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Anybody hearing any rumblings about any new recruits. It seems like forever since we've heard anything about possible recruits. I still would like to see a Dylan Olsen commitment to UND.

First off, scoring 16G and 20A in your freshman year is a hell of a lot better than a decent year. Secondly, I think Toews came in with a lot more fanfare than either Lee or Oshie. Lastly, your point of Duncan playing on the DOT line and then with Oshie this year being the reason for his numbers I can agree with but what are the coaches suppose to do only put 4 guys on the ice when Oshie and Toews are out there. No they need to find someone who can gel with them and put the puck in the net and Duncan was the ideal fit for the situation. Case in point, should we take away the NHL Hall-of-Fame or diminish any of Jari Kurri's accomplishments just because he was able to play with Gretzky the majority of his career?

Well that sucks tha St. Croix was very close to choosing UND but decided otherwise. He might have been our first one and doner. Vegas do you know if Olsen is leaning towards the college route and if so does UND have a shot at him? By him playing another year in the AJHL it looks like he is going the college route but that is just a guess.

Anybody know anything on Dylan Olsen who was/is MacWilliams teammate this year? I know I read a while back that someone was saying he was better than MacWilliam and that we should be going after him rather than MacWilliam. So does anyone know if the coaches were looking at him for 09 and/or have had any contact with him as far as committing here?

I believe USA Hockey was the one who made the comment. Maybe he can shed some light on the subject like perhaps if said player has committed anywhere else or if there is still a possibility of him committing to UND?

Do we even know if he is coming next year for sure yet? I haven't heard Hak mention his name as one who is coming in next year even though he is listed as a 2008 recruit. Maybe he plays another year in the USHL and gets stronger and works on his weaknesses even though I would expect he wouldn't want to do that considering the Q has been after him for a while now and that might make him head in that direction.

I agree. I actually thought we came out and played pretty well for the first 6 to 7 minutes of the game and actually controlled the play and then one poor turnover that lead to a 2 on 1 and its 1-0. I think from that point on it was like here we go again and they never recovered. A different opponent and I don't think they would have responded like that.

I agree this is there chance to show everyone why they came back. You can see the increase in play of Oshie and Chorney over the last two weekends that really shows that they want to win bad. I sure hope everyone will follow their lead right to Denver.

I have Dish Network as well and had that package before becuase they told me I would get all of the FSN channels but I only get the one in my area and sometimes pickup FSN for the Sconny games which I get now anyway without the package. Do you actually get all the FSN channels all the time or do you only pick up other ones occasionally?

You can add Toews, Cichy and Lamoureux to your freshman class because I can't see any of these three not coming next year. Also, it sure seems like we should add a D-man or two for next year. I would like Gleason and Fienhage to wait until 09 which would leave us with only 6 on the roster for next year. Maybe a couple recruited walk-ons.

Try April 10-12 at the Pepsi Center. Would that work for you?

Warroad went undefeated in Oshie's final year on their way to the state title with a few ties. I believe they played to a tie in a classic game with Moorehead that year in which Moorehead had a phenomenal team that lost in the AA final. I would think they would have had a chance but I do agree the AA champ is considered the best Minnesota has to offer.

Any clues: forward, D, goalie, 08,09,10, which league? Anything for us to speculate on whom it may be.

A goalie maybe? I don't know just throwing that out there.

I would think that if it ended up like that the NCAA would put Denver and CC in the Springs to ensure great attendence.

Who do you have as the best uncommitted Pitlick?

I think it is Tyler as well. Maybe this will give us a good chance at landing his linemate Ambroz as well. He sure sounds like he will be one of the elite recruits for his age as he is only a freshman and putting up some pretty good numbers.

I'll go with Kaip.

I agree with you totally on the Peltier/Trupp/Malone incident and this is the reason Hak got so pissed and gave the bird. Peltier cross-checks Trupp from behind into the boards and no penalty was called(keep in mind that Finley got one for cross-checking a Goofer into the boards as well as Duncan's play 7 seconds into the game in which Adam didn't hesitate to put his arm up). Trupp gets up and goes after Peltier who loses his helmet and manages to get on top of Trupp and starts throwing punches. Malone and Frattin come in to help out. Somehow out of that, the Gophers come out with a power-play. While I don't agree with Hak flipping the bird, I 100% agree and see why he was so pissed after that incident. Another case of fantastic reffing in the WCHA.

Anyone know for sure who this is and would be willing to tell us or do we have to wait and see? I figured the name would have slipt out sometime today.

What a great start to the 2010 recruiting class with him and Mattson. Anybody think he may have been the reason that we never made an offer to Schmidt? Nice to see we have D-man lined up for the future but I still would prefer to add 1 or 2 more for 08.

Anybody else surprised at where David Toews is at? I thought he would be much higher than that.

I just checked the guide for Dish Network and it shows that the friday night game will be played live at 7:00 on CSTV so if nothing changes there should be Sioux hockey on at my house.

I have to agree with you here as well. I like the idea of switching up the lines but I really like Kaip as a center. I wonder why Kaip isn't centering the line as I thought they liked Oshie on the wing. Who knows? I trust their decisions.

Anybody think there is a chance of a line of Duncan-Oshie-Genoway? I thought they played together last year when Toews was at the World Juniors when the team first started to get rolling. I'm not complaining about VandeVelde's play just wondering what everyone thinks and it would also make for more scoring depth throughout the lineup. Something like: Duncan-Oshie-Genoway Watkins-Kaip-Frattin Trupp-Vandevelde-Kozek Forney-Zajac-Malone