AlphaMikeFoxtrot

Music to everyone's ears. Glad James recognized he could use another year before going pro. Obviously we're biased and selfish (anyone have receipts of people saying Blake would never crack the Canes?) but his role at the pro level will need more production.

How long until he's on the UST staff?

Hard to argue with anything you have here for the forwards. Zellers might have a learning curve but everything out of Boston about him was promising. Really hoping he and Swanson can click.

On one hand, we have a new coach and lost a potential Hobey candidate in the portal. On the other, our incoming class is deep and well-rounded. Behind tOSU and UMass seems questionable. Maine and UConn have to prove they weren't flukes. Michigan isn't top 10. I hope we sweep the Gophers and they end up top 10.

https://causewaycrowd.com/cooper-simpson-good-addition-bruins-quest-for-more-skill

Onhockey.tv is. I think I subscribed to flo for a weekend/month when they played in Mankato and it was fine.

WHL games free on Victory+ this season. Some broadcasts are on par with lesser college programs. Good for them going for distribution rather than a diminishing slice of revenue from flohockey or whatever else.

Is Flaming taking a side in this?!? Figured he of all people would be neutral after all these years.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/chl-discontinues-passes-for-ncaa-coaches Salty salty tears.

#FutureBulldog

https://archive.is/2025.09.09-135905/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6606834/2025/09/09/ncaa-college-hockey-major-junior-chl-nil/

Surprised Hudson Salvador isn't listed. His dad is from Manitoba and played with Zajac and Praise for a long time with the Devils.

Looking at Waterloo's roster after Schultz committed, local kid Carter Sproule is also on their preseason line chart.

The area with no tickets for sale is the student section, where Omaha shoots twice. The other indicator is the bench on the bottom says visitor, which means UND will shoot on the right (section 122) twice. Bring a whisk broom set!

Blue chip/draft pick from Manitoba

Clicked on the Honeybaked 15AAA roster and there are a bunch of Moorhead kids straight from Bantam AA with Matt Cullen listed as the assistant coach. Crazy that watching their older brothers and friends win the state tournament couldn't sway them to play at least a year of HS.

https://archive.is/2025.09.04-170704/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/hundreds-of-colleges-poised-to-close-in-next-decade-expert-says Other than SCSU, what other D1 hockey schools should be concerned? AIC, Merrimack and Mercyhurst seem like possibilities. D3 hockey has more to worry about. EDIT: AIC is no longer D1. Whoops

Easton Dozark of Moorhead acquired by the Winterhawks

https://www.nhl.com/news/aaron-dell-retires-from-professional-hockey-played-7-seasons-in-nhl

That's the point, honoring every scholarship offer would be a mistake.

Kid from my hometown had his offer from Duluth pulled after plateauing in Juniors: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/316111/devlin-mccabe

Duluth is asleep at the wheel regarding CHL kids. Only one that likely would have gone USports rather than pro. Sandelin is the next Berry/Lucia.

His Duluth bio says he is majoring in communications. Cannot imagine he changed to a technical degree. Probably didn't gel with the team/coaches.

Oshie on Chiclets

At least Lucia had the health excuse.