The Sicatoka

Strathmann daren't become Kleven 2.0. If he's getting sat by the USHL the NCAA will reopen Alcatraz for him. Zellers, like I said last fall, is likely playing at the wrong level right now. Based on his DOB he should be with Emery, Laurilla, and the U18s.

Wrong. WRONG. WRONG-WRONG-WRONG! BU will have to deal with UND next fall. Period. Play our game. Quit shuffling lines (see: Michigan). Show no fear. Impose your will. I'm tired of adjusting to the other guys. It's a sign of weakness, and everyone sees and reacts to it. Master Yoda would scowl and call it it "try". If you believe in what you do, do what you do and do it relentlessly.

And didn't he end up CC -> UMn -> SCSU ...

Not exactly. This one was overt and Hak's reaction was the focus. He had to go from big brother/friend to disciplinarian (head coach) that night, and it made him better.

Berry has shortcomings he needs to work on (we all do) before the larger goals. First things first. I ain't winnin' the Indy 500 without a race car. Car, then race.

Go back. Read. It says winning, mentors, but not the bolded. You self-inferred that.

Kids gonna kids. Who knows.

Hak isn't given enough credit for changing from friend/dad to head coach after the Judy's debacle. Berry could learn from it.

I'd rather he talk with Gino, Blaiser, and Hak. Or is that you Gino?

Schlossman has an article out giving first projections of a roster for 2024-25. Excerpts: The rest of the article reads like stuff talked about here: size, faceoffs, experienced defender,

Some speculation in the 2024-25 thread but it plays here too.

Most portal reporting is via TwiX (players self-reporting) so the form isn't directly observed by the pundits like Schlossman. That is a change I'd like to see: Transparency. A true, open to the public, NCAA portal site, including the player's application including why they are looking for a new team (lost scholarship money, grad school, family/closer to home, not enough playing time, etc).

Cooper Moore was a goal away from St Paul.

Officially as soon as the player enters the portal. But I'm quite sure many 'family advisors' have made enquiries and discussed hypotheticals before some enter the portal. That's how some spend very little time in transition before landing in a new location. This says 13 already have new teams: https://www.therinklive.com/mens-college/2024-mens-college-hockey-transfer-portal

How the < bleep > can we be looking at probably (at least?) nine new faces again this fall. Replacements for: Gaber, Ness, Johannes, Albrecht, Emerson Pyke, Pehrson, Britt Persson <-- yeah, I said it

I see what you did there.

As soon as I saw that graphic I heard the sound of a big ol' smootch from Death.

More like here: https://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/39548-a-und-nil-collective/

That looked bad on about a half-dozen levels.

UND had last change Friday night. Berry controlled matchups. So why juggle the lines when you can put out your choice against McGroarty et al. It's like Berry was reacting when he should've been driving/controlling. Or were we more hurt/ill than we were led on.

No Pyke; Gaber looked 80%; Persson was out for a couple weeks. Wonder if Schloss will tell us the "whys" now that it's history.

Talent (BC) almost got outworked (Q).

If Pohlkamp "goes further west" I'd take that as a tell that Buium is gone from DU.

Littler's dad has hockey connections and hockey smarts. If he moved mid-season there's good reason.

Not having Pyke was more and more exposed as the game wore on.