2024-25 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[The Sicatoka]

On 3/2/2025 at 4:33 PM, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Ex Sioux player , Smaby, outside the family Raboin. 

Smaby, with KG (like the FB OC was retained for continuity), St Clair, and it's Matt's call to retain Simmer or go looking. 

[SIOUXELEVENS]

DU holds the tie breaker , head to head 3-1

[The Sicatoka]

So if Omaha and DU both regulation win Friday, UND is the 5. 

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Yes sir 

[fightingsioux4life]

17 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

So if Omaha and DU both regulation win Friday, UND is the 5. 

 

Just now, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Yes sir 

So we have to sweep to get home ice?

Difficult, but not impossible.

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Could be back to back series, UND vs Omaha and DU vs CC first round playoff 

[The Sicatoka]

24 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Could be back to back series, UND vs Omaha and DU vs CC first round playoff 

As last week, I stand by UND@DU as my prediction.

[Oxbow6]

Per Schloss Zmolek coming back to give it another try next season 

[cberkas]

3 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Per Schloss Zmolek coming back to give it another try next season 

So bring in 2-3 new defensemen that are not from the portal 

[brianvf]

3 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Per Schloss Zmolek coming back to give it another try next season 

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/bennett-zmolek-to-return-to-und-for-2025-26-season

Fantastic news for next season already.  He still has 2 seasons of eligibility remaining too.

[brianvf]

3 minutes ago, cberkas said:

So bring in 2-3 new defensemen that are not from the portal 

Add Zmolek and Laurila to the group of Livanavage, Wiebe, MacDonald, Strathmann, Jubenvill, and Komzak.
The article mentions that they'd probably carry 9 D, so potentially only need one more dman unless anyone departs.

Either way, that's a very good d-corps right there to build a team around.

[siouxweet]

On 3/5/2025 at 8:48 AM, The Sicatoka said:

Assume all splits O, DU, CC, UND (Omaha playing for home ice) 

Omaha is the 3; UND/DU points tied ... who's the 4? 

DU they took 3 of 4

[siouxforce19]

Just now, brianvf said:

Add Zmolek and Laurila to the group of Livanavage, Wiebe, MacDonald, Strathmann, Jubenvill, and Komzak.
The article mentions that they'd probably carry 9 D, so potentially only need one more dman unless anyone departs.

Either way, that's a very good d-corps right there to build a team around.

You forgot to mention Emery. That would make 9. 

[brianvf]

Just now, siouxforce19 said:

You forgot to mention Emery. That would make 9. 

Oh duh.  I just looked at the line chart from last game where he was out injured. 

So...yeah.  9 D already in place unless someone signs or goes portal.

[cberkas]

9 minutes ago, brianvf said:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/bennett-zmolek-to-return-to-und-for-2025-26-season

Fantastic news for next season already.  He still has 2 seasons of eligibility remaining too.

 

Still not for certain he will get a 2nd year. 

[cberkas]

7 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Add Zmolek and Laurila to the group of Livanavage, Wiebe, MacDonald, Strathmann, Jubenvill, and Komzak.
The article mentions that they'd probably carry 9 D, so potentially only need one more dman unless anyone departs.

Either way, that's a very good d-corps right there to build a team around.

I’d bring in a defenseman to cover if he’s out for a year again, so 2-3. They are not going to be restricted by roster limits next season, but I’m going with 2 will come in and they might pick up an elite defenseman out of the WHL. 

[ChadR]

Packed blue line next year. Who are the odd men out?

[Oxbow6]

38 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Packed blue line next year. Who are the odd men out?

I'll start.....Zmolek. Hopefully he's healthy enough to play but his track record at UND unfortunately suggests otherwise.

[SIOUXELEVENS]

He played all of last year 

[Oxbow6]

4 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

He played all of last year 

He's played 34 games in the last 3 seasons. 

[tnt]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

He's played 34 games in the last 3 seasons. 

  Which is why Berry shouldn’t get a pass for our “young” defense which Schlossman went into depth about in his article about veteran and young defense.  
Veteran defense is important, but the talent level UND should be able to land should offset that, and if completely true, why didn’t UND go the route of Western, in getting veteran portal players.
 If Schlossman is so convinced it is a huge factor, why did he pick UND and Denver so high and those with veteran defense much lower?  
  I am afraid all of this lipstick on the pig is holding Berry less accountable, and that we need to keep passing the buck to next year or the year after when we have veteran defense.  If you don’t lose a few guys to the pros, you aren’t recruiting and developing well enough.

[brianvf]

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/get-to-know-und-goaltender-t-j-semptimphelter

Quote

UND senior T.J. Semptimphelter was named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference's goaltender of the month for February after going 4-2 with a .929 save percentage and a 2.20 goals-against average.

 

[brianvf]

This week's Through These Doors episode has a nice feature on Tim Hennessy's 45-yr career of calling UND games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMVuPUMELgo

 

[Wilbur]

Just read Schloss' article on Kunz, Montgomery, and Johnson.  All three will go through senior night so I'm assuming then that Montgomery and Johnson will be leaving after the season?  

[Wilbur]

8 hours ago, brianvf said:

This week's Through These Doors episode has a nice feature on Tim Hennessy's 45-yr career of calling UND games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMVuPUMELgo

 

Maybe Karl should use a different pre game speech next time....