The Sicatoka
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13 minutes ago, ChadR said:
Michigan State it sounds like.
Stramel is former NTDP -> Nightingale effect.
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On 4/2/2024 at 10:11 AM, The Sicatoka said:
My portal predictions:
- UND won't be "most added from portal" this year (three, maybe four, but Merrimack is four already!)
- the Rink Live spreadsheet will have 300+ names by May- 'mack and Sacred Heart both at 4.
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Every kid is different.
You hope to find the ones that have goals that align to what you have to offer.-
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RE: comparing UMass and CC
CC had the far better record against ranked and top PWR teams.
Retort from UMass is "but BC and BU". And CC had quite the record against ... someone ...
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9 hours ago, Wilbur said:
Having seen a number of pretty good players the past few days at Scheels Arena ... TJ Hale from West Fargo.
What's going on at Scheels? I might be in that area needing a break later.
EDIT: Found it -- https://nationals.usahockey.com/2024youthtieri15oDid we decide who TJ Hale's parents are (Ryan and Katie or David)?
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13 hours ago, Frozen4sioux said:
So you've never been to St. Cloud then.......
Minot on line one; Greeley Colorado on line two.
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18 minutes ago, burd said:
Well played.
You hung a slider and I got around on it.
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Question:
First-years normally help load/unload gear onto the bus. Yes, Zach Parise threw gear.
What about new guys via the portal? Or do they come in as "upperclassmen" regarding pitchin' stank bags.
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Oh my ... (per Schlossman):
QuoteShootout victories can be important for positioning in the league standings, and it's possible they could factor into the Pairwise Rankings in the future as well.
There will be discussions in Florida later this month about giving minimal weight to the shootout in the Pairwise.
Right now, a three-on-three overtime win is considered 67 percent of a regulation win. An overtime loss is 33 percent value. A shootout would be closer to 50-50 if it's given any value at all.
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3 minutes ago, brianvf said:
Interesting stat on new goalie TJ:
@Oxbow6 will be happy with that, as I know he loves the shootouts.
Fireworks?
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14 minutes ago, JohnboyND7 said:
What leeway do private schools have that public schools do not?
You can say it 1000 times but folks still don't hear:
An NIL collective is a private organization and in no way directly controlled by an athletic department much less university. For example:
QuoteThe 1883 Collective is a third-party college athletics collective tailored for UND athletes, aiming to provide name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities and foster community service initiatives. Although it supports UND student athletes, it maintains no direct affiliation with the University of North Dakota.
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2 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:
The guy going from QU to Miami better be able to handle losing.
Fillion (to Miami) and Tellier of Q were guys I'd figured to get much interest.
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14 minutes ago, rhenry8439 said:
What if Persson hears we are getting 2 Belgian Waffle makers in the players lounge and changes his mind and doesn't go pro? Does Cheese get pushed out?
A Swede like Lud scoffs at your proposed Belgian waffle makers. For him it's kringle or bust.
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One more thought on goalies and the portal:
Persson has a Covid year left but is going pro.
Was Lud the two-year plan to get us to Heil and the plan changed, thus enter Semptimphelter for a year. -
3 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:
Exactly. I don't understand why bringing in a portal goalie is a bad thing.
If it was the long-term not-a-solution solution I'd be against it.
But I see a long-term plan forming up (Hedquist and Heil) so a rental to get there, and back to a stable recruiting pattern and rotation, is palatable.I'm guessing in about a year UND will be hard in the market for a starter capable goalie two years younger than Heil.
And a puck-eater to replace Cheese.-
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3 minutes ago, rhenry8439 said:
Blake and Strinden were at Perkins yesterday and they didn't look any worse for wear.
Breakfast and pancakes or lunch/dinner and burgers? We'z gotz ta know!
Glad to hear Blake moving on that leg. It looked scary.
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6 minutes ago, Irish said:
I respect KG's coaching skills - but why are we on our 4th portal goalie?
I would point to Adam Scheel leaving after three seasons and Cam Rowe's decommitment putting ripples into the goalie recruiting pipeline as the reasons for having gone to the portal. Covid merely exacerbated it making guys available with one year left.
Now that Hobie is here and appears as advertised, and Heil is a year out, things seem to be stabilizing to a two-year gap between the top two and a puck-eating practice third (any age will do).
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5 minutes ago, burd said:
On the other hand, when your audience is old and a little infirm, repetition has its advantages.
It's all in the timing.
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20 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
Anyone else sick of losing recruits to Denver? Anyone else sick of Denver in general?
DU falls under my general despising of maroon and gold teams.
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39 minutes ago, burd said:
Shyt, SIc, I see you beat me to that joke. By a lot.
The better part of humor is timing.
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4 minutes ago, burd said:
For guys like Wilbur, are social security benefits affected by scholarship awards or NIL income?
Wilbur and Albrecht would share an accountant.
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9 hours ago, Benny Baker said:
I don’t like the portal any more than I like the 1 year scholarships that schools offer student athletes.
If a university can’t commit to a student athlete for 4 years, I can’t blame a student for leaving either.
Scholarships have always been one-year propositions but I understand your point.
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10 hours ago, cberkas said:
I would have rather taken a goalie that has more than a year, so Heil doesn't rush his development. I thought they would go after the other ASU goalie, Henry Levy, that didn't play but was part of the 2022-23 Penticton title team.
Heil has made a rapid turn around going from SF to the US NTDP this season. And Karl worked with hiim at an international tourney. I trust KG to be the goalie whisperer.
I see Hobie and Heil as the 2025-26 tandem.
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And now the transcript of how UND won Semptimphelter ...
KG: Bubs, TJ Semp at ASU is in the portal.
Bubs: Really? Call him.
< sounds of dialing >
TJ: Hello? This is TJ Semp the free agent goalie.
KG: Hello, this is Karl Goehring of the University of Nor.. < cut off by Semp >
TJ: UND? Is the Chicklets U thing real?
KG: I'm calling you from the Zero Grav bed drinking a momosa.
TJ: This isn't Omaha punking me.
KG: See the 701 area code on my caller ID? I swear on the Altitude Room. Want to talk to Bubs?
TJ: I'm in.-
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2024 Early Departures and Transfer Portal
in Men's Hockey
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The only way it makes sense to me is if CAR threw a rookie-max ELC at him and started his professional clock (one day closer to NHL free agency).
If he stayed he could sign anywhere summer of 2025 (as he'd be four years after draft year, one USHL, three UND). CAR would not be happy losing that draft pick that way.
Nothing here so far: https://www.capfriendly.com/