Kevin G

I was today year's old when I first heard of Le Moyne College.

Youngstown downed Fargo 2-1 in OT in the USHL finals. A couple of observations from the game: 1) Neither Strathmann nor Swanson tallied a point in the game. Strathmann looked confident with the puck and seemed defensively responsible. Indeed Youngstown as a whole was defensively sound and pretty physical, giving Fargo very few grade A chances. 2) As for Swanson, he's quick and he was able to absorb contact while staying on his skates. Tonight however he didn't impact the game much. He did turn the puck over a couple times. You can see the potential though. A growth spurt would do his game a world of good. 3) I thought the best player on the ice was Jacob Fowler, Youngstown's goalie. Calm and always in good position. The only goal he allowed was on a breakaway. I thought the best skater tonight was William Whitelaw, a forward for Youngtown. He created more chances than anyone and was regularly buzzing in the o-zone.

In the Strathmann (Youngstown) vs. Swanson (Fargo) series: Youngstown won last night 4-1 over Fargo. Neither Strathmann nor Swanson registered a point. Swanson's line--Cole Knuble (Notre Dame), Bret Link (Colorado College), and Mac Swanson (UND)--was a -3 on the night. Youngstown's goalie, Jacob Fowler (Boston College), saved 29 of 30 shots. Game 2 tonight at Scheels Arena, 6pm.

Good question. I’m not really sure.

I was wondering the same thing. I might try to catch one of the games this weekend. It's extra fun that both teams have a UND commit.

So with Youngstown's victory over Chicago, the Clark Cup Finals will be Strathmann (Youngstown) versus Swanson (Fargo). I was kinda hoping Chicago would advance, only because UND has so many commits on the team, but it wasn't to be. Youngstown is red hot right now.

Livanavage with an assist for Chicago in a 2-1 loss to Youngstown.

Your feed must be way ahead of mine.

Knuble is committed to Notre Dame.

Good catch.

UND commits in USHL playoff games tonight... In Youngstown's 4-1 win over Chicago, Michael Emerson had a goal for Chicago and Andrew Strathmann had an assist for Youngstown. Also Jayden Perron (CHI) had a roughing penalty. Don't mess with Jayden. In Fargo's 8-4 win over Lincoln, Mac Swanson had a goal and two assists.

That story would’ve been better had there been a floating tiger head between each paragraph.

Mac Swanson with an unassisted goal in Fargo's playoff game which is nearing the end of the second period.

Let’s go! Strathmann with a goal in the game as well.

Mac Swanson scored his first USHL playoff goal last night although the Fargo Force lost to the Lincoln Stars 4-3. Jayden Perron scored his fourth USHL playoff goal last night for Chicago as the Steel lost to the Youngstown Phantoms 4-1. Jake Livanavage had one of the assists on Perron's goal.

Just for the record, Barry Alvarez is no longer AD at UW-Madison. For all I know, Alvarez is still at UW in some capacity--I don't know--but some fellow named Chris McIntosh became AD in 2021.

Wisconsin hires Mankato's Director of Hockey Operations. It would've been easier to just move the Badgers to Mankato.

Mankato being absolutely gutted. Gamache has the potential to be a difference maker.

Meanwhile the A-topic, the actual physical altercation between two actual coaches, fades to the background as soon as UND and Michigan St. are alleged to be aggressive in the portal. Someone told me a long time ago: When you're big, you're an easy target. And when you're an easy target, expect cheap shots. In college hockey, UND is big.

Just a heads up: the USHL draft (Phase I) starts at 4pm. Follow here or here. Hopefully some of these higher-end kids are UND recruits some day!!

Worth noting that UND provided the portal with six players. So it's not like we're not sharing.

There are so many good forwards in the USHL. That being said, his numbers--Emerson's too--are comparable to the forwards who were chosen. My hunch is that Perron and Emerson were discounted in light of three other Chicago forwards--Celebrini, Moldenhauer, and Harvey--all making All-USHL teams.

Perron apparently has "finisher" in his game.

What channel?

There’s Big Bud tractor ad next to an ad for a big screen TV. Because the world’s largest tractor and a TV from 1980 weigh the same.