Clipped from the Grand Forks Herald Website.... COLLEGE HOCKEY Hoogsteen out at least 3 weeks By Virg Foss Herald Staff Writer Senior wing David Hoogsteen, UND's leading scorer, will be lost to the Fighting Sioux hockey team for three to six weeks. Hoogsteen injured his right ankle in Saturday's 5-3 win at Minnesota and X-rays on Monday in Grand Forks confirmed that he has a fractured fibula. UND hockey athletic trainer Mark Poolman said Hoogsteen's injury will not require surgery. "He'll be on crutches for a week or longer, as needed, and he's wearing a walking boot to protect his ankle," Poolman said. Hoogsteen has begun therapy work on his injury, Poolman said. The walking boot, rather than a hard cast, permits the boot to be taken off for therapy treatments. "He's a big loss," UND coach Dean Blais said. "He's a captain and a leader, and we'll miss him as much for his off-ice contributions as on the ice." In eight games, Hoogsteen has a team-leading five goals, along with three assists. He was an all-Western Collegiate Hockey Association second-team selection last season and a first-team pick in 1997. "We've got good depth, and we'll be able to replace David with another player," Blais said, "but you don't easily replace his level of play." The Sioux play league-leading Colorado College this weekend in Grand Forks. The Tigers lost their third-leading scorer last weekend when center Toby Petersen suffered a fractured fibula to his right ankle in a game against Denver last Friday. Petersen had surgery on his ankle on Saturday and is out indefinitely. Mike Welvaert, UND '90 GO SIOUX...ONE MORE TIME IN '99!! HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.