Like Tim Hennessy's said in the post game comments not a very exciting game to watch but a win is a win.
[Post game Comments here]
This was the first sweep the Fighting Sioux hockey team had since the Michigan Tech series in Houghton, Michigan on November 6th and 7th 2009 when the Sioux beat the Michigan Tech Huskies 4-1 and 4-2. Four points is four points and you have to beat the teams behind you in the standings if you want to have a chance to move up in the standings.
This is the type of game UND needs to win, if they want to be successful in the second half of the season. These were also the types of games they were not winning during the first half of the season. The Fighting Sioux raced to a two goal lead before giving up a goal to Geoff Irwin with a minute left in the first period.
Neither the Fighting Sioux nor the Mavericks scored during the second period and then both teams traded goals in the third period. Jason Gregoire scored his tweleth goal of the season and Channing Boe scored sixth goal for the Mavericks in the third period to make it interesting, UND was able to hold on for the 3-2 victory.
Jason Gregiore was hot again tonight as he scored to more goals and four on the weekend. Matt Frattin got his first two assists of the season and he is starting to find his grove and it is only a matter of time before he starts finding the back of the net.
For the most part this was a pretty tame and clean series. In fact I was expecting more from these two teams. For the most part both teams just played hockey and didn’t get involved in any extra bravo sierra. Of course the Sioux and the Gophers play next weekend so all bets are off.
[Box score]
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1st Period (20:00)
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NDK 1 - 0 6x6 LL Jason Gregoire (11) (Matt Frattin, Derrick LaPoint) 3:29
NDK (+): 17,21,3,29,25,G31 MNS (-): 5,15,19,16,9,G1
NDK 2 - 0 6x6 Michael Cichy (2) (David Toews, Corey Fienhage) 4:38
NDK (+): 8,18,4,11,24,G31 MNS (-): 7,18,28,9,22,G1
NDK-1 Ben Blood (2-Tripping) MNS 0x1 6:38
NDK-2 Ben Blood (2-Interference) MNS 1x2 18:20
MNS 1 - 2 6x5 PP Geoff Irwin (6) (Kael Mouillierat, Ben Youds) 19:00
MNS: 19,9,5,10,15,G1 NDK: 25,2,9,11,G31
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2nd Period (20:00)
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MNS-1 Ben Youds (2-Roughing) 6:43
MNS-2 Ben Youds (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) NDK 0x1 6:43
NDK-3 Michael Cichy (2-Roughing) 6:43
NDK-4 Brad Malone (2-Cross-Checking) MNS 1x3 8:05
MNS-3 Kael Mouillierat (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) NDK 0x2 16:38
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3rd Period (20:00)
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MNS-4 Ben Youds (2-Interference) NDK 1x3 8:18
NDK 3 - 1 6x5 PP GW Jason Gregoire (12) (Matt Frattin, Jake Marto) 9:42
NDK: 17,21,25,7,29,G31 MNS: 15,16,19,22,G1
MNS 2 - 3 6x6 Channing Boe (2) (unassisted) 14:36
MNS (+): 28,22,15,19,25,G1 NDK (-): 21,8,11,24,18,G31
MNS-5 Kael Mouillierat (2-Cross-Checking) NDK 1x4 19:32
Timeout - Minnesota State 19:32
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End of Game
You never quite know what you're going to get from Mankato. They are a real streaky team and came into the weekend on a nice win streak, only to leave Grand Forks with no points. The Sioux should at least be able to salvage a split at Mariucci next weekened. Goldy has only 1 quality WCHA win all season which was at Wisconsin way back in November I believe. Not sure if you saw yet Goon, but there are 6 teams from the WCHA in the top 10 of the pairwise right now. And the Wild had quite a comeback against the vaunted Blackhawks tonight too - down 5-1 after two and came back to win in a shoot out!
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