First off those people that were writing off the Sioux the last weekend of December or first week of January because they lost a couple of game, well ten to be exact. That is why they play the whole season. Like I said earlier this season there is no award for best record during the first half of the season. Ala Air Force. Now, Sioux fans do you believe? I never stopped believing. The Fighting Sioux started the season 5-8-1 and have gone an impressive 16-3-3 since then.
Let them eat crow
The Fighting Sioux are two points away from hanging another banner for a McNaughten Cup. Pardon me if I feel a little Giddy this afternoon. It looks a lot better than 7th place like some of the pundits had predicted. Hey Jess Meyers come over to the house lets have a beer and I will serve some crow for you. Don't worry while I don't have any Crow in my freezer I do have some PHEASANT we can grill.
Today on bus back from the Ralph I heard on the radio we found out that the Fighting Sioux have never lost a game when Darcy Zajac has scored a goal. That would be my text book definition of a big time money player.
Balanced scoring
With Joe Finley Picking up a point (assist) this weekend the Fighting Sioux now have 16 players with 10 or more points. Eight players on the Fighting Sioux have 20 or more points. With a few more points Brad Miller and Chris VVandeVelde will add to the total of player with 30 or more points. Currently there are two players with 30 points (Duncan and Genoway).
Here is the goon's what if. A few weeks ago I was called a homer for suggesting that the Sioux would win the WCHA regulars season title. Seems my prediction wasn't all that far out of line.
WCHA Final
Team GP Pts
UND 28 38
Denver 28 36
CC 28 31
UMD 28 31
UMN 28 31
UW 28 31
SCSU 28 29
Mankato 28 25
AA 28 19
MTech 28 9
Scoring/Penalties Time
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1st Period (20:00)
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NDK 1 - 0 6x6 Andrew Kozek (8) (Ryan Duncan) 10:58
NDK (+): 10,16,26,6,25,G31 CC (-): 14,2,10,7,22,G30
CC-1 Cody Lampl (2-Roughing) 10:58
NDK-1 Brett Hextall (2-Roughing) 10:58
NDK-2 Brad Malone (2-Interference) CC 0x1 13:40
CC-2 Gabe Guentzel (2-Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 15:34
NDK-3 Evan Trupp (2-Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 15:34
CC-3 Tyler Johnson (2-Elbowing) NDK 1x1 16:31
CC-4 Jake Gannon (2-Interference) NDK 1x2 16:35
NDK 2 - 0 6x4 PP Ryan Duncan (15) (Chris VandeVelde, Brett Hextall) 17:53
NDK: 16,26,29,14,5,G31 CC: 14,15,7,G30
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2nd Period (20:00)
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NDK-4 Evan Trupp (2-Tripping) CC 1x2 3:44
CC 1 - 2 6x5 PP Scott McCulloch (6) (Brian Connelly, Eric Walsky) 3:54
CC: 26,11,22,14,10,G30 NDK: 2,5,11,20,G31
NDK-5 Brad Miller (2-Boarding) CC 2x3 5:42
CC 2 - 2 6x5 PP Cody Lampl (3) (unassisted) 6:12
CC: 2,25,19,21,15,G30 NDK: 11,20,5,2,G31
NDK 3 - 2 6x6 Brett Hextall (12) (unassisted) 6:57
NDK (+): 26,10,25,16,2,G31 CC (-): 26,22,7,14,15,G30
CC-5 Brian Connelly (2-Holding) NDK 1x3 8:38
CC-6 Andreas Vlassopoulos (2-Holding) NDK 1x4 10:46
NDK-6 Andrew Kozek (2-Interference) CC 2x4 12:38
NDK-7 Zach Jones (2-Interference) CC 2x5 17:15
CC-7 Andreas Vlassopoulos (2-Hooking) NDK 1x5 18:03
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3rd Period (20:00)
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CC 3 - 3 6x6 Chad Rau (17) (Eric Walsky, Nate Prosser) 15:24
CC (+): 14,22,15,11,2,G30 NDK (-): 2,5,16,10,26,G31
NDK-8 Brett Hextall (2-Charging) CC 2x6 19:50
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Overtime (3:25)
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NDK 4 - 3 6x6 GW LL Darcy Zajac (4) (Brad Malone, Andrew Kozek) 3:25
NDK (+): 11,22,10,5,6,G31 CC (-): 14,4,10,22,26,G30
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End of Game
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You couldn't ask for a better way to end the reg. season than that...
ReplyDeleteI always dread when they break out those "if XXX does this, we never lose". It's usually a curse.
ReplyDeleteYeah this has been a good season. Who would have thought the Sioux would be in the running for an WCHA regular season title? Jason 18 days from today we are partying in St Paul Brother.
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget Darcy's first goal as a Sioux. Remember that one?
ReplyDeleteWith the improvement he has made handling the puck along the boards, I don't really need him to score. His is a monster with the puck (much like his brother in the Show right now). Very fun to watch.
Just score OT goals and I assure that that streak will never end.
Goon, I remember the jumpers from earlier in the year.. I too tried to calm the doubters when the Sioux were in 9th place, but as I told all they had games in hand, plus it's all about cohesion down the stretch..
ReplyDeleteI'd take a crappy 1st half, followed with a great 2nd half run a la Sioux/St Louis Blues (they are on a streak since Chris Mason and I had a wonderful convo down in the basement, coincidentally the next morning they waived Legace, and the Blues haven't looked back since! mmm 4:30am food that morning never tasted better lol)
Anyways, good weekend of hockey for me Riders pick up their 14th State Title, Sioux dang near clinch the Cup, and the Blues are making it extremely hard on JD and Pleau.. I think the Blues might be takers instead of givers today or tomorrow if the deal is right.. (who would've thought Steen & Colaiacovo for Stempniak was going to be a fleecing, and Stars must be sick to their stomachs for waiving BJ Crombeen)
Funny all the people that thought UND was dead is now running to catch up with the Bandwagon.
ReplyDeleteFunny I can hear people running in MPLS to catch up to the Gophers bandwagon because they had one good period. :)
Siouxgreener,
ReplyDeletethe thing I like about Darcy is that he plays very solid defense and is never a liability in any of the three zones. The Sioux have never lost when he has scored a goal. Can we say big time money player. They are the kind of guys you want playing in the big game and we have him for one more season.
Darcy's first goal as a Sioux came first night in Wisco and in OT. First series of the year in his Freshman season. Lets see what we can do in the last series of the year!
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