AJS
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I know it's probably too early to tell, but the way I see it, UND has 4 forward spots open for next year at a minimum (3 Seniors, Gornall). Is the thought right now, they'll go with Hain, Mattson, Keane & Senden? Can you push any of them back another year?
Priority #1, 2 & 3 should be getting an impact forward for next years class. See Guttman to Denver as the kind of guy.
Anybody see any forwards leaving early? We all known Wolanin is going to leave early, but I could see every forward return.
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3 hours ago, darell1976 said:
Nice to see a good start to the year. Keep it up Hawks!!
Agreed, obviously, the Big Sky tournament are the only games that truly matter, but their non-conference record since becoming D1 has been frustrating to put it mildly. After the last couple of years of going 1-2 in their tournaments, it's awesome seeing 2-1. Could this be the year they get their "signature" win?
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3 minutes ago, Irish said:
I don't think anyone was praising Rudolph. His total lack of creativity and feel for the game is unbelievable. He keeps no defense off balance ever. Many here are totally frustrated that Bubba won't make any changes in this area. I've said this before, but it is a joke in my section that everyone can call his next play with about 80% accuracy (sometimes more) - people even had bets on it. Bubba has shown that he stubbornly refuses to change anything. That's the frustration.
Not one person, ever. Bubba standing by Rudolph is the tipping point for me. I'll still cheer, hope for the best, but have no confidence in either of them going forward. Hope I'm wrong.
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1 minute ago, petey23 said:
I have heard he is deciding between SCSU and UND
If that's the case, welcome to UND! In all seriousness, has anybody with competing offers every picked SCSU over UND?
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9 hours ago, cberkas said:
Carter Randklev has decommited from Arizona State. Wants to stay closer to home.
Maybe Monty is wanting to poach him.
This does seem to be one that has SCSU written on it, but I'm sure Berry and the coaching staff are doing their due-diligence. His start in the USHL has really gotten my attention, I hope Berry goes after him.
Really like that he's (1) Local (2) Small - four year guy
My guess is he's definitely a +1 guy (one year of juniors after HS), so would put him in the 2019 class.
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Not a fan of Monty, way too arrogant for my liking. This Denver team is the most talented team in the country, now that doesn't mean that they can't lose or are a lock for the title, but they are very good. I'd be very happy if UND could come out of this weekend as a split. This is definitely the measuring stick to see where UND is at right now.
If Cam is ready to go this weekend, I'd start Thome on Friday / Cam on Saturday. I've been in "checking off boxes" mode with Thome. (1) Road series start (2) Home series start -- what's really left now is seeing the best team in the country and tournament games. If Cam's healthy he won't see the tournament, but would like to see what he can do against Denver for a game.
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22 minutes ago, Godsmack said:
What about the tweet from Schlossman today regarding this kid Cole Guttman who de-committed from St. Cloud State?
Interesting, PPG guy in the USHL last year, 6th round pick in the draft. UND definitely has one open forward spot (potentially 2) for next year. Would be a big pick up and somebody this '18 recruiting class desperately needs.
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It was posted here, but post must have been deleted.
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3 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:
Looks like Hawaii will have a live stream of this one
Link?
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1 minute ago, Sioux94 said:
They score a TD on 4th time on the last play of the first half. We fumble the ball on the half yard line. This game was winnable, we had our moments but just like all year it goes the wrong way and we don't get it done. Frustrating.
Exactly, since the 2nd game, if it's not one thing it's the other. UND defense shows up (like vs Montana), the offense struggles. Very frustrating, but thankfully it's finally over. There's reason for some excitement next year, hopefully a couple coaches are on the way out.
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6 hours ago, burd said:
I really like this group too, but if Miami had converted on a couple grade A chances and one or two of our scrum goals not gone in, the outcome would have been different and I think a lot of fans would be complaining about the effort. Miami is a better skating team, and our passing was not particularly good. I'm happy with the result and the effort, just saying how outcome-centric we tend to be as critics of the boys' play.
Really nice to see how well Thome is playing. Bodes well for this year and looking ahead.
Do you think Miami had more grade A chances than UND last night? UND did get some dirty goals, but Miami's goalie also made some unbelievable saves. I thought UND overall definitely had the better chances.
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3 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:
I’m not sure what they thought they would sell considering it’s a lot farther away in a bigger venue, but selfishly I just need tickets to still be available for the general public on sale.
It’s my Birthday weekend so I’m treating myself to some tickets...
They will be a lot are available when I logged in.
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4 hours ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:
IMO might be more pressure on Thome this week compared to last. New UND goalies are on record saying they 'hate' playing at REA, so much pressure and expectations from 12k diehard fans.
Moral of the story: We need to score 1st to ease that pressure.
I believe that, but like I said, better to get these games under his belt after a solid weekend in Wisconsin (has to happen sometime). With non-conference games almost more important than conference games as far as PWR are concerned, you probably couldn't ask for a better opponent to have your home opener against. Far from an easy opponent and these will be close games, but IMO better Miami than pretty much any other NCHC opponent.
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1 minute ago, siouxforce19 said:
Cam said last night on the radio with Hennessy that his injury wasn’t as serious as they initially thought, same with Joel’s injury. It sounds like he’ll be back for Denver series.
This will really pay dividends down the road and will ultimately make this team much stronger if it is indeed just a couple week injury and he's fully healthy against Denver. Gets Thome game reps that he really needed, first on the road and now at home.
Took him about a period to settle down last weekend, wouldn't surprise me if his home start is similar. Better to start checking these boxes off now.
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3 hours ago, sioux24/7 said:
Who are kind of our bluechip recruits right now? I seem to recall Tychonick being one.
Every persons definition of blue-chip varies a little, for me it's a sure fire first rounder. We really don't know since most of the recruits are still a few years off from being draft eligible and things can change quickly the older they get (see Mattson). Tychonick's current draft ranking on a few sites puts him in the 30s, which is borderline 1st, but most likely a 2nd round pick. For their age groups, I'd put potential blue-chippers as 00's - Tychonick, Donovan 01's - Reid, Caulfield 02's Kunz, Kleven, Bowen
Edit: There are some very talented players I didn't include that will end up being great college hockey players.
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BCHL Stats:
Blaisdell '01 (F): 4-8-12 19GP
Keane '97 (F): 4-6-10 17GP
Tychonick '00 (D): 4-6-10 17GP
Reid '01 (D): 1-7-8 16GP
Scheel '99 (G): 5-5-0-1 2.38 GAA .924 SV%
USHL Stats:
Senden '98 (F): 2-2-4 11GP
Mattson '98 (F): 3-2-5 11GP
Mancinelli '01 (F): 1-0-1 9GP
Costello '00 (F): 2-1-3 10GP
AJHL Stats:
Bernard-Docker '00 (D): 3-6-9 16GP
NTDP -18:
Hain '00 (F): 1-7-8 13GP
NTDP -17:
Caulfield '01 (F): 6-6-12 10GP
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I took a lot of positives out of last nights game, the final score looked lopsided, but (like most games this year) it kind of snowballed. Yesterday, it was a combination of what has to be the worst 3rd / 4th down defense in the country as far as % of getting a stop and uncharacteristically bad turnovers by Studsrud and the inability to pick up the 4th and short. You make a stop and you get that yard and it's a potential 14 point swing on two plays. As bad as the defense was, it could have easily been 28-27 UND early in the 3rd.
Simply put, the defense will be night and day better next year, it won't be even close. The weaknesses that opponents have exploited all year won't be there with the injured players at full health. At full health, they'll be great, but even with injuries, it can't be to the level it is this year and they'll still be greatly improved.
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10 hours ago, siouxforce19 said:
I actually thought our defense would be the strength of the team this year, they were shaky for a good portion of last season but I felt down the stretch and into the playoffs last season you could see the growth and potential of the group. Plus, that is where our experience is - defense and in net (prior to Cam's injury). I was thinking the defense and goaltending could hold down the fort while the offense with a bunch of new guys figures things out.
Agreed, I should have clarified since I thought they'd be the strength of the team as well, but I never thought they'd be at this level. This defensive unit is at a rare "elite" status this year, definitely one of the Top 5 collective units in the country.
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Neither should have been a penalty shot.
Overall, a very good weekend, I'll take 1-0-1 on the road any day against a solid opponent. Fortunate bounce on Gerisch goal negates the awful give away by Simonson on Wisconsin's second. UND was the better team this weekend.
Biggest take away from the weekend is UND has a solid #2 in net with Thome. He fought the puck a little Friday, which is expected, but personally felt very comfortable with him in net tonight. Nothing against Pups the last couple years, but feel confident much more comfortable with Thome in net. No worries about goaltending this year with either Cam or Thome.
I'd like to see a show of hands if anyone thought UND would be in this position defensively this year after watching the unit last year at any point most of the season. The step that Peski and Johnson have made in a year truly is remarkable. They are flat out really good college defenseman. I really think they are nipping at the heals of the 2016 defense unit. The top 4 was probably better that year, but I'd take Bast / Johnson over Thompson and either a freshman Shaw / Wolanin for the 3rd D-pair.
This team can roll four lines, again solid tonight, Wisco goalie was on, but the opportunities were there tonight. This will be a fun team to follow the rest of the way.
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I was very, very impressed with the way they looked tonight. I couldn't pick out one guy that looked off or was a step behind. What a difference these new guys are making, Jones does everything right, love watching him play, Mismash looks like he could be the best forward on the team come Christmas and Adams has consistently been a difference maker. Bast is phenomenal on the back end and Thome was solid in his first start.
This night had to happen, Cam is the guy, but it was great to see Thome get some action. Slow start which is understandable, but he hung in and ended up having a very good first collegiate start. I'd like to see him get his game this year.
Great win, tomorrow has huge implications as a non-conference sweep on the road will do wonders for UND's pairwise down the road.
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19 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:
Yup,That was his freshman year. After Mark MacMillan’s knee injury towards the end.
Correct, his freshman year, he would have been around the # 5 /6 dman on the team at the time. Schmaltz, Ladeu, Stecher, Ausmus & maybe Thompson ahead of him at the time.
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4 hours ago, SiouxTupa said:
If necessary, maybe, but having him on D gives opposing teams another dimension to plan against. He can either setup the forwards for success with good breakouts and following the play, or he can lead the rush. He's done well this year by picking his spots and maintaining solid defensive coverage. The few times he has been caught out of position, he's been able to skate his way back. Dare I say, moving him up to forward would make him easier to defend.
Plus, we supposedly have enough ice-worthy forwards to cover.
Much easier, I would never move the best dman to forward, I'd start with whoever would be the #7 dman that night and move him to the 4th line.
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7 minutes ago, Wilbur said:
Not a bad idea. Smith would make that line really heavy and tough to play against. Nothing pretty, but a lock tight group to play against the Borgstroms and the Poehlings of the world.
I like it too, I'd go with
Pogo - Gardner - Smith
Adams - Jones - Gersich
Mismash - Hoff - JJ
Olson - Bowen - XX
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45 minutes ago, Emerald joker said:
I think we were all just too spoiled with Boeser and Jost since they both seemed ready right away
I think if we look at the incomers, although it's early, this has been a pretty strong class as far as being ready to go as freshman. You can take out Jones who's a transfer, but he's been probably better than advertised. Adams / Mismash / Bast / Kierstad have all had strong starts to their careers. Maybe it has something to do with how the returners have started (more looking offensively, defensively the team has been great), but Adams / Mismash definitely don't look out of place and have been consistently in the top 6. Throw in Jones who does center the 2nd line with Mismash / Adams and overall you couldn't have asked for much more out of the 1st year players. Kawaguchi has seemed to be the one that's struggled with the step up in competition. but the others will get even stronger with the way they've started once they get more games under their belts.
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I always think will this person play in the NHL next year. If the answer is yes, then he's gone, no doubt. Gersich isn't one of those guys. Obviously, we've seen guys leave early all the time that have no shot of playing in the NHL that year (see Johnson, Thompson recently), but I don't think Gersich is a slam dunk to leave at all.