AlphaMikeFoxtrot

Is it an improper benefit to give them a ride on the charter jet up to GF for a visit? 2 years ago I knew the answer but not anymore. If nothing else he should fly down in it to show them how they would travel compared to bus rides to and from Prince George.

RIT up 1 zip against Pedo State. They'll want an asterix on them game since McKesus isn't there.

Nchc.tv website not working either. Onhockey.tv + Castify works for now. Fuel to the fire for those wanting it on ESPN+.

Homer in net

Not to nitpick, but Bryn started putting the work in the moment he hung up the skates. A big part of our success this year is him reaping previous harvests.

Didn't take long to find out if Omaha's approach to USports was going to work for them.

Schmaltz 2nd Star with 2g 1a for Utah

Write up on Verhoeff https://www.sportsnet.ca/world-juniors/article/drastic-course-correction-led-canadas-keaton-verhoeff-to-world-juniors/

And the USA net

Sioux Jersey front row behind Sweden net

The next member of the #NoDakSens

A piss poor cross ice pass turning it over and lackluster effort to cover the shooter.

Lots of well-deserved media love for Zellers https://www.masslive.com/bruins/2025/12/bruins-have-greasy-goal-scorer-in-prospect-playing-for-team-usa.html https://www.nhl.com/news/will-zellers-doing-the-right-things-for-united-states-at-world-juniors

I'd heard of it (helps when the team regularly sends players) but this time of year was reserved for ski trips until work became more important than recreation and bachanalia. A year or two ago I got the bar at my local ski resort to switch from a D tier bowl game to a USA WJC game and people tuned in.

A sizeable amount of the MN hockey fandom isn't particularly attached to USA Hockey; might just be a casualty of already following NHL, NCAA and HS. There's also an underlying ethnocentrism about hockey in MN (which is admittedly understandable given the aspects you listed) that no matter how many MN kids are on the team, people want it to be like Team USA in Mighty Ducks 2 with only a few randoms from other states. Personally, I grew up in the cities and didn't start following WJC until the 2012 lockout when it was the only hockey to watch.

Mooney playing PK and on the ice at the end is so blatant in favoritism.

Bob is officially the new Lucia

Freebird is the best goal song, but Major Tom is a great choice by Germany

Watch Kvachnicka (sp) decommit after Bob cut him at the last minute.

OSU has this kid who transfered after a year at Michigan State. Played juniors there so probably has/had a girlfriend in the area. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/623785/kaden-nelson

https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6797867/2025/12/20/hockey-chl-ncaa-world-juniors-gavin-mckenna/ Anonymous quotes from both sides on the NCAA/CHL shift. A few interesting nuggets, sounds like certain teams (unnamed) are making enemies up north.

Loveland; attendance at Sioux Falls is not something we would contribute to if Augustana makes it. They aren't the host but they would find a way to place them there. Meanwhile we are 4 and Denver, the host in Loveland is 5. The best thing we can do is be in the same band of four as DU, or the band of four that plays the band of four DU is in for the first round (1v4, 2v3) since they avoid inter-conference matchups. There's also the possibility the committee decides they need us to bolster attendance out east should too many western teams make it; they say a flight is a flight. So 50% SF 25% CO 25% out east is my unscientific probabilities.

https://sabrenoise.com/buffalo-sabres-prospect-praised-for-excellent-play-at-world-junior-a-challenge-01kcphxx86gd Ashton Schultz scouting report

If the Sharks decide to let Dickinson go, Verhoeff is likely out. Sounds like we are saying the same thing with different semantics.

Love love LOVE the attention our current and future players are getting on the Canadian side of the WJC. EMac (give him #2 next year for EMC2) gets a good blurb here. Sounds like Verhoeff making the team is at the Sharks' discretion. https://archive.is/2025.12.17-121221/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6885017/2025/12/17/canada-world-juniors-gavin-mckenna-camp/