NORTH DAKOTA vs. Gophers - SATURDAY Gameday

[Fetch]

Glad for Cam getting shutout

[burd]

You could tell the boys were  coached on being more patient to pick their shot lanes from the blue line tonight.  Huge difference. 

[SiouxTupa]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

Jones is the best center on the team.  How Ohio State let him go.....

I read somewhere that he didn't play Center at OSU. Not until Penticton...good move apparently!

Great performance this weekend. Gophers were actually better tonight than last, but our guys buried their chances. Awesome to see a doughnut for the vaunted UofM power play.

[808287]

Solid weekend of hockey for the men in Green.  Puck went their way tonight, and the PK is solid.  Tonight was a good confidence builder, and I see a team ready for the conference play to begin.

 

GO SIOUX!!!

 

[SiouxScore]

Another solid performance from the Sioux tonight. Reffing was pretty suspect tonight. I thought the major call on Minnesota was pretty weak should've just been a crosscheck. Way too many times we have had a 5:00 powerplay turn into momentum for the other team so very happy to see the guys cash in on opportunity they were given.

[siouxfan512]

Great weekend of hockey! This team certainly has the skill and if we clean it up and develop over the season, should be a serious contender. Would have liked the sweep, but I will take a split against a top ten team with dominant play; and as much as I despise the Gophers, they definitely have some talented players. Hope to see them agains

[Hawkster]

This sure changes my mood from last night and this afternoon.

[burd]

1 minute ago, TRex said:

This sure changes my mood from last night and this afternoon.

that's what's strange about being a fan and not a player.    They probably played better last night--just got some breaks tonight.  Different outcome but there was a lot to feel good about after last night's game. 

[MafiaMan]

30 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Nice blow by handshake by the head coaches....nothing to say. 

LOL!

[geaux_sioux]

Wolanin. Was. On. Fire. Tonight. 

[siouxfan512]

Has anyone checked on Jeff Dubay? Keep him away from the naughty neighborhoods, or we might see some headlines tomorrow!

[geaux_sioux]

I really like that second line from tonight

[bigskyvikes]

I love it when Cam gets a lot of shots, or at least as many as the boys shoot. It makes him a "hot goalie"! What a game!!

[Irish]

Nice hard-working victory by the team tonight - always nice when it's the Gophers.  If they keep this up we will be a force.

[bigskyvikes]

38 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Nice blow by handshake by the head coaches....nothing to say. 

Didn't they shake hands right out of the benches? Like always...

[Vegas_Sioux]

GPL is in melt down mode. Blaming the refs and we are still cheap. And those that got the midco broadcast were expecting scsu student productions or worse. 

[siouxfan512]

2 minutes ago, Vegas_Sioux said:

GPL is in melt down mode. Blaming the refs and we are still cheap. And those that got the midco broadcast were expecting scsu student productions or worse. 

To be fair, we caught a break on the major penalty. Should have been a 2 min cross checking.

[cberkas]

2 minutes ago, Vegas_Sioux said:

GPL is in melt down mode. Blaming the refs and we are still cheap. And those that got the midco broadcast were expecting scsu student productions or worse. 

Can't say UND is cheep when UND spent very little time in the box. 

[burd]

6 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

To be fair, we caught a break on the major penalty. Should have been a 2 min cross checking.

Our base would be screaming about that call.    I"ll take it though.  

[SiouxForever]

Feels good beating MN again!

Solid effort with the squad. Too bad Jost wasn’t around for the fun. I like this team so far. 

[fightingsioux4life]

24 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

To be fair, we caught a break on the major penalty. Should have been a 2 min cross checking.

With as much crap as they get by with, I'll consider us even.

[farce poobah]

4 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

With as much crap as they get by with, I'll consider us even.

I agree.   To name just one bit of disgusting unsportsmanship by the Rodents, the embellishment when there's lower body contact and their guy responds by holding his face while he lies on the ice ... is simply insulting to all of hockey.   That should be embellishment, every time. 

[cberkas]

Gopher fans can't even lose with dignity, they just blame everything for why they lost.

[Sioux>Bison]

That was a major penalty every time . Such a dangerous play to make. You would all feel different if he got injured. Plays like that need to be eliminated from hockey and 2 min penalties won't help it.

[PCM]

Rule 50 - Hitting From Behind

50.1 Hitting From Behind - A player shall not push, charge, cross-check or body check an opponent from behind in open ice.

PENALTY—Minor or major at the discretion of the referee.

Hitting from behind into the side boards, end boards or goal cage is a flagrant violation.

PENALTY—Major and game misconduct or disqualification at the discretion of the referee.

Note: The committee reminds coaches and players that the responsibility remains with the player approaching an opponent along the boards in this rule. While players turning to draw penalties are a concern, the positive change in behavior the committee observed outweighs this issue. Any penalty in relation to this rule along the boards or into the goal cage must be a major penalty and a game misconduct or disqualification.