NORTH DAKOTA @ DU - FRIDAY NCHC SEMI GAMEDAY

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

Thinking back now, we played hard and earned this win, but:

What happened to Denver today has happened to us in recent years in this tourney. This year we had to win, Denver didn't. 

Hopefully we play 60 minutes a game here on out.

[LuvHockey]

Checking was awesome...but I wonder if East refs will give most of them the penalty. Sorry for the Debbie downer attitude, but playoff hockey seems to be pretty wussified...

 

[Blackheart]

I've watched just about every damn game this year and tonite's effort was spectacular.  This just looked like a different team.  They were focused defensively and were miserable to play against.  DU had their chances but couldn't cash them.  The announcers said this looked like a Frozen Four game and I have to agree.  Hope they can bring the same effort against UMD Saturday night.  Go Sioux!!  Oh, and btw, see you all in Fargo next week!!!!

[ChrisUND1]

What a game!!!  DU is legit, and UND shut them down.  Fargo is going to be unreal!

[MafiaMan]

Great support from the fans tonight.  The sea of green continues!  GO SIOUX!

[cberkas]

UND was the first team to shutout DU all year according to Candace Hogan.

[MafiaMan]

Apparently anything less than a crowd of 45,000 for Sioux games is an indicator to some over of GPL that North Dakota hockey fans don't travel well.  

[SiouxFanatic]

3 minutes ago, cberkas said:

UND was the first team to shutout DU all year according to Candace Hogan.

Lots of fake news today. WMU blanked Denver 3-0 on Jan. 13 in K-zoo.

[SiouxFanatic]

Just now, MafiaMan said:

Apparently anything less than a crowd of 45,000 for Sioux games is an indicator to some over of GPL that North Dakota hockey fans don't travel well.  

Their fanbase is vastly bigger, yet they don't travel for !@#$ unless it's a Uber ride to St. Paul. 

I'd say it's pretty darn amazing how well UND fans support the hockey team when they play away from Grand Forks.

[TNF]

30 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

Apparently anything less than a crowd of 45,000 for Sioux games is an indicator to some over of GPL that North Dakota hockey fans don't travel well.  

They will figure it out eventually. My guess is around Oct. 27, 2018. 

[siouxfan512]

6 hours ago, MafiaMan said:

Apparently anything less than a crowd of 45,000 for Sioux games is an indicator to some over of GPL that North Dakota hockey fans don't travel well.  

They obviously didn't watch the game at MSG. Meanwhile ther was maybe a couple hundred fans total at their game last night against Penn St.

[MafiaMan]

14 hours ago, SiouxFanatic said:

I'd say it's pretty darn amazing how well UND fans support the hockey team when they play away from Grand Forks.

Let's give credit to lots of Twin Cities alumni and friends who support the team too.  I talked with many fans at yesterday's game who came from the likes of Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Roseville, Apple Valley, Stillwater, etc.

Also chatted with a guy and his family who drove from Hazen ND. Fun bunch he brought with him!  30 years ago, nobody in that neck of the woods knew UND had a hockey team.  

[Siouxman]

1 hour ago, MafiaMan said:

 Also chatted with a guy and his familwho drove from Hazen ND. Fun bunch he brought with him!  30 years ago, nobody in that neck of the woods knew UND had a hockey team.  

Excuse me,  but I am from 10 miles west of there (Beulah) and I have known about UND hockey since October 1975 since I started at UND, which is now 40+ years ago.  And so did my Mom, because I quit coming home for Thanksgiving and was heading back early at Christmas if there was a hockey game.  See you at the Hogg in 50 minutes.

[Godsmack]

Sad that Minnesota couldn't get at least a thousand fans to Detroit. That's gotta be an easy, quick, and relatively inexpensive flight from Mpls to Detroit. 

[dagies]

12 hours ago, farce poobah said:

I have never seen a perfect hockey game.

But tonight, UND came darn close.   

Great job boys.

Agree whole heartedly

 

12 hours ago, burd said:

Sounded on radio like Jost had a very strong defensive game.   Obviously, a lot of them did.

I'm not an expert but man is he responsible.  And he covered up a mistake or 2 with a good back-check, etc.

[Oxbow6]

2 minutes ago, dagies said:

Agree whole heartedly

 

I'm not an expert but man is he responsible.  And he covered up a mistake or 2 with a good back-check, etc.

Best 2 way forward at UND since some guy named Toews.

[SiouxForever]

9 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Best 2 way forward at UND since some guy named Toews.

Best corner player and best edge player (with his skates) since... well, he's the best player with that skill I've ever witnessed at UND. Been watching UND hockey for over 25 years. Says a lot. He's a special talent! 

[sioux rube]

13 minutes ago, SiouxForever said:

Best corner player and best edge player (with his skates) since... well, he's the best player with that skill I've ever witnessed at UND. Been watching UND hockey for over 25 years. Says a lot. He's a special talent! 

I agree. Man I hope he comes back for one more year. 

[burd]

46 minutes ago, dagies said:

Agree whole heartedly

 

I'm not an expert but man is he responsible.  And he covered up a mistake or 2 with a good back-check, etc.

Sounded on radio like he saved the bacon a couple of times on back checks.  His skills are rightly compared to Toews.  I have no knowledge to back this up, but he strikes me as an intelligent kid, and that quality counts.

[dagies]

This is the first game I've seen live this year.  I'd heard the comparisons but hadn't been able to see him play.  I get it now.  Just solid, responsible, talented.   He reminds me of Zajac too, because when he had the puck, you were never concerned he'd do the wrong thing.  Just seems to be in the right place at the right time to do the right thing.

 

 

[burd]

2 minutes ago, dagies said:

This is the first game I've seen live this year.  I'd heard the comparisons but hadn't been able to see him play.  I get it now.  Just solid, responsible, talented.   He reminds me of Zajac too, because when he had the puck, you were never concerned he'd do the wrong thing.  Just seems to be in the right place at the right time to do the right thing.

 

 

Yeah, I've only see the team on the screen this year, and until you see a player live it's hard to know how good they are at all phases. 

[Vegas_Sioux]

2 hours ago, Godsmack said:

Sad that Minnesota couldn't get at least a thousand fans to Detroit. That's gotta be an easy, quick, and relatively inexpensive flight from Mpls to Detroit. 

On the hour every other hour. There are actually more flights to gfk then there are to dtw from msp right now. 

[brianvf]

4 hours ago, Godsmack said:

Sad that Minnesota couldn't get at least a thousand fans to Detroit. That's gotta be an easy, quick, and relatively inexpensive flight from Mpls to Detroit. 

Flights would be cheap, but it might be hard to find good tickets for a fair price for the tourney.

[brianvf]

2 hours ago, dagies said:

This is the first game I've seen live this year.  I'd heard the comparisons but hadn't been able to see him play.  I get it now.  Just solid, responsible, talented.   He reminds me of Zajac too, because when he had the puck, you were never concerned he'd do the wrong thing.  Just seems to be in the right place at the right time to do the right thing.

Same seats this year?  We weren't able to make the trip this year, but sold our tickets to some Sioux fans! 

[siouxforce19]

13 hours ago, SiouxFanatic said:

Their fanbase is vastly bigger, yet they don't travel for !@#$ unless it's a Uber ride to St. Paul. 

I'd say it's pretty darn amazing how well UND fans support the hockey team when they play away from Grand Forks.

Gopher fans just say the fans at away games are ND transplants. 

Some are, some aren't. We show up, all that matters.