jk Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 While Sanderson's injury is still terrible news (and for him more than us; we just watch, he's living it; and this is not a guy with one foot out the door, as evidenced by the fateful crease dive), the good news about the way it played out is the team had February to learn to play in his absence. The team learned they can do it, and individual guys got better with the ice time. So lfg. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Quote UND is now a lock to be a No. 2 seed (No. 6, 7, or 8 overall). The No. 3 seeds will be Notre Dame, St. Cloud State, UMass and Michigan Tech (No. 12 overall). All signs are pointing toward Notre Dame or UMass being UND's first-round opponent. Should be an interesting first round matchup. Either would be a tough out for the first game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 You know I walked past Gavin Hain last night and not enough can be said about how important he was to this year's team. The Jammer-Senden-Hain line would be huge this time of the year. Maybe Senden and Hain return next year? Coach B says this team will make us all proud in the post. Hope he's right, but just don't see enough chemistry right now with our forward lines. I've been wrong before, hope I am again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 I sure proud of us getting out muscled toi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crb1 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 35 minutes ago, gfhockey said: I sure proud of us getting out muscled toi Grindaz out Grinded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_Texan Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Root for western tonight. Duluth passes us in Pairwise if they win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 25 minutes ago, ND_Texan said: Root for western tonight. Duluth passes us in Pairwise if they win. I’m pulling for Western, regardless of any PWR implications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Is Sanderson's injury one that could be made worse by playing? Thinking of that scene in Miracle. Hard to keep the best player in college hockey in the stands now that we’re in one and done format unless the injury makes it a physical impossibility (like if the skate cut his thumb off and he can’t grip the stick ). Even a Sanderson at 50-75% is better than most players in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvdebbies Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 26 minutes ago, brianvf said: Is Sanderson's injury one that could be made worse by playing? Thinking of that scene in Miracle. Hard to keep the best player in college hockey in the stands now that we’re in one and done format unless the injury makes it a physical impossibility (like if the skate cut his thumb off and he can’t grip the stick ). Even a Sanderson at 50-75% is better than most players in college. Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) Tweeted: #Sens prospect Jake Sanderson had surgery on his hand a couple of days ago. The timetable is to TBD on the recovery and though odds aren he won't play for UND again this season it hasn't been ruled out. Still possible he plays in the NHL. See where it goes. https://twitter.com/SunGarrioch/status/1504874859544858625?s=20&t=3t4-1wFXCMyIUEUsshJQlQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 I'm old enough to remember watching Corbin Knight play the last few weeks of his UND career with a broken foot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fella Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 12 hours ago, brianvf said: Should be an interesting first round matchup. Either would be a tough out for the first game. Using CHN Pairwise Ratings. Prediction: Play out east. #3 Western vs 14 Northeastern #6 UND vs # 11 Mass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fella Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 55 minutes ago, brianvf said: I’m pulling for Western, regardless of any PWR implications. Source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fella Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Just now, Old Fella said: Source. Disregard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fella Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 hour ago, ND_Texan said: Root for western tonight. Duluth passes us in Pairwise if they win. Source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsowe Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Mankato vs airforce or Aic und vs scsu book it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 43 minutes ago, johnsowe said: Mankato vs airforce or Aic und vs scsu book it No way they put UND vs. SCSU. All costs go to avoiding first round interleague matchups. On second thought you may be correct because you could have 3 NCHC teams as 2 seeds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Boy-lots of ups and downs with being an UND hockey fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Wilbur said: No way they put UND vs. SCSU. All costs go to avoiding first round interleague matchups. On second thought you may be correct because you could have 3 NCHC teams as 2 seeds. Even if NCHC has three 2 seeds, the 3 seed band is already locked in with SCSU, Notre Dame, UMass, and MTU. They could just have the lone NCHC 3 seed (SCSU) play QU as long as bracket integrity isn't too far off. Based on current PWR (if DU ends up being #5 instead of current #4), that'd look like this: 5 DU vs 12 MTU 6 UND vs 11 UMass 7 QU vs 10 SCSU 8 UMD vs 9 ND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Ya know.....playing Umass with the lingering possibility of another game with Western. Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Oxbow6 said: I'm old enough to remember watching Corbin Knight play the last few weeks of his UND career with a broken foot. Me too kids are soft these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 hour ago, SiouxFan100 said: Boy-lots of ups and downs with being an UND hockey fan. UND fans lead the nation in up/down ratio over the last 40 years. And 30 years. Over 20 you could argue they're in the top 3. Over 10 in the top 3. We've been blessed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, jk said: UND fans lead the nation in up/down ratio over the last 40 years. And 30 years. Over 20 you could argue they're in the top 3. Over 10 in the top 3. We've been blessed. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MafiaMan Posted March 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2022 As I thought about this after last night’s loss, a few things were put into perspective for me. I drove to Grand Forks with my youngest two boys for the weekend series on January 3rd and 4th, 2020. Never in my wildest nightmares did I imagine what would happen to my life as I knew it since then - and I’m not just talking about Covid. Fast-forward to March 2022 and I was able to enjoy a good weekend of hockey at the X with those same two boys as well as my best friend. I also reunited with the band at the Hoggsbreath for the first time in really 4 years as the 2019 brunch consisted of all of 4-5 people since UND didn’t make the trip to St Paul. I’m thankful that I had the chance to watch my favorite team in person for the first time in over two years and shake hands with some old friends once again. Without the boys in green and white chasing a puck around, I would not have had the opportunity for either. So we’ll close the books on the 2021-2022 season and I’ll look forward to next fall when we do it all over again. Can’t wait. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/commentary-for-jake-sanderson-this-should-have-been-one-of-the-most-memorable-years-of-his-hockey-career The season that could have been for Sanderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn_sioux Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 9 hours ago, MafiaMan said: As I thought about this after last night’s loss, a few things were put into perspective for me. I drove to Grand Forks with my youngest two boys for the weekend series on January 3rd and 4th, 2020. Never in my wildest nightmares did I imagine what would happen to my life as I knew it since then - and I’m not just talking about Covid. Fast-forward to March 2022 and I was able to enjoy a good weekend of hockey at the X with those same two boys as well as my best friend. I also reunited with the band at the Hoggsbreath for the first time in really 4 years as the 2019 brunch consisted of all of 4-5 people since UND didn’t make the trip to St Paul. I’m thankful that I had the chance to watch my favorite team in person for the first time in over two years and shake hands with some old friends once again. Without the boys in green and white chasing a puck around, I would not have had the opportunity for either. So we’ll close the books on the 2021-2022 season and I’ll look forward to next fall when we do it all over again. Can’t wait. Great way to put things in perspective MafiaMan! Sure wish Flo and I could have made to Hoggsbreath.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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