2025-26 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[tnt]

7 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Perron's production for us was mostly on the power play, he's honestly better suited for the Big Ten.

Boisvert staying would probably mean no Josephson. Could turn into a Miller for Gaarder swap in a few years. Fingers crossed.

I really like Josephson, and once he and his linemates start to gain some chemistry, we will have even more scoring depth. Hopefully he and Kernan get their first goals against Minnesota.  I’m sure being a Maple Grove kid, Kernan would love that.  

[beastandco]

1 hour ago, .357 said:

He said during the NCHC Award Ceremony last spring that he wanted to have his name on the wall with other UND greats. One week later *poof* into the transfer portal. 

From what I have heard about him off of the ice, he probably is not a good fit for this program and where we want it to go.

[gfhockey]

Sasha playing on espn 2 Friday nite

[brianvf]

28 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Sasha playing on espn 2 Friday nite

Wouldn't mind seeing an Augustine shutout or two this weekend.    

[hockeytherapy13]

1 hour ago, brianvf said:

Crazy to see that Michigan has scored 26 goals this season in only 4 games, but somehow Perron only has one assist so far (and even that was a secondary assist).
I'm sure he'll get his points, but with very similar TOI to the other forwards on that team, he's falling behind quickly.

Agreed on Sacha...that one is still annoying.  He would've had a monster year.  Top 3 centers of Boisvert/Reschny/Rickwood?  Damn.
Not sure who on the team wouldn't have come in though if he would have stayed. 

Either way...still hoping that we take out both Michigan and BU in the NCAA's this year. 

We wouldn’t have landed Rickwood. At the time we got him, we didn’t have a top 6 center at all. He mentioned that he and his agent recognized how big of a role he would get if he came here. 
 

Sort of sucks not having Boisvert due to his elite shooting. But at the same time, this team’s identity (or what it seems to be after 2 games) might not be built for someone with prima donna tendencies. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

2 hours ago, brianvf said:

to me, he reminds me of a Jordan Kawaguchi type player.  Except Guch had a slightly better shot and Mac is a slightly better passer.
But I imagine that their progression will be similar.

They had very similar stat lines their FR years at UND (Guch had 5-14--19 and Mac 2-16--18).
Guch had a good SO season (26pts) and then exploded his JR/SR years.

bingo...very much thought of Jordan...came in with hype and took a few years and then was a top level player....hope Mac keeps progressing!

[tnt]

9 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

bingo...very much thought of Jordan...came in with hype and took a few years and then was a top level player....hope Mac keeps progressing!

Kawaguchi was much older though when he first came in, so he had even more  time to be physically ready for the college game.

[brianvf]

Q&A with Will Zellers:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/get-to-know-und-freshman-forward-will-zellers

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Q. Growing up in the Twin Cities as a UND fan had to be an interesting dynamic. What was that like?
A. I remember growing up, every one of my buddies was always wearing Gopher jerseys. My dad always had me in the old Sioux jerseys. I had an old (T.J.) Oshie one and an old (Zach) Parise one. It was a little weird growing up, but I wouldn't want it any other way. I'm a Sioux fan, not a Gopher fan at all.

 

[TwamleyShuffle]

There a new hockey podcast on YouTube. I’m not sharing the link as I don’t have it anymore lol, but it’s very much bias towards hockey east. They only named two NCHC teams and didn’t mention the UND/Gophers series at all in their games to watch segment. 

[gfhockey]

21 minutes ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

There a new hockey podcast on YouTube. I’m not sharing the link as I don’t have it anymore lol, but it’s very much bias towards hockey east. They only named two NCHC teams and didn’t mention the UND/Gophers series at all in their games to watch segment. 

Link?

[Big A HG]

5 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Link?

 

Probably The Bob Norton Experience

[gfhockey]

22 minutes ago, Big A HG said:

 

Probably The Bob Norton Experience

Thanks!

[Big A HG]

3 hours ago, gfhockey said:

Thanks!

 

I should have put a "/s" at the end.  Bob Norton was a regular on the old ESPN Selection Shows and was from out east and hardly talked about a single program outside of Boston.  His accent was thickah than Jewwy's I think.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Brads article about Verhoeff says he chose us over Michigan. Makes having him that much better, especially after Kent Johnson was down to the two of us and chose them.

[sioux rube]

 

[RedFrog]

14 minutes ago, sioux rube said:

 

I like this quote from his Mom (highlighted for emphasis).

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"I want both my kids to experience whatever opportunities life presents to them," she said. "I don't know how the rest of his journey will go. But for me, college was some of the greatest years of my life. If you can even have a taste of it for a couple years, it would be awesome for you. At some point, you're going to be old and you're going to look back on what were those key moments you really enjoyed. I thought that was one."

 

[atxsioux]

2 hours ago, RedFrog said:

I like this quote from his Mom (highlighted for emphasis).

 

Good catch. He definitely has a grounded family that isn’t concerned with him making it to the show as fast as possible 

[burd]

On 10/14/2025 at 9:44 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

bingo...very much thought of Jordan...came in with hype and took a few years and then was a top level player....hope Mac keeps progressing!

I think Jordan needed time for the game to slow down just a little for him.  His decision making with the puck took a big jump. 

[The Sicatoka]

The scary ones are those true freshmen who come in and the game is slowed down already. 
Methinks we have at least one of those on this roster. 

[SIOUXpucks]

4 hours ago, sioux rube said:

Wow, what a great story from the Schloss we all love and hopefully appreciate.  Keaton's mom's comment about attending the game and loving the town and atmosphere make me so proud and appreciative of being a part of it all.  Hopefully the team can make a splash this weekend and catch the attention of other recruits who might be considering UND.

 

[burd]

4 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

The scary ones are those true freshmen who come in and the game is slowed down already. 
Methinks we have at least one of those on this roster. 

Yeah, especially at D.  

[farce poobah]

I'm getting a feeling of deja vu all over again.

In Fall 1994, Dean Blais came in as Head coach.  This followed a few lean years of no championships. Just a few games into the season, Blais had us hustling all over, protecting our goalie, getting bodies on opponents, and creating chances with smart play.  I remember watching them early that season and thinking "We're Back".

Already in Fall 2025, with Jackson at the Helm, we are doing all those things (*not perfectly)

But I just gotta say it:  "We Are Back!"

[brianvf]

[brianvf]

Wiebe and Jax comment on the PP:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/unds-power-play-cools-off-in-series-split-with-minnesota

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“Obviously, wasn’t our greatest weekend,” junior defenseman Abram Wiebe said. “Thought there were a lot of times we kind of got it, and had that opportunity to shoot, and didn’t shoot. Obviously, a big thing for us is moving the puck fast and being a shooting threat. It's something that I thought we kind of got away from this weekend.”

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“One of the things I think we’ve done pretty well with our power play is we’ve worked really hard to, when there is a loose puck, get it back and kind of sustain more time,” Jackson said. “When we took a shot or had a puck broken up, they were having the clears versus us kind of being real tenacious to get pucks back and get that second or third opportunity.”

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Besides cleaning up penalties, the power play will be a focus for the Hawks ahead of next weekend’s two-game series at Clarkson.

“We’ll look at everything,” Jackson said. “We’ll look at it all and try to make our best choices – not overreact, but try to see what we're seeing, and adjust accordingly.”

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

been listening to the legend aka tim hennessy it seems my whole life...

is he ok?