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After a summer of big-time departures, Jonathan Toews is among the keys to North Dakota's success (photo: Melissa Wade). http://www.uscho.com/news/id,12734/200607W...sonPreview.html North Dakota Head coach: Dave Hakstol, third season overall and at North Dakota (55-30-6) 2005-06 record: 29-16-1 overall, 16-12-0 WCHA (32 points, tied-fourth of 10 teams) 2005-06 team offense: 3.57 goals per game overall (fourth in NCAA), 3.71 conference (second in WCHA) 2005-06 team defense: 2.37 goals per game overall (12th), 2.71 conference (fifth) 2005-06 power play: 21.1 percent overall (seventh), 20.4 percent conference (third) 2005-06 penalty kill: 83.3 percent overall (t-25th), 80.0 percent conference (seventh) Key returners: F T.J. Oshie, so. (24-21-45); F Jonathan Toews, so. (22-17-39); F Ryan Duncan, so. (16-20-36); D Brian Lee, so. (4-23-27) Newcomers to watch: F Michael Forney (68 points in 25 games for Thief River Falls H.S.); F Darcy Zajac (37-43-80 in 57 games with Salmon Arm/BCHL); F Chris VandeVelde (67 points for Moorhead prep school, 1-6-7 in 11 games for Lincoln/USHL); F Evan Trupp (20-59-79 in 59 games with Penticton/BCHL) Early departures: F Drew Stafford (24-24-48); D Matt Smaby (4-15-19); F Travis Zajac (18-29-47); G Jordan Parise (24-9-1, 2.20, .929); F Rastislav Spirko (11-20-31) Other key losses: F Mike Prpich (7-5-12) 2006-07 predicted finish: Second The bottom line: They may have 18 underclassmen, but a talented and experienced sophomore class should make this team fun to watch. USCHO 2006/07 STANDINGS PREDICTION MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA WISCONSIN ST. CLOUD DENVER DULUTH COLORADO COLLEGE MINNESOTA STATE MICHIGAN TECH ALASKA ANCHORAGE

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probably was...jake was a classic!! also you may know this as a gopher fan....what is frazee really drinking in his water bottle during games? i guess a nice long island mix, he seems like that type or hell, maybe he shootin some grey goose straight out of the bottle.

geeez, didnt know zach and matt had another brother name RYAN JONES i must have missed this signing

http://hockeysfuture.com/article.php?sid=9114 University of North Dakota (Number of NHL prospects on 2006-07 roster: 11) The University of North Dakota is coming off of a very successful 2005-06 season that saw them earn their second consecutive trip to the Frozen Four. This year, they look to try and make it three years in a row when their 2006-07 campaign opens on Oct. 6 versus Quinnipiac. For the North Dakota, losing players early to the pro ranks has become a yearly occurrence. This offseason however, it was particularly difficult. The team lost five key players to early defections in top scorers Drew Stafford (BUF), Travis Zajac (NJ) and Rastislav Spirko, top defenseman Matt Smaby (TB), and starting goaltender Jordan Parise (NJ). The challenge for North Dakota this season will be finding the right players to fill the crucial roles that these players leave. Not all of the news has been bad however. The best news that North Dakota got in the offseason is the return of sophomore sensation Jonathan Toews (CHI). There had been much speculation of Toews

WTF?? ESPNU , the friken U is for UNIVERSITY. how about more NC$$ games people

he got a good bonus but all rookies make the same in the nhl in base contract. so zachs salary went up a bit this year.

probably good for the rodents now pudgie boy, i mean "i lost 20 pounds and the fans should notice" frazee can start. hell, its probably a blessing in disguise for gophs fans hell of a opening statement after getting the A on his jersey.

hale signed yesterday. i posted it in the former players thread. go devs!! parise and zajac may end up on the same line as well. that would be sweet

exactly.......

crap, great, hope not.................

wow mikejm, having a bad night are we

i think he was just having fun saying that. probably not referring that he is a dirty human being or player 3 clean sioux players playing with 2 dirty gophers in martin and tallakson if he gets called up

david toews. 1 goal, 3 assists in 5 games http://www.s-sm.org/ftpimages/131/download...75_id162366.xls

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/transactions hale resigned with new jersey. zajac seems to have made the team. others were sent down that he was competing with. hope this was the final cuts!! good luck travis

very sad for nate. best of luck to him finishing up school.

all three have a chance to win it. lets play hockey................

sorry, i still say they are just the team that beat minnesota...........thats not slamming them because i know the coach has to look at it like that but thats just how i look at it. sure hope they have another good year and make another NC$$ tourney.

and a great one at that

not sure on watkins and forney but MATT jones has a case of the iwentpro-itus heard its spreading around grand forks

no way, i would track down jake brandt or jpar and buy one of their old helmets from them and wear that to match it while riding