2025-26 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[Blackheart]

21 minutes ago, Godsmack said:

Agreed but nice to see those prima donnas of ASU sent home packing.

ASU can't even hang a playoff participation banner.

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

3 minutes ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

Any concern for the Head Coaches of UNO and/or ASU about getting fired? 

Hopefully neither of them are

[Blackheart]

3 minutes ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

Any concern for the Head Coaches of UNO and/or ASU about getting fired? 

Yes, I hope both get signed to extensions.

[brianvf]

1 minute ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said:

Hopefully neither of them are

1 minute ago, Blackheart said:

Yes, I hope both get signed to extensions.

Powers from ASU just got a 5yr contract extension about 3 months ago. 

https://www.statepress.com/article/2025/11/breaking-powers-extension-2025

[TwamleyShuffle]

I never want to hear of people losing their jobs, I was just a bit curious I guess if what others think 😃 

[Dustin]

It’s possible that UND can get to the Frozen Four without leaving the Dakotas. 

[cberkas]

19 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

ASU can't even hang a playoff participation banner.

They do have two hanging 

[cberkas]

22 minutes ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

Any concern for the Head Coaches of UNO and/or ASU about getting fired? 

Powers making it to a NCAA tournament once means he’s there for life. 

[Blackheart]

9 minutes ago, cberkas said:

They do have two hanging 

Must have gone to St Cloud to get some ideas for the new arena.

[cberkas]

5 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

Must have gone to St Cloud to get some ideas for the new arena.

They look odd where they are, almost like decals

[Blackheart]

18 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Powers making it to a NCAA tournament once means he’s there for life. 

 

5 minutes ago, cberkas said:

They look odd where they are, almost like decals

Did the decals look anything like this?

[cberkas]

2 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

 

Did the decals look anything like this?

Almost as bad as how Daccord's number looks. Hang it from the rafters not on the wall. In a couple years they will have Doan number retired. 

[Sweethockey]

Stopped at Gun Lake Casino on the way to GRR for the flight home. UND is +1000 to win the Frozen 4.

[cberkas]

 

[Sweethockey]

[Sweethockey]

Just now, Sweethockey said:

I had to post this….  

[stoneySIOUX]

Obviously not a big deal, but two things I thought about.

1) I LOVE seeing us getting votes as No. 1. 
2) Assuming our vote went to Western?
3) It's laughable to me that we didn't jump Michigan State after they lost and tied OSU, IMO.
4) I obviously wear green-tinted glasses, but does anyone doubt we can beat anyone in the country? Absolutely not.

[brianvf]

36 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

Obviously not a big deal, but two things I thought about.

1) I LOVE seeing us getting votes as No. 1. 
2) Assuming our vote went to Western?
3) It's laughable to me that we didn't jump Michigan State after they lost and tied OSU, IMO.
4) I obviously wear green-tinted glasses, but does anyone doubt we can beat anyone in the country? Absolutely not.

#3 is a bit odd, for sure.
Agreed on #4.  This team is resilient.  They are never NOT in a game.  Fun team to watch.   

[stoneySIOUX]

10 minutes ago, brianvf said:

#3 is a bit odd, for sure.
Agreed on #4.  This team is resilient.  They are never NOT in a game.  Fun team to watch.   

Been a helluva season and we've got more to go, baby!

[Big Green]

42 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

Obviously not a big deal, but two things I thought about.

1) I LOVE seeing us getting votes as No. 1. 
2) Assuming our vote went to Western?
3) It's laughable to me that we didn't jump Michigan State after they lost and tied OSU, IMO.
4) I obviously wear green-tinted glasses, but does anyone doubt we can beat anyone in the country? Absolutely not.

Last week they were 100 points ahead of us.  That is a lot of extra votes to pick up this late in the season after 1 bad weekend for them.  IMO you can take the top 3 and put them in any order and the NPI reflects that.  We have a very good chance to get to the #1 overall seed if we can win the next 4 games.  

I don't really care, but don't understand Western picking up 1 first place vote after only getting 2 points on the weekend.  I guess the only explanation would be it came for us and we didn't or unable to vote for ourselves.

 

 

[fightingsioux4life]

5 minutes ago, Big Green said:

Last week they were 100 points ahead of us.  That is a lot of extra votes to pick up this late in the season after 1 bad weekend for them.  IMO you can take the top 3 and put them in any order and the NPI reflects that.  We have a very good chance to get to the #1 overall seed if we can win the next 4 games.  

I don't really care, but don't understand Western picking up 1 first place vote after only getting 2 points on the weekend.  I guess the only explanation would be it came for us and we didn't or unable to vote for ourselves.

As long as we finish in the top four of the NPI, I'll be happy.

[stoneySIOUX]

7 minutes ago, Big Green said:

Last week they were 100 points ahead of us.  That is a lot of extra votes to pick up this late in the season after 1 bad weekend for them.  IMO you can take the top 3 and put them in any order and the NPI reflects that.  We have a very good chance to get to the #1 overall seed if we can win the next 4 games.  

I don't really care, but don't understand Western picking up 1 first place vote after only getting 2 points on the weekend.  I guess the only explanation would be it came for us and we didn't or unable to vote for ourselves.

 

 

Totally fair. OSU is just not very good at all and Western is great. My only gripe. This is a MUCH better thing to be annoyed about at this point of the season, however haha.

A team can vote for themselves, but UND, from my understanding, never has. Which is why I think Jax likely picked Western.

[brianvf]

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/schlossman-5-things-you-may-have-missed-from-unds-regular-season-finale-at-western-michigan

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The Fighting Hawks scored eight goals on the weekend. Six were from freshmen — and all different freshmen. Sam Laurila, Ollie Josephson, Josh Zakreski, Will Zellers, David Klee and Cole Reschny all buried goals in Lawson Ice Arena.

Another freshman, 17-year-old defenseman Keaton Verhoeff, had a two-point game Saturday. And forward Jack Kernan also got on the scoresheet with an assist.

This one cracked me up, but shows that the team was pretty annoyed with the refs too:

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Western Michigan received the weekend's first six power plays. When the officials first called a penalty on the Broncos with 3:48 left in the second period, Ellis Rickwood raised his hands over his head to cheer. The officials did not like that at all and let him hear it.

[atxsioux]

Wasn't able to watch on Saturday but I didn't have an issue with there being no calls Friday. (might have been a case where Western was being discrete with hooking / holding)

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 hour ago, stoneySIOUX said:

Been a helluva season and we've got more to go, baby!

love the on campus....3 more weeks of home hockey (hopefully)!!!!