brianvf

I never got your text.

Oh man. KJohnson with the start in net tonight. Time to roll.

Well at least the xG was good, right? If the PWR calculation factored in xG, we'd be top 5 in the nation.

Broncs sweep would be my guess. UND is snake bit on offense.

That sounds like a good way to lose every single recruit we have in the system. Not to mention have half the existing team enter the transfer portal.

Yes. Right after UND clanked one off the post with the extra attacker.

All that work moving up 5-6 spots in the PWR to #16...one loss and we instantly drop 5 spots. Not gonna lie...it's looking like the only way this team makes the NCAA tourney is by winning the NCHC tourney...and that might prove difficult after watching DU and SCSU dismantle us earlier this season.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2023/01/11_NCAA-Approves-Addition-of.php Time to get Ulmer on the payroll.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-hopeful-ethan-frisch-can-play-against-western-michigan?fbclid=IwAR0_lF1hx_N28tjEYaks8d8SoKE2_nYkEkSg2MS3uHyswhuFPuXn5PG0Uns Great news if Frisch can suit up this weekend.

I'm good with a few more Blake's on the team, for sure.

Yeah seems he's slipped a little bit recently compared to his hot start. 2 points in his last 5 games...7 points in his last 10 games.

Back to the days of 1st round bye's, like when it was a 12-team tourney field.

There was a recent article (don't recall where I read it) that said something along the lines of that the NCAA wanted to get to closer to 50% of teams participating in the NCAA tourney (not just for hockey...for all sports).

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-still-searching-for-a-goaltender-to-take-the-reins Kleven and Strinden take home weekly honors:

It feels like that's gonna be most of my trip...just eating at all the places that I miss from growing up in GF.

Ha! He'll be too full of Red Pepper to go looking at the grain elevators.

Thanks! Definitely looking forward to seeing some games again. Feels weird...I pretty much went to every single home game for about 8 years of my life...and now none for so long.

Guessing WMU will be looking for a bit of revenge after we took 5 of 6 from them in their barn. UND needs to play this series the same way they played that series and really try to limit their top line. They managed to shut them down in the previous series, and they'll need a similar effort if they want to take some points for the NCHC standings. I'm particularly looking forward to this series, as it'll be my first series that I'm able to attend at REA in over a decade! I'm bringing my son with (who's never even been to ND before)...it'll be a fun time for us!

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/list-of-und-hockey-future-nonconference-opponents-ncaa-hockey-regional-sites-and-frozen-fours Not that has been announced yet at least.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/unds-fourth-line-production-making-for-tough-lineup-decisions?fbclid=IwAR3lLlHUuHr4ihKbyFkWhTidrPgAB0NPtSzee0TJ2H59nSHYVjjD-8CTMlY

UMN beats SCSU 2-1 in OT

Didn't look like it affected us too much. Still #16 after all of today's games. Providence tumbled pretty hard after their loss and tie against #57 Army and #49 UNH. Looks like they dropped 6 spots down to #20 in one weekend.

We’re happy because they were #23 just a couple weeks ago. #16 doesn’t do us any good (for now), but they appear to be trending in the right direction the last few games. And that should be reason for some optimism. Or not, whatever you want.

Now that'd be a nice pickup. Agreed that they're probably going the portal route again. I feel it'd be different if Hellsten had solidified his position already, then they might not feel as hesitant just bringing in Hedquist alone.