This was the third goal by the Fighting Sioux forward Danny Kristo against UAA tonight. Drawing the assist on the Kirsto goal was Brock Nelson. s/t BadgerSioux.
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Sunday, December 04, 2011
Kristo goal against UAA
This was the third goal by the Fighting Sioux forward Danny Kristo against UAA tonight. Drawing the assist on the Kirsto goal was Brock Nelson. s/t BadgerSioux.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
We are North Dakota...
Chuck Haga, Grand Forks Herald --- “As of that date, please only refer to our athletic teams as the University of North Dakota and please use the interlocking ND logo as the official logo of the UND Athletics Department,” Sean Johnson, senior associate athletics director, wrote in the email, which was circulated early this morning.Here is the official release that UND is sending out to the different conferences. The UND hockey team will continue to wear the uniform with the Fighting Sioux warrior logo on it till sometime in February until new uniforms arrive. s/t to Kevin Pates of Rink and Run.
“If you could pass this along to all conference membership, it would be greatly appreciated,” he wrote.
The email went to Bruce McLeod, commissioner of the WCHA, as well as leaders of the Great West, Big Sky and Western Athletic conferences, in which one or more UNDS teams compete.
Johnson was not immediately available for comment on the email or the decision to make Jan. 1 the effective date for asking other schools to stop referring to UND teams as the Fighting Sioux
FROM: Sean M. Johnson
Senior Associate Athletics Director
University of North Dakota
I would like to give you an update on University of North Dakota athletics and the continued use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo.
As of January 1, 2012, UND will no longer use either the Fighting Sioux nickname or logo.
As of that date, please only refer to our athletic teams as the University of North Dakota and please use the interlocking ND logo as the official logo of the UND Athletics Department.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Garrett Clarke released from QMJHL team.
Image via Wikipedias/t to the Wold of Junior Hockey. Seems like this worked out the best for the Fighting Sioux and in retrospect it appears that it was a good thing that Clarke didn't come to the Fighting Sioux. Press release --- The Acadie-Bathurst Titan announces they have released 19 yr old defenseman Garrett Clarke for disciplinary reasons.
Clarke had been acquired last season from the Shawinigan Cataractes for a 1st round pick, that pick had then been traded back to the Titan during the off season for Vincent Arseneau.
He had played in 24 games this season, collecting 2 goals and 14 assists.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Goon's WCHA Power Rankings for 11/26
Image via WikipediaEach week Zach Friedli and I do the WCHA Power Rankings for INSIDE HOCKEY.
1. Minnesota Duluth
2. Minnesota – (8-2-0 WCHA, 11-4-1) The Gophers experienced some rough sledding this past weekend, (3-4 L, 4-4 T) and only came away with a tie in their non-conference series with the Michigan State Spartans, in East Lansing, Michigan. The Mighty Golden Gophers entertain the Minnesota State Mavericks this weekend. The Gophers have split their last two WCHA series and have 2-3-1 record in their last six games.
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5. Nebraska-Omaha – (6-3-3 WCHA, 7-6-2) The Mavericks won 4-3 and tied 2-2, in their series against the SCSU Huskies 4-3. The Red Mavericks travel to Nashville , TN to play University of Alabama Huntsville Omaha
6. North Dakota – (4-6-0, 6-7-1) The Fighting Sioux swept the 4th ranked Colorado College Tigers 7-6 and 4-3 at home this past weekend. This weekend, the Fighting Sioux head to the last frontier to play the UAA Seawolves, who took three of four points from Minnesota State in Mankato Grand Forks , ND
7. St. Cloud State – (4-4-2 WCHA, 6-7-3) The Huskies took one point 4-3 L, 2-2 T, from the UNO Mavericks this past weekend against the Red Mavericks in Omaha , Nebraska
8. Wisconsin – (4-7-1 WCHA, 7-8-1) The Badgers swept the Mercyhurst Lakers 7-2, 5-2 in Madison
9. Michigan Tech – (5-4-1 WCHA, 8-5-1) The Tech Huskies split a non-conference series 3-2, 1-3 with the St. Lawrence University this past weekend in Canton , New York University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
10. Bemidji State Saint Cloud State
11. Alaska-Anchorage – (2-7-1 WCHA, 5-7-1) The UAA Seawolves who took three points from Minnesota State in Mankato Anchorage , Alaska
12. Minnesota State Minnesota
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Shot Charts from 11/26 Tigers and Sioux game
From time to time I have read and heard fan comments about Aaron Dell being an over rated goalie or not worthy of the hype. If you look at the shot charts from Saturday night’s game you will see the Aaron Dell made some big saves and kept the Fighting Sioux in the game.
You will see that both goalies stopped some grade “A” opportunities down low from the slot. The Fighting Sioux defense also blocked 15 shots during Saturday night’s game.
The Fighting Sioux had to kill a 5 on 3 power play in the third period and Aaron Dell said that, “it [penalty kill] was huge, we have had a hard time with five on threes this year, and that was the biggest kill of the game, it was a huge momentum swing there.”
s/t @StatsOnCrack
Saturday, November 26, 2011
11/26 CC vs. UND Lines
Image via WikipediaUND goes again with Dell in net. CC goes with Howe. A lot of line changes for UND. The only other note is that CC Defenseman Eamon McDermitt is out tonight. Ian Young, a freshman, is in.(per Brad Schlossman's blog located here)
UND’s lines
29 Brock Nelson–10 Corban Knight–7 Danny Kristo
11 Derek Rodwell–9 Mario Lamoureux–27 Carter Rowney
21 Brendan O’Donnell–16 Mark MacMillan–15 Michael Parks
28 Stephane Pattyn–13 Connor Gaarder–20 Joe Gleason
Fighting Sioux Defensive Paring
4 Derek Forbort–24 Ben Blood
2 Andrew MacWilliam–5 Nick Mattson
18 Dillon Simpson–22 Andrew Panzarella
Fighting Sioux Goalies
32 Aaron Dell
31 Brad Eidsness
35 Tate Maris
UND Player Stats
Colorado College’s lines
8 Jaden Schwartz–13 Rylan Schwartz–27 William Rapuzzi
16 Alex Krushelnyski–22 Nick Dineen–25 Scott Winkler
9 Dakota Eveland–11 David Civitarese–21 Jeff Collett
12 Archie Skalbeck–23 Tim Hall–15 Andrew Hamburg
Tiger Defense Pairings
10 Gabe Guentzel–4 Joe Marciano
20 Ian Young–6 Peter Stoykewych
5 Aaron Harstad–28 Mike Boivin
Tiger Goalies
31 Joe Howe
39 Josh Thorimbert
Tiger Player stats
Shot charts from 11/25
If you look at the shot chart from the first period you will see that Fighting Sioux goalie Aaron Dell was under attack and had to make many saves from shot taken down low in the slots.
s/t to stats on crack for the shot charts. After losing Sunday’s game to the Bemidji State Beavers, Fighting Sioux head coach Dave Hakstol talked about his team not getting to the dirty area to score goals. Fast forward to Friday night, the Fighting Sioux scored five of six goals from the slot.
Sioux goals versus Colorado College
Stick tap to BadgerSioux for recording the videos from tonight's game between the Colorado College Tigers and the Fighting Sioux.
Here is the video of Sioux forward Carter Rowney's goal. It was the second goal of the game for the Fighting Sioux on the power play [Click to view]
Here is the second goal of the season for Fighting Sioux forward Michael Parks [click to view]
Here is the video of Fighting Sioux forward Danny Kristo and his second goal of the game, but also his post game press conference. [Click to view]
Here is the video of Sioux forward Carter Rowney's goal. It was the second goal of the game for the Fighting Sioux on the power play [Click to view]
Here is the second goal of the season for Fighting Sioux forward Michael Parks [click to view]
Here is the video of Fighting Sioux forward Danny Kristo and his second goal of the game, but also his post game press conference. [Click to view]
Friday, November 25, 2011
Sioux outlast Tigers 7-6
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Grand Forks, ND – The Fighting Sioux have had the first goal scored on them in nine of 12 games they have played this season; the Fighting Sioux finally changed their fortunes tonight by scoring the first goal of the game on their first shift of the game.
Grand Forks, ND – The Fighting Sioux have had the first goal scored on them in nine of 12 games they have played this season; the Fighting Sioux finally changed their fortunes tonight by scoring the first goal of the game on their first shift of the game.
After being held scoreless the weekend before, Fighting Sioux junior forward Danny Kristo wasted no time getting the first of his two goals for Fighting Sioux. At the 0:36 mark of the first period, Kristo took a pass from Corbin Knight at the right faceoff circle, Kristo skated towards the Tiger net and shot the puck through Tiger goalie Josh Thorimber’s pads to give the Fighting Sioux an early 1-0 lead.
The Fighting Sioux weren’t done in the first period as they went on the power play at the 06:24 mark of the first period when Tigers forward Nick Dineen was assessed a two minute minor for tripping.
The Fighting Sioux wasted little time on the ensuing power play, extending their lead to 2-0. Corbin Knight fed Carter Rowney a nice pass from behind the net and Rowney shot the puck into an open net as the Tiger goalie Thorimber was looking the other way. After the game Colorado College Tigers coach Scott Owens said, “he wasn’t happy with his defensemen’s play down low near their net.”
The Colorado College Tigers didn’t go away quietly and cut the score to 2-1 at the 12:04 mark of the first period with a goal from Tiger forward Rylan Schwartz.
The Fighting Sioux answered the Tiger goal and extended their lead to two again at the 14:40 mark of the first period when Sioux freshman forward Michael Parks scored his second goal of the year.
The Tigers didn’t take long to answer the Fighting Sioux’s third goal and at the 17:31 mark of the first period, Scott Winkler picked up a loose puck and scored a off of a wild scramble in front of the Sioux net, to make the score 3-2 Sioux. The Tigers outshot the Sioux 13-12 in the first period.
The second period was as exciting as the first period and the Tigers scored the game tying goal at the 0:29 mark of the second period, Tiger defenseman Gabe Guentzel took shot from the left point that appeared to surprise Dell. On the replay, it looked as if the Guentzel’s shot from the point might have hit something in front of the Sioux net.
The Sioux scored again at the 05:38 mark of the second period; Ben Blood took a hard shot that caromed off the post, the rebound shot out the point and Nick Mattson blasted the puck past the Tiger goalie Thorimber.
The Fighting Sioux fans didn’t get a chance to sit down from celebrating Mattson’s goal before Brock Nelson gave the home town fans something else to cheer about, when Nelson scored his first of two goals a minute and 10 seconds later.
The Tigers then scored three goals in a little over three minutes and chased Fighting Sioux goalie Aaron Dell from the net with a goal from Nick Dineen and two goals from Tiger forward Rylan Schwartz to make the score 6-5 Tigers. That ended a less than impressive night for the Dell and he was replaced by senior goalie Brad Eidsness.
Neither starting goaltender was very sharp tonight and both starting goalies would watch the rest of the game from their respective benches, as both starting goalies were pulled midway through the second period.
Fighting Sioux forward Danny Kristo stopped the string of three unanswered Tiger goals, by taking a Tiger turnover in the slot and shooting the puck past Tiger goalie Joe Howe to tie the game at 6-6. That was all of the scoring in the second period and the Tigers would outshot the Sioux 16-13.
After scoring 12 goals through two periods of hockey, both teams settled down and played more conservatively in the third period. The Sioux would go on the power play at the 11:19 mark of the third period, Tiger forward Jeff Collett was assessed a two minute minor for cross-checking. Brock Nelson scored the game winning power play goal for the Fighting Sioux at the 11:54 mark of the third period.
The Fighting Sioux would hang on for the win, and Fighting Sioux goalie Brad Eidsness would finish the game picking up the win for the Fighting Sioux. Eidsness stopped all 13 shots that faced. The Sioux also had to kill a Tiger penalty when Ben Blood was called for cross-checking at the 15:54 mark of the third period.
Fighting Sioux head coach Dave Hakstol had this to say after the game when asked about pulling his starting goalie Aaron Dell and replacing him with Brad Eidsness in the second period. Hakstol said, “he needed to make a change for our team and try to dam things up a little bit and Brad [Eidsness] did a great job going in and gave us a chance to win.”
Tonight’s game was the highest scoring game between the two teams since November 24, 1995 game where the Tigers won 9-5.
Box Score
Box Score
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Beavers end streak, beat Sioux 1-0.
Image via WikipediaBemidji Minnesota -- The Fighting Sioux hockey team rebounded nicely last night with a hard fought 5-2 win, after being swept two weekends ago by the Minnesota Gophers down in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Last night the Fighting Sioux went back to work and gutted out a hard fought win by scoring three goals in the final five minutes of the game to end a two game losing streak.
Last night the Fighting Sioux went back to work and gutted out a hard fought win by scoring three goals in the final five minutes of the game to end a two game losing streak.
Fast forward to tonight; the Fighting Sioux looked to complete their first sweep of the season with a win in Bemidji against the Bemidji State Beavers. There would be no sweep as the Bemidji State Beavers beat the Fighting Sioux for first time in the modern era and ended an impressive streak of 19-0-1.
After the game Fighting Sioux head coach Dave Hakstol had this to say about his team’s effort, “we had a lot of people in the lineup that didn't provide their lot to their teammates.”
The first period of today's game was reminiscent of a title fight where both teams felt each other out and tested their opponent’s defense but got few opportunities to score. Both teams played tight defensive hockey and gave up very few scoring opportunities. The Beavers outshot the Sioux 6-5 in the first period.
In the Second period the Beavers came out on fire and applied pressure early and kept the puck in the Fighting Sioux end. The Beavers tested Fighting Sioux goalie Aaron Dell with a pair of glorious scoring opportunities that he smartly turned aside.
At the 7:56 mark of the second period the Fighting Sioux went down two men when Andrew MacWilliam took a penalty for interference and Mark MacMilliam was called for holding.
The Beavers attacked the Fighting Sioux net and cashed in on the power play at the 09:08 mark of the second period when Beavers defenseman Brad Hunt took a hard shot that Aaron Dell saved. Beaver forward Jordan George was Johnny on the spot and shot the rebound into the Sioux net to give the Beavers a one goal lead.
After the power play goal by the Beavers, the Fighting Sioux applied pressure on the Beaver net but could not get anything past Beaver goalie Dan Bakala. The Beavers outshot the Sioux 11-10 in the middle period.
The Beavers started out the third period with a breakaway from forward Jamie MacQueen, as he raced in on Fighting Sioux goalie Aaron Dell only to have Dell rob him.
At the 07:21 mark of the third period, the Beavers defenseman Matt Carlson would be called for a five minute major and a game misconduct for planting Fighting Sioux forward Mario Lamoureux into the end boards. The Fighting Sioux were unable to cash in on the five minute power play.
The Fighting Sioux would get a few opportunities to tie the score, but they were unable to get one past the Bemidji goalie Dan Bakala. The Beavers frustrated the Fighting Sioux all night long by getting in the passing lanes and taking away the Fighting Sioux's time and space. In the third period the Beavers defense collapsed around the Beaver goal and didn't give the Fighting Sioux much to look at.
Beaver goalie Dan Bakala credited his forwards fore-check for tonight’s win, “our forwards were kind of getting in the way of the shots from their defense and that is where most of their shots were coming from, not to many times you’re going to score from the blue line and that is where most of their shots came from.”
Beaver goalie Dan Bakala credited his forwards fore-check for tonight’s win, “our forwards were kind of getting in the way of the shots from their defense and that is where most of their shots were coming from, not to many times you’re going to score from the blue line and that is where most of their shots came from.”
After the game Beavers head coach Tom Serratore had this to day about his team ending the 40 year losing streak against the Sioux, “we played 60 good minutes of hockey, we earned the victory and killed nine minutes of penalties, we did a very good job killing those nine minutes, the kids showed a lot of resiliency. I thought it was a hard fought victory and the boys earned it and I was proud of how they competed.
Cross Posted at INSIDE Hockey
Cross Posted at INSIDE Hockey
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Sioux extend streak against Beavers 5-2
The Sioux have never lost to the Bemidji State University Beavers in the modern era 19-0-1, sporting a 14-0-1 mark in the last 15 games. The Sioux extended that streak to 15-0-1 tonight with a goal from Captain Mario Lamoureux.
The Fighting Sioux have never lost a hockey game when Mario Lamoureux scores a goal. The steak was extended to 13-0-0 when Lamoureux has scored the game winning goal for the Fighting Sioux tonight.
When Lamoureux was asked about his ability to score timely goals he said, "When I score I hope that they're big goals, and I just try to go out to play the same way and bury some goals and help the team win, it's more coincidence."
So far this season, it would be safe to say that the Fighting Sioux have suffered their share of setbacks and on Friday the Sioux learned that their highly touted freshman forward Roco Grimaldi had another setback in his recovery and would not play this weekend, and would be out an addtional six to eight weeks.
The Bemidji State Beavers broke through first at the 02:11 mark of the first period. Beaver forward Brance Orban took a feed from Mitch Cain and shot the puck past an un-expecting Aaron Dell. That was the eighth time in 11 games that the Fighting Sioux had given up the first goal of the game.
The Sioux would go on the power play at the 06:43 mark of the first period, when Beavers forward Shea Walters was assessed a two-minute penalty for hooking. The Sioux would waste little time on the ensuing power play, scoring six seconds later with a goal from Corbin Knight. Knight took a loose puck from behind the Beaver net, cut in front of the Beaver net, and shot the puck past Beaver goalie Dan Bakala. The Beavers outshot the Fighting Sioux 11-7 in the first period.
The Sioux took the lead at the 04:30 mark of the second period when freshman forward Brendan O'Donnell took a loose puck that was lying in the crease and shot the puck past Bakala to give the Sioux a 2-1 lead. That was the first career goal for O'Donnell, who had just returned after missing that last six games with a lower body injury.
The Fighting Sioux seemed to pick up their play during the second period and outshot the Beavers 14-8. Both teams exchanged grade "A" scoring chances in the second period but both goalies stood tall and didn?'t let anything else by them.
The Sioux came out flat in the third period and the Beavers capitalized on the Fighting Sioux's sloppy play in the defensive zone. This allowed the Beavers to tie the game at the 01:12 mark of the third period with a nifty goal from Shea Walter, who took a cross-ice feed from Brady Wacker and shot the puck past the Sioux goalie, Dell, who was trying to get over to cover the post.
The two teams would exchange scoring opportunities until the Fighting Sioux broke the tie with a goal at the 15:22 mark of the third period, when Fighting Sioux Captain Mario Lamoureux snaped a shot from the faceoff circle to give the Sioux a 3-2 lead. Picking up the assist on Lamoureux's game winning goal were Ben Blood and Joe Gleason.
The Fighting Sioux extended their lead to two with another snap shot from the same faceoff circle, this time it was Brock Nelson at the 18:30 mark of the third period. Nelson would score again, this time an empty net goal a minute and one second later. The Sioux outshot the Beavers 15-6 in the third period.
Box Score
Cross Posted at INSIDE HOCKEY.
Friday, November 18, 2011
More bad news for UND, Roco Grimaldi out for 6-8 weeks.
Grand Forks Herald --- UND men's hockey coach Dave Hakstol said Friday that freshman forward Rocco Grimaldi will be sidelined approximately six to eight weeks with a knee injury.This is horrible news for the Fighting Sioux because they have struggled to score goals this season and have scored a measly 12 goals in six games, that's good for 10th place in scoring in the WCHA. You’re not going to win many games only scoring two goals per game. I guess we can chalk it up as another challenge for the Fighting Sioux. Not to mince words but its gut check time for the Fighting Sioux; it’s time for someone to step up and contribute on the ice for the Fighting Sioux.
Grimaldi, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Preseason Rookie of the Year, has appeared in only four of UND’s first 10 games this season due to the injury and has one goal and one assist.
Yesterday while listening to the INCH podcast Jess Meyers said, I am paraphrasing, that the Fighting Sioux are a bunch of guys standing around watching Danny Kristo make plays. I think to a certain degree that is true. After Danny Kristo, Corbin Knight and Brock Nelson no one is putting points on the board. This weekend begins a very big stretch for the Fighting Sioux as they will attempt to get points and not get buried in the standings.
Who will be the players to step up offensively for the Fighting Sioux? Only time will tell.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Are the Fighting Sioux getting ready for a second half run?
Here is a breakdown of Fighting Sioux head coach Dave Hakstol’s record before and after the Christmas break for every year that he has been at the University of North Dakota.
Year Before After
2004-05 13-7-2 (.636) 12-8-3 (.587)
2005-06 12-7-1 (.625) 17-9-0 (.654)
2006-07 7-10-1 (.417) 17-4-4 (.760)
2007-08 8-6-1 (.567) 20-5-3 (.768)
2008-09 9-8-1 (.528) 15-7-3 (.660)
2009-10 9-6-3 (.583) 16-7-2 (.680)
2010-11 13-5-2 (.700) 19-4-1 (.813)
2011-12 3-6-1 (.389) ? --
Totals 74-55-12 (.567) --- 116-44-16 (.705)
2004-05 13-7-2 (.636) 12-8-3 (.587)
2005-06 12-7-1 (.625) 17-9-0 (.654)
2006-07 7-10-1 (.417) 17-4-4 (.760)
2007-08 8-6-1 (.567) 20-5-3 (.768)
2008-09 9-8-1 (.528) 15-7-3 (.660)
2009-10 9-6-3 (.583) 16-7-2 (.680)
2010-11 13-5-2 (.700) 19-4-1 (.813)
2011-12 3-6-1 (.389) ? --
Totals 74-55-12 (.567) --- 116-44-16 (.705)
I was listening to the Gopher Puck Live podcast tonight while I was out walking the dog and the Gopher Puck Live hosts were looking at this weeks match up between the Fighting Sioux and Bemidji State University Beavers; Ryan Cardinal said, “you can’t win a league tile in the first half but you can lose it.” That is very true, no one has hung a banner based on their play during the first two months of the season. However, championship teams tend to stay in the hunt during the early part of the season.
In looking at the numbers courtesy of Jayson Hajdu of the UND SID office, I am wondering if the Fighting Sioux are getting set for another patented second half run. If the Fighting Sioux don't start winning game fast they might have to play for a bid to the Final Five on the road. That being said, there is a lot of hockey left to play this season.
Sioux and Beavers Series Preview
Cross Posted at Inside Hockey. The University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux resume play this weekend when they travel to Bemidji, Minnesota to play the Bemidji State University Beavers in a WCHA series Saturday 7:07 PM CT and Sunday 7:07 PM CT.
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If you were to look at the WCHA standings you will see that the Beavers are currently ninth in the WCHA standings three points ahead of the Fighting Sioux. The Sioux currently occupy 11th place in the WCHA standings.
Since the 2002-03 season the Fighting Sioux have an almost perfect 14-0-1 record against the BSU Beavers.
The games will be on Lakeland Public Television Bemidji, Minnesota. Play-by-play announcer Scott Williams and color commentator former BSU Beaver Eric Monsrud call the games for the Beavers.
Radio: The games can be heard at 96.1 the Fox.
Internet: Americaone [click to view]
Records and Rankings:
UND – 3-6-1 overall, 1-5-0 WCHA; unranked in both polls. The Fighting Sioux were idle last week.
BSU – 4-7-1 overall, 2-5-1 WCHA; unranked in both polls. The Beavers tied 3-3 and lost 5-1 to the UNO Mavericks.
Players to Watch:
For the Fighting Sioux junior forward Danny Kristo 4g-8a—12pts is the leading scorer. On the other side of the ice senior defenseman Brady Hunt 2g-9a—10 pts is the leading scorer or the Beavers.
Junior goalie Aaron Dell is the top goaltender for the Fighting Sioux. Dell has a 2-5-1 record with a 3.20 goals against average and a .875 save percentage.
Senior goalie Dan Bakala is the top goaltender for the Beavers. Bakala has a 2-4-1 record with a .302 goals against average with a .898 save percentage.
Key Numbers:
3 – The Beavers are ranked third in the WCHA on the penalty kill in the WCHA; the Beavers have killed 43/52 of their opponent’s power plays.
4 – The Fighting Sioux are ranked fourth on the penalty kill in the WCHA; the Fighting Sioux have killed 38/46 of their opponent’s power plays.
7 – The Fighting Sioux are ranked seventh in the WCHA in penalty minutes.
8 – The Fighting Sioux power play is ranked eighth in the WCHA going 9/51
9 – The Beavers power play is ranked ninth in the WCHA going 7/40
9 – The Beavers are ranked ninth in the WCHA in scoring.
10 – The Beavers are ranked 10th in the WCHA in penalty minutes.
10 – The Fighting Sioux are ranked 10th in the WCHA in scoring.
12 – The Fighting Sioux have scored 12 goals in six WCHA games.
14 – Aaron Dell is ranked 14th in goals against average in the WCHA.
16 – Aaron Dell is ranked 16th in save percentage in the WCHA.
Other games in the WCHA: Nebraska Omaha at Denver; Minnesota at Saint Cloud on Friday, Saint Cloud at Minnesota on Saturday; Michigan Tech at Alaska-Anchorage; Wisconsin at Colorado College; Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth.
Image via WikipediaIf you were to look at the WCHA standings you will see that the Beavers are currently ninth in the WCHA standings three points ahead of the Fighting Sioux. The Sioux currently occupy 11th place in the WCHA standings.
Since the 2002-03 season the Fighting Sioux have an almost perfect 14-0-1 record against the BSU Beavers.
The games will be on Lakeland Public Television Bemidji, Minnesota. Play-by-play announcer Scott Williams and color commentator former BSU Beaver Eric Monsrud call the games for the Beavers.
Radio: The games can be heard at 96.1 the Fox.
Internet: Americaone [click to view]
Records and Rankings:
UND – 3-6-1 overall, 1-5-0 WCHA; unranked in both polls. The Fighting Sioux were idle last week.
BSU – 4-7-1 overall, 2-5-1 WCHA; unranked in both polls. The Beavers tied 3-3 and lost 5-1 to the UNO Mavericks.
Players to Watch:
For the Fighting Sioux junior forward Danny Kristo 4g-8a—12pts is the leading scorer. On the other side of the ice senior defenseman Brady Hunt 2g-9a—10 pts is the leading scorer or the Beavers.
Junior goalie Aaron Dell is the top goaltender for the Fighting Sioux. Dell has a 2-5-1 record with a 3.20 goals against average and a .875 save percentage.
Senior goalie Dan Bakala is the top goaltender for the Beavers. Bakala has a 2-4-1 record with a .302 goals against average with a .898 save percentage.
Key Numbers:
3 – The Beavers are ranked third in the WCHA on the penalty kill in the WCHA; the Beavers have killed 43/52 of their opponent’s power plays.
4 – The Fighting Sioux are ranked fourth on the penalty kill in the WCHA; the Fighting Sioux have killed 38/46 of their opponent’s power plays.
7 – The Fighting Sioux are ranked seventh in the WCHA in penalty minutes.
8 – The Fighting Sioux power play is ranked eighth in the WCHA going 9/51
9 – The Beavers power play is ranked ninth in the WCHA going 7/40
9 – The Beavers are ranked ninth in the WCHA in scoring.
10 – The Beavers are ranked 10th in the WCHA in penalty minutes.
10 – The Fighting Sioux are ranked 10th in the WCHA in scoring.
12 – The Fighting Sioux have scored 12 goals in six WCHA games.
14 – Aaron Dell is ranked 14th in goals against average in the WCHA.
16 – Aaron Dell is ranked 16th in save percentage in the WCHA.
Other games in the WCHA: Nebraska Omaha at Denver; Minnesota at Saint Cloud on Friday, Saint Cloud at Minnesota on Saturday; Michigan Tech at Alaska-Anchorage; Wisconsin at Colorado College; Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Virg Foss Nails it.
Image via WikipediaIn case you haven’t seen it former Fighting Sioux hockey beat writer Virg Foss absolutely nailed it with this article on the Fighting Sioux nickname. Virg Foss, Grand Forks Herald --- By marching on without a nickname might be the ultimate show of respect to the Sioux name as we say goodbye to it.While there are some pointy headed P.C. hand wringers that want UND to select a new nickname right away because they claim that the no-nickname approach is a way for UND to remain a sort of de Facto Fighting Sioux. Realistically, you’re going to have a hard time totally getting rid of the Fighting Sioux nickname, it’s been part of UND storied history for a very long time, The Fighting Sioux nickname is engrained in our culture and is part of our schools rich history.
I suspect that for as long as I live, fans will wear their Fighting Sioux jerseys to UND games. Sioux cheers will erupt from the crowds.
Taking away the name won’t change that. Neither will forcing a new nickname upon us.
A few years ago, I watched the movie “We Are Marshall” and felt chills go through me listening to the fans chant the school name in a slow cadence.
I watched Penn State students turn out to protest the firing of football legend Joe Paterno earlier this week and heard the chants of “We Are . . . Penn State” rise from their throats.
When the next school year begins at UND, we’ll no longer see the logos or Sioux name on UND uniforms.
UND will press on and in time bitter feelings and wounded hearts will begin to heal.
There’s no need to rush to a new nickname, if one is ever needed.
I am going to continue to wear my Fighting Sioux sweaters, hoodies and hats with pride until they fall off and disintegrate. Lastly, I also agree with Foss, I like the no-nickname approach and why not simply remain just “North Dakota” wouldn't that be an awesome name? No need for a ridiculous replacement nickname that few will get behind and that no one will like, UND sports teams could just be plain "North Dakota".
Friday, November 11, 2011
Classic Dean Blais
Check out these quotes by former Fighting Sioux head coach Dean Blais. You have to love guys like Blais who tells it like it is. I don't think I would classify this as bulletin board material because that's the way that BSU plays, I would bet that BSU will come out flying tonight. These comments kind of remind me of the Tampa Bay Lightning as well.
Rob White, WORLD-HERALD --- Unlike last weekend's wide-open series with Colorado College, in which the Mavs earned a split with the team that had been ranked No. 2 in the country, UNO knows things are going to look different this weekend.
"We thought we'd match up well with CC because that's a skating team," Blais said. "They were both great games. (But) these aren't going to be great games. It's going to take a lot of patience. At times there will be boredom because of the way they play."
[Dan] Bakala is 2-3 this season with a 2.87 goals-against average but a save percentage of only .886. He's split time with two others thus far for a Beavers team that is 4-6 and 2-4.
But this weekend, UNO comes to town.
"They are disciplined in everything they do, and you have to give their coaches credit for that," Blais said. "They don't take chances offensively. Defensively they play a real compact defensive-zone coverage. They'll give you shots from the outside knowing their goaltender is good."
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
The sky is falling; not yet...
The Sioux have dug a pretty deep hole, but there is still a lot of season left. In my opinion, there is no reason to panic yet or start a movement to have Fighting Sioux head coach Dave Hakstol fired as the coach of the Fighting Sioux.
Even if the Fighting Sioux fail to make the Final Five and the NCAA tourney Dave Hakstol will still be the head coach of the Fighting Sioux when the season is over.
I think it’s safe to predict that the Fighting Sioux will not repeat as champs in the WCHA, however, they can still salvage the season by making a solid run in the second half of the season and making the NCAA playoffs. Last season UMD proved that the fourth best team in the WCHA can still win the NCAA title.
The Fighting Sioux with the 3-2 loss on Saturday night dropped to an unimpressive record of 3-5-1 overall and 1-5-0 in WCHA action. That is the worst start for the Fighting Sioux since the 1974-75 season when the Fighting Sioux started the season 1-9-0.
I was out hunting in the Devils Lake area and I was able to listen to both games on the radio and it would appear that Aaron Dell was great in net all weekend, any time you can limit a team like the Gophers to five goals against for the weekend; that’s an impressive feat. I also believe that the Fighting Sioux wasted two nice goaltending efforts by Dell. Dell stopped 39 of 42 shots on Saturday night and that is the most saves Dell has had in a games since last year's WCHA Final Five championship game against Denver University. Dell also stopped 30 of 32 shots in Friday night’s game. For the weekend Dell stopped 69/74 shots for a .932 save percentage.
The Fighting Sioux penalty kill has started to put up impressive numbers. The Fighting Sioux held the Gophers vaunted power play to one goal all weekend long, The Fighting Sioux killed 14 of 15 Gopher power plays and now have only given up one goal in the last 22 power plays, killing 21 of the last 22 opponent power plays.
This goal by Roco Grimaldi gives me reason to be optimistic.
Gopher fans like to talk about how the Fighting Sioux are a bunch of goons. Under no circumstances will Minnesota's Pansies on Ice drop the gloves.
Aaron Dell was in the zone against the Gophers and here is an example of this as Dell makes a nice save against Minnesota
Delay Proposed To Replace Fighting Sioux Nickname
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota lawmakers say the University of North Dakota should wait three years before replacing its Fighting Sioux athletics nickname.
The North Dakota House and Senate education committees have endorsed allowing UND to retire the Fighting Sioux nickname and American Indian head logo.
The full House and Senate still have to approve the bill before it becomes law.
Grand Forks Rep. Stacey Dahl says the measure prevents UND from adopting a new nickname and logo until January 2015. She calls it a "cooling-off" period.
Board of Higher Education president Grant Shaft says the board supports the idea.
The committees voted Tuesday to endorse the proposal. Now it goes to the Senate for its first vote. The vote hasn't been scheduled.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Mark Levin talks about the Fighting Sioux nickname.
Check it out, Mark Levin a top conservative talk show host on XM Radio 125 the Patriot talked about the Fighting Sioux nickname during his show yesterday. s/t to Rob Port at SayAnythingBlog.com...
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Behind Enemy Lines - Wally Shaver's Gophers-UND Preview
The boys over at Gopher Puck Live had this in their twitter feed today so I thought I would share it with you. Wally Shaver does the Gopher hockey radio broadcasts along with Frank Mazzocco. Should be a good series between the Fighting Sioux and the Minnesota Gophers.
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