Sioux Hit Rock Bottom.

Losing Skid hits 3 Games
A listless Fighting Sioux hockey team lost 3-1 to the upstart and improved Michigan Huskies, in WCHA action. The loss was the Fighting Sioux’s sixth loss in the past seven games and hence, the third loss in row for the Fighting Sioux. If one had to use one single word to describe the Fighting Sioux effort the past three games it would be: UNACCEPTABLE. This is not Fighting Sioux hockey. Fighting Sioux hockey is about effort and out working opponents, it's about winning battles and pushing people around. Fighting Sioux hockey is about winning ugly and scoring dirty goals. The MTU Huskies out worked the Fighting Sioux for 50 of 60 minutes, and it showed on the scoreboard in the end. The Sioux put on a valiant effort in the final 1.32 of the game; finally getting a single goal past Nolan. One must ask where was that at in the second period when you were MIA.

Big Problems in Goal
Also, Fighting Sioux junior goalie Phil Lamoureux continues his slide towards goaltending mediocre, losing for the third game in a row. Since Phil Lamoureux has regained his starting duties the Fighting Sioux have taken (2) TWO league points. Please? Can someone please tell me why he is still the starting goaltender? At this point in the season I don’t’ think Grieco could do any worse than Phil, at least rotate the two goalies until someone estasblishes as the go to guy. Phil isn't lighting the world on fire. I am almost ready to start the call for Walski, could he do any worse, I guess he could. In fact you can put me in the anybody but Phil camp. Give me Grieco or Walski. If your not going to play Grieco what did you bring him here for? If anything you rushed him into the league dominated by upper classmen. I also can't believe this was the best recruit that the Fighting Sioux could get, are you kidding me? In case you haven't taken a look in rafters lately this isn't Canisus College, this is the University of North Datkota the FSU of college hockey, one of the bench mark programs in division one hockey. We should have young talented goalies lined up to play for our school.

I am tired of hearing the same thing week after week, year after year: Phil is a good goalie that hasn’t gotten any offensive support, Phil hasn’t been given a fair shake (when Jordan Parise was here), the offense isn’t scoring for him, its obvious Phil isn’t cutting the mustard, the goals he let in were the defenses fault. Two of the three goals scored last night could have been stopped by a bantam “A” goalie; in fact I know one the Fighting Sioux should consider picking up. Seth are you ready to go in yet?

If the Sioux coaching staff is smart they should start combing western Canada for a shut down, stud goalie and I suggest sooner rather than later. Lets hope that the Coaching staff will not accept losing and the status quo, it's not about hurting people's feelings it's about winning hockey games. Fighting Sioux hockey is not entitlement hockey, and Sioux hockey team needs goaltending help bad.

The was for the most part last nights game was a hard game to watch, when MTU scored the third goal, I thought the stands were going to clear out for good as the fair-weather Sioux fans headed for the exits, some of which won’t be back tonight. That isn’t a bad thing. I was there to the brutal end and booing at Fighting Sioux’s effort. Something are going to have to change or the season will be lost.