Sioux hockey starts now!!!

[Ristorapper]

Been following the Sioux since i went to school up there in '78. CC was always a tough place to play at for several reasons. Big sheet of ice and playing at elevation. Like Marbleyes said, the team has changed quite a bit recently with a coaching change. Heard last year that things should turn around out there but doesn't look good so far.

The older I get the harder it is to hang in there with an 8:30 start time and listening to the game on the radio. Glad there aren't a lot more teams and games out west than there are already!!

Watching Sioux Hockey with Brad Berry right now too!

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Doesn't look like the competition gets much tougher when Wisconsin comes to town. They were 0-3-3 before sweeping Arizona this weekend (whoopie). Gives those 10 freshmen more time to play and to gain more confidence going into the season though. Bring on the Badgers.

 

[Ristorapper]

Sconis coming to town (GF) this weekend. Watch your dogs and girlfriends.

Wonder if anyone will ever sneak a badger (for being tossed onto the ice) into the new Ralph like they did back in the day at the old Ralph. Crowd went crazy!!

LGS!!

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One other thing. If we let them score a goal or two, we score 5. If our goalie keeps the puck out of the net we score 2. Anyone else notice that. Lotsa 5-2 games and 2-0 games so far this season.

 

[3Roosters]

Soooooooo..we are now on our 2 and maybe last vote on this new nickname BS. unless of course one of the remaining 3 names doesn't get 50% at which point a 3rd vote will be held. What a joke. Didn't allow UND North Dakota as a vote...didn't allow any write in names.. was SUPPOSSED to be whittled down to the top 2 but then allowed top 3 as #2 and #3 were so close. The President of this University reminds me of another President who draws lines in the sand and then doesn't follow thru.;:;popcorn

 

[martinslanding]

No rifle tag means SIOUX hockey… will be up there Saturday to watch UND put a beat down on Bucky…Fri. 4-1 good guys, Sat 6-1 good guys….SWEEEEEEP the giant gopher

 

[Ristorapper]

Bucky badgers beat Sioux 3-1.

Was in my last year at UND in '82 when this Sioux/bucky Badger rivalry was fierce.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgr6p8L4emY

That game was at Wisc. Don't think it will ever get back to that but we'll see.

 

[Ristorapper]

i sounded as complacent as the Sioux played. Was expecting a blow out and it sure was.......the other way around however!!

 

[martinslanding]

Mark your Calendars: http://www.grandforksherald.com/spo...-und-minnesota-finalizing-2018-game-las-vegas

MEN'S HOCKEY: UND, Minnesota finalizing 2018 game in Las Vegas

[FONT=Calibri,Times New Roman][FONT=Calibri,Times New Roman]One of college hockey’s greatest shows is headed for the bright lights of Las Vegas.

Longtime rivals North Dakota and Minnesota are in the process of finalizing a game that will be played just off The Strip in Las Vegas in three years, a college hockey source has confirmed to the Herald.

The contract for the game has not been signed yet, but officials at both schools have verbally agreed to play the game. Once it is signed, an announcement is expected.

The schools have set aside Oct. 27, 2018, for the single game, a Saturday.

The contest will be a U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. It is tentatively slated to be played at Orleans Arena, part of Orleans Hotel and Casino. The arena, which opened in 2003, seats 7,773 for hockey. It used to be home to a minor league team, the Las Vegas Wranglers of the East Coast Hockey League.

The venue, shaped like a horseshoe, is located roughly six blocks west of New York-New York, MGM Grand, Excalibur and Tropicana.

The game will be widely attended by fans of both programs -- some who will make the trip from the North and others who are snowbirds in nearby communities and states.

North Dakota and Minnesota have paired together to form one of college hockey’s fiercest rivalries throughout the years. The games are always sold out and often feature memorable theatrics that are remembered by simple names or numbers -- from Neal Broten to Evan Trupp to Blake Wheeler to Chris Porter to The Timeout to 0.6 seconds.

But with the teams moving to different conferences in 2013 -- Minnesota to the Big Ten and North Dakota to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference -- the frequency of the games has dropped off.

Last season was the first time since 1946-47 that the rivals did not meet in men’s hockey.

The rivalry will resume next season with a two-game series in Mariucci Arena. In 2016-17, they will play a two-game series in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The following year, it will be the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game in Las Vegas.

Teams are allowed to play 34 regular-season games. They can go over that number by playing in exempt games, which include trips to Alaska, the Ice Breaker Invitational and the Hall of Fame Game.

North Dakota secured the right to host the Hall of Fame Game for each of the next three seasons. Next year, UND will host Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in the Hall of Fame Game. It is expected to play the 2017-18 Hall of Fame Game in The Ralph, too.

Although it’s likely that UND would make more money hosting the 2018-19 game in Grand Forks, too, the program has been open to playing unique, outside-the-box games.

The tradition started under former coach Dave Hakstol.

In 2012, UND played a single game against Clarkson in Winnipeg’s MTS Centre, home of the NHL’s Jets. The following year, UND played an outdoor game against Nebraska Omaha at T.D. Ameritrade Park, home of the College World Series. In 2013-14, UND played two exhibition games in Vancouver.

Next season, UND will play a single game against Boston College in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. When that game was announced in September, first-year coach Brad Berry said there are challenges when putting these games together, but he said he’d like to continue to do it.

"That's a big thing for our players," Berry said at NCHC Media Day in September. "We want them to have those experiences. Obviously, The Ralph is one of the best places in the world to play. But we also want our players to have experiences playing in other great venues.

"It broadens your base of experience. To play that outdoor game in front of passionate North Dakota fans, that's something that you'll never forget. There was a lot of adversity that day with pipes breaking and the weather, but it was a great experience. That's what we're trying to give our players who come to North Dakota: an experience they'll never forget."

North Dakota and Minnesota in Las Vegas fits the bill, too.
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[sl1000794]

Soooooooo..we are now on our 2 and maybe last vote on this new nickname BS. unless of course one of the remaining 3 names doesn't get 50% at which point a 3rd vote will be held. What a joke. Didn't allow UND North Dakota as a vote...didn't allow any write in names.. was SUPPOSSED to be whittled down to the top 2 but then allowed top 3 as #2 and #3 were so close. The President of this University reminds me of another President who draws lines in the sand and then doesn't follow thru.;:;popcorn

Championship round of nickname voting begins this Thursday. Vote is between: Fighting Hawks and Roughriders. Winner will be announced late next week.

http://und.edu/news/2015/11/runoff-vote.cfm

 

[raider]

f the political correctness...


the SIOUX are on midco playing st cloud state on the big sheet in st paul now...

 

[Ristorapper]

We won last night but getting our arse handed to us tonight after two periods. :20 to go, hope we kick it up a notch!!

Hrynkiw let in 3 of the first 6 shots if I recall. Cam Johnson has come in since. 4-1 end of two

St. Cloud's shot blocking out front and shutting down the middle tonight kept the puck out of the net for the '' new '' Fighting hawks...

ton

 

[raider]

fwiw, the new name (whatever it is) sounds pretty jv or expansion to me...

 

[raider]

if you aren't watching the game tonight, be sure to catch the highlights...

great great hustle and heady hockey this weekend if you're a sioux fan... with 4 to go in the third with a 4-0 lead, they're playing like they're 2 down... i love it... berry might be the poop...

hope we see this in march and april...

 

[sdwxman]

This team looks special.

 

[Ristorapper]

fwiw, the new name (whatever it is) sounds pretty jv or expansion to me...

http://mcfeely.areavoices.com/2015/12/05/video-und-hockey-fans-boo-new-nickname-chant-sioux-forever/

 

[Captainbrad]

I was at tonights game (like all home games) and it is really something when the CBS line takes the ice. The intensity level goes up a notch every time they are on the ice.

oh yeah and SIOUX FOREVER!!

 

[nxtgeneration]

Watched both games this weekend and i was really impressed with the team. Obviously the CBS line is something special but i felt the majority of the team played very well. Cam Johnson did not play overly well friday night and he really didn't see to many quality scoring chances from DU on saturday so i'm still not sold on him. Next weekend will be yet another good test to see what this team is made of.

 

[MuskyManiac]

 

[Fracman]

You can see me in the white jersey stand up at the end of the video very top row on the left side

 

[Marbleyes]

Corban Knight gets a shot with the Florida Panthers tonight along with Rocco Grimaldi. Lots of former Sioux to watch in the pros.

 

[Ristorapper]

Watched both games this weekend and i was really impressed with the team. Obviously the CBS line is something special but i felt the majority of the team played very well. Cam Johnson did not play overly well friday night and he really didn't see to many quality scoring chances from DU on saturday so i'm still not sold on him. Next weekend will be yet another good test to see what this team is made of.

So what Ya think now??????