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Let's get back to playing some NCHC hockey!

Broncos are winless in their last 4 NCHC games. That needs to change pronto.

Please win

We need at worst a split this weekend or a sweep would be great.

We cannot afford to get swept, ND is a decent team but they shouldnt sweep us.

It will come down to goaltending and we need to stay out of the box, cannot let their PP get chances.

Really need two wins this weekend. Along with what Broncodan wrote, I'm going to look to see if we can get some scoring from the 2nd and 3rd lines, since NoDak is good enough to have a line that should slow down the top line.

(01-13-2023 02:37 PM)WesternDave Wrote: [ -> ]Really need two wins this weekend. Along with what Broncodan wrote, I'm going to look to see if we can get some scoring from the 2nd and 3rd lines, since NoDak is good enough to have a line that should slow down the top line.

I can live with a split this weekend. I think we'd exit the weekend with a pretty stolid PairWise & there are many winnable games the rest of the way: @ CC, Omaha, @ UMD, CC, Denver, & @ Miami.

(01-13-2023 03:08 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote: [ -> ]

(01-13-2023 02:37 PM)WesternDave Wrote: [ -> ]Really need two wins this weekend. Along with what Broncodan wrote, I'm going to look to see if we can get some scoring from the 2nd and 3rd lines, since NoDak is good enough to have a line that should slow down the top line.

I can live with a split this weekend. I think we'd get exit the weekend with a pretty stolid PairWise & there are many winnable games the rest of the way: @ CC, Omaha, @ UMD, CC, Denver, & @ Miami.

Its true there are some winnable games left on the schedule, but getting two this weekend will go a long way toward keeping WMU ahead of NoDak in the PWR. NCHC is only likely to get 3 teams this season and the Hawks are the most likely obstcale.

From Grand Forks

UND hopeful Ethan Frisch can play against Western Michigan

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/...n-michigan

Quote:Frisch is the reigning National Collegiate Hockey Conference defensive defenseman of the year, and UND will be playing the nation's No. 1-scoring offense in the Broncos.

During the December series between the teams, Frisch and defensive partner Tyler Kleven routinely drew the assignment of matching up against Jason Polin, Ryan McAllister and Max Sasson, the country's No. 1-scoring line.

They kept that trio without a point as the Fighting Hawks earned five of a possible six NCHC points.

Preview: No. 12 Western Michigan at UND

Quote:Broncos forward Jason Polin has five hat tricks since November. UND is looking for its first hat trick since Rhett Gardner on Nov. 2, 2018.

UND players have had two-goal games with a shot at a hat trick 53 times since Gardner's, led by Jordan Kawaguchi's seven and Shane Pinto's six. Current UND forward Riese Gaber has done it five times.

But that third goal has been elusive.

That will be a major contrast with UND's opponent this weekend, Western Michigan, where hat tricks are coming like a waterfall.

Jason Polin has five hat tricks since Halloween.

The senior winger has had back-to-back hat tricks on the same weekend twice — once against Miami on Nov. 4-5 and again in the Great Lakes Invitational against Michigan Tech and Ferris State. He also had a hat trick against Northeastern and reigning Mike Richter Award winner Devon Levi.

Polin leads the country with 19 goals. He's only seven shy of last year's NCAA leader, who also happened to be a Western Michigan Bronco — Ethen Frank (26 goals).

In all, Western Michigan has had 16 hat tricks since UND's last one. Yes, sixteen.

Considering the teams have scored almost an identical amount of goals since UND's last hat trick — Western Michigan 538, UND 516 — the stat becomes even stranger.

Quote:Plenty has been written about McAllister, Polin and Sasson. Everyone knows they're ones to watch. But they're not Western Michigan's only weapon.

Fifth-year senior Jamie Rome, who had three goals in his first four years on campus, has exploded offensively in his final year of eligibility. Rome has nine goals this season, tripling his career total from his first four years.

Rome — not Polin, Sasson or McAllister — is the No. 1 weapon on Western Michigan's top power-play unit.

The left-handed shooting Rome is stationed in the right circle for one-timers. Defenseman Carter Berger, who runs that unit from the top, first looks to pass to Rome for a one-timer. If that's not there, Berger will give it to McAllister in the left circle, and McAllister will look to pass it through the box to Rome.

If that's not available, McAllister will then either shoot or look to give the puck to Sasson or Polin. But getting the puck to Rome is the No. 1 play for that unit.

Six of Rome's nine goals have come on the power play (one of his three even-strength goals came against UND in December). He also has set up rebound goals for others because goalies have trouble with his heavy shot.

There is more at this link.

Ummm how was that NOT a 5 min major on Kleven?!!!

Perbix!!

1-0 Broncos

Broncos strike first!

Perbix goal. 1-0

I've missed Midco sports.

(01-13-2023 08:22 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote: [ -> ]I've missed Midco sports.

We could only dream for something like that at WMU.

Maybe if we win a natty.

(01-13-2023 08:29 PM)Broncodan Wrote: [ -> ]

(01-13-2023 08:22 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote: [ -> ]I've missed Midco sports.

We could only dream for something like that at WMU.

Maybe if we win a natty.

Ohhhh to just have a color commentator

This game has been straight up FRANTIC

Broncos got to pick it up, ND has been carrying the play for about 75% of this period so far.

We were lucky to get out of that period up 1-0.

Rowe made some big saves.

Huge save by Rowe.

Great 5 on 3 kill by the Broncos.

HUGE SAVE BY ROWE LEADS TO A BREAKOUT GOAL!