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Well this weekend the Fighting Sioux are on the “dreaded bye week” sitting atop of the WCHA standings and now will become score board watchers. The Pioneers and the Tigers will play a home and a home so this might be a preview of things to come. Fighting Sioux logo hater Dave Ramsey has this article in today’s Gazette.

Gazette.com --- Now, Owens can offer a fresh horror film to his youthful Tigers as he prepares for the Pioneers. He can show them footage from Saturday’s debacle against North Dakota.

“You know what? I’m not going to burn the tape,” Owens said. “We’re going to look at it. We’re going to watch it.”

The loss ended a weird weekend for the Tigers. On Friday, after CC muscled its way to a convincing victory over North Dakota, hope was rampant for the Tigers.

They had delivered their most impressive and important victory of the season. They had devoured a North Dakota team that had won 10 of 12.

Could the Tigers keep this up?

Ah, no.

The answer became clear barely two minutes into the second period when Brett Hextall scored from point-blank range to give North Dakota a 2-0 lead.

Following the goal, fans in UND green were standing and shouting all over World Arena while fans in yellow and black sat quietly. It had been bad. It would get worse.

North Dakota, which rides off with a 14-6 Western Collegiate Hockey Association record, revealed itself as a legit national title contender.

“They were really, really good,” Owens said, accurately. “They were physical and tough.”