Here are some of the key returning players for the Fighting Sioux
Forwards
Danny Kristo Soph, 15g-21a-36pts
Matt Frattin Sr, 11g-8a-19pts
Jason Gregoire Jr, 20g-17a-37pts
Brett Hextall Jr, 14g-12a-26pts
Evan Trupp Sr, 8g-26a-34pts
Defense
Derrick LaPoint Sr 2g-20a-22pts
Jake Marto Sr, 5g-13a-18pts
Ben Blood Jr, 5g-9a-14pts
Chay Genoway SR, 4g-6a-10pts
Goalie
Brad Eidsness Jr, 24-10-4, 2.11 GAA, SV% .914
Here are some of the key returning players for the UAA Seawolves.
Forward
Tommy Grant Sr, 9g-17a-26pts
Sean Wiles Sr, 9g-8a-17pts
Craig Parkinson Sr, 6g-5a-11pts
Jade Portwood Jr,3g-2a-5pts
Defensemen
Nick Haddad Sr, 5g-5a-10gpts
Luka Vidmar Sr, 2-g10a-12pts
Brad Gorham Jr, 0g-5a-10pts
Chris Crowell So, 0g-0a-0pts
Goalie
Dusan Sidor So, 0-0-0 6.00 GAA SV% .846
Rob Gunderson Fr.
Chris Kamal Fr.
Comparing the two teams
UND averages 6'0.07" and 187.96 lbs.
UAA averages 6'0.71" and 187.13 lbs.
UND record against UAA the last 12 games 7-4-1
UND has a 4-4 in it's last 8 games in Anchorage.
Read what the College Hockey News has to say about the Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage, Alaska.
All the more reason for the defense to stay strong.
"On the flip side, we need to manufacture more shots that lead to an increase in goal production," said Shyiak. "We want to be a team that is tough to play against and keep teams scoring chances to a minimum."
North Dakota, coming off a 5-2 exhibition victory over Manitoba, has epitomized consistency during the past decade-plus, reaching the NCAA tournament in 13 of the last 14 years, including each of the last eight. Last year, the Sioux fell to Yale in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Still, six of the Sioux's seven 20-point scorers from a season ago return this year, so it's no wonder that talk of the Frozen Four is already swirling around Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. In addition, Chay Genoway returns to the Fighting Sioux defensive corps after a concussion kept him out of last season.
Genoway played regular shifts in North Dakota's win over Manitoba last week.
