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I think your counting is a bit off. From the link you provided above, I show 3 NCHC teams and 3 Big Ten teams. 1 Minnesota-Duluth 59 15-5-4 .7083 5 .6002 1 2 Denver 58 16-6-4 .6923 6 .5960 2 3 Boston University 57 16-5-2 .7391 3 .5919* 3 4 Penn State 56 16-3-2 .8095 1 .5893* 4 5 Western Michigan 55 13-6-3 .6591 12 .5720 5 6 Union 54 17-5-2 .7500 2 .5702* 6 7 Minnesota 53 14-6-2 .6818 8t .5639 7 8 Ohio State 52 12-4-6 .6818 8t .5636* 8 9 Vermont 51 16-7-2 .6800 10 .5618 9 10 Massachusetts-Lowell 50 15-7-3 .6600 11 .5598* 10 UMD (1), DU (2), and WMU (5) for NCHC. PSU (4), UMN (7), and OSU (8) for B10. 3=3 So your post wasn't really fact at all...nor opinion. It was just plain incorrect.

Good call. He may not have scored much in the first half, but he did learn the #1 UMD trick in the playbook....sell the dive!

Tufte. Hasn't done crap all season (1 goal entering this weekend). Kid has like 5 points this weekend now?

I would say it has more to do with playing at home. They can't win at the Ralph it seems. Top 10 teams...they beat Union and BC just recently.

Exactly.

At this point I'd say that Boeser should come back for another year to work on his defensive game...but I'm guessing he'll be gone. It'd be nice to retain both him and Jost for another year, but could potentially lose both.

Oh well. Well maybe after the Friday night loss to CC they can switch it then?

Now that Cam has the beloved record, maybe Tomek gets a start next week vs CC? Not pinning this all on Cam, but something needs to change. Might as well start there and work your way forward thru the lineup.

Schloss is saying that Ausmus is out the rest of the night with an injury. Ouch, hits keep on coming.

Looks like Duluth is going for the SHUTOUT again just like the Saturday game in Duluth. SHUTOUT in the making.

I still think this team can make a run in the NCAA's...maybe not win the title but they have potential. Playing UMD right now though...they're a very tough team and UND just isn't there yet. Maybe they won't be all season. Lot of players need to step up.

That's amazing to me. What a stat-padder. No idea why that wouldn't be considered exhibition.

Hopefully nothing long term on Jost, that's my real concern tonight other than the loss. He's easily been our most consistent forward all year...can't lose him now. And I don't think anyone should be surprised at all of UMD's diving...that's been a regular in their playbook for the last 3-4 seasons now it seems.

5min major. Wolanin might need to sit another game or two, Brad.

Yes. What happened to Jost?

So, wait. In one post, we can't look at prior seasons, only the current one. But then a few posts later, we're supposed to include the entire history of programs/conferences when discussing how "great/poor" they are? Spin cycle is in full effect!

In March? UMN might be celebrating another B10 playoff title in March. Meanwhile, a non-B10 team will be celebrating a National Title in April.

Cool to see them snag the #1 spot in the polls, but I don't think it lasts long once the tourney starts. When you spend your non-conf games beating up on Mercyhurst, Canisius (x2), Niagara (x2), Anchorage (x2), and Arizona State (x2)....ouch. That's not really preparing them for success in the tourney. And none of the rest of the B10 teams will do much to help either. I'd be very surprised to see them make it out of their bracket, regardless of who is in their path.

Is there a reason for tossing two fish, or just for your own S&G?

My dad took me to those tourney games at the Old Ralph...I was only four years old. I still have the t-shirt that he got for me, my son wears it now.

Maybe not tears, but certainly hoarse voices after all those goal celebrations.

DU's top line of Terry/Gambrell/Borgstrom combined for 11 pts. Feasting on the SunDevil cupcakes!

Former UND recruit Cakebread got his first collegiate point tonight playing on the top line for Niagara.

Butt kicking this weekend. Really didn't expect to see this goal differential...16-4? That's insane.

Lots of goals for UND from long range.