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Welcome to league play, Arizona State. In all seriousness, that Michigan team is loaded with high end talent...their big three stud freshmen Powers/Johnson/Beniers combined for 9 points in their collegiate debuts. If anything, the shorter season will benefit them, as it seems that high end freshmen sometimes get worn down throughout the college season (see past young loaded teams like UW last season and BU a couple years ago). It'd be a good matchup between UND's experienced team and them if they happen to meet in the NCAA's (assuming the season gets that far, of course).

UAA cancels their season as well, bringing the total to 8 schools done for the year: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2020/11/13_Alaska-Anchorage-Latest-to.php

Wow, college hockey! It's been so long. Also, Bowling Green is beating up on Rocky's wife, 4-0 in the 2nd.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2020/11/12_Ivies-Forced-to-Cancel-Hockey.php

CHN article on recruiting classes: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2020/11/09_Fresh-Faces-For-2020-21.php Spotlights both Gaber and Sanderson, and ranks UND as the #2 recruiting class this year, behind only Michigan's stacked incoming class.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2020/11/09_RIT-Shutting-Down-Hockey-.php

I wouldn’t use them cancelling an exhibition as a sign of no hockey this year. We’ll see if the B10 games scheduled for mid November happen or not.

Are we looking at the Matrix here?

Has this been finalized? I know that it had been discussed, but hadn't heard if it was a final decision. Could you imagine a player like Kawaguchi getting a 5th year?

UND is just a farm team for the Senators at this point.

Yeah I've been wondering that as well.

Looks like the article was updated...UAA is still playing the upcoming 20/21 season (whatever that might look like), but the program will be done after that.

UAA dropped their men's hockey program for financial reasons. The writing has been on the wall for the UAA (and possibly UAF) for awhile now, but that's tough for them. I always wanted to make that roadtrip when UAA and UND were both still in the WCHA. RIP UAA

Article in the Herald about the prospects of hockey this season and some options being discussed. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/6616620-As-sports-shut-down-for-the-fall-season-college-hockey-leaders-assess-options

The virus cases in the MLB season haven't cancelled the season (yet), just postponed games. The proposal that was being mentioned as a possibility was league games start after Jan 1st with some non-conference games an option prior to that and a season "start" of Nov 1st. At this point, I'm just hoping that they can make something work, even if it means no fans being present at the games.

Agreed. Reiger is in the same boat. Could play either but both offense and defense are already stacked. Also, Budy is technically a sophomore due to his time at DU.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/6573065-UND-summer-hockey-Defensemen-light-up-scoreboard-in-scrimmage?fbclid=IwAR1uuwGWcLJ2EURxCbWU_LPOt2odKizVafLRQaqqwGa-rtO9pFZ-MrxKRoQ Reading these scrimmage results makes me excited for hockey. I also really hope they're not the only "game" stories that we'll be able to read this year.

Here we go. How many more conferences are going to follow? Or even the NCAA just enforces it as a whole?

Ian Kidd wanted to go to Detroit, too.

I want nothing to do with the Big10...that conference needs UND far more than UND needs it.

They're just taking wild guesses at this point.

What a wild last 10min in this one. Thank you!

Man Kozek had a bomb of a wrister.

JBD's younger brother committed to DU.

https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/2020-draft-prospect-jake-sanderson-has-everything-you-want-in-a-defenseman Can't wait to see him wear the UND sweater!