Sioux sweep again

Finally the Sioux get the sweep on the road 23 games into the season and with the win move into 5th in the PWR rankings. The wins did not come easy, the Sioux had to work for them as they gutted out a couple of tough wins in a hostile building against a tough hard working team this weekend further solidifying their hold on third place. Over on USCHO I saw some various fans saying that the Sioux were handed Friday nights game by the refs. Sorry that claim is unfounded. Of course I am going to say that I a Sioux fan. In my opinion I believe the refs got the calls right. First off; you can not run over a goalie to score a goal, it is not legal in any league. Second; on the Mankato goal that was waved off because the net was off before the puck went into the net; even the Mankato television crew said that the net was off before the puck went in the net, that fact does hurts your argument.
Fast forward to Saturday night, on the Mankato goal that was waved off tonight, the net came off a split second before the puck crossed the line. From the replay you could see that was a tough call to make; but the refs made the right call. I think the Mav's are going to make some noise before it looks like the refs made the right call when it was all said and done. On the people that said Kaip is nothing more than a hack and goon, that so called goon has more goals than Maverick's top scorer he fought. That is also the same Maverick forward that looked like a pro taking off his helmets and gloves during Friday's fight. They agreed to fight before the face off. This is the same angle that was feeding Kaip punches will Kaip stood there and took it. That is almost as classless as Downie punching Blake while the refs holding him.
The Sioux score 7 goals on the weekend, 5 were on the power play, 1 was short handed and one was even strength. While last nights game was a grinding game, tonight's game seemed more wide open. I think over the next couple of weeks your going to see the UND defense tighten up. The Mavericks definitely take the puck to the net and finish their checks.

Pictures of this weekend's game: UND and MSU-M

My friend Marty that sits next to us at the homes games at the Ralph went to this weekends games in Mankato, and here are some of the pictures that he was kind enough to seen us the pictures.
I also watched the game tonight and UND has not won 5 WCHA games in a row in a WCHA season since 2004 according to the Mankato charter broadcast team. This is a fact that I did not know and I have asked a few Sioux fans that didn't know this as well.

Kaip whips Bruess

Wow, what a fight! This fight was long over due and you almost knew that it would come to a head during this series. Last season during a game between UND and MSU-M Maverick forward Trevor Bruess was feeding Rylan Kaip with punches, Kaip looked over to the bench to get permission to fight. Permission to engage Bruess in a fight was not granted by coach Hakstol; one could speculated that Hakstol realized that Kaip had already received a DQ for fighting earlier in the season, hence, was not given the green light to fight Bruess. They say hind sight is 20/20 and this moved turned out to be a good move on Kaips part because another fight would have caused Kaip to sit out for two games for getting in a second fight on the season. Tonight's fight was done at the right time.

Here are some of the pictures of the fight that my buddy Marty emailed to me. I must say what a trooper, being the super fan Marty is, he was able to get the pictures to me quickly, also kudos to his wife Garland for having the camera on hand so she could photograph the fight as it happened in real time. After the game and Marty went back to his room and emailed me the pictures from his hotel room in Mankato.

These are really some nice pictures, I am sure these are going to cost a beer or two.

11 Reason why Frazee Sucks

I recieved this in an email from the almost defunct Hockey_L. It is from the blogNihilist in Golf Pants Catchy name for a blog.
11. Actually enjoys hearing the "Sieve!" chant

10. Distracted by bearded economics professor in stands who kept baring his chest

9. Distracted by concern that racist graffiti on SCSU campus hasn't attracted enough media attention

8. Angry that Doug Woog is no longer coach, he could really use $500 under his hat

7. Wanted to see if he could get Coach Lucia to give him "the look"

6. His thoughts were consumed by his upcoming midterms in biochemistry and Elizabethan poetry

5. Was busy admiring the architecture of the National Concrete Center

4. Was busy daydreaming about how super-awesome Barak Obama is

3. Distracted by his new girlfriend in the stands, Ashlee Simpson

2. Distracted by concern that maybe Garth Snowe was right: his development is being retarded

1. He just sucks

Matt Greene Activated from IR

Good to see that Former Sioux Matt Greene will be back soon and playing in the NHL after recovering from a broken leg he suffered in a game on October 30th.

The Edmonton Oilers have activated defenceman Matt Greene from the NHL Injured Reserve list and assigned him to the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League on a conditioning assignment.

Greene has missed the Oilers last 34 games (November 2nd to January 15th) after suffering a fractured left fibula and ligament damage in his left ankle on October 30th in a game versus the Detroit Red Wings at Rexall Place. The 6'3", 223 pound defenceman had scored one assist with 11 penalty minutes in 13 games for the Oilers this season prior to the injury.

It's Official: WCHA rules on game.

Todd D. Milewski is reporting that it is now official the game from last Friday night between the DU Pioneers and the Badgers will not change, there will be no point given to the Badgers, even though they tied the game before regulation time expired.

I don't think anyone thought the game result would change, however, this now puts the refs in the WCHA on notice, they must do better. Horrible isn't going to be good enough anymore, the league officials must do a better job and the fans deserve better and we should demand better. Excuses from the league office saying that there is nothing wrong with the job being done on the ice is unacceptable. The WCHA officials must make the right calls or face further scrutiny. The coaches should also speak up at the league meeting in the spring.

I believe now the status quo might finally change, the reason being; one of the Big Ten schools in the WCHA has finally been a victim of and lost a game because of poor officiating and the changes will be made, you can bank on it. I pitty the fool; I mean offical that makes the next mistake. I do expect some head to roll, it should be Randy Schmidt's. Can you imagine if this blown call had happened to the Minnesota Gophers? An official would have gotten a public rebuke and suspension following by a firing. Remember what happen to Jay Kleven for making a correct call?

The league's response is more of the same old tired crap, the WCHA admits its incompetent ref made a mistake, his second one on the season, however, the league is also is telling Wisconsin don't go away mad just go away.

Here's the official wording from the WCHA:

In response to the letter of protest filed with the Western Collegiate Hockey Association from the University of Wisconsin regarding the circumstances surrounding the Wisconsin vs Denver intercollegiate hockey game on Friday, Jan. 11, Bill Hudson, WCHA Chair, and the member Faculty Athletic Representatives made the following decision:

After a review of both the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules and Interpretations book and the WCHA Handbook, the above has confirmed Commissioner McLeod's interpretation/decision and affirmed that it is not the prerogative of the Association to change the outcome of a game.

In the 2006-08 NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Rules and Interpretations book, under Rule 6/Playing Rules, HR-81, SECTION 39: Protests are not recognized or allowed.

Further, under Rule 5/Officials and Officiating Systems, SECTION 3: The duties of the referee(s) are as follows:
under a. The referee(s) decision is final; there is no appeal.

In the WCHA Handbook, Code of Regulations:
1. Playing Rules
a. NCAA playing rules will govern play in all intercollegiate ice hockey games. Conferences and individual institutions are prohibited from modifying any playing rules except by permission of the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee.

The WCHA earlier acknowledged the error that was made and regrets the circumstance. This decision is final and the matter is considered closed.

My Question on CSTV: The Writers' Round Table

Here is a question I posed for the CSTV round table. The writers didn't go where I was hoping they would go, they kind of danced around the issue and didn't answer my question like I had hoped. No one is denying the fact; Miami and Michigan are good to decent teams, however, how battle tested are they? The strength of schedule of the CCHA isn't very impressive.

Miami will have played basically three teams in the top ten Michigan State University and Michigan (02-08-2008) and Notre Dame by the second week of February. The rest of their schedule is very week and almost laughable. Michigan has beaten Minnesota, Wisconsin and B.C. but Minnesota and Wisconsin are down this year so Michigan has to date played one team in the top ten. So I say again; what is so impressive about racking up a majority of your 21 wins against the likes of these teams. I will break it down for you using the KRACH Rankings, that's 4 wins against UNO #30, 2 wins against Canisus the #54, 3 wins against OSU #44, 2 wins against NMU #36, 1 win against Alaska #40, 2 wins against 32 Vermont, 1 win against BGSU #26 and 2 wins against Rensselaer #43. Include loses against #40 Alaska and #26 BGSU. Again; why are those 16 wins impressive?

Eric Grand Forks, ND: Are the Pundents giving the CCHA getting way too much credit? If you look at the Srenght of Schedule for two of the top teams in the CCHA; Michigan has played the 31st toughest schedule, while Miami has played the 28th toughest schedule. Why are these teams still impressive?
Paula Weston: The "pundents" giving the CCHA too much credit? Because the two best teams in the country are Miami and Michigan, and three of the four top 10 teams are CCHA teams?
Elliot Olshansky: I say it all the time...hockey games are played on sheets of ice, not sheets of paper, and having seen Michigan and Miami, these teams look like the No. 1 and No. 2 teams.
Paula Weston: It's not just the press that votes in the polls. I'd be willing to wager that many, many coaches around the country would say that Miami and Michigan are the top two teams in the nation right now.
Paula Weston: And while hockey games are played on sheets of ice and not paper, RinkRat, you would be out of work if people didn't want to see the endless banter about our sport.
Elliot Olshansky: Of course, I tend to like Miami a bit more than most, because I do still wonder about some of those Michigan freshmen hitting the wall.
Paula Weston: It's always foolish to underestimate Michigan. I think that may be the one true thing I've learned covering hockey these last dozen years.

This week's picks

Friday

North Dakota at Minnesota State
Wisconsin at Alaska-Anchorage
Minnesota at Minnesota-Duluth

Non-Conference:

Denver at Air Force
Bemidji State at Colorado College

Saturday

North Dakota at Minnesota State
Wisconsin at Alaska-Anchorage
Minnesota at Minnesota-Duluth

Non-Conference:

Bemidji State at Denver
Air Force at Colorado College

Last weeks Picks 7-3
For the Season 74-50

Say it isn't so: the WCHA has a credibility problem

WCHA Ref Todd Anderson
No, stop, it can't be true. I think this is a serious issue that is finally coming to a head, however, it took one of the Big Ten Schools getting screwed over before anyone finally decided to take a stand. Maybe now we can get something to finally stick the league office. Like Kevin Allenspach
said no one cared when it happened to SCSU. Let me tell you Kevin we got your back, there are many of us that are steaming mad about it and we want some heads to roll, we will not go away and we will keep bringing the issue up.

Tom Oates: WCHA wants to be big-time, but still acts small
It has won five of the last six NCAA titles, nine of its 10 teams were ranked in the top 20 poll just last week and its programs are regularly raided for talent by the NHL.

But if the Western Collegiate Hockey Association is, as it often proclaims, the premier men's college hockey league in the nation, why does it routinely act like it is a municipal softball league in McFarland?

Why do its bylaws fail to cover crisis situations? Why can't its referees get calls right even with television replays? Why do its leaders vanish when people need answers the most?

A better question is this: How can anyone take college hockey seriously when its premier league is run like a mom-and-pop store in a Wal-Mart world?

The latest blow to the WCHA's image came Friday night when referee Randy Schmidt disallowed a last-second, game-tying goal by the University of Wisconsin in a 3-2 loss at Denver. By now you know the gory details, so I'll spare you the explanation. Let's just say that Schmidt had college hockey's most advanced TV replay capability at his disposal and failed to use it properly.

Schmidt apparently was the only person in the arena who couldn't figure out that UW had scored, a notion that was confirmed the next day when the WCHA admitted he had made a mistake, saying, "The league regrets the error, and acknowledges that the goal should have counted."

WCHA officials thought that would end the issue, which shows how out of touch they really are. Sorry, but it's not that easy to dismiss such an egregious error, in part because the same referee had been involved in a similar incident earlier this season and in part because the loss of even one point could damage UW's NCAA tournament chances in a year when it hosts an NCAA regional.

"It would appear from what people ... on the street are saying, the league's image right now is a little tainted," UW coach Mike Eaves said Monday.

Eaves was choosing his words carefully, but the league's soiled image and lack of leadership and vision was on display again Saturday night when, incredibly, Schmidt was allowed to referee the second game of the series. League officials made that decision even though they had another crew doing a series in nearby Colorado Springs and could easily have switched the two.

But that's not the only bush-league action by the WCHA recently. Two weeks ago, UW had to play a key series against Colorado College without three of its best players, who, like others in the league, were participating in the World Junior Championships. Predictably, UW couldn't buy a goal in the series, losing twice by a combined score of 5-1.

Can you imagine any other college sport scheduling league games when it knew its teams would be losing their best players to another competition?

Meanwhile, UW has appealed to the WCHA to declare Friday's game a tie, which, at this late date, is a reasonable solution. A better solution would have been to play an overtime period the next day.

Unfortunately, league officials couldn't or wouldn't make that decision. No surprise there, which is why the WCHA needs this word of advice: If you want to be big league, start acting like it.

The first step in the right direction

This have become a hot topic on the various hockey fan message boards. I have heard a lot of fans saying that BSU wouldn't add anything to the WCHA. First off that is silly in my opinion, first off they become a natural rival with UND, UMD, MSU-M and SCSU right away. All four team have played or play BSU on regular basis already. Lets not forget the fact the teams are a very short 2-3 hour drive away, well, Mankato is a little further away from Bemidji.

In this instance I applaud the WCHA for stepping up and helping a fellow hockey team out. I think it is the right thing to do. It also give BSU some time to get its arena all sowed up and ready to go.

WCHA to help Beavers

Bruce McLeod, Western Collegiate Hockey Association commissioner, told me Sunday night that the league and Bemidji State have an agreement in place that will help the Beavers with their future men's hockey scheduling.

Bemidji State's request to the league at the NCAA Convention in Nashville on Sunday is because College Hockey America is shrinking. If nothing changes, it will have only four teams next season -- Bemidij State, Alabama-Huntsville, Niagara and Robert Morris.

The WCHA was reportedly considering a four-year unbalanced schedule that would ensure Bemidji State had 12 games vs. WCHA teams each season, six home, six away. But a particular number of games might not be in the agreement. A source also said BSU was told it needs to get a new arena built if the alliance is going to work.

"We do have an agreement, but we're just kind of working out the final details," McLeod said in a telephone interview Sunday night.

The 10-team WCHA has had a moratorium on expansion since Minnesota State Mankato was admitted in 1996-97.

Jon Quistgaard, BSU president, said a statement will be released Monday.

"I think it was a positive meeting," Quistgaard said in a telephone interview. "We really appreciated the opportunity to be able to talk about our situation and what our goals are and our vision. ... I think we all came away from the meting better informed."

WOW, Barch and May

This was a great hockey fight. It is no mystery why the Ducks are the top penalized team in the NHL. One could make the argument that the Ducks are the west coast version of the Broad Street Bullies.

I have been watching the Ducks more since Brandon Bochenski got traded from Bruins to the Ducks, it is amazing the amount of college players that are on the Ducks; Drew Miller Michigan State, Brandon Bochenski North Dakota, Ryan Carter Mankato, Chris Kunitz Ferris State, George Parros Princeton, Dough Weight Lake State. That is is an impressive list of college hockey all stars folks.

Wisconsin files an appeal with the WCHA.

Here is an article written by Andy Baggot: The University of Wisconsin has filed a formal appeal with the WCHA

We've not heard the last about that controversial loss the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team suffered over the weekend.

The school took the unusual step of filing an official appeal with the Western Collegiate Hockey Association late Monday afternoon, seeking, at minimum, a review of the procedures and circumstances surrounding a 3-2 loss Friday at Denver.

"I think we have to go through the due process," UW coach Mike Eaves said Monday afternoon during his weekly press conference. "We would not be diligent in not doing that."

UW senior associate athletic director Shawn Eichorst, who accompanied the Badgers on the trip to Denver; UW associate AD Sean Frazier, who oversees men's hockey; UW associate AD Steve Waterfield, who oversees rules compliance; and Linda Baumann, the UW Athletic Board representative to the WCHA, are involved in the process.

According to WCHA bylaws, the school had 48 hours from the end of the series to file an appeal. The league has 36 hours to respond to it.

Here is a response from the WCHA that I find troubling.

WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod has not returned multiple phone calls since issuing a three-paragraph statement Saturday acknowledging that a mistake had been made.

Doug Spencer, the WCHA associate director for public relations, said Monday that McLeod was traveling between Nashville, Tenn. — where McLeod was attending the NCAA convention — and his home in Denver. Spencer has worked with the league for 22 years and couldn't recall a step like this being taken by a school.

"We acknowledged our error," he said. "Everybody regrets what happened, but we move forward."

I say we move forward with terminations and letters of reprimand. I think more schools should take this approach, it is the only way that the league will ever fix the problems it has. The WCHA is a first class league with second or third rate on ice officials. This is where I encourage fans to start sending letter to the WCHA League office. Am I the only one that finds this tone and attitude troubling, these problems need to be address then fixed. The league after recognizing that their official has made a mistake should suspended him indefinitely pending an investigation. After that investigation has been conducted, they should force Schmidt to write a formal letter of apology and tender his resignation. Lastly, I hope UND would have the same response if they had a colossal event like this happen to the Fighting Sioux.

Lets Go Mav's makes an appearance on Goon's world

This has become a yearly tradition; well ok, two years in a row. Here is what the Lets Go Mav's hockey blogger had to say.

Why do you hate the Fighting Sioux and Sioux fans so much?

Because I have never met one in person that is decent. They tend to come to our arena with a huge chip on our shoulder and smart off that the Mavs don't belong in the WCHA and that our arena sucks and so on. It's annoying and rude! Most opposing fans come to Mankato and think it's a good time because our fans are pretty friendly and they can enjoy adult beverages at the game. The other fans figure out we're fun but the Sioux fans are too stuck on themselves and are busy knocking us to have a good time. Also, their obsession with "everyone being jealous of us" gets old. As does the 7>5 thing and their overall arrogance.

Can’t we all just get along and be friends?

No, we can't!! :) Not until I see more respect. You know how most people like people until they do something to make them dislike them? Well, LGM is the opposite. I dislike people until they earn my liking. I'm just weird like that...so don't go looking for free friendships out of this girl!!

Name your Favorite Mankato State hockey memory?
Back to back weekend sweeps of SCSU and Wisconsin a couple of years ago. No! Wait...I take it back. I say the game that the Mavs won for the 1st time at the NHC when Clarky was in goal. Best time EVER!! I was sick of going to that arena and watching SCSU pound us. That game was SWEET and for me, started the Clarky obsession:)

Who is your favorite current MSU-M player?

Well, I can't go with just one! My top two are my boys Berge and Kalinski. Love them both! Closely followed by Zacharias, Kilburg, and Hot RJ.

Who is your Favorite Former MSU-M player?

Again, I have to go with two of them. Overall favorite would be Chris Clark. Love that kid. He is one of the greatest guys you'll ever meet. So nice, friendly, and a good role model for the kids. Second would be David Backes. All American Golden Boy, smarty pants (held a 4.0 all through college), and overall good guy. He's also doing awesome in the NHL, so that's great too. Plus, I did sort of spill some beer on his mom way back in the day and promised to cheer for him "as long as he played hockey" so I'm upholding my end of the deal. Good thing he's a good guy or that would be a hard promise to keep!

Why do you think Jutting is such a bad coach?

Ugg. Loaded question. Do you really have that much time?!? I'll just state a few. First off, he treats everyone like dirt basically. Has no respect for players, parents, fans, other coaches, his peers....the list goes on and on. He's SO narcissistic it makes me want to puke. He's a total embarrassment to MSU.
Second, he runs crappy plays over and over (such as his stupid power play) and never realizes that maybe it's HIS way that sucks but instead blames the players year after year. Third, he always slams our players some way in the media. Even when he's trying to give a compliment, he ends up slamming someone. Drives me NUTS!!

Who is your Favorite NHL team(s)?

I'm not really into the NHL. I'll go with the Wild.

Who is your Favorite NHL player?

Steve Wagner. HA!!! Kidding. David Backes of course!!

What is your favorite NHL Jersey?

I like the Flyer's jerseys. I can't wait for Kalinski and Nodl to play for the Flyer's so Heather and I can get matching jerseys of our boys!! It'll be the first time ever for us to agree on hockey!

Who is a bigger hack Matt Demarci or Stu Bickel?

Stu Bickel. Wouldn't you be a hack too if you had all that pent up aggression from having that name?!?

Which Arena do you like the best MSU-M Midwest wireless center or REA?

I've never been to REA...next year!!! That's my plan at least. For the record it's the ALLTEL Center now!! The Alltel is ok but I really do wish we had a "real" hockey arena. Maybe some day!

What are your predictions for this weekend Series?

Well, my boys let me down a bit last weekend. No clue what was up with them but they were just off. I'm thinking positively this weekend and I say a split. Mavs win Friday, Sioux win Saturday.

Where do the Mav’s finish in this seasons standings?

7th. I wish higher, because home ice would be awesome but with our lack of points as of now and looking at what's ahead it could be tough. Who knows though...the WCHA is so screwy this year!

Why don’t you think Racing is a sport?

Because if you're sitting your ass in a car it's not physical enough to be a sport. I'm from small town MN where everyone goes to "the races" 2 nights of a weekend in the summer and live and die by NASCAR and I think they're all hicks. They're like "hockey? What's hockey? Bring on Jeff Gordon!" A friend of mine went to Bristol the other year and was excited about it. I ripped on her forever about it!! Racing is not a sport. Never was. Never will be.

Is hunting a sport?

I think hunting is a "different" sport. Since there's strategy and the person is out in the woods moving around and stuff to kill some animal, I can see how it's a form of a sport, but not something I would traditionally call a sport.

What is your favorite Breed of Dog?

Honestly, I'm not much of an dog gal. Cripes, I'm not much of an animal gal to be truthful. They're dirty, smell, and are just a pain. Plus, most animals are unpredictable. That would explain why I'm petrified of cows!!
If I had to choose a dog though, it would be a Shih tzu. They're so cute and cuddly! I like the little lap dogs that you can carry around in your purse:) Not that I would do that. Oh, well maybe to my brother's new dog though. They just got a Min-Pin and he would kick my ass for putting it in a girly purse...so that would be worth it! Ha ha! Maybe I'll put a little tu-tu on Stanley and carry him around in my purse just to annoy my brother.

Would you rather own a Lab or Bull Dog?

Oh my god! Are you psychic that these are the two breeds I hate the most?!? I have two college friends that have one of each. God...when I go to the one's house and see Gunner (stupid slobbering lab that eyes me up like I'm a pheasant or something) coming at me I freak. Then again, when I go to the others and fat, ugly, slobbery, annoying Romeo (the Bulldog) come at me I freak too. I'll go with hating the Bulldog more because the last time I saw that stupid dog he was drooling on my foot and sneezed on my leg. YUCK! So...I guess the lab wins...but barely.

Short but sweet: Ed Jovanovski vs Aaron Voros

While this fight didn't last very long Ed Jovanovski and Aaron Voros threw some big hay makers. Notice both men landed some really good shots.

It's no mystery that former Univesity of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanook Aaron Voros has been a welcome addition to the Minnesota Wild since he was picked up in the last season from New Jersey Devils organization.
Voros Hockey Data Base Numbers

Former SCSU Husky Tim Conboy drops the mits.

Former SCSU Husky Tim Conboy gets in a fight with Colorado Av's tough guy Scott Parker in his first NHL game.

Its better to be the hammer than the nail

Don Cherry would be happy with this hit because it is a sweet hit that is worthy of being in a rock em sock em hockey videos. This is the type of hockey UND needs to play to be successful in the playoffs. Nice to see T.J. Oshie getting after it, I think he bounced back nicely after his screw up a couple of weeks back. This is the little things a team has to do to be successful. I can't wait for this weekends games against the Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks, its going to be more of the same type of play.

How Sweep it is... Sioux take game two 4-1...

Finally; the Fighting Sioux seal the deal and finally get a sweep for the weekend. It only took the Fighting Sioux 21 games into the season before they finally got a two game sweep and they did it in impressive style holding MTU to 2 goals on the weekend and under 20 shots both nights.

Unfortunately, I didn't see the first period and a half because I was at Altru health in urgent care with my daughter who is suffering from the croop. Sioux7 was nice enough to give me an update while I was sitting in the hospital.

I got home from the hospital just in time to turn on the television and see Chris VandeVelde score a pretty goal. Wow; did that kid have a good series or what? There were a few players that really stepped up this weekend: Chris VandeVelde had 1 goal and 2 assists for 3 points. Also, Taylor Chorney chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points, Freshman Evan Trupp who is starting to emerge as an impact player we read about had two points on the weekend as well.

MTU is a good team that will be heard from before the season is over, I would not want to have to play them in the WCHA playoffs.

Box Score
First Period

North Dakota-1 Kyle Radke (Taylor Chorney, Robbie Bina) 7:21
North Dakota-2 Chay Genoway (Jean-Philippe Lamoureux) GWG PPG 14:11

Second Period

North Dakota-3 Chris VandeVelde (Evan Trupp) 15:04

Third Period

Michigan Tech-1 Drew Dobson (John Schwarz, Jordan Baker) 2:49
North Dakota-4 Taylor Chorney (T.J. Oshie, Ryan Duncan) PPG 9:28
Goaltender Saves
Michigan Tech-1 Rob Nolan (59:56 L) 5 8 4 17 (4 GA)
North Dakota-1 Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (60:00 W) 6 5 6 17 (1 GA)

Referee(s): Jon Campion
Asst. Referee(s): Nathan Freeman, Kile Bergren

~UND is 2nd in Goals for in the WCHA, C.C. has more and they have played two more games.

~UND is 3rd in the WCHA in goals against.

~UND is 6th in the Pairwise.

WCHA ADMITS ERROR IN WISCONSIN GOAL DISPUTE

This seems to be a reoccuring theme in the WCHA this season and it seems to be involving the same on ice officials.

by Adam Wodon/Managing Editor

The WCHA has officially admitted error by its officiating crew in disallowing a Wisconsin goal that would have tied Friday's game against Denver as time expired.

It marks the second time this year that the WCHA has apologized for an error by its officials — and both times the referee was Randy Schmidt.

The next statement the WCHA should issue is Randy Schmidt has been relieved from his reffing duties in the WCHA and will no longer be allowed to ref games in the WCHA ever again. The WCHA should not and can no longer tolerate this kind of incompetence by its on the ice officials.

The league could have made this right, the proper response should have been to have a 5 minute period of overtime before this evenings game. I think short of firing Schmidt that is the only way they could saved face in this incident. While I don't blame DU, hey they got the win they do have two tainted wins.

Hey Schmidt get off your knees your blowing the game

I want to hear why this is not a goal, I want to hear something other than an apology. If I was the Badgers coach Mike Eaves I would be calling the league office and demanding that the WCHA league office review this goal and then give the Badgers coach a reason why it wasn't called a goal. There should have been an overtime in this game. Then the Greg Sheppard and Bruce McCloud should fire Randy Schmidt because he has no business reffing games in the WCHA or pee wees.

Sioux beat MTU 4-1

Tonight the Fighting Sioux played well and got the win against a hard working hockey team. MTU is a big skilled team back stopped by two great goaltenderss that plays a strong defensive game I think they are the best in the WCHA. For the half of the game this was a boring hockey game and picked up the second half of the game.

The Sioux beat the MTU Huskies to the puck all night and did the things they have to do to be successful, go into the dirty areas and get the puck. The Sioux played with that edge that I saw against Wisconsin Badgers and the Fighting Sioxu also played great team defense limiting the Huskies to 15 shots. One could say that they took a page out of MTU's book. I look forward to reading how UND is a bunch of hacks that, to me that means the Fighting Sioux played their game tonight.

Goon's three stars of the game
1.) Evan Trupp
2.) Chris VandeVelde
3.) Big Joe Finley

Box Score

First Period

North Dakota-1 Evan Trupp (Matt Frattin, Jake Marto) 17:10

Second Period

Michigan Tech-1 Peter Rouleau (Deron Cousens, Drew Dobson) 0:46
North Dakota-2 Joe Finley (Chay Genoway, Chris VandeVelde) GWG 10:53
North Dakota-3 Matt Watkins (Taylor Chorney, Chris VandeVelde) 11:50

Third Period

North Dakota-4 Taylor Chorney (T.J. Oshie, Ryan Duncan) PPG 1:24
Goaltender Saves
Michigan Tech-1 Rob Nolan (60:00 L) 9 3 11 23 (4 GA)
North Dakota-1 Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (59:46 W) 6 1 7 14 (1 GA)

Referee(s): Jon Campion (wouldn't you know it)
Asst. Referee(s): Nathan Freeman, Kile Bergren

Links for the Series

Mining Gazette

Tech Hockey Blog

Boosh Factor