brianvf Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Quote There was no surprise in today's weekly team shootout. Jackson Blake again emerged as a winner, outlasting Cameron Berg. Blake has now won three of the 11 shootouts this season. The only other multi-time winner is Owen McLaughlin (two). If UND gets into a shootout in the second half, it seems likely that Blake and McLaughlin will be two of the shooters. Both have five team shootout wins over the last two seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Is Blake still on the team? I thought we cut him after the CC weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 23 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: Is Blake still on the team? I thought we cut him after the CC weekend Berry over-ruled the fan vote to kick him off the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Just now, brianvf said: Berry over-ruled the fan vote to kick him off the team. Ah, good to know. #BooBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/sam-laurila-e-j-emery-set-to-take-on-future-team Quote Laurila will have a large contingent of family and friends on hand for the game. "I think it's super exciting," he said. "I've had this one circled on the calendar for a while. It should be super cool to play in front of family and friends, and to play at The Ralph." Emery, who grew up in British Columbia but has family roots in Compton, Calif., also is looking forward to the game. "It's pretty cool," Emery said. "Not too many people get to experience something like this — playing against the school you know you're going to. It's pretty special. It's going to be a great time." Quote Fohr said Emery reminds him of K'Andre Miller, who is now with the New York Rangers. Fohr coached Miller for two years. "They have a lot of similar assets," Fohr said. "E.J. is big, tall and long. He's an elite skater. I've got some guys up front that can absolutely fly on this team and he can skate with any one of them. It's a huge asset for him. It gets himself out of a lot of trouble. It allows him to be really aggressive and take away time and space from people because he can recover so well. It's an asset that will be with him forever." Fohr said Laurila's trajectory has been different because he made the big jump from bantam hockey. "The pace still gets him every once in a while," Fohr said. "But he's a super smart kid, sees the ice well, defends well, plays hard and physical. I really like his game and there's a big upside to him in the future." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108498 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Tonight should be a walk in the park. Hoping UND has an easy game tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, 108498 said: Tonight should be a walk in the park. Hoping UND has an easy game tonight. You from Ann Arbor? Those are dangerous words with any opponent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108498 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 We lost our last three games before Christmas break in OT. We may not win by 6, but I don't see why we don't win by 2 or 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Gaber joined a good group last night with his 10th goal: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Been a while since UND has had 4 players with stick skills as good as Perron, Blake, Gaber, and McLaughlin. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farce poobah Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Statistic of the day: Through 20 games, UND defenders have taken 34 PIM, or just 1.7 PIM/Game. That's as low as I can remember. UND forwards: 106 PIM, or 5.3 PIM/game. Yes, the penalty leaders include a couple of our top skill guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 52 minutes ago, farce poobah said: Statistic of the day: Through 20 games, UND defenders have taken 34 PIM, or just 1.7 PIM/Game. That's as low as I can remember. UND forwards: 106 PIM, or 5.3 PIM/game. Yes, the penalty leaders include a couple of our top skill guys. UND is ranked 61st in PIM per game (7.1). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweethockey Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 18 minutes ago, Goon said: UND is ranked 61st in PIM per game (7.1). Owen has 20 points and ZERO penalty minutes. That is amazing! Usually the opposing team seems to try a little harder to suck in your high scorers into a penalty. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farce poobah Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 2 hours ago, Goon said: UND is ranked 61st in PIM per game (7.1). Means our 6th ranked PK (86.4%) is getting hardly any work. Not that that's a bad thing. Conclusion: excellent team speed and generally sound play in our own zone lead to fewer penalties. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 19 minutes ago, farce poobah said: Means our 6th ranked PK (86.4%) is getting hardly any work. Not that that's a bad thing. Conclusion: excellent team speed and generally sound play in our own zone lead to fewer penalties. We are also not as much of a hitting team as we have been in the past, which leads to less infractions. How many five minute majors have we had this year, compared to how many did Tyler Kleven have alone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Boy, watching some of this year's highlights makes it pretty clear how comfortable (and dangerous) Gaber is in Duncan's old office space. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 That angle of Jammer's deflection goal from Perron at the 20sec mark is sweet. Great goal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Congrats to Gaber on getting NCHC's forward of the week! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Also, UND was CHN's team of the week this week: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2024/01/09_Team-of-the-Week-North-Dakota.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeytherapy13 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 12 hours ago, brianvf said: Also, UND was CHN's team of the week this week: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2024/01/09_Team-of-the-Week-North-Dakota.php Guessing it was somewhat painful for Adam Wodon to do that 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Emerson is leaving UND per Schlossman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 If there's one thing history has shown us, we never have any injuries that would allow the freshman 14th forward to get a chance to prove himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 10 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: Emerson is leaving UND per Schlossman What the heck. Give it a year or two at least man. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 12 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: Emerson is leaving UND per Schlossman Bummer, but the kid has to do what he has to do. He wasn't cracking the lineup and if he didn't see a way in, so be it. Sounds like UND wanted to make it clear that he wasn't cut and Emerson did it himself. Blows my mind that players have advisors telling kids to do things like this. I don't understand it. But again, you do you, boo. Wish you the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxczech29 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 He saw the writing on the wall with Swanson and Boisvert coming in next year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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