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  1. 32 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

    Congrats for booing a UND legend, I'm sure that'll give our team the boost it needs. He deserves recognition for his massive contributions to this program.

    No, he's not our coach anymore but I don't know why that means you can't respect the guy and his legacy. God knows Brad Berry and Dave Hakstol understood they may not be where they are today without him.

    IMO the guy earned the admiration he's given from our fans... he's also a genuine & down-to-earth guy if you ever talk to him.

    Hey I respect and like Dean. We have spoken a number of times. His North Dakota legacy will live on. But to call him a God is something else. I wish Dean the greatest success when his team is NOT playing ours. This weekend I hope we send Dean back to Omaha with two losses on his coaching record. Does this blemish his North Dakota Legacy? I think not. He will always be revered and liked when it relates to North Dakota hockey. Just not when we're playing his team.

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  2. 25 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

    Blais is like a god at this luncheon

    I am so over Blais. Gees he's been gone for 13 years. He's the coach of the opposing team. yeah I know we all loved him when he coached two national championships for us.

    BUT HE IS NOT OUR COACH!!!!

    I will be booing him when he is announced this weekend as I would every opposing coach.

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  3. 5 hours ago, Longtime fan said:

    Holy sh#% I'm getting pumped for Saturday!!!  5 o clock game means plenty of afternoon drinks followed  by a lost voice to UNDs first d1 playoff game....and victory!!  

    Well drink up before heading in. Remeber this is an NCAA event. There will be no alchohol at the Alreus center durng the game.

    And yell your head off.

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  4. We just need to beat Northern Colorado and then we can start talking playoffs. Scary game with Studsrud hurt and most likely out for that game. Typical shoulder injury recovery time is three weeks so I'm expecting Studsrud to sit this weekend and hopefully healthy enough to play in two weeks. At least the team has the entire week to prepare Heidlbaugh (did you notice I didn't say Bartles) to be the QB at Northern Colorado. We'll need our defense to come up big and our offensive line to play well so we can run the ball.

    So win in NC  and we're in the playoffs. Then we can start scoreboard watching.

    PS. I'm hoping Cal Poly beats EW so we have a shot at an outright Big Sky title.

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  5. 22 minutes ago, Dagger said:

    Cal Poly and UND both have 2 losses and Cal Poly is ranked ahead of us.  Too bad we haven't played Cal Poly.

    I am assuming you are being sarcastic since we beat them 31-24 on Oct. 1.

    I'm guessing they are ranking Cal Poly higher than us since they have wins at SDSU and beat Montana at home.

    We need to continue to win and hope for a EW loss.

    PS. I hope our administration have been reading what they need to do to submit a bid for the games: http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2016D1MFB_BID - Checklist and Info_20161017.pdf  SDSU has their new stadium and I'm sure they will be bidding a lot to play a playoff game at home.

     

     

     

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  6. I have two tickets for sale for the North Dakota vs. Boston College game at Madison Square Garden On Dec. 3rd for sale. They are located in the North Dakota part of the Arena.

    They are in Section 118, Row 15, Seats 5-6. I bought them on Ticketmaster so with fees they cost $133. I'm willing to take $115 each since that was the original price without the Ticketmaster fees. http://www1.ticketmaster.com/college-hockey-showdown-north-dakota-v-new-york-new-york-12-03-2016/event/3B00503395CA0F17?artistid=821823&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=9&fg=sim&f_display_landing_popup=true&f_sessioncam=1&ab=m_efeat3707v1desktop

     

    We planned to go but now can't make it work out. If you take them you will be sitting by four of our friends that are Sioux fans.

    I live in Fargo and have season tickets to hockey so I could make an exchange of tickets for cash in Grand Forks or Fargo between now and Dec.

    PS. I want to sell to North Dakota fans only.

    Private message me if interested.

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  7. Guy's who I expect we'll see improve a lot from last year are Chris Wilkie and Joel Janatuinen. We need both of them to take that next step forward.

    Wilkie came in pretty highly touted and led the USHL in shots on goal the year before he came in. I think the game was just a little too fast for him last year mainly how quickly he was covered when trying to shoot.  I'm expecting him to put up very good numbers this year with 10-15 goals.  

    Janatuinen had moments that really showed his skill but was not really strong enough to excel. I think we'll see him much stronger, not so easily pushed off the puck, and make major advancements his Sophomore year. I'm expecting 8-10 goals this year.

     

     

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  8. On ‎8‎/‎2‎/‎2016 at 0:10 PM, JTSchro said:

    John Buccigross Tweeted his CawlidgeHawkey preseason top ten. Gave a lot of love to the NCHC, with UND in the #1 spot. I was surprised to see two Big Ten teams on the list. Here is the list with his commentary about each team

    1.North Dakota - Tyson Jost (Avalanch #1 pick) joins @BBoeser16, good D, & a goalie

    2. Boston U - Cue The Verve Pipe. @CMcAvoy44 has Hobey Baker potential

    3. Denver - Trevor Moore's summer signing with Leafs hurts

    4. Duluth - No comment

    5. St. Cloud - Twins, Jack & Nick Poehling with brother Ryan form "Bro Line"

    6. Minnesota - From almost a buyout to extension for Lucia

    7. Yale - Kevin Stevens son, Luke, is wagon material. Incoming Freshman

    8. Boston College - Colin White (@Senators 1st rounder) could be in 60pt territory

    9. Providence - Scout: "I think Providence has a chance to be really good"

    10.Notre Dame - No comment

     

     

    Buccigross must not remember that we lost three defensemen including our top pair when he says "good D". How our defensemen gel together is my number one concern going into this season. I know it will be hard to replace Schmaltz and Caggiula but if we have a steady defense and a good goalie you usually have a chance to win games.

  9. 22 hours ago, southpaw said:

    When was the last UND player to be one and done? 

    The one I remember was Kevin Maxwell leaving after his freshman year to play with the Canadian National Team in prep for the 1980 Olympics. Back before pros were let into the Olympics,  Canada and the US had Olympic teams that played all year together  before the Olympics. They'd played exhibition games against colleges and usually kick the crap out of them.

     

    Ed Belfour only played one year. Hrkac played two but he took a year off in between to play with Canadian National team.

  10. With Stecher leaving I thought I'd throw out my predictions:

    I hate to see Cam Johnson leave but he is undrafted and he may not get a better chance. Goalies take so long to develop that he could spend 5-6 years in the minors and still never get a sniff. I think he stays.
     
    I expect Thompson to leave. I think his development stalled this year and he probably needs to go someplace else. 
     
    I expect Schmaltz to go. He needed this year to get stronger and he did.
     
    I hope Poolman decides to stay to play with his brother. 
     
    Best case scenario we lose 4 senior forwards, one junior forward (LJ), 2-3 junior defensemen (Stecher, LaDue, Thompson)
     
    That leaves us with: 
    Poolman: Junior
    Ausmus: Senior
    Chratrand: Sophomore
    Shaw: Sophomore
    Wolanin: Sophomore
    Colton Poolman: Freshman
    Gabe Bast: Freshman
    Casey Johnson: Freshman
     
    Goalies:  The same as this year
     
    Forwards: Caggiula, Chyzyk, St Clair, Sanderson, Johnson  gone
    Schmaltz: Junior
    Simonson: Junior
    Olson: Junior
    Poganski: Junior
    Boeser: Sophomore
    Gardner: Sophomore
    Gersich: Sophomore
    Wilkie: Sophomore
    Janatuinen: Sophomore
    Gornall: Sophomore
     
     
    Coming in: In age order (All of these guys are about 6 ft 185 pounds. 
     
    Zach Yon: 59 games: 38 points  (USHL)  21 yrs old
    Cole Smith: 54 games- 61 points (NAHL) 21 yrs old
    Dixon Bowen: 47 games- 22 points (BCHL) 21 yrs old
    Ludvig Hoff: 56 games - 57 points (USHL) 20 yrs old
    Tyson Jost: 48 games - 104 points (BCHL) 18 yrs old
     
    If Schmaltz leaves: Nicholas Jones: 42 games - 63 points. ( he left Ohio State, eligible second semester (BCHL) 20 yrs old
  11. We will have three in Tampa. Staying at the Marriott Waterside. Sitting in section 124 Row P. We had flights, tickets, and hotel rooms back in January. This will be our 12th Frozen Four.

    Make sure you get to Channelside for drinks, food and live music. Assuming it's nice they will have a band playing the center courtyard. It's easy walking distance from the Arena.

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  12. 14 hours ago, Blackheart said:

    How in the hell do we get stuck with Buccigross and Melrose for the Frozen 4?  I mean these guys are the bottom of the barrel; they know nothing about college hockey.  Clay Matvick, Gary Thorne, Pee Wee Herman or anybody else would absolutely crush these idiots in calling a game.  And if I hear "saucy mitts" or "Jack Eichel's nutsack" one more time, I'm likely going to explode.  Ugh!

     

    After listening to Barry Melrose calling the first BC game it felt like Barry wanted to get down to the ice as soon as he could so he could start  making out with the BC forwards. Gees he is such a East Coast homer. He knows nothing about College Hockey and barely knows the player names.  Terrible announcer for College Hockey.

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  13. Not sure what all the bitching is about. This is the exact thing that happened last year at our request, Team gets more rest for a possible Saturday night game but also once again gets more experience playing an afternoon game like it probably does in the regionals. So take Friday off, drive to the cities in the morning and go to the 4:00 PM game. Here's hoping that this year is not like last where we got the experience of playing TWO afternoon games :( 

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  14. I posted this under the North Dakota Season thread but it probably belongs here:

    Just read a story that Jimmy Vesey a senior hockey player from Harvard wrote about his time in college: http://www.theplayerstribune.com/jimmy-vesey-harvard-hockey/  Great read!!

    I hope our underclassmen read the story and realize the NHL will always be there and their time in college is finite. They can enjoy developing their game while having the time of their lives with the "boys".

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