Sioux 3 Gophers 3.

They say that getting a tie against your heated rival feels like kissing your sister. Actually, I think the Sioux got away with some sloppy play in their own end and lost a lot of battles to the puck. I don’t like to be negative when the Sioux got three out of four points against a decent opponent in their building before January 1st and three points is three points. On the goaltending blunders that I saw tonight, someone has go to work with Brad Eidsness about covering the post correctly, Eidsness over played the puck when he didn’t need to. Stay in your net and let the puck come to you. If Eids doesn't’t play that puck there is a chance the Sioux win. Also, Jake Marto made a huge save at the end of the game to keep UND in the game.

The Fighting Sioux defensemen were a step slow tonight and they need to win the races to the puck if the Fighting Sioux are going to be successful. The forwards have got to pick up their man in the defensive zone as well. I thought in the third period and the overtime that the Fighting Sioux defenseman and forwards did a better job getting in the passing lanes than the first half of the game.

Hobey Chay

I thought that senior defenseman Chay Genoway who had three points on the weekend (3g-0a-3pts ) was awesome with the puck in his own end and made all of the right decisions, and if I could have a vote he would be my choice for defensive player of the week in the WCHA. I think this season that Genoway will have a legitimate shot at being a Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist at the end of the season, if Chay  keeps his level of play at a high level consistently. If he keeps playing like this he should be in consideration. I noticed that I am not the only one with this opinion.

Solid performers for the Weekend.

Mario Lamoureux (1g-1a-2pts)
Danny Kristo (0g-2a-2pts)
David Toews (0g-2a-2pts)
Chay Genoway (3g-0a-3pts)
Brad Eidsness (1-0-1) 1.44 GAA SV % .927
Sioux defense kept Jordan Schroeder off the score board all weekend.

From the Minnesota hockey beat writer/homer.

 North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway fell on the ice to try to block Barriball's shot as he neared the Sioux net. Barriball went high and beat Eidsness on the glove side.

With 3 minutes to go, those two got tangled up behind the Sioux net and both received penalties. Barriball for diving, Genoway for unsportsmanlike conduct, presumably for mocking how easily Barriball fell to the ice. In the penalty box, Genoway kept chirping and several times demonstrated the form on a front dive.

I don't know if anyone else feels this way but in my opinion Ryan Flynn is one of the biggest hacks in the WCHA, there is only one bigger hack and he was sitting in the stands this weekend, Brian Schack. Flynn and Lucia were begging for a beat down and deserved one.
[Box Score]
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1st Period (20:00)
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MIN 1 - 0 6x6 Jay Barriball (1) (unassisted) 6:20
MIN (+): 26,19,16,4,20,G35 NDK (-): 7,29,5,24,17,G31
NDK-1 Chris VandeVelde (2-Boarding) MIN 0x1 10:13
MIN-1 Zach Budish (2-Tripping) NDK 0x1 13:40
NDK-2 David Toews (2-Slashing) MIN 0x2 16:00
MIN-2 Aaron Ness (2-Holding) NDK 0x2 16:27
MIN-3 Jay Barriball (2-Diving) 17:03
NDK-3 Chay Genoway (2-Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 17:03

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2nd Period (20:00)
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MIN-4 BENCH (2-Too Many Players) (Served by Patrick White) NDK 1x3 1:17
NDK 1 - 1 6x5 PP Chay Genoway (2) (Danny Kristo, Chris VandeVelde) 2:46
NDK: 5,7,29,17,27,G31 MIN: 22,28,13,10,G35
MIN-5 Nico Sacchetti (2-Roughing) 4:53
MIN-6 Nico Sacchetti (2-Roughing) 4:53
MIN-7 Cade Fairchild (2-Roughing) 4:53
MIN-8 Tony Lucia (2-Roughing) 4:53
MIN-9 Jake Hansen (2-Roughing) 4:53
MIN-10 Aaron Ness (2-Roughing) 4:53
NDK-4 Joe Gleason (2-Roughing) 4:53
NDK-5 Joe Gleason (2-Roughing) 4:53
NDK-6 Brad Malone (2-Roughing) 4:53
NDK-7 Brett Hextall (2-Roughing) 4:53
NDK-8 Evan Trupp (2-Roughing) 4:53
NDK-9 Andrew MacWilliam (2-Roughing) 4:53
MIN-11 David Fischer (2-Tripping) NDK 2x4 5:45
NDK 2 - 1 6x5 PP Chay Genoway (3) (Danny Kristo, David Toews) 6:55
NDK: 5,8,7,10,18,G31 MIN: 2,16,22,4,G35
MIN-12 Jake Hansen (2-Tripping) NDK 2x5 10:27
MIN 2 - 2 5x6 SH Mike Hoeffel (1) (Taylor Matson) 11:23
MIN (+): 11,9,28,4,G35 NDK (-): 5,17,29,27,7,G31
MIN-13 Jake Hansen (2-Interference) NDK 2x6 13:44

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3rd Period (20:00)
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NDK-10 Jake Marto (2-Slashing) MIN 0x3 3:06
NDK-11 Mario Lamoureux (2-Cross-Checking) MIN 0x4 6:23
MIN 3 - 2 6x6 Mike Hoeffel (2) (Patrick White, Ryan Flynn) 11:52
MIN (+): 11,7,22,20,5,G35 NDK (-): 9,24,27,5,11,G31
NDK 3 - 3 6x6 GT Jake Marto (2) (Darcy Zajac, Mario Lamoureux) 13:10
NDK (+): 25,11,9,3,27,G31 MIN (-): 19,26,28,20,16,G35
MIN-14 Ryan Flynn (2-High-Sticking) 13:45
MIN-15 Ryan Flynn (2-Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 13:45
NDK-12 Brett Hextall (2-Slashing) 13:45
NDK-13 Brett Hextall (2-Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 13:45
Timeout - Minnesota 17:30

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Overtime (5:00)
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End of Game --- Sister kissing