The Sicatoka

Read the SC Times story I linked. The nearest team to fill their schedule now is Lindenwood.

Yes, already 4x each in the WWCHA. What fills the four game void for SCSU left by UND?

I believe Alerus in basketball configuration is a better hoops venue than The Ralph. Why? You can better "cozy up" the fans to the court by design in The Al.

Lest we forget, the State of North Dakota is cutting 20% out of the State budget across the board. Across the board. The Public Service Commission (consumer protection) is being hit; K-12 education is being hit (hence Fargo's recent vote to raise their mill levy to try to make it up); DOT (they are looking at closing a dozen local snow plow shops in just southeast ND). Across the board. Nothing is escaping the budget knifes of Gov. Bergum and the Legislature. So, yeah, it really sucks to lose a college sports team or two or three. But driving on unplowed roads sucks. So does getting gas from pumps that aren't checked for accuracy. And teachers wondering if they'll have jobs (and choosing to leave the field) when finding teachers is hard enough already sucks. There's a whole lot of sucks going around. To those feeling it, I'm sorry. To those just noticing, the party started a while ago. Where were you?

Given Kennedy's background, yeah, he understands cost benefit ratios. He was only CFO of a couple major corporations.

I just read the SC Times' writer's piece on this subject. SCSU still has budget issues (to the tune of $7 million across campus) and that's after they cut SIX sports on campus not that long ago. You have to think women's hockey there is getting nervous, because, as the article said, SCSU's travel costs just went up because they just lost four games (two by bus) with UND. The next closest WIH team is St. Louis (Lindenwood). http://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/college/hockey/husky-hockey/2017/03/30/hatten-column-cut-und-womens-hockey-hits-close-home-rud-scsu/99833166/

They carried 26 like usual last year, but not in the normal way. Historically it's been 15-8-3; last year was 14-8-4. Schlossman says 4 forwards coming in. They carried 14 last year; historically they carry 15. Boeser and Jost are gone. That's 3 slots at most; yet the claim is 4 coming in. The math at defense works: Schlossman says 2 coming; two are gone. Hrynkiw is gone; assume Thome in. So to me the question is what else happens at forward and goal to get to 26 slot roster. Then again, 26 is an assumption.

That's scheduling. That's easily overcome and worked around. But, as I said, now is not the right time. The house must be put in order first.

Compare USAFA MLAX travel to UND WSD travel. http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-lacros/sched/afa-m-lacros-sched.html http://www.undsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=6396&SPSID=58621&DB_OEM_ID=13500 Or DU MLAX to UND MSD http://www.undsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=6398&SPSID=58636&DB_OEM_ID=13500 http://www.denverpioneers.com/sports/m-lacros/sched/denv-m-lacros-sched.html Roster sizes? Similar. Difference? The potential for a gate. <-- There's real revenue; and as the sport grows, camp revenues. (Don't forget Canadians are LAX bonkers right after hockey bonkers.) But now is not the right time. The house must be put in order first.

Ah ... um ... er ... uh ... yes?

Linky or it's not real.

He might wear the "C" but per NCAA rule book Rule 6, "A goalkeeper shall not be entitled to exercise the privileges of captain." I suspect the key word is "exercise". I bet one of the "A" does all of the zebra whispering.

Answering my own question:

Isn't there an NCAA rule that a goalie can not be captain?

Hak is the coach. Wait for it.

Did the UND WIH team ever finish second in the WWCHA?

... in 15 seasons.

True; however, the last five, no, six, no, almost seven periods of hockey this season were against top 8 teams away from REA without Tucker and we played them even*. *There. I said it. Now what.

I believe in coincidences ... and Santa and the Easter Bunny. Surely he just picked that hour that day at random. With a recruit in. When he admits ... http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/4242889-weve-run-through-stages-grief-womens-hockey-coach-says

If UND WIH had UConn WBB's record she'd be right. She's wrong.

To the folks upset about how this information was released: UND had to inform organizations with which they have contractual obligations (see: WWCHA, WAC swimming). The first "real news" (note the quotes) about this on Wednesday was from Todd Milewski on Twitter. Knowing his ties, someone in the WWCHA offices leaked. That's not on UND. Next, how, when you haven't announced anything yet, do you tell coaches and teams, "Uh, yeah, you're fine for now, but, uh, don't practice or recruit or have visits this week." To quote the great and wise Det. Lenny Briscoe, "I think that's what they call a clue ..." Finally, to those that said "individual meetings" should've been held. And you didn't like how it came out this way? OK, schedule 26 meetings with WIH players, and another 40 with WSD and 30 with MSD. Really. Really? The meetings alone are a tell, and after the first one goes down, with social media? In closing, the WIH coach knew. He admitted as much in the GFH story; however, he probably couldn't admit it to himself. Putting his team on the ice with a recruit coming in says as much about him as anyone or anything else. There's no go way to do something like this other than to just do it.

Not to be too much of a wet blanket, but, honestly, based on the GFH story yesterday there's work to be done in a couple other places first.

POTUS

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