This is what the Alaska Anchorage beat writer Doyle Woody had to say about this team’s effort last night. I am not sure he is going to win a lot of support from the UAA faithful with that kind of reporting. [Click to view]
Here is what Timothy Boger from US College Hockey on line had to say about the game last night. Balanced offensive attack guides North Dakota over Alaska-Anchorage [click to view]
Here is my break down of the game last night. [Click to link]
UND’s Virg Foss, UND Dominates in 4-1 win over Alaska Anchorage. [undsports.com]
USA Under-18 Team goalie Thatcher Demko was a beast in the net last night against the Minnesota Gophers as he stopped 39/41 shots and led the USA to a 2-2 tie against the Minnesota Gophers.
I remember not too long ago, Minnesota fans were talking about how UND was out shot by the U-18 team, in a 6-4 UND win and now their own team ties the U-18 team. Actually, the U-18 team had a 2-0 lead over the Gophers before they fought back to tie the game. [Box Score]
Michael Russo the beat writer for the Locked out Minnesota Wild, is filling in for Roman as he’s covering the WNBA Finals. It’s a shame that Russo is covering the Gophers right now, he should be covering the NHL.
Thinking of Former College Hockey players, former SCSU forward Matt Cullen and current locked Minnesota Wild forward is less than pleased about the current state of the CBA negotiations. Also, Former Wisconsin Badger Ryan Suter is less than impressed with the NHL owners and here is what he had to say about the matter.
"It's disappointing. If you can't afford to (sign contracts) then you shouldn't do it," Suter said. "(Leipold) signed us to contracts. At the time he said everything was fine. Yeah, it's disappointing. A couple months before, everything is fine, and now they want to take money out of our contracts that we already signed." [Craig Custance; ESPN.COM]Kudos to Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski for coming to the Frozen Tundra that is Grand Forks, ND. Here is the link to a interview he did with the Monique and Locelyne Lamoureux. There is some good stuff here.
You can tell when you watch girls play, which ones grew up playing boys hockey. In practice, if someone gets knocked over, you have girls that will ask 'oh, are you OK?' The ones that played against boys don't say anything. It doesn't faze them. It's part of the game.From the same article I really like this one and thought it was funny.
So when you win, what comes out first: the Magnums of Molson or the cigars?Brad Schlossman, UND MEN'S HOCKEY: Kristo returns in win over Alaska Anchorage
Monique: [Laughs] I hate beer, so probably something else. But probably a cigar for me. I love cigars.
Jocelyne: [The Canadian players] got a lot of flack for that. We would have done the same thing. And if it was guys, they would have been laughing about it.
