We did it! Sioux sweep Huskies. 7-4

First off my daughter likes Dora and I was watching the show with her the other day so I haven't gone soft or lost my mind. Life is all about our kids.

I suppose the guys I sit with at the games aren't going to let me go anymore. I figure because the Sioux swept and I wasn't there the guy that sits two seats over is going to make a ruling that I am no longer allowed to go to the games. Nah, it isn't going to happen.

Oh well, one must count there blessing. Life isn't too bad I was able to watch the sun set on the Atlantic ocean. Then go back to my room and watch the games on the Sioux Extra. After looking at the weather forecast back home southern Georgia looks pretty good. It just doesn't feel like the Christmas season though, I went into a store and there was Christmas music but it feels like May or early June. I made the snide comment that it doesn't feel like Christmas without snow. This brought the stare of some snotty rich high society woman. This is coming from a guy wearing shorts when some were wearing parkas. I kid you not; on Jeykll Island today a young woman was wearing a parka. It's was 55 degrees out people. We drove by a golf course and there was no out there.

Lastly, how many of our friends in North Dakota were able to eat fresh craw fish, shrimp and crab legs preceded by raw oysters?

Game analysis

I am surprised to see Jase Weslosky give up as many goals as he did this weekend. I wonder if Weslosky is injured or just having a rough spot in his season? The Sioux have lost to Huskies once in the last 11 games and are 6-1-4 against them during that period.

The Brad Eidsness line 16 games played, record 9-5-1 GAA 2.72 SV% .909. Eidsness was ok this weekend but a little sloppy tonight after playing good last night. Eidsness needs to be sharper on his angles control his rebounds. In Brad's defense SCSU has a pretty dynamic line that can score at any moment. Ryan Lasch (3-13-16) and Garrett Roe (9-16-25) had one point between the both of them for the weekend. How do you like the Sioux defense now?

UND is 5-1-0 in the last six games and have beaten some decent hockey teams. If it wasn't for a bad call by an official UND could be unbeaten in 6 games. Will they finally crack the top 20 in USCHO and the INCH power rankings?

Offensive Sioux

The Fighting Sioux are starting to crank up the offense they have scored 24 goals during the month of December that is an average of 6 goals per game. The Sioux have scored 32 goals during their 5-1-0 run. That is an average of just over 5 goals per game. Sounds better than the 1.8 goals per game average.

Three Stars of the game

1.) Brad Miller 0-3-3 1/+1 (top scorer on the team)

2.) Brett Hextall 1-1-2 4/E (gritty, smart forward)

3.) Jake Marto 1-1-2 2/+1 (four points in the last four games)

Goals Scoring/Penalties Time

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1st Period (20:00)
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NDK 1 - 0 6x6 Ryan Duncan (7) (Andrew Kozek, Chay Genoway) 1:08
NDK (+): 16,10,5,3,29,G31 STC (-): 19,9,11,18,3,G33
STC 1 - 1 6x6 Garrett Raboin (6) (John Swanson, Aaron Marvin) 3:05
STC (+): 7,26,17,12,5,G33 NDK (-): 8,20,3,5,11,G31
NDK 2 - 1 6x6 LL Jake Marto (1) (Brett Hextall, Brad Malone) 3:57
NDK (+): 25,26,16,22,9,G31 STC (-): 2,19,9,11,6,G33
STC-1 Nick Oslund (2-Tripping) NDK 1x1 4:47
NDK 3 - 1 6x5 PP Chris VandeVelde (4) (Jake Marto, Brad Miller) 5:00
NDK: 29,25,14,26,16,G31 STC: 12,17,18,7,G33
NDK-1 Darcy Zajac (2-High-Sticking) STC 0x1 8:28
NDK 4 - 1 6x6 Darcy Zajac (2) (Matt Watkins, Ryan Martens) 11:33
NDK (+): 11,20,8,14,24,G31 STC (-): 18,21,22,3,8,G33
NDK-2 Andrew Kozek (2-Elbowing) STC 0x2 13:41
STC 2 - 4 6x6 Travis Novak (3) (Aaron Marvin) 17:08
STC (+): 12,17,18,3,26,G33 NDK (-): 22,9,14,26,24,G31

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2nd Period (20:00)
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NDK-3 Matt Frattin (2-Hooking) STC 0x3 3:27
STC-2 Garrett Roe (2-High-Sticking) NDK 1x2 4:31
STC-3 Nicholas Rioux (2-Hooking) NDK 1x3 8:53
STC 3 - 4 6x6 Brent Borgen (2) (Michael Olson, Sam Zabkowicz) 15:51
STC (+): 22,8,21,3,7,G41 NDK (-): 8,11,5,20,3,G31
STC-4 Nicholas Rioux (2-Holding) NDK 2x4 18:21
STC-5 Garrett Raboin (2-Hooking) NDK 2x5 18:56
NDK 5 - 3 6x4 PP GW Brett Hextall (6) (Chay Genoway, Brad Miller) 19:55
NDK: 26,5,14,16,29,G31 STC: 6,18,26,G41

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3rd Period (20:00)
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NDK-4 Chris VandeVelde (2-Hooking) STC 1x4 4:12
STC 4 - 5 6x5 PP Ryan Lasch (3) (John Swanson, Garrett Raboin) 5:17
STC: 19,26,7,11,9,G41 NDK: 25,6,16,22,G31
NDK 6 - 4 6x6 David Toews (3) (Jason Gregoire, Brad Miller) 5:59
NDK (+): 18,17,21,24,14,G31 STC (-): 21,5,18,8,22,G41
STC-6 Nicholas Rioux (2-Hooking) NDK 2x6 9:25
NDK-5 Mario Lamoureux (2-Cross-Checking) STC 1x5 13:10
NDK-6 Jason Gregoire (2-Interference) STC 1x6 15:43
NDK 7 - 4 6x6 EN Derrick LaPoint (1) (unassisted) 19:59
NDK (+): 29,3,16,10,5,G31 STC (-): 9,18,5,17,8,19

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End of Game