BringDeanBack

Nope. The good thing is that now it will be proven that there are multiple coaches out there that can do exactly what Hak did (and maybe...gulp....actually win a big game now and then) given the massive built in competitive advantage that exists at UND for the hockey program. Good luck in Philly as there won't be any apologists for you there.

Bring in a guy that has proven he can win the big game (paging Cary Eades).

The Flyers Cup drought continues for the foreseeable future. Philly is one of the harshest media sports markets around. Good luck.

We can only hope.

Eades wins USHL title. Some people just know how to win the big games.

I'm sure the $10-12 per hour for shift work with the constant threat of slowdowns has nothing to do with it.

"If" they are losing a semifinal game in the F4???

Even I must admit that the Muss comparison is horrible. Muss couldn't win any games much less the big one. Its too bad that each team doesn't have a separate coach for the regular season and the playoffs. Hak is very good at pulling a team together and developing them to a certain point. However, he's simply not a big game coach.

So its the old if you've never done it then your opinions/observations are automatically wrong?

Obviously you haven't.

Once again you are being naive in regards to the roll the Ralph plays at UND. If those other coaches had the opportunity to coach at a college with state of the art facilities, is the biggest event in town by a long shot,funding is never an issue, and has the rich history that UND does don't think for a second that multiple other coaches couldn't replicate Haks record and even hang something other than a participation banner once in awhile.

Haks system works, he just needs more time.

Still can't figure out the Hak man crush on Murphy. 0 goals in 2 years and he's getting power play time. Meanwhile a senior that has produced as recently as two weeks ago.....in very limited playing time sits (Panzarella). I really like Cags and Parks but they disappeared after Christmas this year.

Ahh yes, the name calling to try and deflect the 0'fer Frozen Four record. A monkey could have this team in the playoffs most years given the silver platter the team was handed to him on and the top level resources that have always been available to him.

Good think Hak got in via the Alumni Director's family when the gettin was good.

Obviously you haven't watched Haks performances in the Frozen Four the last.......oh say 10-12 years

Cough cough

Hakstol looks like he can't believe he's only down one

So since BU made it in and BC didn't, how is ESPN gonna fill all the dead time they normally spend kissing Doug Flutie's butt?

Depends on.....is the game gonna have a shootout at the end to decide it? If so then yes to Murphy scoring.

Per Schlossman's blog, Murphy scored in the after practice shootout today....and you doubted him.

So a team that has struggled with faceoffs since losing Mark Mac is sitting arguably their 2nd best faceoff guy (Simo)....got it. They must be planning to run Quinipeac out of the building because in a close game this makes no sense.

It's pretty clear that alcohol was involved here. I am guessing there were many students walking around campus that day and I don't recall Altru being overrun with thousands of frostbite cases. As long as you keep moving and aren't frickin walking from Memorial Stadium over the Clifford Hall, you will be cold but you won't have the type of frostbite that gets you airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital. My biggest concern is that most college kids don't get hammered by themselves. Where were his friends or teammates? I can't imagine that no one had the common sense to realize that he was in trouble and shouldn't be left alone or allowed to leave by himself. All that being said, the biggest concern right now is that he gets healthy. I really hope that one day of bad decision making doesn't ruin his whole career.

Siouxvikes didn't get no $175 per ticket, not even Gopher fans are dumb enough to pay that. I am guessing he got much closer to the $100 per ticket, which is much closer to the going rate. But he is too proud to admit that his initial asking price was ridiculous. It's all good. Nothing wrong with making some money on the tickets. REA and UND sure does everything they can to profit on our backs, so I don't blame a season ticket holder from trying to recoup some of that expense.

This Defense needs to stop somebody. Wins the last two weeks were nice, but they were 2 god awful teams too. UND should be competitive with teams like USD.