a world-class goaltender. I've not felt completely comfortable about any Sioux goalie since the new Ralph opened. The fact that Eddie was honored before Friday's game just pushed the issue to the frontal lobe again.

What are you trying to tell us?

^The Sioux have played a rough and tumble style of hockey for years, and their reputation precedes them into games. Refs know UND is going to hit hard, and they

All these new commits are making the Danny Mattson thing seem more and more iffy. He's almost 20 years old.

Sweep at home, split on the road.

Who would've thought Danny Kristo would find himself skating on a grinder line?

This is a burden I've carried my whole life.

NCAA forces North Dakota to drop Fighting Sioux moniker because it is "hostile and abusive" but apparently still okay for use on NCAA website:

+1 on that.

Mike Cichy had a heckuva game. Seems like he wants some more icetime this season.

That guy could fly!

Adding another team to D-I hockey is huge, regardless of what it does to existing conference memberships. I hope Penn State's move gives impetus to other successful club programs to make the step. I would really like to see 65-70 teams, but I doubt I'll see that in my lifetime.