Goon

ScottM brings up some good points. It appears that maybe James Massen might have finally arrived as I believe that he had three points in the last series. I think he could make a huge contribution if he could get his game going. I haven't give up hope yet... I believe that the Sioux need to split with the Gophers, and C.C. to make a serious run for the top 4 spots in the league. Anything to avoid the Thursday play in game at the Excel center...

I just found this, interesting... Way to Jeff Panzer... HockeyJournal's Three Stars of the Week: 1) Jeff Panzer, Worcester IceCats rookie center - hat trick 2) Michal Grosek, Hartford Wolf Pack right wing - hat trick 3) Craig MacDonald, Lowell Lock Monsters left wing - 3 goals, 1 assist Snip_______________________ Saturday, December 22, 2001 'CATS BOUNCE BUCS Jeff Panzer Bags Three in IceCats 5-2 Win WORCESTER, MA Jeff Panzer scored a hat trick to lead the

I found this on the Waterlooblackhawks.com Siembeda Commits Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) goaltender Josh Siembeda made up his mind last night, committing to the University of North Dakota. Siembeda is going through the enrollment process right now. We're told that if all goes well with admissions, the goaltender should be in uniform when the Fighting Sioux hit the ice for the Great Lakes Invitational Dec. 28-29 in Detroit. If the admissions process gets bogged down over the holidays, Siembeda will be in uniform when UND travels to Minnesota Jan. 5-6. The five schools Siembeda visited were: North Dakota, Boston University, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Colorado College. In 21 games with Waterloo, the last place team in its division, Siembeda has a 2.81 gaa, but a .918 save percentage. Among goaltenders who've appeared in 15 or more games, Siembeda is third in save percentage, trailing only Cedar Rapids' Bobby Goepfert (.942), and Omaha's Marty Magers (.919). Siembeda, who's from Porcupine, Ontario, which is way north, just a few kilometers east of Timmins, is a 3/14/83 birthdate who's 5'10" and 170 lbs. at best. He's very good fundamentally, plus he's athletic, quick, and exciting to watch. He has a good glove, handles the puck well enough, communicates nicely with his defensemen, has very good anticipation, and great competitiveness. In early October, Siembeda came to Waterloo from the Espanola Screaming Eagles of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Screaming Eagles, who got cash in return, sent him to the USHL simply because the goaltender expressed a wish to go there in order to be seen by more colleges. (Espanola, a town of about 5,000 two-thirds of the way along Route 17 between the Soo and Sudbury, is a bit off the beaten track.) Right now, the two primary goaltenders at North Dakota are senior Andy Kollar, who's played 13 games, but is having an off-year; and freshman Jake Brandt, who's played six, and looked shaky until this past weekend, when he stopped 51 of 54 shots in a pair of wins over St. Lawrence. Taken from www.ushr.com

Dagies I seen that too, however, who knows that could change too...

I agree Dagies the guy from Wisconsin I am sure were talking about Joey V is clueless, he knows nothing about obejectivity especially when it comes to hockey. When listening to the UND and UW broadcast and if Tim Hennessy said it was a dirty hit, I believe that hit had to be dirty. Then my buddy watched the game on FSN Wisconsin said the replay of the hit look like a blatant knee check and that it was an attempt to injury... Lundbohm. I like how JOEVY V always tries to say oh Wisconsin is not untalented and slow, and they goes on ussually to attack Blaiser as being a whinner. In fact this year it appears they have too players that Leavit and the goal tender Druckler or what ever the #### his name is... I remember when I had commented on UofW being a one line wounder when they had Heatley, Hukalo, Renio back in 2000, then I actually was right in which this turned out to be true.

Wisconsin's Doman Suspended One Game for Kneeing He'll Sit Out Dec. 27 Game Vs. Brown Compiled by USCHO Staff MADISON, Wis.

Philly, Has the signing of the new goalie been in the Waterloo news papers, I have been checking all over the internet and I have not seen this confirmed anywhere.

Last Weekend I was in Bemidji and St Clown for the BSU and SCSU series and I was talking to one of my buddies (who does TV for Bemidji State University Hockey on Charter Communications) about UND goal tending woes. I had told him UND should stick a fork in Andy he is done. I told him about Andy's lack of fortune and possible vision problems. You know how he had played and Yadda, Yadda, the whole nine yards and the 200 foot soft goals the whole nine yards, blown leads, bad defense. Scott turns to me and says Goon, Andy will be back one day he will show up to the rink and play just like he had during the 2000 final five, right now his confidence is shaken and needs to just get his head in the game. I have another suggestion think about hockey and get out of the edge. Which brings up another issue. If this new goalie comes which I cant find any credible to back this claim up and Brandt keeps playing well could this be the end of Andy? If the Sioux get on a roll which I think they might do we risk it. Do we play the Young goaltenders and let Andy gracefully stroll off into the edge of the night? Or do we keep coming back to Andy, personally I say not. We need to get ready for next season becaue I doubt the Playoffs are going to be a possibility this season. Actually I wounder what is going to happen next season when we have three goalies that could all be really good. Brandt Seindieve, Siemdiea. I sure that Sofie will be asked not to return... (Edited by Goon at 12:17 pm on Dec. 24, 2001)

Ok, so I have been looking for this to be posted somewhere else, even put in the newspaper but I find it no where. Looked at the Waterlou site and it was not there either. SO who gets cut? I say give Sofie the hook now, gone see you thanks for coming I heard Lafranz got cut again? I mean really there has to be something wrong with this kid if Blais keeps doing that, off the ice problems, personal issues? Could it be academics or something else we don't know about.

I am still woundering about the kid from Grand Forks. Nate Ziegleman sounds like he is really good... Is this just some stupid rumor?

Hey Dagies, This guys sounds like the coaches thought this guy was going to commit then did not. I just hope we are not on a sinking ship no one wants to be a part of. I hope he does commit to us, but who would want to lose 1/2 a year of elgibility to maybe get to play a few years. But if he is good he would probably get to play. So does that mean that ANDY is out of the mix. I don't understand what the heck we are doing? So if the new recruit comes to UND do we cut Sofie and what do we do with Lafranz sounds like he might not stick around. May go to UNO. But looking at some of the teams that are also interested in him I think we have a chance of signing him. MSU has Miller and he is an all-American. I believe that Miller is there fo one more year. Doesn't C.C. already has a few goalies? BU, they always have two solid goalies. So why can't we get two or three solid goalies I would tend to think that our arena would be an attractive option for a kid...

Is there any credibility to this post... Maybe Dock Nodak or Dagies can shed some light on this, they seem to have more information than others. (Edited by Goon at 11:05 am on Dec. 10, 2001)

I agree with you Dagies that Andy does not have have the mental make up now, and I don't see him getting back this season either? So why does Blais keep coming back with him? If the season is a wash and we are going to be lucky to get a home series shouldn't we be focusing on Brandt. What do we owe Andy? Toby was asked to back up and took the role very well. Maybe Andy needs to accept this role too. I also think that the people infront of Andy don't feel very much confidence in his abilities, this is apparent by thier body language. Does anyone think we are ever going to get really good consistant goaltending this season. How many goalies are we going to keep on the team. I hope Blais is out recruiting another Goalie or three, sounds like Seindieve (sp) is injury prone.

Landon Wilson actually had 2 assist in a game on Saturday for the Yotes...

Ok, why should the Sioux keep comming back with him if he can't keep getting the job done. How many chances does he need to prove himself. He has had enough chances. What makes anyone think he can return to any resemblence of two years ago. I don't think he can... Maybe the reason Andy had better performances the last couple of years is the players in front of him, unseasoned defense... I look at Wisconsin they are not that good but have a good goaltender. I think Andy should be able to put in a preformance such as the one that Bruckler did. He hasn't done it this season only in game where he faced 17-30 shots, Bruckler faced over 40 shots... Why should Blaiser stick with him? What has done for us this season?

I think Clayton (I believe he was the one that predicted this)is right Andy should be sitting on the bench with a clip board in his hand and a ball cap on his head, maybe sporting some new eye wear. I also think Andy should be thankfull that Blais hasn't cut him yet. If I was the coach I would have. I n fact I would point to the bench and tell him where he would be sitting for the rest of the season if he gets confussed. If he doesn't like it he can leave. Maybe just maybe by the the grace of God Andy should get an occassional start or a back up appearance, you know the mop up. No offense to the folks that like Andy but he is bruttal. If he was a race horse we would have shot him already. I think Blais should have went to Jake sooner. My next question is why did Sofie get to play instead of Brandt. I am confused here. I also think Andy by his play this season

I Just hope coach Blais can get the boys on track soon this is getting painful to watch/Listen to... I thought he was going to give Jake a chance...

Scott it must be tough living in Rodent country when we are not doing so well and the Gophers have returned to the top of the league standings. I think your right we heard the same thing about Bochenski last season. Trollers... I did read in the paper that Fabian might not be coming as originally though so that might be what someone is talking about. Blais said that on the Coaches show they have been on the recruiting trail all week so I have faith that our coaches will not give up...

As far as the rumor goes I really doubt it. It may be a message posted by a troller someone trying to get a rise out of people to stir the pot. I mean really we saw the same thing last year by some of the B.C. fans. I wouldn't get too worried about it till you start seeing it from sources that are from in the media. If Zack does withdrawal his offer I believe that he is going to have to sit out a year, and I doubt that he would want to do something like that. With UofM being watched by the NCAA I am not so sure Lucia would want Zach there anyways it makes him and his program look bad if Zach goes to UofM. Especially after he self reported the incident to the University of Minnesota's compliance department. I am sure that Lucia does not want it to appear that he sent Lou Nanne and Glen Solmore over to twist this kid's arm. (Edited by Goon at 9:25 pm on Dec. 6, 2001)

Sounds like Brandt might get a chance to play this weekend. That would be a good start. Blais sounded like he is down on his team. I almost take it as he has put his team on notice and that they have a long ways to go until the team is at the level of play that he expects.

I don't think it is a good idea to not let the students drink in the bar. Maybe the student government should bring the issue up to the Arena staff. I sure the student could handle it in a mature manner...

Do you know how much money the arena can make selling beer. I would be very surprised if they changed the beer and bar deal after the University took over the arena. However, UND may never get the arena either. These people keep messing with Ralph no telling what he will do... I think it is funny when you hear all of these pro UND name change people talking about just wait till UND gets the arena from Ralph you see, the name will fall like a stone. There will no longer be beer at the arena.

Does that Mean Sofie is gone? I would think so. Most of us from the stands can play as well as he did last weekend...

I wounder why Blaiser did not put Brandt, I have a hard time believeing that Sofie is better than Jake. Anyone have any insight on that...

Here is the the press release... 11-27-01 UND hockey signs Zach Parise, Layne Sedevie, and Matt Greene to National Letters of Intent Grand Forks, N.D.---University of North Dakota hockey coach Dean Blais is pleased to announce the signing of Zach Parise, Layne Sedevie, and Matt Greene to NCAA National Letters of Intent to play hockey at the University of North Dakota in the 2002-03 season.