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Schloss mentioned on his weekly podcast that he expects to see Bump in the NHL at the end of the season. Certainly wouldn't be surprising with how he played last weekend. UND helped him out a bit, of course.

McKamey and Zellers on the same line could be really fun to watch. McKamey is still so young...just turned 16...but he accelerated in school so he could come to campus in 26/27.

I kept telling him over and over about how the xG showed that UND should be winning 4-2, but yet UND was losing 5-1 on the scoreboard. He went ballistic.

Oh for sure. Yes, they could. Unfortunately nothing is guaranteed. We're going back and forth on semantics here. We both agree...as I am sure many do here...that changes need to be made. The product on the ice is not working and something needs to jolt this program back to being a national contender each year. What those changes are and when they happen still remains to be seen.

Definitely not what I was saying at all. Wouldn't it make it easier for a new head coach or coaching staff if players like Boisvert, Livanavage, Swanson, etc and recruits like Zellers and Laurila all stayed the course at UND? If a new coaching staff comes in and everyone leaves, it might take a few seasons to even get back to where we are now. And that would cause the natives to get restless again and we'd see FIRE <INSERT NEW COACH> threads started promptly.

Yeah, I don't think just hiring/firing an assistant coach would change much at this point. This isn't like when Shaw was let go. That said...from the players/recruits standpoint, I wonder how they would react to a complete coaching reset? The last thing we'd want is for some of our current talented players or higher end recruits to depart due to a wholesale coaching staff swap. If UND is actually going to do something this offseason, they would need to have everything lined up for succession to avoid any uncertainty with current/incoming players.

So, essentially, if Berry is still coach, you're writing off next season already as well? Just don't want to get my hopiums up for no reason.

Updated as of 1/20 Zellers on fire...only 4pts off USHL scoring lead but has played 9-11 games less than the four players in front of him Zellers now leads the lead in goals with 26 and pts/gm USHL (Forwards) Klee (Muskegon) - '05: 34gp - 13g/15a Pilgrim (Tri-City) - '06: 33gp - 4g/14a Schultz (Chicago) - '06: 31gp - 10g/13a Zellers (Green Bay) - '06: 26gp - 26g/14a O'Neill (NTDP U18) - '07: 36gp - 4g/7a Sanderson (Muskegon) - '07: 25gp - 3g/3a Bumgarner (Fargo) - '08: 35gp - 5g/4a USHL (Defensemen) Laurila (Fargo) - '06: 31gp - 4g/22a Lindberg (NTDP U18) - '07: 31gp - 0g/5a USHL (Goalies) Heil (Madison) - '06: 16gp - .884 / 3.13 (10-5-1) Other Simpson - MN HS - '07: 19gp - 25g/18a Jundt - SF Power 16U - '08: 29gp - 18g/19a McKamey - BCHL - '09: 33gp - 5g/10a

Did gfhockey post this?

He put up 40pts as a Soph...you have to have some skill to put up those numbers. Yes, he was paired with Blake...but he was also playing a different position. Put him with some skilled players and back at center...I bet he could get some decent numbers again next season as a SR.

Agreed. Also, if they stick around, I could see nice improvements from James, Strinden, Strathmann, and even OMac. They all have the skill...we've seen it...

Or he could stay and light it up with Zellers under the new coaching staff.

I bet your spouse disagrees.

I went into Colombia Mall today for the first time in probably 15 years. Dang what a ghost town. So many empty spots. So much for our middle/high school hangout spot.

Berry wants one goalie to take over for the stretch run. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-looking-to-lean-on-one-goaltender-for-stretch-run If the last four games are any indication, I think they would have to go with Hobie. TJ lost 4-1 and 5-1 in his two games. Hobie won 4-3 OT and lost 3-2 OT. Which means they'll probably go with TJ.