UND @ Clarkson-Potsdam awaits.

[Und Princess]

29 minutes ago, mattim said:

I love your enthusiasm!

Thank you @mattim!!! 

[RedFrog]

I am in the group that believes Strinden needs to sit on Friday.  Not only as a result of his play, but I think he needs to get himself in a better place.  I remember thinking that this kid looks lost.

[SIOUXpucks]

4 hours ago, RedFrog said:

I am in the group that believes Strinden needs to sit on Friday.  Not only as a result of his play, but I think he needs to get himself in a better place.  I remember thinking that this kid looks lost.

Lot of people hating on him for Saturday night, but for all we know he could have been challenged by Jax to go out and play aggressive and physical in an attempt to set a tone with MN that nothing would come easy.  We just don't know.  Yes, it was overboard and costly be we don't know if he went rogue or was guided there.  Seems like a pretty good young man otherwise, so how about we all just take a deep breath and not get too judgy after one bad game, and give Jax a little latitude to work through things.  If it was Jax who encouraged him to be super aggressive one could see why he then maybe wouldn't sit him to send a message, and then one could question Jax for not reigning it back in right away, but the fact of the matter is we don't know all of the circumstances and should maybe just sit back for a while, give some benefit of the doubt and wait for the season to evolve for a bit before pulling out the pitchforks.

[fightingsioux4life]

1 minute ago, SIOUXpucks said:

Lot of people hating on him for Saturday night, but for all we know he could have been challenged by Jax to go out and play aggressive and physical in an attempt to set a tone with MN that nothing would come easy.  We just don't know.  Yes, it was overboard and costly be we don't know if he went rogue or was guided there.  Seems like a pretty good young man otherwise, so how about we all just take a deep breath and not get too judgy after one bad game, and give Jax a little latitude to work through things.  If it was Jax who encouraged him to be super aggressive one could see why he then maybe wouldn't sit him to send a message, and then one could question Jax for not reigning it back in right away, but the fact of the matter is we don't know all of the circumstances and should maybe just sit back for a while, give some benefit of the doubt and wait for the season to evolve for a bit before pulling out the pitchforks.

If the refs are going to call the game like they did last weekend the rest of the season, we'll have to dial down the physicality for everyone. That is a concern going forward.

[stoneySIOUX]

53 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

If the refs are going to call the game like they did last weekend the rest of the season, we'll have to dial down the physicality for everyone. That is a concern going forward.

This happens every season... refs call everything tighter to try and get teams to stop with stick infractions, interference, etc.

If games keep getting called as tightly as they have through four games, I'll be very surprised.

[gfhockey]

Maybe we got jobbed?

[RedFrog]

1 hour ago, SIOUXpucks said:

Lot of people hating on him for Saturday night, but for all we know he could have been challenged by Jax to go out and play aggressive and physical in an attempt to set a tone with MN that nothing would come easy.  We just don't know.  Yes, it was overboard and costly be we don't know if he went rogue or was guided there.  Seems like a pretty good young man otherwise, so how about we all just take a deep breath and not get too judgy after one bad game, and give Jax a little latitude to work through things.  If it was Jax who encouraged him to be super aggressive one could see why he then maybe wouldn't sit him to send a message, and then one could question Jax for not reigning it back in right away, but the fact of the matter is we don't know all of the circumstances and should maybe just sit back for a while, give some benefit of the doubt and wait for the season to evolve for a bit before pulling out the pitchforks.

Absolutely not hating on him.  He had a really bad game, it happens, but it also can't simply be tolerated and excused.  I fully expect that he will bounce back and this team still NEEDS him to be a leader and contributor.  

I agree with a previous poster that at this point we'll have to trust Jax to handle it in a manner he sees fit.  From my perspective in my recliner, I think he needs a night off.  Regardless, I want to see a more focused, driven, and controlled Strinden the next time he steps on the ice, be that Friday or not and I think a lot of fans will be watching his performance more closely.

[brianvf]

Rickwood returns to play Clarkson as UND's leading scorer:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/ellis-rickwood-returning-to-clarkson-as-unds-leading-scorer

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"I transferred pretty late," Rickwood said. "It was already on the schedule. (When) I transferred and committed, I was still at school (at Clarkson), so they were giving me a hard time. I knew we were coming back, so that was pretty cool.

"I've already got a couple texts from a couple guys there. They're ready for the challenge to play us, and I'm super excited to go there."

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"It's been great," Rickwood said. "I've been playing with some really good linemates. I probably didn't expect to get off to this hot of a start, because I didn't know how the growing pains would go.

"Right when I got here in the summer, it felt right. Everything felt good. I could just be myself around everyone. Everyone took me in really well. I didn't think it would be this good, but I definitely thought I'd be ready to go when the first puck dropped."

 

[Sweethockey]

6 hours ago, SIOUXpucks said:

Lot of people hating on him for Saturday night, but for all we know he could have been challenged by Jax to go out and play aggressive and physical in an attempt to set a tone with MN that nothing would come easy.  We just don't know.  Yes, it was overboard and costly be we don't know if he went rogue or was guided there.  Seems like a pretty good young man otherwise, so how about we all just take a deep breath and not get too judgy after one bad game, and give Jax a little latitude to work through things.  If it was Jax who encouraged him to be super aggressive one could see why he then maybe wouldn't sit him to send a message, and then one could question Jax for not reigning it back in right away, but the fact of the matter is we don't know all of the circumstances and should maybe just sit back for a while, give some benefit of the doubt and wait for the season to evolve for a bit before pulling out the pitchforks.

That young man has had an off season that none of us would want to deal with. I agree, give him a little slack.

[Sodbuster]

So if I get Disney+ already, I should be able to get ESPN+, right?

[atxsioux]

1 hour ago, Sweethockey said:

That young man has had an off season that none of us would want to deal with. I agree, give him a little slack.

Agreed, don’t envy what he’s had to go through the past few months. (Guessing) that all 3 of the coaches have likely sat down with him this week to make sure he’s doing alright mentally as a person first before even getting to hockey.  

[ToDaClub]

3 hours ago, Sodbuster said:

So if I get Disney+ already, I should be able to get ESPN+, right?

Yes. If you get disney+ you also get hulu.  Go into your hulu and you will find espn college hockey games.  Or just search college hockey in hulu and it will give you all espn games.  Und will be there.  

[stoneySIOUX]

9 hours ago, ToDaClub said:

Yes. If you get disney+ you also get hulu.  Go into your hulu and you will find espn college hockey games.  Or just search college hockey in hulu and it will give you all espn games.  Und will be there.  

12 hours ago, Sodbuster said:

So if I get Disney+ already, I should be able to get ESPN+, right?

Or, in ESPN+, you don't need to search anything and they show when they are streaming live

[brianvf]

Short Q&A with Croal.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/get-to-know-und-sophomore-forward-cody-croal

Hopefully that 4th line has another good series against Clarkson.  Our depth should be a good advantage.

[Und Princess]

Good Morning and Happy Gameday!!! I hope you're excited for this weekend! I'm super pumped!!! I have my pregame and Prediction blog up for the weekend!!! I hope you enjoy reading it!!!

https://ftstspotlight.blogspot.com/2025/10/when-ice-calls-we-bring-noise-your.html?m=1

Have a Fantastic day!!!

Und Princess 

[mygarske]

I hope the coaches don't go with the big overreaction/correction to a 1 game loss to a top 10 team (I think MN is better than UConn & Maine) and change lines, flop players around, big switches on PP units, etc. I have deep empathy & sympathy for what #21 has been through the past 2 years, and if the coaches told him, "Hit everything that moves!", that might also be clouding his judgment. But as the B.B. haters have said on here many times, "JAX is going to do it different!" and I hope they are right. But, that would mean he would have to sit #21 for the bad play & really bad penalties. Let the lines develop & build chemistry. Use the Foligno example for checking to separate a player from the puck, not skate around looking for a body to crush & skate past the puck. I love physical play when done right, but you look at Denver, BU, Michigan State, and our Sioux style under Blaise - speed kills, puck possession, quick, accurate passing, shoot first mentality, relentless forecheck. You get dumb penalties when all you are focussed on is hitting a guy, not all of those other things. Playing the speed kills style of game would definitely be different from the past 2 years. GO Sioux!!

[Dave Berger]

Weekend Preview: North Dakota at Clarkson

Discuss. 🙂

Dave

[Wilbur]

Dave says a sweep.  I believe him. 

Home opener for them tonight.  Not sure what kind of crowds they get, but will be some emotion for them.  

[Godsmack]

44 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Dave says a sweep.  I believe him. 

Home opener for them tonight.  Not sure what kind of crowds they get, but will be some emotion for them.  

Let’s hope they’re so amped up, they make silly mistakes, take ill-advised penalties, etc. 

[brianvf]

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/preview-und-hopes-to-start-a-new-empire-state-trend-at-clarkson

Time to reverse the fortunes in NY:

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In December 2016, UND had two excellent wins in New York. The Fighting Hawks beat Boston College 4-3 in New York City's Madison Square Garden on Dec. 3, then topped a strong Union team in Schenectady on New Year's Eve.

Since then, New York has been nothing but poor memories. UND has lost five in a row in the state. In 2018-19, it was swept by Canisius in Buffalo — a pair of losses that kept UND out of the NCAA tournament. In the 2022 NCAA Regional, the Fighting Hawks lost to Notre Dame in overtime in Albany. Last season, they were swept by Cornell in Ithaca.

 

[90siouxfan]

Eastern time, so 6pm puck drop?

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Menghini sits, Klee in, Zakreski with Mac and ER. Interesting.

[ND_Texan]

Wow, every line shook up tonight. 

[ND_Texan]

Rickwood centering first line, so taking opening face off against his old team. Fun!

[cowboys5xsbs]