I thought of that as well when I saw the lineup.
Unless by some miracle they can convince Frisch to come back. But doubtful.
Hopefully Johnson returns being that he'd be thrust into hella minutes due to losing all the current d-men.
https://fightinghawks.com/news/2023/1/20/mens-hockey-hawk-ey-talk-with-virg-foss-flying-over-highway-2-not-anymore.aspx
Crazy story from Virg Foss. Man, would love to just sit down with him for a few hours and hear the stories that he could tell.
Bast and Johnson sitting on D.
DeRidder needs to take this start and run with it, IMO.
He needs to establish himself as the "man" between the pipes if UND wants to make any run at home ice or the NCAA's.
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-dakota/armacost-says-und-hockey-coach-had-no-conflict-of-interest-concerning-daughters-ownership-of-nodak-llc
The conspiracy theory is that Berry is too worried about the NODAK LLC and it is affecting the teams performance on the ice.
https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-looking-to-help-out-its-goaltenders
Switching up the lines to try to find a mixture of both goals + defensive reliability.
And then there was much rejoicing on ss.com.
https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-hockey-prospect-notes-emerson-shows-versatility-in-all-american-game
Some recruit observations from the BioSteel All-American game:
Michael Emerson
Andrew Strathmann
Also more on Keith McInnis
I wonder if NIL money is tax-deductible for a business?
I'd be willing to shoot some business money their way if a NIL was setup for UND hockey players.
https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/in-season-of-slim-margins-two-blown-leads-loom-large
Crazy to think how just two blown 3-goal leads would change UND's NCHC and PWR outlooks this season:
And...for everyone's favorite xG metric: