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Pohlkamp is a great example of Denver finding talent in unexpected places. Drafted late 5th round, went to Bemidji State as a freshman where he was a whopping +4. But Carle/staff saw something that others didn't.

I'll tell Bruce Willis to not blow up the asteroid.

Denver is a third period team. Statistically, and the eye test.

My preseason picks always start with who has the best returning goalie. This time: Denver and UND. Assuming Chyzyk can insert another year of elite talent, and Denver doesn't lose too much offseason, that's where I'd start. Absent a portal-in goaltender, WMU starts with no goaltending experience (but excellent coaches). UMD unproven. So I'd put UMD and Western in the 3-4 positions. Miami CC and St Thomas in 5-6-7. St Cloud (no coach yet really? just say its Oliver and get on with it) and Omaha (x-Latcozy finally) rebuilding. Of course, reality will insert itself in a surprising way.

They just need a half-decent head coach.

Smart person I know noted that Period 1 is Wisconsin's best and our worst. Period 3 is our best and their worst. This game is still ON.

Nothing tops a Halloween game at UND. For that one, I wore a ref shirt, dark sunglasses, a red-tipped cane, and used a toy/stuffed dog that "led" me around. Way too many people cleared way for me, so soon I dropped the cane. In an 80's haze, I remember seeing a girl wearing a grass skirt, and asking her if I could mow her skirt. She didn't take me up on the offer. Oh... and the hockey was great too. Goalies were badly mismatched vs shooters in the 1980's. Thanks for posting!

"I have an appointment with Doctor Jack Daniels."

No surprise at all - Hagens to the Bruins. https://www.nhl.com/news/james-hagens-signs-3-year-entry-level-contract-with-boston-bruins

One other memory from the 2000 West Regional in Minneapolis ... Day 1 was two games, and it was COLD COLD COLD - as in too cold - in the arena. And the ice seemed slow. But on day 2, it was "normal". UND played day two, and the ice seemed "normal". I've always wondered if we got a slight favor from the ice crew ,,, (shakes off) must be my imagination.

Good memory.

Odd stat of the day: Cale Makar has the 5th best plus-minus among Colorado defensemen.

more than annoyed if Michigan wins ... otherwise "meh".

I'd love to shake hands with whoever pulled that stunt off.

No I haven't, but I've read some of his writings. I've immense respect for him.

If he's not injured for the 2022 NCAA title game, I think Mankato beats Denver. IMHO. If he doesn't come back, I can see him being a great coach ... perhaps back here in the future.

Pleased to watch 5 of the 7 those teams played. Very high quality hockey, and it took another hat trick by Phil Sykes to win it. He had back to back hat tricks to clinch the WCHA regular season in Grand Forks ... that weekend featured a Badger hanging from the rafters in the old Winter Sports Building ... right in front of TV cameras (genius!) so it couldn't be missed. After Miracle on Ice, recruiting got much MUCH easier and interest in NCAA exploded. UND an early beneficiary, as was Wisconsin. (Took Major Juniors a few years to sweeten their packages and retain more talent.) Plus the game featured Gasparini vs Bob Johnson, two of the all-time great coaches. I like that Gino has the edge head-to-head vs Badger Bob. The other part Wodon DIDN'T write is that the 81-82 UND team played 5,993 of that total, which I believe is the highest ever for a single team in NCAA history.

BC, BU, and a few others out east have enough money.

Excellent recruiting inducement.

Josephson makes the team stronger. I expect he's in the lineup. My only question is where he goes, not if.

You're only young once. But never too old to be immature.

Imagine the impact after 4 years of CHL players and a full recruiting cycle....

https://siouxsports.com/hockey/bracketleaders.php

I've never gotten the first 10 correct before ... enjoying the view haha

Handful of things combined: (1) New teams joined which competed in our recruiting area (Wisconsin and UMD most notably), (2) Hard to break the cycle once it started (Michigan Tech just kept winning, and Minnesota hired Herb Brooks), (3) just not good coaching (Gino won with basically the same guys in his first year as Head Coach). Then, once we started winning, it snowballed and we kept getting better and better ...