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By looking at his Twitter profile (UND shirt, Location: Grand Forks, Profile link to UNDsports.com) you sure wouldn't think he was the associate head coach at OSU.

Just booked a GF hotel online, so decided to check the room availability for Friday, Sept 7 - Sunday, Sept 9 (Metallica concert is Saturday, Sept 8.) On Booking.com (one of the main sites directed from Google Hotel searches) there is only 7 hotels listed with rooms available...and of those seven hotels they say they only have about 5-6 room left on average per hotel.

I would assume some sort of "safety" feature, but the original article from the GF Herald, didn't mention one thing about safety. Just how other towns were doing it, and it made the downtown more vibrant. Unless "more walkable" meant safety...They are literally spending $6.5 million for a better downtown walking experience.

You quoted me saying automatic bid....and then you mentioned at large bid? I edited my post to make it more clear "together they have a decent shot at an automatic bid."

Yeah, that's how it works. Percentages change as games are played...in less than two weeks we won't need any "probabilities." BC has a 22% chance to win their tournament (and get the auto qualifier) as they won their conference. If they don't get it obviously their chances decrease to make the tournament. The long and short of it is....there are really only two spots up for grabs to make the tournament (outside of the 16th place for AHA) and UND is in a tight battle with many others for those two spots. Knocking UNO out with a sweep, and BC losing in the HE tournament, will go a long way to help UND. Northern Michigan/Bowling Green finished second and third place in the WCHA regular season. Together they have a decent shot at getting the automatic bid (There's a 37% chance Mankato gets upset and the WCHA has two team in the tournament)..... and then only one open spot remains for UND to battle for (given UND doesn't win the NCHC tournament).

Over at CHN, BC has a greater chance to make the tournament than UND. Omaha also has a greater chance right now at an at large bid than UND does (and why many here are saying a sweep this weekend is essential). UND only has a 26% chance of making the tournament.

Speaking of downtowns, You sure do have to look hard to find Bismarck's....usually stumbling upon it by accident.

and a city that's easy to drive around in. First thing anyone notices in Grand Forks right now is all the potholes they have to avoid trying to get downtown.

So once again, if the goal of the season is to make the NCAA tournament, it's another year when Brian Jones gets closer to that goal than Travis Brewster.

I have sadly yet to see one person using the Freezeway. The ice looks poorly kept everytime I drive by.

Had the same thought. Probably dont see that article if Jost is playing in a non NCHC rivalry town.

Got any tickets for sale?

In 2015-2016 at this time UND had 11 guys over +10. This year that number is zero.

While we're on the topic...Bryn Chyzyk had 11 goals at this time in 2015-16. Which makes him tied as this teams leading goal scorer.

Guess the Calder Trophy race is officially over.

As Goon said it's the PK that is killing them this year. That year at this time they had the 6th best PK in the country vs 26th best PK right now.

What do I need to look at again? My numbers are correct. And they are the same as yours. That "small percentage" is the difference having the 22nd best power play (UND) or the 13th best power play (DU). .....which is the exact same thing I posted above.

"Curb extensions" would make a lot more sense on University Avenue. Wonder why they're not doing them there...

UND Penalty Kill 26th out of 60. DU 7th. Pretty brutal in my book.

UND is 22nd out of 60 teams at a 20.5. DU is nine spots above that.

Atrocious Power Play confirmed.

Come on man let's be honest here, His Event Planner will be driving him.

It's fun to watch the two guys who get checks in the mail from Forum Communications go at it on Twitter: Liberal Brad Schlossman vs Conservative Rob Port.

Our forwards are defenders and our defenders are forwards this year.

If he wasn't already, he's about to be.