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losing in 3 should be ok. Remember that other than the conference champion, everyone is going to take a loss at some point, so not everyone can move up. Plus the strength of the NCHC and those bubble teams playing each other will help out there respective strength of schedule. If Western can sweep SCSU, they will also flip there comparison by evening up head to head and they would probably be solidly in the tournament. CC also flips their comparison with Omaha if they win the series, even in 3 games. St. Cloud would need a lot of help to get an at large, sweeping Western would keep the door open, but it's not very wide.

If Zmolek is back for the home stretch I like our chances.

Top 2 in home sweeps, Western in road sweep and CC in 3. That probably results in 5 NCHC teams making the tourney, barring stunners in Big 10 and Hockey East. I think CC Omaha winner is a tourney lock, and unless a sweep loser is pretty well positioned. Western should be in if they get by SCSU, Huskies probably need to get to the final to be in. Duluth is probably in the "so you're saying there's a chance" realm, and Miami should just dust off the golf clubs.

UND is moving in the right direction. Would like to see a deeper rotation next year, should have confidence in more than just 7 guys. Also need to work on D and definitely up the shooting percentage from 3 if we are going to continue shooting at volume. Despite the Onaha loss I feel better about BB next year than I do FB.

2 threes on final possessions didn't help. Take it to the bucket. Probably should have taken a TO when they cut ut to 3. We looked a little lost. If this really stings, could motivate everyone to work harder for next year.

What a terrible ending. No way they should have lost that. Unbelievable

Terrible possession for UND. Needed to go onside with all their foul trouble. Wtf.

They quit running the offense and stopped hitting the boards. Better wake up or season will be over. Need a solid possession here and not just an undisciplined 3.

Like to see a little more lateral puck movement especially 5 on 3. Had the same issue the 5 on 3 last week against Western. I know we've had success with the screener, but I wouldn't mind seeing us make the goalie move a little more.

Thanks for the insight. I get that. Yet despite missing the tournament 3 times, we still have a natty during Berry's reign as well as as the what if of 2020. To act like he won a natty in year 1 and has been uncompetitive since is just wrong. His 2 best teams since 2016 faced outcomes that had no precedent. We'll see what happens this year.

No

To be fair, Berry has never lost an NCAA tourney game in regulation. Puck luck is a funny thing in a one and done and we don't have any clunkers where we didn't show up.

Yes. 1959. UNDs first title.

UND has typically won its nattys by knocking on the front door as a conference champ vs sneaking in the back by just getting lucky and banking on 2 good weekends. Fun fact, UND is last independent to win a natty.

Congrats on the Pebrose. Huge accomplishment. Special team

Let's gut Ludvig a goal here

I have nothing against them, I just need evidence rather than handing them things on potential. To the the big ten has any interest in them is delusional. First, Minnesota would never let that happen and they in no way have a brand that would merit inclusion either as a school or hockey program. They are not Notre Dame or Johns Hopkins, the only Big Ten affiliates. The fact that they went non schollie in football shows they don't have a bottomless pit of cash for athletics. So I don't have anything against them, but just because they had some success when they were a big fish in a small pond, I'm not convinced they will become some kind of juggernaut. DU has the same advantages and more visibility nationally but by no means dominate in the Summit League. I need to see some evidence of prolonged success before I fear losing them to greener pastures.

I meant everyone pound Duluth, bot Omaha. Right now UND and Demver are locks. CC, st Cloud, western and Omaha are all in top 16 and if things break right all 4 could get to top 14.

If nchc teams can keep drilling Miami and Omaha, there is a possibility of getting 6 teams in. CC at least splitting with Denver would really help them and then the 3-6 and 4-5 matchups going 3 games would prevent any huge drops. The leagues strength us showing itself as the season winds down. Should UND claim the Penrose, it will be an impressive accomplishment.

What does St Thomas add. ASU besides being a national brand gives recruiting exposure to the Southwest and a highly desirable road trip during the winter hockey months. If they are at a Big East level in basketball, I'd be stunned if they would still be making the commitment to hockey that wed want to see in an NCHC school. I this it's highly likely that in this time frame that you'd see BC in the Big East as they are a likely big loser in football based realignment.

If you dropped idaho state for UMKC for all sports, you could add the 3 Cali schools for football only to get to 12. For non football you'd have I29 Division and West Division, for football have 3 pods, Dakota 4, Cali plus Weber, and montanas,unc,Idaho. Play all your podmates and 3 of four in other pods for 9 games. Everyone gets at least 1 game in Cali every year and travel partners for other sport are ideal with possible exception of Idaho-weber (or you go idaho-monrana and weber-msu as travel partners)

Loyola is in Chicago, has an NCAA title and a recent iconic Final Four run and was only able to parlay that into the A10. I know a lot on here seem bullish on the Tommies, but the Big East is a long way off if ever.

Some of that is on the senior pg. Didn't have a great game in my opinion.

Should have been doing whole 2nd half

We don't help though with the unnecessary 3a and not pounding inside. We could get morgan out of the game. He isn't a great defender.