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Does help when there isn't anyone really trying to stop them from doing it though.

Gophers look like they have no interest in playing defense at all, completely different team than that played the Sioux on Thursday.

Don't think Union can play this type of game against the Gophers were they just keep trading chances. Thought we would see them try to make it tough for them in the neutral zone like we did but they definitely haven't so far.

I'm not for either team tonight but I honestly think the Gophers will win and wouldn't really care if Minnesota does win it. Buccigross is almost unlistenable with the way he is all over Gostisbehere. Did they say these are the same refs that reffed our game? because they are already calling it completely different.

I think he probably just screwed up the year for Shaw and would really doubt if he came in this fall with how young he is and when he committed. Here is an article from Chris Dilks that mentions Shaw is only a high school Junior so he will have at least another year before joining UND. http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/college-hockey-recruiting-ncaa/2014/1/8/5290272/hayden-shaw-commits-to-north-dakota

Would be pretty surprised to see Shaw here next season. He is pretty young and has USHL eligibility left and UND will have 7 very solid defenseman on the roster. 2015 or 2016 would be much more likely for Shaw to come in but who knows.

I know Schloss has mentioned it on the live chat before but I'm not sure if I can remember it all. I know two are at Wisconsin and Providence comes to UND.

Hasn't been updated in a while Mantha is looking more like a 2015, not sure when Rowe, Voltin, and Pelnik will come in if they ever make it to campus. Only possible add to what I posted would be another forward Shane Gersich.

Definitely got all the stereotypes in that one but I think my favorite sterotype that Gopher fans use all the time is that UND is a bunch of overage Canadian's. Seems to me it has been a while since we brought in a 22 year old Canadian freshman, but I'm sure they will continue to say it when our roster will only have 10 or so Canadians on it the next couple seasons.

Didn't mean it was the same article but maybe the same guy who made the earlier comments that you posted made these ones too.

Kinda sounds like the same guy from the article earlier in the week that Goon posted.

Putting Johnson there was more just trying to put him with Simonson because I thought they played together before and may have some previous chemistry but I could be wrong on that too and if I'm wrong I could easily see Johnson and Olson flopped. With the lineup we can have next season the way I look at it is there should be an opportunity to have 3 pretty balanced scoring lines. Agree on Ausmus but I do think Poolman will push for playing time right away too and we could have a similar defensemen situation to this season. One thing that seems to stick out right now is there seems to be much better depth for next season and there definitely could be guys who have played a number of games already for the Sioux fighting just to get in the lineup.

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My way too early lineup prediction: Schmaltz-MacMillan-Parks Caggiula-Grimaldi-Olson Pattyn-Gaarder-St.Clair OD/Chyzk-Simonson-Johnson LaDue-Schmaltz Thompson-Stecher Mattson-Ausmus/Poolman Gothberg Johnson Hrynkiw Outside looking in: Ausmus/Poolman, OD/Chyz, Murphy, and Sanderson Have Simonson and Johnson played on the same team before? I was thinking they have and that was part of the reason I put them on the same line. This gives us 3 pretty balanced lines capable of producing offensively along with a line that can play very physical and grind things out. Defensively there aren't the ideal left/right pairs but I tried to match guys based on the type of role I think they will play and also a little bit of stay at home/offensive styles although most all our d guy play an offensive style.

Agree I would guess he will see himself in a rotation with one of the other defensemen for most of the season similar to Ausmus and Thompson this year. I also would not be surprised at all to see Olson, Schmaltz, and Simonson in the lineup up front right from the beginning of the season.

No, he hasn't produced much at all at the junior level and may never even make it to campus.

That is real the only other guy that could come in and it is a possibility as I think he was taking classes to be eligible to but I just don't really see it with the current roster situation. If we have an early departure from a forward then I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Gersich here next fall.

I would guess we see a roster of 26 players next season- 15 forwards, 7 defensemen, 1 F/D, and 3 goalies. Seniors- 7 Gaarder, MacMillan, O'Donnell, Parks, Pattyn, Mattson and Panzarella. Juniors- 7 Caggiula, Chyzk, Grimaldi, Sanderson, St.Clair, J.Schmaltz, and Gothberg. Sophomores- 7 L.Johnson, Murphy, Ausmus, LaDue, Stecher, Thompson, and Hrynkiw. Freshmen- 5 Olson, N.Schmaltz, Simonson, Poolman, and C.Johnson.

Thought it would be good to have a thread dedicated to this seasons Seniors where we can thank them for dedicating part of their life to the Fighting Sioux hockey program and carrying on the great tradition. Gonna miss these Seniors that all brought something different to the table and want to thank them for choosing to be part of the Fighting Sioux family. Simpson was a great all around player and willing to sacrifice himself all the time for the team and was a great leader as well and will probably be the player off this team I will miss seeing out on that ice the most, Rodwell was just a hard working blue collar type player that I loved to see on the ice, MacMillan and Saunders didn't come in with the rest of the group but in their time at UND they stepped in and played to best of their abilities when they were out there and they understood the team came first when they weren't out there

Probably the toughest way for the season to end and I'm still in a little bit of shock about how it happened.That lockerroom last night had to be absolutely terrible to be in. Crazy how quick things can change as I thought the Sioux had the game won on the tip shot but Wilcox was able to just hold onto it and then quickly Minnesota comes down gets a shot blocked and a bounce they shoot and the season is over. This was probably the best game this Sioux team has played all season and probably had the better of the play but hockey is a funny game sometimes just ask Ferris State. Also for those who have complained about Hak and him getting outcoached in big games I think he proved last night what most fans already knew and that is he is a great coach and we are lucky to have him. Gonna miss these Seniors that all brought something different to the table and want to thank them for choosing to be part of the Fighting Sioux family. Simpson was a great all around player and willing to sacrifice himself all the time for the team and was a great leader as well, Rodwell was just a hard working blue collar type player that I loved to see on the ice, MacMillan and Saunders didn't come in with the rest of the group but in their time at UND they stepped in and played to best of their abilities when they were out there and they understood the team came first when they weren't out there.

Maybe but I don't see it even if he has 2 great games. I would think Florida would want to see him develop a greater level of consistency in his game before signing him.

I kinda doubt Woods is being looked at real seriously right now. He missed all or most of his Junior season with a knee injury and I know he had mostly got interest from local jucos and had visited Northland CC this fall.

Said it before but I'd be very surprised if Zane left after this season and think he will probably be here through his senior season. Lot of goalie depth in the Bruins system so they probably won't push him and he has developed nicely so far at UND. Add to that his dream since he was young was to play for the Sioux so I don't see him giving that up to go play probably at best half the games for some minor league team.

Well I guess they do share some views as they definitely don't like the Sioux and they certainly see them as rivals but they don't make the stupid jokes about Nazi money, flooding, and wanting UND to burn to the ground but part of that may be because most are from NW Minnesota and they respect the storied tradition of the program as well. They also are smart enough hockey minds to realize we don't have a bunch of old Canadian thugs and are a pretty similar style to what they play. There are stupid fans in every fanbase and I guess I'm just lucky that the Gopher fans I know aren't near as stupid as the guy that wrote that post.

Wow I know a lot of Gopher fans and have a lot of friends who are Gopher fans but I've never met one that shares this guys attitude.