2023-24 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[mattim]

12 hours ago, sioux24/7 said:

Albrecht shouldn’t be part of this list. 

I’m tired of people on this site bashing Albrecht. Some of the same are saying we have no loyalty amongst players anymore. He just wants to play Sioux hockey. My guess, if one of the top 6 forwards forgot their skates, Albrecht would say “here, use mine”! He is a team first guy! I do not want to see us lose a newbie because Albrecht is going through the motions and getting lots of ice time. But, he’ll be the guy giving 100+% during practice and games pushing his team mates to play well enough to make him sit. He and the coaches know Carson’s role, if he plays it will be because he make the team better by being on the ice!

[siouxforce19]

24 minutes ago, Kevin G said:

This times ten (or times 21?).

Last season Strinden seemed to get overlooked a bit. Blake flashes skill with the puck, McLaughlin shows vision and edgework, James displays speed and defensive tenacity. IMO, Strinden hasn't shown a single trait that screams, Look at me! But my optimistic self thinks he's got something special that this team needs, even though I struggle to put my finget on it. Sturdiness, responsibility, smarts, and enough skill to be a winner, maybe? 

I like Strinden a lot and think he should be a regular in the lineup, but to be frank I think he’s still a 4th liner on next year’s team. At least to start. Nothing wrong with that - I think we can put together a really good 4th line.  But based on how last season ended, it seems he’s behind Kunz on the depth chart. 

[sioux24/7]

1 hour ago, mattim said:

I’m tired of people on this site bashing Albrecht. Some of the same are saying we have no loyalty amongst players anymore. He just wants to play Sioux hockey. My guess, if one of the top 6 forwards forgot their skates, Albrecht would say “here, use mine”! He is a team first guy! I do not want to see us lose a newbie because Albrecht is going through the motions and getting lots of ice time. But, he’ll be the guy giving 100+% during practice and games pushing his team mates to play well enough to make him sit. He and the coaches know Carson’s role, if he plays it will be because he make the team better by being on the ice!

I guess I wasn’t saying that to bash Albrecht. I was just saying to the other poster that he does not have 2 years remaining like the others. This is his final year no matter what. Sorry. 

[siouxforce19]

1 minute ago, sioux24/7 said:

I guess I wasn’t saying that to bash Albrecht. I was just saying to the other poster that he does not have 2 years remaining like the others. This is his final year no matter what. Sorry. 

He does have 2 years left though. Schlossman already said so. Albrecht didn’t play in any games as a freshman so that year didn’t count. His sophomore year was the Covid season that didn’t count for anyone. So he does in fact have 2 years of eligibility left if he wants to use both. 

[The Sicatoka]

4 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

I guess I wasn’t saying that to bash Albrecht. I was just saying to the other poster that he does not have 2 years remaining like the others. This is his final year no matter what. Sorry. 

You are incorrect.

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Very excited for this next season, Berry had made some changes that most of us didn’t think he would. Berry knows his team wasn’t competitive the was it was and made some wholesale changes, now we will wait and see how the game management is. Looking foward to hockey this fall. 

[sioux24/7]

6 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:

He does have 2 years left though. Schlossman already said so. Albrecht didn’t play in any games as a freshman so that year didn’t count. His sophomore year was the Covid season that didn’t count for anyone. So he does in fact have 2 years of eligibility left if he wants to use both. 

Interesting. My bad @The Sicatoka

[The Sicatoka]

Looking at what left and what is coming in, did the team get bigger? 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

If Albrecht is not receiving any scholly money he fills his roster spot nicely. Earns every shift, thankful for it and giving it his all. Isn't going to dazzle but has a good hit rate for being on the ice when we are buzzing.

[The Sicatoka]

My thought was Pyke and Pehrson are bigger than Farmer and Sidorski were.

[siouxforce19]

14 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

My thought was Pyke and Pehrson are bigger than Farmer and Sidorski were.

Farmer, yes, but Sidorski is probably about the same size as Pyke and Pehrson. 

[tnt]

28 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

My thought was Pyke and Pehrson are bigger than Farmer and Sidorski were.

Zmolek, Wiebe and Benoit are bigger than Frisch, Johnson and Bast, and Komzak and Kleven are pretty similar.

[Godsmack]

5 hours ago, mattim said:

I’m tired of people on this site bashing Albrecht. Some of the same are saying we have no loyalty amongst players anymore. He just wants to play Sioux hockey. My guess, if one of the top 6 forwards forgot their skates, Albrecht would say “here, use mine”! He is a team first guy! I do not want to see us lose a newbie because Albrecht is going through the motions and getting lots of ice time. But, he’ll be the guy giving 100+% during practice and games pushing his team mates to play well enough to make him sit. He and the coaches know Carson’s role, if he plays it will be because he make the team better by being on the ice!

I’ll never forget that huge goal he scored for us in Duluth a few seasons ago. He looked so damn happy, you could see his smile from ear to ear. And if I recall, that may have been either the game tying or game winning goal, on the road no less. I love Albrecht’s enthusiasm and team first mentality. 

[SiouxFan100]

We might not lose any games the coming season.

[tnt]

27 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

We might not lose any games the coming season.

Yeah, that worked well when you said that the beginning of last year.

[SiouxFan100]

Gotz to believe 

[Blackheart]

Gotta love the offseason...hope springs eternal.

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

5 hours ago, Blackheart said:

Gotta love the offseason...hope springs eternal.

Never in the football sector of this forum though. 

[90siouxfan]

50 minutes ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said:

Never in the football sector of this forum though. 

I agree, I have one person blocked and it makes those threads unreadable.   Meh, football can go push a rope.

[The Sicatoka]

12 hours ago, SiouxFan100 said:

We might not lose any games the coming season.

Enough with your kiss of death.  

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

2 hours ago, 90siouxfan said:

I agree, I have one person blocked and it makes those threads unreadable.   Meh, football can go push a rope.

I already know who you're talking about.

[fightingsioux4life]

59 minutes ago, SiouxFanSince1990 said:

Delusions of grandeur over there, lol. Sad really. Oh well….

Well, with that attitude, you are right. FB won't ever amount to anything. Which is why some people are very passionate about changing the trajectory of that program. Just like we don't want hockey to fade into the darkness of irrelevancy.

[90siouxfan]

4 hours ago, SiouxFanSince1990 said:

Delusions of grandeur over there, lol. Sad really. Oh well….

Not quite how I would put it, but repetitive turd in the punch bowl until the cows come home, don't need it for a sport I have barely a casual interest in.

[Blackheart]

24 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

Not quite how I would put it, but repetitive turd in the punch bowl until the cows come home, don't need it for a sport I have barely a casual interest in.

It’s a lovely image.

[90siouxfan]

Wasn't that was a davek reference for a while,  years ago.?