AlphaMikeFoxtrot
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37 minutes ago, keikla said:
Good to know. Though, even if it was a dump, I'd still go with them being so close. I'm a huge fan of these trips out east. I rarely make it back to the midwest but have been able to see the team play in Portland, Boston, Vermont, MSG, and Union recently....it's been awesome.
This one may have fewer Sioux fans than other games out east considering it's the same season as the Nashville game. No contest on which I would choose.
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5 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:
Where did you see that?
https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/1351984-UND-mens-hockey-future-nonconference-opponents
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Anyone else notice we have a series at Cornell in 20/21? Bucket list arena for college hockey fans.
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If you're young and flush with cash, not many better places to be than Brooklyn. Good for him getting paid like that.
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https://www.neutralzone.net/mens/2017/05/01/ushl-draft-phase-1-top-300-rankings/
Interesting to see how things shaped up 2 years later. Among other tbings, they listed Rizzo as a WHL risk prior to his commitment.
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Always heard good things about St. Cloud's bar Rum Runners (often by its nickname, _____ Dumpsters) and was disappointed to find a less enjoyable version of The Loft in GF.
Edit: apparently it closed a while ago.
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6 hours ago, UNDBIZ said:
David Hale is opening a medical cannibus dispensary in Grand Forks.
Some of the gameday ramblings on this site could qualify the poster for a prescription....
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1 hour ago, AJS said:
I know I'm getting ahead of myself, but looking at defensive pipeline I'm starting to wonder if there's room for everyone, for the year they should enter college. It's incredibly stacked with talent for guys that could come in after next year. There will be two Seniors graduating (Poolman / Peski) and at least two guys who could leave after next year (Kierstad / JBD), but still. Here's the list:
- Bast (+1 from HS graduation): Already delayed a year, 3 years of Juniors under his belt. Highly offensively skilled, (see @siouxforce19 report above)
- Sanderson (---) Does anyone know what grade he's going to be next year? He has one of those B-days where he could go either way. I believe he'll only be a Senior in HS next year though. It's still a year out, but I believe he's currently slated as a 1st round pick. Unless he somehow considerably drops (based on his production this year, it's doubtful), he has to be a guy that UND gets to try to accelerate. A 1st / 2nd round pick isn't going to hang out in the USHL another year.
- Kleven (True Freshman) - He'll be another guy that given his draft status will be coming in. He's probably slated as a late 1st / round 2nd type guy right now. I'd put him in the category given his size / skating ability that he's more likely to rise than fall next year in the draft.
- Moore (+1 from HS graduation): Ranked 86th right now (NA) and will be playing the USHL. I don't see a mid-round draft pick getting delayed after playing a year of Juniors
- Miller (True Freshman): The guy makes every All-Star team that's he been eligible to play on. Will have two full seasons of the USHL
- Reid (True Freshman): He'll have 3 full years of Juniors under his belt.
Defensively, this will be truly one of the great classes I've ever seen. It'll be a group that will be incredibly fun to watch their progression next year. Especially from an NHL Draft type speculation. Given how everyone outside of Bast and Moore (drafted) will be a Senior in HS next year, you have to hope that some are willing to delay one more year.
Tychonick could leave early; I expect a big jump from him this year. He showed flashes.
Reid is likely content staying with the Chicago Steel considering they play out of Fox Valley Ice and he's from Geneva. That's as ideal of a USHL situation as it gets.
We are loaded on D and seemingly in net. Now we just need some goals!
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He's got two years to figure it out. If not Potulny can have him at NMU.
Fun fact: Luke Voltin is going into his senior year there.
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Much like U of M lobbies to kneecap the MN state college system (Cloud, Kato, Bemidji), private colleges in MA lobby to lessen state funding for public colleges. Always happy to see UMass and Lowell succeed. Schools with endowments 10x-100x larger than the schools they bully are missing the whole point of education.
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6 hours ago, Frozen4sioux said:
Judging by the tweeter traffic of the denim clad keyboouArd wouriours up NooouuRth...
The major junior folks are salivating over these new ncaa rules.
It is absolutely the best thing for young athletes to push back the commitment age. BUT it opens a huge window for major pressure from the WHL teams especially when they really cant be discussing potential NCAA possibilities.
They are thinking they will now lose much less to college now... and they dont seem soooaurry aboOUt it al all.
It's as if the NCAA forgot hockey has a unique situation with the MJ route as an alternative.
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I'd rather have a kid picked later and have more to prove to the team. The success rate drops off fast after the 30's draft position, but teams are often irrationally invested in a player drafted earlier and sign them early for "depth" in their system. 4th and 5th round have to shine to get contacts so they'll stay longer.
I'm excited for this to be a good 4 year class.
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2 hours ago, MafiaMan said:
BOLTS is bad because IT’S NOT THEIR DAMN NICKNAME!
Haha, that too.
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3 hours ago, MafiaMan said:
With all due respect, that’s a horrible idea. Like BOLTS on Tampa Bay Lightning jerseys horrible.
I'm thinking like the Rangers jersey with the word Dakota. Bolts is so bad because the word is short.
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Dakota in the slanted letters? Don't want to see the word Hawks.
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45 minutes ago, cberkas said:
Guentzel was the heir apparent and passed over head coaching jobs just to not get the Minnesota job.
Guentzel got screwed over for sure, but Sandelin is gonna get NHL offers soon. Does Herter bleed green? That's our only shot.
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1 hour ago, MafiaMan said:
Sure...that worked put well for Mike Guentzel, too.
Lucia wasn't on an upward trajectory by the time Guentzel came back.
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Herter isn't going to give up his spot knowing he's heir apparent at UMD when Sandelin goes to the NHL.
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19 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said:
Didn’t see that headshot but ok
At roughly 1 hour 18 min. Follows through on the head contact.
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Duluth neutralized Makar, but not without the help of the refs. The headshot one of the Cates took at him should have been a five/gate, and his penalty shortly after shouldn't have been a penalty. Felt it was an embellishment on the Duluth player, but maybe that's just their reputation preceding them. Either way he got jobbed. Wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game, but if they suspended the UMass player for the championship, Cates should be suspended for the first game of next season.
When college hockey has a stud from Canada who by all accounts is a major coup from the major juniors route playing on national television in both countries, seeing a cheap shot go unpunished and then defending himself from another a few moments later go against him is a failure on the part of the refs. That's not going to help recruit that caliber of player to go the college route.
Makar's dad was wearing a fleece with the College Hockey Inc. logo on it; both father and son will undoubtedly be quoted extensively in CHI's Canadian info sessions for the foreseeable future. Hopefully this didn't leave a bad taste in their mouth. The aforementioned suspension should be given as an olive branch to these very important Canadian ambassadors.
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Watching in Spanish, much better than Bucci!
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10 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:
There was another snarky comment about "what time does St Cloud play tonight?" posted yesterday afternoon (not by you personally). It takes some real chutzpah to poke fun at the misfortunes of another team when our own team pretty much sucked this year. I guess I just prefer to keep my mouth shut. I'd have taken St Cloud's place in a heartbeat -- 30 win seasons snag recruits. .500 seasons snag lots of question marks.
Guttman flipping was a major storyline last year, it's just an observation. I wanted them to go distance, and I'm pretty sure I posted on here sympathizing with their fans after the upset.
That said, we definitely had a glass houses-type season.
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18 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:
Would you have traded a 30 win season for an 18 win season or is it better to be a game over .500 than be in the field of 16?
I've been at peace with UND's season since Canisius.
While this is Sioux sports and all, I don't know why your response is to bring up UND's season. Clown recruited a stud and Denver poached him, that has nothing to do with UND.
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Makar's cousin is Justin Braun's wife. He likely had something to do with Makar attending there.
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Shaw's gone.
in Men's Hockey
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If by Minnesota you mean St Cloud.