Omaha @ North Dakota - closing out the 1st half

[brianvf]

UND swept UNO in Omaha last month, so hopefully UND can sweep them again in our barn.
UND is #5 in the NPI...UNO is #31.

Big questions for UND will be if Reschny & Verhoeff will be able to play both games or if Canada will want them right away for their WJC camp...and if any of the injured players will be able to make it back into the lineup.  Would be great to get Rickwood and Zmolek back, especially if Reschny and Verhoeff are gone.

Hard to believe that the first half is already almost done!

Keep it rolling boys!

[cberkas]

Let this be the weekend that Mavpuck bans all UND fans 

[brianvf]

Seems crazy to me that they couldn't just fly to Niagara after the Sat UNO game rather than miss both games?
You know if some NHL players get released to play that they won't be at the full camp either.

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Canada's camp begins Saturday in Niagara, Ont., which means Reschny and Verhoeff are expected to miss this weekend's National Collegiate Hockey Conference series against Omaha. If they make the final roster, they also will miss a nonconference series against Mercyhurst on Jan. 2-3.

 

[brianvf]

Good news at least. 
Sounds like Rickwood is back practicing and should hopefully be a go for this weekend against Omaha.

[.357]

Sounds good, where did you hear that?

[brianvf]

6 minutes ago, .357 said:

Sounds good, where did you hear that?

Dylan James' mom posted it on X.  
She's never been wrong before on her posts about the team, so I'll keep trusting her until she is.    

[LuvHockey]

Hmmm. Kinda creepy following moms….

[burd]

4 hours ago, LuvHockey said:

Hmmm. Kinda creepy following moms….

Depends on the mom.   

[Sioux>Bison]

4 hours ago, LuvHockey said:

Hmmm. Kinda creepy following moms….

Not as bad as the weird old ladies on Facebook. They are probably still stalking momma Gaber….

[brianvf]

7 hours ago, LuvHockey said:

Hmmm. Kinda creepy following moms….

No worries, I don’t follow her. She posted it as a reply to the article about Zellers getting an invite. <shrugs>

[LuvHockey]

Just joking man...

[thUNDer]

I’m a weird old lady who remembers MySpace before Facebook, but has done neither. Depth with this team is the envy of others, keep believing in this new staff. Go Sioux!

[Wilbur]

Not a lot of chatter thus far, but the week is young.

Haven't really followed much of Stu or the Mavs since we last met.  Didn't have a great November, but managed a split against the Yale Bulldogs.  They were idle last weekend.

Simon from Slovakia hasn't put up mind boggling numbers in his 7th year of tending goal for the Mavs, but as we've seen when he's seeing the puck well he is an elite goalie.

I'll say a 4 point weekend for UND. 

[JakeLove]

Go Hawks! 

[Goon]

24 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

I'll say a 4 point weekend for UND. 

Anything less than a sweep is unacceptable. There, I said it. 

[TwamleyShuffle]

Let’s end the first half on a good note!!

[brianvf]

With Verhoeff out, hopefully one of the two injured dman Zmolek or Jubenvill are able to play.

[RedFrog]

Hopefully Rickwood is healthy and plays so he can slide into Reschny's spot between James and Strinden. 

[Langster019]

On 12/8/2025 at 12:01 AM, cberkas said:

Let this be the weekend that Mavpuck bans all UND fans 

They are annoyingly soft 

[brianvf]

Great news:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/unds-injured-players-trending-in-right-direction

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But there was some good news at practice Wednesday. Three players who have been out due to injury were full participants.

Center Ellis Rickwood, defenseman Bennett Zmolek and defenseman Jayden Jubenvill all skated with the Fighting Hawks.

 

[brianvf]

Dane said that Rickwood and Jubenvill are both probable for this weekend, Zmolek was questionable.

[brianvf]

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One of UND's power play units will look significantly different without the Canadian World Junior hopefuls. Reschny and Verhoeff man the flanks. Jackson said senior Ben Strinden slid into one of those spots Wednesday.

"Strinden was on the flank today and shot one in the net and told me that we should have had him there for four years," Jackson laughed. "That was a good little piece of advice from Strinds."