2023-24 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[tnt]

2 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

 

Play to score and score again, not score and try to sit on a lead. 

Agree, UND needs to be way more aggressive when they get up, but you can still be aggressive and not play wide open giving up a ton of odd man rushes.  They need to keep forechecking, not go conservative.  I would say that is going to be really necessary next year, because they will need to be staying out of our end as much as possible, like Caulfield suggested.

[brianvf]

45 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Decency? Dead.
It was killed by the B1G outscoring opponents 36-4 in four opening round games.
It was killed when Michigan put out PP1 when up eight. 
New Rules. Adapt or die. 

I do not want to be on the bloody end of "36-4".
I didn't make the rules.
Adapt or die. 

We'll see how things go in the regional finals and for the next couple years I suppose. 
From what I watched yesterday, their opponents giving up had a lot to do with it.  It was like watching the 8-0 game when UND beat Miami this year...you could actually see when Miami gave up and was just allowing UND to do anything they wanted.
It's not like the B10 just invented "going for the jugular" this weekend. 

[ChrisUND1]

6 hours ago, scpa0305 said:

When did we have a three goal lead?  

When Michigan put up seven in one period last night I was thinking how that is two or three games worth of goals for UND!

[Benny Baker]

1 hour ago, petey23 said:

Good catch, but they actually thought they were in a do or die situation to get into tournament that game.

Yes, I think Duluth ended up sneaking in over Minnesota, and we were the second team left out. 

The end of the 2018 season is an indelible memory for me for no other reason than it was the first time since 2003 I didn’t watch team make it to regionals. Now it’s starting to feel routine. 

Gone are the days of the Hakstol era where it’d almost be a given that the Sioux we’re playing in a regional final no matter what.

[Sweethockey]

I'm hoping to see the OTHER "C" word next season...........chemistry. I've seen quite a bit of it in this year's Regionals. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

8 minutes ago, Benny Baker said:

Yes, I think Duluth ended up sneaking in over Minnesota, and we were the second team left out. 

The end of the 2018 season is an indelible memory for me for no other reason than it was the first time since 2003 I didn’t watch team make it to regionals. Now it’s starting to feel routine. 

Gone are the days of the Hakstol era where it’d almost be a given that the Sioux we’re playing in a regional final no matter what.

gone are the days of the hakstol era when EVERY season ended in a loss..........every....one.

[tnt]

2 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

gone are the days of the hakstol era when EVERY season ended in a loss..........every....one.

So you are good with 1 season ending in a win, and most ending well before the Frozen Four.

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 minute ago, tnt said:

So you are good with 1 season ending in a win, and most ending well before the Frozen Four.

neither.....

[burd]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

NIL money?
gfhockey break out the bankroll? 

 

Do you think gf would blow that shoebox of dime and nickel rolls he saved from his days on the patch?   I figured he would save that for Miley Cyrus posters.  

[The Sicatoka]

1 minute ago, burd said:

Do you think gf would blow that shoebox of dime and nickel rolls he saved from his days on the patch?   I figured he would save that for Miley Cyrus posters.  

I hear a bunch of Isaac Howard trading cards and posters just went up on eBay ... 

[burd]

5 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

I hear a bunch of Isaac Howard trading cards and posters just went up on eBay ... 

--making room for the Miley Cyrus posters.  Now I get it.   

[siouxweet]

Let's be clear on this.  If UND would have played Canisius, Harvard, MTU or Colgate they would have scored 2 goals and used the "hot goalie" excuse.  

[The Sicatoka]

16 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

Let's be clear on this.  If UND would have played Canisius, Harvard, MTU or Colgate they would have scored 2 goals and used the "hot goalie" excuse.  

... but we'd beat 'em by four with xG.

Right @Oxbow6?

[Oxbow6]

24 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

... but we'd beat 'em by four with xG.

Right @Oxbow6?

Best xG team watching from the couch

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Big 10 has 1 decent round of an NCAA Tournament(The 1st round nonetheless and against a couple of 4 seeds) and everyone loses their minds.  Classic overreaction, a couple wins over Canisius and Colgate and apparently college hockey is changed forever.

Ask yourself, when's the last time these high flying programs won the ultimate prize? 5 years ago? 10? 15? 20+ years ago you say?!

[The Sicatoka]

1 minute ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

Ask yourself, when's the last time these high flying programs won the ultimate prize? 5 years ago? 10? 15? 20+ years ago you say?!

Ask again in two weeks. 

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

5 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Ask again in two weeks. 

My point stands, it's a massive overreaction from 1 game.

[The Sicatoka]

7 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

My point stands, it's a massive overreaction from 1 game.

Four games, by 36-4.

[brianvf]

59 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Ask again in two weeks. 

Even if B10 wins the title this year (highly likely), the NCHC has been dominant for so long…I don’t see that just changing instantly because of some first round NCAA blowouts and/or one B10 title. 

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

59 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Four games, by 36-4.

I’ll go ahead and stick with 5 of the last 6 national champions vs four 1st round wins

[Oxbow6]

6 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

I’ll go ahead and stick with 5 of the last 6 national champions vs four 1st round wins

Like the kids say "facts"

[SiouxScore]

Looking for a skilled top 9 who would you say fits in that group? Gaber, Blake, McLaughlin, James, and Perron for sure. I think Schmaltz is in their but you'd like to see his speed improve. Caulfield I think too. Strinden? Kunz? Emerson? Do we maybe look to the portal to add another skill type center?

That 4th line with more a heavy focus I think is clear Jamernik, Portz, and Ness fit that. Not sure where Montgomery fits or if you can count on him at all.

[The Sicatoka]

It’s becoming a speed, possession, top nine, center lane of the ice game. The day of the bottom six grind, dump and chase, cycle along the boards game is fading. 

[brianvf]

7 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

It’s becoming a speed, possession, top nine, center lane of the ice game. The day of the bottom six grind, dump and chase, cycle along the boards game is fading. 

For sure Berry needs to move away from that...but will he?  We'll know pretty early next season.
We'll certainly have the offensive firepower to play a more speed & possession type of game.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Id really like kunz to take a step because we are small(but fast and skilled)up front. Be nice to get some size besides Juddy