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North Dakota 2013-14 season

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HankScorpio

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Got tired of coming here day after day and not seeing a dedicated thread to one of the top-5 teams in the nation!

UND hosts Team Russia this weekend for a pair of games, gotta be excited about seeing so many Olympic caliber players under one roof! i.e. Finnish, Swedish, German and players, and of course Russian Olympians :)
 
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Should be an interesting weekend against Team Russia. In the Wednesday press conference Idalksi talked about getting a chance to see a UND lineup this weekend that will be similar to what they'll have in February with their Olympians gone. Also with the Russians losing 8-0 to Duluth and then beating Bemidji, it should make for some good games.

Also here's their preview for the weekend, with the Idalski interview in it, http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=209326470.

Lastly, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
 
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Sluggish start for UND yesterday, maybe too much tryptophan in the players' systems? lol. But being that it was Team Russia's third game this week, it's really no surprise that they came out looking better at the start of the game. You would think that UND will come out better today!

They just posted their "February" lineup for today's game. https://twitter.com/UNDWHockey/status/406873738357911552/photo/1 Be interesting to see how the younger players respond to not having Karvinen, Tapani and Eisenschmid in the lineup.
 
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Big weekend series coming up at Clarkson. Huge implications for pairwise rankings too, and it would be great for UND to make a statement to solidify itself as a top-3 team. I think UND's biggest key to success this weekend will be staying out of the box, though that could be bit easier said than done with non-WCHA officials... What are everyone else's thoughts on this matchup?
 
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HankScorpio said:
What are everyone else's thoughts on this matchup?
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Whioux's going to win

Not sure if I should end it with a period or a question mark. At home or even neutral ice I would favor UND to win both. But the games will be played on Clarkson's home ice and it's a long road trip to get there which would seemingly tilt the balance in the Golden Knights' favor. All things considered, I think UND will need very solid or better goaltending to come home with a split.
 
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I'm out on the limb with estimating a Clarkson sweep per my current week poster poll. Big series for both alright.
 
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D2D said:
Whioux's going to win

Not sure if I should end it with a period or a question mark. At home or even neutral ice I would favor UND to win both. But the games will be played on Clarkson's home ice and it's a long road trip to get there which would seemingly tilt the balance in the Golden Knights' favor. All things considered, I think UND will need very solid or better goaltending to come home with a split.
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How do they travel, Fly to Syracuse and then bus rest of the way ?.
 
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brookyone said:
I'm out on the limb with estimating a Clarkson sweep per my current week poster poll. Big series for both alright.
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As stated previously this series has HUGGGGGGEEEEEE NC$$ Pairwise implications for both teams. For Clarkson their tie and loss to Mercyhurst as well as their losses to Cornell and Harvard have really put them behind the eight ball in the Pair Wise. IMHO Clarkson needs to win these games more than N Dakota.

For Clarkson to win these games:
1) Get some scoring on the PP
2) Like North Dakota stay out of the box
3) Not make mistakes in their defensive zone like they did against Cornell and Hahvad.

Jamie Lee Rattray is their best forward and will be all over the ice. IMHO she is as good as any forward in Division 1. She has been carrying the scoring load for Clarkson lately. It would be real nice to get Carley Mercer back to scoring goals. Gagnon and Styner have come alive lately in the scoring column. Senior and 2 time ECAC Goalie of the Year Erica Howe has played well lately in the nets. She does not face many shots but stops most of the ones that get thru. Can't wait to see how Clarkson does against N. Dakota. I am guessing first team to get to 3 goals will win either game. I hope it is Clarkson. LGT LGT LGT :)
 
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OnMAA said:
How do they travel, Fly to Syracuse and then bus rest of the way ?.
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Easiest way from Chicago - direct flights into Watertown on American Airlines, then a short bus ride to St Lawrence/Clarkson. Easier than going to Syracuse I would think.
 
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vicb said:
As stated previously this series has HUGGGGGGEEEEEE NC$$ Pairwise implications for both teams. For Clarkson their tie and loss to Mercyhurst as well as their losses to Cornell and Harvard have really put them behind the eight ball in the Pair Wise. IMHO Clarkson needs to win these games more than N Dakota.
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The Pairwise is the one area that can really hurt WCHA teams, since they can't get as many nonconference games in, which then in turn hurts their RPI is more closer to their conference winning percentage. Also, UND is equally in need of these two games, the loss to Ohio State hurts and the win/tie against Duluth only helps if Duluth can stay a team under consideration. And the loss/tie to Wisconsin at home hurt, it's gonna be harder to make those points up on the road.

At least the one thing that should be good is showcasing to other teams around the country that North Dakota is still a threat after losing the Lamoureuxs. The coaching staff has done a fantastic job with getting in solid recruits and IMO I think it's really changed the dynamic of the whole WCHA.
 
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HankScorpio said:
The Pairwise is the one area that can really hurt WCHA teams, since they can't get as many nonconference games in, which then in turn hurts their RPI is more closer to their conference winning percentage. Also, UND is equally in need of these two games, the loss to Ohio State hurts and the win/tie against Duluth only helps if Duluth can stay a team under consideration. And the loss/tie to Wisconsin at home hurt, it's gonna be harder to make those points up on the road.

At least the one thing that should be good is showcasing to other teams around the country that North Dakota is still a threat after losing the Lamoureuxs. The coaching staff has done a fantastic job with getting in solid recruits and IMO I think it's really changed the dynamic of the whole WCHA.
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Thanks for the information on UND. Looks like both teams need wins in this series. :eek:
 
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96IllinoisDad said:
Easiest way from Chicago - direct flights into Watertown on American Airlines, then a short bus ride to St Lawrence/Clarkson. Easier than going to Syracuse I would think.
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That makes sense. Had not thought of Watertown as a larger airport, but suspect part of it's larger than expected service is to serve the major military base nearby.
 
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OnMAA said:
How do they travel, Fly to Syracuse and then bus rest of the way ?.
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96IllinoisDad said:
Easiest way from Chicago - direct flights into Watertown on American Airlines, then a short bus ride to St Lawrence/Clarkson. Easier than going to Syracuse I would think.
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OnMAA said:
That makes sense. Had not thought of Watertown as a larger airport, but suspect part of it's larger than expected service is to serve the major military base nearby.
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The problem is getting from Grand Forks to Chicago. Grand Forks is served by one of those regional carriers with Delta painted on the fuselage. There's going to have to be a stop at MSP. For a flight to Chicago they will have to change planes to an actual Delta or change airlines to American. Then when they get to ORD they face the same situation in reverse, Watertown is served by a regional carrier with American painted on the fuselage. Which means there is going to be another plane change (and if they are still on Delta an airline change). Geez, that sounds like an absolute certainty of lost luggage.

Syracuse might be a better idea even given the much longer bus ride at the end as the flight part could possibly be accomplished with only one stop, only one plane change.
 
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HankScorpio said:
Hopefully should be another good result for UND today!
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I just want a sweep; I didn't care which way. I really want North Dakota to either get home ice for an NCAA quarterfinal or to miss the tournament altogether because I'm tired of having them as the Gophers' first round opponent and if we host again it doesn't matter what the rankings are: we'll get you every time unless you host.
 
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Eeyore said:
I just want a sweep; I didn't care which way. I really want North Dakota to either get home ice for an NCAA quarterfinal or to miss the tournament altogether because I'm tired of having them as the Gophers' first round opponent and if we host again it doesn't matter what the rankings are: we'll get you every time unless you host.
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I'm not sure. If UM was #1, UW was in the top four, and UND was just outside of it, it would be a hard sell by the committee to send UND to Minnesota rather than Wisconsin just to make a shorter trip. But I do agree that North Dakota looks to be stuck with a WCHA opponent any time that the NCAA can make it so.
 
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ARM said:
I'm not sure. If UM was #1, UW was in the top four, and UND was just outside of it, it would be a hard sell by the committee to send UND to Minnesota rather than Wisconsin just to make a shorter trip. But I do agree that North Dakota looks to be stuck with a WCHA opponent any time that the NCAA can make it so.
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I'm pretty sure that Grand Forks to Madison is outside the radius that the NCAA uses to decide whether a team flies or buses, so they'll come to Minneapolis again under that scenario unless the NCAA revises its stated policies.
 
Eeyore said:
I'm pretty sure that Grand Forks to Madison is outside the radius that the NCAA uses to decide whether a team flies or buses, so they'll come to Minneapolis again under that scenario unless the NCAA revises its stated policies.
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I agree that it is outside of the radius, but it only adds one flight, so there are scenarios where the NCAA may be willing to do it. If the only flights were UND to UW (and I seriously doubt that UND flies to Madison for regular-season games) and somebody from the East to face Minnesota, I think that they could live with two flights. Because if UND was sitting at #5 and they were matched with #1, then that would be a new precedent in terms of ignoring bracket integrity.
 
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