AlphaMikeFoxtrot

This will be used against them in recruiting for a long time.

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/university-of-minnesota-hockey-player-returns-to-practice-after-assault/ Someone who has yet to skate this season based on Motzko's comments. No longer the Dinkytown of my teens.

Purists on here were saying we should never join the Big Ten because of games like that, and attendance at some Big Ten venues will suffer on a Thursday night, but that will get the most eyeballs of any college hockey game this week. Good for Western, hopefully the announcers are allowed to discuss how successful the NCHC is...

UST immediately in the top tier. Possibly the best rink takeover in the league.

Rickwood faces his former team, always an interesting dynamic in today's portal world.

Hockey Least barely in there! Keep it that way

There are some hungry teammates that would love the ice time.

Either way, Strinden needs a night in a suit

Haven't seen much praise for Smaby on here, but I get the feeling he's the slam dunk hire Shaw was supposed to be.

*Smooth-brained Gopher fan voice*: we are a football school now!

Miami is undefeated in non-conference too!

Another 15 shot effort by the Gophers. No blue chips and no leaders despite 3 Cs on jerseys.

Then Leo Gruba with an either boneheaded or half-@ssed play missing a keep at the line to let it go down the ice. Glad he's not on our roster.

Now Boosvert's turn to blow 2 grade A chances

East Coast hockey is just different. After a breakaway and save, MSU's player was hovering over the BU goalie and nobody even skater in his direction. Even in beer league you at least make your goalie feel like you have his back.

And OMac put a lackluster effort into catching up to him

Brads article about Verhoeff says he chose us over Michigan. Makes having him that much better, especially after Kent Johnson was down to the two of us and chose them.

https://wp-admin.uscho.com/2025/10/15/the-big-ten-anticipates-the-impact-of-revenue-sharing-nil-on-hockey-will-become-clearer/ "Scales of economies" Nice one, Paula

https://archive.is/2025.10.15-112451/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6707089/2025/10/15/ncaa-hockey-gavin-mckenna-nil/

Blake with a goal from the point

Hoping another Gopher tries to go viral and has it backfire a la Pitlick. Both teams are undoubtedly getting history lessons on YouTube this week.

Perron's production for us was mostly on the power play, he's honestly better suited for the Big Ten. Boisvert staying would probably mean no Josephson. Could turn into a Miller for Gaarder swap in a few years. Fingers crossed.

And two of those listed outside of MN, Mark Alt and Cruz Lucius, were born elsewhere but grew up in North Oaks MN.

How much credence do you give to the "Summit/Grand is safer than Dinkytown" narrative?