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Jandric wins a Kelly Cup ECHL Championship

Seems like a great kid.

Lets be real - the P5 have enough funding. Illinois could have easily done it. Georgia could easily do it. Iowa could. They just don't want the distraction and the administrators don't want to annoy existing FB/BB boosters that want every penny dumped into those sports. The P5 budgets have pretty much doubled over the last decade or so.

Lindenwood gets their new head coach. Looks like a good hire for them.

Hitting some Texas recruits.

Fill that last forward spot with another blue chipper and this upcoming season looks like a real fun one. And agreed on Chyz. So many people were talking about what a great hire he would be for this type of role before Jax was hired. And man, he sure has done a lot in just a few weeks...pretty damn impressive. I was never really a "Berry hater", but I really don't think the roster would look anywhere near this good if he would have still been head coach.

Miami's pitiful non-conference showing cost our conference a berth. Waive the fee.

Perhaps, "If" I was the commissioner, I wouldn't let them skate out of the conference for free.

yeah augie or msu gets an invite years aghead of bsu

You mean Mankato State, right?

would the state of alaska have the stones to say....we can and will only have one d1 hockey program in this state and it will be university of alaska_________________?

Some new UAA renderings. Their Board of Regents is going to officially enter an MOU with the Seawolf Hockey Alliance tomorrow. Doesn't mean anything is going to get built, but it's another step in the right direction. Meeting May 21, 2025 - Board of Regents' Facilities and Land Management Committee Agenda Category Full Board Consent Agenda Subject Approval to sign and execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and the Seawolf Hockey Alliance (SHA) Type Action Recommended Action MOTION: “The Facilities and Land Management Committee recommends that the Board of Regents grant authorization to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) to sign and execute the MOU, as presented, between UAA and the Seawolf Hockey Alliance (SHA) to facilitate the development of formal agreements between the parties to pursue construction of a Division 1 competitive community ice complex on the Anchorage Campus (the “project”). This motion does not grant approval for a ground lease of land or overall project approval – any such actions will be subject to future Board approval. This motion is effective May 21, 2025.” Rational and Recommendation: During the February 20-21, 2025 Board of Regents (BOR) meeting the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) brought forward a request to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Seawolf Hockey Alliance (SHA) to jointly pursue a new community ice complex. The board passed a motion for UAA to draft an MOU for presentation at the May 2025 BOR meeting. This action is the follow-on of that motion based upon UAA and SHA development and negotiation of the authorized draft MOU. This MOU is meant to serve as a non-binding, general framework for future agreements between the university and SHA in pursuit of a Division 1 competitive ice complex. The MOU positions SHA as the primary fundraiser for this effort, with UAA securing necessary project approvals and ensuring master plan and programmatic alignment. Both UAA and SHA will guide the technical aspects of the building design and fundraising plan. The MOU does not grant approval for any ground lease or overall project approval. The anticipated next steps following execution of this MOU is for UAA to prepare a request for Formal Project Approval (FPA) for consideration, prospectively at the September 2025 BOR meeting. In addition to FPA, UAA and SHA will develop a more detailed development agreement that will set specific terms on items such as fundraising, design considerations, timeline to execute the project, building/space naming plan, the terms of which will be shared with the BOR as part of the FPA approval. https://go.boarddocs.com/ak/alaska/Board.nsf/files/DGPMPZ5C471D/$file/20250521 - UAA-SHA MOU presentation.pdf

Schloss is paid for coverage, and has a professional responsibility regardless of his feelings. He doesn’t get paid to publicly process and sort through feelings, pitch tantrums, etc.. it’s becoming a pattern for him to provide biased coverage and refuse to cover anything in this admin that could be construed as criticism. THAT’S why some are taking exception to his making excuses on behalf of Berry.

Jake Brandt was an example of calling a spade a spade. Berry didn't hesitate showing his displeasure with Jake's comments. Don't see Jake much anymore.

True, but why even throw in a line that basically says there is no guarantee they will win more. Really, I thought the Buffalo Sabres were guaranteed that for years. In the same token, there was no guarantee that UND would ever make the NCAA tournament again under Berry. It goes both ways, that is why it is a hard decision to make, but if Schlossman couldn't see that fans were starting to tune out, then he is letting the same type of loyalty that Berry has for certain players blind him.

Would Aaron Schneekloth be a candidate and would he be interested in leaving Colorado? He has been there as a player and/or coach since 2006. Won back to back Kelly Cups as a coach in the ECHL and has done well as the head coach again now that the Colorado Eagles are the Avalanches AHL team. He went 40-25-7 in his first year and is 37-16-8 so far this season. He may already be on NHL teams radars.

I would much rather have a super talented group that the coach gets to buy-in and work hard and build over the course of the season into a complete hockey team, than a bunch of try hards with the lunch pail attitude who can't hit water falling out of a boat. I realize it isn't easy to get talented guys to play a role necessarily, tht's part of the art of coaching and what we need. Don't recruit 4th liners to play 4th line. Recruit first liners that accept they gotta play 3rd line because they have Oshie and Toews in front of them.

Notice Schlossman didn't mention all of the firsts under Berry that show the program slipping in stature, much like under Lucia where his record against his fellow Minnesota teams was brutal, especially with their recruiting advantages.

Showing my age here but history shows that the media (and especially the GF Herald) thought hiring Gino was an epic mistake. Look it up.

You got outshot 17-rip by the 30th ranked team in the pairwise rankings in a season on the line weekend 3rd period. We've never been further away from the top teams in the nation as witnessed Friday night against WMU. It took sensational goaltending to keep us close, and we still lost. The University bid regionals to help you get to the Frozen Four....you took advantage of that 0 times. He's a great person, salt of the earth I've heard over and over again, which is all 100% true. It's still time to go another direction.

Someone should ask Schlossman how much longer Minnesota should have gone on with Lucia, as he had a winning record. To be fair to Schlossman I am sure it is a whole lot easier to do interviews after losses with Berry than it was under Hakstol, because one was an intense competitor and probably a little ornery, and one just had the aww shucks we lost attitude.

Some of the replies to Brads post are saying this is a big mistake. One of the best was 1 bad season and they fire the coach. Social media never disappoints

We need to be cocky. If we want him, we can have him. We are a blue blood. If we can’t pry a coach away from Augie…. Woof. I mean I get what you’re saying but need the attitude that we can pick who we want.

How's he able to beat so many college programs including UND, rated 4th best in the country? Plus the guys gotta be a UND hockey fan, he grew up going to games with his dad at the old Ralph!

Chaves saw the writing on the wall. Either him or Berry. Should have been both tbh.