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...and all the while the Athletic Director listens to the hockey Alumni when deciding a new coach. Perhaps they should be the ones laying out all the money for NIL, because who in their right mind would put money towards individuals when they aren't being led in a way to become a team. I am not so sure that some of this money isn't going to create division in the ranks to begin with, making team building even harder.

The teams that are left in the tournament show you can win both ways, with a bunch of high end guys and guys that just become a team and will work for what is best for the team. Western and Penn State don't have the big time recruits, and neither did UConn or UMass, yet all of them made a run. UND should be able to get enough high end guys to make a run, but only if they can get all the guys to buy in and work together as a team rather than a bunch of individuals that have their own self interests in mind.

Sounds like a current UND player called OMac that.

If it means they will work hard and be all in, maybe some changes were in order. Both Perron and Boisvert seemed non-existent at points, however once Boisvert scored a few times coming out of his slump he continued the hot streak.

I think it is a whole lot cheaper to put out a bounty on players, just ask Sean Payton.

...and with how our year was going, why wouldn't you be building for the future with Croal and Littler, guys that showed they cared?

So if he wasn't getting out there enough is that Berry's fault or his. Would love to know how softball the questions were to Jackson during his interview process, because scouts and Junior coaches don't throw out that kind of information about not being out there lightly.

Expectation is top 2 in the league, regardless. Jackson was part of the problem, and he does not get a grace period as far as I am concerned. A new coach would deserve that period, not someone involved in the downfall of the program.

...and Schlossman was upset that they fired Berry? The program is in utter disarray and Schlossman thinks "nothing to see here"!

How did Chaves let our program get to this stage where we are the team getting raided in the portal, instead of being able to get the best talent. The fact that scouts and Junior coaches say we have to be more visible just shows he was completely asleep at the wheel not knowing what was going on with the program.

Montgomery went through Senior day.

Tanner Ludtke would be a great pick up and would offset some of these losses.

Woe to the sinners that leave the UND hockey team. May a blight be put on your kin for generations.

A lot of talent between those two players, but neither one fought through contact and were turnover machines. Hopefully they find a couple guys with offensive upside and are hard to play against to replace them. Have to believe the coaches were aware of both of these departures ahead of time.

I would assume the GM counts as an assistant, otherwise why wouldn't every team just call a guy the GM.

So let me get this straight, the 1883 Collective people are working harder than the coaches at trying to secure talent for the future?

Would be interesting to know when the scouts and coaches expressed UND's lack of appearance on the recruiting trail to the Herald. If this has widely been known for a while, will it stay under wraps if the same issues remain under the new staff? Also, is this stuff not even in the wheelhouse of the Athletic Director or administration? I would think they should know how often coaches are out on the recruiting trail.

But did Berry prevent Jackson from going out recruiting? It is easy to say you disagree with something to get a job, but did he go out of his way to touch base with recruits on his own. I guess we will never know, but if he keeps all the same assistants, instead of bringing in an assistant known for recruiting, then we may have our answer. I am much more upset about the state of the program now learning this, and frankly I am surprised Schlossman didn't keep that information in his lock box.

Sounds to me like the culture of UND was a culture of laziness! Makes you wonder on all the players that UND missed out on by not being proactive and talking to these high end recruits in person, and touching base with their coaches and advisors.

Sounds to me by that last bolded statement, that UND has leaned on their past tradition for recruiting and got fat and happy. If that is the case, why would you not go in a new direction with a younger coach with a passion to get out there and find talent? Since this appears to be the case, I don't know how you don't at least turn over most of the assistants and start fresh. When Junior coaches and NHL scouts are saying these things, it is no wonder why the brand name of North Dakota hockey has fallen so much, and the administration appears to be blinded to it, because they are just going to remain status quo. This is a major indictment on Berry, and if Schlossman can't see the reason for making a change now, then he is too blinded by his involvement.

Berry, or Jackson?

Sounds like Minnesota is losing Connor Kurth as well.

Except they might not be playing for Carle.

Will be interesting to see if Duluth loses guys to the portal, because I think they have a decent nucleus with the Plante brothers, Menghini, and Shaugabay along with some others, including Gajan in goal.

Personally, if Perron is leaving, Shaugabay would be a decent skilled replacement, and if Pilgrim is still in the plans, they already have some chemistry for a year down the road.