2026-27 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[Oxbow6]

1 hour ago, burd said:

He can feed the multitude with a small basket of fishes. 

No bread? Probably are gluten intolerant.....lactose intolerant as well.  

[rochsioux]

4 hours ago, Fratt Mattin said:

I personally would be fine with know offsides review at all, in any situation. Would there be some missed offsides that lead to crucial goals? Of course. But let's be honest, the vast majority of missed offsides calls are off by literal centimeters. It's just not worth the collective breath holding we all have to do after an exciting goal that comes on a close zone entry

All fine and well until the linesman misses an obvious offside call that results in a game winner. 
Rather than eliminate the review I would like to see it more like the NHL. Lose the review and it’s an automatic 2 minute minor for delay of game, no using the timeout to avoid the penalty. 

[burd]

On 5/21/2026 at 6:17 PM, Sioux90 said:

Wrong thread men. We live in the present, here.

😄.  Sioux fans live in the present. 

[sioux rube]

17 hours ago, Fratt Mattin said:

I personally would be fine with know offsides review at all, in any situation. Would there be some missed offsides that lead to crucial goals? Of course. But let's be honest, the vast majority of missed offsides calls are off by literal centimeters. It's just not worth the collective breath holding we all have to do after an exciting goal that comes on a close zone entry

Not to mention linesman calling offsides when it actually wasn’t. Nothing one can do about so I’m all for no offsides reviews 

[atxsioux]

34 minutes ago, sioux rube said:

Not to mention linesman calling offsides when it actually wasn’t. Nothing one can do about so I’m all for no offsides reviews 

The intent + spirit of the rule when they made it was so you couldn’t cherry pick 5+ feet past the blueline for offense lol. 

 

Not nitpick if someone’s was 5 centimeters offside
 

 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Reviewing allows refs to err on the side of onsides and not blow an exciting play dead. Waiting for verification is the price we pay to have fewer whistles and more action. My biggest (but certainly not only) gripe with soccer is how anytime there's an exciting break they blow it dead for offsides.

[Fratt Mattin]

39 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Reviewing allows refs to err on the side of onsides and not blow an exciting play dead. Waiting for verification is the price we pay to have fewer whistles and more action. My biggest (but certainly not only) gripe with soccer is how anytime there's an exciting break they blow it dead for offsides.

Was this a problem before offsides review though? I've been watching hockey a long time and I really don't remember this being any bigger of a problem pre-offsides review versus post

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

5 hours ago, Fratt Mattin said:

Was this a problem before offsides review though? I've been watching hockey a long time and I really don't remember this being any bigger of a problem pre-offsides review versus post

No, but broadcasts are better quality every year and more easily scrutinized. The last few times a goal was called back in games I was watching, I knew there would be a challenge if a goal was scored.

The Fargo Screwjob will never stop stinging, but it did result in a rule change defanging challenges.

[SJHovey]

My personal preference is when we have the puck, offsides and icing are interpreted liberally, sort of the old baseball rule at second base (in the area). But, when the other team has the puck, strict enforcement.

[Blackheart]

On 5/22/2026 at 6:47 PM, Oxbow6 said:

No bread? Probably are gluten intolerant.....lactose intolerant as well.  

Latkoczy intolerant?

[TwamleyShuffle]

5 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

No, but broadcasts are better quality every year and more easily scrutinized. The last few times a goal was called back in games I was watching, I knew there would be a challenge if a goal was scored.

The Fargo Screwjob will never stop stinging, but it did result in a rule change defanging challenges.

What hurts more, the game in Fargo vs BU or the game in Fargo versus UMD that went 5 OTs?

[tnt]

5 minutes ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

What hurts more, the game in Fargo vs BU or the game in Fargo versus UMD that went 5 OTs?

Isn’t that like choosing between which serial killer you hate worse?

[rochsioux]

1 hour ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

What hurts more, the game in Fargo vs BU or the game in Fargo versus UMD that went 5 OTs?

The BU game.  We won that game and it was stolen by incompetent officials. 

[Kevin G]

10 hours ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

What hurts more, the game in Fargo vs BU or the game in Fargo versus UMD that went 5 OTs?

The 5OT game hurts more. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

12 hours ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

What hurts more, the game in Fargo vs BU or the game in Fargo versus UMD that went 5 OTs?

Realistically we weren't beating Duluth the next game in 2017. But by the end of the the 5OT I wanted the game to be over. 

We have some demons to exorcise in Fargo next March. Crazy how that's the case, it should be a free pass to the Frozen Four.

[Brett0909]

1 hour ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Realistically we weren't beating Duluth the next game in 2017. But by the end of the the 5OT I wanted the game to be over. 

We have some demons to exorcise in Fargo next March. Crazy how that's the case, it should be a free pass to the Frozen Four.

Just curious, what makes you think Duluth had the next game? They took two overtimes to squeak out a win against a BU team that was recovering from the previous 2OT and often looked overmatched by UND - plus a pretty raucous home advantage in play. That was right after UND beat Denver and lost by one to Duluth in the frozen face off. I know they had a rough regular season against Duluth, but we all know how that goes when it gets to the playoffs.

Then Duluth moved on with a one goal game over Harvard and a one goal loss to Denver for everything. If anything, that year seemed wide open to me, for anyone who could advance even if it was a low talent year for UND. Made it sting even worse, the way it all shook out and watching Duluth in Denver and the championship.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

3 hours ago, Brett0909 said:

Just curious, what makes you think Duluth had the next game? They took two overtimes to squeak out a win against a BU team that was recovering from the previous 2OT and often looked overmatched by UND - plus a pretty raucous home advantage in play. That was right after UND beat Denver and lost by one to Duluth in the frozen face off. I know they had a rough regular season against Duluth, but we all know how that goes when it gets to the playoffs.

Then Duluth moved on with a one goal game over Harvard and a one goal loss to Denver for everything. If anything, that year seemed wide open to me, for anyone who could advance even if it was a low talent year for UND. Made it sting even worse, the way it all shook out and watching Duluth in Denver and the championship.

Watching the series where they swept us in our building it was clear who the better team was. Had they not been seemingly deliberately injuring our players that year and we had our full team healthy, but that's a double hypothetical from a decade ago at that point.

Once the Plantes are gone, Duluth will fade away (unless they somehow land the next Ferschweiler after Sandy retires to his cabin).

[brianvf]

1 hour ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Once the Plantes are gone, Duluth will fade away (unless they somehow land the next Ferschweiler after Sandy retires to his cabin).

Speaking of Plante...I think EP made a mistake...otherwise Max is playing for us next season:  

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/597566/max-plante