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1 hour ago, ChadR said:
Where did you see those details?
Included in the Affidavit of Probable Cause which was filed when he was charged. The event happened back on May 17th and he wasn’t formal charged until July 7th which is interesting considering he was transporting a decent amount of meth, they had already obtained a warrant prior to his arrival, and he was detained at the scene. Can probably read between the lines on that one.
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8 minutes ago, gfhockey said:
Per nd courts a Jeffrey John Dubay in trouble is that the kfan guy and why is in he grand forks
That's him. This one has the looks of a case that may go federal as a conspiracy charge given he was traveling on a train from Minneapolis to GF. Law enforcement were waiting for him with a warrant so they were clearly aware of his activities.
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1 minute ago, ChadR said:
One finalist? I would have thought this would have been highly coveted job.
One finalist, not one applicant...
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On 5/5/2025 at 10:48 AM, .357 said:
Decent as in 1st-3rd round NHL kind of decent. Was it because the coaching staff wasn't interested or didn't have any luck?
Thankful Western Michigan doesn't have any decent players...
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All of this is evidence supporting having a position specifically dedicated to talent evaluation. It has to be incredibly difficult for a coach to personally evaluate thousands of young players when the seasons largely overlap. They have to rely on others to fill in the massive gaps. It sounds like BC is a great choice.
As far as brother situations, that has to be a very difficult consideration. In the Slukynsky situation, the older brother appeared to be a role player at best. I highly doubt the fan base would have been ecstatic about signing him with the prospect of landing his younger brother (who was 14-15 at the time) and plays a position incredible difficult to evaluated at that age relative to what they will be at 20 years old.
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22 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
that's fine and dandy but what he was referring to was will this add to the divided locker room that might have permeated thru the halls of REA....i got this much so i'm big man here and you only got this much so go suck eggs....
I completely agree with that issue. From my point of view NIL it’s a complete mess of an issue, but it’s now a huge part of the equation for college hockey.
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1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
^^^^^ great post
Some collectives are targeted at a specific group (O-Linemen...), but in the end it's not up to the university in the current state of NLI. I'm not sure why there is so much confusion on the board on this issue. It's a private entity or individual, not the University, that is paying for NIL. Unless DJ specifically asks the collective to NOT attempt to reach deals with top end talent, and to only offer the same deal to everyone, and the Collective agrees, this ain't happening.
A local business or individual has the ability, right now, to reach out to the advisors of Gavin McKenna and offer him 1m to be their brand ambassador contingent on him suiting up for UND. I suspect this can be structured in different ways, i.e. forgivable loan... for foreign born players. The university need not be involved in the transaction in any way, and the university can't veto the private against between the player and the payor (outside refusing to enroll or sign the player).
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I like the plan and vision. In regard to the second assistant job posting, is there any rational as to why the position would not be posted immediately? My first inclination was that "our guy" is still coaching and they are waiting to post until the season is concluded. I would love to have Herter on as the assistant/associate HC and Bryn as the associate/GM/recruiting coordinator.
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2 hours ago, krustyklown said:
And signed contracts; if player gets NIL money, then he can't hit the portal until contract period expires
100% not an option. There is no privy of contracts between the institutions and the player in regard to the NIL money. This is complete and utter nonsense.
The collective could sue for breach of contract to attempt to recoup the funds if allowed by the contract. Whether or not playing a sport at a school would be permissible as an employment term would be an interesting issue. It would be like saying your continued employment is predicated on some condition completely divorced from the actual employment, ie you must attend church on Sunday or you breach your contract.
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8 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
Lawyers and tax accountants. They'll both make a lot of money from NIL.
And what, pray tell, would this mystical organization or trust be that would not be responsible for capital gains and simply grow and function like an endowment?
NIL isn’t some noble concept. The recipient is no different than an employee or contractor. This isn’t rocket science, and saying “lawyers and accountants” doesn’t mean anything outside of indicating you have no idea what you are talking about…
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55 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
This is the best idea I have seen on this topic so far.
Not possible. NILs aren’t tax free or tax deductible entities. They are not endowments. You can’t just park funds to grow without significant tax consequences.
You basically need significant annual commitments to funnel to the players each year.
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22 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:So fans that invest their entertainment $$$ in season tickets are now asked to invest more $$$ so that the entertainment product that they have already invested doesn't suck? No thanks. Life is too short to deal with this $#it?
Most of us on this board couldn't be bigger fans/supporters of UND athletes. That said, I unfortunately agree with you. I could write a pretty nice check annually (like many on the board), but I just don't see that happening. It feels like ponying up to try to maintain the status quo, with no personal return on investment or societal benefit. This is supposed to be fun and entertaining to take my mind off actual life for a while. My donations will continue to go to local causes that hopefully better the community, not some highly skilled 18-year-old mercenary who doesn't care about UND and is just looking for the highest # as a stopping point along the way to greener pastures.
I don't know if I'm in the minority on this, but from my perspective it's sad.
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7 minutes ago, KTF said:UND is among the highest revenue generating programs in all of college hockey, hell they are probably the highest! I know some will say "but the Big Cheese generates billions a year and no way UND can compete!", well hockey at the Big Cheese is usually an afterthought and all the NIL money goes to football and the left-over crumbs are given to the basketball teams....hockey there is irrelevant and less than an afterthought to the big donors and media.
So I call bull$%!# on the UND is getting killed because of NIL. Now I'm not from the area nor a fan of UND (but have upmost respect for the program!) and I'm telling you guys that this storm will pass and UND will be able to compete with anybody!
Unfortunately the revenue, and net income, from men's hockey has absolutely nothing to do with NIL $. The NIL$ needs to come from private donors. It does not come from the institution. Apparently other schools have alumni with deeper pockets who are willing to throw their money at college athletes.
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I don’t know how it’s possible to have lights out goalie play for this many tournament games in a row. It’s absolutely crazy.
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10 hours ago, cowboys5xsbs said:I am guessing the player support was a big reason they picked Jackson
I couple decades of player support, from folks who want the program to succeed, does mean something.
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1 hour ago, yzerman19 said:
you know what just dawned on me with the chippaz? In order to be a true chippa these days, not only do you have to have the talent and the work ethic, but also you need to have parents with money. It is really rare to find a blue collar chippa in the US. So, some of the approach might be that these kids have always grown up knowing they will go to school and it will be paid for. Whether its hockey or a parental scholarship. So, they don't feel like anybody is really doing them a solid, its just another team they are making...no different than any other elite team, they are just 18 years old now. I don't think they are rude about it, its just that it doesn't feel that special or amazing, because it was always going to happen.
I’m out of the loop these days, but back in the 1990’s there was a noticeable difference from the Canadian chippaz to the US chippaz in terms of, how do you put it… attitude and entitlement? The ‘nucks were all very down to earth unassuming guys, US guys not so much (certainly some exceptions). Sounds like the US side of things is the same.
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38 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
Big heart and soft nature was believe it or not HAK when he was assistant and early as HC.
Then came "Judy's" and Hak became Head Coach Dave Hakstol.
Bubs never had that epiphany moment.
As was Blais back in the Hrkac days as an assistant. Some interesting stories there...
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33 minutes ago, tnt said:
The bottom line is that the league has to win the non conference games, and they didn't do that. It is that simple. Our best team, Western, split with Michigan, and lost to Michigan State and Boston College, nevermind the rest of our league not taking care of their business in non conference.
Yep. If Miami and UMD (and SCSU to a degree) win a few more games UND would have been playing this weekend. UND should have won a few more, but the NCHC out of conference record did us no favors.
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51 minutes ago, 1972 said:
i do see it hit the toe, as he continues skating...and then he throws both feet out from under himself..hoping to draw the penalty...it was a good no call
This might be the one time I would have been fine with offsetting minors for the trip and embellishment. Two players were swinging their sticks and made contact with his lower leg/skate, but at the same time he went down pretty emphatically.
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24 minutes ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:
You said you were done posting, shut up
Great idea. Let the uninformed and illogical folks continue to post their moronic "theories," but shame one of the few posters with actually information. Glad to see SS once again being a microcosm for society. 99% mindless drivel and upset at receiving actual information.
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8 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
So you are on the mid-major from now on bandwagon?
UND must NEVER, EVER settle for being a mid-major in hockey.
If we do that, we'll end up like an HBCU. Bad teams across the board forever.
It's not about settling, it's being realistic. All things being equal, UND hockey would always be a blue blood. There is now this new component. Keeping any truly elite basketball or football player at UND, when they will be offered substantially more $ elsewhere, is going to be a rarity.
For a kid who is anticipating playing another 1-2 years in college, and there being several schools (including UND) who can provide similar development, it doesn't seem unreasonable to take the payday. I'm no fan of the portal, and what NIL is doing to athletics, but it is what it is. There will absolutely be many kids who choose a school based on $. If UND can't match the $ it's going to be an issue, and I can't see UND having the funds that BU, BC, UM, UMn... etc will have for the top end talent year after years after year.
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1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:
Everyone has to deal with the portal.
It's a new skill set staffs must master.
Very true, but it's unfortunately largely out of the staff's control. If one collective has 2m annually to spend, and another 100k, well, the end result of such a lopsided race as that is too obvious to require elaboration...
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1 hour ago, yzerman19 said:
I'm not on X, who were they?
Johnny Bloedow
Gunnar Conboy
Nolan Fitzhenry
Ben Geiger
Easton Johnson
Nash Roed
Carson Scott
Freddie Schneider
Finn Spehar
Beck Thoreson
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2 hours ago, JakeLove said:
I read an article in The Minneapolis Star-Tribune that presented the fact that the MSHSL has lost about 1 boys varsity HS team every year for the last 15 years, with similar decline in girls (I forget the statistic); and that participation in each has dropped by about 10-15% over the reporting period.
the article theorizes about cause (essentially complexity of participation and demographic trends) and without going into the merits of the theories, let this fact sink in: Bloomington, a city of 100,000+ will have ONE HS boys varsity team as the venerable Kennedy HS can no longer field a team.
the overall skill has never been better (in ND and MN imho) but falling participation is a doom loop for HS hockey.for those truly interested in the future of the sport these are alarming facts. The governance of the sport needs to focus on participation and development of all participants not just the A/AA kids.
ND HS so far is avoiding the downward trend and actually looks to be adding at least one more team in the near future (Minot North).
Really not surprising for any parent who has navigated youth athletics. If you aren't doing travel sports/camps by at least 8 or 10 years old (obviously it starts much younger now) you are likely going to be left behind and not in the "in crowd." Many talented kids get lost in the wash if their parents don't have the time/funds to be traveling 10+ weekends for each sport. Way less multi-sport athletes cut down the numbers as well.
I know in my kids age groups there were several hockey players who would have been VERY good, but didn't stick with it due to lack of time and other events/opportunities, coupled with the cost. (We've not from a hockey first community....)
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The federal conspiracy would be going up the tree from which he got the drugs, other folks who also got drugs from the source, and potential folks downstream as well. The quantity of drugs indicates distribution, not just personal use. The federal conspiracy cases often have MANY co-defendants ranging from a kingpin to an end user and everyone in between.