2024-25 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[SiouxFan100]

I would hate to think that LIU is better than UND - ever

[cberkas]

2 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

I would hate to think that LIU is better than UND 

11-7-1

10-7-1

LIU playing most games on the road must be helping them. 

[fightingsioux4life]

38 minutes ago, cberkas said:

11-7-1

10-7-1

LIU playing most games on the road must be helping them. 

We can put a stop to that nonsense starting January 10th.

[petey23]

21 minutes ago, cberkas said:

11-7-1

10-7-1

LIU playing most games on the road must be helping them. 

Their RPI is .0008 higher currently.

UND will flip quite a few comparisons just based on their schedule the rest of way if they win 10-11 of the games.

This is why I don't get too excited about pairwise until about 3-4 weeks from now. As long as UND is winning the comparables in head to head and common opponents the RPI will settle as the season goes on. Unless these teams have an amazing second half, LIU, Clarkson unless they sweep Cornell, UMass unless they beat Cornell and any possible games with BU, Princeton, UConn, Dartmouth, and Mankato will likely all flip to UND as the season goes on. I left out our conference opponents currently ahead of us since those games will take care of themselves. UNH and Lowell are also pretty good possibilities to flip as well. 

[cberkas]

1 hour ago, petey23 said:

Their RPI is .0008 higher currently.

UND will flip quite a few comparisons just based on their schedule the rest of way if they win 10-11 of the games.

This is why I don't get too excited about pairwise until about 3-4 weeks from now. As long as UND is winning the comparables in head to head and common opponents the RPI will settle as the season goes on. Unless these teams have an amazing second half, LIU, Clarkson unless they sweep Cornell, UMass unless they beat Cornell and any possible games with BU, Princeton, UConn, Dartmouth, and Mankato will likely all flip to UND as the season goes on. I left out our conference opponents currently ahead of us since those games will take care of themselves. UNH and Lowell are also pretty good possibilities to flip as well. 

LIU has to basically run the table, which isn't happening. UND has to beat the teams they should beat and take as many points as possible from the ones in front of them. Right now, the cutline is 13th with 4 games against the bottom 3 in the NCHC. 

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Could UND win the league and still fall below the cut line ?

[burd]

59 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Could UND win the league and still fall below the cut line ?

If they win the Penrose, who cares?

[brianvf]

https://fightinghawks.com/news/2025/1/2/mens-hockey-abram-wiebe-sacha-boisvert-collect-monthly-nchc-honors.aspx?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1DN3ovf1F96xJu60ePwzo3EwPvzgudE74a3lowc8OlS3cP5jn5b_IqcV8_aem__cVh0g_Mp5xp-DohAfqKlw

Wiebe gets NCHC Player of the Month.
Boisvert gets NCHC Rookie of the Month.

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, burd said:

If they win the Penrose, who cares?

Classic!

[TwamleyShuffle]

Berg was able to practice this week. Won’t be playing this weekend, but they hope he can play against ASU. 

[Oxbow6]

I'm old enough to remember when Corbin Knight played a good chunk of the 2nd half of a season with a broken foot.

[burd]

2 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

I'm old enough to remember when Corbin Knight played a good chunk of the 2nd half of a season with a broken foot.

Much older and even if you'd been there, you would not be able to remember.  

[hockeytherapy13]

3 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

I'm old enough to remember when Corbin Knight played a good chunk of the 2nd half of a season with a broken foot.

It was a broken hand. And he still dominated faceoffs.

[brianvf]

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/cameron-berg-returns-to-practice-und-sets-game-plan-for-manitoba-exhibition

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Berg, who hasn't played since Nov. 9 at Minnesota Duluth due to a lower-body injury, returned to practice this week.

Berg won't play during UND's exhibition against the University of Manitoba at 6:07 p.m. Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena, but the Fighting Hawks are still hoping for a return next weekend at Arizona State.

"We're targeting that weekend," UND coach Brad Berry said. "It's a good sign that he's skating with our group here. He's in the majority of drills. Each and every day, he's getting sharper and better in those drills. Obviously, he won't play this weekend. But there's a really good chance, if he keeps progressing this week and next week, of him playing that weekend."

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UND will play both T.J. Semptimphelter and Hobie Hedquist in net Saturday against the Bisons. Berry said they haven't set how much each goaltender will play, though.

"It makes sense to have both play," Berry said.

UND is expected to dress everyone except Berg, defenseman Bennett Zmolek (season-ending injury) and goaltender Kaleb Johnson (longterm injury).

 

[cberkas]

Moved up to 21

[Frozen4sioux]

11 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

I'm old enough to remember when Corbin Knight played a good chunk of the 2nd half of a season with a broken foot.

and a smile.

[TwamleyShuffle]

5 hours ago, cberkas said:

Moved up to 21

I see us at 20 now. Good movement for a team that didn’t play on Friday 

[HockeyHawk]

9 hours ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

I see us at 20 now. Good movement for a team that didn’t play on Friday 

We are better when we don’t play. 

[SiouxFan100]

Nice to have UND hockey back tonight!

[RedFrog]

On 1/2/2025 at 3:15 PM, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Could UND win the league and still fall below the cut line ?

 

I would confidently say that if they win the Penrose, they will be above the cutline and solidly in regardless of conference tournament results.

 

On 1/2/2025 at 4:16 PM, burd said:

If they win the Penrose, who cares?

The reason winning the Penrose is one of the first goals for the team is because it solidifies your spot in the NCAAs, thus automatically checking off that box and providing a chance to improve on the recent poor NCAA performances.  While winning a Penrose isn't the ultimate goal, it is still a significant accomplishment that needs to be celebrated.   If we don't win the Penrose this year, I would expect that the odds are then that we don't make the tourney.

I get it, many here would swap the Penrose for one NCAA tourney win ... I, personally, would not.  I'll take my chances with a Penrose cup winning team in the NCAAs any day over a team who didn't win the Penrose.

(Time to start a drinking game ... take a shot every time I mention the Penrose in a post)

 

[tnt]

9 minutes ago, RedFrog said:

 

I would confidently say that if they win the Penrose, they will be above the cutline and solidly in regardless of conference tournament results.

 

The reason winning the Penrose is one of the first goals for the team is because it solidifies your spot in the NCAAs, thus automatically checking off that box and providing a chance to improve on the recent poor NCAA performances.  While winning a Penrose isn't the ultimate goal, it is still a significant accomplishment that needs to be celebrated.   If we don't win the Penrose this year, I would expect that the odds are then that we don't make the tourney.

I get it, many here would swap the Penrose for one NCAA tourney win ... I, personally, would not.  I'll take my chances with a Penrose cup winning team in the NCAAs any day over a team who didn't win the Penrose.

(Time to start a drinking game ... take a shot every time I mention the Penrose in a post)

 

I think if we finish top 2 or 3 we would still have a pretty good chance at the tourney by pairwise.

[cberkas]

Seeing a team UND struggled against get dummied back to back is so frustrating. 

[brianvf]

10 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Seeing a team UND struggled against get dummied back to back is so frustrating. 

The RMU/UMass score tonight is what I was expecting at least one of the nights against RMU for UND.
Not an OT win and squeaking out a 1-0 win. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Brett Hextall helping Taylor out tonight, good for him. First stretch wasn't great for him, but hopefully the jitters are out of the way. Taylor's such a pro, good partner to start with. 

[brianvf]

Swanson 1-0