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Tuesday, 31 January 2012

NCHC Inks Deal With CBS Sports Network

Posted on 10:30 by Unknown
As expected for some time, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference -- which launches in 2013 and includes UMD -- has signed a multi-year deal with CBS Sports Network.

The press release is below.


CBS Sports Network has agreed to a multi-year agreement with the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference, beginning in the 2013-14 season. CBS Sports Network will be the exclusive national
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Monday, 30 January 2012

Mike Montgomery Involved in ECHL Line Brawl

Posted on 09:28 by Unknown
Former UMD defenseman Mike Montgomery -- the captain of last season's national championship team -- has bounced between the ECHL and AHL this season. His time in the ECHL has been spent with the Ontario (Calif.) Reign, while he's had a couple cups of coffee in the AHL, including with the Wild affiliate in Houston.

Saturday night, Montgomery was involved in a line brawl that has gone viral on the
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UMD Back to Work

Posted on 07:37 by Unknown
After a weekend that shocked many and was deemed unacceptable by most around the program, the UMD men's hockey team is back to work Monday in preparation for a weekend set against Alaska-Anchorage.

Saturday's 5-0 loss to Michigan Tech was UMD's first home loss since Oct. 15 to Minnesota, and the first time it had been shut out in a league game in over 100 games.

(Shutout losses to North Dakota
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Saturday, 28 January 2012

Game 26: Michigan Tech at UMD

Posted on 16:10 by Unknown
No time for chit chat. Sorry.

Lines?

Lines.

UMD
Seidel - Connolly - Herbert
Crandall (Justin) - Oleksuk - Brown
Flaherty - Hendrickson - Basaraba
Krause - Tardy - Grun

Bergman - Lamb
Kishel - Casto
Olson - Smith

Reiter - Crandall (Aaron) - Gaffy

MTU
Pietila (Blake) - Olson - Baker
Johnston (David) - Johnstone (Jacob) - MacLeod
Furne - Kero - Gordic
Reddick - Rix - Pietila (Chad)

Stebner -
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Saturday Hockey Notes and Thoughts: Now THAT'S a Bad Point

Posted on 07:40 by Unknown
When UMD rallied from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits to earn a 3-3 tie at Denver in November, it was deemed a good point by everyone on the UMD side.

When UMD rallied from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to earn a 3-3 tie at Wisconsin in December, it was deemed a good point by everyone on the UMD side.

They were right.

Along the way, I got a couple questions from people asking what would constitute a "bad point,"
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Friday, 27 January 2012

Game 25: Michigan Tech at UMD

Posted on 15:56 by Unknown
Roads around these parts are a tad greasy, so be cautious on your way to the rink. Arrive early if you can, because if this game isn't sold out already, it will at least end up being close.

Lines.

UMD
Seidel - Connolly - Basaraba
Herbert - Oleksuk - Brown
Crandall (Justin) - Hendrickson - Grun
DeLisle - Tardy - Flaherty

Bergman - Lamb
Kishel - Casto
Olson - McManus

Reiter - Crandall (Aaron) -
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UMD Wants To Go Streaking Again

Posted on 06:37 by Unknown
Two weeks ago, UMD experienced the unfamiliar feeling of a loss. The Bulldogs hadn't lost in 18 games, and it doesn't sound like they enjoyed the feeling very much.

"It was pretty special," sophomore forward Joe Basaraba said of the streak. "We can't sit back now that we've started a new one. We got two here, we're looking for number three on Friday night."

I've mentioned this before, but the
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Thursday, 26 January 2012

Jack Connolly Marches Toward History

Posted on 08:18 by Unknown
Jack Connolly's season goes beyond his Hobey Baker candidacy, his point streak, his exemplary work as UMD's captain, or his march up UMD's all-time scoring list.

The UMD senior center had four points last weekend -- including three on Saturday -- in a non-conference sweep of Alabama-Huntsville. That lifted Connolly into sole possession of 12th place on UMD's all-time list with 177 points. It
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Jason Garrison Leads Successful Group of UMD Alumni in NHL

Posted on 11:06 by Unknown

One of the prices you pay for success in college hockey is the risk of losing star players early to professional hockey. Sometimes, even losing teams can have players coveted by the pros.Defenseman Jason Garrison played at UMD from 2005-2008, flashing his big slapshot at times and developing his game enough that he got noticed by pro scouts. Garrison signed as a free agent with the Florida
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Dom Toninato Commits as UMD Makes Recruiting Noise

Posted on 09:42 by Unknown
Within a couple days of UMD winning the NCAA title last April, I had already grown tired of people -- both in and out of the Twin Ports area -- asking if the championship would make a difference in UMD's recruiting.

After all, the Bulldogs had already secured the services of players like forwards Tony Camaranesi and Kyle Osterberg, defenseman Andy Welinski, and goalie Matt McNeely, and while I
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Monday, 23 January 2012

Brendan Shanahan's Biggest Challenge So Far: Suspend Alex Ovechkin?

Posted on 06:46 by Unknown
Since taking over as the NHL's dean of discipline, there have been a lot of tough decisions for Brendan Shanahan and his group in the Department of Player Safety.

Outside of dropping the ball a couple times -- most notably involving hits on Minnesota Wild players -- Shanahan and his people have done a pretty good job.

But Shanahan's biggest challenge comes Monday, when he has a hearing with
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Saturday, 21 January 2012

Game 24: Alabama-Huntsville at UMD

Posted on 16:03 by Unknown
Unhappy with most of his team's Friday night effort, UMD coach Scott Sandelin is looking for more in Saturday's series finale.

Alabama-Huntsville kept UMD largely in check Friday night, and the Bulldogs seemed to struggle more as the game went on.

We'll see how this one goes, with some changes for UMD.

Lines?

Lines.

UMD
Seidel - Connolly - Basaraba
Herbert - Oleksuk - Brown
Crandall (Justin
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Saturday Hockey Notes and Thoughts: UAH Future Looking Better

Posted on 11:10 by Unknown
It's been a hell of a few months for second-year head coach Chris Luongo and Alabama-Huntsville. Faced with plenty of gloom and doom surrounding his independent program already, the Chargers players found out early in the season that this would be their last season as a varsity program.

Many in the community and among UAH's alumni protested, and Luongo was recently made aware of his team's
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Friday, 20 January 2012

Game 23: Alabama-Huntsville at UMD

Posted on 16:06 by Unknown
Good news. I didn't get lost on the way in here.

Now let's pack this place and make it loud ... like home.

Lines?

Lines.

UMD
Seidel - Connolly - Basaraba
Herbert - Oleksuk - Brown
Crandall (Justin) - Hendrickson - Grun
DeLisle - Tardy - Flaherty

Bergman - Lamb
Kishel - Casto
Olson - Smith

Reiter - Crandall (Aaron) - Gaffy

UAH
Roy - Csester - Lysaght
Geoffrion (Sebastian) - Easton - Kotlarz
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Bulldogs Back Home Again

Posted on 08:15 by Unknown


After nine weeks, it's nice to have a home game to look forward to again.

UMD is back at Amsoil Arena to host Alabama-Huntsville in a two-game series. The Chargers aren't having a good year -- 2-22-1 playing an independent schedule that includes just ten home games out of 31 total -- but they are coming off a weekend split at Denver Jan. 6-7, a split that came after it was announced the
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Thursday, 19 January 2012

North Dakota, Gophers Misbehave Again; Announcer Off the Rails, Coach Angry

Posted on 15:20 by Unknown
Outside of Danny Kristo's hit from behind, last Friday's North Dakota-Minnesota game was relatively tame. Just two rivals playing a hard, physical game that ended on a third-period goal by Brock Nelson.

Saturday was more of the same, for the most part. Minnesota defenseman Mark Alt was sent off for a hit from behind, but otherwise, the game stayed clean until the clock was at zeroes.




Here is
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Blais Comments on Zombo Suspension

Posted on 06:49 by Unknown
On Tuesday, the WCHA shocked some -- namely me -- by suspending Nebraska Omaha freshman forward Dominic Zombo one game for a kneeing incident during Saturday's game against UMD.

If you were listening to our broadcast, or you follow me on Twitter, you know how upset I was by the hit. Zombo clearly was guilty of a blatant knee-on-knee hit on JT Brown, a hit that probably should have been a
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Packers Post-Mortem: Plenty of Blame to Go Around

Posted on 07:23 by Unknown
Yes, we know. The Packers lost.

It was glorious, assuming you're not a fan of the Packers. And I don't blame you one bit for thinking it was glorious. Packer fans can be an insufferable bunch, especially when their favorite team looks like it's going to repeat.

The team isn't going to repeat now. A virtual no-show against the New York Giants Sunday made that a certainty.

(GIVE CREDIT TO THE
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Saturday, 14 January 2012

Game 22: UMD at Nebraska Omaha

Posted on 14:55 by Unknown
OMAHA, Neb. -- After Friday's sellout promotion, the crowd doesn't look to be as big for Saturday's finale. There are large pieces of tarp over a large part of the seating in the higher reaches of this facility. If the rest of the seats are filled, you're probably looking at a crowd in the neighborhood of 11,000 at the most.

UMD tries to run its unbeaten streak to 18, and improve to 13-0-3 away
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Saturday Hockey Notes and Thoughts: The Train Keeps A Rolling

Posted on 06:45 by Unknown


OMAHA, Neb. -- For the UMD men's hockey team, it's unquestionably been an awesome ride.

J.T. Brown made sure it continued.

The sophomore's career night Friday helped UMD past Nebraska Omaha 6-2 in front of over 16,000 paid customers, a record crowd for this program. It was a monumental night for UNO hockey, but the Bulldogs did their thing and ruined it.

UMD used a four-goal third period to
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Posted in hockey, jack connolly, local sports, nebraska-omaha, north dakota, saturday notes, umd, video, wcha | No comments

Friday, 13 January 2012

Game 21: UMD at Nebraska Omaha

Posted on 14:28 by Unknown
OMAHA, Neb. -- Only standing room and single seats remain for this Friday night tilt. UMD and Nebraska Omaha should have an awesome atmosphere to play in front of, and they are the kind of teams that can produce an awesome game in that environment.

Lines?

Lines.

UMD
Seidel - Connolly - Basaraba
Herbert - Oleksuk - Brown
Crandall (Justin) - Hendrickson - Grun
DeLisle - Tardy - Flaherty

Bergman
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Thursday, 12 January 2012

UMD Stays Humble Through Streak, Ready for Test From UNO

Posted on 18:32 by Unknown
OMAHA, Neb. -- It's almost getting to the point where UMD's next loss can be greeted by a table talking about what the price of gas was the last time UMD lost, or how much it cost to buy a gallon of milk.That's somewhat sarcastic, but Oct. 15 was a long time ago. After all, we had no idea the Wild would be good.(Wait, we still don't really know. Carry on.)The 16-game unbeaten streak is something
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Posted in hockey, local sports, nebraska-omaha, previews, umd, wcha | No comments

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Mike Smith's Save on Marian Gaborik

Posted on 09:53 by Unknown
You.

Need.

To.

See.

This.




Incredible save by Smith. Big spot, too.

And, yes, I'm accounting for the fact the Rangers got the two points anyway.
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Central Scouting Releases Mid-Term Rankings, Including UMD Recruits

Posted on 07:30 by Unknown
NHL Central Scouting released its mid-term rankings Wednesday morning. A number of players with local ties -- including some UMD recruits -- are included.

North American skaters are here. Follow the links to check out the other lists.

UMD recruits on the list are as follows:
100. Austyn Young, F, Sioux Falls (USHL)
139. Adam Johnson, F, Hibbing
187. Austin Farley, F, Fargo (USHL)
34 (goalies).
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Posted in high school hockey, hockey, local sports, nhl, nhl draft, recruiting, umd, wcha | No comments
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