Sioux Falls Regional - UND / Prov / QU / Merrimack

[brianvf]

MSU had more trouble with UConn, who Merrimack just beat for the HEA title.  

[TwamleyShuffle]

Just now, UND69er said:

Odd wasn't it. Didn't seem congratulatory at all.

Probably salty his team lost for first time in two months

[Cratter]

Jackson looked shocked at what the Merrimack coach had to say to him after the game...

[burd]

13 minutes ago, cowboys5xsbs said:

How was that icing croal had a step

Don’t they call it when the puck crosses the dot?

[Vegas_Sioux]

1 minute ago, burd said:

Don’t they call it when the puck crosses the dot?

Puck past the end line first skater to the top hash mark. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

3 minutes ago, SiouxScore said:

He had a look like “what the hell are you taking about, ok bud”

 

2 minutes ago, UND69er said:

Odd wasn't it. Didn't seem congratulatory at all.

Borek was gripping his hard to keep him there. Maybe Jax didn't return a call about non conference scheduling?

[skateshattrick]

6 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

This game never, never should have been this close.  This whole Merrimack was a hot team is garbage, they were the 8th place team in HE.  They need to figure this thing out in the next 45 hours.

It was early in the year, but Merrimack beat Quinnipiac 4-1. Maybe they are better than you think?

[dden3]

3 minutes ago, Cratter said:

Jackson looked shocked at what the Merrimack coach had to say to him after the game...

Maybe he was telling Jackson that he got pretty lucky with that no goal call.  

[burd]

1 minute ago, Vegas_Sioux said:

Puck past the end line first skater to the top hash mark. 

Thks.   Not first skater to the end line.   Probably a safety measure?

[MafiaMan]

11 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

This game never, never should have been this close.  This whole Merrimack was a hot team is garbage, they were the 8th place team in HE.  They need to figure this thing out in the next 45 hours.

Another missed NCAA tournament…fire the coach after a several years-long downward spiral…locker room chaos…players leaving in droves…

Fast-forward one season:

Penrose Cup winners…NCAA tournament lock…28 wins with hopefully more to come…first NCAA tournament win in recent memory…

AND YET YOU’RE COMPLAINING?

[Blackheart]

Nice to put another win in the NCAA’s column.  Sioux looked a little rusty at times but they got the W and will get a good test against the Q on Saturday.  Love to see the boys in Vegas baby!

[nodakvindy]

Got the win and hopefully shook off the rust. Keeper stepped up big time. Expect a solid performance Saturday night. 

[TwamleyShuffle]

Checked a box today. Let’s do it again on Saturday! 
 

Also, they are giving away free student tickets for the game on Saturday. Hopefully this helps make it a tough environment for the Bobcats and the QU coach starts to grow in favor on on campus regionals 

[Oldguy]

Having endured the East Coast bias BS for two plus periods tonight, it was pretty sweet to hear them stopping the Merrimack love-fest and eat it at the end of the game.

[rochsioux]

Nice to finally win an NC$$ tourney game, been way, way, way too long for our program. 
Having said that, we didn’t play very well overall. If we want to continue winning we need to play a better. Fortunately, Merrimack didn’t have anyone that could shoot the puck or this game could have turned out differently. It seemed obvious that the ice was crap yet we still overpassed the puck instead of shooting and crashing the net. Hopefully we shook off the rust and the ice will be better on Saturday. Hats off to Spoons for playing well, would be great if he could string three more together. 

[Blackheart]

1 minute ago, MafiaMan said:

Another missed NCAA tournament…fire the coach after a several years-long downward spiral…locker room chaos in …players leaving in droves…

Fast-forward one season:

Penrose Cup winners…NCAA tournament lock…28 wins with hopefully more to come…first NCAA tournament win in recent memory…

AND YET YOU’RE COMPLAINING?

 

I may have seen a ledgie or two.

[Sioux90]

2 minutes ago, dden3 said:

Maybe he was telling Jackson that he got pretty lucky with that no goal call.  

Probably something less obvious. I didn’t think either team was at their best. Bad ice had alot to do with it. Hard game to watch.

[MafiaMan]

5 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Borek was gripping his hard to keep him there. Maybe Jax didn't return a call about non conference scheduling?

Borek was gripping his what, exactly?

[Blackheart]

5 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

 

Borek was gripping his hard to keep him there. Maybe Jax didn't return a call about non conference scheduling?

Borek was pissed that Providence didn’t hold their plane for his team.  He was asking Jax if he had any spare frequent flyer miles.

[franchise]

21 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Next step....beating a university. Right @franchise?

Hahaha...yes, sir!

[burd]

4 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

I may have seen a ledgie or two.

A number with the Ledgie Look, even if they hadn’t yet hit the “up” button. 

[Wilbur]

Thoughts

-We didn't cope well to the ice surface at all.  Tons of terrible bounces, and you can't play overly cute when thats a factor.  

-I thought we didn't show any rust, and really had a good first ten minutes of the game.  I thought it was more of us on the gas pedal than them not skating.  Goal early always helps.  

-I'd say we passed up shooting the puck easily 10-15 times.  Our pp overpassed a ton.

-Coaches limited #18's minutes quite a bit late in the game.  Fighting it a bit the past few games.  He's so much better when he keeps it simple.  

-Our goalie played better than their goalie did.  Really locked in performance for him.  

-Regardless of what their 8th place finish says, that team was playing their best hockey of the year and won 4 backs against the wall games in a row to make the NCAA's.  They probably deserved a better fate then they got tonight.

An ugly win beats any loss.  Especially in the NCAA tournament. 

 

[Und Princess]

17 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Maybe a blog about post game reaction too!

Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the creation of https://ftstspotlight.blogspot.com/?m=1

And I appreciate your support greatly! @gfhockey

I can't wait for Saturday's game!!!

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

14 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

Borek was gripping his what, exactly?

Hahaha whoops! Autocorrect, not a Freudian slip, I swear

[farce poobah]

So ... just like 2015-2016, we beat the Hockey East playoff champ in the Regional Semifinals.