Cornell Big Red @ North Dakota Fighting Hawks, Redux, 1/8/22

[40-Year Big Red Fan]

Too many men on the ice penalty against Cornell. 19:54 2d.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

:06.4 left in the 2nd, and Cornell takes a Too Many Men penalty.

2-1 Big Red.

 

[40-Year Big Red Fan]

At the end of 2 periods: Cornell 2, North Dakota 1.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

North Dakota will carry over approximately 1:53 of powerplay time into the final frame...and they will need it, as Cornell holds a 2-1 advantage.

 

[40-Year Big Red Fan]

UND will have 1:54 PP at the start of the 3d. Penalty killed.

 

[40-Year Big Red Fan]

2d period stats:

Shots: 17/10 UND.
Shots on Goal: 9/5 UND.
Faceoffs: 14/9 Cornell
Power Plays: Both 0/2.
Blocked shots (total game) 10/8 Cornell

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

North Dakota twenty minutes away from being on the wrong end of an absolutely embarrassing, Pairwise killing sweep. UND will need to make a few plays because packing it in is sort of Cornell's DNA.

 

[40-Year Big Red Fan]

North Dakota twenty minutes away from being on the wrong end of an absolutely embarrassing, Pairwise killing sweep. UND will need to make a few plays because packing it in is sort of Cornell's DNA.

"Absolutely embarrassing" may be a little strong. UND-Cornell all time record is 5-4, not outrageously one-sided.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

"Absolutely embarrassing" may be a little strong. UND-Cornell all time record is 5-4, not outrageously one-sided.

Not embarrassing from the programs' collective historical success. Absolutely embarrassing from the standpoint of being up 3-1 last night, pissing that down our collective legs, then putting together a less than impressive game tonight. All at home.

We dropped from 2nd in the Pairwise coming into the weekend to 9th after last night. We will be on the Pairwise bubble with another loss tonight.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

12:47 left in the game.

2-1 Cornell.

 

[40-Year Big Red Fan]

Stomach churns as UND seems to be dominating. 7:23 3d.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Stomach churns as UND seems to be dominating. 7:23 3d.

I wouldn't worry about it much. We might keep the puck in the offensive zone for the last 10 minutes of the game, but with 6 players in net, it will be difficult to get the equalizer. ; )

 

[40-Year Big Red Fan]

Not embarrassing from the programs' collective historical success. Absolutely embarrassing from the standpoint of being up 3-1 last night, ****ing that down our collective legs, then putting together a less than impressive game tonight. All at home.

We dropped from 2nd in the Pairwise coming into the weekend to 9th after last night. We will be on the Pairwise bubble with another loss tonight.

Such large swings in the Pairwise are due to lack of interleague games this year. That's why Pairwise will NOT be the last word as it usually is on Tournament picks, or so they say.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Such large swings in the Pairwise are due to lack of interleague games this year. That's why Pairwise will NOT be the last word as it usually is on Tournament, or so they say.

I have not heard that they won't be using the Pairwise this season. Do you have an article/link to that?

ETA: North Dakota played its full set of non-conference games this season. Did the eastern schools not?

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Fwiw...

there has been some conjecture on social media that canceling a number of games would mean scrapping the pairwise for a second season. Is that really a possibility?

jim: No, no, no, no, no, no and no. I’m not even sure at the end what i am answering with the word “no.” but just no.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

There's the dagger. Absolutely embarrassing weekend.

Kudos to Cornell though. You guys played a tremendous road game tonight. Deserve the sweep. Good luck the rest of the way.

 

[40-Year Big Red Fan]

Locke! from Haiskanen & Ertel. 12:08 3d. Cornell 3, UND 1.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

Highlighting the absolute embarrassment of this weekend...

The last time North Dakota was swept at home by a non-conference opponent?

October 1994 (to Northeastern) in Dean Blais' first two games behind the bench.

Uffda.

 

[40-Year Big Red Fan]

I have not heard that they won't be using the Pairwise this season. Do you have an article/link to that?

ETA: North Dakota played its full set of non-conference games this season. Did the eastern schools not?

I may have confused last year's guidance, but yes a lot of eastern teams are cancelling games this month. Also see: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2021/12/28_Commentary-College-Hockey.php

 

[40-Year Big Red Fan]

Empty net for UND at 16:27.