North Dakota Fighting Sioux (Part 2)

[RabidBadger]

Whoever is on this name committee aren't all that bright. The North Stars? Ah that would be Minnesota, also known as the North Star state. Rough riders and Force? They are taken. The Calvary? What a slap in the face of the Sioux Nation. Keep it just North Dakota and move on.

I'd say 'Cavalry' was (forcibly) included by a bitter, big money alumni as a FU to the faction that caused them to lose the Sioux name. It's a fine theory.

 

[Hollywood3]

The CFL used to have the Rough Riders and the Roughriders. So if UND goes that route I would suggest Rough-Riders. Just to avoid confusion.

 

[Interior Cascadian]

We're down to 7:

-- Fighting Hawks

-- Green Hawks

-- Nodaks

-- North Dakota

-- North Stars

-- Roughriders

-- Sundogs

http://www.kare11.com/story/sports/...ows-list-of-possible-nicknames-to-7/28807097/

 

[Dakota Sioux]

East Grand Forks product Gage Ausmus will soon be named the next captain at UND, the Herald has learned.

Ausmus will be the first junior to be captain at UND since Matt Smaby a decade ago (2005-06).

The junior defenseman also joins a list of those from Greater Grand Forks to captain UND. The most recent have been Mario Lamoureux, Andy Schneider and Jeff Panzer

 

[goon]

East Grand Forks product Gage Ausmus will soon be named the next captain at UND, the Herald has learned.

Ausmus will be the first junior to be captain at UND since Matt Smaby a decade ago (2005-06).

The junior defenseman also joins a list of those from Greater Grand Forks to captain UND. The most recent have been Mario Lamoureux, Andy Schneider and Jeff Panzer

UND’s Gage Ausmus Named Captain


http://thehockeywriters.com/unds-gage-ausmus-named-captain/

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Former Fighting Sioux Jonathon Toews wins the Mark Messier Leadership Award.

http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=210167798

 

[McCauleyChirps]

USHL: Fighting Saints' coach Shaw takes North Dakota position

http://www.thonline.com/sports/local_sports/article_d0569f3a-1a80-11e5-8c26-f73144e04448.html

http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=210166704

 

[goon]

(College Hockey Should Adopt 3-on-3 OT)

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Sioux recruit Brock Boeser goes number 23 to the Canucks.

UND's First-Round NHL Draft Picks

1968: John Marks (D), Chicago, 9th
1981: James Patrick (D), New York Rangers, 9th
1986: George Pelawa (F), Calgary, 16th
1989: Jason Herter (D), Vancouver, 8th
1993: Landon Wilson (F), Toronto, 19th
2000: David Hale (D), New Jersey, 22nd
2003: Zach Parise (F), New Jersey, 17th
2004: Drew Stafford (F), Buffalo, 13th
2004: Travis Zajac (F), New Jersey, 20th
2005: Brian Lee (D), Ottawa, 9th
2005: T.J. Oshie (F), St. Louis, 24th
2005: Joe Finley (D), Washington, 27th
2006: Jonathan Toews (F), Chicago, 3rd
2010: Derek Forbort (D), Los Angeles, 15th
2010: Brock Nelson (F), New York Islanders, 30th
2012: Jordan Schmaltz (D), St. Louis Blues, 25th
2014: Nick Schmaltz (F), Chicago Blackhawks, 20th
2015: Brock Boeser (F), Vancouver Canucks, 23rd

 

[Duke Guy]

Whatever happened to that Toews guy anyway?

 

[RabidBadger]

Ah yeah, another Badger decommit goes high in the draft.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Ah yeah, another Badger decommit goes high in the draft.

Canucks GM says he will stay at UND for 2-3 years. Seems like a pretty humble kid and I'm looking forward to him tearing it up in Grand Forks.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

BOESER (F) 1st - 23rd VANCOUVER
TOMEK (G) 3rd - 90th PHILADELPHIA
WOLANIN (D) 4th - 107th OTTAWA
WILKIE (F) 6th - 162nd FLORIDA

 

[Dakota Sioux]

2015-16 Incoming Freshmen (Alphabetical):

Brock Boeser, F
Height: 6-0
Weight: 191
Hometown: Burnsville, Minn.
Previous Team: Waterloo (USHL)

Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft ... Spent the 2014-15 season with the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Waterloo Blackhawks … Earned USHL All-Star First Team and USHL All-Rookie Team honors … Appeared in 57 games for the Blackhawks … Tied for the league lead with 35 goals and finished third in the USHL scoring race with 68 points … Invited to the 2015 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp Roster by USA Hockey … Captained USA to a bronze medal at the 2014-15 Ivan Hlinka Tournament and led the team with six goals in five games … Tied for the team scoring lead with seven points in five games and led USA to a silver medal at the 2013-14 Ivan Hlinka Tournament … Helped lead the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2013-14 Five Nations Tournament.

Danys Chartrand, D
Height: 6-1
Weight: 188
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Previous Team: Flin Flon (MJHL)

Spent the past three seasons with the Flin Flon Bombers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) … Amassed 11 goals and 39 assists in 146 career games with the Bombers … Earned Flin Flon’s Academic Award in 2014-15 … Received the team’s MVP and Best Defenseman Awards in 2013-14 after totaling eight goals and 14 assists in 56 games … Named Flin Flon’s Rookie of the Year in 2012-13 … Father, Ken, attended UND … Sister, Nik, swam collegiately at Delta State University.

Rhett Gardner, F
Height: 6-2
Weight: 215
Hometown: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Previous Team: Okotoks (AJHL)

Spent the past two seasons with the Okotoks Oilers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), where he totaled 37 goals and 54 assists for 91 points in 106 career games … Appeared in 54 games in 2014-15 and led the Oilers in points (54), goals (24) and assists (30) … Added a team-leading six points in seven playoff games … Earned AJHL All-Rookie Team honors in 2013-14 when he collected 13 goals and 24 assists in 52 games … Represented Canada West each of the last two years at the World Junior A Challenge, serving as team captain in 2014-15 and winning a bronze medal in 2013-14.

Shane Gersich, F
Height: 5-9
Weight: 174
Hometown: Chaska, Minn.
Previous Team: Omaha (USHL)

Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fifth round (134th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft … Spent the 2014-15 season with the USHL’s Omaha Lancers and led the team in goals (27), power-play points (16), power-play goals (10) and game-winning goals (5) … Added 23 assists for 50 points in 52 games … Represented the U.S. at the 2014-15 World Junior A Challenge … Spent the 2013-14 season with the U.S. National Team Development Program … Had 16 goals and 16 assists in 61 games with the U.S. Under-18 Team and helped team to a gold medal at the U-18 World Championship.

Mike Gornall, F
Height: 5-9
Weight: 201
Hometown: Irwin, Pa.
Previous Team: Topeka (NAHL)

Spent the past two seasons with the Topeka Roadrunners of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) … Amassed 21 goals and 50 assists in 113 career games with Topeka … Added 10 goals and 14 points in 19 career playoff games … Served as team captain in 2014-15 and collected 15 goals and 34 assists in 58 games … Had a team-leading seven goals and nine points in eight playoff games … Was a teammate of fellow UND freshman Matej Tomek in 2014-15.

Joel Janatuinen, F
Height: 6-0
Weight: 176
Hometown: Espoo, Finland
Previous Team: Sioux City (USHL)

Spent the 2014-15 season – his first in North America – with the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers and registered 21 goals and 29 assists in 50 games … Also owned a plus-20 rating … Added a team-leading three goals in five playoff games … Spent the 2013-14 season in Finland’s Jr. A. SM-Liiga league and led the Blues U20 to a league championship … Had 22 goals and 26 assists in 46 games, tying for second on the team in goals and tying for third in points … Won the league’s Jere Lehtinen Award as Gentleman of the Year … Joins fellow freshman Matek Tomek, Slovakia’s Rastislav Spirko (2004-06), Denmark’s Lars Oxholm (1991-93) and the Czech Republic's Zdenek "Stan" Marek (1950-51) as the only Europeans to play men’s hockey at UND.

Hayden Shaw, D
Height: 5-9
Weight: 191
Hometown: Woodbury, Minn.
Previous Team: Dubuque (USHL)

Spent the previous two seasons in the USHL, playing for the Waterloo Blackhawks in 2013-14 and splitting the 2014-15 season between Waterloo and the Dubuque Fighting Saints … Earned USHL First All-Star Team honors in 2014-15 after tying for third among the league’s defensemen in scoring with (6-36—42) and plus-minus rating (plus-20) in 46 games … Tied for the playoff scoring lead among defensemen with 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists) in eight games for Dubuque … Was named to the 2013-14 USHL All-Rookie Team after amassing eight goals and 21 assists in 53 games … Son of UND assistant coach Matt Shaw.

Matej Tomek, G
Height: 6-2
Weight: 179
Hometown: Bratislava, Slovakia
Previous Team: Topeka (NAHL)

Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round (90th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft … Spent the 2014-15 season with the North American Hockey League’s (NAHL) Topeka Roadrunners, where he was a teammate of fellow UND freshman Mike Gornall … Named NAHL Goaltender of the Year and earned All-NAHL Team honors after going 24-7-2 with a 1.83 goals against average and .928 save percentage … Also had six shutouts, tied for second-most in the league … Joins fellow freshman Joel Janatuinen, Slovakia’s Rastislav Spirko (2004-06), Denmark’s Lars Oxholm (1991-93) and the Czech Republic's Zdenek "Stan" Marek (1950-51) as the only Europeans to play men’s hockey at UND.

Chris Wilkie, F
Height: 6-0
Weight: 195
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Previous Team: Tri-City (USHL)

Drafted by the Florida Panthers in the sixth round (162nd overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft … spent the past two seasons with the USHL’s Tri-City Storm and was named to the USHL Second All-Star Team in 2014-15 after tying for the league’s goal-scoring lead with 35 goals … Added 20 assists for 55 points in 59 games … Had 17 goals and 19 assists in 57 games as a USHL rookie in 2013-14 … Won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2012-13 Under-17 World Championship … Father, David, was a defenseman who spent parts of six seasons in the NHL with Montreal, Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers.

Christian Wolanin, D
Height: 6-1
Weight: 177
Hometown: Rochester, Mich.
Previous Team: Muskegon (USHL)

Drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the fourth round (107th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft … Spent the last three years in in the USHL … Named to USHL Second All-Star Team in 2014-15 after scoring 14 goals and 27 assists in 41 games for the Muskegon Lumberjacks … Ranked second among USHL defensemen in goals and fifth in points … Totaled six goals and 28 assists in 109 games over his previous two seasons with Muskegon and Green Bay … Father, Craig, was an NHL defenseman who enjoyed a 13-year career with New Jersey, Quebec, Colorado, Tampa Bay and Toronto.

 

[RabidBadger]

Gardner's a hog! Might turn into a power forward ala Michael Merschfor you guys.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Gardner's a hog! Might turn into a power forward ala Michael Merschfor you guys.

Pretty dang good class. Some of them forwards are going to have to contribute right off the bat. Defense should be fine but goalie is a mystery yet. I think Tomek will be the starter after November.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

UND to play BC in the Hall of Fame game at Madison Square Garden in 2016-17 season.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/spo...-game-vs-boston-college-madison-square-garden

 

[Dakota Sioux]

UND loses recruit Max Gerlach to the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL.
http://www.tigershockey.com/article/tigers-sign-gerlach

 

[No Fun Shogun]

And then there were five:

Fighting Hawks
Nodaks
North Stars
Roughriders
Sundogs

Think I'm pulling for Roughriders or Nodaks for you guys. Fighting Hawks just seems too generic, North Dakota North Stars just seems a tad redundant, and Sundogs just gives me a mental image of an Arizona team even though I understand what it actually means and that it actually is applicable in North Dakota.

 

[Interior Cascadian]

And then there were five:

Fighting Hawks
Nodaks
North Stars
Roughriders
Sundogs

Think I'm pulling for Roughriders or Nodaks for you guys. Fighting Hawks just seems too generic, North Dakota North Stars just seems a tad redundant, and Sundogs just gives me a mental image of an Arizona team even though I understand what it actually means and that it actually is applicable in North Dakota.

I'm hoping for either the North Stars or Fighting Hawks. Just imagine the consternation on the faces of Gopher fans if UND took that name. The Hawks... I agree it's generic, but seems like a safe choice.

If they pick Roughriders I envision visiting teams' fans throwing condoms on the ice, and if it's Sundogs you know the poor cheerleaders are going to hear some brutal one liners in the crowd.

Nodaks seems redundant.

 

[tyratoku]

Not really a fan of any of the mascot names, to be honest. Current student with only three semesters left, I don't really have any dogs left in the fight but I figure I'd chime in anyway.

Roughriders is dumb because one of the high schools here has the exact same mascot. It makes it seem like UND is trying to copy a high school, even if they are clearly not and 95% of people outside of Grand Forks will never know the difference. It seems like a decent mascot choice, but I'm personally not a fan.

Fighting Hawks? The Chicago Blackhawks worship on campus is just about nauseating, from similar imagery between the Hawks and Sioux, to the constant reminders of the Blackhawks and Toews at the Sioux shop and elsewhere(Parise, Oshie, and others are practically ignored in favor of Toews), to the exact same goal song and now blatantly copying the same name as much as they can without getting in trouble -- it's just too much. Part of this could be me being a bitter Wild fan, I admit.

North Stars is perhaps the worst offender, IMO. That belongs with Minnesota, not North Dakota. I don't care if half the students are from Minnesota and half the town (I'm being extremely generous) is over the eastern border, North Dakota North Stars doesn't seem right.

That leaves Nodaks and Sundogs. Like Cascadian said above, Nodaks seems redundant. North Dakota Nodaks? It's not bad, but it's not good either. A personal plus for Nodaks is that when I played on the club lacrosse team here we weren't allowed to use Sioux so we played as the Nodaks. So the jerseys still hanging in my closet would be applicable in a way. Still not a fan of the name though.

Sundogs aren't much better, but they're my #1 at the moment.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Turns out fan backlash has been somewhat high against all the options, so "no nickname" might return as an option.

http://www.startribune.com/no-nickname-option-could-return-for-und-teams/318528121/

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Turns out fan backlash has been somewhat high against all the options, so "no nickname" might return as an option.

http://www.startribune.com/no-nickname-option-could-return-for-und-teams/318528121/

And it should and I hope it wins out. The remaining 5 suck.

 

[goon]

Time to start thinking about the UND hockey Schedule.

UND Hockey: 5 Must-See Series

 

[goon]

And it should and I hope it wins out. The remaining 5 suck.

At this point, I can accept most of them except Sundogs. That's a really stupid nickname choice.