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Gornall makes it 5-1 UND.

Tucker Poolman scores from the point on the PP. 4-1 UND.

Agreed. He's done well. Boeser scores on PP. Makes it 3-1 UND.

Hopefully NeuLion fixes the problems before the season officially starts next weekend. What a joke.

And we can at least count on SUCS to find ways to choke in the NCAA tournament when they make it. But hey! It'll be another NCAA participation banner in the rafters! With that said, not sure how good St. Cloud will be. Last year was definitely the year their program had a really good chance of going for a championship. This year? Not sure.

Decided against buying tickets. Already driving to Minneapolis that weekend to attend the Vikings/Lions game. Thought it'd be great to also be able to catch the hockey games in person but I just couldn't justify dropping $100-130 per ticket each night. Is Senser's in Bloomington still a location where UND fans congregate for UND games? Think I'll be planning to hang out there.

Gotta say I love that UND went for the win. Good throw by Keaton but receiver just couldn't haul it in. Too bad. Would've been awesome.

Be nice if they eventually make the NCHC.tv app available for Amazon Fire TV devices. Luckily I do have an Apple TV.

It's actually not too bad.

Gopher fans were merciless during that 2003-2015 stretch of UND's inability to get over the proverbial hump. What comes around, goes around. Don't get why some people have to be party poopers.

I'd say they've been contenders year in and year out on winning the cupcake 6-team Big Ten conference title.

They have a national title banner in the rafters, they built a new arena, they seem quite committed to hockey. Plus Sandelin? lol To keep this going, why CC? Never mind, every conference needs a doormat or two.

I'll preface this by saying I'm fine with St. Cloud in the NCHC. They have been flourishing so far. However, their admission to the NCHC in my opinion made a mockery of the reasons/justifications of why the NCHC formed in the first place. They were the sloppy seconds that the NCHC admitted since the hot girl(Notre Dame) didn't join for even numbers purposes.

Who cares if they are DII in other sports? This is about hockey. Especially when one could say UND is a mediocre FCS school.... I've already shared my thoughts in the thread about ASU but I'm all for Mankato joining the NCHC. Would love another easy weekend road trip plus Mankato has been fielding a competitive hockey team since Hastings became head coach of the program. The NCHC threw away their principles when they admitted St. Cloud.

So there's a chance that UND will actually beat BC this season?

Agree to disagree. While I get the whole "big brother" aspect of UND/Bemidji. I've always found Bemidji's style of play boring as hell. Do what you have to, to win but no thanks on having to play for conference points.

I may be in the minority but I'd be all for Mankato joining the NCHC. The conference made a joke of their own principles the day they invited St. Cloud. I enjoyed the Mankato games and wouldn't mind having another opponent in the conference that is a manageable road trip. ----------------------------- Miami and WMU aren't going to be leaving any time soon. Are people forgetting the huge buyout price to leave? It's a pretty good hindrance. Are the respective schools willing to pay that price to only have to sink even more money to start up a new conference? A lot of risk for something that has no guarantee of success. At least with the formation of NCHC, there was equal commitment. Don't think Miami or WMU would get that with all the proposed members of the new conference they'd form. I haven't seen too many Miami fans complain about the NCHC. Western Michigan is a different story.

So Wisconsin ends up having 2 players selected in the first round in current player Luke Kunin and now incoming player Trent Frederic at #29. Of course it was Boston going off the board with the pick.

Haha and after posting this, a Denver commit gets drafted 23rd overall.

Yep. Exactly. Put the logo on the shoulder. Keep North Dakota script with number on the front. What's the matter with that? BC and UMass Lowell do it like that. They can make an alternate jersey with the logo on the front if they really want to.

UND should adopt a real live hawk that can fly inside the REA. When the Gophers come to town, REA staff should let loose a live gopher on the ice and then unleash the hawk to swoop in and kill the Gopher. Nothing like a little pre-game bloodletting to get the fans amped!

Huge bummer to see Schmaltz sign. Can't blame him though. He's got an opportunity to jump right into playing in the NHL. He could've been a dominant player for UND next year but I think he's ready either way. It was fun being able to watch him these past two years. Huge part in winning #8. Good luck in the pros, Nick!

I have noticed that B1G fans can't wrap their heads around this.

I find it humorous that there's a CHL defender of the faith poster debating CHL vs. NCAA when there's a discussion on HFBoards about CHL vs. CIS where Canadian posters are saying CIS is better hockey than CHL! CHL is a great alternative for development but when it comes to the level of play, NCAA will be better overall but it's unfair to even compare the two considering the age gap being a huge factor alone.

Been re-reading old game day threads from this season. Which has made me realize how fortunate and spoiled we were as fans. We didn't have to watch this team lose a whole lot and when they did, they bounced back. I think the biggest test was seeing how UND would respond to getting swept at Denver. There was that Wisconsin loss which was an anomaly but that was a small blip on the radar. And of course, there was the disappointment of the Frozen Faceoff. But with that said, I don't think it was a bad thing. Every NCHC team that has won the Frozen Faceoff tournament so far has went on to lose in the first game of the NCAA tournament. Enjoy that Frozen Faceoff banner, Jan!