brianvf

Maine has been bad the last two years, but this year appear to be a bit better. They are currently sitting in 4th in HEA.

No doubt, from a spectating viewpoint it's not as fun to only see DU, CC, UMN, and UW only once during the season, but that will certainly help make the schedule a bit easier. UMD got tossed a freaking cupcake with that cluster. Well, three cupcakes to be exact.

A good OOC lineup with Maine, Notre Dame, Robert Morris, UAA (Nye), UAF, and Duluth (HOF game). The UAA and UMD games would both count as OOC since they are non-WCHA games. That's a tough early season schedule with Maine, Denver, Duluth, and Wisconsin all in a row. Ouch.

Thanks for ruining my dream. Thanks a lot.

I need to get into head coaching at a major college. Hmm, new career path for brianvf?

Next year's class is very small, more than likely only four players at most due to us only having three seniors right now (possibly two if Genoway gets a medical redshirt). That said, next year's class is EXCELLENT on the defensive side. Forbort is one of the top-rated players for the next draft, and Nick Mattson was up there as well (they were ranked 11th and 95th in the latest CSB rankings). Danny Mattson and Rodwell are both players that will turn into great 3-4 year players at UND. So while the class is small, they will be good.

Wow, good find Speez. It's like the same posts just regurgitated 9 years later and substitute Blais for Hakstol.

Last year in GF the Sioux dominated Cornell on Friday night and then lost a close one on Saturday. I wouldn't be surprised to see the same type of scenario happen this upcoming weekend. In fact, with the way things went in Minneapolis, I'd be happy with a split. That said, the Sioux need two wins if they want to keep their OOC record stellar and put them in a good position PWR-wise. Gut check time, Sioux. Go out there and prove last weekend was a fluke.

Well stated dagies.

Blasphemy!!!

1. Get to the Frozen Four. 2. Avoid BC.

I like Blais as much as the next guy, and respect the heck out him and the two titles that he brought to UND, but sometimes I think that posters here for some reason are so hung up on him that they think bringing him back is the only way that UND will get another title. And that just isn't true. UND won titles before Blais was the coach, and they will win titles after. Will Hakstol be the coach that brings in the next title? I don't know for sure, but I would bet he will. For everyone that claims that Blais teams were always ready to play...and his offensive schemes and mentality always had the team finishing...it's almost like those posters are just remembering the two titles and forgetting the other years. As a flashback... 94/95 - Blais' 1st year, didn't have a ton to work with. Finished .500 and didn't make the NCAA's 95/96 - One game over .500, didn't make the NCAA's 96/97 - Won the title, Sioux nation rejoices 97/98 - Arguably one of Blais' best teams, loses their 1st NCAA game to MI in Ann Arbor (Sioux couldn't hold the lead in the 3rd...sound familiar?) 98/99 - Another dominant regular season, again they fall in their 1st game in the NCAA's to BC in Madison 99/00 - Another title, more rejoicing 00/01 - Lose in NT game to BC 01/02 - One of the worst Sioux teams in recent memory, below .500 and fail to make NCAA's 02/03 - Back in the NCAA's, but lose in the 1st round to Ferris St 03/04 - Probably the most talented Blais team, loses to DU in regional final (Sioux ran into a hot goalie/couldn't finish...sound familiar?) In 10 Blais-led years, the Sioux failed to make the NCAA tourney three times, lost in their first NCAA game an additional three times, and had the worst Sioux season since Gino's last year of coaching. As I said earlier, I respect the heck out of the guy and will always remember the two titles that UND won while he was at the helm, but we can't just forget the other years.

Probably only temporarily though. When the Gophers fail to make the NCAA tourney for the 2nd straight season (both times with a regional in their own backyard), the heat will be put back on Lucia.

Perhaps we can bring in a midseason replacement? I heard that Jutting and Lucia are getting pushed out of their respective jobs, maybe we can bring one of them in? Maybe we could bring in a player/coach like Reggie Dunlop? He could really motivate the boys pretty well.

You and BringDeanBack should IM together.

Yep, I wouldn't be surprised if we shelled the Gophers if we play them again this year. For the most part this game, the Sioux controlled play. They didn't look entirely sharp, but they still got a boatload of chances. Kangas just blew his horseshoe game of the season in January.

That wasn't fun. Time to regroup and hope they can play better (and get some puck luck) against Cornell. They'll need it. Huge weekend for the PWR next weekend.

I think it's pretty horrible everywhere since Genoway was injured.

Sioux score. 5-1

He has.

I didn't say that it wasn't a penalty, just that I won't trust that he's actually injured at this point unless he's bleeding out of his ear.

He's been diving all weekend. He's like the boy who cries wolf. Why should we believe him now?

And now the refs are calling everything they can on the Sioux. 5x3 for UMN. Stick a fork in the Sioux, they are so far done, it's not even funny.

And now Cepis diving like a champ for a call. And he gets it.