Wilbur

24-3. Our ball out of the half. Draw up a drive and let's make it 31-3.

I figured they had the green glasses on.

Radio guys hated that call.

Now make them quit.

Pretty good 7 minutes for Tommy.

NDSU down 14-7 now....

NDSU down 14-0.

Rocco must have heard hell after Oakland. No Colome and straight matchups with his best relievers after Happ gave up the hit.

Was talking to some parents of both Minot and Williston kids about this and I found a common theme of "this could really water down high school hockey in Bismarck." I have no idea which Legacy kids play at BHS or Century, so I'm not going to dive into who it will hurt more (I would assume BHS, leave it there). Positives and negatives. More kids get to play high school hockey. I'll always champion more kids in activities. Get away from the screens . At the same time I think it could cause a bit of an exodus of the kids from the Bismarck programs. I mean, will Central and Red River continue to schedule BHS, Century, and or Legacy every year if those games are going to be 10-1? Minot has seen a few kids leave after their Bantam AA year. Common theme to be playing only 20 games or so at the high school level, and the quality of competition in the West Region not being what they'll see in Juniors or Midget operations. Friend of mine has a kid who played 60 games at Tier 1 this year vs. what would have been a 22 game high school schedule. Rambling aside, if you are a kid with aspirations of playing a higher level, and these non high school options come a calling, are you willing to stick it out playing for a lesser version of whatever school you go to in Bismarck?

Well there you go. Thanks for the info.

I guess if the NCAA is allowing for the scholarship dollars to come from outside sources then every kid on that team could have a full ride. I would imagine that would be a slippery slope though with the women's programs and other male sports programs looking over their shoulder.

FYP

Okay (brushes the dirt off of miserable road trip)...... Hearing that NIck Gordon and Kiriloff are coming up to the big club. Love the moves. May be the time to trade Cave. Left handed hitting guy who can play all the outfield positions should draw some attention. Not sure why they didn't trade him before when teams asked. I also think its a great time to shop Kepler a bit. Doesn't do anything for the club other than strike out and play shoddy defense in right. I think they should try and get a suitor before its too late and he isn't hitting his weight and is on a big contract. As the post above said, end the Colome experiment at closer. I can't handle closers that work that slow and are terrible at throwing strikes or hitting batters.

I don't follow GPL on Twitter, but somebody liked a post of theirs and it came up that they had 10 d men on the roster last season? Right now they've got 8, and they are still looking to add on the blue line they say? My question becomes how thin the scholarship dollars get stretched? You've got your all American Goalie coming back (for sure scholarship), and a few good young kids like Lucius that are for sure on full rides. The NCAA to my knowledge did not allow for adding scholarship dollars even with retaining super seniors. Are there that many kids at Minnesota on partials? I mean 28 kids rostered seems like a lot. In retrospect UND was at 26 this past season, so not a huge difference, but two more mouths to feed for Minnesota.

Give it to Otis and let him pound on these guys all day. UND 31 MO 21

I trust Karl more than my wife. If he thinks Feeney can be the #2, I'll get in his bandwagon and hopefully Driscoll doesn't get hurt walking up the steps at Delta Gamma. At the same time, if Driscoll does get hurt you're putting yourself out there for intense GOBC scrutiny if Feeney can't handle being the guy and you have to look elsewhere. (See New Ralph opening year, Jake Brandt not ready, bring in Siembida). I'd expect an announcement before summer about 25 year old Canadian transfer.

True. I can't imagine moving the guy you've had play 2nd the entire day to 3rd. Arraez has been great, I don't blame him for the poor throw. They've got to move Colome. Either to earlier in the game or trade him. Can't believe Rocco stuck with him.

Rocco's move to pinch run Donaldson paid off. Great management.

We got him. Calder to UND.

Posting for a friend that won't be able to attend the UND-Nashville game, and has a seat available on a direct charter flight from Bismarck to Nashville on Thursday October 28th, with a return direct flight to Bismarck on Sunday. Does not include a ticket, just a seat on the plane for the game in October. PM me if you would like more details on the cost.

Schedule released. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/6994685-UND-hockeys-2021-22-schedule-is-released

Boy I hope so. Getting Mr. Driscoll was huge, and I believe he is a better option next season than Thome (hides behind wall). Going forward though after Driscoll leaves.....you've got Kaleb Johnson, and Feeney for 2022-2023. I see a couple of NTDP goalies are uncommitted, but I never hold my breath on those guys coming here. Kaleb needs another year of junior hockey (hopefully USHL), and the same for Hedquist in Dubuque. Wonder what the deal with Kraws is for Miami? I thought he'd be picked up quickly by someone based on the eye test from when we played them, and he has some international experience playing for Team USA. Persson was sensational for them and deserved all the awards he got, but getting hung out to dry a lot would be a good indicator of why Kraws didn't have very good numbers.

Based on the passing yards the Bears have allowed, or the 270 rushing yards allowed at home vs. NDSU, I'd say our defense is right up there with them. I think Tommy can have a huge game against these guys. I wasn't overly impressed with Camp from USD, and he put up almost 340 yards passing against them.

No runs scored in 14 innings. Overshifting cost them the only run in game 2.....but at least it looks like everyone is having fun. I used to be a big time Astudillo fan, but now he makes me miss Adrianza..... I wondered out loud if Rocco would get fired for a crappy season, but then remembered Gardy was allowed to have four 90+ loss seasons (with a new stadium) before he was tossed.

Cough.....get a goalie.....cough.....goalie.....