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Back to Back Championships for Denver. Ending UND's season both those years. One vs Hak. One vs Blais. Hak never took his own "recruited players as a head coach" to a National Championship game.

Yeah my bad. No college hockey team is ever the same from year to year. That "variable" is constant. There's another contradiction (or is that an oxymoron) for ya.

Huh? The "talking points" are from watching hockey over the years. Not from the "experts" here on this site. You didn't have to pay that close attention to know Zane was awesome and left early and nobody behind him barely played. You didn't have to pay that close attention to know UND lost a lot of scoring and replaced them with freshman. It is a huge surprise. Virtually nobody saw this coming. There was a lot of unknowns coming into this season. That's probably why they were picked third in the league. UND is doing great. I hope they keep it up. There was only one variable that was replaced. I answered a question if this team would probably have the same record with Hak. I answered with pretty well thought out points of how Hakstol had a lot of years and more talented teams to try and never started a season like this. Some think its pure coincidence and that's just as silly. That isn't to say this team could loss in the first round and Hak could have gotten to the Frozen Four again. Maybe Berry peaks early in the season and Hak's were later in the season. We don't know. We do know peaking later in the season is better than peaking early. Years from now someone might ask "Do Berry's teams peak too early in the season?" That answer could possibly be yes. But we sure hope not. I don't remember a year we didn't think oh "this might be the year Hak gets the monkey off his back." But I agree I never said anything about dump and chase.

Reading comprehension getting in the way again? LOL I've never said one thing about "dump and chase."

I thought this team was suppose to be very young and inexperienced with a crap load of freshman and possible a rebuilding year since UND lost half of its scoring from last year. That was the conscious going into the season from most. I know we have short memories and all but UND just lot its best goalie in school history ( UND’s all-time leader in career goals against average (2.10) and save percentage (.926) and replaced it with one that had virtually no college playing experience. UND was selected to finish 3rd in the league this year (also known as a UND rebuilding year). Where they could very well end up. Anything above that and they are exceeding expectations.

Gopher fans would never hear the end of it.

What would be better? UND beating Sam Houston State for a FCS Championship? Or UND beating the Gophers in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit?

Our post season excitement will only be at its peak when we beat NDSU.

UND beat Portland State. and UNI beat Portland State. .....all three teams are good football teams. Thats all you need to know.

Thats an easy one. No. Hak had more years to do it than I can count with more talented teams but never did. Its just pure coincidence its happening this year. With that said Hakstol peaked in his first season as head coach. Let's hope its not the same for Berry.

I caught the OT of Minnesota vs Ohio State. Instead of being like dang we need OT to beat a 3-10 Ohio State team both nights... Minnesota jumped on each other and celebrated like they won the National Championship. I almost feel bad for Minnesota for how far their expectations have fallen.

Can the real season start yet?

Radio announcer for und ripping on und for being dumb with this lead under a minute left. technical for hanging on rim and fouling Bradley on a three. Looks like UND is gonna win.

Let's go Boys! Let's seal the win!

And surprisingly the Gophers were the ones who had to come back to tie it. As I believe, USD led at halftime and later in the game. Big Ten probably looking at not scheduling any more "low/mid major" teams.

Are the roles reversing with USD becoming the basketball school and SDSU becoming the football school?

Montana fans already calling for the new head coaches head. The coach before that lasted two years. And the one before that lasted two years also. UND hockey fans had to learn about parity*. I guess its time for Montana football fans too? *Except BC and NDSU of course.

I'm convinced hoops44 is a Bison fan who doesn't want Jones to go for selfish reasons.

I swear I've read this before.

You mean the location in Grand Forks didn't make much sense? That location just isn't a good one. (Sort of the former Hardees at South Washington/Demers ). Arby's left and decided to build a new one. Same with Scheels. And now they are pretty close to each other again.

I expect a different game tomorrow when Denver gets its leading scorer back.

Sure is boring around here with all this winning going on. I wonder which Eastern team will win the Natty this year making it 8 out of the last 9 years. UND needs to schedule more games with those guys. It's like ND vs MN High School Hockey.

3-1.

I wonder if we'll see people adding in their own periods to the merchandise. H.A.W.K.S.

4-4 tie. UND with the extra point on 3x3.