A couple of big lineup subtractions for the SCSU Huskies. Out for the game is forward Kalle Kossila and defenseman Andrew Prochno.
Friday, March 20, 2015
SCSU vs. UND Semifinal Lines
A couple of big lineup subtractions for the SCSU Huskies. Out for the game is forward Kalle Kossila and defenseman Andrew Prochno.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Update: UND Confused with NDSU Yet Again
Again, UND is mistaken for the AG School to our south. Apparently, this sign was in one of the bars in Minneapolis. What a great way to end up with no UND fans in your bar. I am not 100% sure what bar this was in. Tom Miller from the Herald posted that it was Sneaky Peats. I trust Millers word on that.
Update: Seen the tweet from Tom Miller bellow. I would have posted this earlier, but I was in transit and not able to make sure the record was corrected.
Minneapolis is still getting used to hosting the NCHC tournament. pic.twitter.com/3y5rSDDvdS
— Tom Miller (@tommillergf) March 19, 2015
@dereckmattson was told sneaky petes. I'm still en route.
— Tom Miller (@tommillergf) March 19, 2015
So, drink on at Sneaky Pete's, UND fans "@20gdawg: @tommillergf I emailed them and asked about the banner. ... pic.twitter.com/xKR23cpVGL”
— Tom Miller (@tommillergf) March 19, 2015
UND Press Conference. Hakstol and Pattyn
Well, another conference tourney is upon us. I really like the extra things the NCHC does during a season and during the conference tourneys. You get all of the video at this link.
Dumba's Dirty Goal
What a blast by the youngster. I like this kid's game. Matt Dumba seems to do everything at a high rate of speed.
And from the big story of the day, yesterday.
From Michael Russo, - Uh, uh, uh, well, lots of Wild fans asked me on Twitter what Zach Parise chirped at Shea Weber after Matt Dumba’s OT winner Tuesday. Said Parise with a big laugh: “Nothing you want to write. We were just going after each other all game. You reach your boiling point. I think he reached his, too.”
On the latest blog RT @stevejowild77: @Russostrib Mike, ask Parise what he said to Weber after Dumba's goal
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) March 19, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
How I Think It's Going to Turn out
Before some Gopher fan comes on here and calls me a moron, UMN is 1-2-1 in the state of Michigan, so I wouldn't be surprised if the final Pairwise Rankings looked like this. Feel free to share yours.
Here's another thing to consider, Minnesota has a 2-1-1 record against Michigan State and a 3-1 record against Ohio State this season. Three of those combined wins against the two teams came at home
Conor Gaarder, UND's Mr. March
In UND's last seven March games, Connor Gaarder has five goals & four of them were game-winners. #MrMarch @UNDmhockey pic.twitter.com/QBvL6rg73G
— Jayson Hajdu (@UNDSID) March 15, 2015
I love this picture. Maybe we're on to something, in UND's last seven March games, Connor Gaarder has five goals & four of them were game-winners. This isn't a one-time thing either, last year, in UND last four games of the season, Gaarder scored four goals in four games.
Nazem Kadri Suspended Four Games for Head Shot
This is an ugly hit and was dealt with by the NHL Department of Player Safety. For his efforts, Kadri has been suspended four games by the NHL.
NEW YORK– Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri has been suspended for four games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head against Edmonton Oilers forward Matt Fraser during NHL Game No. 1039 in Edmonton on Monday, March 16, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today.Is this suspension excessive or not?
The incident occurred at 10:58 of the third period. Kadri was assessed a minor penalty for an illegal check to the head.
Kadri is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, will forfeit $141,463.40. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
(Video) Andrew Shaw Headbutts Brock Nelson
Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw headbutts Islander forward Brock Nelson. Shaw received a Game Misconduct for his efforts. I would imagine that the NHL's Department of Player Safety will look at this, but I don't think he will get suspended for this.
What are you doin Andrew? https://t.co/pdiNRe3koY
— Second City Hockey (@2ndCityHockey) March 18, 2015
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
A Look at the NHL's Wild Card Race
Hard to believe that the NHL season is almost over. Looking at the standings you can see who is in and who is out right now.
Monday, March 16, 2015
UND leads Nation in Attendance for College Hockey Again
Since the 2005-06 season, UND has either lead or come in second for attendance in Division I College Hockey.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Ovie Takes Krug Slap Shot in the Junk.
S/t to Pete Blackburn.... Alex Ovechkin takes a Torey Krug slap shot in the junk. Dead center.
Right. In. The. Dingleberries. https://t.co/N7Krc4SHma
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) March 16, 2015
A Picture is Worth A 1,000 Words
@aoldenbu @SchlossmanGF pic.twitter.com/tyXe0WADU5
— Bri Harmeson (@BriHarmeson) March 15, 2015
This kind of sums it all up. Guy can barely walk after his surgery and he's out on the ice lifting the Penrose Cup above his head. Mark MacMillan is a character guy, a glue guy on this UND hockey team.
Connor Gaarder's game-winning goal vs. Colorado College (Video)
Coming into Saturday night’s game, Connor Gaarder had scored four game-winning goals. With his eighth goal of the season, Gaarder would add another game-winning goal to his total. Gaarder has scored five goals in the last six games, four of which have been game-winning goals. Gaarder’s five game-winning goals also leads UND.
Big Game Gaarder. UND goes up 3-2 with 1:22 to go.
Mark it down. RT @_m1key: gaarder goal upcoming
— Eric J. Burton THW (@goon48) March 15, 2015
gaarder goal upcoming
— _m1key (@_m1key) March 15, 2015
— Brad E. Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) March 15, 2015
UND Hockey: Tradtional Circle of Sticks with the Penrose
NCHC Regular Season Champions and Frozen Faceoff bound! Congrats, @UNDmhockey! pic.twitter.com/fgu2wDTdAt
— Stay A Sioux (@StayaSioux) March 15, 2015
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Malkin Hurt in Bruins Game
Pittsburgh Penguins All-World forward Evgeni Malkin was hurt on this check by Chris Kelly.
HCMJ on Malkin: "With Geno, I saw the hit in the game. Then he tried to come back after that. Just couldn’t come back."
— Jason Mackey (@Mackey_Trib) March 14, 2015
Friday, March 13, 2015
C.C. vs. UND game 1; Links
Game one, Tigers vs. UND. A few changes on the lines for UND.
FRIDAY vs COLORADO COLLEGE
TV: @MidcoSN
Web: http://t.co/GFCx4X8ugT
Radio: 96.1 FM (flagship), UND Sports Radio Network
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) March 13, 2015
North Dakota Looks to End Tigers Season - http://t.co/IKE2mEcH4K #NHL pic.twitter.com/3eQt7HQqep
— THW Hockey (@HockeyLinks) March 12, 2015
All QF games this weekend are on NCHCtv. 1st 2 games:
@WMUHockey at @MiamiOH_Hockey, 7:35pm ET
@SCSUHUSKIES_MH at @UNO_Hockey, 7:37pm CT
— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) March 13, 2015
Watch today's episode of "NCHC: Between the Boards" by @MidcoSN to get ready for #NCHCHockey Tournament action: http://t.co/P26dKpSKtE
— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) March 13, 2015
As was feared, UND's leading goal scorer and NCHC defensive fwd of year finalist Mark MacMillan out for the season http://t.co/Us8zI91dti
— Brad E. Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) March 13, 2015
Friday Morning Links
Good Morning, the NCHC playoffs are finally here. The second season is upon us. Let’s take a look at what’s happening today. It's really hard to believe that the season is winding down already. Next weekend Frozen Faceoff.
Predictions Stoney Sioux says sweep...It's Hard to End Somebody's Season
Schloss is going with a sweep as well.
The University of Hockey Sweep it is.
UND looks to End Tigers Season
USCHO has UND sweeping this weekend as well: NCHC picks: March 13
CC Tigers hope to surprise everyone but themselves in NCHC playoffS
BU phenom Jack Eichel learning lessons on, off the ice
Predictions Stoney Sioux says sweep...It's Hard to End Somebody's Season
Schloss is going with a sweep as well.
The University of Hockey Sweep it is.
UND looks to End Tigers Season
USCHO has UND sweeping this weekend as well: NCHC picks: March 13
CC Tigers hope to surprise everyone but themselves in NCHC playoffS
BU phenom Jack Eichel learning lessons on, off the ice
Thursday, March 12, 2015
NCHC Final Award Nominees and Redwing77's Predictions
By Redwing77
I haven't posted in a while and I thought I'd do this. The NCHC announced its award finalists today. I'm going to go through and give my opinion on as many of the nominees as I feel comfortable opining upon and finish each section up with my predicted winner.
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Award
Finalist #1: Dean Blais (UNO). You can't really argue with his body of work over most of the regular season. UNO was pretty dominant despite not having a real star studded lineup. Ryan Massa returned from personal problems to be every other teams' personnel problem. He was very hard to beat for most of the year. Freshmen Tyler Vesel, Jake Randolph, and defenseman Luke Snuggerud were very nice surprises coming directly from the USHL (coincidentally all from the Omaha Lancers) and Austin Ortega was everything advertised. Blais is no stranger to these types of awards. Most UND fans who were around during Blais' tenure will attest to how good of a coach he is. Oh yeah, going 12-8-4-3 with one of the youngest teams in the nation tends to garner attention too.
Finalist #2: Dave Hakstol (UND). Not bad for all the "he should be fired" crowd, eh? He led UND to the Penrose Cup and won it by 6 points. His team is among the NCAA leaders in a variety of statistical categories. That being said, most coaches who win the conference regular season title will be on this list.
Finalist #3: Scott Sandelin (UMD). Despite finishing 5th in the NCHC, UMD is top 6 in the nation in ranking. His team plays well and is a very solid opponent.
My Prediction: I'd LOVE for it to be Dave Hakstol, but my feeling is that it will be Dean Blais. For most of the season, it was neck and neck with UND and Miami for the Penrose and he did it with a younger team that was picked to finish 6th in preseason NCHC polls.
NCHC Rookie of the Year Award
Finalist #1: Louie Belpedio (D - Miami): I do not know much about this player. However, according to his stats, he's done quite well. 10 points, +7, 21 blocked shots. Not at all bad.
Finalist #2: Patrick Russell (F - SCSU): 10g-10a-20pts. He won 3 Rookie of the Week honors. He was very noticable on the ice.
Finalist #3: Danton Heinen (F- DU): Heinen was the only of the three players listed I looked up as to where he came from (Surrey of the BCHL). What a diamond find for the Pios. Rookie of the Month and 4x Rookie of the Week winner, he led all rookie skaters in points. His 26 points not only led all rookies but was good for 3rd overall in the conference.
My Prediction: Hard for it NOT to be Heinen, so I will play it safe and say Danton Heinen.
NCHC Goaltender of the Year Award
Finalist #1: Ryan Massa (UNO): 2nd team All Conference, great stats, miserable to play against. League-best .933 Save% and 2nd best 2.12 GAA. Nominee for the Mike Richter Award. He is the only senior up for this award.
Finalist #2: Zane McIntyre (UND): Junior goaltender led the NCHC in win percentage (.708), wins (16), and saves (704). First Team All Conference. Mike Richter nominee. 2nd only to Massa in Save Percentage (.931).
Finalist #3: Kasimir Kaskisuo (UMD): A freshman. How about out of the gate good? 24 starts (only other to do that is McIntyre), .918 Save%, and 2.27 GAA. Again, as a freshman. (As an aside: How can he be a finalist for this award and NOT be a finalist for the NCHC Rookie of the Year award?)
My Prediction: Zane McIntyre (UND). Best goaltender in the NCHC and a big reason (perhaps THE reason) why UND is where it is.
NCHC Forward of the Year Award
Finalist #1: Jonny Brodzinski (SCSU): Rocket shot, 13 goals (tied for first), 2 game winners, NCHC leading Power Play scorer. Patrick Russell may be "tomorrow" but Brodzinski is definitely TODAY. 13g-10a for just under 1 point per game in 24 games. First Team All Conference
Finalist #2: Austin Czarnik (Miami): A measely 4 goals on the year (3 in one game ... 2 short handed.. against UND ARGH!!!!) but is among the NCAA leaders in assists (he led the NCHC in assists with 22). Second Team All Conference. 46 points in 24 games means over 1 PPG.
Finalist #3: Trevor Moore (DU): Sophomore. First Team All Conference. 13g-17a-30pts. Tied for league lead in goals but won the scoring title outright. NCHC best +15 as well.
My Prediction: This one is hard. I want to say Trevor Moore and it wouldn't be far fetched, but I'm going to go with Brodzinski.
NCHC Defenseman of the Year Award and Offensive Defensemen Awards
Look at the stats folks. It's going to be Laleggia and it's not even close (13 point difference to be exact).
Defensive Forward of the Year
Czarnik reappears to join DU's Doremus and UND's Mark MacMillan. Defensive statistics for Czarnik and MacMillan are virtually identical (2 shorties, 17 blocked shots with +/- being a bit different).
My Prediction: Ok, I'm going full homer on this one because I honestly don't know who will win this one so I'll go with Mark MacMillan (UND). All 3 are deserving in my opinion.
NCHC Player of the Year
Jonny Brodzinski (SCSU), Joey LaLeggia (DU), and Zane McIntyre (UND) are the finalists. I'm going to go right to my prediction on this one and say it is Joey LaLeggia (DU). YES, I know that McIntyre has been THE man all year but how often does a player who DOESN'T SCORE win the big award? LaLeggia has the vote. Look: Best offensive defenseman by a LONG SHOT, great on defense. He's the total package this year. An opportunity to give the big award to a defensive player who can score. Zane gets snubbed.
DU could be the biggest winner in the amount of awards won this year.
Just my two cents.
I haven't posted in a while and I thought I'd do this. The NCHC announced its award finalists today. I'm going to go through and give my opinion on as many of the nominees as I feel comfortable opining upon and finish each section up with my predicted winner.
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Award
Finalist #1: Dean Blais (UNO). You can't really argue with his body of work over most of the regular season. UNO was pretty dominant despite not having a real star studded lineup. Ryan Massa returned from personal problems to be every other teams' personnel problem. He was very hard to beat for most of the year. Freshmen Tyler Vesel, Jake Randolph, and defenseman Luke Snuggerud were very nice surprises coming directly from the USHL (coincidentally all from the Omaha Lancers) and Austin Ortega was everything advertised. Blais is no stranger to these types of awards. Most UND fans who were around during Blais' tenure will attest to how good of a coach he is. Oh yeah, going 12-8-4-3 with one of the youngest teams in the nation tends to garner attention too.
Finalist #2: Dave Hakstol (UND). Not bad for all the "he should be fired" crowd, eh? He led UND to the Penrose Cup and won it by 6 points. His team is among the NCAA leaders in a variety of statistical categories. That being said, most coaches who win the conference regular season title will be on this list.
Finalist #3: Scott Sandelin (UMD). Despite finishing 5th in the NCHC, UMD is top 6 in the nation in ranking. His team plays well and is a very solid opponent.
My Prediction: I'd LOVE for it to be Dave Hakstol, but my feeling is that it will be Dean Blais. For most of the season, it was neck and neck with UND and Miami for the Penrose and he did it with a younger team that was picked to finish 6th in preseason NCHC polls.
NCHC Rookie of the Year Award
Finalist #1: Louie Belpedio (D - Miami): I do not know much about this player. However, according to his stats, he's done quite well. 10 points, +7, 21 blocked shots. Not at all bad.
Finalist #2: Patrick Russell (F - SCSU): 10g-10a-20pts. He won 3 Rookie of the Week honors. He was very noticable on the ice.
Finalist #3: Danton Heinen (F- DU): Heinen was the only of the three players listed I looked up as to where he came from (Surrey of the BCHL). What a diamond find for the Pios. Rookie of the Month and 4x Rookie of the Week winner, he led all rookie skaters in points. His 26 points not only led all rookies but was good for 3rd overall in the conference.
My Prediction: Hard for it NOT to be Heinen, so I will play it safe and say Danton Heinen.
NCHC Goaltender of the Year Award
Finalist #1: Ryan Massa (UNO): 2nd team All Conference, great stats, miserable to play against. League-best .933 Save% and 2nd best 2.12 GAA. Nominee for the Mike Richter Award. He is the only senior up for this award.
Finalist #2: Zane McIntyre (UND): Junior goaltender led the NCHC in win percentage (.708), wins (16), and saves (704). First Team All Conference. Mike Richter nominee. 2nd only to Massa in Save Percentage (.931).
Finalist #3: Kasimir Kaskisuo (UMD): A freshman. How about out of the gate good? 24 starts (only other to do that is McIntyre), .918 Save%, and 2.27 GAA. Again, as a freshman. (As an aside: How can he be a finalist for this award and NOT be a finalist for the NCHC Rookie of the Year award?)
My Prediction: Zane McIntyre (UND). Best goaltender in the NCHC and a big reason (perhaps THE reason) why UND is where it is.
NCHC Forward of the Year Award
Finalist #1: Jonny Brodzinski (SCSU): Rocket shot, 13 goals (tied for first), 2 game winners, NCHC leading Power Play scorer. Patrick Russell may be "tomorrow" but Brodzinski is definitely TODAY. 13g-10a for just under 1 point per game in 24 games. First Team All Conference
Finalist #2: Austin Czarnik (Miami): A measely 4 goals on the year (3 in one game ... 2 short handed.. against UND ARGH!!!!) but is among the NCAA leaders in assists (he led the NCHC in assists with 22). Second Team All Conference. 46 points in 24 games means over 1 PPG.
Finalist #3: Trevor Moore (DU): Sophomore. First Team All Conference. 13g-17a-30pts. Tied for league lead in goals but won the scoring title outright. NCHC best +15 as well.
My Prediction: This one is hard. I want to say Trevor Moore and it wouldn't be far fetched, but I'm going to go with Brodzinski.
NCHC Defenseman of the Year Award and Offensive Defensemen Awards
Look at the stats folks. It's going to be Laleggia and it's not even close (13 point difference to be exact).
Defensive Forward of the Year
Czarnik reappears to join DU's Doremus and UND's Mark MacMillan. Defensive statistics for Czarnik and MacMillan are virtually identical (2 shorties, 17 blocked shots with +/- being a bit different).
My Prediction: Ok, I'm going full homer on this one because I honestly don't know who will win this one so I'll go with Mark MacMillan (UND). All 3 are deserving in my opinion.
NCHC Player of the Year
Jonny Brodzinski (SCSU), Joey LaLeggia (DU), and Zane McIntyre (UND) are the finalists. I'm going to go right to my prediction on this one and say it is Joey LaLeggia (DU). YES, I know that McIntyre has been THE man all year but how often does a player who DOESN'T SCORE win the big award? LaLeggia has the vote. Look: Best offensive defenseman by a LONG SHOT, great on defense. He's the total package this year. An opportunity to give the big award to a defensive player who can score. Zane gets snubbed.
DU could be the biggest winner in the amount of awards won this year.
Just my two cents.
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