siouxkid12

Based on your post it doesn’t seem like you disagree with your “media” friends either. You’re afraid to call a spade a spade and you will defend mediocrity to the moon and back. Being the primer sport on campus and having the best of everything, the hockey team should be held to a higher standard by everyone (fans included).

who here is pissed all the time? It seems to me that it’s you who takes everything personal. We are all fans and we will always cheer for our team but when we aren’t doing good, we can voice our displeasure. A lot of people spends lots of money (clothing, trips, tickets, donations) and just want to see them do well. You think UND fans are entitled? If trying to figure out and asking why we haven’t had success in the national tournament makes me and others entitled, so be it. However, majority of us on here are realistic and don’t think everything is all sunshine and lollipops.

Probably more than you contribute. I’d rather listen to someone who is honest about our situation than someone who tries to keep polishing a turd.

It’s time Judy’s kicked you out. You’re not making any sense

Exactly. No one on here (or our fanbase) is claiming we should be national champions every year. The expectations are to be a top 3 teams in the NCHC, have a good showing in the NCHC tournament and making the NCAA tournament (and having a decent run). For all the talent we have had come through the doors during Berry's tenure, they should have been able to accomplish this on a regular basis. Instead, we are now regulated to "destination" games during the season (which we haven't had success at) and watching other teams play hockey in the spring.

Except most have made it to the FF, FF championship game or won a national title. At the end of the day all of those "blueblood" programs have had more success than UND recently. Like I said earlier, if we take out the 2016 championship, Berry's record on a national stage is way below UND's standards.

You’ll have to throw Lake Superior state and their 4* national titles

All those teams you listed have had a coaching change within the last 10 years, some even had multiple coaching changes. You know why that is? Because the standard for their programs had not lived up to their potential. I also denoted how many times they have been to the FF too.

People keep bringing that up and I still think it's an excuse they use to justify the other bad season. Yes, we were the #1 team in the pairwise but we will never know what the outcome would've been due to them not playing any postseason games. We know that after 2016, Berry has had very limited success in the NCAA tournament (and dare I say, the NCHC tournament too). It could easily be argued that UND wouldn't have won the NCAA tournament that year, let alone win a game in the NCAA tournament. The fact of the matter is, Berry is a good regular season coach but hasn't gotten it done since he inherited Hak's team in 2016. Sure, conference titles are nice, and we can hang a banner, but should we be satisfied with only conference titles? If we exclude the National Championship in 2016 from his resume and based his coaching off everything else, we wouldn't be talking about him now because he would be long gone and that's a fact.

Not necessarily. Berry does have a good record, so its not like he is a terrible coach. If they were to extend him, you could reduce his base pay and give him more bonuses if he hits certain incentives. This also could reduce the high amount of a buyout if the school fires him halfway through the contract.

I guess I’ve never understood that argument of being “outcoached”. I will say that there have been a times in Berry’s tenure (same with past coaches) where it looks like Berry hasn’t prepared the players and by that I mean, them not running the right plays or coming out flat. Now this could be on the players themselves but it always falls on the coach. In all my years of watching hockey (especially in a one and done format), the only time I’ve ever seen a coach truly out coach another coach and have his players ready to play is Herb Brooks and team USA.

Ya, I'm pretty sure our players work hard.

He's too young to understand.

Not back then, you got to pick your seat and that was your seat all year, no matter when you showed up. The difference between Hak's losses and Berry's losses is, Hak still made the national tournament.

Like I said before, you can Win and lose at the same time. Which is exactly what happened over the RMU weekend.

She probably is and I don't have an issue with her necessarily as I do with all of the minions that flock around her and call her mama gaber. Makes me wanna puke

Obviously, you and I don't know for a fact what the coaches are doing, and we are just speculating but I have a hard time with that. If we are prioritizing other positions over goaltending, than the coaches should be scrutinized heavily. Like you said, the portal has become a crutch and maybe it's time that crutch be kicked out from under them.

hahahaha...she can go away and all her fan club minions who think they are besties with MAMA Gaber

in all fairness, feelings got in the way of his statement; it happens to the best of us.

That's a valid point but I would push back on that and say that still doesn't solve the question of why can't we recruit a good goaltender.

That's what happens when you hang out at Judy's all the time.

I had student season tickets on the glass in 03-04, so I am well aware, and I am pretty sure most everyone on here is as well.

Berry won't be let go after this year, I believe is contract is up after 25/26 season. If he does well this year, he will get an extension. The only way he does not receive an extension is if we just tank this year and next year.

I mean I know goalies are hit or miss but it just seems like the past 4-5 years we have had a hard time getting that guy.

I mean, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure that out.