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They were discussing this very topic today on GPL (NHL dmen from UND, UW, and UMN). Both the Gophers and Badgers have more current NHL dmen than the Sioux.

A heck of a lot warmer than GF, unfortunately. Although it rains a lot there...that would be annoying. I was looking at the Everett roster...they have a kid named Josh Birkholz. He played for the Gophers for one season before being kicked off the team for smoking weed or something like that. To put in perspective the level of competition in the WHL, he had 6pts in 36 games for the Gophers, 29pts in 68 games last year with Everett, and 43pts in 49 games this year. Must be nice for him to play against 17 year old kids instead of 20-23 year olds.

Did GPL finally ban you for trolling, so you came on over to our neck of the woods? I'll agree that UMD is a legitimate team this year, but they definitely have shown to be a bit inconsistent (just like every team this year, it seems). They will certainly be a tough team during the NCAA's. Regarding our PWR ranking...while UND could still make the tourney, I won't be shocked if they don't. The story of this season will be the injuries that UND has had to try to overcome. UMD Hockey = One Title, Endless Trolling?

Excellent news!

Knight back on the top line tonight with Kristo and Nelson.

Chyzyk would be a great pickup as well with how he is playing recently in Fargo...

Not a good showing against OSU tonight, especially after how UND destroyed them at the Ralph...

Is Seth taking an official visit this weekend? I'd still be very surprised if he went the NCAA-route, but I would certainly take him for the one..at most two...seasons that he would be here before jumping. Hopefully he likes the atmosphere and facilities at UND compared to what the WHL would offer...playing games in HS rinks and with 1500 in attendance. EDIT: Now I read the prospective recruits thread...move along, nothing to see here.

Gregs would have been a Hobey candidate this year IMO. Just an excellent 2-way player with a scoring touch.

It would be nice to get some revenge from the series in Madison and sweep them. Four points would be huge in the WCHA race and two wins would be huge in the PWR. Playoff time, Sioux. Time to buckle down and get some wins.

Committed Recruits Stats Update: Clarke Saunders, G (UAH) - 23gp, .908 save %, 3.66 gaa, 2-19-1 record Zane Gothberg, G (Fargo/USHL) - 25gp, .918 save %, 2.34 gaa, 15-8-2 record Paul LaDue, D (Lincoln/USHL) - 32gp, 6g-14a-20p Jordan Schmaltz, D (Green Bay/USHL) - 29gp, 9g-14a-23p Geoff Crisfield, D (Vernon/BCHL) - 41gp, 0g-5a-5p (leads team with 67 PIM) Miles Koules, F (USA U18) - 37gp, 4g-11a-15p Luke Johnson, F (Lincoln/USHL) - 31gp, 9g-18a-27p Drake Caggiula, F (Stouffville/OJHL) - 19gp, 8g-19a-27p Jack Rowe, F (Cedar Rapids/USHL) - 23gp, 2g-7a-9p Luke Voltin, F (?/USHL) - 11gp, 3g-3a-6p Charlie Pelnik, D (SSM U16) - 38gp, 3g-7a-10p Keaton Thompson, D (USA U17) - 31gp, 4g-10a-14p Nick Schmaltz, F (USA) - 6gp, 2g-4a-6p Chris Wilkie, F (Omaha U16) - 18gp, 22g-26a-48p I still haven't seen Luke Voltin pop up on any USHL team...unless I missed it. I thought I read Chicago picked him up, but I don't see him on their official roster as of yet.

UND recruit Clarke Saunders made 52 saves for UAH in a 2-1 loss to Duluth. They almost pulled it off against the defending National champs.

For those of us without access to the coaches show...what was said?

I really thought he would do better in the USHL this season... From what I read, UND was interested in him as well, but I don't think it ever went too far.

Quite the injury situation we have had this season. I honestly don't remember the Sioux ever having this much injury trouble in one season. Crazy. Hopefully they can still get at least 2-3 points in SCSU and try to get healthy for the following weekend. I'm starting to think that Grimaldi might be out for the season. This is just dragging on much too long. Although getting him back in the next couple weeks would be a great offensive spark for the 2nd line.

Next week he'll be out for the season.

Or the Gopher fans still on here arguing all the details from last weekend. Don't you guys have an important WCHA series coming up?

Committed Recruits Stats Update: Clarke Saunders, G (UAH) - 21gp, .904 save %, 3.72 gaa, 2-17-1 record Zane Gothberg, G (Fargo/USHL) - 23gp, .915 save %, 2.41 gaa, 13-8-2 record Paul LaDue, D (Lincoln/USHL) - 29gp, 5g-12a-17p Jordan Schmaltz, D (Green Bay/USHL) - 27gp, 9g-12a-21p Geoff Crisfield, D (Vernon/BCHL) - 39gp, 0g-5a-5p (leads team with 63 PIM) Miles Koules, F (USA U18) - 34gp, 4g-11a-15p Luke Johnson, F (Lincoln/USHL) - 28gp, 8g-17a-25p Drake Caggiula, F (Stouffville/OJHL) - 19gp, 8g-19a-27p Jack Rowe, F (Cedar Rapids/USHL) - 21gp, 1g-6a-7p Luke Voltin, F (USA U17) - 25gp, 5g-7a-12p Charlie Pelnik, D (SSM U16) - 33gp, 3g-5a-8p Keaton Thompson, D (USA U17) - 29gp, 3g-9a-12p Nick Schmaltz, F (Green Bay/USHL) - 11gp, 1g-3a-4p Chris Wilkie, F (Omaha U16) - 18gp, 22g-26a-48p Does anyone know if Nick Schmaltz is still with Green Bay? Their site doesn't show him as playing a game with them since mid-Dec, although I believe he is currently overseas for an intl tourney.

Exactly. I was going to post the same thing. Who knows with the WCHA mgmt. And Wilbur, it's ok to still say SIOUX.

If there is, I will surely "Rau" you. And it will look pretty similiar, since I believe our height difference is pretty close to that of Blood/Rau. I might be game to skate again. Only problem is I live in AZ now, so I'll only be attending the F5 if the Sioux make it. Also, how much does an airline charge for transporting smelly hockey equipment??

UND up to #20 in the PWR. Still a good chunk of ground to make up if they want to make the NCAA's without winning the F5 tourney. Crazy, but if the season ended today, only 2 WCHA teams would be in the tourney with DU and CC on the edge.

Sounds like Mike Lee is close to being healthy again. So we may see him. Although it might not matter...that Faragher kid shut us down for one of the games during the REA series earlier this year.

Might as well start this thread since the UMN threads were getting tiresome. Very important points on the line for UND this weekend if they want to continue to make up ground in both the WCHA and the PWR standings/rankings. Hopefully we hear some good news later this week on the injury front. O'Donnell, Forbort, Grimaldi, etc. IMO, at least 3 points are needed this weekend.

Tough game yesterday for the Sioux vs UW, but nice to get some points today with a tie + shootout win. Nice job ladies!