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I'm not one to pin all the blame for losses on one particular player. I'll admit that Parise had an off-game in the BC/UND game, but there were other factors that contributed to the 6 goals allowed. That's hockey. I'll also say that Briggs had an off-game in the HC/UMN game. The tying goal, and the overtime winner, were both goals that shouldn't have gone in. But I would also fault the defense on the tying goal. Half the team just sat up when the puck was just sitting in the crease. Again, there were other factors other than just Briggs. That's hockey. And for as far as other Sioux fans admitting that Parise had a bad game? There was an entire thread devoted to it here on ss.com right after the loss to BC. So, I am not entirely sure what you are trying to prove there.

Umm, no. He sure didn't get much help with all the odd-man rushes that BC was getting. The first two BC goals were amazing shots, into the far side, off the post and in. Another BC goal was a deflection of a Sioux players stick. Another one was a breakaway. Yes, if he was having a better game he might have stopped one or two of those goals, but I'm not about to blame the entire loss on him. Hockey is a team game. Where was the defense on those odd-man rushes and the breakaway? It certainly wasn't his best game, but saying that he 'cost us the game' is taking it a bit too far IMO.

Agreed on both.

Season GP W L T Win% SH GAA SV% 2001-2002 North Dakota 12 5 6 1 .458 0 3.63 .887 2002-2003 North Dakota 19 12 4 0 .750 1 3.16 .853 2004-2005 Quinnipiac 8 1 2 0 .333 1 3.24 .907 2005-2006 Quinnipiac 3 1 0 0 5 115 1 2.61 .881

And how did that help them toward the end of the season?

The thread is titled Early Outs, not UND Early Outs.

We heard this same argument about Mueller last year. "He's always wanted to be a Gopher." Well, that didn't work out. The situations are different with every player. No one knows what they are thinking, or what the team that drafted them is thinking. That said, I believe that Erik Johnson will play at least one year at UMN.

Posted on USCHO by a poster: Oct. 1 Manitoba (Exhibition) Oct. 6 Quinnipiac Oct. 7 Quinnipiac Oct. 13 At Wisconsin Oct. 14 At Wisconsin Oct. 20 Maine Oct. 21 Maine Oct. 27 At Mankato State Oct. 28 At Mankato State Nov. 3 St. Cloud State Nov. 4 St. Cloud State Nov. 17 At UAA Nov. 18 At UAA Nov. 24 Colorado College Nov. 25 Colorado College Dec. 2 US 18's (NTDP) Dec. 8 Wisconsin Dec. 9 Wisconsin Dec. 15 Michigan Tech Dec. 16 Michigan Tech Dec. 29 At Dartmouth Tourney Dec. 30 At Dartmouth Tourney Jan. 5 At Colorado College Jan. 6 At Colorado College Jan. 12 UAA Jan. 13 UAA Jan. 19 At Bemidji Jan. 20 Bemidji Jan. 26 At Minnesota Jan. 27 At Minnesota Feb. 9 Mankato State Feb. 10 Mankato State Feb. 16 Duluth Feb. 17 Duluth Feb. 23 at Denver Feb. 24 At Denver Mar. 2 At St. Cloud Mar. 3 At St. Cloud

Where did he play college hockey?

Yeah, I can't see why we would want a kid picked the WI HS POTY on the Sioux... Does it help at all if he plays next season in the USHL?

Good posts, Stack. With how you have it laid out there, I could see both Marto and LaPoint in the USHL next season. With our returning dmen, and the addition of Bina, that would be our 6 dmen there with Genoway and Alexander backing them up and pushing them. For the forwards, I assume that Trupp will play another year in the BCHL, and possibly Forney going to the USHL for a season.

If Marto stays in the USHL for another season, does that mean that LaPoint is coming to UND this fall, or playing in the USHL as well? Is that for sure about Forney, or just speculation on your part?

I too am wondering if either Marto or LaPoint will come in next season, or if Bina will essentially take Smaby's spot in the lineup. Wonder which one the coaches would bring in if they can only bring one.

I haven't seen the entire schedule yet, but from what Hakstol said on the last Coaches Show, we will have Manitoba for the season exhibition opener, then have Quinnipiac coming to the Ralph to open the regular season.

Those rankings are for one point in time. So when the Blues drafted Oshie, the ranking of their prospects also includes members of their AHL teams, etc, so those players will obviously be ranked above a player that just graduated HS. Now, with Oshie's great frosh season at UND, his ranking has skyrocketed above players that are currently playing for their AHL affiliate.

That's because of the style of hockey that they play.... oops, I've said too much.

That would definitely hurt SCSU's chances next year. If Bobby leaves, I can't see SCSU finishing above 7th next season.

Do their 3-peat chances diminish a little now with Earl gone? Maybe Elliott will follow, but I doubt it. They will still be a very good team next season...

Earl leaves UW: http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/articles/2633746.html

As you wish.

His name is Finley. Joe Finley.

I agree with you here. Both should be players that stay all four years and really develop into special players by the time they are juniors or seniors. Kozek is a sniper with his wrist shot, and Watkins was using his speed to create chances at the end of this past season.

Nice, good to see him starting to get some more points...

Sure...keep telling yourself that. My first few posts over there were right after the UMN/UND series at the Ralph when Irmen and Chorney did their 'jersey tugs'. I made a simple comment about how I felt that type of celebration wasn't needed, and that I didn't like it when either player did it. I got ripped instantly by 3 or 4 Gopher fans, telling me to 'go back to USCHO or SS.com' and calling me a troll, even though I mentioned both Chorney AND Irmen in my original post. I will say that a few Gopher fans, whom I have 'known' for years from posting here or over on USCHO, backed me and told the other Gopher fans that I wasn't a troll. But I would hardly say that I was welcomed over there with open arms like you say.

Congrats to Smaby, and good luck in the NHL.