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And we recruited a guy that was going thru Air Force admissions process
Shame on Hak!
For a guy who claims to be connected to the program, you sure have a hard time connecting to what you read.
If you'd gone to college, you might have improved those comprehension issues.
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Are these supposed to be "moments" or something like "events" or "stretches of time?" Comebacks against the gophers and title games aren't "moments." Trupp's carrying the puck is probably several moments stuck together. I wish they were all moments, but they aren't.
All in the spirit of fun, Dave.
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http://daddydumpandchase.blogspot.com/2014_03_30_archive.html?m=1
All of my favorites are in here
... Well, not all, but most.- Frattin's hit on Whers
- Trupp's OT dive
Two great ones for me.
Trupp certainly gave us some memories. I'd have to include that brilliant diving back-check against Manitoba his freshman year. I knew we had something special in him when I saw that.
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All the above are great moments, but just to add a couple:
--The Kozek-led Hat Trick comeback against Mannino and Denver.
--The electric weekend UND throttled Kangas and Minnesota.
Those probably wouldn't be Top Ten moments in 15 years of Sioux hockey, but were certainly a couple among the loudest times I've heard REA in the Hak era.
From just a pure "moment" standpoint, and I can't say I was there, the first home games after Ralph passed I'm guessing are way up there.
I have not seen very many games at the new Ralph, but I was travelling to north central North Dakota with my daughter during Thanksgiving break in 2002, and we stopped in GF to catch Friday's game. It was against Mankato, and there was a copy of Virg Foss' book "Fight on Sioux" on each seat, courtesy of Sioux Hockey. I think it was the first game after Ralph died. In fact, I think he died only a day or two before. The book was not a tribute, but it is full of pics and memories and was especially appropriate.
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40 teams playing NCAA Division 1 hockey in 1982 seems a bit high ... I would have said about 30 (guess: 10 WCHA + 6 CCHA + 12 ECAC + 2 independents). If you have a source, I'd love to see it. .... as I have been wondering the same thing.
Another important factor is the founding of Hockey East in the mid 1980's. Until then, the ECAC was the only D1 hockey conference ... and abided by more restrictive rules than NCAA limits allowed on # games and length of season. This led to recruiting disadvantages ... and a dominant run by Western schools.
So until 1985, a Western school had its toughest run just to get to the conference semifinals ... and then got cupcakes from out east in the first round of the Frozen Four. (1982: UND 6 Northeastern 0 in the national semifinals, for example).
Once Hockey East was founded, there emerged a strong competitive differential over time compared to the remnants of ECAC ... including a lot of national titles - Maine and BU in the 1990's and BC more recently.
I actually had that thought too, farce. When I started typing that post, I didn't know what the total would have been in 1982 and thought I'd just state that there were far fewer in 1982 but then thought I had some obligation to at least try. I just went to a site listing the current 59 teams and the dates those programs became D1. 19 had come aboard since 1982. Some of those that existed in 1982 might have fallen off, I suppose. 40 still seems high to me as well, but it would take more digging.
The overall point is that there is much more hockey being played now, and there are more teams competing for the prize. Which is good IMO. Union, which came aboard in '91, is good evidence of that. That was a dam good team that clobbered UM.
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Also, 1990 was the very first time UND played in the NCAA tournament without making the frozen four. That's right, 1990. So every time UND made the NCAA tournament prior to 1990, UND played in the frozen four.
I count 19 teams added to D1 hockey since we won in 1982. I think that's a 50% increase in teams (40 to 59). Don't ask me how that helps this conversation.
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Incoming:
Boeser
Gersich
Wilkie
Janatuinen
Gardner
Wolanin
Chartrand
Shaw
Tomek
Hammy
Departing:
JS
Mac
gfhockey
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Lo and behold: we're sounding like GPL
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Jaxon Nelson to the gophs, kind of expected.
What are your thoughts on him, big loss?
Meh--really didn't fit into the Sioux's plans with what we've got coming in and the way he dresses and all . . .
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I expect UND to compete for the NCHC regular season, NCHC tournament, and National Title every year.
Looking at how I think the NCHC regular season might go.
1. Duluth
2. North Dakota
3. Miami
4. Denver
5. Omaha
6. St. Cloud
7. Western Michigan
8. Colorado College
Duluth will have two very good goalies in Kaskisuo and incoming freshmen Hunter Miska. I think it will come down to goaltending for Duluth to win the regular season.
I believe North Dakota can win back-to-back Penrose Cups, I can also see them finishing third in the league.
Miami will depend on how good their goaltenders play on where they finish in the league.
Denver, Omaha, and St. Cloud I see battling for the final home playoff spot, and any of them getting it. Denver has the advantage in goaltending over Omaha and St. Cloud. Offensively all three are about even.
Western Michigan will be a tough team to play against like they are every year, I just don't see them finishing higher then 7th.
Colorado College is on the 4 year plan. I do think they will show some improvement next year, but it wont be enough to get out of 8th in the league.
Boy it's nice being in this conference, with all these quality teams. We all miss the WCHA, but this field is great.
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That's hypocritical
U guys think a frozen four is good enough
I want nattys
You're entitled to nothing.
gf is that child kicking and screaming on the floor in front of the candy display. It's hard to tell if he wants the candy or the attention.
Of course, his parents should ignore him
Maybe he will be an early departure to Omaha or Duluth when he gets less and less playing time here.
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But didn't he stick in the USHL for another year with nothing else to prove either? Zane could go either way and I wouldn't be surprised.
I don't think JS is physically ready yet either--he'll get manhandled by players who are just as good on their skates, stronger and much more intense. But I realize he probably wouldn't benefit much from another year at UND, and the goal is to get into the system and learn the pro game in the minors before taking a shot at the NHL.
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Another National Title. Nothing else will do.
You still in Memphis? Or long gone from there?
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Great group of young men. It's been a real pleasure.
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Not a single player or coach on this team has anything to apologize for. Fans of this team should be proud of the way they have played and the way they handled themselves this year.
I would go all in that they have outperformed the way their loudest critics perform their own day jobs.
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Providence College looked really good today. They will give BU or UND all they can handle on Saturday night.
Hard to tell if PC is that good or Blais is just that bad.
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It gotta go with 6 if he gets a faceoff in the Ozone.
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If this two-goal lead continues, what's the over/under on how many minutes left before Dean pulls Massa?
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I wonder if gfhockey is going to pull Deano aside between periods and ask him a simple quesiton
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Good luck today, boys. '
And I hope all of us fans can overcome the anxiety enough to appreciate how lucky we are to have a program like this to root for.
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Am I the only one that wouldn't want to see him play even if he was cleared today? I think you have to have fully healthy bodies on the ice. No weak spots. Plus, I wouldn't want to test his rust in a one and done format.
After the boys get #8 and are invited to go on tour, maybe he can suit up.
The folks in the twin cities would probably pay to see some championship hockey.
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Wow. I know it's a highlight reel, but the kid can control the puck. Haven't seen him play yet, Hope I'm disappointed.
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Jason Herter was drafted #8 overall in the 1989 draft.
Best slapper I've seen by a Sioux. Hard to compare the velocity of modern shots against the old woodies, though.
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Exactly. I'm not for Hakstol's release at this point (not that it would matter anyway), but it's important for people when they're debating a point to step outside their entrenched (& I mean ENTRENCHED) beliefs/views & at least try to understand the other's point. To be fluid with one's perspective & entertain the notion that maybe that other person just might have a valid point, even if it may take a few beers to wrap his mind around that other person's thought. For me, it seems like many people go their entire lives clinging to a certain belief & they will die or defend that belief because they just cannot see themselves accepting anything else; almost like they made a vow to that belief & it would be completely unacceptable for them to even entertain changing it. I'm talking generally here, not necessarily as it applies to Hakstol. These rigid thinking patterns seem to be more ironclad in people's mind than prison bars.
It's called confirmation bias, and it is something we all have to be careful to avoid. Tavris and Aronson wrote an excellent book on it called "Mistakes Were Made (but not by me)," which is an excellent read for everyone.
If my school has a coach who has lost control of his players or is consistently performing poorly, like missing the tournament consistently, I would probably conclude that he needs to go and that it will not be very difficult to replace him with a person who will do better. If I have a coach who ranks in the top three coaches nationwide in win percentage, frozen four appearances, etc, but I can identify a coaching flaw that leads me to conclude that coach will probably never win a banner, I will strongly consider firing him, but I would be very careful about it and would have to be convinced that the replacement is likely to be better, all things considered. That is a tougher call the better the current coach is performing.
I think it is amusing when posters here complain that they cannot criticize Hakstol. I don't think I'm alone in saying people should be able to freely criticize him, but if that criticism is limited to personal frustration that we haven't won a banner, then be prepared for others to expect you to identify the basis in terms more helpful than "he hasn't won one yet." To say that people are being shouted down so they cannot criticize Hak is creating a strawman.
I have stated that I think he is a great program coach, perhaps the best we have ever had, but I'm not convinced he has reached the point where his game coaching has reached that level. He has certainly done both jobs well this year. Up to this point, he should be in the running for coach of the year. But we will see how we do in Boston. If we win two games, that will be all some people need. If we lose, I will want to know what the better-informed hockey people identify as the reason. Either way, I really like this bunch and what the coaching staff has done with them.
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And the kids who are accepted to the three service academies are pretty intensely vetted for character. Not a perfect evaluation system, obviously, but character kids.