Sunday morning quarterbacking - shot charts game 2

Last night the University of North Dakota and the UAA Seawolves played to a 3-3 ties. Since the Ralph Engelstad Arena opened in 2001, UND has a 5-7-25 record in overtime.

They say that a tie is like kissing your sister. One could say that there has been a lot of sister kissing at the REA.

UAA Seawolves head coach Dave Shyiak was pleased with his team’s effort in last night’s game.
“I think that was probably our best 60 minutes of the year,” Shyiak said. “ It was a hard earned tied It was a great hockey game. What we learned as a hockey team tonight is how we have to play. I thought we pressured the puck well, I thought we executed our game plan, we got good goaltending and we got contributions from everyone tonight.”

Senior forward Corban Knight was again dominate this weekend in the faceoff circle going 31-14, winning 68 percent of his draws. On the other end of the ice Matt Bailey was solid for the Seawolves.

Through four periods of hockey, UND senior forward Danny Kristo had four points (0g-4a—4pts). That streak ended in the second period of Saturday’s game. Freshman Rocco Grimaldi (2g-2a—4pts) and senior Danny Kristo (0g-4a—4pts) lead UND in points. Kristo has played two fewer games due to his two game suspension.

Friday Morning game day: Seawolves versus UND

Good morning the WCHA regular season opener is finally here for UND, after going shorthanded in both games that they played in last weekend, UND finally has a full lineup to choose from and there will be tough some decisions to be made by the coaching staff and there will be a few UND hockey players sitting out this weekend.

This will be the first time since December 9 of last season that UND will have a healthy scratch.

Carter Rowney on having a full lineup and extra players in the line up.

“I think it’s huge for our team,” Rowney said. “Because the more people push each other… its better – you know – coming every day to practice and having each person pushing one another – I think that’s only going to make our team improve.”

Brad Schlossman hits on this subject in today’s Grand Forks Herald.

In retrospect, It would also appear that UND losing Stefan Matteau to the CHL last year isn’t such a bad thing after all.

Stefan Matteau, a first-round NHL pick who backed out of his commitment to UND last January to play Canadian major juniors, was suspended this week for the second time this season. Matteau’s first suspension was for a hit to the head. The second one was for a hit from behind — one bad enough that his own team added another game onto the league’s suspension. Matteau also served a seven-game suspension in the USHL last season.[Brad Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald]

A Tradition of Excellence devised his all WCHA NHL line chart.

Game Notes for UND versus UAA 10/26-10/27; The Hockey Writers Combine

From A Tradition of Excellence – North Dakota vs. UAA: Notes & Links

Here is Doyl Woody's perspective on tonight's game; Here's a historically encouraging way of looking at UAA's WCHA series in Grand Forks

Here is a article about former UND Hockey Player Michael Cichy; Worth the Wait

Friday's @undmhockey game will be on DirectTV 623 and Saturday's will be on 626. Sunday's @undwhockey game will be on 623.
— Jayson Hajdu (@UNDSID) October 25, 2012

UND: The Weekend Ahead (10/19-10/20)

Preview for the Brice Alaska Goal Rush (Fairbanks, Alaska)

Friday, #2 North Dakota (0-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) versus Alaska Anchorage (1-0-1, 0-0-0 WCHA) 8:05 PM CSt – All-Time: UND leads 44-17-4 (.708)

Saturday, Friday, #2 North Dakota (0-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) versus University of Alaska at Fairbanks (0-1-1, 0-0-0 CCHA) 10:05 CST – All-Time: UND leads 4-2 (.667)

Here is the link to the Broadcasts

Upcoming UND Hockey Broadcasts

Friday, October 19, 2012
AK-Anchorage versus North Dakota @ AK-Fairbanks
Time 8:05PM CST
Price $7.00.

Saturday, October 20, 2012
University of Alaska Fairbanks versus University of North Dakota
Time 10:05 PM CST
Price $7.00.
On-line Radio Broadcast – Free audio is available at UNDSports.com

Players to Watch:
North Dakota: (No stats recorded yet) Forwards: Corbin Knight, Carter Rowney, Roco Grimaldi Defense: Dillon Simpson, Andrew MacWilliam. Goaltenders: Clarke Saunders and Zane Gothberg

Alaska-Fairbanks: Forwards: Nik Yaremchuck (2g-0a—2pts), Tyler Morley (1g-0a—pts), Defense:  Colton Parayko (1g-0a—1pts), Michael Quinn (0g-1a—1pts), Goaltenders: Sean Cahill 0-0-1, 2.77 GAA, .833 save percentage, John Keeney 0-1-0, 3.06 GAA, .880 save percentage.

Alaska Anchorage: Forwards: Matt Bailey (1g-1a—2pts), Alex Gellert (1g-1a—2pts ) Defense: Blake Leaske (0g-1a—1pts), Goaltenders: Chris Kamal 1-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.00 save percentage, Rob Gunderson 0-0-1, 2.77 GAA .870 save percentage.

Who’s missing from North Dakota this weekend?

This is the list of UND hockey players that will miss the game for UND against Anchorage Alaska.

1.       Danny Kristo – Suspension
2.       Corbin Knight – Suspension
3.       Andrew MacWilliam – Suspension
4.       Carter Rowney – Suspension
5.       Brendan O’Donnell – Suspension
6.       Michael Parks – Injury
This is the list of UND hockey players that will miss the game for UND against Alaska game

1.       Danny Kristo – Suspension
2.       Connor Gaarder– Suspension
3.       Andrew Panzarella– Suspension
4.       Stephane Pattyn– Suspension
5.       Michael Parks – Injury

Cross Posted at Inside Hockey
Originally posted at the Hockey Writers - Combine