Dave Berger

Please join us today for the UND/SCSU fan social from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. inside the Muddy Rivers Ballroom near downtown Grand Forks. Free appetizer bar, door prizes, and a chance to view the Challenge Cup. See you there! Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. St. Cloud State Discuss. Dave

Since the two teams split a November series in St. Cloud, the UND/SCSU Challenge Cup is on the line this weekend in Grand Forks. Stop by the SiouxSports.com UND/SCSU fan social this Saturday, January 26th inside the Muddy Rivers Ballroom (near downtown Grand Forks) to view the Challenge Cup, win door prizes, enjoy a free appetizer bar, and take the bus to and from Ralph Engelstad Arena. This event is free and open to all fans 21 years of age and older. Here's to hockey! Dave

Weekend Preview: UND at Minnesota Discuss. Dave

We've had some great door prizes come in already, with many more to come! Please plan to join us next Saturday, January 26th from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Muddy Rivers Ballroom (downtown Grand Forks). It's always a great time. Here's to hockey! Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Colorado College Discuss. Dave

Article Hope to see you all there! Dave

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Weekend Preview: UND vs. Holy Cross Discuss. Dave

Yes, that sounds right. I'll make the correction, thanks! Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Holy Cross Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND at Michigan Tech Discuss. Dave

An early look at the race for the MacNaughton Cup Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Denver University Discuss. Dave

Quoted for truth. Dave

It's choppy, but I wouldn't call it blurry. I bought the monthly pass last night ($10.95) so of course I'm going to watch again tonight. If I had purchased the first game for $6.95, and you're asking me whether I would do it again for another $6.95, it's real close. I'm not sure it's worth seven bucks, but it's close. Hope this helps. Dave

Ha ha, well I was close. I've got UND 5-2 tomorrow night, with a big first period, and that feels about right. Dave

FYI if you plan to watch the webcast of both games, you can order a monthly pass for $10.95 (rather than individually for $6.95 each) and the pass is good for one month from date of purchase. Friendly reminder/warning: it is a recurring monthly charge that you will need to remember to cancel (unless you enjoy watching spinning, floating tiger heads all season long...) Dave

Weekend Preview: UND at Colorado College Discuss. Dave

It's an interesting measure of how close the teams are, that's about it. And fwiw, I wish the committee would use it instead of the Pairwise, for too many reasons to list here. Dave

Nice. As I mentioned the last time I wrote an article about my predictions, it's as much about the nature of the games played (tight and low scoring, blowout, predicting which team will come back late to earn the tie, etc.) as it is about following UND's Friday/Saturday split pattern. Picking UND to win a close one and lose by three is quite a bit different then saying "UND will win Friday and lose Saturday". Like I said, not everyone will salute. Dave

North Dakota finds itself in 11th place in the Pairwise rankings after the split; Colorado College is 19th. Other WCHA squads in the top 20: Denver (3rd), Minnesota (10th), St. Cloud State (15th), Nebraska-Omaha (17th). Or if you are a believer in KRACH, UND is 13th (194.5) and CC is 20th (137.1). Dave

I should apologize for being right... From my weekend preview before the series; I correctly predicted a three point weekend for North Dakota the last time around, but I don’t think it will go that well for UND in the rematch. Dave Hakstol’s best chance for points will come in Friday’s opener, with Notre Dame winning handily on Saturday night. UND 3-2, Notre Dame 4-1. As we all know, last weekend went down like this: UND 2-1, Notre Dame 5-2. And for good measure, my prediction from Notre Dame at North Dakota (November 2010): This series feels like a split, but the last-second loss at Omaha last weekend is not sitting well with Hakstol’s crew, and the Fighting Irish will be happy to take a point. North Dakota 5-2, 2-2 tie. The results of that series from two seasons ago: North Dakota 6-3, 2-2 tie. I'll keep running my predictions up the flagpole each week and we'll see who salutes. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND at Notre Dame Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND at Notre Dame Discuss. Dave