The negative, UND found out that it had lost yet another player to a season ending injury.
Here is the current injury list, Season ending injuries: Rocco Grimaldi (knee surgery), Derek Rodwell (shoulder), Out Brendan O'Donnell (upper body), defenseman Derek Forbort (undisclosed), Michael Parks (questionable) walking wounded, Corban Knight and Mario Lamoureux. As you can see the @injuryninja has not been kind to the UND hockey team this season.
The positive, UND is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games against SCSU.
Jayson Hajdu, from the UND Athletic Media Relations aka @UNDSID has the travel blog up.
My favorite opposition radio personality has this post on his blog today. North Dakota, Gophers Misbehave Again; Announcer Off the Rails, Coach Angry
Dan Myers of College Hockey News has UND third in this weeks, WCHA Week 12 Power Rankings
Here is this week’s version of the Cardinal Country Clomp Feast, congrats to Ryan Cardinal as he and his wife added a new addition to their family… [click to listen]
Dave Burger has his Weekend Preview: UND at St. Cloud State
Here is the break down of Roco Grimaldi injured knee [Grand Forks Herald]
Run with the Dog’s favorite beat writer, Brad Schlossman has his, Friday morning reading
Here is Through These Doors Episode 11 [click to watch]
There is a new SCSU fan message board and you can find it by clicking here on the [SCSU hockey message board]
Mick Hatten has this story; North Dakota to sport logo vs. Huskies
Mick Hatten; SCSU's riding a win streak
A Tradition of Excellence has this week’s series links [click to view]
Mick Hatten; A look at this weekend's WCHA men's series between North Dakota and St. Cloud State
Western College Hockey has his spin on the Minnesota/North Dakota Videos
While the WCHA tends to let the various schools deal with issues, the ECAC recently issued a reprimand for Yale coach Keith Allain. Courtesy of Ken Schott Parting Schotts blog; ECAC Hockey reprimands Yale coach Allain.
WCHA alums dot NHL All-Star rosters, and it means a change of plans for Faulk [USCHO.COM]
Tyler Buckentine and Brian Halverson have this week’s WCHA conference picks. [USCHO.COM]
No. 17 North Dakota (12-9-2, 8-8-0 WCHA) at St. Cloud State (9-11-4, 6-7-3 WCHA)
Tyler: The Huskies need to build off the National Hockey Center crowd sure to be loud, build a good-sized lead going into the third period because North Dakota has scored the third-fewest amount of goals in the WCHA after 40 minutes. UND has scored clutch third-period goals, but has yet to come back from a two-goal deficit in the third period. Both teams are banged up this weekend and though UND is suffering more from injuries, it has the edge in talent. Split
Brian: North Dakota has won six of the past eight meetings (6-1-1) after the teams split a pair in Grand Forks earlier this season and is 8-2-1 overall in its past 11 games leading into the series. UND has won three of eight conference road games but two of those came in their only road seep of the season at Alaska-Anchorage. SCSU meanwhile has lost just twice at home in WCHA play and has yet to sweep or be swept in a conference series this season. Split is written all over this one.
