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Two nice pickups for them. They lost a lot, so they need some good players to fill some lineup holes. That was quick.

This program certainly has had their share of issues getting over the hump in the NCAA play recently...but I don't think it has anything to do with some fans/alums still referring to the team as the "Sioux" instead of the "Hawks". Heck, the team already has one NCAA title win since the Sioux name was retired.

No B10 and no #10. That's a win-win. Now...go BC against DU. Ewww.

He was looking like a faster Michael Parks with that wraparound.

4-0

It's hard to win 26 games and win the conference title without being at least a bit good. We just sputtered out the last few months. Killed a season that showed so much promise.

That might be it 3-0 BC

There was the unlucky bounce against Michigan that UND never got. Went off both Mich dman skates.

Smith 2-0

Smith and Leonard are so dang skilled.

Looking at some numbers: 23/24 -- 151 goals, 243 assists -- 394 points 11 players departing for graduation, pros, or portal: - 67 goals, 103 assists -- 170 points 3 players incoming from portal (this year's numbers): + 20 goals, 35 assists -- 55 points 7-8 incoming freshmen -- numbers TBD, but expecting some to have substantial opportunities to contribute Judging portal pickup stats can be a crapshoot, but looking at this year's UND portal players...all except two had better stats this year compared to the previous year (Zmolek +1, Britt +2, Johannes -10, Pyke +6, Berg +13, Pehrson -3)...net improvement of +9 points compared to their old teams. = 104 goals (69%), 175 assists (72%) -- 279 points (71%) returning & incoming portal players

Dang already. 1-0 BC

We had way more skill than Michigan the Frattin year too in that semi-final game. Didn't matter unfortunately.

Yep. They're the least of the evils remaining.

Not the announcers, certainly.

Broz has really stepped up in the playoffs. His 2nd game winning goal this postseason. DU going for the title. BU didn't get a single PP all game, that's crazy. Some plays that def could have been called.

Could Devine slap his stick and call for the puck any more?

DU PP with one min left in regulation. Wow.

Celebrini post.

Monster save with the PP expiring.

Improvement!

Yeah, UND went 4-2 against these two teams this season. They certainly could have held their own...if they wouldn't have crapped the bed toward the end of the season.

DU ties it 1-1

Celebrini with like 3 golden chances in a row. Nothing gets thru though.

Agreed on the Littler/Klee situation...if you bring in both and those two + Croal end up sitting most nights, we're gonna see some portal entrants from that group this time next year. Which you hate to see from those players that might just need some extra time to get up to the NCAA speed level but could then turn into good college players. Props to the guys like Montgomery, Komzak, etc that stick with the team and earn playing time. Portal entrants are pretty few and far between now, that really slowed down. Not sure how many players we'll see enter the portal from the F4 teams once this weekend is over, but prob some. If we're gonna grab one more portal forward and then bring in just one of Klee/Littler, I could see Whitelaw or Copponi or Israels being a nice option. Really surprised that no one has picked up Dman Lovell from ASU yet. He's small, but 37pts is legit for a dman.