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Excellent early assessment Farce, looks pretty solid in terms of overall conference outlook. Would put Arizona State just above St Cloud State, right there just behind St Thomas.

Yikes

Berry running things into complete unclutch mediocrity made that decision quite easy for him.

Pohlkamp put up 51 PTS in 59 GP in the USHL as an 18 year old and 24 PTS in 32 GP at Bemidji State as a 19 year old freshman. He always had the talent, but IIRC, people said he was out of elite hockey shape in HS and his 17 year old DY with Cedar Rapids.

2004 born junior, older guy who has experience AND is a great player, yep.

Denver doesn't have the best pure talent players. They have the "best fit" players, most of whom aren't elite enough to be ready to sign pro as freshmen or sophomores, so they keep their guys longer. They've balanced their roster with Western Canadians, Minnesota, Californians, Illinoisans, Europeans, etc, not beholden to only recruiting one area. They just do it better than everyone else. Annoying as f*** but you tip your cap to em

Feels like North Dakota still cares too much about the Penrose while Denver doesn't care about it at all. Denver sets themselves up better for tournament runs to the Frozen Four and National Championship

If North Dakota doesn't win, I'm pretty numb to it

Nah, if North Dakota doesn't win, it sucks

Denver recruited the right guys to come in as freshmen. Hicks being this good is lucky but Chyzowski, Caswell, and Epperson being this good is quite expected.

Cheering for the conference is weird at this point

Denver, the team of the 2020s

I'm not gonna do the SEC tribalism cheering. It's just weird

Denver winning is getting old as f***

Would expect North Dakota and then everyone in the B1G (besides Michigan State because that bridge has been burned) to go after him if he's there

Idk how the worst defense and goaltending in one weekend we've seen in a long time (Badgers at Minnesota) is the same team shutting down everyone just a few months later

Colby is dumb, that's a clear trip

Denver tired and Wisconsin playing a mature game. Crazy that Wisconsin got better without Hensler

Minnesota State formula for the Badgers

Buccigross still butchering Palodichuk's name

Friedge Bomb: Michael Hage returning to Michigan for 2026-27. Spot wasn't going to be fully open in the NHL for Montreal and/or he wanted one last run at a National Championship.

Wonder if Cullen Potter stays at Arizona State or enters the portal on Monday.

And remember in 2022 that Minnesota State was the better team for the first 40 minutes as Denver weathered the storm before breaking through in the 3rd period to win the National Championship.

The only doubt would be them coming out in the 1st period a bit complacent/flat like North Dakota did