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That is a good question not only for this game, but for many. What is the breaking point? It is a fine line that UND has to walk with this going forward, not only with single game tickets, but with season tickets. We have already seen apathy in other fan bases across the country, and even in the student fan base here for many games. You definitely want to keep the arena full to continue to perpetuate the success that UND has had. Without that success you will see the demand go down dramatically. We see how fast apathy can creep into a fan base, as witnessed by Wisconsin which had such a passionate fan base. Hope UND can walk that fine line and keep the success going and keep that apathy out of our fan base.

Heard he is going to work for "The Athletic" a new online venture of sports content.

In the Grand Forks Herald supplement "Grand Forks, a Thriving Community", Brad Berry said Brandon Bochenski is moving to Grand Forks now that his playing career is done.

But it is kind of ironic that thousands of people were crying because they couldn't purchase tickets at that price to the game against Minnesota in Las Vegas next year. Maybe if they hadn't been so vocal, they might not have been so apt to ask for so much for this series.

Agree we held our own in the old building, but not so sure we won most recruiting battles against Minnesota during those years.

Yeah, and the UND hockey team are thugs!

You mean like Carson Wentz who all the Major colleges missed on!

He isn't the husband of Sue Ellen, the bra less Wonder and heiress to the O'Henry candy bar fortune... wait, that's Mischke!

That will make a lot of those people that jump all over Wolanin happy. It seems we have had a lot of guys that fans could do without here, but they are good enough for the next level, and that includes a coach as well.

Well of course, they can't even afford clothes like the USA men's team can.

Have a feeling losing games to Alaska would hurt more than the losses to teams like Michigan State last year. With all the early departures from the NCHC the last few years, it will bring the depth of our league more on par with the other leagues. Will need to take care of business against teams like Minnesota and Wisconsin, because we probably won't be able to make up pairwise in our league as we did before. Denver is obviously going to be great, but after that everyone has question marks that will make or break them.

Did you even watch the game? http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/article/2017-03-24/college-hockey-north-dakotas-mike-gornall-shatters-glass-big

Guess the regional isn't until 2021, but still, they are looking ahead, why wouldn't the NCHC.

Isn't there supposed to be Regional basketball games at the Target Center a couple years down the road?

So Ennis shot up and Spurgeon stayed the same size!

Guess I don't see anything in those articles about IPFW, WIU and Oral Roberts being panic stricken. I see concern expressed by some, but some of that comes from the writers themselves. You also have people like Faison saying they are confident in the league, so are those sources to the contrary?

Link?

Where is your source that they are panic stricken?. You have the burden of proof here.

True, and you don't lose 6-1 in the Frozen Four and consider yourself a respectable team either then. Just sayin'!

With the number of grinders we have that will be digging in the corners, I would think that he would fit in as a center on one of the lines. Maybe not, if Bowen, Jones and/or Simonson all play up the middle.

If Kawaguchi can distribute the puck anywhere near what he did in the playoffs with Chilliwack, I could see him in the middle between Gersich and Poganski. I could see Gardner with Janatuinen and Mismash. It truly is a crapshoot beyond that, but what a great problem to have. Anyone with a nagging injury can better afford to rest until it heals, which gives you a fresher and healthier team come playoff time.

...and Denver won the National title with 6 draft picks compared to our 10. Seems to me like we get our fair share of talent and the difference has been many times when we win it all or go a long way, the guys who weren't the studs. Guys like Sykes, Henderson, Gaarder, and Caggiula. I'm sure Denver would say the same with guys like Lukosevicius. By the way the players you mentioned for St. Cloud combined for 48 points. Yes, Ryan should take off this year, but I have a feeling if we got those guys, you would be complaining about their production, like Brian Lee and other whipping boys.

But they had to fight hard to even get to the USHL, and were drafted at a later age. I'm sure there are guys like Cameron Crotty that UND would liked to have got, but next man up after you miss out. Would rather get team guys than me first guys like Kieffer Bellows.

I recall Lawton saying in this year's draft coverage that sometimes they throw a scout a bone late in the draft if he hasn't had one of his scouted players taken. To me that says how much of an inexact science scouting and recruiting is, especially with the underage draft and recruiting with so many late bloomers like Poolman and LaDue.

To be honest I am more concerned about next year's class with the possibility of Senden, Mattson, and Keane. Being that Keane and Senden are character role players, I would guess depending on who leaves, they might have to wait another year to come in, or commit somewhere where they could play sooner if they choose.