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Notre Dame beats Western MI 2-0 st Cloud leading Mankato 1-0 after 1.

Upset alert penn st 2-2 st Thomas 3rd period the cupcake bites back!

The New Ralph paying dividends once again . Friday nights at Mariucci, we usually gave up bad plays and trailed after one period. Practicing all week on the Olympic sized ice seems to have helped us these last few years. Thanks Ralph. Thanks Mr Strinden. Thanks Blais!

Senden saves a goal with hustle and a quick stick. Otherwise a great PK.

We have scouted them well. Stuffing a lot of rushes from MN.

This is hockey for real men. Strap your pads on tight and make sure you are always thinking two passes ahead.

Kleven announces his presence with authority!

Just give it a few more days - the CCHA officials will see a tweet about a mistake they made - and the Dawgs will get a second chance.

Indeed. Guess the impending success of Omaha due to an exhibition win vs Minnesota State was also overstated.

Big sweep by Mantanko over Duluth. 2-1 tonight. the NCHC preseason top three without a win on the weekend so far. DU trailing 2-0 late at UMass.

UND forecheck and center ice play clogging up Q pretty well. Lot of turnovers.

Hobey Blaker!

I have the over /under on Pecknold challenges at 2.5

And in the third Q SDSU could have had two interceptions.

But McGinley is funny. Peckweed isn’t.

Turned on the SDSU v NDSU game at halftime. One team looks great and the other looks ordinary.

I’m also betting Rand starts the backup goalie so we don’t wreck up Perets stats too bad.

I am expecting a change in the defensive lineup tonight as well.

It went into the books as a sellout. Attendance 5026. As to why the premium seats were empty, the "usual reason" probably apply.

UND 78 Q 55

Also on the good news side, the PK stays at 100% on the season. (Knock on skull wood that continues.)

The last one to come, requiring the best discipline and reaction, is team defense and coverage in our own zone. Our play tonight in that regard reminded me of last season, with a lot of new guys still figuring out the system, the "tells" for how to react, and how to cover behind a teammate who's battling on the puck. We'll get there. Our defensive corps, again this year, is going to be one of the nation's best. It will take a while to gel. The bad news is the schedule doesn't get any easier.

Tie

Congratulations to Rick Zombo on getting win number one.

Q’s skill guys have hit some superb one timers tonight.