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I guess, but why not extend? This run of bad luck has to end sometime! Remember two years ago? Also, incredibly bad luck.

I feel a bit better that the excuse for not making the NCAAs for the 2024/25 season can shift to injuries. Never felt right blaming it on a young d-core.

Found this interesting. Some schools with offers that overlap with the players listed. NDSU 15, SDSU 7, Montana 5, Montana State 3, USD 1 The USD with 1 really stuck out. Also, with the 15 same offers with NDSU, UND offered first 8 times vs 7. Even balance, not like one team is offering and then the other team is shortly following up with an offer.

39 Current Offers. UND first offer 14 times, only offer currently 7 times. Aiden Wunderlich (Casselton, ND): UND, Montana, NDSU, Dartmouth Deshon Jenkins (Ft. Myers, FL): Florida A&M, West Virginia, Toledo, UND Hakeim Smalls (Seattle, WA): Nevada, UND, Sac State, San Diego State, Montana State, Boise State, UNLV Henry Gabalis (Everett, WA): UND, Sac State, Montana, Idaho, Montana State, Arizona, Washington State Tristan Baker (Seattle, WA): UND, Idaho Pierce Petersohn (Dodge Center, MN): UND, Minnesota, NDSU, Northwestern, Iowa, Kansas State Luke Tetzlaff (Kaukauna, WI): UND Ben Wenzel (Appleton, WI): Eastern Michigan, UND, Lindenwood, Central Michigan. NDSU, Buffalo Nate Appleget (Lincoln, NE): NIU, UND, SDSU, Lindenwood, Air Force Blake Buhr (Sheboygan, WI): UND, Cornell Noah Dietel (Litchfield, MN): UND Kobe Russell (Prescott, WI): NDSU, UND, NIU, SDSU, Central Michigan Pierce Decker (Fort Collins, CO): Montana, Wyoming, UND, NAU, UNC, EWU Bradley Esser (Harrisburg, SD): SDSU, UNI, UND, Wash State Brayden Dozier (Maple Grove, MN): NDSU, UND Brooks Hendrickson (Mount Horeb, WI): UND Ethan Headings (Iowa City, IA): UND Will Vala (Downers Grove, IL): Illinois State, Ball State, ODU, UND, Lindenwood, Central Michigan, Arkansas State, EMU, Fordham, NDSU, Kent State Jhace Woods (Sioux Falls, SD): SDSU, NDSU, UND, USD Brandon Jenkins (Arlington Heights, IL): Murray State, Liberty, Toledo, Illinois State, Cincinnati, Ball State, UND, Ohio University, Miami of Ohio, Kansas State, ODU, Wyoming, Kent State Jayden Brown (West Des Moines, IA): NDSU, UND, SDSU Kaedyn Smith (Chandler, AZ): UND Xavier Rivera-Rogers (Phoenix, AZ): NAU, UND Jeremiah Daoud (Allen, TX): UND Michael Farr (Racine, WI): Eastern Michigan, Lindenwood, UND, Central Michigan, NDSU Noah Daniel (Fort Dodge, IA): UND, NDSU Marquis Richardson (Chandler, AZ): Iowa State, Central Michigan, NAU, UND, Hawaii Bryson Williams (Omaha, NE): NDSU, SDSU, UND, Colorado State, Lindenwood, Washington State Keaton Reinke (Saint Charles, IL): Toledo, Penn, Miami of Ohio, NDSU, Northwestern, NIU, Stanford, UND, Iowa Myles Ellis (Flossmoor, IL): Akron, Miami of Ohio, Marshall, Kent State, UND, NDSU MarQuan Brewster (Palatine, IL): UND Deron Russell (Minneapolis, MN): SDSU, NIU, UND, NDSU Levon Morton (Mesquite, TX): Montana State, UTEP, UNT, Texas State, UND, Sac State Carter Harris (Allen, TX): Cornell, Illinois State, UND Brady Vodicka (Centennial, CO): Washington State, UNLV, Marshall, UND, Incarnate Word Lucas Hoffmeyer (Walled Lake, MI): Penn, EMU, UND Mason Atkins (West Aurora, IL): Toledo, EMU, Cornell, Fordham, UND Braylon Hodge (Denver, CO): UND, Utah State Aiden Solecki (Downers Grove, IL): NIU, Toledo, San Diego State, Illinois State, Western Michigan, Buffalo, Ball State, Miami of Ohio, Fresno State, Lindenwood, CMU, NDSU, Kent State, UND

Same. Toss out a few clues @RhettRingers, age? Are we talking an elite school caliber?

Really do love posts like this. Last time if I’m remembering correctly, the player that was teased was Tanner Komzek. Can we get a current age of the player you are hinting about?

Jonny Brodzinski Can someone make a photo of Brad Berry morphing into Mike Eaves.

Not what you’re hoping to see if you dip into the CHL.

Either way works for me!

If I'm Sather, I'm trying to get back. Job security.

Everything on the line this weekend. All about home ice / avoiding Denver. Split is a good result. Anything more and although it won't matter for PWR, really continue to build momentum. Anything less and they are in a really bad spot.

What's so insane to me with the Forum guys is the genuine arrogance they have for covering NDSU. What's crazier is McFeely / Izzo outside of covering have no connection at all to the programs. Over the years, the Forum guys have become by far the #1 reason I despise NDSU athletics.

We really need to dig into that statement. To a certain degree, you're right. We need to change the word important to somewhat matter, which I think more accurately reflects the truth. Under Chaves, being average is not only acceptable, but gets you extended. The same goes for being somewhat below average. M/W B-ball sitting at 6th place in the Summit, will get high fives all around from Chaves. Berry finishing 4th / 5th and missing the NCAAs. Maybe not high fives, but ah, what can you do. Why I say, somewhat matter is accurate, is for change to happen, Chaves needs to see someone go full Bubba. It's damn near impossible given the support the programs get (which I will give credit to Chaves for) to go full Bubba. It does appear that M/W Basketball & Hockey will end up being average / slightly below, which means status quo. A month ago, it was looking like all three had a chance to go full Bubba, but they've all settled on being average.

Is there going to be a moment when the coaching staff realizes having two of your worst forwards (8/29) on your pp is a bad idea?

They are completely out of control on the offensive end, it’s legitimately embarrassing to watch.

Refuse to believe they are this bad.

Also, not sure I’ve ever watched a game where I felt neither team could score on the power play. UMD is bad.

Keep same lines together, but put 29-8-27 as the 4th line on the line chart tonight. Come on Berry, show how you play matters, even with your super special Seniors. 3rd / 4th lines were by far the two best lines last night. Really want things to click for McLaughlin on the 1st line, but they aren’t. Croal should play every game. Who shouldn’t when Perron is healthy? Clearly 29.

I have a spreadsheet going, which I update weekly. I'll separate into three groups, (1) Commits (2) Current Offers (3) Committed Elsewhere

Caleb Francois (Minnetonka), committed to Iowa State.

Curious, is the conventional wisdom that the high-end CHL players who will be playing college next year, know where they are going, but haven't announced? The exercise we continue to do, 02/21/2025 update. Senior F's: 5 Incoming F's: 2 (Zellers, Klee). Based on past history, I don't think O'Neill would come in as a True Freshman, given his production this year UND is in the need of a minimum 3 players. For the top players, you of course need to win recruiting battles. I do think 3 with the CHL now in the mix, is doable. 3 guys that you feel good about (1 "star" in the mix, two other "high-end"). This is also not taking into account, guys that decide to sign (ex: James), or guys that portal out. Needing 5+ guys in the off-season is a recipe for disaster. Especially if you lose non-Senior Top 6 guys. Is this coaching staff truly anticipating no departures outside of the Senior class? I'm sure he's a great teammate, but we cannot add another Dalton Andrew to the F group. Wish I had any confidence in this coaching staff.