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For as much crap as UMN fans like to poke at UND for hitting the portal for goalies, this has good comedic value. They picked up Souliere from PSU out of the portal to join Airey as their goalie tandem. That move pushed out Owen Bartoszkiewicz, who has now entered the portal as well. As a further twist to this.... Souliere is 25 years old already and will turn 26 years old during the 24/25 season. And he is Canadian.

That's a really tough comparison to make. Rube had a 149–186–11 record in his 10 seasons coaching at UND (.447) and didn't win a single championship of any kind. Meanwhile, Berry has a 206–104–33 record in 9 seasons (.649) and has won 7 championships (5 Penna's, 1 NCHC tourney, 1 natty). A more accurate comparison might be Bob May or Barry Thorndycraft...they each won one national title as well...but May only coached 2 seasons while Thorndycraft coached 5 seasons.

Zellers immediately comes to mind with that. I'm sure could use a year in juniors, as the jump from (essentially) HS to college is quite big...but then he'd be in the same situation as Blake and being pressured to sign after his SO season here at UND.

I’d be on board with this. UND returns a strong team. They should be able to contend for a 2 seed or higher. And then they get a “home” regional game(s) as a reward. If they can’t take advantage of that next year…again…it might be time for the AD to make the tough call.

I think people put too much emphasis on lines and line chemistry on here. On the forums, we have people blasting Berry for both changing the lines too often AND not changing the lines often enough. In the actual games, how often are the actual lines (from the line chart) playing together anyway? They constantly get shuffled due to penalties, injuries, shortening the bench, and with players flipping due to special teams. In all honesty, these players practice and play with each other enough that they can “make it work” with most any combination of players out there.

Good get for sure. Was wondering when he’d get picked out. Michigan lost a lot already this off-season. Looking like a MSU/UMN race for their conf title at this point.

You’ve certainly got my attention.

Nice that didn’t take long. If one more signs today, we’d have ourselves a Meatloaf song.

Depends on what type of cake. If we’re talking German Chocolate, then I’m listening.

Get Behrens, Rizzo, and Devine to sign as well. Maybe even Carle to leave for the NHL.

Yes. They must have meant new incoming transfers this season. Since this year was his 2nd year at DU...he was only at UMN for his FR season.

Flyers, correct. Round 2, #33 overall.

I wouldn't be surprised with another forward portal player unless we plan on bringing in both Klee & Littler.

Lucius from UW to ASU in the portal.

Article on Mac Swanson. Can't wait to see what he can do at UND! https://www.inforum.com/sports/fargo-force-star-mac-swanson-talks-breaking-records-impressing-und-fans-and-silencing-doubters?fbclid=IwAR1FvKcUqgkW80vczc0qT6BoKBiniS5E03yip-QUBvZhzmk_XGwJVGqipDc I wonder if a team will pick him in the later rounds of the draft.

That'd be a dang big portal grab for Miami if he ended up there. I would be much less surprised to see him end up at ASU.

I get some of the reasoning with Blake being drafted in 2021 and both Snuggerud and McGroarty in 2022...and with Carolina needing to replenish their entire feeder system with them getting an AHL team again this upcoming year...just one of those things that you'd normally pencil in a 4th rounder to stick around for at least 3 seasons in a normal situation. Of course, Blake had a pretty damn good year too.

That would be big for Michigan. Sucks that Michigan and Minnesota both get a first-rounder to return for their junior seasons, but our star 4th-rounder leaves after his Soph year.

That'd be a nice pickup for someone, he dishes it well.

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Welcome back sagard. Been a long time.

At the very least, we wouldn't have to go round in circles with this conversation for the rest of the summer. If all that matters is national titles...all those teams have had the same success as UND in that timespan. Unless we're hanging banners for tourney appearances and tourney wins now.

College hockey season done. Countdown to next season has begun. McLaughlin - Berg - James Swanson - Wilkie - Perron Boisvert - Jamernik - Strinden Kunz - Schmaltz - Croal Extra: Montgomery, Littler, Klee Livanavage - Zmolek Emery - Wiebe Strathmann - MacDonald Extra: Komzak, Jubenvill Sempt / Hedquist Extra: Johnson We'll be strong up the middle. The top 6 will be very good, and still allow you to put skilled players like Strinden & Kunz (two guys I'd expect to see even more progress out of) on the 3rd/4th lines. Swanson & Boisvert might start on the lower lines, but I could see those two move up the lineup pretty quick once they get used to the speed of college puck. That 2nd line would be fun to watch with the skill of Perron & Swanson, but they're both on the smaller side, so pairing them with a bigger 2-way player like Wilkie could help.

Looking at Herald articles and watching post-game interviews, for the most part it's pretty typical questions of any college or pro athletic teams by local media. As far as admitting fault, how often is a game loss entirely the fault of the coaching staff...or the players...or the game plan? Similarly, after a win, how much of the credit should go to the coaching staff...or the players...or the game plan? The vast majority of the time, it is a combo of all those factors and others that contribute to any win or loss. And heck, maybe even some good old-fashioned puck luck <gasp!>. As far as having your question asked of Berry...if the media won't ask, and you really want to know...you can always ask Berry yourself. His email address is publicly posted on the official Fighting Hawks website along with all the coaching staff. From personal experience, the coaching staff is usually pretty willing to discuss hockey, even with commoners such as us. https://fightinghawks.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/coaches bradley.berry@und.edu dane.jackson@und.edu karl.goehring@und.edu dillon.simpson@und.edu

I'd guess that Hedquist sees half the starts next season with TJ. At least Hobie was recruited.