Dave Berger

I understand that we can always improve on the power play, but 3 out of 15 (20%) is almost exactly what we should have expected this weekend. Coming into the series, North Dakota was 18.3% with the man advantage and Tech was killing 78.5% (in other words, allowing 21.5%). Losing LaPoint has certainly affected our penalty kill and that will be an issue going forward. Dave

WCHA First Round Playoff Predictions Dave

WCHA Playoff Preview: UND vs. Michigan Tech Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Wisconsin Dave

Biggest single difference in this area is the loss of LaPoint. Jones is doing alright paired with Marto as the second set of D on the PK, but Pointer had really come a long way on the kill. Just can't replace that. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Colorado College Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Alaska-Anchorage Dave

Link Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. MSU-Mankato Dave

Fighting Sioux Midseason Review Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. St. Cloud State The UND/SCSU Challenge Cup As was mentioned above, the SCSU Center Ice Club is hosting a pre-game event this Saturday, January 31st from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the St. Cloud Holiday Inn and Suites (Legends Bar). The event is free and open to all fans 21 and older. I encourage you to check it out - there's great food, prizes, and conversation with fans on both sides of the rivalry. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Denver Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Michigan Tech Dave

Woog and Stoa: Postgame comments from Friday's game Dave

A couple of articles to keep you going until 7:37... Sioux/Gopher Week: Hockey Rivalries Weekend Preview: UND vs. Minnesota Dave

I believe it's written "ODZ DZO DZI" but sounds more like "OD ZOD ZI". Alexander Chamberlain, in his work "The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought", had this to say about war cries in college fight songs... The "college yells" of the United States and Canada offer an inviting field for study in linguistic atavism and barbaric vocal expression. The New York World Almanac for 1895 contains a list of the "yells" of some three hundred colleges and universities in the United States. Out of this great number, in which there is a plentitude of "Rah! rah! rah!", the following are especially noteworthy.... He goes on to note some other examples and then says: The palm must, however, be awarded to the University of North Dakota, whose remarkable "yell" is this: "Odz-dzo-dzi! Ri-ri-ri! Hy-ah! Hy-ah! North Dakota!" Hardly could the ancestors of Sitting Bull and his people have suspected the immortality that awaited their ancient slogan. Hope this helps. Dave

At Sioux Boosters today, Coach Hakstol said that Finley and Trupp would not dress tonight. He indicated that both were getting closer to returning to the lineup. Dave

Weekend Preview UND/SCSU Challenge Cup article UND/SCSU Fan Social article Dave

KC_Caps_Fan... Might I humbly suggest the SiouxSports.com UND/SCSU pregame social at Southgate Grill and Bar on South Washington street? We'll be gathering there from 3:00 until 6:00 on Saturday afternoon. You'll get a chance to meet quite a few fans on both sides of the rivalry and take a look at the UND/SCSU Challenge Cup. We're also giving away door prizes, and Southgate runs a shuttle bus to the arena and back. Hope you'll join us! Dave Berger SiouxSports.com

More information about the Challenge Cup (UND and St. Cloud's traveling trophy) can be found here. Hope you'll join us for the SiouxSports.com pre-game social on Saturday. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND at Harvard Dave

Ben Scrivens has some ridiculous numbers so far this year - he's definitely on the early Hobey radar. North Dakota will need to score some ugly goals this weekend. My full weekend preview can be found here. Dave

Sorry for the delayed reply. Please consider joining us for the UND/SCSU fan social on Saturday, December 13th at Southgate Bar and Grill. There will be plenty of fans and a great atmosphere. They run buses to and from the games. More information can be found here. Dave

Check it out here. Hope you'll join us!

Losing to this Maverick team should not be a "shot to the ego", particularly in Mankato. This is a club that could climb into the top three in the WCHA. Now, the way UND lost tonight, well, that's another story... Dave P.S. For more on why I think Mankato is an upper-division opponent, check out my WCHA Season Preview part 1 and part 2.