Here's the Gopher hockey article from today's (2/14/94) Minnesota Daily. I'll add that Joe Dziedzic did, indeed, re-break his left arm, and is out for the rest of the season. (This was in John Gilbert's story in the Star-Tribune today, which said that he was injured by a cross-check.) That's really a shame, as Dziedzic was finally emerging as a force during his senior season after his injury in the second game of the season at Colorado College. It also leaves the Gophers with injuries to two of their first-line forwards until Tony Bianchi gets back from his shoulder injury. More line-juggling ahead. Sigh. Headline: <%-2>Hockey Gophers win,<%0> tie at North Dakota Publish Date: 02/14/1994 David Jackson Staff Reporter Grand Forks, N.D. -- The North Dakota Fighting Sioux have knocked three times on Minnesota goalie Jeff Moen's door this year, and he has yet to open it. <%-2>Saturday night Moen recorded his third straight successful effort against the Sioux, making 26 saves, and Minnesota recorded its highest scoring output of the season, winning 7-2 before 5,714 fans at Engelstad Arena.<%0> Moen, who shut out North Dakota 3-0 on Dec. 12, also relieved Jeff Callinan in the second period Friday night as the Gophers rallied from a 3-1 deficit to tie the Fighting Sioux 3-3. Until Darcy Mitani scored the first North Dakota goal at 3:05 of the third period Saturday, Moen had not permitted a Fighting Sioux goal in 134 minutes and 49 seconds of play. ``Our defense made it easy,'' Moen said. ``I didn't have to make any tough, spectacular saves tonight. We didn't give the puck up.'' <%1>With the win, Minnesota maintained its first-place standing in the WCHA with 34 points, while North Dakota fell into a tie for last. The Gophers' excitement was tempered, however, by another injury to forward Joe Dziedzic's left arm. The senior left the game in the third period and was taken to the hospital for X-rays for what Gopher officials believe is a fracture. Dziedzic had previously broken the arm in the second game of the season.<%0> Despite anticipation of physical play between the two historic rivals, Minnesota and North Dakota kept the gloves on most of the weekend and concentrated on the games themselves. After a spotty performance Friday, the Gophers attacked their opponent with pucks rather than bodies Saturday and used a four-goal second period to break open a tight game, which they led 1-0 after the first period. <%1>``The key is that our defensemen are putting it on net,'' said forward Dan Woog, who scored two goals, both of which were deflections of shots by defensemen. ``That way their defensemen can't tie us up. They have to try and clear the puck.''<%0> The Gophers had three breakaway chances in the first period, and on the third they were successful. Jeff Nielsen snuck behind defenseman Mark Pivetz and took a long pass from Charlie Wasley in the left side of the offensive zone. As Pivetz tried to hook him from behind, Nielsen fired the puck to the far side of the net, beating goalie Toby Kvalevog for his 20th goal of the year. Earlier in the period, Kvalevog had stopped breakaways by Dziedzic and Nielsen. Then came the second period, which has been the cause of the Sioux's demise all season. With Minnesota's four goals, North Dakota has been outscored 59-30 this season in the second period. Jed Fiebelkorn, Brian Bonin, Woog and Nielsen scored the goals. <%-2>``We weren't good from the onset,'' UND coach Gino Gasparini said. ``They were great; we were bad. Even when we were good, they were better.''<%0> Gasparini's team did rally at the start of the third period. Goals by Mitani and Marty Schriner got them within 5-2 with 12 minutes remaining. But a subsequent North Dakota turnover went right to Nielsen in the Sioux zone, and Justin McHugh one-timed the senior's centering pass at 11:50 of the period to put the game away. Woog added his second goal to finish the scoring. <%-2>On Friday, McHugh's goal with 53 seconds left in the third period gave the Gophers a tie at 3 and a point in the standings that they did not deserve.<%0> The underdog Sioux played Minnesota evenly in a lackluster first period and dominated the second period, using two goals by sophomore Dino Grillo to take a 3-1 lead into the final 20 minutes of regulation play. Nielsen got one back with a power-play goal at 9:19 of the third period, set up by McHugh, and the Gophers began attacking the net with fervor. ``Certainly a lot of our guys had some energy left,'' Coach Doug Woog said after the game. <%-2>McHugh's goal came 13 seconds after goalie Moen was pulled for an extra attacker. Chris McAlpine slid a centering pass into a crowd in front of the net. Dziedzic got off the first shot, which Kvalevog saved. McHugh jammed the rebound under Kvalevog as the goalie was falling to<%0> the ice. <%-2>``I've been pressing all year for a goal late in the game,'' McHugh said. ``I think I've been pressing a little too <%-3>hard, but it was nice to finally get one.''<%0> Pam Sweeney Go Gophers!!! [log in to unmask] 1993 WCHA Playoff Champions!!! [log in to unmask] Ski-U-Mah!!!