Wow. Last night's game was exciting. I was literally on the edge of my seat most of the game. A couple friends and I watched the webcast of the game down here in IA. From start to finish the boys actually played like they wanted to win. They didn't wait until they got behind by a couple goals. Finally. Our forwards were always pressing the puck, the defense was making smart plays by pinching at the right times, other players were covering and dropping at the right times. Finally. We have a goaltender now too. Eidsness played amazing with some huge saves at crucial times. Finally. The Sioux weren't always looking for the perfect shot, they just got the puck to the net. Finally. I was even surprised by Hakstol, he showed some emotion and talked/yelled at the players. Finally.
One downside...I see Corey Fienhage sitting on the bench tonight. Yeah, he's young but he made too many mistakes last night. Multiple times he turned over the puck in bad spots or missed assignments on players. We're luck that only the one behind the net ended up a goal. It could have easily been more.
Anyway....looks like the Sioux are waking up and it's not even January yet. :)
Showing posts with label UND. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UND. Show all posts
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Woohoo....it's finally here
Hockey season is here again and since Goon has been harassing me about posting, I suppose I should get around to it.
I spent Friday night with hockey overload, as it should be, watching 3 to 4 games at a time at the local pub. It was a good time to see some of our UND Fighting Sioux hockey alumni playing in the pros. Porter and Oshie playing for St. Louis. Toews for Chicago. Stafford for Buffalo. Parise and Zajac for New Jersey. A bit disappointing to not be able to see our rookies score their first points as pros, but that'll happen.
UND also had a disappointing weekend, but they're young. Not that it's an excuse but they also have very high expectations. Also, I've been a bit curious how they would fair when Hakstol finally got to his own recruiting class. Even though he's been successful the past four seasons, he really needs to perform or I think he may be out soon. I've always questioned his coaching style. He seems to rarely show any emotion and I think that somewhat rubs off on the players. Last year it they didn't appear to make much effort until they were behind in the game.
Well anyway...
I'm hoping to get more time to blog this year, but since school is in full swing again....we'll see. I'm also working to get started with a bit of an alumni tracker, so people can check in on how our boys in the pros are doing. Obviously, it'd start with UND first and then may morph into more of a WCHA list. We'll see how that goes since I'm not sure how much time I'll have.
That's it for now....stay tuned.
I spent Friday night with hockey overload, as it should be, watching 3 to 4 games at a time at the local pub. It was a good time to see some of our UND Fighting Sioux hockey alumni playing in the pros. Porter and Oshie playing for St. Louis. Toews for Chicago. Stafford for Buffalo. Parise and Zajac for New Jersey. A bit disappointing to not be able to see our rookies score their first points as pros, but that'll happen.
UND also had a disappointing weekend, but they're young. Not that it's an excuse but they also have very high expectations. Also, I've been a bit curious how they would fair when Hakstol finally got to his own recruiting class. Even though he's been successful the past four seasons, he really needs to perform or I think he may be out soon. I've always questioned his coaching style. He seems to rarely show any emotion and I think that somewhat rubs off on the players. Last year it they didn't appear to make much effort until they were behind in the game.
Well anyway...
I'm hoping to get more time to blog this year, but since school is in full swing again....we'll see. I'm also working to get started with a bit of an alumni tracker, so people can check in on how our boys in the pros are doing. Obviously, it'd start with UND first and then may morph into more of a WCHA list. We'll see how that goes since I'm not sure how much time I'll have.
That's it for now....stay tuned.
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