The Sicatoka

It's a good thing I'm not a player against them. I'd be chirping about "Where's your captain? Which cell block?" at every opportunity. Yeah, Coach Fershenwatzhiznam doesn't need Miller and that baggage in his present (Washe) environment. If today's hockey had its version of the 1970s Oakland Raiders, Miller would be there already. --> All the other stuff? Meh. "Just win baby!"

Mel Pearson could be gone; the allegations are not a good look on a woke Michigan campus. The "duck WMU" PR fiasco is just more fuel on a smoldering pile of not-good. https://www.michigandaily.com/ice-hockey/connor-earegood-pearsons-lack-of-an-extension-is-suspect/ And if Adam Fantilli needs a home, I'm sure UND could find him a bed on campus and a rack to hang his street clothes on and some sweats when he goes for a skate in REA.

They did: Grand Forks County to Traill County and Trail County to Cass County.

If Boise had gotten an invite to wherever ... I can name at least three schools closer or in the MWC footprint that could do it.

Physical I expected, faster I did not.

Who you kidding ... he's been given two Game DQs for 2022-23 already pre-emptively!

Boise State's big announcement: https://twitter.com/BroncoSports/sta...58292562571264 They put together a facilities upgrades master plan! What a concept! The words "new" and "conference" are not in that link.

To me, if I was having "crucial conversations" it'd be: Budy: at UND, 50 games, 5-5-10, 34 PIM, underwhelming (his at DU line is 6 0-0-0 4) Montgomery: this is harsh, but he shouldn't have been here, he was the emergency pick up when Weatherby left so technically he'd still be in junior if not for that, and I believe he has a year of juniors eligibility left (DOB: Jan 2002) and he could use it to work on offense, he's 16 1-2-3-2 at UND, call him "Quinn Fylling 2.0".

The Holy Grail of Transfer Portal resources has arrived. https://www.therinklive.com/sports/college/the-2022-mens-college-hockey-transfer-board

I give you ... Connor Ford.

< steps up to Trading Portal podium > < clears throat > We have a trade. Omaha trades forward Chayse Primeau to Notre Dame for forward Jake Pivonka.

Owen doesn't use the Covid year (goes to Cleveland) and Luke tests the waters ... very interesting.

We don't need Senden and Ness and Strinden. That's three where one of those on a roster will do.

In October 2022 tell them it's February of 2022 for the next seven months. And ... GO!

WVB Recruit: Awesome! Can you promise cold, drafty locker rooms with backed up toilets with no doors and no hot water in the showers too! Parents: And can you make sure they get fresh towels in the locker room twice a season? A creepy old janitor* leering in the showers would also be appreciated. *sorry @stoneySIOUXbut @Godsmackalready applied and got the job

Lacrosse is easily played on a football field, like the domes and indoor facilities UND, USD, and NDSU have. Lax: 110 x 60 yards FB: 120 x 53.3 yards The topic has come up around here before.

He plays fire wagon hockey, and is the arsonist in his own end too often.

Reports I've received say Farmer played "Charlie Huddy" to < ahem > some UMass freshman's poor choices. Charley Huddy covered Paul Coffey's bad choices on the ice in EDM and LAK.

The next few weeks are going to be "high velocity" ... I'm not sure that 100% aligns with this document: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Transfer/OneTime_Transfer.pdf The tweet makes it sound like "transfer complete"; the document reads like "in the portal". Either way, now to May 1 will be busy.

So right now, only Ford is gone. (Who knows if Senden and Hain returning drives one or more to the portal.) There are 14 forwards on the roster, and I stand by my statements that the team needs offense and speed. Also, there have been too many times in recent years where every healthy body was on the game day roster card and we still couldn't fill it out. Is that starting to creep into these decisions and moves? Is Bubs moving from the Blais/Hak model of 15F/8D/3G to something new? Hence my earlier question about ... how many stalls in the renovated locker room?

Congratulations on your Understatement of the Day award.

When they rebuild the locker room a couple years ago ... how many stalls?

NARRATOR: Conspicuously absent from Elevens' list were Budy, Kunz, and the full Monty ...