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1 hour ago, cberkas said:
Is anyone else left with the stench of Mel on them?
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1 hour ago, UNDMOORHEAD said:
Did he say anything in January?
Not that I recall
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1 hour ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said:
When and where did he claim that?
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34 minutes ago, Godsmack said:
First thought I had when he name dropped MSU and UND was, I can easily think of a handful of other teams who’ve been equally “aggressive” (aka, active) in the portal. Bentley, Northeastern, Miami, UMass Lowell, and probably many others. So why single out MSU and UND?
Howard is a pretty obvious answer. Wodon claims he was expecting Persson to transfer to UND since January, so maybe he heard about something around that time.
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https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2023/05/02_Tensions-Over-Transfer-Portal.php
Addresses Michigan, but also names MSU and UND as other "aggressive" schools.
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A former beer league teammate had a son who wanted to play in the BCHL after SSM but couldn't get one of the few roster spots allowed for Americans. Weatherby had to list his mom's address in the Puget Sound in order to qualify for his spot on Wenatchee, the one US-based team in the BCHL.
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Keep in mind that St Thomas and now Augustana are the only private schools with hockey between the front range and South Bend. And CC/ND both have high admission standards. The ability to play close to home at a private school will appeal to lots of suburban skaters in the cities.
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If Fenton signs a lengthy contract with penalties for leaving, by all means go forward with it. That means he's trying to make college hockey its niche. Just remember what happened when the Gophers thought they were bigger than the state of MN.
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On 4/28/2023 at 5:19 PM, cberkas said:
It's hard to enforce rules being made up as they go...
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1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
what's the difference?
Potentially taking orders from and appeasing someone that doesn't take hockey seriously if Fenton leaves. They need to make it known they are all in on hockey as the conference's niche, a la PAC-xx schools investing in Olympic sports.
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Exit fees can be fluid. ASU could sign up for a diminishing fee, amortized and everything. St Cloud can have a static zero, Denver's should be higher, etc.
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Berry is hopefully on the phone with Alex Young right now, just entered the portal today.
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10 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:
I think the fact that Western would be all over there in the Eastern time zone by themselves without another conference school nearby would be an issue at some point. Miami gives them at least one bus trip. Take that away and who knows how long they last. Competitively they’re fine in the NCHC but I don’t know that there wouldn’t be other factors at play if they decided to make a move.
Plus the looming association with major conferences; MAC is just as likely as Summit to pair up or absorb.
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2 hours ago, Goon said:
What exactly does St. Thomas have to offer? You might have a hard time convincing seven athletic directors that we have to let them Miami walk and add ASU. I am not against letting Miami go but with an exit fee. Before the NCHC just adds ASU, the league needs to have a sit down with them and remind them, that they're not going to call the shots because they're a Power Five school. I also think the league needs to improve their overpriced streaming service. There's all kinds of things that the league needs to look at.
Twin Cities market, Summit member, fancy arena on the way. We want them on the schedule, be it in or out of conference.
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43 minutes ago, Godsmack said:
To me, I feel like ASU wouldn’t stay in the NCHC long term anyway. That they’d just use us as a stepping stone.
Nobody is going to waive their exit fee when that happens. Maybe theirs will be higher.
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1 hour ago, Kevin G said:
About Miami, Wodon assumes (1) that the leadership in Miami is really serious about leaving the NCHC and (2) that the only or primary obstacle to their departure is the conference exit fee (which the NCHC may or may not choose to waive).
About Arizona State, Wodon assumes (1) that ASU desires to join the NCHC and (2) that the only or primary obstacle is the NCHC dragging its feet in issuing an invitation.
Which of Wodon’s assumptions are correct?
He's not one to say stuff to stir the pot, Miami wanting out makes sense.
ASU wants a conference, period. Powers said as much in a previous CHN article.
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Let them leave, first step in reconfiguring the conferences by region.
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Don't forget THE Oregon State Beavers....
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12 minutes ago, brianvf said:
Is that official that he's heading to SCSU?
It certainly wouldn't surprise me, I just haven't seen it posted anywhere.
Agreed though, best of luck to him and Costantini...just not when we play them.
According to Mick Hatten, their beat writer
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No surprise that Portz went back home. Good luck to him when he isn't playing us.
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Until we get NIL set up, we are at a disadvantage compared to Big Ten, BC, and others. Hell, even friggin' Oma-fraud has a collective. It's not a fun pill to swallow, but it's the current landscape. Fire Chaves? Maybe a flooded inbox with questions about our stalled NIL status will get him off his arse?
In the meanwhile, plucking top players from lesser programs is not ideal, but let's be realists; if they've proven their ability to play at the NCAA level, their path shouldn't matter.
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Rand was on Spittin Chiclets and mentioned he lost out on a recruit that was offered $25k x 4 years NIL elsewhere.
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Hellesten to No Hardware, joining Luke Reid and Harrison Blaisdell
2023-24 University of North Dakota Hockey Season
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Nobody makes me appreciate Schloss more than Wellens. Hatten and Myers are both good at their jobs, as was Shane Frederick. Wellens is not.