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I bet your spouse disagrees.

I went into Colombia Mall today for the first time in probably 15 years. Dang what a ghost town. So many empty spots. So much for our middle/high school hangout spot.

Berry wants one goalie to take over for the stretch run. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-looking-to-lean-on-one-goaltender-for-stretch-run If the last four games are any indication, I think they would have to go with Hobie. TJ lost 4-1 and 5-1 in his two games. Hobie won 4-3 OT and lost 3-2 OT. Which means they'll probably go with TJ.

Kid is killing it.

Yeah you certainly don’t want to lose any current players or commits that could help right the ship if a coaching change is made. Zellers has already swapped commitments once. I suppose a lot could hinge on who is hired and how quickly the hiring process goes.

I could have 10pts playing on a line with Bump this year.

Zellers and Laurila could be instant contributors. The bones are there for a decent team next year...D will be a year older and improved with Laurila (+ maybe Zmolek?) adding to the current group. Zellers and Sacha are both pure goal scorers. Swanson and Perron should be able to pile up some assists. Who knows on goalies, if Hobie stays. Still need a couple forward recruits/CHL/portal, etc. Who knows on coaching staff too.

See you again next year...we've gone 3 years in a row now, with alternating sweeps (WMU sweeps UND, UND sweeps UNO, and WMU sweeps UND)...so next year we'll see a UND sweep again. Promise.

Thanks for the tickets, once again!

That was just a brutal game to watch. I’ve never seen a UND team have that many problems just getting the puck out of the zone.

Nice of us to give Bump the player of the week.

Too early to start the 25/26 team thread?

Our special teams is so brutal to watch.

Looked pretty darn similar to the hit that got Jammer a 5min penalty last weekend.

TJ in net. Strathmann injured. Again. And Strinden sitting or injured? what the heck.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/unds-penalty-kill-struggles-continue-in-overtime-loss-to-western-michigan This is pretty brutal:

I don't think the NCAA cares about that stuff anymore. They'll let anything slide to avoid a lawsuit. Won't be long before every NCAA athlete can play 5 years.

Speaking of Benak, anyone hear about where he is leaning? He could make a nice center replacement for us next year with all the centers we lose.

Those smoothies are so good! Once it hits your lips, you almost forget the list of grievances. I'll go over the list and then give him a few minutes in the zero gravity bed to digest it.

Those were the good old days, for sure.

Bump dominates. TJ starts tomorrow. And another Dman injury with Strathmann. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-has-few-answers-for-alex-bump-during-overtime-loss-to-western-michigan

A win tomorrow night over #7 WMU could sure do wonders. Make it happen boys. 1st period they looked good. Came out sloppy in the 2nd and they got burned. Need to do a better job at clearing the zone.

Maybe 7-8k? Less empty seats than I was anticipating.

That’s how I walk normally anyway. Heading to the airport now! See you tonight or just tomorrow?

Appears the UND missed out on Zach Nehring from Minot. He has almost as many points this season as a FR for WMU than he did all of last season in the USHL. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/western-michigan-brings-size-to-first-place-battle-with-und Seriously impressive seasons from both of those goalies so far. Let's hope we get some bodies in front of them.