2024-25 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[brianvf]

2 hours ago, scpa0305 said:

You just hope he hasn’t given up and hits the portal. Obviously Blake helped his production but he was a very good player last year. His fall is astonishing. There has to be more to the story 

Yeah agreed.  He shows signs of the player that he could become...glimpses where you think it's coming together for him.
He went from 15pts as a FR to 39pts as a SO playing with Blake.  I wasn't expecting him to have those same numbers this year after Blake left, but....

Hopefully he can end the season on a strong note.  He got that goal monkey off his back against BSU...time to start piling a few in.

[scpa0305]

1 hour ago, brianvf said:

Yeah agreed.  He shows signs of the player that he could become...glimpses where you think it's coming together for him.
He went from 15pts as a FR to 39pts as a SO playing with Blake.  I wasn't expecting him to have those same numbers this year after Blake left, but....

Hopefully he can end the season on a strong note.  He got that goal monkey off his back against BSU...time to start piling a few in.

Typically college players kind of take off in their upperclassmen years. I actually thought Omac would take another jump this year. No one is putting up big numbers though. 

[The Tick]

On 1/15/2025 at 8:20 PM, Oxbow6 said:

I'd go.....

Mac Berg Perron

James Boisvert Jammer

Kunz OMac Schmaltz

Littler Wilkie Strinden 

Schmaltz Jammer and Strinden can all play center.  Wilkie is the wild card....obviously he can only play center but of the 7 guys that can play center he'd be my 6th option.

Spoke with Little Woodenboy:

Berg Boisvert Perron

Swanson  Wilkie  Strinden

Jammer  Schmaltz  James

Croal   OMac  Kunz

Maybe switch Littler for Kunz? 

How about a trunk monkey for a wingman on any of the lines??

SPOOOOOOOOOOONN

Go Sioux!

 

[The Tick]

18 minutes ago, The Tick said:

Spoke with Little Woodenboy:

Berg Boisvert Perron

Swanson  Wilkie  Strinden

Jammer  Schmaltz  James

Croal   OMac  Kunz

Maybe switch Littler for Kunz? 

How about a trunk monkey for a wingman on any of the lines??

SPOOOOOOOOOOONN

Go Sioux!

 

Correction; switch kunz for Littler

[cberkas]

That Augustana exhibition game has set the tone of this team and season. 

[Irish]

32 minutes ago, cberkas said:

That Augustana exhibition game has set the tone of this team and season. 

The fact that we are repeating the same mistakes and our lack of intensity and soft play is alarming - pretty far from Sioux Hockey.  

[scpa0305]

15 hours ago, Irish said:

The fact that we are repeating the same mistakes and our lack of intensity and soft play is alarming - pretty far from Sioux Hockey.  

The biggest issue is all our players are having subpar years. Typically it can be a 1-2 or 2-3 key players having off years…but no one on this team is having a good year outside of Livinavage or Wiebe. No one. When everyone is having an off year you have to start asking why. We turned Bump away and he went off against us. He isn’t really that close to the prospect Perron is (was)….you start asking what’s going on?

[gfhockey]

This is what happens when we recruit all grindaz

[cberkas]

If Berry misses a 4th time UND is hosting a regional that has to be the final nail in the coffin. UND is basically wasting money for them not to be at their own regional. If he misses the NCAAs, that would be 4 out of the 6 UND has hosted which is half of all the regionals they have hosted. 
 

And to add on to that, that is only 1  win. 

[Kab]

4 minutes ago, cberkas said:

If Berry misses a 4th time UND is hosting a regional that has to be the final nail in the coffin. UND is basically wasting money for them not to be at their own regional. If he misses the NCAAs, that would be 4 out of the 6 UND has hosted which is half of all the regionals they have hosted. 
 

And to add on to that, that is only 1  win. 

I wish they would quit bidding on these and just play hockey

if the team is good it doesn’t matter where the game is 

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

7 hours ago, Kab said:

I wish they would quit bidding on these and just play hockey

if the team is good it doesn’t matter where the game is 

Why? It’s not like Berry or anyone on the team has to lift a finger. This is all Jody Hodgson and his staff. It’s not like this is the missing piece distracting the team. It’s funny what people shift their ire to when we have a bad season, kinda like all the ‘let’s stop wearing the black jerseys’ because we lose games wearing them. There’s bigger issues lol

[Kab]

44 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

Why? It’s not like Berry or anyone on the team has to lift a finger. This is all Jody Hodgson and his staff. It’s not like this is the missing piece distracting the team. It’s funny what people shift their ire too when we have a bad season, kinda like all the ‘let’s stop wearing the black jerseys’ because we lose games wearing them. There’s bigger issues lol

I’ve been saying this for years even when they do make it to that regional

Don’t have ire just opinions, 

[brianvf]

Berry wants one goalie to take over for the stretch run.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-looking-to-lean-on-one-goaltender-for-stretch-run

If the last four games are any indication, I think they would have to go with Hobie.
TJ lost 4-1 and 5-1 in his two games.
Hobie won 4-3 OT and lost 3-2 OT.

Which means they'll probably go with TJ.

[nodakgirl93]

8 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Berry wants one goalie to take over for the stretch run.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-looking-to-lean-on-one-goaltender-for-stretch-run

If the last four games are any indication, I think they would have to go with Hobie.
TJ lost 4-1 and 5-1 in his two games.
Hobie won 4-3 OT and lost 3-2 OT.

Which means they'll probably go with TJ.

Berry also said the goalie job was up for grabs at start of the season yet obviously favored the senior from the portal.

[hockeytherapy13]

1 hour ago, brianvf said:

Berry wants one goalie to take over for the stretch run.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-looking-to-lean-on-one-goaltender-for-stretch-run

If the last four games are any indication, I think they would have to go with Hobie.
TJ lost 4-1 and 5-1 in his two games.
Hobie won 4-3 OT and lost 3-2 OT.

Which means they'll probably go with TJ.

This is logical thinking and Hobie has earned it. Which is why we’ll see TJ in 2 weeks.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

5 hours ago, Kab said:

I’ve been saying this for years even when they do make it to that regional

Don’t have ire just opinions, 

Why not? The Fargo regionals are absolutely electric in the 2 I attended. It’s a small, packed intense atmosphere. I can’t imagine a better choice.

[1972]

32 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

Why not? The Fargo regionals are absolutely electric in the 2 I attended. It’s a small, packed intense atmosphere. I can’t imagine a better choice.

The 2017 regional was unreal...until.it wasn't 

[cberkas]

2 hours ago, brianvf said:

Berry wants one goalie to take over for the stretch run.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-looking-to-lean-on-one-goaltender-for-stretch-run

If the last four games are any indication, I think they would have to go with Hobie.
TJ lost 4-1 and 5-1 in his two games.
Hobie won 4-3 OT and lost 3-2 OT.

Which means they'll probably go with TJ.

They should have done what Western Michigan is doing. 

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

2 hours ago, 1972 said:

The 2017 regional was unreal...until.it wasn't 

Us losing(on a bull$%!# offsides) doesn’t change the fact that it’s a great venue and host

[SiouxFan100]

Is not having hockey this coming weekend better or worse than watching bad UND hockey?

[Blackheart]

9 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Is not having hockey this coming weekend better or worse than watching bad UND hockey?

I just root against DU and Minny when Sioux are off.

[tnt]

13 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

I just root against DU and Minny when Sioux are off.

We’ve become all too good at doing that in the National tournament as well!

[1972]

1 hour ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

Us losing(on a bull$%!# offsides) doesn’t change the fact that it’s a great venue and host

Totally agree...it is electric when we play there

[scpa0305]

16 hours ago, brianvf said:

Berry wants one goalie to take over for the stretch run.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-looking-to-lean-on-one-goaltender-for-stretch-run

If the last four games are any indication, I think they would have to go with Hobie.
TJ lost 4-1 and 5-1 in his two games.
Hobie won 4-3 OT and lost 3-2 OT.

Which means they'll probably go with TJ.

That’s the article huh…out of all the things that could be published. We’re challenging the goalies? Who cares if we play one, or both goalies. It doesn’t appear goaltending is this team’s issue at all. As noted before, I don’t believe it’s a strength, but our issue is special teams, puck possession, and goal scoring.

[.357]

1 hour ago, scpa0305 said:

That’s the article huh…out of all the things that could be published. We’re challenging the goalies? Who cares if we play one, or both goalies. It doesn’t appear goaltending is this team’s issue at all. As noted before, I don’t believe it’s a strength, but our issue is special teams, puck possession, and goal scoring.

May as well include...unable to play a complete game, questionable line-ups, the defense regressing, no identity, undisciplined play. 

The team had a closed-door meeting late last year to address the problems they were having. Supposedly tough questions were asked, but it was never mentioned if any answers were found. Obviously, there weren't. Makes one wonder what was discussed.