The Sicatoka Posted October 23 Posted October 23 Build your "12F/6D/3G + 1 skater" all-time UND game day roster. Quote
tnt Posted October 23 Posted October 23 In no order, Forwards Taylor, Smail, Troy Murray, Hrkac, Panzer, Joyce, Greg Johnson, Ward, Sykes, Toews, Oshie, Parise, with the extra skater being a forward in Kevin Maxwell, since he was a one and done who put up the 3rd most points ever by a freshman. Defense Defense would be Patrick, Ludwig, Roche, Himmelright, Murphy and Parent. Contemplated both Ian Kidd and Jason Herter, but went with guys that were here longer. Goalies Goalies would be Jon Casey, Darren Jensen and Eddie Belfour. Goehring just out of the mix for me. 1 Quote
KSSioux Posted October 23 Posted October 23 Forwards Jonathan Toews, Dave Christian, Zach Parise, Phil Sykes, Tony Hrkac, Greg Johnson, Jason Blake, Troy Murray, TJ Oshie, Travis Zajac, Brock Boeser, Doug Smail Defense James Patrick, Jake Sanderson, Geoff Smith, Craig Ludwig, Murray Baron, Mike Commodore Goalies Ed Belfour, Jon Casey, Mike "Lefty" Curran Extra Skater: Howard Walker (Need an extra D that was an enforcer) Had a hard time leaving off Lee Goren and Dixon Ward from the forward list, and tried to get four good centers. Curtis Murphy was the last cut from , the D-men. Could not leave Commy off the D-list for a variety of reasons which include the intangibles that he brings. Quote
Oxbow6 Posted October 23 Posted October 23 If you leave the only guy in UND history with 100 G and 100 A off your 12 man forward group you should be banned from the Ralph forever and regulated to mowing Bronson Field to FIFA standards for the rest of your life (different thread joke). 1 Quote
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted October 23 Posted October 23 I know I'm missing some but just choosing players I've watched: 1st Line: Duncan/Toews/Oshie (why mess with a good thing?) 2nd Line: Parise/N. Schmaltz/Boeser 3rd Line: Caggiula/Jeff Panzer/Frattin 4th Line: Brock Nelson/Pinto/Grimaldi 1st D Pair: Sanderson/Naumenko 2nd D Pair: Genoway/Commodore 3rd D Pair: Greene/Ladue Goalie: Goehring Extra Skater: Chris Porter Quote
MafiaMan Posted October 23 Posted October 23 Any list of goalies that doesn’t include @Wilbur is a non-starter for me. Quote
Wilbur Posted October 23 Posted October 23 16 minutes ago, MafiaMan said: Any list of goalies that doesn’t include @Wilbur is a non-starter for me. Goalies are the best skaters so it shocks me that most lists won't just have 20 goalies that played at UND. Quote
Big Green Posted October 23 Posted October 23 Off the top of my head, with some recently bias and extra credit for big moments Goalies Jon Casey Belfour Goehring Forwards Hrkac Joyce Greg Johnson Zach Parise J Toews Duncan Jeff Panzer Boeser Jason Blake Caggiula Steve Johnson Defense Ian Kidd Stecher Craig Ludwig Sanderson Roche Curtis Murphy Quote
farce poobah Posted October 24 Posted October 24 I'm going to take the assignment literally, and allow great one-year performers onto the roster. On any single Game Day: Goaltenders: Eddie Belfour - made UND 1.5 goals a game better than the rest of the WCHA. Before and after Belfour in the crease UND had great teams but didn't win titles, a Wins Above Replacement proxy. Jon Casey - in the Wins Above Replacement calculation (if one existed) Casey would be way up there. Came within one late goal of leading the old WCHA in GAA 3 years in a row. Stood on his head to get UND to the Frozen Four in Lake Placid (1984) at RPI in the NCAA quarterfinal. Karl Goehring - also "almost" led the WCHA in GAA three years in a row. The free wheeling teams in front of him could go full throttle knowing he was between the pipes. Defenders: James Patrick - skated powerfully and smoothly, and great on his stick. Scored the GWG at old Mariucci Arena on my birthday (3x3 with under 2 minutes to go in the game ... skated 200 feet with the puck and then fired a wrister (caught the Rodents by surprise since he rarely led the rush), then stayed on for the closing Rodent 6x3 PP). UND's first first-round draft choice (I think?) for a reason. Matt Greene - fantasy pairing of Greene and Patrick? I can still hear guys squealing in front of the net as Greene laid the lumber on them ... Troy Stecher - superb combination of speed, puck handling and positioning. Amazing guy to watch. Craig Ludwig - blocked shots way before it became a science, and managed not to get injured (much). Intense on the ice ... back before face masks you could see the expression on their face and holy cow. Bench clearing brawl back in the 1980-81 ish range, and as players started to pair off, the opponent guys all pretended not to see Ludwig and went after someone else. Finally, someone took up the challenge, and Ludwig picked him up at arms length, shook him around like a rag doll, then dropped him on the ice without ever throwing a fist. Hilarous to watch. Jake Sanderson - excellent two way defender. Marvel at his skating ability. Wizard with the one timers. Gotta be on the PP somewhere. Ian Kidd - he can quarterback my power play anyday of the week and twice on Saturday. He definitely wanted to go to Detroit. (Google: UND Heavy Metal Hockey.) Forwards: (Note: UND with a history of great two-way 200-foot forwards. We're the only NCAA school with two different Selke Award winners, and 11 guys have gone on to get votes in the NHL's Selke Voting. Credit Gino first and Blais later for instilling that bit of culture.) Greg Johnson centering Mark Taylor & Doug Smail: Johnson singlehandedly kept UND in many games and simply would not quit. Taylor and Smail both excellent two way players as well as my top two forwards on the PK. Jonathon Toews centering, of course, TJ Oshie and Ryan Duncan: why mess with perfection? Toews scored a no-look goal from just above the red line after carrying the puck behind the net, in his first month as a 17 year old. Undersized TJ Oshie kept knocking over the other teams' much bigger defensemen. And Ryan Duncan scored 14 goals on 28 shots on his way to the Hobey. Troy Murray centering Jeff Panzer and Dave Christian: let's call this a checking line, even though these guys all scored prolifically, and had a knack for scoring clutch goals. Panzer's great stick and quickness frustrated many opponent breakout patterns, Christian's instincts and skating meant he was always where the play was going to be. Troy Murray was a rock from day one. Nick Schmaltz centering Tony Hrkac and Brock Boeser: I can't call this a fourth line, but what a PP unit this could be... Extra skater: Zach Parise. Guy can fill in anywhere, and superb in clutch time. I'll close by noting that UND has had so many great players that a second group of 21 could be assembled, that might just beat my team of 21 above. We've certainly had an amazing run of talent. 1 Quote
burd Posted October 24 Posted October 24 13 hours ago, Wilbur said: Goalies are the best skaters so it shocks me that most lists won't just have 20 goalies that played at UND. You've got this confused with the all-time weird lineup. Quote
yzerman19 Posted October 24 Posted October 24 Can't have a team of nothing but elite scorers...wouldnt be Sioux hockey without a sandpaper line....Eades and Archibald for sure.... 1 Quote
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted October 24 Posted October 24 Feel like I'm the only one that did it right. I want to see 1st through 4th lines and your Defensive pairings! Quote
burd Posted October 24 Posted October 24 1 hour ago, yzerman19 said: Can't have a team of nothing but elite scorers...wouldnt be Sioux hockey without a sandpaper line....Eades and Archibald for sure.... Parise fits both. 1 Quote
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