The Sicatoka

About the 2017-18 defense, well, it makes me smile. 4, 5, and 6 have come a long ways. Add in 24 and 28 and there's a core five. Now, that said, let me add 24 needs to improve on the defensive part of his game. Markedly. He makes some questionable choices. Running the point? Sure? But 5x5 in a tie game he needs to think more "defend" and less "jump in" unless he knows there's a responsible forward and center out there with him to cover for him.

Losing Boeser and Jost would junk-punch an already offensively challenged team. Worse? Who's the leader? I still say the 2016-17 team lacked leadership.

... but for whom? His choice leading to the third BU goal was just ... say it Chuck.

We only age out two seniors (Ausmus and Hrynkiw). I'm strictly looking at DOB (not thinking health and such): Gabe Bast and Josh Rieger are '96 DOBs. They have to come now or they start losing NCAA eligibility by being over 21 at arrival. That tells me the team knows the need two defensemen (Ausmus obviously, and Tucker Poolman) and it's Bast and Rieger. The team loses SR Matty Rinks. Peter Thome is a '97 DOB. Pretty clear there. Adam Scheel is a 1999. He's the insurance depending on Cam (or even Tomek). We've lost Boeser. His 'cou jersey is hanging in the visitor's locker room in The X (just saw it on the Twit). Seems clear Nic Jones (1996 DOB, transfer from OSU who is doing the transfer sit-out year in Penticton) is that slot at forward. UND ran a 14-8-4 (26 man) roster this year when it's normally 15-8-3. I wonder if they'll bring in 1997 DOB Kawaguchi to try to increase competition (and scoring). The only other 1997 is Keane and he really didn't light up the USHL this year. I suspect he's the insurance. After that, all the pipeline guys are 1998 or younger DOBs. I suppose you dip into the best of those as needed.

Flip this: Who in the recruiting pipeline is ready to come in?

Tucker Poolman on the ice would've been a short-term benefit. Putting the now resolved issue* behind all of us, finally, would be the long-term benefit. *Lots of things in life don't resolve the way I'd like, but I have to move forward just the same.

From the USA Today article: I'd say scholarships (or a scholarship endowment) could be claimed as "academic success". Then again, could new helmets (hockey and FB) be considered "health and safety"?

My observation: The host school was playing in Fargo with their official Athletics logo on the boards and on the ice. But it wasn't on the jersey; a logo soon to be deprecated was still there. OneUND

Picked Harvard and Air Force and two teams that outplayed and lost yesterday.

We found that on there early on.

Indoor track, outdoor track, and cross country are three sports. Men's and Women's teams of each is six teams toward the minimum for DI (14 sports for FCS; 16 sports for FBS). MIH, FB, MBB, WBB, and VB are going nowhere. That's 11. The parlays begin there.

Schlossman's quarter and I have the same team coming out of Cincy. Yeah, that off the rails.

Sing it, Shania.

Well, there's $20 down the tubes. I'M KIDDING!

The stages.

OK. I went flat out "guano loco". I'll be this year's anchorman. But I had to do it.

I believe it's just like the regular season (at home): You're allowed to warm up 3 goalies and 1 extra skater; however, you're limited to 18 skaters + 2 goalies for the game.

Yes, but my sources say 3 was doing drills with 21 as his defensive partner and 3 went down the tunnel with 15 minutes left in the hour practice. 20&4, 28&6, 24&5 were the pairs in the drills.

The slow Band-Aid pull wasn't working. Ed ripped it.

The one where the goalie will be replaced.

Are you planning to prepare your "special dish"?

Go Riders.

Distractions are distractions. And they distract.

Why can't I find the open practice times schedule now that I'm looking for it? < gaaahhh > EDIT: Nevermind ... Team Practices Open to Public: Thursday, March 23 BU: 11:30AM-12:30PMUND: 12:45-1:45PMUMD: 2-3PMOSU: 3:15-4:15PM http://scheelsarena.com/ncaa-west-regional-information/

So I'm not alone. I just can't do my bracket because I keep wanting to pick Tech over DU and I can't figure out why (heart or head).