Goon
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I got these from the Hockey_L interesting. I think SCSU is a little high they didn't figure in the Dahl Factor...I got to Think MSU is the favorite this season what does everyone else think, I know the Gophers are good but I can't see them winning it all with Hauser not with his five hole problem...
Odds to Win 02 College Hockey Tournament at Bally's. The current odds, as of 1/17/02 are:
Minnesota - 5/2
St. Cloud State - 7/2
Denver - 5/1
Boston U - 5/1
Michigan State - 6/1
Boston College - 7/1
New Hampshire - 8/1
Michigan - 8/1
North Dakota - 10/1
Colorado College - 12/1
U Mass-Lowell - 12/1
Northern Michigan - 12/1
Field (All Others) - 18/1
Maine - 20/1
Harvard - 20/1
Nebraska-Omaha - 22/1
Wisconsin - 25/1
Dartmouth - 30/1
Ohio State - 30/1
Clarkson - 40/1
Providence - 50/1
Rensselear 60/1
UM-Duluth - 60/1
Alaska-Fairbanks - 75/1
St. Lawrence - 100/1
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Well on the Coaches show tonight I guess Blaiser and Sertich will be a taped interview. Sertich was supposed to call the TIM and SWIG show this moring but never actually got around to it. I guess UND hockey is leaving today/tonight after practice. I will still listen though.
Thinking of coaches show Gene Robuck was pretty tough on his women last week, the team has only lost like 3 or 4 times this year and he was talking as if they Sioux women were a botom tier team.
If we lay an egg in the games this week it is going to be a tough two weeks of practice. I really think if UND plays the level they are capable of playing it should be a sweep. The Sioux still need to forcheck and crash the net, because you know a Mike Sertich coached team is going to play rough and run the net...
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Love the New Changes Jim, this is a nice site...
Congrats on the good work.
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Hey Scott_M is his name Eagledummy/Chris? Just woundering...
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I hope UND should be able to sweep if they keep playing the way the have.
I think anything less than a sweep would be not good. I also don't want to see too much pressure put on the boys but this is not asking the impossible...
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I sure as heck hope they don't go 2-8, I am hoping for an 8-2 finish, but would take anything over .500
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This could be what the doctor ordered. I think we could get back on the winning track with sweeping 4 games against MTU, Sweeping two games with Duluth that would make 6 wins, and then, we split with Denver and take three from the Gophers. I think we can do it... That would put us at about 18-15-2
I know that is sounding pretty condifident but why not if we loose any of the games to Duluth and MTU that is not exceptable... 
(Edited by Goon at 1:49 pm on Jan. 21, 2002)
(Edited by Goon at 1:54 pm on Jan. 21, 2002)
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I'm still disappointed that Blais cut guys like O'leary and Hasbargen. In the process, he sacrificed this season for a shot at a title in one or two seasons to come. We at UND don't take lightly to losing, which is all this team is doing now. I wonder if he thinks it was a mistake in hindsight.
Kuchinia (sp) my first question I would ask you is who would have these two guys replaced in the line up. I say no one of the current crop of freshmen. Throw into that mix Palmo who is I think a better player with the same kind of heart is fighting to stay in the line up too...
I don't think Blaiser regrets this season, he is still one of the best coach in hockey.
I think if we would have had Roach and Lundbohm we would have been a lot better than we are now. How do you over come that you don't... Look at our schedule this season its been tough next season we get a gopher like schedule with Canisus, Niagra, and a patsy X-mas tourney with BSU, Harvard and Yale... Easier. So we will be able to pad our schedule with some wins...
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One game at a time I guess. I am just thankful we have like what 6-8 games left at home this year. You never know Blais seems to pull a rabbit out of the hat from time to time.
I has been fun to see some of the young kids progress as the season has gone along. Brandon Bochenski has gotten better his skating is a #### of a lot better, and he has the hands of a sniper. James Massen is a horse with talent, and he has shown some great improvement in his game, James wasn't even going to be here this year but with Lundbohm leaving he decided to come a year earlier. I would just like Massen to use his energy at more productive things like plowing through defenders instead of slowing up He is 220 pounds. Matt Jones is awesome, Nick Fuher has great puck handling skills, I think we will see him at the next level. Andy Schnider is and animal, one of those guys you don't want to go into the corner with, Andy is tough as nails, a prototypical UND defensemen.
Am I possitive during a somewhat depressive season you betcha
:) This season has have been a glimsp of the future, the teams around the league will not want to play us next season. I can't wait to see us wipe the smirks off the faces of the SCSU players when we clobber them next season in the Ralph. I think next season is surely will be pay back season. In Goal, Jake Brandt has made big strides and I a sure he and Josh Siembida will be a great one two punch.
(Edited by Goon at 9:06 pm on Jan. 20, 2002)
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Scott, I have excepted the fact that this is not the year, but we will be back. I am not sure we can even get home ice, I will except it.
One year will do a lot for these kids. I think the rough early start by getting killed in St Clown hurt then getting swept by bad teams like MSU and Wisconsin hurt and think maybe too much pressure has been put on the Sioux to be a upper division team. With the addition of Parise and Genoway and a season Sophmore class we probably will be back in the hunt next season.
With three good goalies next season could be a break out year. The defense is starting to look better and better. Jake looked real good in net last night, and it appears that he is gaining a lot of confidence, Josh look ok but he needs to no flop around so much. I am sure the coaches can get these guys to correct a few of the rookies mistakes we will be fine... James Massen if he plays smart is going to be a good player... Massen reminds me of Cam Neely a bit, now if we can get him to play mean but smart...
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The web page is up. http://www.grandforks.com
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GOOD effort by a goalie wasted last night. Poor effort.
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UND is one of the most storied programs in the country, because of that people like to beat UND, there are
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Hey could someone give us the URL for that one tomorrow? I am not holding my breath...
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Siouxfan@Boston that is why I am excited about next season, the prospects for the future are very exciting. I just hope we don't put too much pressure on them to win. I mean add Genoway and Parise and a huge freshman class one year older with a defense that is starting to mature Yikes.
I mean really UND can't suck forever and it is not like we have crappy players. We really could have had a winning record this season if a few breaks would have gone our way, maybe some will soon, we must have a few lucky horse shoes left we haven't used many yet. I am just hoping we finally beat a few of these patsies we have left on the schedule and split with C.C. UofM and DU and we should be ok, maybe even steal a game against one UofM or DU. I think if we pulled our head out of our a$$ we could sweep the Gophers, I don't think that is unrealistic. They are good for one win with Hauser in net and Weber isn't lighting the league on fire either...
(Edited by Goon at 12:39 pm on Jan. 19, 2002)
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Clayton said: For those that didn't listen on the radio, what did you think of how Sweeney gushed every time Sejna touched the puck? My god, it was like he was watching Gretzky out there. If I have to hear "Look out, Sejna with the puck" one more time, I'm gonna puke! Or "this kid's incredible"... hello, Pat, Sejna's good, but you're announcing for UND, not against them. Everyone knows he's good, we just don't need you to tell us 27,000 times. Oh, and how about the "shorthanded goal is what will really haunt UND"? Ya think? Didn't need to hear that 27,000 times, either. Kinda figured that out the first time.
Honestly I am not sure why Pat Sweeny is still around he has the pizazz of an enema, actually I have heard he prefers the Gophers anyways. Brehdahl is no better I really don't care if he is an ex-Sioux what did he play like 5 game his whole career, he is brutal, why in the #### do we have Cullens dad on for he plays for C.C. maybe we need to start a letter writting campaign and let the people know we are not happy with the coverage, I mean I am happy with the Sioux having Television coverage but lts get some quality with it too.
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Penrod, shouldn't be too hard tonight since the FSN_M doen't go to Anchorage.
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Dagies I also think he has the ability to take the opponent to the boards...
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Siouxfan@Boston
I think that the Bruins are going to the stanley cup if they can get past the make me laughs. I am sure there will be a team that will beat them before they get to the bruins...
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Dagies,
I have like the effort Ryan Hale has put out this season, he has great hands and I think will only get better, Blaiser said basically that he was still young and had many good years ahead of him, his only concern was that if he had 20-30 goals one season the nhl could pluck him from UND...
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Actually I give you guys a new spin on Josh's performance last weekend. I think he played good, I am not sure why everyone is down on him. Josh made two big saves on the one UAA goal and the defense had still not cleared the puck, on that instance thats not on the goalie the first two shots were really ringer types so I think still think we need to cut him some slack too...
Heres what makes me mad Cygans goal is off side so really we shouldn't have lost. I really think UND needs to burry weak teams like UAA, MSU_ Mankato and Duluth. We have no more shots at these two cup cakes so now we need to beat MTU and Duluth, and we get MTU four games if we can sweep those games and split with the Gophers and C.C. or take three points against C.C. or Minnesota we could be ok... Denver will be gut check time because I am really not that impress with them..
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I actually think that Siembida will and should go both games. Although I think Brandt is better than Andy this year I personally have no confidence in him. I think UND has given him enough chances and he can sit on the Bench like Toby did...
Josh has shown that he is the man, I think he played good last saturday making two big saves in a row but you cant expect to make three big saves in a row every game. Andy makes one save and then is scored on...
Personally I think Blais is trying to fire Josh up and if he plays good Friday (today) expect him to get the nod again tommorrow. Actually why not let him take the Big games and let Jake maybe play the weak sisters. Honestly I can't figure out why Blaiser kept coming back to andy he has shown he can't play consistently and I think he cost us a few wins this season that we really needed...
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Siouxfan@Boston,
Wasn't BU football team pretty good too? I can remember when they did that I am surprised a Divison one school would cut football, espeically when they are supposed to be the big revenue sport.
Has there been any talk about bringing football back?
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Jk,
I have a lot of family and friends that are Gopher fans and you know what makes them mad is when they are spouting off about how great the gophers are and how they are so much more great than the mighty Sioux.
I can ussually get them mad by starting with the title drought of 1979. Talk about the 5 titles since UofM last won one. The numerous WCHA titles, we now got one more than them. Talk about the ching of 1989 against Harvard as the title hopes of the gophers slid off the post.
You know what Gopher fans are trying to claim now is 1980, because they had a good number of hockey players on that squad some of them count it as a Minnesota Championship. I am surprised they didn't try to hang another banner in Marriucci. Yesh...
Remember Folks its fun to have a rivalry with the Gophers I like their fans a lot better than the rubes that grace the SCCC campus. But I will go on the record right now and say UofM will never win a title with Hauser sieve in net...
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Dagies so are you saying that Marvin is like a Commodore (rough and tumble) type player, if that is true that would be great. We will need it if we keep getting itty bitty goalies too.
I liked the fact that when Commodore played people were afraid to go tip toeing around UND end, if you took liberties with the more skilled players UND's Commodore was going to smoke you later and he was one tough SOB. I think Hale is good but he is not Mike.
I would love to see that fear returned next season. Sounds like Andy Schnider could also fill that void. I think last Year not having Commie for a 4th year hurt us in the toughness department... I hope it returns. I mean toughness not Demarchi gooniery...