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1 hour ago, Goon said:
Just for the record, Riese Gaber has played in 63 games scoring (26g-32a--58pts), he's also a plus-16. That's almost a point per game. Seeing him wear a spoked B would make me very happy.
Not this year though. I'm a Wings fan, and I don't want to see Dylan James for at least 2-3 years in a Wings uniform.
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9 minutes ago, homer said:
I stopped reading the article at the quote below…..zero fact in there. Only an opinion and it could be taken as affirming that if proper Title IX protocol was followed that the other depts would not have known details of the investigation. Do I think they knew….probably
"I don't know that they would have been directly told, 'Hey, just so you know, there's an investigation going on,'" Dearth said. "But given who all the individuals were, I absolutely believe that the witnesses probably would have overlapped, and so even if they were never given an official notification of it, I'm sure probably people in the department would have found out about (in) some way."
Matt Dearth of Vogel has been practicing less than 6 years, so he's hardly an expert on Title IX (or anything else). Take his speculative comments with a grain of salt.
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11 minutes ago, iluvdebbies said:
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6 letters on 18 skaters would look ridiculous.
The last time UND won a national championship, 2015-16, they had a captain (Ausmus) and 5 assistant captains--Caggiula, Chyzyk, LaDue, St. Clair and Stecher.
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37 minutes ago, Irish said:
True - but we really need to add tournament success back into our culture.
Really? They lost in OT to BU in a game they dominated and had a goal disallowed because of a bad offsides call. They were the consensus No. 1 team in 2020 but were not allowed to prove it in the tourney because of Covid. The next year, they lost in 5 OTs to UMD. If they win, they very easily could have won the whole thing. This year, they overachieved, but still lost in OT to a good Notre Dame team that gave Mankato fits (and beat Michigan 4 times). That is the nature of the NCAA one and down tourney. Michigan had tons of blue chippers and didn't win. BU has had the same thing happen. Some people's expectations are unrealistic.
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3 minutes ago, brianvf said:
We'll certainly see enough of him...he'll get his chances against UND and will certainly be playing his hardest in those games.
Hopefully he performs the same as Jonny Tychonick against UND
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30 minutes ago, gfhockey said:
Hope another miss in recruiting doesn’t bite Berry in the but again
How is this a miss in recruiting? He was committed here, but there is no room for him this year. Who would you have held back if not him?
You should also be happy since you have man love for Sandelin and UMD is your favorite team
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9 hours ago, brianvf said:
Been awhile since we've gotten a Shattuck recruit, it seems.
Scott Morrow, but we asked him to play a year of juniors and he went to UMass. He was at Shattuck.
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12 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:
Fantilli was a year younger than Toews…he needs to accelerate to play next season. But…he’s also a really big boy. So he could play this year I’m sure.
My point is that 17 year olds with special abilities can make a huge impact in college. Fantilli is probably hyped more than Toews was, and as you said, is a very big boy. I expect him to make an impact as a 17 year old freshman.
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5 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
That, during the 2021-22 season, a 17 year old, would be mauled by a team like MSU-Mankato.
I'm not sure I agree. Jonathan Toews came in as a 17 year old freshman at UND, and did pretty well his freshman year. He had 22 goals and 17 assists for 39 points as a 17 year old (he also accelerated his education and was in reality a high school senior). He was an impact player in the regional at the REA against Michigan, scoring at least 2 more goals.
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10 minutes ago, bale31 said:
I don't think it was so much the grind that got to them as much as it was the situation. I haven't ever seen this group respond like they did after the first goal. The panic was something that I would never have guessed would hit them.
I know it wasn't on a week-to-week basis, but they faced a good amount of good teams and had come backs against them. They had 2 games against UMASS early in the year (one in which they came back from 2 down on the banner raising day). They had a grinder of a game against Michigan. A couple grinders against SCSU when St Cloud looked unbeatable. UMD in the middle of the year and then had a couple of tough games on the first weekend.
The biggest thing that I think hurt them was not converting on at least one of the odd man rushes in the second. I know the narrative is that this team is a grinder, slow it down team, but that's just not true. They were the 5th highest scoring team in the last decade (of course, Denver was the 4th). All year long they converted those types of chances. Was it frustration? Were they pressing? Did they just not expect Denver to give the kind of push they did? I dunno. I can't say that I thought we couldn't lose. I just didn't think we could lose the way we did, but momentum is a crazy thing. I've heard Hastings talk about that on more than one occasion this year. Usually we get the momentum going our way. I have said multiple times this year after we score one goal that the floodgates are going to open. This time it went against us in a big way.
I wouldn't overanalyze it. Mankato had a very good team and proved it all year. If they played DU 10 times, I think Mankato wins 5 of them. Mankato also had a tough non-conference schedule and proved that it could play with the top teams all year. Chrona came up big several times when it was still 1-0 and that was probably the difference. Denver is a very good team, and was finding a way to win the close games in the tourney. Having said that, I do think that Mankato would be even more battle tested if they were in the NCHC. They might not win the league, but they would definitely be in the top half and competing for the NCHC title. Mankato has nothing to be ashamed of--they are very good. I have a ton of respect for their program and Hastings.
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10 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
Bruce Ciskie is naughty.
Like a blind squirrel finding a nut, Ciskie finally got made a comment that is humorous, but it does not diminish what a !@#!$! he is 99.9% of the time.
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5 minutes ago, Irish said:
Good points - in those tough losses we struggled to put the puck in the net - that's why I would like some more firepower.
Denver just won 3-2 and 2-1, and they are the number 2 offense in the country. MSUM is No. 1 and beat Notre Dame 1-0. Goaltending and defense win this time of year. Look at Duluth. It is usually a race to 2 but they win more 2-1 games than any program.
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13 hours ago, Irish said:
Great research - you went all the way back to 2010 when Hak was recruiting. Not suggesting you do it but It would be interesting to see how many blue chippers have been recruited by current staff. After seeing our lack of firepower this year it may be a concern. Since 2016 there have been 5 Frozen Fours counting this year - none in 21. Denver has made 3, Duluth 4, MInnesota State 2 and St. Cloud 1. We, on the other hand, have a total of 1 regional victory. "Blue Chippers" - meaning first rounders - may not be the solution but more firepower certainly is. Not sure what is causing this but I am hoping for a swift turn-around and winning some recruiting battles would be a good start.
Off the top of my head, Tyson Jost, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Shane Pinto and Jake Sanderson. Kleven was a 2nd rounder. That's not a bad group. You also have to keep in mind that in 2019, UND was #1 in the power rankings, and the NCAA tourney was cancelled. In 2020, they lost in 5 OTs even though they outplayed Duluth for much of that game, particularly the OTs. They also lost to BU in 2 OTs after dominating and having the winning goal waved off. This team has been very competitive except for 1 year, which was not unexpected after they won in 2016 and lost most of the team.
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1 hour ago, Irish said:
Along with almost everyone on this board, I have zero insight into Cooley's recruiting process. Apparently Minnesota was able to convince him that his college career, development, and pro prospects were better there than here and he bonded better with the coaches. While we certainly won't get all Blue Chippers to come here we should get more than we have. Denver is in the Frozen Four and has 4 of 6 on the NCHC all rookie team (we have two - one is our pretty untested goalie. The question was "What's needed to hang a green banner" - not so sure why more Blue Chippers is getting such push-back. My second thing would be more team discipline - we had to lead the Nation in inopportune penalties.
The premise of your argument is flawed: that UND does not get as many "Blue Chippers". If you define a "blue chipper" as a 1st round pick, please go back to the thread for "Prospective Recruits" from January 27, 2022 (page 510). In that post, I noted that since 2010, here are the 1st round picks:
(1) Michigan--14; (2) BU--12; (3) BC and UND--9; (4) Wisconsin--6; (5) Minnesota--5; (6) Denver, SCSU, Providence and Miami-- 2; (7) UMD, UMass, UConn, Northeastern, CC and Harvard--1.
UND gets more top recruits than all of its NCHC rivals, and has for years. Only "blue bloods" Michigan and BC have gotten more. Even BU, with all of its recent success getting top recruits, is tied with UND. Minnesota now got Cooley, so they are up to 6, which is still less than UND. Minnesota is also a blue blood and most Minnesota kids grow up with the dream of wearing the "M".
Notice that DU has only gotten 2 since 2010, and Mankato has 0. There is a lot more to building a team that getting "blue chippers." Michigan has 7 1st round picks on its roster, and several 2nd round picks. Michigan may win it this year, but it is not guaranteed.
The bottom line: RELAX. UND is a power in college hockey, is well-coached, gets good recruits and will continue to be one of the top programs in the country. Not every top recruit will come to UND because of many factors--geography, quality of education, playing time, top minutes, coaching, etc. All we can ask is that we are in the conversation, and the Cooley situation shows that UND is usually in the conversation.
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3 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
Put on the Kevlar vest and the asbestos underpants.
My unfiltered, brutally honest evaluation of the forwards follows.I'd take back in a minute: Gaber, Jamernik, Schmaltz, Costantini, Portz, Caulfield, Ness, Kunz ... in that order. Caulfield needs to show some fire. Kunz needs to figure out college or he's on the following list in a year. Ness survives because he's a bottom six centerman and you need those.
I'd upgrade (trade up if I could): Calder, Albrecht, Montgomery. Calder, as an upperclassman, disappeared at crunch time; if he was hurt (wrist) I retract my statement. Albrecht brings energy but no offense and this team needs offense. Not fair to have Monty here because he is a freshman and was a very later roster add (thanks Weatherby).
These guys would not be on my roster next season: Ford, Senden, Hain, Budy. Ford's out of eligibility; Senden has had his four seasons; Hain, he's had four and yeah he was hurt, but I have too many bottom six guys right now to run the risk of how he recovers. Budy's never shown anything at UND.
So I'd be looking at bringing in at four freshmen.
McLaughlin - we need a center; we only have LouieJam, Schmaltz, and Ness ... maybe Costantini.
Strinden - hoping he can provide more offense than Senden or Ness
Blake - offense
Cole Spicer or Dylan James is the question ... unless there's a fifth opening, and I only opened four (Ford, Senden, Hain, Budy).It needs to be James coming in. He is likely going to be a 2nd round draft pick, and UND cannot risk pushing back another top recruit like it did with Morrow and Rizzo.
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9 minutes ago, jk said:
He's the best D I've seen at UND (missed Patrick, but since 83 anyway) and it's not close. I think he's going to be a great pro as well. Its very unfortunate that he's missed so much of the year, but he chose to come back to have a great year at UND when he could have very easily stepped into a top 4 role and big paychecks.
I watched James Patrick many times, and with all due respect to him, Sanderson is the most talented D man I have ever seen at UND. We are very fortunate to have him.
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1 minute ago, brianvf said:
Best player in college hockey wasn't even in the Top 10.
Huge snub.
Agreed, but Jake Sanderson didn't play enough games. It is too bad because he is the best player in college hockey.
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I have 2 lower bowl tickets for sale for tonight vs. CC in Section 105, Row K, seats 5 and 6. This is the end where UND shoots twice and are behind the goal. $30 apiece/$60 for the pair. Text or call at (701) 371-0195.
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16 hours ago, gfhockey said:
Try looking at a game without green glasses on
This from a guy who can't look at a game while sober.
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2 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
so jan brady state is on the same level as UND in terms of expectations?
How about Minnesota losing to Holy Cross? How about Duluth and Providence both winning national championships as 4 seeds?
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17 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
what if we lose to harvard in the first round of the national tourney?
Motzko did that several times at SCSU and retained his job and eventually was recruited away to Minnesota. Sh!# happens in the NCAA tournament. Berry has nothing to worry about even if UND loses to a 4 seed.
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I have 2 tickets for sale for tonight's game against Western Michigan. Seats are in Section 105, row K, right behind where UND shoots twice. $60 for the pair. Text me at (701) 371-0195.
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Do you have any years of eligibility left? I assume you must be really good based upon your expertise on blue chip recruits.