Weekly Wrap-Up North Dakota on the way up after sweep of Minnesota

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux are on their way up as they will rise in the rankings after a sweep of Minnesota in Mariucci Arena.

On Friday night it seemed like Minnesota was going to cruise to another victory as they were up 2-0 with 5:40 to go in the first. North Dakota however answered the call as Robbie Bina scored a shorthanded goal to cut the lead in half at 2-1 after the first period.

In the second period, North Dakota dominated. Three more goals were scored by the Sioux as Erik Fabian, Jonatahan Toews, and Ryan Duncan all scored to make it 4-2. Ryan Duncan would add another goal in the third as North Dakota won 5-3 to take the game on Friday night.

Saturday night was the same story, another Sioux victory. After the first period, one would think that this would be a shootout as Minnesota and North Dakota were tied at the end of one at 3-3. But once again it was another meltdown by Minnesota. Ryan Duncan would add a goal in the second to make it 4-3. :24 later Erik Fabian would make it 5-3 North Dakota. From there it was all Fighting Sioux as T.J. Oshie would add two more in the third and North Dakota took the 7-3 victory, and the series sweep over the Golden Gophers.

In other college hockey action from this weekend:

Boston College and Boston University split as both teams won on the road. BC took the series 2-1. Beanpot final possibility? Find out this weekend in the hockeynuts Beanpot preview.

Maine bounced back after a 6-1 beatdown on Friday night on their home ice, as the Black Bears won a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory the next night.

Notre Dame took three out of a possible four points against Miami in CCHA play.

And Denver and St. Cloud State split in an important WCHA series.

This weeks slate of games include:

New Hampshire and Maine for two (one at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH)

Michigan State will travel to Omaha as they face Scott Parse and the Mavericks.

St. Lawrence will face Cornell and Colgate on the road.

And not to forget the two Beanpot games on Monday Feb 5th as BU will face Northeastern and BC will face Harvard in the first round.

We are getting closer to the end of the season. And hockeynuts is here for the stretch run on the road to St. Louis. Keep it here.