UND at SCSU - Visiting the Concrete Center

[tnt]

17 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Wasn't pretty, but UND grits out the win.

Yeah, three icings where a little touch or off the boards would have killed a lot more time.  Thankfully Reschny was very good in the faceoff circle.  

[brianvf]

2 minutes ago, tnt said:

Yeah, three icings where a little touch or off the boards would have killed a lot more time.  Thankfully Reschny was very good in the faceoff circle.  

Not bad for all underclassmen as centers. While hopefully Rickwood can come back soon, it’s nice to see these young centers holding their own and gaining experience. 

[tnt]

4 minutes ago, burd said:

Boys were outworked, IMO, but got the W anyway.

I think part of it is being more tentative in trying to close out the game because of the large ice surface and not wanting to get caught.  Probably shows up more when the game is on the line.  One week of practicing on Olympic ice doesn’t make up for a lifetime of knowing what your gapping should look like especially at end of game pressures. 

[nodak651]

On 11/30/2025 at 3:35 PM, Goon said:

Eventually, SCSU will have smaller rink dimensions.

Does the REA's olympic sheet still use R22?  If so, it seems like it will soon make sense to shrink it down to NHL dimensions given that, in regard to it's intended purpose, it will soon be obsolete.

https://www.therinklive.com/mens-division-1/ice-arenas-face-a-dilemma-as-r-22-refrigerant-is-phased-out

[Wilbur]

Always going to be tight games at the Herb.  Team scored enough, but I thought we'd see a better group than what we saw last Saturday.

Good teams win when they don't play great, and I think you'll see an inspired SCSU team trying to get out of their UND swoon tomorrow night. 

[Wilbur]

3 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

Does the REA's olympic sheet still use R22?  If so, it seems like it will soon make sense to shrink it down to NHL dimensions given that, in regard to it's intended purpose, it will soon be obsolete.

https://www.therinklive.com/mens-division-1/ice-arenas-face-a-dilemma-as-r-22-refrigerant-is-phased-out

Believe the change was made away from R22 a few years back.  Charlie has since left the Ralph and retired.

[cberkas]

9 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

Does the REA's olympic sheet still use R22?  If so, it seems like it will soon make sense to shrink it down to NHL dimensions given that, in regard to it's intended purpose, it will soon be obsolete.

https://www.therinklive.com/mens-division-1/ice-arenas-face-a-dilemma-as-r-22-refrigerant-is-phased-out

This is from 2019

[Godsmack]

I didn’t catch much of the game but sounds like we didn’t play our A game. That said, I’ll take an ugly win over a pretty loss any day of the week. Hopefully the guys play a better game as you know the Huskies will be playing desperation hockey tomorrow. 

[thUNDer]

Fortunate to have nice things like a top 10 team before Xmas. Thanks guys for that! Fun to watch.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Their SHG is on Wiebe. Coasting back when someone is behind you? One or two more strides and he lifts the stick easily. 

Also, can't believe Burnevik saw Zellers alone near the net and didn't immediately neutralize him. Some beer league-caliber mental lapses by both teams.

[nodak651]

19 minutes ago, cberkas said:

This is from 2019

I know that.  Did you read the first sentence I typed?

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

In other news, flight to and hotel in Vegas for the second weekend in April are cheap and refundable....

[cberkas]

3 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

I know that.  Did you read the first sentence I typed?

And I'm going to bet both rinks run on the same cooling system. 

[stoneySIOUX]

5 hours ago, brianvf said:

Man...really hope that Zmolek, Rickwood, and Jubenvill are cleared prior to the Mercyhurst series.
Otherwise with WJC and possibly Spengler Cup players gone, things might be a bit complex.

This is why we're taking it slow with all three of them. 

[GDPritch]

8 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

No TV, either game ... hey Midco, UND hockey is the only reason I put up with you ... 

same here…but that may change in the next year or two max.

[cberkas]

UND was on the wrong side of the ESPN Top 10 at #4 with St Cloud's first goal

[hockeytherapy13]

2 hours ago, Irish said:

Nice to win these type of games though.

Yep. We would have been likely to lose this type of game if it were any of the previous 3 seasons. 

[Vegas_Sioux]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

UND was on the wrong side of the ESPN Top 10 at #4 with St Cloud's first goal

Sellers goal was better. But can’t have two college hockey in the top ten when there are dunks to be replayed. 

[nodak651]

3 hours ago, cberkas said:

And I'm going to bet both rinks run on the same cooling system. 

So would I.  Does the REA/olympic sheet still use R22?

[cberkas]

3 hours ago, Vegas_Sioux said:

Sellers goal was better. But can’t have two college hockey in the top ten when there are dunks to be replayed. 

Funny about that, they had two blocked dunks lower than the St. Cloud goal. 

[cberkas]

2 hours ago, nodak651 said:

So would I.  Does the REA/olympic sheet still use R22?

NH3 and DOWTHERM SR-1

[1972]

9 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Their SHG is on Wiebe. Coasting back when someone is behind you? One or two more strides and he lifts the stick easily. 

This has been my biggest beef with 25...just plain lazy at times.

[petey23]

14 hours ago, cowboys5xsbs said:

I forgot how much I hated the SCSU crew

Love Geno! He is great as the homer color man!

[90siouxfan]

2 minutes ago, petey23 said:

Love Geno! He is great as the homer color man!

Geno makes me work on tolerance for different folks.

[Goon]

9 hours ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

Yep. We would have been likely to lose this type of game if it were any of the previous 3 seasons. 

I recently wrote about that in a post.

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What a difference a year makes. Last year's team would have found a way to lose after the Sun Devils tied the game. That didn't happen. UND came out in the third period with a purpose. 

 

This year's team has a good mental makeup: they keep pressing and don't sit back to try to hold a lead; they keep pushing to score more goals and pad the lead.