Sioux Falls Regional - UND / Prov / QU / Merrimack

[Wildfan]

After seeing even more complaining about how East Coast teams had to travel to SF and attendance would've been much better out East I came across the 2023 Bridgeport Regional where Quinnipiac played against Merrimack. Qunnipiac is 25 miles from Bridgeport, and Merrimack is 166 miles. So 30 min and 2.5 hour drive and their attendance for that game was 4,462. Well actually that same attendance number was used for both first round games with the other being Ohio State vs Harvard. So add in Harvard at 149 miles and they drew less for attendance then Sioux Falls did only 1 team considered drive-able distance at 319 miles and over 4 hours.

[nodak651]

Are there busses running from gf or fargo down to Sioux Falls?  If not, perhaps und or the champions club ahould.  Could be a perk for membership.  And non members can go with a fee.  Could also be a discoumt or a perk to attract new members.

[nodak651]

1 hour ago, Wildfan said:

After seeing even more complaining about how East Coast teams had to travel to SF and attendance would've been much better out East I came across the 2023 Bridgeport Regional where Quinnipiac played against Merrimack. Qunnipiac is 25 miles from Bridgeport, and Merrimack is 166 miles. So 30 min and 2.5 hour drive and their attendance for that game was 4,462. Well actually that same attendance number was used for both first round games with the other being Ohio State vs Harvard. So add in Harvard at 149 miles and they drew less for attendance then Sioux Falls did only 1 team considered drive-able distance at 319 miles and over 4 hours.

Dont leave out the day the week they were played.  The regional youre referencing was played on a Friday.

[Oxbow6]

I know they didn't get much ice time, but Littler and Klee were really good out there when they got their chances.

Hot goalies win Cups and Nattys.

Lastly, bring in someone today from the F-M or Sioux Falls Curling Club to get the ice respectable by 600 pm Saturday. Whoever is currently in charge of the ice needs to consider a new career path.

[90siouxfan]

I am pleased with the win. Performance was less than the mandatory world beater effort that a Sioux fan is required to express.

Thought (hoped) I would hear Kernan's name more.

 

Bad ice....   is that something to prepare for? 

 

Speed kills. Bad ice cancels.

[I Ranger]

As has been mentioned multiple times, the ice was horrendous! Anyone who thinks this didn't play a factor as it's a great equalizer for the lesser skilled team is crazy. Even the simplest plays/passes were difficult all game. The age old complaint of regionals playing on garbage ice for the most important games of the year but at least it's a neutral site! Ridiculous! 

[cberkas]

UND looked like they were playing with the pressure to not lose and Merrimack was playing like it was another game. The guys need to calm down take a deep breath and play like it’s another game. Get the puck on net, pucks on net lead to scoring chances, scoring chances lead to goals. The one thing that has just irritated me since Hak/2016 is always picking corners and not getting pucks on net to get a rebound or a tips. There were chances in front of the net all night if 1. someone would shoot and 2. someone would stop in the slot/top of the crease. Against Q use the lively boards, those back door options were there once the passes were took away.

Swanson, I swear when he shoots the puck usually goes in. I’d like to see him take the puck behind the net and make a pass out front on the PP. Teams know he’s pass first, shoot or move using the net as a decoy to give options for passes bs passing off the half boards every time. 

[JakeLove]

8 hours ago, burd said:

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

The current icing rule is called the “modified touch icing”. That helps visualize the rule. 
 

icing is a player race to the puck, not a race to a spot.

The linesman decides which player would get to the puck first no earlier than when the closest player to the puck reaches the top of face off circles and no later than when the closest player reaches face off dots. On very rare occasions when it is close the linesman can wait an instant longer so long as safety of the player who would reach the puck first. 
 

if the icing team would reach the puck first, play continues. 
 

if the non-icing team would reach the puck first, play is terminated. 
 

icing (or not) is not decided by a player race to a slot on the ice. The spot on the ice is only used by the linesman as a trigger for when they have to decide which player would reach the puck first is not compromised.

[sioux rube]

58 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

I am pleased with the win. Performance was less than the mandatory world beater effort that a Sioux fan is required to express.

Thought (hoped) I would hear Kernan's name more.

 

Bad ice....   is that something to prepare for? 

 

Speed kills. Bad ice cancels.

Remember when Scheels Arena hosted I believe their first ever regional and St Cloud played AIC. SCSU had a bunch of speedsters on that team and on paper should have won fairly easily. The ice conditions negated that speed and AIC won a very boring game. I thought for sure after that debacle Scheels would never host one again it was that bad 

[gfhockey]

Merrimack should have had that one goal if you take off the green glasses

[Sweethockey]

6 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Merrimack should have had that one goal if you take off the green glasses

Spoons had covered the puck and the whistle was blown. No, they shouldn’t have allowed the goal. Even with your maroon and gold glasses. 

[Oxbow6]

9 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Merrimack should have had that one goal if you take off the green glasses

#thatshockey

[UND69er]

9 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Merrimack should have had that one goal if you take off the green glasses

Yeah, I missed it. What was the ruling there?

[UND69er]

Just now, UND69er said:

Yeah, I missed it. What was the ruling there?

Ok got it.

[franchise]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

I know they didn't get much ice time, but Littler and Klee were really good out there when they got their chances.

They were noticeable. So was Young. Really wish he could have buried the partial break.

[90siouxfan]

Why is regional ice so bad?  Are these rinks just incompetent? Is it the logo changes on the ice?

[108498]

I am pretty confused. I have seen several different brackets and I am trying to figure out wjat region UND's opponett qpuld come from if they male rhe frozen four. 

[SJHovey]

8 hours ago, MGsioux said:

Wth do we think that was about 

Borek was pretty upset after the game.  The post game press conference link is below.  In it he talks about having to beat the "third team," and how they were really hoping for a power play, but I guess that doesn't happen "out west."  He then remembered that they got one, and said "thanks for that, I guess."

 

I'm guessing Jax doesn't reveal what was said, because it's probably not going to be too flattering to another coach.

https://www.themackreport.com/p/postgame-press-conference-following

[nodakgirl93]

33 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Merrimack should have had that one goal if you take off the green glasses

Early whistles happen all the time. We just got some luck. 

[Wilbur]

Today should be an excellent catch up day for the rink as they'll only have the two teams practicing for maybe an hour each, and other than that they can focus on getting their surface temp to a decent spot. 

Only one game tomorrow should make for a more playable surface.  Its getting to the point with some of these places where if you're the second game you're screwed.  

[nodakgirl93]

Just now, 108498 said:

I am pretty confused. I have seen several different brackets and I am trying to figure out wjat region UND's opponett qpuld come from if they male rhe frozen four. 

The Worcester regional as MSU is the 3rd overall first seed. 

[cberkas]

7 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

Why is regional ice so bad?  Are these rinks just incompetent? Is it the logo changes on the ice?

They don’t take this ice out completely and it being a USHL building with all the ads in the ice. They have to repaint it and put in the logo (every timelapse I’ve seen of this they repaint then put in the logos). Do the switch 3 weeks before instead of a week. 

[Wilbur]

1 minute ago, SJHovey said:

Borek was pretty upset after the game.  The post game press conference link is below.  In it he talks about having to beat the "third team," and how they were really hoping for a power play, but I guess that doesn't happen "out west."  He then remembered that they got one, and said "thanks for that, I guess."

 

I'm guessing Jax doesn't reveal what was said, because it's probably not going to be too flattering to another coach.

https://www.themackreport.com/p/postgame-press-conference-following

I get he's a bit emotional after the loss and everything, but I'm not really sure where another penalty could've been called on us.  I mean the Zmolek penalty was a joke in itself, but whatever.  One of the things we did a good job of was not going for big hits and keeping the reaching to a minimum.  I feel they got a bit screwed on the no goal call, but then its 3-1 or 2-1.  It won't be the last time an officials whistle costs a team a goal.  

These eastern teams will always whine about coming out west.  All the while Denver ends up east every time the state of Colorado doesn't host a regional and they are fine.

[petey23]

59 minutes ago, sioux rube said:

Remember when Scheels Arena hosted I believe their first ever regional and St Cloud played AIC. SCSU had a bunch of speedsters on that team and on paper should have won fairly easily. The ice conditions negated that speed and AIC won a very boring game. I thought for sure after that debacle Scheels would never host one again it was that bad 

Was at that game. Felt bad for SCSU as that team was loaded and the ice conditions were as bad as I have seen without a game just being postponed

[petey23]

42 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

#thatshockey

#thatsbaseball