Rebel_Sioux

Sucks that it happened, but it sure would have been nice of the administration to have cut the program earlier in the year so the athletes could get a better chance to transfer.

I see your points and if he was several years in I would agree. However with only a year or two into the job I would have liked to see some professionalism to offer the school more stability.

Obviously it worked well tonight but I hope to see Parise get back in the lineup. I get that the younger guys have played well down the stretch he's done well the second half too.

I can't say I would have made the same decisions he did, but he did well in his short time here. That being said, he tried to leave a year after he got here, and then he got a job that had political ties and he got bit. What goes around comes around.

You have a point but this probably isn't the year to judge with all of the COVID craziness. Long-term I would expect things to even out a bit with some 3rd or 4th line players transferring to the smaller schools. That being said, it was never the greatest system to lock high schoolers into contracts that were very difficult to get out of. Perhaps there's a compromise to be made like giving transfer students some sort of redshirt status? I'm sure the system will be tweaked again at some point in the future.

I'm sure ASU and the Colorado schools would appreciate more western teams but I haven't heard anything concerning that.

To be fair to Kenny, he was loyal to the coaching staff that recruited him. I think he would have stayed if the staff hadn't been gutted.

Denver always seems to be competitive despite their coaching carousel since George Gwozdecky (still not sure why they fired him, but it's worked out ok for them I guess). That being said, I'd also put WMU over Denver. They've got a lot of talent. In any case, it'll be another great year in the NCHC. Would be fun if we could send 6 teams to the tournament again!

Well...good news about Calder then!

It's an interesting read. The Atlantic hockey conference is going to be massive if UAH, LIU and Navy all join. Plus any other new east coast teams. A second conference would make a lot of sense from their perspective.

It was your inclusion of BSU. They're a fun little school and I love the local game but they don't typically have the budget or mindset to compete in the NCHC. Honestly, I don't expect any NCHC team to leave anytime soon. Some teams like Miami and CC have been struggling but I suspect they'll keep playing on. If anything, I could see ASU and MSU joining as the 9th or 10th teams before anyone left or swapped out.

Not according to the article. I'm legitimately not sure how they determine the AQ when the title is shared.

I mean...they did apply to join a couple of years ago...so it seems like a reasonable assumption. Same goes for ASU

He did. Looks like in Management https://commons.und.edu/news-archive/55/

Ugh. How did they get this far with this goalie/defense?

Well, we didn't get an all NCHC or an All-MN final, but there will be a first time winner regardless so that's always cool. My grandpa was a SCSU grad so let's Go Huskies I suppose!

I made this same joke in my head for the same reason every time I hear his name.

Zach Driscoll committed to UND. I may be wrong, but I think that puts the final nail in the coffin for Thome returning. I wish him the best of luck either way. Part of me wonders if Driscoll would have committed to us if Thome just stayed for a 5th year from the start.

From now on all players must contact siouxforce19 before their transfer is considered official.

That's a really bad game for McKay. Isn't he up of the Hobey and the Richter?

I've never done it, but I'm pretty sure I could do better than "field the puck"

I'd trust Driscoll or Thome in net more than a freshmen. I know some can compete day one but that's a big risk to take. If we can get a solid year out of Driscoll or Thome then we can remain competitive while the younger goalies develop.

You're right. I should have been more specific and said Miami. WMU has fielded very competitive teams recently. The thought experiment was more how the CCHA/WCHA would have faired if the NCHC never happened. I think they would have been still competitive (and better than the Big Ten) but it's hard to believe they would have been as successful as the NCHC.

It's certainly not a good sign, but MN has 5 D1 schools and all of them are competition now.

Part of me sometimes wonders how we would have dated if we hadn't left the WCHA. The CCHA teams we took are often at the bottom of the conference as it is. MSU, MTU and BSU have had some decent teams that hit hard by the WCHA OOC record. But then I look and see how much the NCHC has dominated college hockey and those thoughts go away. That being said, I'd love for the WCHA to get one. The NCHC clearly worked out very well for us, but I do still feel bad for our former conference members that got left behind. I'm also ok with this scenario :-)