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 buys 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.