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From what I understand about the whole Florida St situation, other than the fact that they make the NCAA millions, is that the Seminole tribe in Florida approved the use of the nickname but the main Seminole tribes are in Oklahoma and they are against the use. Since the Seminole tribe closest to the university approves the use, the NCAA is ok with it. Someone may correct me if I am wrong.

How about Jordan Schmaltz? He opened up his recruitment when Osieki? left Wisconsin for the Ohio St head job.

I'm definitely dissappointed and surprised that Brock decided to sign. I don't think he is ready but the last skinny sophomore I said wasn't ready for the NHL hasn't played a game in the AHL in his career(Travis Zajac). So I guess I could be wrong. Best of luck to you. I don't think Blood was able to talk to him before he signed with his feelings.

I had the same feeling as you on our goalie situation for next year. I was thinking the log jam with 3 good goaltenders could cause us to lose one but now I see that won't be the case. On Nelson like most everyone else on here, I think one more year would have suited him well and after next year Hak would have driven him to the airport himself. He has great talent but not enough strength for the next level yet. There were many times this season where he was still manhandled and easily knocked off the puck. One more year at UND and I think he would have been a shoe-in to be UND straight to a top 6 forward for the Islanders. I guess that could still be the case but he has alot of work to do this summer.

Glad someone finally mentioned this. Nelson was a center his whole life until this year and it wouldn't surprise me to see him centering the second line next year. He was put on wing this year due to us trying to find one dominant line. But it looks like we could have an abundance of centers on next years roster with Knight, Nelson, Rowney, Grimaldi, O'Donnel. Not a bad problem to have though.

All I can say is that the best hockey tournament in the country has way too much hostility between fan bases. I have been going to the Final Five for 6 years now and the hostility seems to be growing worse every year. It amazes me that so many people can't enjoy beer and great hockey without all the hostility.

I don't want to get into how much I disagree with your post and opinion but I do want to point out that you should get your facts straight before posting this bs. Hak never coached Parise (unless you mean Jordan) or Bochenski. They both left the same year Blais did. Lastly, you can have your 11 bad seasons and one national championship but I will take consistency. I would certainly like a national championship and I have no doubt one will come but I certainly enjoy watching a nationally competitve team year-in and year-out.

100% agree with you here. I've been saying it for a while now that you might as well skate with your head down because if someone drills you, like they should, you end up drawing a penalty and a lot of times a major. All the majors being called produces way to many flops and way too many players turning to draw them. The first Sioux penalty on Panzarella was a perfect example of a player knowing the hit will be coming and turning to draw a penalty.

I've read that Ian McCoshen, who was mentioned earlier in this thread I believe, has narrowed his choices to five schools with UND being the frontrunner at this point. He is a big strong physical d-man that would fit right in with the style of Sioux defensemen. He would be a very nice get. This info is coming from a Wisconsin fan who is in the know much more than I.

I agree with you here. Bjugstad is definitely the real deal and as of right now the better player than Nelson. Nelson is definitely a great player but to call him grittier is a tough argument. He may play grittier than Bjugstad but it is difficult to tell since Bjugstad is stronger at this stage. Nelson gets knocked off the puck quite easily still but will get better with added strength and weight. I agree with buckysieve in that the only college forward who I have seen that is as ready as Bjugstad for the NHL is Krieder from BC.

I'm guessing this will be one of those battles for the next couple years between UND and the CHL. There will be lots of rumors both ways before he makes his way to campus in a few years. We are due to win one.

In all honesty, it would certainly be nice to land Jones especially after losing two blue-chip recruits to the CHL recently but how much will he help if he is a one and done. I don't think a 17 year-old freshman d-man will be all that great of a benefit even though he is a potential high first round pick. It would certainly be nice to have a high profile guy spurn the CHL for UND but to me it is only worth while if he plays at least 2 years of college. Either way I think it's a moot point since I think he is headed to the CHL.

Number one they need to get healthy. It is obvious how badly this team needs Grimaldi healthy. Hopefully this weekend off helps and they get O'Donnell back. I think I split Knight and Kristo up and try Kristo with Nelson whom he played with quite a bit last year. Another thing and I know its tough to do with all the forward injuries and such little depth but I want to see Gleason back on D. I think he has a chance to create more offense from there than at forward. I may try something like this. Grimaldi-Knight-MacMillian Rodwell-Nelson-Kristo Lammy-Rowney-Dicken Parks-O'Donnell-? Forbort-Blood Mac-Mattson Simpson-Gleason I hate to say it but I just don't like any option for that last guy on the fourth line. It might have to be Gleason. Maybe suit 7 D and spot the fourth line but have Gleason take a regular shift at D?

The sad reality of the situation is this is a must split series at a minimum. If the Sioux are swept they would go 1-5 in the WCHA. They have been in early holes before but none that were ever that deep.

Anyone know anything on Blake Clarke who was named to the team along with Schmaltz and plays for the Fargo Force? He seems like a guy the coaches would be keeping a close eye on.

I'll take Knight.

I am agreement in that Matteau is definitely going to be tough to get here. I am thinking if he goes in the first round he heads to the Q. As for Schmaltz, I believe if he was going to go to the CHL he would have already done so. It sure would be nice if both hit campus next year though.

Wow well with Grimaldi and O'Donnell hurt and St. Clair not eligible we don't have 12 forwards to suit up. Looks like Gleason will be playing forward for a while. We are going to have to look long and hard about the possibility of bringing in someone second semester.

Rodwell. We need some grinder dirty goals.

I hope the boys have a good week of practice and heal up as well. I don't know if many of you know that we had 2-3 players playing pretty banged up already and 2 of which were on the backend which was partly a cause of some of the defensive breakdowns this weekend.

Kristo

Nelson

Simpson

Anyone know if the game is on Fox College Sports on Saturday? I checked the guide last night and it only showed college football on all 3 of the FCS channels.

The only things I have heard so far, and this being from Brad during the Herald's live chats, is that it is quite easy to separate the returnees from the freshman. Brad also mentioned that Brock has looked really good so far and this is good to hear as he is going to have to pick up the scoring to make up for all the scoring that was lost. He also said Blood has looked really good. Hopefully he can be dominating force early while the offense catches up.