Holy Cross @ UND - Friday SEASON OPENING Gameday!

[SiouxFan100]

Shut out 

sweet

[bcblues]

Nice win!

Tomorrow may be a different look. I expected more from HC.

[cowboys5xsbs]

Shutout for DeRidder and some nice saves love to see it 

[brianvf]

Shutout for DeRidder, nice!

Blake & Owen are fun to watch together...

[sioux rube]

Good way to start the season boys

[SiouxScore]

Solid performance taking care of business against a team you should take care of business against. Gotta back it up with another one tomorrow.

[bcblues]

Except for the slump in the second period, we looked really good. Can't wait for tomorrow!

[bcblues]

They have to get the blonde chicks in a quieter location.

[SiouxFan100]

We might not lose a game all year

[bcblues]

1 minute ago, SiouxFan100 said:

We might not lose a game all year

Gaad man! Don't jinx us!

[SiouxFan100]

1 minute ago, bcblues said:

Gaad man! Don't jinx us!

Fortunately I don’t believe in jinx

[SiouxFan100]

And shanley beats Davies in football 

successful night

[Username Taken]

We got a goalie. 
 

Freshmen and 5th year guys look really really good. 
 

Moore/Johnson already look like they have improved from last year. 
 

+22 on faceoffs. Wasn’t that a question mark? Seemed like everything went their way so tough game to gauge. 
 

This is the deepest team I can remember as far as who plays vs who sits. 

[gfNDfan]

2 hours ago, cowboys5xsbs said:

Man I'm not a fan of this intermission crew 

UND Contract requirement - not a Midco decision.   Apparently they're in Section 309 though!

[gfNDfan]

1 hour ago, bcblues said:

They have to get the blonde chicks in a quieter location.

There is no "quiet" location inside the Ralph and pretty sure Monique would punch you in the mouth if you called her a "blonde chick" to her face...I be laughing my ass off when yours hit the floor.  NEXT!

[Green Banner]

3 hours ago, bcblues said:

Who is the Taylor girl announcer?

Taylor Budge, used to do sports at wday

[Wilbur]

2 hours ago, brianvf said:

Our "shutdown" Hain line is dominating.  Great to see and hopefully that continues.

They tinkered with that line a bit throughout the game but that's still the line that rolls with the top lines in the NCHC, and for next week's big test against the Q.

It's almost like Berry knows what he's got with that line, so he tries to spread the grit elsewhere at times.

[Oxbow6]

Just got home....

DaRiddler was terrific in net.

Blake is going to be crazy good.

Kleven is just a man among boys.

Fun game to watch. HC got boat raced early then found some traction. Tomorrow night will be a lot closer.

[Goon]

I'll drop these here. 

[tnt]

43 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Just got home....

DaRiddler was terrific in net.

Blake is going to be crazy good.

Kleven is just a man among boys.

Fun game to watch. HC got boat raced early then found some traction. Tomorrow night will be a lot closer.

McGlaughlin is going to be crazy good too.  The way he can gain the line on the power play with speed and stick work is impressive.  The great thing is that Dylan James will want to move up in the lineup and power play and get his share of attention as well.  If we can keep that trio for 2 or 3 years, they could be dominant.

[brianvf]

1 hour ago, Goon said:

I'll drop these here.

 

 

How great is it to see a Blake scoring goals for UND again???  Love it.

[stoneySIOUX]

Well, we didn't play the entire 60 the way we hoped, but at the end of the day, that game was exciting. 6-0 against any team in a home opener is no joke.

My takes:

- Remember our 15-16 big question mark? Cam Johnson was pretty good that year, eh? I feel like DeRidder may be CJ 2.0. Keep that kid with limited chances like tonight, he'll make the big time saves and we'll win a lot of games in front of him

- Oofa, that top PP has A LOT of skill and dare I say, some chemistry?? After one game?? That could be fun.

- The Hain Sendo Jammer line must stay. They have legit chemistry and made some nasty plays tonight and set the standard for pace and edge. Defensively, that is a trio that can slow down ANY line in the country.

- Jackson Blake ... Gonna be star. 

- Noticable jumps in skill/progression ... Jandric, Costantini, Schmaltz (he's nearly a true No. 1 center as a Soph), Johnson

- Dumb penalties. Would some of those be called in January? No excuses, tho. That's gotta stop

Very excited about tonight. I see no visible holes in this team.

[stoneySIOUX]

16 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said:

Woooo! So pumped for this. Very interested to see the line combos and who gels quickly.

I was very excited by what I saw last week against Manitoba and I'm hoping for a similar result.

UND wins 6-2

James, Hain, Moore, Gaber, Jammer, Sendo

This was pretty close! Called the goal total, nailed the D-man goal, and 4 of the 6 scorers.

Stonestramous strikes again.

[Wilbur]

I thought that was about a B+ performance.  The newcomers were pretty good, and I'm thrilled with our new guy in the net.  A bit too loose in our own end at times and it seemed like Holy Cross won the 2nd period without any pushback from our guys.  

Was a bit surreal watching Blake score his first college goal when I believe I saw his dad score his first goal at UND back in 1996 after the transfer year.  

[scpa0305]

10 hours ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

After UND dominating SOG early, DeRidder and the boys kept HC out of net.

Total game SOG 30-27 UND 

To be really fair…they were throwing everything they could at the net. Basically Everytime they crossed the blue they let it go. We we’re holding onto pucks and playing a possession game. Waiting for the right opportunities. I actually loved it.