GDPritch

How did this team get here (crap) so fast? Unwatchable at times.

Usually, if anything, the refs seem to blow the whistle too fast or blow it cus they lose sight of the puck even though one sometimes can see it even from the stands.

They probably "are who they are" by now but it would be nice if some of our upperclassmen forwards who hardly ever score could pick up some of the slack in Jones' absence. It would sure help out.

And to think one writer/media member in SD did not even vote for her to the pre-season all-conf Summit League team. Stupid or petulant...

We play non-scholarship Drake at home again? Yoy.

Great point about casual fans not being impacted by a change in the OC regarding their ticket purchase decision. I suppose though a casual fan, by definition, might not even be bothered to purchase a season ticket anyhow though (?). Agree, it will probably take a year to get the excitement back (assuming they do well next season, that's not a given) following this season's 1-3 meltdown following a decent 5-2 start.

Strand, a senior, amazes me she still plays/keeps a scholarship. May as well play some young blood for the experience cus we ain't going anywhere this season and sad to say it will likely be worse next season after stud Klabo graduates.

Hey, I hear ya! Today's Herald had headline on sports page 3 I believe regarding UND coming back with 3 goals to beat UAA 4-3 on Sat night in 3rd period. Three days following the game! May as well not even print that story it's so late. What a joke. I'm an old guy newspaper junkie since I was a kid but I'm now this close to canx my Herald subscription after many years, simply not worth it when stories are so late and new/scores are free on-line the same/very next day.

Cmon, we're not necessarily talking just missing "open nets". We're also talking creativity to create chances, make space, etc. necessary in order to score. To some degree over time/down the line it ultimately will fall on the coach, fair or not, as the result over time is what it is--the W-L record. Your team consistently wins their games more often than not (which means players are finishing and getting goals necessary to outscore the other team), vs the opposite, then you have a job still (or you move up).

Well, yah, the media...but 3 days late. Today's Herald pg 3 sports headline was UND rallies in 3rd period to beat UAA. Laughed when I saw that, why even bother printing it, let alone headline it.

Like, finishing skills...way too few goals for how many SOG we get in many games the last few years.

Hmm... No telling why she left U Conn but now it appears she's no longer with UND (would be interesting to know why), correct? I assume her time is done here? If so, academic issues or what?

Uhh, wasn't he talking UND hockey?

Yup, considering our schedule (very favorable) there's no way we should of mucked it up and not been in the playoffs. In the BSC, of the 4 top teams (all made the playoffs) we only played 1 of them (Weber St) and that was at home. Stating the obvious on this board but UND really butchered it against the teams finishing in the middle/lower of the BSC.

Good points, I hope you're right...and you might be.

Hah! Ya know, call a spade a spade. We are what we are, maybe a slightly above average team (based on there being like 61 or so NCAA div 1 hockey teams), which will be frustrating to fans as at times we'll look like world-beaters while at other times we'll look like Ala-Huntsville, Alaska-Anchorage, etc (the best of the worst, the worst of the best). That means it will be a real dogfight/challenge to get into the NCAA tourney (which I don't think we will for the 2nd straight season under coach Berry) unless we get hot at seasons end and win the NCHC post-regular season tourney title to gain the auto qualifier.

Well, JJ can't finish so JJ wouldn't score...in hockey...

Uhh, clarify. "They" being who? Sorry, rough season so far/couldn't resist.

I know, didn't even get a SOG on the play if I recall correctly. Yoy, yoy, yoy.

Uhhhh, remember, it's UAA.

I honestly think Univ Of Manitoba Bison team is every bit as good or better than UAA. If we tie or lose Sat night though then this weekend is a disaster, despite the win tonight. I'm by no means a great hockey mind and happy we won of course but It's almost hard to say if we played well tonight and finally were able to finish chances as UAA are what they are. And will either one of our goalies finish with a .900+ save percentage, which is almost the norm anymore, isn't it?

I would not red-shirt him, or any player with decent potential, at our level as he likely won't be around for his 4th season. If he develops into a good player there's the risk /chance he will just graduate transfer out anyhow 3 years later down the road. We did the same with Crandell...

Agree...

How the heck has she managed to keep her scholarship? She's a "shooter", a long-range one at that, but her shooting percentage has been nothing but disappointing over the 3+ seasons. I believe her defense, rebounding, play-making, etc. are nothing special, surprised she's still able to be on the team. Coming out of FF, I had her becoming a 3 point/long range scorer by her junior season for UND but that just hasn't happened.

Ironic. Indeed, who would of thunk?