History Made: Jackson Blake's Goal Helps UND Break a 33-Year Drought

In his 47 games with the UND hockey team, sophomore forward Jackson Blake has scored 22 goals and 52 points. On Saturday night, Blake's 22nd career goal proved to be an important, historic goal. With Blake's overtime marker, the UND hockey team broke a 33-year drought. The UND hockey team hadn't won against BU in Boston since March 16, 1990. That streak is over! 

The Goal in Question 

Twenty seconds into Saturday's 3-on-3 overtime, UND forward Jackson Blake moved up the right side took a feed from Owen McLaughlin entered the BU zone cut in front of the Terrier goalie Mathieu Caron, and scored an overtime winner to give UND a 5-4 win. Blake's goal helped UND salvage a series split against the highflying Boston University Terriers. That was the second career overtime goal of Blake's career. His goal was a thing of beauty, his celly was even better. Right in front of the BU bench. 

That’s absolutely filthy. https://t.co/DBVHclyQu3

— Eric J. Burton (@goon48) November 5, 2023

"To come in here and win on a Saturday night is so big for us," Blake told the Grand Forks Herald. "We have a lot of transfers and freshman, so to get their first road experience with us is huge. Getting a win on Saturday, there's nothing better."

Here are a couple of stats from the UND hockey SID Alec Johnson. 

• First, as mentioned above, the UND hockey team hadn't beaten BU in Boston in 33 years. 
• UND snapped a six-game winless streak against Boston University dating back to 2012. 
• With the win, UND improved to 13-12-2 all-time against Boston University and 5-8-1 in Boston. 
• UND is 8-4-1 against BU in a city not named Boston. 
• Finally, Blake recorded his 16th game with multiple points in his career and his fourth three-point night 

Beanpot 2016: Minnesota Wild Draft Choice Alex Tuch Scores the Game-Winning Goal

This is a perfect example of why you try to get the puck deep. Great goal if you're an Eagles fan. Tough break if your cheer for the Terriers. It was an exciting game.

Minnesota Wild draft choice Alex Tuch scores the game-winning goal to give the Boston College Eagles the Beanpot championship. Tuch overtime goal gave the Eagles a 1-0 win. The first in the Beanpots 64-year history.

#mnwild prospect, @alextuch17 with the OT winner in the #Beanpot for Boston College 🏒 https://t.co/sxl6zrB5Ak

— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) February 9, 2016

Beanpot 2016: Ahti Oksanen's Academy Award Performance (Embellishment)

Boston College forward Miles Wood was assessed a two-minute minor for boarding. First, the penalty was probably appropriate. That being said, what disgusts me was the acting job by Boston University senior forward Ahti Oksanen. His performance was worthy of an Academy Award. Oksanen miraculously recovered to play on the ensuing penalty.

This is the same guy that put on the acting job at the Ralph when BU and UND played on November 2, 2012., UND defenseman Andrew MacWilliam checked Oksanen with a shoulder-to-shoulder hit. We've seen this act before.

Obviously, the hit was late, but there was a late whistle, too.  Oksanen actually shot the puck on the UND net after the whistle. Oksanen laid on the ice as if he was hurt badly and then somehow miraculously recovered on the bench, well enough to come back during the five-minute power play and score a goal for BU, his first of his career.

I knew we had seen this act before.

CHN Drops Bomb Shell

Merry Christmas everyone, today, Mike McMahon and Adam Wodon from College Hockey News have put out a pretty serious story. This is not good if true. These kind of incidents could lead to sanctions from the NCAA.

Mike McMahon and Adam Wodon , College Hockey News --- Boston University junior forward Nick Roberto, who has not played this season due to a team-imposed suspension, will not play for the remainder of this season, College Hockey News has learned.

According to several sources, Roberto's suspension is the result of gambling activity he participated in during last season. Sources indicate that Roberto was not the only BU player involved, though those players are no longer with the hockey program. The identity of those players could not be confirmed. Other sources have indicated that players from other teams were involved, too.

In a statement released to CHN today, the University said, “Beyond confirming that Mr. Roberto will not play for the Boston University hockey team this season, federal privacy laws prevent us from discussing his status.

Four Year Athlete Obsolete

At the end of every Men's Division 1 NCAA Hockey season, most of the 59 teams fan bases hold their breaths and wonder one thing. Who are we going to lose early this year? It has become a common thing for athletes not staying all four years in order to be sure to sign that entry level pro contract into the NHL.

According to USCHO.com, 30 players chose to leave their schools early, a majority of which were juniors with just one year left to play. However, there were five freshman who decided to leave after one year, including second overall pick in this year's entry draft, Jack Eichel. Now I do understand that these top NHL draft picks want to be sure that a serious injury doesn't ruin their professional dreams, but seriously. You go to college to play the sport and the university you are playing at is investing time and money in you. Now I'm not saying athletes should stay all four years, but they should spend at least three years with their school of choice.

Another interesting number found off of USCHO.com, 20 of the 59 schools were effected by early departures. Of those 20 schools, 10 of them saw more then one player leave for the NHL. Now I know that doesn't seem like a lot of players considering each of the 59 teams is allowed to roster up to 25 athletes, however top programs like North Dakota, Minnesota, and Boston University have rarely seen an entire class stick together all four seasons since the turn of the century, if at all.

For example, look at a team like North Dakota. This season saw the departures of juniors Zane McIntyre and Jordan Schmaltz to their respective pro teams. The year before, they lost Rocco Grimaldi to Florida, who was a red shirt sophomore at the time, and three seasons ago, would lose junior Derek Forbort to a pro contract. The list just goes on from there.

Maybe someday more athletes will once again decide to play all four seasons of NCAA hockey, but for now, senior classes keep getting smaller and smaller, and the sizes of the incoming freshman classes just keep growing in size.

Frozen Four: Eastern Bias Episode No. 29

EPISODE No. 29: FROZEN FOUR PREVIEW! With @BurntBoats, @TheBUHockeyBlog, @goon48 and the UNO bus with @samithenerd. http://t.co/Fbef0kh4Y5
— Eastern Bias (@easternbias) April 9, 2015

I had the opportunity to go on the podcast with the Eastern Bias team.

Frozen Four: Where Do They Come from?

College Hockey Inc has a nice graphic on where the players from the four teams in the Frozen Four are from.As you can see, the teams have players from all over the place.

UND Ranked 3rd in Both National Polls

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

Rk.      School (First place votes)       

1.         Minnesota (39)                         

2.         Union (11)                                

3.         North Dakota                           

4.         Colgate                                    

5.         Providence                                

6.         Boston College                          

7.         Massachusetts-Lowell                 

8.         Ferris State                               

9.         St. Cloud State                          

10.       Miami     
11.       Denver                                  

12.       Boston University                       

13.       Minnesota State                           

14.       Michigan                                           

15.       Quinnipiac                                         

16.       Alaska                                                

17.       Vermont                                            

18.       Cornell                                               

19.       Minnesota Duluth                             

20.       Alaska Anchorage                           

Others receiving votes: Omaha 78, Robert Morris 67, Notre Dame 62, Bowling Green 47, Michigan Tech 36, Merrimack 27, Northern Michigan 24, New Hampshire 21, Princeton 17, Ohio State 14, Yale 10, Dartmouth 6, Harvard 6, Northeastern 6, Bemidji State 2, Clarkson 1, Mercyhurst 1.

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

Rk.      School (1^st place)                     

1.         Minnesota (23)                                 

2.         Union (10)                                        

3.         North Dakota (1)                        

4.         Colgate                                              

5.         Providence                                      

6.         Boston College                                

7.         Ferris State                                        

8.         Massachusetts-Lowell                                     

9.         St. Cloud State                                  

10.       Miami                                                

11.       Boston University                            

12.       Minnesota State                               

13.       Denver                                              

14.       Michigan                                           

15.       Quinnipiac                                          

Others receiving votes: Alaska 45, Vermont 33, Cornell 27, Notre Dame 18, Robert Morris 15, Minnesota Duluth 14, Omaha 14, Yale 9, Alaska Anchorage 8, Bowling Green 6, Merrimack 6, Michigan Tech 5, Ohio State 3, New Hampshire 1, Bemidji State 1.

Related articles

• UND Second in USA Today Poll

Oshie sporting the #CAWLIDGEHAWKEY shirt

Hey, @OSH74. I used my anchoring powers to get your shootout goal on Sportscenter tonight #Ferda #NOW #saucypaws pic.twitter.com/ZpRLJbir8M
— John Buccigross (@Buccigross) July 18, 2014

Connor Gaarder

Lets just take a quick glance at Connor Gaarder at UND.......
2011: Came on as a freshman walk on from Edina, Minnesota fighting for a roster spot.
2012: Sophomore season records first Hat Trick in NCAA career against Boston University
2014: Junior season scores the GWG against Ferris State in double OT to send UND into the Frozen Four

I'd say for a walk on, this kid has scored some pretty impressive goals, and pretty big goals at that. Not only does he score big goals, but when Connor Gaarder scores, he seems to do so in bunches.

Related articles

• UND Hockey: Third Line Making an Impact

(video) 2014 Beanpot Highlights

The Boston College Eagles win the Beanpot yet again. The Eagles are smoking hot right now unbeaten in 15 games (14-0-1), that's the longest in the nation, that's their fifth Beanpot in a row. Also, the Eagles forward Johnny Gaudrea (25g-33a—50pts), is smoking hot right now, and in the last six games has scored (5g-6a—11pts).

How would you like to be a goaltender? The forward line of (1) Johnny Gaudreau (25g-33a—58pts) – (4) Bill Arnold (11g-31a—42pts) – (2) Kevin Hayes (21g-27a—48pts) is by far the best line in college hockey right now.

UND Hockey: Breaking down the Numbers

Here’s something that sticks out for me. From November 15, 2013, UND has a 10-4-2 record. During the 16 games UND averaged 2.81 goals per game. Also, UND gave up 2.56 goals against per game. Breaking it down further, during the last 11 games, UND compiled a (9-1-1) record. During that time, UND scored an average of 2.90 goals per game and gave up 2.00 goals against per game.

Power penalty-kill struggles  

Here’s something that I would be concerned about. Going into the first series against the Mavericks, UND had killed 32-of-33 penalties. That was tops in the nation. Since that time, UND’s penalty-kill has struggled and ranks 52nd nationally going percent (65-for-86) at 75.6 percent. During those 17 games, UND has allowed two or more power-play goals in seven- of-17 games. During those 17 games, UND has a 11-4-2 record. (UNDSID)

Power-play not much better

UND’s power play has also struggled in recent weeks, having gone 3 for 28 (10.7%) over the last seven games. UND has been held without a power-play goal in four of its last five games. One exception, on January 24, 2014, against DU, UND went 2-for-4. (UND SID)

 UND………………………………………………………………UNO

2.79 (5th)..................................Goals For............................ 3.21 (2nd)

2.71 (3rd)............................. Goals Against.......................3.38 (t-7th)

+0.08 (6th).........................Scoring Margin..................... -0.17 (7th)

18.3% (5th)............................ Power Play..........................19.2% (4th)

81.5% (5th)............................Penalty Kill......................... 76.0% (8th)

14.5 (5th)...........................Penalty Minutes.....................15.0 (3rd)

Record during 17-game special teams skid

Nov. 10 at Nebraska Omaha* W, 3-2 (1-0-0)

Nov. 15 #20 Minnesota Duluth* (Midco SN) W, 4-2 (2-0-0)
Nov. 16 #20 Minnesota Duluth* (Midco SN) L, 6-3 (2-1-0)
Nov. 22 at Boston University (NBCSN) L, 3-1 (2-2-0)
Nov. 23 at Boston University (NESN) (ot) T, 3-3 (2-2-1)
Nov. 29 St. Lawrence # (Midco SN) L, 5-2 (2-3-0)
Nov. 30 St. Lawrence # (Midco SN) W, 3-2 (3-3-1)
Dec. 6 at Western Michigan* (CBSSN) W, 3-2 (4-3-1)
Dec. 7 at Western Michigan* W, 3-2 (5-3-1)
Dec. 13 Northern Michigan (Midco SN) W, 3-2 (6-3-1)
Dec. 14 Northern Michigan (Midco SN) W, 3-1 (7-3-1)
Jan. 10 Colorado College* (CBSSN) W, 5-3 (8-3-1)
Jan. 11 Colorado College* (Midco SN) W, 3-2 (9-3-1)
Jan. 17 at Bemidji State (LPTV) (ot) T, 1-1 (9-3-2)
Jan. 18 Bemidji State (Midco SN) W, 4-2 (10-3-2)
Jan. 24 at #16 Denver* (CBSSN) W, 4-2 (11-3-2)
Jan. 25 at #16 Denver* (Root Sports RM) L, 3-0 (11-4-2)

Related articles

• UND Hockey: Long Video Review Confirms Goal (thehockeywriters.com)
• North Dakota Slips Past St. Lawrence (insidehockey.com)

(Video) Hockey East officials admit mistake on Doyle Somerby HFB call

Interesting turn of events. It's not very often you can get a hockey or any sports league to admit they blew a call on a play. We have seen it before, in some cases a head of officials from a conference will close ranks around around one of their officials that made a questionable call.They'll come up with some explanation on why their official made a certain call.  Ahem, WCHA... 

I didn't think the play originally looked all that bad, nor did I originally think it was worthy of a five-minute hitting from behind call. You can watch the video from the play and decide for yourself. Obviously, Doyle Somerby hit Kevin Hays from behind, but it wasn't a malicious play.

Quinn: "[Schachte] told me it was a bad call and BC should’ve gotten the penalty for diving...Doesn’t do us any good."
— Boston Hockey Blog (@BOShockeyblog) February 6, 2014

David Quinn said Hockey East Coordinator of Officials Dan Schachte called him Tuesday re: Doyle Somerby hitting-from-behind/game-misconduct.
— Boston Hockey Blog (@BOShockeyblog) February 6, 2014

(Video) BU's Doyle Somerby hits B.C.'s Kevin Hays from behind - Bean Pot

Boston University defenseman Doyle Somerby was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for this hit on Boston College forward Kevin Hays. Hayes didn't miss a shift, and he was back out on the power-play.

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UMass Amherst Assistant Coach Ryan Miller: @rkmillertime

Michigan State Assistant Coach Tom Newton:‏ @CoachNewtonMSU

St. Lawrence Assistant Coach Kristofer Mayotte: @Mayotte_K

UConn Assistant Coach Joe Pereira: @JoePereira91

S/T to @BartRhett for supplying the list. Any omission should be addressed to him. 

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Highlights from Saturday's game between UND and BU

s/t to Hockey East online. Really nice job on the video.

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(Video) Drake Caggiula Elbowing Penalty

North Dakota's Drake Caggiula was assessed a two-minute minor for elbowing at the 3:32 mark of the third period. Terriers forward Kevin Duane scored 1:27 later to give the BU a 3-0 lead. In my opinion, this is a shoulder-to-shoulder check. This is not a penalty. Elbowing?

BU Hockey: The Season (Episode 1 - A New Day)

Not exactly Through These Doors production by any stretch of the imagination, but pretty good, none-the-less. Also, the BU Terriers’ first year head coach David Quinn seems like a no nonsense kind of guy. Should be a good series. BU is one of my favorite opponents for UND to play.

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UND hockey: Wednesday Links - It's cold and flu season

Again, this guy doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. It's blog I've never read, except last year, when BU played UND. Just for the record, I do think that BU is a great hockey program.

If you want to read a good BU fan blog, read this one from my friend Matt Dresens.  I don't know a western school that doesn't take the bus, to and from hockey games. UMD is five hours away from Grand Forks, ND, down highway two and they will be busing to UND this weekend. Busing is an non-issue with the UND hockey players.

I guess for some reason this particular BU fan has an issue with it. I don't know why he should have an issue with it. Some people should really worry about their own school like Boston University. Think about this, some of these players will go on to play in the minor leagues, they will take buses to their hockey games.

New post> @BurntBoats guest post summing up his argument against North Dakota @goon48 #BUvsND http://t.co/bxo8dpSFsz
— BayState RoadSports (@bsrs_blog) November 13, 2013

Head coach Dave Hakstol talks to the media as UND prepares fo... http://t.co/wSGul5Wf9T
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDMHockey) November 13, 2013

Jordan Schmaltz and Nick Mattson talk to the media as the men... http://t.co/gyEzRJpDwM
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDMHockey) November 13, 2013

Sounds like the flu is ravaging the UND hockey team right now. Some players aren't in practice right now. We will know who can go as we get closer to game time on Friday night.

Some guys back at practice today. Still a handful missing. Who knows who will be available to suit up this weekend for UND.
— Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) November 13, 2013