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Are you just blowing off steam & joking or are you actually tracking a flight from Sioux Falls to GF?

No kidding, this thread went from inspiring to nerve-wracking in short order. Hiring Jackson and keeping the other assistants isn't exactly a new direction for the program. If Hakstol actually was flying out of the state this am, as some other poster noted, that probably means he's not getting the job because I would expect the new coach to be giving a short speech Thursday sometime. But it's anyone's guess.

Don't have to name names, but if you could elaborate on how close to the program this person is that would be nice.

Good point, but let's hope admin isn't that divorced from reality to consider him in the first place. The black cloud of non-progress would continue to hang over REA. DJ either 1) agreed with whatever BB was teaching, which shows his lack of insight & creativity; meaning he would just be a carbon copy of BB in terms of philosophy... or 2) if he did disagree, he remained with the team anyway, which would show a lack of integrity because he stayed with a program which didn't align with his coaching principles. I can't imagine he would hang around for 10 years if they differed so much on the team's style of play. DJ would be the safe vanilla choice for the AD, but the results would be a rocky road.

Great recruiter-✔️ HC experience-✔️ Ties to US hockey-✔️ Has respect of players-✔️ From the region-✔️ Young-✔️ Can raise funds from donors-✔️ If anyone can have an effect on UND hockey like Carle has on DU, this guy seems to be the most likely among the available candidates to be able to do that. It would be a bold move by the AD, but great things don't happen when you stay in your comfort zone.

DU's Boston Buckberger (D) will be missing the rest of the season with an upper-body injury. Big loss.

The regionals end this Sunday, the same day as the portal opens, so yes, it wouldn't be too much to ask for players to wait for a coach eliminated this weekend. It also wouldn't be asking too much to wait for a coach who is in the Frozen Four. It's only a couple extra weeks, & if they decide to bolt anyway after hearing the new coach, they still have all summer to get acclimated at their new school.

Are your sources university staff or bar patrons?

Ok, guess we shall see this Thursday or Friday if UND will be waiting until after the tournament to announce. Doesn't sound like it though.

But with the hiring window ending 11:55 pm Wed night, it appears that UND wants to get a coach in place by this Thursday; and not wait until after the tournament, which would rule out any coach whose team is currently in the playoffs.

So if wbb was an internal hire & it was done immediately, no reason why if Jackson was the choice that they wouldn't also announce it immediately.

Well, Barr probably isn't the guy since his team is in the tourney this week & the announcement will likely be Thursday. That wouldn't be very inspiring for his players.

Not understanding why Schlossman & another poster here would consider HC Ben Barr of Maine as a possibility. He's already got it made there.

Someone has to be named interim coach in the meantime, so it's no small surprise that it was Jackson since he's got the most seniority of the remaining staff. Meaning he's maybe there to fill the temporary coaching vacancy & no more. Am guessing that if UND were going to go with Hakstol that they would have already announced it, like they did immediately when Berry & Hakstol originally became coaches.

Raboin, Knott & every other coach/asst coach whose team has already been eliminated from the tournament could start at a moment's notice, & most or all of them would probably meet the minimum qualifications.

Only concern w/ Hakstol is that he likely retains the current staff. He's known Jackson for many decades & don't see him letting go a close friend, known Goehring for over a couple decades & Simpson he recruited. Loyalty is a good virtue, but not when it's a blinding loyalty.

Did UND do a national search last time or did they just install Berry? After a new HC is chosen, is it possible to know the others who interviewed for the job but were turned down?

This was under 'Minimum Requirements'. Interesting why the requirement is 8 years.

Considering how very slanted this is towards BB, whose wife probably couldn't write a more syrupy love poem than this article, I would question how much of this is truth & how much of it is trying to make the athletic department look bad. From his article, or hit piece: "Opposing teams have been trying to recruit some UND players to hit the transfer portal since late January." Ok, if that's the truth, then why didn't he report on this in January? And if this actually has been happening, giving Schlossman the benefit of the doubt, then it's safe to say that no players are safe on any team. Not just UND. The UND hockey program needs its main journalist to be its biggest cheerleader now so that the transition can be as smooth as possible, not writing how doom & gloom it is & scaring away players. By acting like this he's pouring fuel on the fire to any player who may be on the fence. You're doing the program no favors now, Schlossman, time to get over your little bro-mance & get back to supporting the team in these critical hours.

That's my #1 concern. It would only make sense for him to form a small group or have an advisor who can assist him with finding the best possible candidate. Not doing so would leave too much room for error. This next hire will define his career, he'll either be remembered fondly for this or the peasants will draw & quarter him.

With the portal opening in < than 7 days, it would be crucial to have a new HC by then. If not, Jackson would be in charge of that, & I don't think many high-end transfers would commit to an interim coach.

He may be a great choice, but why in the world would he come to UND when he's already got it made as HC at Maine?

I haven't been thinking so much of Hakstol being a choice, but like you said, it makes sense that a quiet search has been ongoing for awhile now & that UND already has found its final 3 applicants. I suppose if a final choice isn't made by the time the portal opens that Jackson will be in charge of incoming transfers in the interim.

Bump is a good example of a player hitting his stride later, his being in college. He's a blue chip caliber player even though he was drafted in the 5th round; proof that a team doesn't need 3 or 4 1st rounders in order to be a legitimate contender. He very well may sign after this year, but wouldn't mind seeing him again next year at Western. UND fans should welcome adversity like Bump brings instead of hoping he moves on; he makes UND hockey & the NCHC stronger.

Western & Mich. St. both have short turnarounds & play their games on Thursday instead of Friday, after they both went to 2ot last night.