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And the chest pumping and delusional thinking by Bison fans is beyond over the top.

That is not entirely accurate. The UND fan base was very divided on this issue, but it really did not matter because Roger Thomas had already decided that it was a bad idea to move up to FCS. Many UND fans were upset, many agreed with Roger Thomas. I thought it was a mistake at the time, and history has shown that it did hurt UND not moving up sooner. I'm not sure what I think about the move to FBS because the cost is so great. I don't blame NDSU for moving up, and it was probably the right move for its program. I would like to see UND compete at the FBS level, but I do understand the financial concerns. I expect that UND will closely monitor SDSU, USD and the Montana schools before making the decision. I do believe that the landscape of college football is still evolving, and fully expect that there will be another "FCS" type division that will include the schools that are not in the Big 10 and SEC.

I live in Fargo and I agree with Bison06. I'm not a fan of NDSU and never have been, but I understand that the fans were bored. The only games that really fired up the fan base were SDSU and UND and whenever the Bison played an FBS opponent. The move was long overdue. The end goal is to be a relevant FBS program like Boise State. It remains to be seen if they accomplish that goal, but I wouldn't bet against them.

I had the same thought. They traded a top 4 defenseman (Bowen Byram) for the opportunity to upgrade for another defenseman. I hope that they let Carels or Verhoeff play at least 1 year before having them come in. The owner of the Sabres is Terry Pegula, who is a huge Penn State booster and alum and was rumored to be the one who paid McKenna to come to Penn State.

Why do you say that? His statistics are not much different than Keith Tkachuk: Zach Parise 1254 Games, 434 goals, 455 assists for 889 points and a +76 Keith Tkachuk 1201 Games, 538 goals, 527 assists for 1065 points and a +33. Additionally, Parise played for defensive minded teams where scoring was not a priority like New Jersey and Minnesota, and Parise is a much better defensive forward than Tkachuk.

NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings has Cooper Williams at #50 and Brayden Klimpke at #74. Williams was the 2nd leading scorer on the Blades, but had more goals.

3rd round pick of the Blackhawks.

Harsh but I agree completely with your position.

I think he is committed for 2027-2028 according to Elite Prospects. Did you see something different?

I thought gfhockey was Drunk Hockey Guy aka Chris Orlett. 😀

If I recall correctly, JT MIller was drafted by the Rangers and then decided to play in the OHL rather than college. Carson Carels is jumping from the WHL to college.

By finally, do you mean for this year? Because Verhoeff, Reschny and Emery are blue chippers.

Who cares? They are both elite and both will be picked in the top of the draft.

No they need a draft like the NFL based on the worst record. Hockey players don’t tank. The lottery is not fair and makes people lose interest in the draft. Look how popular the NFL draft is. If the NFL was dumb enough to have a lottery it would not be as popular. The NHL and NBA can’t get out of their own way

Agreed. Quinn Hughes and Jake Sanderson also played 2 years of college hockey.