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He can settle for Frozen Four MVP.

Sorry, just posted the lists that had UND players on them for finalists. Agreed on COY and ROY. I think Liver gets DDOY. I bet they give DFOY to Gross.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-plans-green-out-for-playoff-games Confused by this though...if planning a green-out...shouldn't the towels be green?

Lots of players/coaches on the award finalists lists! Love that Liver is on both the offensive and defensive finalist lists. NCHC Herb Brooks Coach of the Year finalists David Carle, Denver Dane Jackson, North Dakota Anthony Noreen, Miami NCHC Rookie of the Year finalists David Deputy, Miami Cole Reschny, North Dakota Jan Špunar, North Dakota NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year finalists Ty Hanson, Minnesota Duluth Jake Livanavage, North Dakota Eric Pohlkamp, Denver NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year finalists Adam Kleber, Minnesota Duluth Jake Livanavage, North Dakota Bennett Zmolek, North Dakota NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year finalists Tyson Gross, St. Cloud State Dylan James, North Dakota Owen Michaels, Western Michigan NCHC Goaltender of the Year finalists Matteo Drobac, Miami Hampton Slukynsky, Western Michigan Jan Špunar, North Dakota NCHC Senior Scholar-Athlete Award finalists Kent Anderson, Denver Riley Bodnarchuk, Minnesota Duluth Dylan James, North Dakota

Not entirely surprising with how many of the older forward commits aren't producing a ton in the USHL outside of Simpson. BSchultz was the only one that has to come in, but with the CHL player pool, it's gonna make these NCAA roster spots harder to get. Good luck to him, would rather see him at Mankato or similar rather than scoring on us if he goes UMD/SCSU.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/03/04/blackhawks-prospects-sacha-boisvert-signing-nhl-anton-frondell-mason-west Pretty crazy. I know that was the plan all along with him, but can't believe they'd announce it already with BU's season still ongoing...and with him being so underwhelming all season. Three goals?

This for sure. Never would have expected that either of them would have such big contributions on this team. Rickwood has consistently been one of our best players, night in and night out. Faceoffs and a full 200ft game. And most prob would have considered Young to be an "extra forward" but he has played so well that the coaches can't take him out of the lineup.

HEA puts a quick ban on the dimming of lights after goals after the UConn debacle. Hopefully the NCAA can follow and just ban them across the country.

Updated Commit Stats as of Mar 1: Simpson 2nd in USHL points, 3rd in goals, and 4th in assists Welcome aboard to newest D recruit, Carson Scott! Big weeks for the Cooper's - Simpson 4-3-7 in his last 5gp and Williams with 2-3-5 in his last 5gp. Forwards B. Schultz (USHL Sioux Falls) - '05: 49gp - 21g/17a Pilgrim (USHL Tri-City) - '06: 42gp - 16g/19a A. Schultz (USHL Sioux City) - '06: 38gp - 11g/16a O'Neill (WHL Edmonton) - '07: 60gp - 19g/20a Sanderson (USHL Muskegon) - '07: 45gp - 13g/15a Simpson (USHL Youngstown) - '07: 52gp - 30g/37a Jundt (WHL Calgary) - '08: 52gp - 9g/9a Williams (WHL Saskatoon) - '08: 59gp - 20g/30a DeMars (WHL Penticton) - '09: 45gp - 6g/7a Grubb (SSM 18U Prep) - '09: 44gp - 9g/22a McKamey (WHL Victoria) - '09: 42gp - 4g/7a Defensemen MacKenzie (WHL Edmonton) - '06: 52gp - 20g/33a Klimpke (WHL Saskatoon) - '07: 61gp - 4g/37a Lindberg (USHL Fargo) - '07: 45gp - 5g/14a Penner (USHL Fargo) - '08: 26gp - 0g/0a Scott (U17 NTDP) - '09: 47gp - 1g/10a Thoreson (U17 NTDP) - '09: 16gp - 0g/3a Goalies Heil (USHL Madison) - '06: 32gp - 2.30 / .903 (20-9-3)

Lots. From Schloss article this morning:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/schlossman-5-things-you-may-have-missed-from-unds-regular-season-finale-at-western-michigan This one cracked me up, but shows that the team was pretty annoyed with the refs too:

#3 is a bit odd, for sure. Agreed on #4. This team is resilient. They are never NOT in a game. Fun team to watch.

Hilarious watching McKenna on this Notre Dame OT goal.

He could take James' spot as our resident speedster.

Powers from ASU just got a 5yr contract extension about 3 months ago. https://www.statepress.com/article/2025/11/breaking-powers-extension-2025

And that moves UM to #1. Dang, those top 3 are all within .1 of each other. Crazy. A good result in the NCHC tourney could certainly put the #1 overall seed in play for UND.

Plus Drobac played out of his mind in the Miami/UND series. For sure would rather play UNO than Miami.

SEASON'S OVER! <clap clap clap> SEASON'S OVER! <clap clap clap>

Losing Potter and Beck to injuries certainly hurt with their depth, but those two aren't going to be able to replace the loss of Lucius and Schimek next year.

Can't believe ASU went from 2nd to 9th in the league from last year.

Didn't he just get an extension like a month ago too?

Great to see the PK rebound...it went thru a rough spell about a month ago. Good timing to get their mojo back.

I'm guessing Michigan doesn't make it out of their regional. I bet a defensive focused team knocks them out. Plus Ivankovic hasn't looked as good since returning from his injury.