It’s well documented, the UND hockey team has a large, fanatical, loyal fan base. On Thursday night, the Amalie Arena was full of green and white clad UND fans. On the television broadcast, you could hear the UND fans chanting “Let’s Go Sioux”. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by the UND players. They acknowledge that having a loyal following, gives them a big advantage.
“Our fans are the greatest in the world,” Caggiula said. “They travel anywhere we go. I bet if you go back to our campus the students are probably going crazy. Even the faculty is probably going crazy as well.
“Our fans travel everywhere with us, and they support us everywhere we go, no matter what happens. We love them as much as they love us. I know it’s a special relationship, that’s for sure. It’s certainly it’s a lot easier to playing in an atmosphere where it’s pretty much a home ice advantage where ever you go.”
“We’re pretty privileged to get to play with the program that we do,” senior forward Coltyn Sanderson said. “With that comes those fans and that support that we get. I think there’s a slogan that goes around that every game is a home game. That was definitely true tonight. We appreciate their support. We were happy to get this done and get rid of the ghost a little bit. But we have a job to do Saturday and we know that they will be cheering us on.”
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