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The end of season task that Berry needed to address is the same as what interim Jackson and new coach hire will need to do: Top priority is to hold on to Boisvert & Livanavage. Keep James & recruit Zellers if at all possible as well.

We have the best shot blocker in the nation. Check!

100% for sure it was. Get a new coach that utilizes those players and their skillsets and you know the chippah commits will follow.

My only requests for the new coach: Go back to the Speed Kills era of Sioux hockey. No more chipping it off the glass as a breakout strategy. No more dump and chase as a zone entry strategy. Let the skill players USE their skill.

Yes, probably to both.

Right? Geez. What a weird direction to go for a "coach got fired" article. Ha!

Now it looks like this after today's announcement. We'll need confirmation on all incoming recruits. Something tells me that Zmolek is in next season regardless of who is coaching. Forwards (0): SR - JR - SO - FR - Defense (1): SR - JR - Zmolek SO - FR - Goalies (0): SR - JR - SO - FR - Players with eligibility remaining: F - Boisvert, McLaughlin, James, Perron, Swanson, Strinden, Littler, Croal, Andrew D - Livanavage, Wiebe, MacDonald, Jubenvill, Strathmann, Emery, Komzak G - Hedquist, Huson Recruits that need confirmation: Zellers, Klee, Zakreski, Laurila

Yes. For sure worried about both.

Done with one. Now on to the others.

My hope is that this has already been happening a bit behind the scenes.

Now we'll see what happens with the current players. If the players were wanting a change...then we won't see much portal movement. If the players liked Berry's direction for UND...then we're gonna see a wave of portal entrants and recruits decommit. Gonna be an interesting portal season for sure. I'm not sure how that portal exemption works exactly when a coaching change is made...are UND players allowed to enter portal at anytime before season starts now? Like starting now and ending in October? It's normally 45 days from March 30...unless their scholarship changes or there is a coaching change.

I don’t think that’ll happen. But he’s a good choice for interim.

Change made. Looks like the SS.com posters got their wish. Now a change needs to be made soon, get all the players and recruits on board. Time to move

I’m thinking no. I think WMU comes out of that bracket with somewhat ease. UMN / WMU could be a good game but WMU has the much better goalie and UMN doesn’t have anyone to matchup with Bump.

Bracket looks about what was expected. NCAAHockey

We all need a little more humor in our lives. We certainly can't rely on UND hockey post-season games to keep us entertained any longer.

I think it would stay the same...it hasn't changed in a decade now, why switch it up now?

Ha, would be cool to see the two NCHC teams barrel thru the ten B10/HEA teams.

Here is what CHN predicts: Manchester 1. Boston College vs. 16. Bentley 8. Providence vs. 9. Denver Toledo 2. Michigan State vs. 15. Cornell 7. Boston University vs. 10. Ohio State Allentown 3. Maine vs. 13. Penn State 6. Connecticut vs. 12. Quinnipiac Fargo 4. Western Michigan vs. 14. Minnesota State 5. Minnesota vs. 11. Massachusetts Some interesting matchups there, and should be some good games. Potential DU vs BC and WMU vs UMN regional final games could be good hockey.

WMU outshot DU 29-11 from the 3rd period on...pretty impressive performance. They're gonna be a really tough out in the tourney.

That is shocking. Shocking, I tell you. Will be cheering for WMU and Maine the rest of the way...and then I hope Bump signs the day after the title game and UND never sees him again.

Howard sure exploded this year.

Me too. I wonder if any other NCAA programs have a GM role? Or if those responsibilities all fall on the coaching staff. UND needs to make it happen.

Damn. 40th USHL goal for Zellers. As a comparison, Boisvert had 36g in 61gp last year...Zellers with 40g in 45gp this year. If Boisvert sticks around, those two could make quite a potent PP together...