University of North Dakota Athletics

2001-2002:Joined the Fighting Sioux midway through the 2001-02 season ... Played in 12 games as a freshman, including 11 starts ... Went 5-6-1 ... Finished second on the team in wins and GAA (3.63) ... Tied for second with an .887 save percentage ... Burst onto the scen, picking-up his first collegiate win in his first game with UND against Michigan State in the championship game of the Great Lakes Invitational ... Was named to the GLI all-tournament team ... Followed up with a 4-3 win over eventual NCAA champion Minnesota Jan. 5 ... Stopped 72 of 78 shots in the weekend series against the Gophers ... Was named U.S. College Hockey Online's Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 8) for his efforts ... Earned first letter.

Before UND: In 1999-00 played with the Espanola Screaming Eagles of the NOJHA where in 30 games he posted a 4.00 goals against average ... Earned the starting spot as goaltender in the Northern Ontario Junior "A" League All-Star Game ... In the month of September (2001) Siembida appeared in six games with Espanola and sported a 2-3 mark with a 5.9 goals against average ... With the Waterloo Blackhawks in 2001, Siembida sported a 3-3-1 record in the month of November ... He was amongst the league leaders in goals against average with a 2.74 mark, minutes played with 1095, and led the league in shoot-out wins with four on the season ... Named the Let's Play Hockey Defensive Player of the Week, for the week of the November 12, 2001 ... Makes Goalie's World Top Five - Siembida was named to the Goalies' World Magazine top five goaltenders for the month of November 2001.
Personal: A 2001 graduate of Roland Michener Secondary School ... Born February 6, 1983 ... Son of Besh and Marcia Siembida.