Yeah, this is a huge game for Duluth...they will be desperate and playing for their season.
I wonder if the Sioux will be able to match their intensity?
Gopher fans like to think that their NIAA co-title in 1929 (shared with Yale) and their 1940 AUU title somehow count toward their NCAA total for championships.
It's looking like an actual possibility...UND up to #5. Yowzers, wouldn't have expected that a month ago.
Also, when was the last time that BU, Mich, and UMN are likely to not make the NCAA's, all in the same year? That's crazy.
Speaking of...it looks like UMD will beat UAA tonight, which means that UAA/MSUM will finish tied for 8th in the league.
MSUM wins the tiebreaker (3-1 H2H record over UAA), so that means MSUM @ SCSU for the 1st round.
That's a series with a potential upset...
The Sioux have carried play in all four games against UMN this season (even the 5-1 drubbing in MN).
In the series at Mariucci, we were without both Hextall and Knight due to injury, so having both of them back for this series will be a big added boost.
Sweeney said it was good to see Chay back on the ice for the stick salute.
Hakstol said that Chay will be back on the ice...either later this year or next year. Not sure what we should read from that.
Hakstol just said that he thinks Marto should be ok to play during the UMN series.
He also just said that Genoway will be back on the ice...either later this year or next year. Hmm.