University of North Dakota, version 2.0

[lord k]

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Just a couple random thoughts....

-Special teams were horrible over the weekend... and not so great against MN. This worries me a bit.
-Dell seems to be fighting the puck and doesn't seem as steady the last couple weekends compared to earlier in the year (even though they were on the PK a lot, he didn't seem as comfortable).
-Hextall is taking some absolutely stupid penalties and making some poor decisions with the puck. The one that sticks out in my mind was against MN when he danced around with the puck and failed to get it out of the zone and MN scored the winning goal.

This team should not be getting it's ***** handed to it like it did on Friday. I know it happens, but it's happened a couple times already this year.

Very true. The basic formula is to sweep at home and split on the road. Really you should sweep on the road against the bottom feeder teams too. Well? Where are the home sweeps? They need to take care of business against the upper level teams at home. The games at home against the lower level teams should be of the auto-sweep variety.

Maybe I am being too hard on the team but this is a veteran squad. They should be showing more clutch type play, especially at home.

 

[gordwiser]

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Very true. The basic formula is to sweep at home and split on the road. Really you should sweep on the road against the bottom feeder teams too. Well? Where are the home sweeps? They need to take care of business against the upper level teams at home. The games at home against the lower level teams should be of the auto-sweep variety.

Maybe I am being too hard on the team but this is a veteran squad. They should be showing more clutch type play, especially at home.

It just seems that every year the Sioux get exposed in the playoffs because of taking too many penalties. That is how this team is feeling to me. The aggressive play is great until you get a couple ECAC refs and they're on the PK all of the time and the goaltending is good but not game-stealing. One bad period in the playoffs and playing catch up has killed them. Playing flat at home for a period or two is frustrating.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Very true. The basic formula is to sweep at home and split on the road. Really you should sweep on the road against the bottom feeder teams too. Well? Where are the home sweeps? They need to take care of business against the upper level teams at home. The games at home against the lower level teams should be of the auto-sweep variety.

Maybe I am being too hard on the team but this is a veteran squad. They should be showing more clutch type play, especially at home.

Well, to be fair, they have had a much more difficult home schedule than on the road in conference. So far at home, they've played: Denver (#1), UMD (T-#2), UNO (#4), UMN (t-T-#6) and SCSU (#8). They swept the team in the bottom half, and split with those in the top half. On the road, they've played: UNO (#4), Wisconsin (#5), BSU (#10) and MSU-M (#11). They split with UNO, and swept the others. As a whole, they've split 5 series and swept 4.

We only have two more home series, but they should both be sweeps (UAA and BSU). On the road, it's slightly more difficult playing @CC this weekend, and then SCSU and MTU. I'd like to think we should take 3 out of 4 against CC and SCSU, and then sweep MTU.

This team is a point out of the WCHA lead, a potential #1 seed in the NCAA and one of a half-dozen or so legit contenders for a National Title. From what you hear you would think we're battling with Tech for 11th in the league. Was the loss on Friday disappointing? Yes, definitely, but it was an aberation rather than the norm.

The 2000 squad had bad losses. They lost 6-2 against UNH, and lost 7-2 at home against a terrible (finished 9th of 10) Denver squad. They lost again at home in the WCHA playoffs to Denver. It happens. Whether it's a loss of focus or bad luck or just playing poorly, EVERY team goes through these stretches. I have confidence that this team will be able to bounce back and make a run.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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It just seems that every year the Sioux get exposed in the playoffs because of taking too many penalties. That is how this team is feeling to me. The aggressive play is great until you get a couple ECAC refs and they're on the PK all of the time and the goaltending is good but not game-stealing. One bad period in the playoffs and playing catch up has killed them. Playing flat at home for a period or two is frustrating.

I can't think of an NCAA Tournament loss since Hakstol took over that was a result of taking too many penalties.

 

[gordwiser]

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I can't think of an NCAA Tournament loss since Hakstol took over that was a result of taking too many penalties.

I did look at the stats and it would appear that penalties weren't the issue, it just seems like it, but you're probably right.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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I did look at the stats and it would appear that penalties weren't the issue, it just seems like it, but you're probably right.

I know what you mean though. It has definitely killed us in some regular season games, and it's just a matter of time before it happens in a Tournament game.

Hopefully that is not this year. IMO, this team has what it takes to win a title. While they haven't played great the last couple of weekends, they are capable of playing great. I think that is why people are getting down on the team right now because they know what they are capable of. Given that, I'd rather peak in March/April as opposed to January/February.

 

[Goon]

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Chay Genoway is the worst player to ever suit up for UND. Pat O'Leary and Adrian Hasbargen called and said "Chay Sucks".

I guess no one is happy with Chay Genoway this season, I have seen too many people that want to have him sit in the stands and that it's all his fault for the loss on Friday.

 

[Stack]

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I can't think of an NCAA Tournament loss since Hakstol took over that was a result of taking too many penalties.

Let's see: In the national semifinals in St Louis. Game tied 3-3 and Joe Finley gets called for a phantom elbowing penalty with about 4 minutes to go in the game. BC scores on the PP to go ahead and goes on to win 6-4. We were in the box a lot in this game. We had two short-handed goals that kept the game close.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Let's see: In the national semifinals in St Louis. Game tied 3-3 and Joe Finley gets called for a phantom elbowing penalty with about 4 minutes to go in the game. BC scores on the PP to go ahead and goes on to win 6-4. We were in the box a lot in this game. We had two short-handed goals that kept the game close.

Both teams had 14 penalty minutes.

EDIT: We only had 1 SH goal, and scored twice on the powerplay. BC scored 3 times, but both teams had 7 powerplay chances.

 

[Stack]

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I guess no one is happy with Chay Genoway this season, I have seen too many people that want to have him sit in the stands and that it's all his fault for the loss on Friday.

In general I think Genoway has played well this year. It took him a while to get his hockey sense back but he's played well. Friday he didn't play well. In fact he was downright bad. But that's one game. I complained about that game but let's move on and let Hakstol use that game and even the late shorty Omaha scored on Saturday as teaching moments. Genoway just needs to remember the game situation and play within himself. Time to stop the Genoway complaining and move on.

 

[Dirty]

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I guess no one is happy with Chay Genoway this season, I have seen too many people that want to have him sit in the stands and that it's all his fault for the loss on Friday.

He should have his scholarship taken away and it should be given to the chick who runs the light in the penalty box. Worst hockey player ever. Chay is to hockey what Hank Aaron XXIV is to Blernsball.

 

[SJHovey]

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Both teams had 14 penalty minutes.

EDIT: We only had 1 SH goal, and scored twice on the powerplay. BC scored 3 times, but both teams had 7 powerplay chances.

I don't think you can just look at the number of penalties in the game, see if we had more or less, and reach a conclusion about whether penalties cost us the game. I agree with the thought expressed that in a couple of the BC semi-final games, penalties really hurt us.

In the St. Louis game, we were doing a very good job controlling play, but I believe BC's first two goals were pp goals.

In Milwaukee, after a dreadful start the Sioux were showing some signs of life. Then a late penalty in the second period resulted in a pp goal right before the break that really took some of the air out. Also, as the Sioux were trying to come back late in the game another penalty was taken with about 4-5 minutes left which really hurt (even though we scored a shorty).

I don't really think penalties have been our problem this year, other than in just a couple of games. Let's face it, if we take a bunch of penalties, including those that result in 5 min pp's, or 5 x 3's, we're going to have trouble. Also, we haven't been real successful making the mid-game goalie switch.

It's a long season. I like how we're getting healthy. Gregoire looks like there are going to be no long term effects. Kristo has really started to heat up. Trupp is playing fantastic. They just need to keep getting better, get in the tournament, and hope for a few breaks along the way.

 

[MissSioux85]

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Incredible time lapse video featuring all the wonderful sights and sounds of the Sioux/Gopher rivalry series at The Ralph

"BORDER WAR"
http://www.vimeo.com/19074170

 

[brianvf]

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It seems that teams might be keying in on Frattin a bit more now? I don't believe he's scored in 4 games now after scoring in quite a few games in a row.
That said, during that time, he's also hit countless posts...

If Gregoire, Trupp, and Kristo can continue their offensive resurgence, and if Frattin can start hitting the net once again...this team will be scary offensively.

Expecting a sweep against CC this weekend...not sure on that one. I'd love to see it happen, but even without Schwartz (I heard he will still be out?) CC is a dangerous team. Two or three points is probably a bit more reasonable expectation.

 

[SJHovey]

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It seems that teams might be keying in on Frattin a bit more now? I don't believe he's scored in 4 games now after scoring in quite a few games in a row.
That said, during that time, he's also hit countless posts...

If Gregoire, Trupp, and Kristo can continue their offensive resurgence, and if Frattin can start hitting the net once again...this team will be scary offensively.

Expecting a sweep against CC this weekend...not sure on that one. I'd love to see it happen, but even without Schwartz (I heard he will still be out?) CC is a dangerous team. Two or three points is probably a bit more reasonable expectation.

Matt's always been a streaky scorer. As he's matured, the streaks have become less noticeable.

I don't mind seeing some others picking up the scoring. That will take some pressure off him as playoffs arrive.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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I don't think you can just look at the number of penalties in the game, see if we had more or less, and reach a conclusion about whether penalties cost us the game. I agree with the thought expressed that in a couple of the BC semi-final games, penalties really hurt us.

In the St. Louis game, we were doing a very good job controlling play, but I believe BC's first two goals were pp goals.

In Milwaukee, after a dreadful start the Sioux were showing some signs of life. Then a late penalty in the second period resulted in a pp goal right before the break that really took some of the air out. Also, as the Sioux were trying to come back late in the game another penalty was taken with about 4-5 minutes left which really hurt (even though we scored a shorty).

There's a difference between penalties hurting us (and when don't they?) and saying we lost because we took too many penalties. We didn't lose either of those games because we took too many penalties. In Milwaukee, we lost because we got behind 3-0 and despite playing better after that point, could never tie the game back up and played catch-up the entire game. In St. Louis, it was an extremely close game that Lamoureux single handidly kept us in. We really had no business even being in it, but it was tied 2-2 until 7:00 left in the third. BC scored on a powerplay to make it 4-3, but then we had a powerplay right after that and let BC score shorthanded for the GWG.

Using that logic you could argue that every game we ever lost was due to penalties.

 

[Puck Swami]

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Incredible time lapse video featuring all the wonderful sights and sounds of the Sioux/Gopher rivalry series at The Ralph

"BORDER WAR"
http://www.vimeo.com/19074170

That was fantastic. I will admit to some jealousy.

 

[dxmnkd316]

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Chay is to hockey what Hank Aaron XXIV is to Blernsball.

Brilliant.

 

[Busua]

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As bad as Friday's game was for the Sioux another thing stood out. UNO has that quality that Blais' teams alsways seem to have - when your team makes a mistake, his team makes you pay. I found myself recalling the five-goal second period in the 1997 National Championship game, really look forward to watching UNO make a run in the post-season. I'd love to see a UND-UNO Championship game.

 

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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Speaking of penalties......from today's GF Herald


Sioux get defenseman with mean streak
Panzarella, a defenseman who committed to UND late last week, has made a name for himself in the United States Hockey League as a tough, character player.
By: Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald


Andrew Panzarella’s numbers don’t stand out.

That is, if you don’t look at penalty minutes.

Panzarella, a defenseman who committed to UND late last week, has made a name for himself in the United States Hockey League as a tough, character player. He will bring that game to Grand Forks beginning next fall.

“He plays simple and hard,” Waterloo Blackhawks coach P.K. O’Handley said. “I don’t think he’s going to wow you in any way. He makes the first pass, he defends pretty well, he competes and he has a mean streak as long as the day.

“I think the fans in North Dakota will appreciate how hard he plays.”

Panzarella, a 6-foot-2, 191-pound stay-at-home blue liner, is from Columbia, Md., but has spent the last four years in the USHL.

His totals: eight goals, 28 assists, 615 penalty minutes.

“He’s got the ability to provide offense, but that’s not his game,” O’Handley said. “He’s the type of guy you want on your team.”

Panzarella, a 20-year-old who will be 21 at the start of his freshman year, also is the captain of his Waterloo team. He previously had stints with Des Moines and Tri-City.

“He’s a very good leader, a very humble guy,” O’Handley said. “There aren’t a lot of guys I’ve had over the years that have a way about them that guys just follow.”

O’Handley had one more piece of good news.

“I told the coaches at North Dakota that I believe his best hockey is going to be when he’s 22, 23, 24 years old,” O’Handley said.

Panzarella should join the mix for playing time right away. UND will lose three senior defensemen in captain Chay Genoway and alternate captains Jake Marto and Derrick LaPoint.

The Sioux will bring in Indiana Ice defenseman Nick Mattson, who was drafted in the seventh round by the Chicago Blackhawks, and Panzarella.

Other defensemen are expected to be Ben Blood, Andrew MacWilliam, Joe Gleason, Derek Forbort, Dillon Simpson and Ryan Hill.