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Gajan is playing well. Glad we won't have to face him next weekend.

Looks like Sandy split up the UMD big line tonight...don't remember that happening this year yet. Plante's are still together, but Shaugs is on the 2nd line.

CC outshot ASU 25-6 in that first period. And yet those darn ASU fans will still get mad at Smaby calling them soft.

Nice, good to have a little cushion, especially before heading to WMU on that last weekend. Nice to hang all the banners that you can. Plus with the added benefit this year of getting home ice for the entire NCHC playoffs then.

Please please please! Cmon UNO, I won't call you USports U for the rest of the year if you can pull this off!

Would have been nice to see OSU beat Michigan in OT as well.

Yep. And they can’t accept that he’s speaking the truth. ASU plays soft. And their coach is soft and whines. Keep extending him and it keeps ASU where they are now.

Tough ask for any team but we’ll see how they do. Would be tough even for WMU and their god-like coach.

They need to go 8-0 in those games?

Woah wonder what happened here. He was always a good player in his Miami days.

Three horse race for 1st place in the NCHC. After Friday night, UND now 5pts up on DU, but DU has played one more game. 7pts up on WMU, but WMU has played one less game. Would love to see UNO steal some points from WMU tomorrow, but that's doubtful. WMU's win tonight moved them into #3 in the NPI as well and pushed UND to #4. The 3rd and 4th spots are really tight. Decent jump up to #2 and down to #5.

The diving team will be out in full force.

Looks like OMac got demoted to extra skater.

OSU up 4-3 toward end of 2nd

MSU up 4-1 on PSU Mich and OSU tied at 3

PuckPreps article on Thoreson: https://puckpreps.com/beck-thoreson-commits-to-north-dakota/ Laurila played a part in the recruiting and Thoreson compares his game to a mix of Sanderson and Kleven.

Penalty fest for both teams.

MSU already up 3-0 on PSU in the 1st.

Really hoping that Latkoczy can play out of his mind and get UNO some points from WMU. Doubt it will happen, but we can hope. The bottom 5 of the NCHC is really tight. Playoff seedings might be a complete mystery until that last weekend is done.

Yes for sure!

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/will-he-go-no-1-will-he-go-no-6-keaton-verhoeff-putting-focus-on-winning-at-und

Lose Liver, Wiebe, Zmolek...maybe Jubs to the portal since he isn't playing? Hoping Verhoeff stays one more year. Add MacK and Lindberg from our current commits. D-corps of Strath, EJ, Laurila, Verhoeff, MacK, Lindberg, Carels*, DuPont*, and Engel would be insane. The starting 6 + 1 extra skater each night would all be elite. Agree with you though...it'd be hard to guarantee all those high-end players playing time unless Lindberg is ok going back for one more year in juniors.

Liver and Wiebe will be big skates to fill next season assuming both depart...but something tells me that our d-corps will be elite again next year. Retaining guys like Emery and Strath will be big to have some upperclass leadership from the D group.

Bye week loss: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-plays-annual-sled-hockey-game-against-hope-hurricanes

Flo Hockey article on Heil: https://www.flohockey.tv/articles/15270269-lightning-prospect-caleb-heil-continues-to-develop-and-impress-in-ushl