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That, during the 2021-22 season, a 17 year old, would be mauled by a team like MSU-Mankato.

"Fighting Sioux 23" at USCHO has a monster formulaic they use. This thread starts in 2017 and is current up to last week. https://fanforum.uscho.com/forum/college-hockey/men-s-division-i/33984-the-greatest-programs-of-all-time-1-60

I could make a case to go to 17F this year, but that's hard to make work from a lot of perspectives.

One more thought on running with 16F: We don't know how well Hain's leg will recover from serious injury. Nothing personal against Gavin, but it's untested until it's game tested.

@Wilbur @SWSiouxMN Breathe It's only April

The portal is for the one-time free transfer in a non-Covid world. (Second is still a sit-out year.) But as long as players have a "Covid year" they effectively get two one-time transfers.

Five. Final USCHO poll Year Ranking 2022 9 2021 5 2020 2 2019 20 2018 17 2017 9 2016 1 2015 3 2014 4 2013 7 2012 5 2011 2 2010 4 2009 7 2008 3 2007 6

Too many grindaz ...

I'll ponder aloud again, is 15F the right number today. We've been short bodies on game day a couple times the last few seasons. Now some math with numbers: 8D, 25% hurt (2), 6 left, full game card 15F, 25% hurt (3.75, or 4), 11 left, NOT full game card <-- Does going to 16 or 17 make sense if the logistics (and dollars) work? And when I say "full game card" I'm saying 6D and 12F and not considering the "extra skater" slot.

Mediocre ...

The Flyers could put a 2021-22 Bulldog (Cates), Bronco (Attard), and Pio (Brink) on the ice.

Never thought of it from the PJ Fleck angle until now ... ouch.

Sno-nami Sno-pocalypse Sno-mageddon!

CC's (G) Dominic Basse to SCSU.

CC's Basse to SCSU.

If MSUM had made it 2-0 on one of the breakaways, I think the final score might have been the same, but in the other direction. Why? MSUM could've relaxed in a good way and played their game.

I could see DU coming on with about 5 left in the second. MSUM escaped to second intermission. DU was in the same mode with about 15 left in third, and the rest we know. MSUM looked like they got worn down both physically and mentally. Like I said before, I don't think they'd played a tight game in the third with a team that had that much offensive punch.

I saw BU fans on USCHO bring up Hastings after Albie O'Connell was cut loose. I put that potential as "approaching zero".

Purple Cow Nathan Smith signs with ARI

Gopher McLaughlin signs with ANA Michigan’s Berniers signs with SEA

It’s the level UND plays at so it’s a reasonable comparison no matter your view of overall level of play.

Put another way, in one season UND could make it a three-way tie. One season. Or, go back to back and take the lead — two seasons to the very top. Or another way for perspective: We’d be into the 2030s to have as many FCS titles as NDSU if we won them all from now to a tie.

Ashton Calder, North Dakota, enters the portal.