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    Exciting News Coming From the NCHC?

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    Well you can't deny what I said is true. Once PSU became D1 UW and MN literally had no choice. UND, DU, CC, etc did. I realize UND and DU did what they did in reaction to the Big Ten but they still had a choice in the matter and the Mankato's of the world realize this which is why they're bitter towards those schools.

    Disagree - Penn State could have moved to CCHA and WCHA could have stayed as is.

    The fact is that Big 10 made the first move - nobody forced them to do anything. They acted in their self interest, as did the schools that formed the NCHC.

    Those are the facts.

    NORTH DAKOTA vs. ST. CLOUD - Saturday

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    Our D's issues have come from losing players in coverage and not being able to get the puck out of our zone to spend time at the other end of the rink.

    Huge improvement from Fri to Sat re zone time, which leads to fewer coverage issues in our end.

    Mac will benefit from playing with Simpson. Mattson has been bad with the puck and worse without it this year. He needs to simplify or his minutes will be reduced/gone.

    We also need some goals!!

    Blurry hockey time! Thanks midco!

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    Lack of HD is only a small part of the issues with the current MIdco production.

    Watching the FoxSportsNorth coverage last weekend, their production should be exhibit A for MIdco Sports Net regarding where they need to go regarding production value and on-air talent.

    Except for Wooger, all the on-air talent was fairly restrained on the homer meter IMO. There was very little officiating whining or put-down's of the opposition, which is all too frequent in the Wally/Frank broadcast.

    Hankinson and Clymer also did a nice job of providing some true insights. They were also helped by an experienced production staff, which would tee up highlights that Hankinson would elaborate on, avoiding the obvious.

    This is the standard Midco should be striving for and their customers should put the pressure on them to follow through.

    Currently, the gap his huge.

    NORTH DAKOTA @ MINNESOTA - Friday

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    Observations ...

    No team had a territorial advantage - fairly even zone time.

    UMTC converted their chances and we did not - might be a tell on who has more finishers.

    When you play against a team with that much skill, our D won't be perfect - calm down.

    What to improve on tonight:

    -Defend the front of our net better - UMTC packed it in last night, didn't allow 2nd chances. We had 2 D behind the goal line on their 2nd goal.

    - Get to scoring areas - we need to take advantage of the big rink and get open on the weakside of the rink. We got to the paint but Wilcox was strong low. We need room to snipe.

    North Dakota @ Minnesota

    in Men's Hockey

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    And that was on one good wheel, but UND can't play race horse hockey and have a chance. They need to dump pucks deep, grind and wear down UM Dman. Kristo will be one of the 3 best players both nights. Rocco will be one in one of those games as well...split.

    I actually like our speed at F vs UMTC D-men on the big pond.. Gain the zone wide with speed and work plays from the goal-line. Lot's of puck possession.

    North Dakota vs CC

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    @SchlossmanGF Brendan O'Donnell expected to be scratched tonight with the return of Grimaldi.

    My line chart

    Parks Knight Kristo

    Grimaldi Rowney Caggiula

    Mitch Mac Mark Mac Gaarder

    Seinkbiel, Pattyn St.Clair

    Jerseys

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    Wisconsin is going to have some pretty sharp uni's for their outdoor game at Soldier Field next month. I wonder if Minnesota has anything planned.

    BABqBurCIAAjexB.jpg

    I'm surprised UMTC hasn't brought back their 70's/Flyers Stripe jersey as an alternate - great look from their most successful era.

    North Dakota @ Notre Dame - gobble gobble

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    I think it's too easy to blame the D for our 3rd period woes on Sat. The ice was tilted our way because UMD clogged the neutral zone, didn't allow us puck time in their zone, and created a bunch of turnovers that led to lots of puck time in our end. Our forwards/ didn't adjust to the UMD trap - they didn't get open.

    re: coaching - all our coaches from Blais forward, including assistants, have been Gino disciples. I don't believe from a philosophy standpoint there is much of a diff between Hak, Sandy, Eades, Berry, Blais.

    Move Hockey Day MN game v. Gophers to the X

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    If you read Schlossman's blog today, you see more circumstantial evidence of Lucia's lack of motivation for getting a schedule worked out with UND. When you call the Wisconsin rivalry "a healthy rivalry and not over the top" you know what rivalry he is talking about that he considers over the top. Minnesota fans can claim all they want that Lucia really wants to keep the rivalry going, but his words and actions speak otherwise.

    Lucia is very pompous/pious.

    He will lecture youth coaches about skill dev/practice to game ratio, whine about NHL teams grabbing his players early - and yet he won't blink an eye when his own sons bail on their buddies and HS team for more games/"better" competition.

    Not saying leaving early for Jr is always a bad thing - MN kids should think twice though - there is plenty of exposure available and good coaching.

    Bugstad, Leddy, Nelson, McDonough, Gardiner, Oshie - just to name a few who developed quite nicely in the MNHS system.

    Move Hockey Day MN game v. Gophers to the X

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    With the NHL lockout nowhere near to being resolved, the potential for the NHL season to be cancelled is pretty good. SO what does this have to do with UND hockey you ask?? Currently, UND and Minnesota are scheduled to play January 19th as part of the "Hockey Day Minnesota." They were going to play this game Saturday afternoon, probably around 3 or 3:30, followed by the Wild v. the Penguins after that. I am wondering if the NHL season is cancelled and the Wild won't be playing that day, what the chances are of getting the UND/MN game moved to the Xcel that night. Being that it will be the last WCHA conference game between the two teams, I think that justifies making it a big deal and moving it to a bigger venue. Plus there would be many more fans able to attend this historic last conference meeting. Would be a good idea IMO.

    If they were smart, they would move the entire "Hockey Day Minnesota" event to the X.

    College Hockey 2012/13 (non UND Hockey)

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    I don't know what you could tell your defenseman in that situation? Guy is coming into the zone, with the puck, head down. Trouba didn't raise his elbow to hit the guy, didn't jump, just made a good physical hockey hit. Its a good thing Trouba isn't shorter or he could have done a lot more damage with his shoulder to the players head.

    I guess that is contact to the head, but you're telling me that from now on you can't hit a player with his head down?

    No - you just can't extend your elbow into the side of a player's head - which is clearly what happened.

    former players

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    More Brock pub

    http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=645169

    “He’s such a smart hockey player,” Head Coach Scott Pellerin said. “His size, his skating and his positional play is very good. Being a center and having that much range for a young player is so important.”

    Nelson was on the ice for every other shift in the waning minutes of Wednesday’s game, as his club clung to a one-goal lead before Niederreiter added an insurance marker.

    “He’s playing a lot of quality minutes in all different situations so I’m giving him as much as he can handle,” Pellerin said. “So far he’s handled everything I’ve thrown out.”

    North Dakota vs Manitoba - gameday

    in Men's Hockey

    Posted

    Consider this an experimental year. We'll certainly be open to switching to the interlocking ND next season. Hey, at least the casual TV viewer will always know where the game is being played :)

    Jason - thanks for you willingness to come on the board and address some of the items raised by some of the viewers.

    We appreciate all your efforts.

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