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Dang! I was hoping we'd see Boomer Sooner!

Standard draft logic also says: "Draft the UND guy before the Penn State guy."

Two big things come to mind right away. (1) Recruiting. (2) Breadth of clinical opportunities for specialist paths (surgeon, etc). I'm a bit surprised it didn't happen earlier..

Did St Cloud State leave the conference and I missed it? (Fingers crossed....)

This seems like a return to Hakstol - Blais era style of play.

The guy is a fourth round draft pick. Must have some skill more than just hustle. His tenacity - combined with skills - sounds more like a top 6 guy (if not right away, by year 2).

All the more reason to have a full time GM.

this seems to reflect where the betting money lives ... rather than a real probability of winning the title.

Along with a few other notables without football: Denver, Omaha, BU.

For any universities on the fence, the next couple years will be ideal - a once in a blue moon type situation re talent. The influx of talent from CHL is/will displace both current players with D-1 experience and future commits from other pipelines like especially USHL . A chance to get competitive quickly.

Driving distance to Huntsville, AL.

Any chance of opening up the Ralph for a retirement party?

If I was a CHL GM, I'd be recruiting the USA for players who previously would have committed to USHL or or Tier 2 leagues (hey they had plenty of notice this was coming). Any news on that front?

Sing it with me ... "Denver Rejects"

He was amazing at UND. An agitator of the mind. Plus scored/assisted on a fair number of goals.

Fabulous stat on the game 7 broadcast tonight. Playoff points vs Maple Leafs: 1. Gordie Howe 53 2. Brad Marchand 36

Has to be in their future. But first finish the indoor BB & hockey arena build out. And start the revenue stream from it.

Hard to see Wisconsin reviving the CHL pipeline anytime soon. Their staff is all Americans, and only 1 player on the roster is from Canada directly (and not from the Transfer Portal). I hope I'm right. A generation ago, Gino Gasparini and Bob Johnson went head to head on a lot of recruits ...

Kleven's game is the prototype NHL playoff defenseman. Skate fast. Hit hard.

Can we use some NIL money to get him to Chicago?

Jackson Blake! with his first Stanley Cup assist. Nice cross-slot pass to Gostisbehere. EDIT: Also Tyler Kleven, assisting on the tying goal vs TOR.

Kudos to the ESPN studio, with a graphic showing playoff OT goals: Ovechkin 1, PK Subban 1, Messier 0. Hilarious.

Someone has to finish last, so here goes. Doing my best to make the rest of you look good: Marner TOR Matthews TOR Kucherov TBL Strome WSH Aho CAR Connor WPG MacKinnon COL Rantanen COL DAL Eichel VGK Rielly TOR Carlson WSH Morrissey WPG Makar COL Toews COL Theodore VGK

I was very nervous at that game. We had never won the WCHA post-season in that final 4 format, and after 10 years of watching Gophers and Badgers I was very ready for a win. (Also surrounded by Gopher fans which made it all the more anxious.) Thanks a bundle to @Blackheart for bringing these on line.

BU catching up to Minnesota. Title game losses: Minnesota 8, BU 7, BC 7.