Some quick takes from last night's exhibition game.
UND kicked off the 2015-16 season with a convincing 8-2 win against the Manitoba Bisons. The score could have been worse if the Manitoba goalie hadn't stood on his head for most of the first half of the game.
First, last night's game was a bit sloppy, but that was expected after 150-day break from live action. I am not sure what we can take from last night's game.
I am not going to mince words, Manitoba isn't a very good hockey team. I don't see the Bisons winning a lot of CIS games either. That being said, UND did pretty well for having very little face time with the coaches.
I am predicting that you will see the umbrella power play more this season. According to coach Brad Berry, that's coach Matt Shaw's handy work.
Offensively, I think this year's team has a couple of finishers that can bury the puck.
UND kicked off the 2015-16 season with a convincing 8-2 win against the Manitoba Bisons. The score could have been worse if the Manitoba goalie hadn't stood on his head for most of the first half of the game.
First, last night's game was a bit sloppy, but that was expected after 150-day break from live action. I am not sure what we can take from last night's game.
I am not going to mince words, Manitoba isn't a very good hockey team. I don't see the Bisons winning a lot of CIS games either. That being said, UND did pretty well for having very little face time with the coaches.
I am predicting that you will see the umbrella power play more this season. According to coach Brad Berry, that's coach Matt Shaw's handy work.
Offensively, I think this year's team has a couple of finishers that can bury the puck.
Brock Boeser (1g-1a—2pts) I have a feeling that the the highly touted rookie is going to get a lot of ink this season. Last night, Boeser made quite a first impression on the UND hockey fan base. Boeser is a good as billed and has a shot that will give goalies fits. I wouldn't be surprised if he scored 15-20 goals this season.
Shane Gersich (2g-0a—2pts) was very impressive in his first game wearing a UND uniform. Again,
Johnny Simonson who didn't score a goal all of last season scored (3g-0a—3pts) in the win against the Manitoba Bisons.
Last night, UND's d-core was very active in leading the rush up ice. I think they will continue this throughout the season. The defense will probably tighten up a bit and not be so loosey-goosey as they were last night. For the fans that hate the dump and chase, I don't recall UND playing a lot of dump and chase last night.
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