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I'm not sure an assistant with head coaching experience is important. Berry has been an assistant under 2 great head coaches (Blais and Hak). He's probably got a pretty good handle on what the HC's responsibilities are, and what his role needs to be. Yep, he'll be new to it, but Jackson's been a HC in the AHL before, and if Jackson sticks around, there you go.

oh my. I already sweated out "Blais to the Gophers". Please, I don't want to go through that again

timing could just be coincidental based on who knows what kind of developments in the process. Information could be good, could be bad. Hard to know how much stock to put in it.

I'd rather have Night Hawks but I really prefer they find something better than either of them

me thinks the lady doth protest too much....

nice! Put me down in the happy for Berry camp.

Never met the man but appreciated how much he cared about the program as a whole, and that he recruited a team you could be proud to root for.

if the UND administration has watched the coaching staff for the last few years and knew they had a perfect replacement if Hak every left or God forbid was ever hit by the gobc bus while crossing Columbia, then it's not a big deal, to me, if they didn't go through a protracted search process. I understand everyone's definition of "perfect replacement" may be different, but to me that would make this quick move understandable. And from what I've heard Berry is a good choice. Like with most recruits, while find out how good of a decision it is over time. But I'm fine with it.

And he got the info from Zane's advisor (see: agent).

Well, it is the University of North Dakota. Also referred to as "North Dakota". Not the University of Northeast North Dakota.

I'm calling the gobc. Sounds like they have connections. not happy

Regarding Schlossman's piece.....didn't Wayne Nelson, Tom Miller and Schlossman all come out with a piece on the same day, with different angles? Struck me as a "let's do pieces about the different view points out there....who wants to take XYZ?"

I'm willing but can we also release a list of the "outtakes"? There's some gold in that "non-considered" list. Especially if you have a bit of thick skin.

Having a little trouble getting over this suggestion of mine being on the "not considered" list. Black Stripes - Red Sox, White Sox...how about the Black Stripes? Logo would be reminiscent of a censor bar used to block inappropriate images (hint hint!) bastards!

Winnipeg Jets nickname and logo = pretty cool. At least acceptable. Manitoba Moose nickname and logo = lame https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CELI_4fUsAARELP.jpg This is what concerns me about the possibility of a new nickname, and while I'm a supporter of a new nickname, I can get (and live with) the idea of no nickname. I don't think the "no nickname" idea is all about preserving the unofficial Fighting Sioux nickname. For some of us it's all about being better than the worst case scenario, of which there are many.

Agreed. It's a shame and yes a person has to take responsibility for their actions. At the same time people can get themselves into things that they find almost impossible to get out of. I pity him more than anything. I doubt this is how he'd prefer to live his life.

well, really, who LEADS the "program". I agree

Quite an indictment of the program....guys sticking around but not caring enough about the program to play their best

Some people here can remember most every moment from every game they've seen. I'm the opposite and have trouble remembering a lot of details of many games, but the one memory I have of that game is Spiewak coming up the ice with the puck and blasting it past Miller. Incredible feeling at the time, seeing Miller beaten. Huge goal.

Just been waitin' for an excuse

dang, we might have to let this run 10 years and then start a new one.

I think the Smithsonian station is going to soon run a documentary called Boomtowners. Have the DVR set to record...hoping it is interesting.

I'm trying to remember, but when I was in school (graduated '87) I think jerseys ran about $25. At the time that seemed a princely sum to me. of course, many years later I'd kick myself for not splurging.

not even close

I like either version