Sioux 4 Mavericks 2

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Tonight the Sioux and the Mavericks played in what I would consider a tight checking hockey game or a high stakes chess match and this time around the mentee beat the mentor. Going forward, this is the kind of games that were are going to see as we get closer to the WCHA and NCAA playoffs… Tonight the Fighting Sioux had all the right answers and starting the game with a parade to the penalty box in the first period the Sioux finally righted the ship, got down to business, the Sioux were better tonight controlling turnover and they got pucks deep.

What a difference a night makes

I think tonight’s game was a lot different than last night’s game, tonight the Fighting Sioux played with more discipline after the first period and they cut down on the turnovers in the neutral zone and beat the Mavericks at their game tonight. I felt like the Sioux were the better team all night and they got pucks deep, they cycled the puck and defenseman for the most part were more responsible clearing puck in front of their net.  

Sioux give up three short handed goals on the weekend

The Fighting Sioux did give up two more shorthanded goals tonight but it was more a case of bad bounces and great plays by talented players. Coming into the series this weekend the UNO Mavericks had not scored a shorthanded goal after the series was over they had three on the weekend. I don’t know what to make out of that other than the Fighting Sioux has to be more aware of the penalty killers that are pressuring the points, like I Mentioned last night the Mavericks play a high pressure game, they are on top of you all of the time and for the most part they don’t let up. On the power play the Fighting Sioux went 2/8 on the night and 3/17 on the power play for the weekend. Ironically the Sioux got more power plays than the Mavericks 17 to 11.

Sioux fans step off of the ledges; for now!!!

In the last 24 hours Sioux fans were a little surly after last night shellacking 8-4 at the hands of the UNO Mavericks, one might say that there was a lot of teeth gnashing on the message boards, chats and twitter. Some fans even suggested that they wanted the head coach of the Fighting Sioux be terminated because he hasn’t won a national title in his tenure. Yeah! Also, lets give credit where credit is due, the Mavericks are a legit team that is well coached. Like I had mentioned earlier the Mavericks play a high pressure game they are on top of you the minute the puck drops till the end of the game. The Mavericks defense is very active and they are always trying to counter attack, that makes them prone to the odd man rushes as we saw in tonight's game. There is no shame in losing to this team.

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Goon’s three stars of the game
1.) Jason Gregoire (2g-1a-3pts)
2.) Evan Trupp (1g-0a-1pts)
3.) Corbin Knight (0g-2a-2pts)