Godsmack

I just turned the game on a few minutes ago. UND has used two of their timeouts just a few minutes into the second half?

If you want a lesson on what not to do in the defensive zone check out St. Cloud’s second goal against CC last night. Woof. I bet that was a long skate back to the bench for Tyler Coffey. No look pass from the side boards into the middle of the ice. Back of Mbereko’s net.

CC’s opponent this weekend. A hundred happy points to you if you can guess who the Tigers face!

I’m not much for moral victories but I gotta give UND credit tonight. I can accept a loss when they play hard. DU is simply just a damn good team that doesn’t beat themselves.

The “Let’s go hawks!” chants from the cheer squad are coming in loud and clear on my tv! Let’s do this!

Refs jerking us i like that-can I use that while watching UND hockey?

I don’t know about 2nd, Western Michigan is looking pretty darn good right now. But I hope you’re right that we will finish in the top half.

What frustrated me listening to Berry’s post game comments last night was his acknowledgment of the penalty trouble the team got into. Broken record, tired of hearing about that week in and week out without any sense of improvement in that regard. As an example, the penalty we took in the third didn’t burn us in the sense of giving up another goal but it took another precious 2 minutes off the clock for the team to try to generate some chances, gain some momentum. However, it felt like a period where DU really locked things down and UND had trouble as it was with zone entries and gaining O zone time. Quit talking about what we need to do differently and start doing it.

CC was out played the entire game by Western. CC went into a defensive shell in the third and paid the price for it. Mbereko can’t bail them out like this every time they play a good team. Western was the first big test for CC.

Does Carle and his staff out recruit and out develop his players more than us?

Mbereko is just that solid and they’re also missing Laba due to injury.

“Paging Dr. Jellyfinger, line one.”

Good point. Montgomery is proving that you don’t need to be a big, bruising defender to be effective. Play smart, be responsible with the puck in your end, and help make plays in transition. I’m so proud of him and the success he’s having. Sadly, many kids like him would’ve already transferred by now in search of more playing time. He has paid his dues and stuck with it and is now being rewarded because of his sound play.

The Tigers are 7-0 for the first time since the 1998-1999 season (Don Lucia’s final year). CC went 29-12-1 that season, reaching the regional finals. IMG_3063.mov

He reiterated that the effort was there. His words not mine.

Berry stating that the effort was there. Execution obviously to the observer, not so much.

Only thing that’ll make this even more painful is if Cornell loses at home next weekend to Yale and Brown.

It’ll be interesting to hear what Hennessy’s reasons for UND’s loss tonight will be. Bad ice? Hot goalie?

Defensive break downs led to what, 3 of their goals on us tonight? Our D zone play reminds me of two seasons ago.

You know it’s bad when even Hennessy is commenting how UND needs to get these good looks on net.