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  1. Walsh Hall
    I don’t think anyone is bitching about it, just stating the statistical fact that in a 4 game one and done system, with all competent teams, the odds of the “best” team winning is quite small. I’m fine with the current system, but don’t lose all sense of reason when the season ends without a championship in a coin-flip game.
  2. Walsh Hall
    For folks more involved than I currently am, what are considered to be the largest issues with NDHS hockey?
  3. Walsh Hall
    Having a stacked team guarantees it, like 1997 Michigan, 2010 UND, etc… I’d love to know who would have won championships over the last 40 years if there were 5 game series instead of one and done. My guess is we’d have picked up 2-4 others (including the lost year) and lost 1 or 2 as well. Hockey has, statically, the largest variance in actual result versus implied result of the major sports (tennis is last). You have to be good, but luck has to be on your side to win.
  4. Walsh Hall
    I completely agree. In our youth hockey organization I had brought up reaching out to the kids/family that drop out to try to get an honest answer to why they quit. We never did it, but I thought it would be interesting to hear the actual reasons. (Cost, time, coaches, playing time, other interest, skill level, relationship with teammates...) There are definitely many talented kids in the 12-16 age range that hang up the skates for a host of reasons.
  5. Walsh Hall
    I believe the better seed is 12-0 so far.
  6. Walsh Hall
    I'd call the Dickinson/Mandan game a coin flip. The others seem pretty safe.
  7. Walsh Hall
    Count me in the group who usually has the games on while sitting at my deck. I won't be going through the process of logging into some app... to watch. I'm curious to know how many people will actually go through that hassle. The number of views is pretty small to begin with.
  8. Walsh Hall
    I fully intend and expect to watch the hoisting after the Saturday game with Western, on home ice.
  9. Walsh Hall
    I did a little checking as to scoring on the girls' side. I picked (3) years at random from 10+ years ago and the average was 7.2 goals per game. This year, the average goals per game is 4.84, about a 33% drop. The goalie stats are significantly better now, but I didn't calculate average save percentages. Just thought this was interesting given the low scoring games and relatively low point totals for the scoring leaders. For comparison, on the boys side the average is around 7.4 goals per game.
  10. Walsh Hall
    I think folks are forgetting what the 5x5 OT's used to look like. The vast majority of the time, both teams were more than happy to take the tie and get their pt. I recall walking out of the WSC after ties and it's an odd feeling. The fear of losing the pt outweighed taking chances to gain a pt. I don't have a grand solution outside just calling the game a tie after regulations, but nobody likes a tie. I don't see why having 4x4 instead of 3x3 is any less gimmicky, and there is some merit to having the game played the same way it is at the next level.
  11. Walsh Hall
    It's all about goalie play on the girl's side. If your goalie isn't stopping 93% or more of shots you are in trouble. Against the better goalies, basically all you're gonna get are greasy goals and possibly odd man rushes. They aren't gonna get beat on a wrister from the slot they can see.
  12. Walsh Hall
    Who will lead the USA victory song?
  13. Walsh Hall
    From a legal standpoint this will be an interesting case. I'm curious to see the essential elements of the charge, and I'd love to see the jury instructions if the case got to that point. With the assumption of risk/consent, or whatever doctrine is applicable to sporting events in this case, it will be pretty complicated to sort out. Some incidents have been clearly outside the scope of the sporting event, but that's a tough line to draw as far as what can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. I don't know how the "reckless" or "negligent" culpability levels are applied to sports. I believe most in-competition criminal charges are based on intentional acts clearly outside the scope of play, ala Todd Bertuzzi. A ton of incidents in sporting events could be deemed reckless or "dirty" and result in injury. I suspect the prosecutors will have to be on their game for this one.
  14. Walsh Hall
    29 runs and 24 passes. 3.3 yards per rush. It wasn’t like we were gashing them with the run either.
  15. Walsh Hall
    Completely lopsided stats, but still have a chance to steal one. Realistic should not still be in this game.
  16. Walsh Hall
    Berg was 16-5 on face offs. Impressive.
  17. Walsh Hall
    Mine as well. Was a college student at the time. From standing in line for hours with a bunch of friends, snowballs at the bus, etc. The crowd during the timeout in the 3rd was crazy. Instead of settling things down, it cranked the crowd up several notches.
  18. Walsh Hall
    https://datagolf.com/ryder-cup/strokes-gained Interesting look at shots gained/lost for the RC and each session. Homa was lights out that round, Thomas horrible…
  19. Walsh Hall
    It would be interesting to see if the "sit rule" would have any significant impact one way or the other. Getting rid of it would probably make some kids come back, but may also cause more to leave in the first place knowing if things don't work out they could come back.
  20. Walsh Hall
    I'm in shock...I'm in possession of a video tape from the later 1990's era of W3W which, in the current cancel culture, would completely cancel a lot of folks. Thanks to the resident documentarian if you are on here... Oddly enough, I dug the tape out a while back to show my son. He was quite surprised to see what old boring dad had in him back in the day...
  21. Walsh Hall
    Do many FCS programs have a NIL program? What would a successful NIL collective look like for a FCS team? I'm having a hard time visualizing what/who would be specifically targeted which would materially help the team. For a FBS team it's pretty straight-forward, but for a FCS program it would need to be dramatically different. It seems to me the effort would need to be targeted, not some blanket payment to a specific position group, but what players could be reasonable targeted and persuaded by a FCS NIL deal?
  22. Walsh Hall
    Get this guy on the staff right now! The coaches are apparently unaware that skating is a vital component in the game of hockey. Even mites bring in power skating instructors, it's utterly shocking that a college program doesn't care about skating. To add my 2 cents for the benefit of the coaching staff, we should also look into getting some skate sharpeners so our player's skates can be nice and sharp. That might help us as well.
  23. Walsh Hall
    How many programs have a better record or average pairwise finish than UND since Berry took over?
  24. Walsh Hall
    just as some folks believe it's debatable whether the earth is round or flat...
  25. Walsh Hall
    I completely agree, and it's much worse for lesser programs. I suspect the number of 4 year players at programs will significantly decrease. The guys that aren't getting the playing time at top schools, or didn't pan out like anticipated, will portal out to lesser schools. The guys that exceed expectations at lesser schools will portal out to the better programs. At least UND is a net winner in the shuffle, but I still hate it. I liked the old days when you had to sit a year. I remember the buzz of anticipation hearing that Jason Blake or Lee Goren (different sit out situation...) were dominate in practice and waiting for them to suit up... The players had to be committed to transfer. Now it's generally the opposite.
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