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Also, Hakstol beat Blais. Crazy...I know.

Dell was a stud all weekend. Surprised at UNO's play in both games...clogging it up with a ton of the game being played in the neutral zone. Made for a lot of stoppages in play and not much flow. I'm getting more and more impressed with Gaarder every time he plays. I like his style, plays with speed, isn't afraid to mix it up in the corners, and has good skill. He could be fun to watch develop over the next couple seasons. Huge win over UNO to get back to .500 in league play before the Xmas break. Now time to take it to Harvard and Clarkson before UMN comes to town!

Losing Knight is a huge blow...especially with our already very depleted forward group. Miller and St. Clair before the season, Grimaldi and O'Donnell, and now Lammy and Knight. This team has had to overcome a ton of injuries in addition to the pre-season stuff with Miller and St. Clair. Hopefully Knight's injury isn't long-term and he can play again in a couple weeks against Harvard...important non-conference games coming up with them and Clarkson.

Exactly. I was wondering what the heck they were doing...wonder if they play all their games that way?

UW manages a tie against red hot UMD. MTU with the OT winner to stun UMN at Mariucci. DU with 2 goals in the last 10min to beat BSU 3-2. UAA slams CC in the Springs, 6-3...4 PPG's for UAA in that one. Appears to be wide-open in the WCHA this year. Hopefully UND can rebound tomorrow and get the split.

1. Those posters will never support Hakstol until he wins a national title. 2. The only possible replacement candidate to them is Dean Blais. UND will never win another national title unless Blais is back at the helm.

Haha. The "bring Dean back" crew will always make me laugh. I don't recall seeing an "ass kicking" tonight...a 2-1 OT loss is hardly that.

Unless Dell goes pro. This is a good decision regardless. It brings in a goalie with NCAA experience in case we lose both Eidsness to graduation and Dell to the pros. Gothberg will be here for the long haul, but this gives him a chance to acclimate at his own pace. Although if Dell stays, it will leave us with four goalies.

I'm thinking split. I've watched a few UNO games on tv, and they look very talented/fast at times, and completely mismatched at others. It's weird, but something tells me that they take one game. That said, I'd love to see the Sioux keep their streak going.

I wonder if the people sitting next to that cowbell person mind at all. Or, if they can even hear any longer.

Agreed. The non-stop cowbell...not so much.

Fair to strong.

When was the last time a Sioux team had a "dominant" sweep in Alaska? They always seem to play us tough up there. Last year, with one of the best Sioux teams in a few years, they managed to tie UAA in Alaska. They did beat them here later that year 6-1/3-1 though.

Brock Nelson was named co-offensive POTW (with Schwartz from CC, of course) after his great weekend. Congrats, Brock.

Correct.

Agreed about Gleason. Hopefully the coaches keep him more at defense, because he seems to be much more effective on the blueline. Great at rushing the puck and creating chances. He had a great weekend as well.

No doubt. This is only the 2nd time all season that CC has been held to "only" 3 goals.

Miami beats Denver in the DU Cup final. MSUM outshoots UAA by a ton, 46-13, but still tie 5-5. Horrid goaltending for MSUM, as they battled back from a 5-1 deficit. Hopefully the Sioux can keep their momentum going against UAA next weekend. Always a tough roadtrip, especially if UAA plays their trap style. Great opportunity for the Sioux to make up some ground in the WCHA. Gophers hit a bit of a snag with a tie and loss against MSU. Man, how good are those Schwartz brothers from CC??

I certainly wasn't expecting that sweep...but I'll take it!! Kristo really showed us a completely different level this weekend. We've seen glimpses before, but he maintained that level of play the entire 120 minutes. Simply a fantastic weekend for him.

Sounds like someone should be sending their application into the UND AD sometime soon!

I would have expected the line of Kristo/Knight/Nelson to rip BSU up a bit. Instead, they had a very quiet game after getting three last night.

After watching the DU/UNO game last night...Archibald looks like quite a good player. Too bad the coaches couldn't have known about the issues with St. Clair and Miller de-committing, as Archibald would have looked great in a Sioux uni...especially with how depleted our forward corps is right now.

Both DiPuma and St. Clair will be good for next season.

I think people are "blasting away" because this is a despicable story about a horrible man...and then covered up by an entire administration. Could it happen anywhere? Sure, but you seem hellbent on having other posters admit that it could happen at UND. There's a reason why this is such a huge scandal...because a story of this magnitude has never rocked an entire athletic dept like this at PSU.

No worries on that end...I don't spend my time thinking about such trivial things. But once you figure out who I am, just let me know the name/address to send the money to!