Pod style game 9-A nooner with Duluth.

[dden3]

Solid game. Like Berry, couldn’t be prouder of the boys. 

[SiouxFan100]

The difference a late winning goal against a rival makes in perception. Close doesn’t count in hockey.

[Wilbur]

How big was having Frisch back on the back end?  Big time minutes. 

[SiouxForever]

Scheel will be in net tomorrow, but I am fine giving Thome another chance. 

[The Sicatoka]

21 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

How big was having Frisch back on the back end?  Big time minutes. 

All the more so as 24 had a day to forget and 4 and 20 made nothing but soft passes. 

[SiouxScore]

Good to get a couple guys back in the lineup. Still too many soft clears and turnovers for my liking but it seems to be improving a little bit. Found a way to win.

[The Sicatoka]

Thought for the day:

In the eyes of the NCAA, UND is 1-0-1 against Duluth.

Today’s win was big. 

[The Sicatoka]

The inability to make the simple off the glass play to break pressure is starting to concern me. 

[The Sicatoka]

One more observation:

I liked seeing most of the last 48 seconds played in the Duluth zone. That’s a winning attitude and approach. 

[bcblues]

Should help in the pairwise.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

That felt like winning a playoff game. Cheers to giving Duluth a difficult loss to swallow, would love to see them have more of those.

[Godsmack]

1 minute ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

That felt like winning a playoff game. Cheers to giving Duluth a difficult loss to swallow, would love to see them have more of those.

And it keeps the Penrose Cup within grasp. 

[Sweethockey]

Captain Kawaguchi's words

"Jordan Kawaguchi did a really good job tonight, I thought, on the bench," Berry said. "During one of the media timeouts, he grabbed the team right away after the 10-minute mark. Duluth made a big push in the first part of the third period. He goes, 'Hey, we've got this. We can make plays. Let's get back to our game and let's close this thing out.' The words of encouragement coming from a player resonates with the rest of the bench. I thought he did a good job of leading our team."

This is something very good to hear....

[Vegas_Sioux]

4 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Thought for the day:

In the eyes of the NCAA, UND is 1-0-1 against Duluth.

Today’s win was big. 

After a couple years of splits it’s nice to have the season series against them. 

[yzerman19]

Assuming another win vs Miami, we come out of the pod in great shape.  In first with nobody winning PWR against us.

1-0-1 vs UMD

1-1-0 vs Denver

1-1-0 vs SCSU

cant ask for better considering the MASH unit and surprise WJC call-up.

[SiouxForever]

I really like our first 3 lines. Get Judd healthy and confident and find 2 other players for him on a line and the team will be deep. 

[yzerman19]

7 minutes ago, SiouxForever said:

I really like our first 3 lines. Get Judd healthy and confident and find 2 other players for him on a line and the team will be deep. 

Like the top 9 too.  Pinto will likely be gone next year.  Gaber going to be a Cagguila.  

[SiouxForever]

14 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

Like the top 9 too.  Pinto will likely be gone next year.  Gaber going to be a Cagguila.  

JK, PInto, Mishmash, Adams - Gonna be some big shoes to fill next near.

Only like Jackson Kuntz coming in so far next year regarding size and current production.