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Gotta win the faceoff battle. Lost that one clean.

Well this is a disappointment. And I thought Miami stream was bad.

This tweet didn't age well.

UNH up 3-1 over Maine in the 3rd. That'd be another decent upset. The last thing we need is another HEA team in the NCAA mix though. UNH is #18 currently.

Oh that's a shame.

Beat me to it! I was literally just gonna post that. Blaisdell with the goal and Hellsten in net for UNH. Two former UND guys.

Mich up 2-0 on PSU one minute into the game.

Yes, the Herald article from last night said that Johannes and Johnson were the two that stayed back in GF.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/colorado-college-is-thriving-on-frustrating-opponents Expect some low-scoring, close games from the sounds of it. UND has a no regulation loss streak going...will be interesting to see if they can keep that rolling. CC has a good run of their own:

It might be wrong, but both games are currently listed on the NCHC.TV schedule.

Duncan getting One More Shift during the UMD series. Nice! https://fightinghawks.com/news/2024/2/15/mens-hockey-ryan-duncan-to-be-honored-with-one-more-shift-against-minnesota-duluth.aspx

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/a-look-at-where-the-und-hockey-team-sits-in-the-ncaa-tournament-picture I like those odds. Keep it rolling. ASU has a 2% chance of making it. UNO has a 6% chance of making it, which would force UND to a different region other than SD if UND is still a #1.

https://www.flohockey.tv/rankings/12096723-2024-nhl-draft-rankings-from-chris-peters/49277-2024-nhl-draft-rankings-at-the-mid-term-macklin-celebrini-looks-like-wire-to-wire-no-1?utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_source=twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=thumbnail.midseasonrankings&utm_term=thumbnail.midseasonrankings&utm_content=rankings&utm_content=rankings&utm_campaign=2023nhldraft&utm_campaign=2023nhldraft Surprising to see Eiserman that low at #8. A couple UND commits made the top 50 list:

New bracketology from USCHO: https://www.uscho.com/2024/02/14/bracketology-this-week-presents-less-of-a-headache-in-springfield-regional-but-umass-as-host-still-requires-some-effort-when-bracketing/ Not quite as much mayhem as last week since Maine dropped to a #2 seed and UMass moved up to a #3. Some very intriguing 1st round matchups here. Providence, R.I. 1. Boston College 8. Minnesota 9. Quinnipiac 16. Bemidji State Springfield, Mass. 3. Boston University 7. Denver 10. Massachusetts 14. Cornell Sioux Falls, S.D. 2. North Dakota 6. Maine 11. Western Michigan 15. RIT Maryland Heights, Mo. 4. Wisconsin 5. Michigan State 12. Providence 13. St. Cloud State

CCM vs CBS We all know how that turned out.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/will-the-ncaa-open-its-doors-to-chl-players Major Junior players to NCAA?

Two quick goals in under a minute. 2-2 halfway thru the 2nd

BU and Northeastern tied 1-1 BU outshooting them 19-5.

BU up 1-0 after one over Northeastern. Just a horrible giveaway right in front of the net by NU.

Comments - Swanson is USHL FoTW after his crazy 7pt game. Updated stats thru 2/11: USHL (Forwards) Croal (Muskegon) - '03: 38gp - 16g/21a Panzer (Sioux Falls) - '04: 44gp - 14g/13a Slipec (Chicago) - '05: 32gp - 1g/6a Klee (Muskegon) - '05: 42gp - 12g/14a Swanson (Fargo) - '06: 35gp - 16g/33a Boisvert (Muskegon) - '06: 41gp - 27g/18a O'Neill (NTDP U17) - '07: 39gp - 5g/7a USHL (Defenseman) Jubenvill (Dubuque) - '03: 40gp - 7g/8a Strathmann (Youngstown) - '05: 29gp - 5g/18a Emery (NTDP U18) - '06: 41gp - 0g/10a Laurila (NTDP U18) - '06: 41gp - 2g/5a Lindberg (NTDP U17) - '07: 39gp - 1g/5a USHL (Goalies) Heil (Sioux Falls) - '06: 18gp - .854/4.22 (6-9-1) Other Pilgrim - MN HS - '06: 23gp - 25g/26a Zellers - SSM - '06: 43gp - 41g/43a Schultz - MN HS - '06: 23gp - 19g/27a Littler - BCHL - '04: 20gp - 8g/11a Simpson - MN HS - '07: 23gp - 26g/25a McInnis (AJHL/BCHL) - '06: 10gp - 3g/3a

This is gonna be a tough test for UND. UND needs to get at least one win to maintain some sort of gap on SCSU in the NCHC, but UND couldn't even get that at home against this same CC team. I'm optimistic for a split...hopeful for more if UND plays well. Also...if either of these games go to OT (), keep the puck away from Laba, please.

Living in AZ, a bunch of the guys on my beer league team think that ASU is amazing this year and should be in the tourney. They just don't seem to understand that a bunch of wins against Stonehill and Lindenwood (some of those in OT!) are enough to get them into the tourney. Next season we'll see what ASU is capable of when they have to regularly play UND, DU, SCSU, WMU, etc instead of their current cupcake schedule. Playing a good team almost every weekend is a bit different than playing a good team once a month or so, and almost always at home.

Darn it Miami, can't do anything right, can you?

I don't think Miami is gonna help us out at all this weekend. Stonehill with their first win of the season, 4-2 over Lindenwood. They're now 1-28 on the year.

Nevermind, stats page was updated. Now shows that Swanson finished the night with a 3-4-7 line. Dang, heck of a game. That's 10 pts in his last 2 games.