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I'm torn between who to root for this weekend in the UMD/UM series. On the one hand, we don't want Duluth to catch us in the WCHA standings; but on the other hand, if UM keeps in their current slump, we could eventually catch them. I guess it doesn't matter though unless the Sioux can get some wins in their remaining WCHA schedule.

Speaking of, when are they supposed to start playing games in the Betty?

Updated SSM stats after their weekend 10-0 win over Benilde and 4-3 win over Holy Angels. SHATTUCK-ST. MARY'S BOYS PREP '04-'05 STATS # Name Position Gr. Date of Birth Ht. Wt. Home Town GP G A PTS PIM 04 Taylor Chorney Defense 12 4-27-87 5'11" 180 Hastings, MN 45 4 25 29 50 08 Kyle Okposo Forward 11 4-16-88 6' 195 St. Paul, MN 42 33 28 61 44 09 Jonathan Toews Forward 12 4-29-88 6'1" 180 Winnipeg, MB 41 32 35 67 26 10 Michael Gergen Forward 12 2-17-87 5'11" 185 Hastings, MN 45 35 33 68 78 21 Charles Genoway Forward 12 12-20-86 5'9" 170 Morden, MB 42 14 26 40 30 Looks like Gergen took over the point lead, one point more than Toews, but he has played 4 more games than Jonathan.

I agree about the distractions, but you neglected to post the BSU/UMD scoresheet from the next night: http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20021207&vi...me=bsu&gender=m

I was at that last BSU/UND game. I remember being impressed with their goalie, Hunt. He made some excellent saves to keep BSU in it. Then there was the disallowed "Kollar-like" goal that Siembida gave up that would have tied it up in the 3rd. Bucks scored two of our goals, but Goulet scored two of theirs as well, and he is gone now too. Hunt is also gone. Their goalie's stats right now aren't too good, so hopefully we can take advantage and spring to life our offense. But I still expect at least one close game.

That it does.

The Gophs are 2-4 in their last 6 games. Only two of those games were against a ranked team. Lost 4 straight at home. If they keep playing like they are now, it won't be long before UND (and alot of other teams) pass them in the PWR.

I liked the article. Sounds like the team is feeling better about how they are playing. Now all we need is some goals and offensive chemistry for the last part of the season. Looks like the intrasquad game played at Univ Park in the Fri snowstorm as fun.

CC 28 43 Denver 28 39 UMN 28 38 UW 28 38 UND 28 33 UMD 28 28 Mankato 28 18 AA 28 16 SCSU 28 14 MTech 28 13 IMO, the two big races are for 2nd place and for last place. I was conservative with UND, having them just split with DU and Wisco at home. Hopefully they can do better than that, which would have them move closer to the DU, UW, and UMN group. If the Sioux can somehow manage to sweep DU or Wisco, there is a chance that they could move up to 4th.

great post

Updated SSM stats: SHATTUCK-ST. MARY'S BOYS PREP '04-'05 STATS # Name Position Gr. Date of Birth Ht. Wt. Home Town GP G A PTS PIM 02 James (Alex) Stuart Defense 11 3-3-88 5'9" 170 Sauk Rapids, MN 43 4 18 22 28 03 Tysen Dowzak Defense 11 3-8-88 6'5" 225 Fergus Falls, MN 40 2 10 12 54 04 Taylor Chorney Defense 12 4-27-87 5'11" 180 Hastings, MN 43 4 24 28 46 05 Mark Anderson Defense 12 9-13-86 5'11" 180 Hastings, NE 43 2 25 27 62 06 Jason Fredricks Defense 12 1-18-87 6'1" 180 Eagle River, WI 43 5 15 20 48 07 Joe Brock Forward 11 9-6-87 5'8" 175 Cumming, GA 43 24 11 35 16 08 Kyle Okposo Forward 11 4-16-88 6' 195 St. Paul, MN 40 32 26 58 44 09 Jonathan Toews Forward 12 4-29-88 6'1" 180 Winnipeg, MB 39 30 35 65 26 10 Michael Gergen Forward 12 2-17-87 5'11" 185 Hastings, MN 43 33 31 64 70 11 Drew Pierson Forward 12 12-17-86 5'8" 185 Pleasant Prairie, WI 38 7 13 20 33 13 Angelo Esposito Forward 11 2-20-89 6'1" 170 Montreal, Que 43 18 20 38 27 14 Justin Brossman Forward 11 3-10-88 5'9" 170 Littleton, CO 43 12 10 22 22 15 Tyler Ruegsegger Forward 11 1-19-88 5'11" 170 Lakewood, CO 43 15 31 46 22 16 Tony Mosey Forward 11 4-23-88 5'10" 175 Prior Lake, MN 28 13 18 31 18 17 Zachary Harrison Forward 11 11-22-87 5'10" 165 Faribault, MN 43 6 10 16 26 21 Charles Genoway Forward 12 12-20-86 5'9" 170 Morden, MB 40 12 25 37 28 22 Kevin Deeth Forward 12 5-26-87 5'8" 165 Gig Harbor, WA 41 11 31 42 68 27 Dallas Bossort Defense 12 3-17-87 6' 190 Bismark, ND 41 2 9 11 22 Toews still leading the way with 65 points in 39 games. Chorney has a 4-24-28 line.

E30's are where it's at. I have a 84 323i Euro edition. The onboard computer is still in German, the gas gauge is in liters, the gas efficiency is in liters/100km. The only thing that was changed from the transport from Europe was the speedometer; which was switched to mph.

Thanks for the recap PCM! Ziggy did transfer to UMD. I am friends with his older brother. Evidently he is happy there and thinks he will be able to contribute next year.

The week off is going to be a wakeup call for UND?

I agree, and it's too bad, because he looks like a quality player. You never know though, at least we are in the running for him.

That's good to hear that our fourth line was generating some chances at CC, now we just need some pucks put in the net.

The defensive trio of Jones, Chorney, and Lee will be fun to watch in the Sioux green and white. But they will have to be relied on immediately with Jones, Fuher, Schneider, and probably Greene gone after this season. I have confidence that this team can have strong road series against SCSU and UAA, and then maybe surprise us at home against DU and Wisco. They may still finish 5th in the league, but they will be a dangerous team come playoff time if they make it into the NCAA's. They are currently 13th in the PWR, but if bonus weights are added, that moves them up to 9th. They are still close to being on the bubble though, so they will need some victories.

I have been reading that Hardwick has family ties to Duluth and may go there. Does anyone know if UND is recruiting him at all?

Wow. This series was really familiar to the Wisco series. The Sioux outplay the #1 team in the nation this weekend, but just can't put the puck in the net. I feel for the boys, sounded like they really took it to CC tonight. I also feel for Lammy, the guy has been nothing but spectacular for the Sioux this year, but they just won't score for him. Again, much like the Wisco series.

The Gophs have more goals against Mankato in 2 periods than the Sioux had against them in two games. That's pretty pathetic.

Part of the reason he may be struggling is because Green Bay is having such a horrible year. Not even Blake Wheeler is having that good of a year on the same team. Blake is 10-14-24 with a -5 +/- Brad is 8-8-16 with a -6 +/- He should be able to come in and do alright on the 4th line or maybe even the checking line.

It seems to me that the really young guys that we are getting are highly talented players that will probably be able to produce at this level right away. Some examples would be ZParise and Stafford, both came right from SSM and contributed right away. I would expect that some of them can do the same. But you are right, it is definitely going to be a really young class.

Yeah, Miller is a forward, and we should probably plan next year's lines without at least Greene, I think it would take a miracle for him to stay here. I like leaving the top line together of Murray/Zajac/Stafford, but I'm not sure Duncan would fit in too well on the checking line with Prpich being that he is 5'6". I would guess that of the 06 recruits, Oshie or VandeVelde, probably Oshie would come early if someone leaves early or if we just look short on forward.

It was a beauty of a goal too, saw it on the news. He will be an excellent addition to the Sioux in 06.