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Is that the 5-5-2, good for five feet or five seconds whichever comes first, and if it breaks in two you get to keep both halves, or the 30-30, thirty feet or thirty seconds I only offer a "tail light" guarantee: When you can no longer see mine driving away, warranty expired. Disclaimer: I've stolen all those.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-lands-commitment-from-shakopee-forward-cooper-simpson

Forwards: James Hagens (BC) LJ Mooney Zachary Morin (BU) Cullen Potter (Mich St) Cole McKinney (Mich) William Moore Lukas Sawchyn Andrew O'Neill (UND) Masun Fleece (PSU) Jake Stuart Cooper Simpson (UND) Defensemen: Logan Hensler (UW) Sascha Boumedienne Sam Laurila (UND) Garrett Lindberg Charlie Trethewey (BU) Drew Schock (Mich) Jacob Rombach Carter Murphy Goalies: Caleb Heil (UND)

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-lands-commitment-from-shakopee-forward-cooper-simpson

https://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/craig-s-list-macklin-celebrini-cole-eiserman-in-tight-race-for-top-spot-for-2024-nhl-draft-1.2013672 Some recognizable former prospect names, plus Emery and Boisvert.

Does that include better third period play?

https://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/craig-s-list-macklin-celebrini-cole-eiserman-in-tight-race-for-top-spot-for-2024-nhl-draft-1.2013672

Minor rant follows. Please, world, call a "backwards pass" what it actually is by rule: a lateral. (Get the word "pass" out of the description as it only confuses some folks.) A pass hitting the ground is a dead ball. A lateral hitting the ground is a fumble.

No matter what else the HEA schools couldn't let a Massachusetts kid end up in the B1G much less Goldie-ville.

LaMoine doing color? I thought Looker was doing that as prep to move over one day to PxP.

SDSU will be looking to send a message early. The defense best be ready. If it's to be 85F on Saturday in Brookings, I invite SDSU to wear the same uniforms they wore against Montana State. Yeah, they'll probably wear the "white rabbit" look. My dream for Saturday: Not safe for work or weak stomachs.

Not quite …

Which is more interesting: - BU going after* a MA kid to bring him back toward home - UMn losing a verbal commit to a HEA BU team *have to assume NIL part of puzzle

https://fightinghawks.com/news/2023/9/27/football-mcnaboe-announced-as-semifinalist-for-campbell-trophy.aspx

In other news ... Servers for a website called "Gopher Puck Live" burst into flames and melted earlier today The Mississippi River south of the UMTC campus rose unexpectedly today; officials are investigating the cause

An interesting data point would be "total career NCAA games" of the defense corps going into last season versus this season. Last years team would have a broader distribution (over eight guys) but the total (yes, over just four transfers) would be interesting.

Media day is today. Oct 3 is intra-squad scrimmage day.

Who are the top five centers. Will Bubs adopt a 9-3 mindset and not the traditional top6/bottom6. Do you put former USHLers together (OMac-James; Perron-Emerson) looking for past magic. Will there be a go-to face off guy. Who runs the point on the power play. All these new faces; so many open questions.

Trick play this week: 10 personnel group, motion from WR 3-1 to 2-2 to 3-1, set, run power.

"Miami won 20 games the three seasons Persson was there." -- courtesy the Schloss-pod. That's ouch.

Seems OTT holds all the cards. Pinto is a 10.2(c) RFA. Pinto signed when he was 18-21 y/o and only has two qualifying years of experience. Might be good to make things like this known to future guys looking to sign early.

That's not quitting on the coach, that's quitting on your teammates. Why not hang up a sign "Free runs at our QB!" while they're at it.

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