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They have the fortitude to come back, but then they find a new and fun way to lose it in the 3rd. SOG 11-11

Just went back and watched it. Jandric Looks like he was attempting to pass it to the forward moving at the WMU blue line but missed him.

Yep. He didn't need to ice the puck there either. Just jam it against the boards and go to intermission.

And there you go. That is the perfect way to end a period for this team.

Parade to the box for the boys in green. That's never a good idea.

It's better to prepare to be hurt than to be optimistic at the beginning. Unfortunately, they'll probably get out to a 2 or 3 goal lead just to crush us once again.

I just can't see us holding WMU to less than 4 goals...in either game.

More on Emerson: His original commitment from 2020 to UMass: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/yorktown/sections/sports/articles/hockey-yorktown-s-emerson-chooses-division-1-umass He was down to UMass, Harvard, and BU before committing to UMass. The Herald article: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-lands-commitment-from-forward-michael-emerson Pretty unique situation to be down to five schools with only one being out West. Wonder how much influence his Chicago Steel teammates were to his UND recruitment:

It would certainly be a ballsy move by Berry.

Guess not this weekend though...he didn't make the trip. Maybe against the US Exhibition game or a Lindenwood game?

So much for Kaleb Johnson getting a start in goal...he didn't make the trip. Neither did Kunz & Brent Johnson. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-hoping-history-repeats-itself-as-it-prepares-for-series-at-western-michigan

Since he's halfway thru his sophomore year?

I’d be game for this idea. Many times the team will rally and play better in front of different goaltenders. And if we got .900 save % each game, we’d probably have like 3-4+ more wins this season.

As long as Gaber returns, I'm good either way.

Would be my guess too. Roster Definitely gone: F(2) - Hain, Senden Potentially gone: F(3) - Albrecht (5th year option), Gaber (free agent signing), Caulfield (5th year option) Recruits F(3) - Croal, Perron, Emerson If Gaber and one 5th year guy returns (or another recruit or portal guy), that would work out for forward numbers.

He's currently 11-13--24 in 20 games played for the Steel. Would guess he'd be joining the team next season along with Perron?

The guy seemingly came out of nowhere. He wasn’t on any of the preseason rookie teams or mentions. And now he’s leading the entire country in points by a healthy margin as a freshman. That’s crazy.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/defenseman-ethan-frisch-set-to-return-for-series-against-western-michigan?fbclid=IwAR1HxDg_SX6_FWX-RCiRfHvjJ-CZmz6oA88wWDQQhwrcv0xsuZBKp1NxLLM I forgot that Frisch won the Defensive Defenseman award last year.

They have one league win in their last six NCHC games. Hard to see them getting a sweep against WMU...but I'm optimistic for one win.

CHN article on Blake: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2022/12/05_UND-Freshman-Blake-Thriving.php

The whole program? Not sure I agree with that. This season has been pretty dismal, sure, but I'm not about to write off the entire program because of one bad half-season.

Here's the article on that: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/jackson-blake-makes-initial-u-s-world-junior-championship-roster?fbclid=IwAR1_bQaI1Y2CHVGvERKmtMViSl-Zkfvfi7YwvydRBGwWetp_kjSUzurazc0