UND versus US Under 18 Exhibition Matchup 11/21!

[Und Princess]

Good Afternoon!!! I hope you're having a fantastic Wednesday! I want to start this week's Game Week Thread vs US U18 and I just dropped my newest blog regarding this week's Polls and Player Honors!!! My Pregame and Score Prediction blog will be up Friday!

Who will be in the net on Friday? Who will Score the first goal of the game? We will find out Friday. 

https://ftstspotlight.blogspot.com/2025/11/hump-day-hockey-player-praise-and.html?m=1

Have a Fantastic Evening!

Und Princess 

[brianvf]

9 minutes ago, Und Princess said:

Who will be in the net on Friday? Who will Score the first goal of the game? We will find out Friday. 

In net?  I'd bet Homer, Spoons, and Sandy.
First goal?  Safe money is on Strinden.

[siouxfaninseattle]

From what Jax said in his presser, it sounds like Sandy will play but probably all three will play. 

[Oxbow6]

Wyatt Cullen is 4 games into his u18 season after a hip injury. Gopher committ. Matt's middle son.

[TwamleyShuffle]

Get out of the game without any new injuries and I’ll consider it a win

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

3 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

Wyatt Cullen is 4 games into his u18 season after a hip injury. Gopher committ. Matt's middle son.

[brianvf]

Trying to get healthy:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-may-sit-out-some-players-for-u-s-under-18-exhibition

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"We want to get healthy for one," the UND head coach said. "We want to get some guys some rest and recovery this week. Guys have been going hard."

UND played without three injured forwards last Saturday. Center Ellis Rickwood, center-winger Jack Kernan and winger Josh Zakreski all missed the series finale against Arizona State. While Zakreski won't be back anytime soon, the Fighting Hawks are hoping Rickwood and Kernan won't be gone for long.

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The game could be good practice for UND's nonconference series against Mercyhurst on Jan. 2-3. The Fighting Hawks could be missing a number of players due to the World Junior Championship.

Cole Reschny, Keaton Verhoeff and Ollie Josephson are candidates to play for Team Canada. E.J. Emery, Mac Swanson, Will Zellers and Sam Laurila are candidates for the Americans.

Defensemen Abram Wiebe and Jake Livanavage are expected to fly back into Grand Forks on Jan. 2 from the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland.