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My point was it's not uncommon for a host team to pay for additional expenses above the game guarantee. Not saying it happened but it does.

They also decide who gets to be on the team or not, who starts or not and who gets playing time or not. The team you ultimately end up with is on the coaching staff. Not on the team captains.

Both head coaches from the USHL Clark Cup finals are moving on...

Ignorance is bliss. Oh, and coaching matters (by the way, they do the recruiting in collegiate athletics). This isn’t tee-ball. Just look at the overhaul in UND hockey and football recruiting and player management over the past 6 months … coincidence that coaches changed also? No.

I think that he was asking and not saying.

So you feel they are paying for something over and above what the contracts states, with public money?

You absolutely, 100% don't want one of the team captains hitting on other teammates girlfriends. That is for sure a way to fracture some team solidarity. Also you probably don't want the HC to play the lesser skilled upperclassmen in more prominent roles that could be given to higher skilled underclassmen. That can cause some division, especially if the team is under-performing. Just spitballin' here.

I hesitate to keep this thread going but isn't it possible KState is paying for UNDs transportation and accommodations?

For people who have more information about inner workings of the team clubhouse. What type of nuances take place within the clubhouse environment that leads to team solidarity or the fracturing of team solidarity with new players.

Chavez taking the easy way out. Never would've thought he was the type

Looks like the REA also schedule a concert the night of the Youngstown game.

Only follows 303 accounts. Does anyone follow him to see if he follows other teams?

No clue. There are plenty of easier teams than those from the MVFC or Big Sky that P4 teams can schedule but the FCS teams want to play as regional as they can for recruiting and fan purposes. I'm sure there is value in that from the FCS side. Without seeing the contracts, who knows if they are even apples to apples? If it was that simple, why did NDSU agree to only $25K more that they would have got 8 years prior (2020 vs 2028), but still $5K less than Montana State is getting this season when the OU/MSU contract was signed a year before NDSU renegotiated? Shouldn't NDSU have been able to get more for a 2028 game since they knew the "going rate" for a 2025 game? Looks like both USD (ISU) and SDSU (Nebraska) didn't reschedule their FBS games for 2020, however there were already future meetings scheduled between both of them. MSU (Utah) also looked like they lost their FBS games from that year without rescheduling and I don't think UM had one scheduled. Again, this seems like a stretch to be upset about but whatever I guess.

Love to hear that, good sign.

For what it’s worth Cole Reschny recently started following UND on instagram. So I am reading between the lines that he’s a player we are after that has some interest in coming here.

Was told that he'll end up just staying overseas.

Like buning allowing a $25000 buyout when Idaho state backed out of a football game

Was told we didn’t want him

And probably better than Faison at negotiations

They're also waiting to see some of these guys' decisions on going NCAA or not, and what their NHL teams will say after drafting them this summer. McQueen, Reschny, Kindel, Lakovic, Smith, Bear, Cootes, Schmidt, Fiddler, Ravensbergen, Behm are all Dub guys who are talented enough to go to the NCAA in their D+1: they could be steered towards committing by teams such as Philadelphia, Detroit, Calgary, Montreal, St Louis, Columbus, Pittsburgh, etc if those teams are convinced the NCAA route is better for their development for the next 1-2 years before signing and turning pro.

Rare instances of them going after non Minnesotans and it worked out for them almost as well as possible. I do wonder if Snuggerud & Chesley were in his ear when Cooley was decommitting from Notre Dame, in order to get him to go to Minnesota with them. Peer recruiting isn't as common in hockey as it is in football obviously, but it does happen from time to time. Motzko does recruit out of state more than Lucia and Woog, but that isn't super surprising since he did that when at St Cloud State. Regardless, Motzko and Minnesota really don't recruit Canadians except for a few older Junior A goalies.

Top players want to play top minutes on top programs. NHL teams also want their draft picks playing significant roles. UND has talented players on the wing and have even more talent coming in a year (McKamey, Williams, Simpson, and Schultz). If UND gets the right guy(s) at center in the next couple of weeks, they are not only set up for next year but also set up even better for the year after. Imagine a lineup with Swanson, Gordon, Zellers, McKamey, and Williams with a guy putting up a PPG in the middle. If UND can grt a Boisvert type of recruit for next year, we are in a great position. Reading between the lines on Schloss’ pod yesterday makes me that UND is waiting on a very small group of CHLers to fill their remaining spots. They probably have an idea who it is, they are just working on making sure that player is eligible for next season with the NCAA.

What about Cooley and Knies?

Another point: This becomes a chicken & the egg situation: since Minnesota has almost always been a 90%+ Minnesotan roster, the Goofers really only appeal to Minnesotans. The Minnesota program doesn't really recruit non Minnesotans because they never have, nor are they convinced that non Minnesotans would be that interested in them. Non Minnesotans (especially Canadians) don't/rarely consider Minnesota because the program doesn't seem interested in them because they aren't from Minnesota. Yes, there are a few exceptions, but those aren't common. The only reason why Matthew Wood (Nanaimo, BC) ended up at Minnesota in the portal was because his dad was a Goofers women's assistant in the late 2000s/early 2010s, Matt had to contact Motzko to tell him he wanted to be there.

We got Zellers because he always wanted to play here.