Dave Berger

Well, I was close. Dave

Just putting this out there for anyone who will be in St. Cloud for the games: UND/SCSU fan social Saturday, November 22 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Second floor of Brothers Bar & Grill (same location as last year) 119 Fifth Avenue South in St. Cloud Appetizers and door prizes See you there!

Not confirmed, but let's just say that I'd be very surprised to see MacMillan or LaDue this weekend. And no, Brad and I are not the same person. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Miami Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Wisconsin Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Wisconsin Discuss Dave

U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game Preview: UND vs. Air Force Discuss. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Providence Discuss. Dave

Yep. D pairs are LaDue/Schmaltz, Ausmus/Stecher, and Thompson/Poolman. Dave

And another tweet by @DBergerHockey. Doesn't he have anything better to do? Good to see freshman D Tucker Poolman in the lineup; expect sr D Nick Mattson (career 13-44-57 in 120 gp over first three yrs) tomorrow nite

Someone called @DBergerHockey on Twitter: Who else is excited for Nick Schmaltz centering Drake Caggiula & Luke Johnson when @UNDMHockey plays @CCTigers tonight? #ridiculoustalent

Weekend Preview: UND at Colorado College Discuss. Dave

NCHC 2014-15 Season Preview and Predictions Discuss. Dave

The origins of the USCHO Championship Belt: link And yes, I'm Sioux18 on USCHO. Can't believe it's been around that long... Dave

Downtown Horns at El Roco tonight (Friday, October 10th) beginning around 9:30 p.m. There, now you've all got post-game plans. Dave

Weekend Preview: UND vs. Bemidji State Discuss. Dave

Now that we're finished ranking the twenty teams with at least one national championship, what are your thoughts on the programs most likely to break through and claim their first NCAA title? Dave

Thanks for the edit; I'll get it corrected. And I was saying that UND had the shortest title drought of any in the top five (top two droughts are listed for each program): Boston University: 23 (1948-1971), 17 (1978-1995) Boston College: 52 (1949-2001), 7 (2001-2008) Minnesota: 26 (1948-1974), 23 (1979-2002) North Dakota: 17 (1963-1980), 14 (2000-2014) Michigan: 32 (1964-1996), 16 (1998-2014) Dave

The one you've all been waiting for: 20 Storied Programs: #5 through #1 Discuss. Dave

I feel like we need to have a contest to name this as-yet-untitled masterpiece. What say you all? (Suggestions for Jim's stage name/rapper alter ego also accepted) Dave

Here's the latest installment: 20 Storied Programs: #10 through #6 Discuss. Dave

Twenty Storied Programs: #15 through #11 Discuss. Dave

That is a really great point. I hadn't considered how that impacted tournament appearances. Certainly makes sense when you see the consecutive appearances streaks that programs go on these days. I'm also remembering the fact that the selection process was far less transparent back then. Dave

The thing that tipped the scale against Yale (for me) is that they went from 1952 to 1998 without an appearance in the national tournament. That's a big deal for me. It's a little more difficult to compare Colgate to RIT, since they don't play in the same league (and I feel like that needs to be somewhat of a factor, considering we're comparing league titles), but I'll give it a shot: Colgate Raiders: National Championships: 0 Frozen Four Appearances: 1 (1990, 2nd place) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (most recent, 2005) Conference Playoff Titles: 1 (1990) Regular Season Conference Titles: 3 (most recent, 2006) With NCAA tournament appearances in 1981, 1990, 2000, and 2005, the Raiders have managed to avoid falling off the college hockey landscape for long stretches. RIT Tigers National Championships: 0 Frozen Four Appearances: 1 (2010, 3rd place) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2010) Conference Playoff Titles: 1 (2010) Regular Season Conference Titles: 4 (most recent, 2011) Yes, the Tigers have four regular season titles in Atlantic Hockey, but they've only managed to parlay that into one NCAA bid. They caught lightning in a bottle and advanced to the 2010 Frozen Four, but with only one tournament appearance all-time, I don't see how I could put them ahead of Colgate. I'm assuming you would also have Colgate ahead of RIT but we disagree on Yale/Union? That's ok, that's what keeps things interesting until October. Dave

I'd have Colgate higher. The Raiders have been relevant at various times over the past four decades, with a national runner-up finish to Wisconsin in 1990. I understand why you're having me compare these two (lots of history vs. a team with only 9 Division I seasons but some recent success), but Colgate has what Yale didn't have for me: an appearance in the NCAA's at least every decade or so for the past 35 years. Dave