Sioux Falls Regional - UND / Prov / QU / Merrimack

[atxsioux]

3 hours ago, franchise said:

Fri/Sat and Sat/Sun is so much better for planning. Extra night stay, day of meals, entertainment, etc with this setup isnt ideal

 

Definitely makes it harder on all fans from a budget / PTO perspective.
 

Doubt the coaches change it back though. So to tweak it, would be more ideal if they did the games Friday - Monday. Would at least be a little better than the current system for fans plus better for viewing on TV as you really will only miss 1 game if you’re trapped at work Friday. (Monday would be a doubleheader of regional finals at night which would be fun)

[brianvf]

Young facing his old team:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/tyler-young-set-to-face-former-team-in-ncaa-tournament

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"I pinch myself sometimes," Young said about this season. "It's pretty surreal. You kind of get nervous with the transfer portal and stuff. You just don't know how it's going to shake out. Getting to come here in the first place was super special, but then, just biding my time and getting the opportunity that they've given me and trying to run with it has been super special. I wish I had another year at this place, because it's been literally a dream come true.

"I was still shocked my first game here. You don't realize how special this team is to the community here. It's a different planet out here. It really is."

 

[UNDDOM]

Looking at the available tickets for both games, kind of shocked as roughly only half sold so far.  Granted this place holds 11K.  

[Blackheart]

4 minutes ago, UNDDOM said:

Looking at the available tickets for both games, kind of shocked as roughly only half sold so far.  Granted this place holds 11K.  

Not really surprised...it's a haul from Grand Forks and the number of local alumni would have to be considerably less than the Twin Cities area, for instance.  Some fans may be banking on UND making it to Vegas and are trying to save a few $$$ by not attending the regional.

[franchise]

14 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

Not really surprised...it's a haul from Grand Forks and the number of local alumni would have to be considerably less than the Twin Cities area, for instance.  Some fans may be banking on UND making it to Vegas and are trying to save a few $$$ by not attending the regional.

Probably also a bunch planning a Saturday trip without using PTO

[tnt]

40 minutes ago, UNDDOM said:

Looking at the available tickets for both games, kind of shocked as roughly only half sold so far.  Granted this place holds 11K.  

Tickets are more than the NCHC playoffs, so makes sense if that was too much, having to pay for a hotel and tickets should be too.

[SIOUXFAN97]

does ss.com just shut down the scoreboard at a point?

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, UNDDOM said:

Looking at the available tickets for both games, kind of shocked as roughly only half sold so far.  Granted this place holds 11K.  

And the other schools will not sell their allotment so there will be more release in the public

[brianvf]

Herald SF regional preview:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/ncaa-sioux-falls-regional-at-a-glance

Didn't realize that UND has the #2 FR scoring class in the country, behind only QU.

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Quinnipiac has the highest-scoring freshman class in the tournament with a whopping 180 points. Quinnipiac's top three scorers are all freshmen. UND is second with 144 points from its rookie class.

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Since Dec. 11, no team in the country has more wins than Merrimack. The Warriors are 16-5-2 since then. Western Michigan and Sacred Heart also have 16.

 

[TwamleyShuffle]

The Herald has an article about how there’s a pregame party in Sioux Falls to benefit the hockey NIL program for those who are going to the game

[brianvf]

57 minutes ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

The Herald has an article about how there’s a pregame party in Sioux Falls to benefit the hockey NIL program for those who are going to the game

They'll need to boost up the NIL this summer if they want to get the Ruck bros.