2025-26 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[tnt]

26 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

The team that plays in the flashiest, gawdiest arena wears what? 

Maybe the program needs to worry less about being flashy and more about getting back to the basics.

[siouxfan512]

15 minutes ago, tnt said:

Maybe the program needs to worry less about being flashy and more about getting back to the basics.

Isn't that what they have been doing since Berry got canned?

[hockeytherapy13]

3 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said:

I get what you're saying, but I disagree that a prior injury indicates future result. Makes sense about the prior damage, but he's young, healthy, and athletic and is, from all accounts, going to be ready to go. I could be wrong, but I don't believe the two injuries were connected. Anyway, I get the point, but I just want to give him the benefit of the doubt. 

Totally agree. He's a huge cog in that d-corps. He's as steady as it comes. We're so much better with him and will be all season if he stays healthy!

Going with your heart and gut disagree with science and anatomy lol. 

[fightingsioux4life]

1 hour ago, Godsmack said:

The jerseys that say ‘North Dakota’ take me back to the early 90’s. The teams weren’t very good and they’d just removed the classic Chicago Blackhawks Indian head logo which I was pretty bitter about. Am I correct in my recollection that those teams didn’t have much trouble scoring goals but sure couldn’t keep them from ending up in the back of our net as well? 

The last three years (1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994) of Gino's regime were simply horrible in almost all aspects. It is truly amazing how quickly Blais turned it around after he was hired in May 1994.

[stoneySIOUX]

39 minutes ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

Going with your heart and gut disagree with science and anatomy lol. 

How am I going with my heart and my gut? Like I said before, I don't think the two injuries were related, so I'm not sure how they'd connect and preclude a potential future injury. If they were, and I'm wrong, yes, I think another injury could happen at that same level. But at the same time, it doesn't mean it will.

[hockeytherapy13]

19 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

How am I going with my heart and my gut? Like I said before, I don't think the two injuries were related, so I'm not sure how they'd connect and preclude a potential future injury. If they were, and I'm wrong, yes, I think another injury could happen at that same level. But at the same time, it doesn't mean it will.

I'm going with what you mentioned as you said you "disagree that a prior injury indicates future result", which is false. Regardless of whether there were 2 completely separate injuries or a flare up of a previous injury, we know he's had at least 1 surgery in his past. Having had an injury that required a surgery, even once it's fully healed, indicates risk for future injury in that anatomical region. That's just objective, orthopedic knowledge that that can't be argued about being injury prone. I'm just being finicky on a semantics issue regarding the difference between how we feel as fans compared to orthopedic data. 

But really it's all moot and doesn't need to be dwelled upon because we can't actually predict the future and all want him to stay healthy for the sake of the team.

[Wilbur]

I know I'm probably in the minority, but I'd love an entirely green get up on the road.  Or even have just a home game where they did it once a year.

I'm a big Notre Dame football fan (eggs headed my way, I know), and I love it when they go with the green get up of times past.

 

[tnt]

2 hours ago, siouxfan512 said:

Isn't that what they have been doing since Berry got canned?

Yes, it was more in response to our new uniforms not being as flashy as our arena.

[burd]

27 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

I'm a big Notre Dame football fan (eggs headed my way, I know), and I love it when they go with the green get up of times past.

 

Two eggs coming from burd . . .

But I’ll aim high, Wilbur, because it’s you. 

[stoneySIOUX]

1 hour ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

I'm going with what you mentioned as you said you "disagree that a prior injury indicates future result", which is false. Regardless of whether there were 2 completely separate injuries or a flare up of a previous injury, we know he's had at least 1 surgery in his past. Having had an injury that required a surgery, even once it's fully healed, indicates risk for future injury in that anatomical region. That's just objective, orthopedic knowledge that that can't be argued about being injury prone. I'm just being finicky on a semantics issue regarding the difference between how we feel as fans compared to orthopedic data. 

But really it's all moot and doesn't need to be dwelled upon because we can't actually predict the future and all want him to stay healthy for the sake of the team.

It doesn't indicate a future result, like I said. Is there a higher chance from any other player that he could have an injury due to a prior surgery? Yes. But that absolutely does not mean it'll happen, like I said. You're right, it's more semantics than anything. All good. I want him to stay healthy for the team and for himself. He seems like a world-class kid and is likely going to be our captain, IMO.

[Sioux90]

4 hours ago, tnt said:

Maybe the program needs to worry less about being flashy and more about getting back to the basics.

Berrys teams had developed a “offense is everything mentality”. Only problem was, they weren’t performing very well on the offensive side. 

[burd]

27 minutes ago, Sioux90 said:

Berrys teams had developed a “offense is everything mentality.

 That’s about the last thing I’d expect to hear about Berrys teams. 

[Wilbur]

3 hours ago, burd said:

Two eggs coming from burd . . .

But I’ll aim high, Wilbur, because it’s you. 

High glove and the egg will miss....at least thats where everyone missed me when I played. 

[Sioux90]

1 hour ago, burd said:

 That’s about the last thing I’d expect to hear about Berrys teams. 

Not my words. The players themselves would say it….

[SiouxScore]

8 hours ago, cowboys5xsbs said:

 

1. Black Nodak 2A. White Nodak 2B. White North Dakota

Distant last Green North Dakota. The black stripe just looks out of place to me, seems like it should be black trim and thick white stripe.

[SiouxFan100]

About time UND hockey makes a run at the title. This is the year!

[SiouxFan100]

I am surprised that two of the uniforms have NODAK. I like the uniforms and like NODAK. Makes me wonder if NODAK would have been the better option than what we got with the hawks. I still can’t refer to UND as the fighting hawks. I don’t refer us as the Sioux either - just refer to us as UND.

[Big A HG]

17 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

 I don’t refer us as the Sioux either - just refer to us as UND.

 

Says SiouxFan100 

[SiouxFan100]

Just now, Big A HG said:

 

Says SiouxFan100 

Good one

made me laugh 

again I don’t know what I am talking about 

lol

[gfNDfan]

NODAK is great - if you like all your opponents calling you the the NODIKS behind your back.   I was in 5th grade once too! Ironic that Nodak and Hawks both have 5 letters but no one has ever suggested they try that on a jersey but keep desperately grasping on to these old nicknames in the hope they will magically come back - sorry, they're gone forever!  MOVE ON!

The biggest problem is the farther away we move on from the name change the more the new players are confused coming to UND.   Don't you think they wonder who the crowd is cheering for when they wear one jersey and the crowd is cheering for some team called the "Sioux"?  It's an identity crisis that costs us on the ice just because old fans can't deal with a name change.  UND will NEVER win another NC until the fans cheer for the team that's on the ice - not one they wish was still around for their own selfish purposes.  I'd hope a new coach would lead the way to the future but I doubt Dane would dare to rock the boat - SAD!  So it's another 10 years of mediocrity cheering for "THE SIOUX" while the actual team on the ice under performs and goes nowhere - fantastic!

[SiouxFan100]

Well we will have NODAK on half of our hockey jerseys. I haven’t had my feelings hurt yet about the nodiks yet. 
I don’t think our on the ice performance has been affected by what it says on the jersey but obviously UND hockey is a separate beast. 
I shouldn’t have brought the name thing up again but it is what it is.

[stoneySIOUX]

1 hour ago, gfNDfan said:

NODAK is great - if you like all your opponents calling you the the NODIKS behind your back.   I was in 5th grade once too! Ironic that Nodak and Hawks both have 5 letters but no one has ever suggested they try that on a jersey but keep desperately grasping on to these old nicknames in the hope they will magically come back - sorry, they're gone forever!  MOVE ON!

The biggest problem is the farther away we move on from the name change the more the new players are confused coming to UND.   Don't you think they wonder who the crowd is cheering for when they wear one jersey and the crowd is cheering for some team called the "Sioux"?  It's an identity crisis that costs us on the ice just because old fans can't deal with a name change.  UND will NEVER win another NC until the fans cheer for the team that's on the ice - not one they wish was still around for their own selfish purposes.  I'd hope a new coach would lead the way to the future but I doubt Dane would dare to rock the boat - SAD!  So it's another 10 years of mediocrity cheering for "THE SIOUX" while the actual team on the ice under performs and goes nowhere - fantastic!

First bolded part.... I've never once heard this anywhere. In person, online, print, anywhere. Not once. And if I did, I'd make fun of them for the worst attempt at a shot I've ever heard. 

Second bolded part.... Hahahaha. No. Absolutely not.

Third bolded part.... My goodness, what a take. Do you honestly believe this?

[Sioux90]

7 hours ago, gfNDfan said:

NODAK is great - if you like all your opponents calling you the the NODIKS behind your back.   I was in 5th grade once too! Ironic that Nodak and Hawks both have 5 letters but no one has ever suggested they try that on a jersey but keep desperately grasping on to these old nicknames in the hope they will magically come back - sorry, they're gone forever!  MOVE ON!

The biggest problem is the farther away we move on from the name change the more the new players are confused coming to UND.   Don't you think they wonder who the crowd is cheering for when they wear one jersey and the crowd is cheering for some team called the "Sioux"?  It's an identity crisis that costs us on the ice just because old fans can't deal with a name change.  UND will NEVER win another NC until the fans cheer for the team that's on the ice - not one they wish was still around for their own selfish purposes.  I'd hope a new coach would lead the way to the future but I doubt Dane would dare to rock the boat - SAD!  So it's another 10 years of mediocrity cheering for "THE SIOUX" while the actual team on the ice under performs and goes nowhere - fantastic!

We need to bring back mental institutions.

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

7 hours ago, gfNDfan said:

NODAK is great - if you like all your opponents calling you the the NODIKS behind your back.   I was in 5th grade once too! Ironic that Nodak and Hawks both have 5 letters but no one has ever suggested they try that on a jersey but keep desperately grasping on to these old nicknames in the hope they will magically come back - sorry, they're gone forever!  MOVE ON!

The biggest problem is the farther away we move on from the name change the more the new players are confused coming to UND.   Don't you think they wonder who the crowd is cheering for when they wear one jersey and the crowd is cheering for some team called the "Sioux"?  It's an identity crisis that costs us on the ice just because old fans can't deal with a name change.  UND will NEVER win another NC until the fans cheer for the team that's on the ice - not one they wish was still around for their own selfish purposes.  I'd hope a new coach would lead the way to the future but I doubt Dane would dare to rock the boat - SAD!  So it's another 10 years of mediocrity cheering for "THE SIOUX" while the actual team on the ice under performs and goes nowhere - fantastic!

What a terrible day to have eyes

[burd]

29 minutes ago, Sioux90 said:

We need to bring back mental institutions.

We have this forum.  😁