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I think the huge new scoreboard and a few more minor things are supposed to be done by the next time the tourney is there.

UND missing the Frozen Faceoff a time or two, sure would make it a possibility, although that is probably why they have that reserve fund set up. Part of me wishes the Target Center wouldn't be making some of the improvements they are this coming year, because the NCHC could say they are in breach of the contract in which they said all of those improvements would be coming before the NCHC signed the agreement. Hopefully they don't buy into anything the Target Center tries to sell them going forward, as the NCHC should know that many UND fans have already stated they wouldn't attend at the Target Center anymore. Don't think I ever heard anyone say that about the "X".

True, but I still wouldn't mind if Denver lost Moore or Gambrell on top of already losing Heinen. Has Butcher said if he was staying or not?

I could see JJ plugged into the Gardner, Poganski line since he is so responsible on the defensive end. Don't know if they will be looking for them to be the exclusive shutdown line, because they certainly have the potential to put up numbers on their own.

... and at one point we were supposed to get a Sonic, Old Chicago, and King Leo's too. Wonder if Pepperjax is going to find somewhere else to build in town, or just move on.

You think Vancouver is going to win 3 Stanley Cups?

The ironic part is that for North Dakota, Minnesota, and Boston College, the current system will favor them most, because they always seem to be the ones to outbid the other places. If the NCAA wanted to really be fair, the regionals would rotate without regard to dollar amount, but they only want to be fair to a certain amount. So why not be fair and make more money? Teams that earn the right to host on campus seems fair to me.

Evers could be a possibility instead of Bast, simply because Bast sat out most of the year due to injury and Evers played a lot of minutes in the USHL. But Bast is older so who knows, as I have only seen Evers play in an All-Star game and never seen Bast. It will be interesting to see who the coaches think is ready for the next step.

Was interesting that Schlossman was offered a job writing in the NHL somewhere last year. He said it was good he didn't take it because they have since had layoffs.

It's not a done deal yet, so it could change a bit, and perhaps they only have initial rounds on campus sites. For our purposes, I hope they have their whole tourney on campus sites. Of course, it would take a year or two without UND at our conference tourney, and campus sites would be looking good to NCHC administration as well. As SJHovey said, it might even look good to them now. It is just depressing how we went from the best tournament and a spectacle to everybody needing to scramble to make something good of the situation. Thanks Big Ten!

... and for UND fans, are you going to invest in that, or are you going to hold out the hope the team will make it to the Frozen Four and spend your time and money there instead.

But the B1G is going to campus sites as well. http://www.gopherpucklive.com/campus-sites-coming-to-big-ten-hockey-tournament/

Why alternate at all? Just finish out the contract and play at the "X" every year.

True, but at least in circumstances like that, you will know a year or two ahead what his plans are going to be.

It's funny to watch Adam Wodon react to the conference tournaments going back to campus sites and his need to defend his position on the NCAA tournament staying at sites where no fans show up. Red Berenson said that they have important games being played in front of nobody at the conference tournament, but some people think it is o.k. to play even more important games in front of nobody.

Heard on the radio this morning that Casey Johnson will be coming in for the 2016-2017 season.

Yeah, I imagine playing on the road, even in the playoffs would boost your PWR by winning. Likewise losing at home would hurt a little more.

http://www.gopherpucklive.com/campus-sites-coming-to-big-ten-hockey-tournament/

That may change after their contract is up.

What did you hear then? Was it the conversation with Wayne Nelson?

That is what he said, and basically was thinking Wayne Nelson would be needing Schlossman to work on that story shortly. Made it sound like a foregone conclusion.

Oh come on is right. Everybody knows they were talking about Schmaltz, and Tim Hennessy was basically saying the same. Apparently it wasn't as cut and dried as they were led to believe. Maybe people should call Hennessy out on his early call on it as well.

I'm thinking Tim Hennessy must have heard what the other guys did, because he eluded to it last Friday. Sure, they didn't give out any specific information, but it is always nice to have a heads up when something might be going down in the near future. Maybe next time they won't even bother.

That is why he isn't starting his college career this year. That's his transfer year.

The question isn't if this thread would exist, would this forum still exist after the implosion!