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Someone earlier was wondering what number Tomek will be at UND: http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/pro-sports/3773597-nhl-draft-incoming-freshman-expected-be-picked-draft

Pierre-Paul Lamoureux has the job wrapped up, right? He was GOBC approved and everything.

I wonder if Fabbro and Jost are going to make it a package deal?

I'm actually not too worried. Tomek is a very highly regarded recruit and Johnson is more than capable if splitting starting duties. Many teams have success using freshman goalies. Many teams have won titles with freshman goalies. We'll be fine.

No doubt. I seem to recall the Frattin/Trupp/Malone senior year having a pretty decent PP, but they were pretty good in all facets of the game that year. But that was a long time ago now. Hopefully Shaw can bring in some new energy and a different look for the PP. We certainly have the players that can set it up (NSchmaltz) and hopefully bang it home (Boeser/Cags/LJ).

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/3763786-und-mens-hockey-matt-shaw-applies-assistant-position I like the sounds of that.

Not that this is any big surprise...but Matthews has officially ruled out going NCAA for next season. Now just down to WHL or Europe: http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=40119

If you made $500k a year, lived in Grand Forks, and had a family...would you live in the trailer park across from Valley Dairy?

Great article.

I didn't realize he had three sons. Not sure which one we played hockey with then...he would have been like mid-teens when the WJC was going on.

He has a son, but he's not much of a hockey player. We played pond hockey with him at University Park during the WJC tourney when it was in GF. I think he's a very good baseball player though.

Schloss seems to think it will be Shaw as well: http://undhockey.areavoices.com/?p=100569

That makes sense.

I thought gfhockey said that Pierre Paul Lamoureux was going to get this job? How many of the requirements does he meet?

Beat me to it. My thoughts exactly.

Much like the Brad Berry hire when Hakstol replaced Eades with Berry, this job posting looks like it was written specifically for someone that the coaching staff has in mind.

Since when does a USHL title count as a natty? Maybe he has some midget and peewee titles from his youth as well that we could add to that total!

I think it is similar to the Save Ferris movement.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/3753340-hockey-hakstol-had-nhl-coach-clause-contract

Fire Berry? Simple question.

Especially on the defense! We'll have to enjoy this next season...

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/3748469-und-hockey-boeser-other-recruits-happy-berry-hire Article about the recruits reaction to the Hakstol/Berry coaching change.

Well thank you, I do smile quite a bit. I like the Berry hire. I don't think the team will miss a beat.

IF Schmaltz does come back for another year, our d-corps is once again going to be very talented and almost "too" deep. I'd love to see what Poolman could do with a full year on the blueline instead of playing forward again...

He's the guy that originally tweeted the news about Schmaltz. Once you saw that on the Twitter-sphere, you came on here and reported the same news a few minutes later and tried to pass it off as your own. It's ok, this whole day has you spiraling a bit...