siouxkid12

Was gfhockey in this meeting? All things aside, well post and I would've loved to been in a meeting like that with Ralph, talk about a guy who knows about failures and success and having nothing handed to him!

You talk like Hak was handed a team that had 6 national championships in a row. What was Hak really "handed" to him? A team Blais couldn't even get out of the regionals? If ralph was alive today he would do two things: first he would probably raise all sorts of hell with the NCAA, the University and the state of North Dakota. Secondly, he would shake Hak's hand for keeping that logo around and teaching the history of the FIGHTING SIOUX to all the incoming players....

Iramurphy, I've found it best not to argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

I thought gfhockey was a 1099 employee

Drops the mic and walks off stage! Great post

I'm fairly young (30 yrs old) but I remember my grandpa taking me to those games and it was just like you say.

what was tolerated than and now is still the same. the landscape of college hockey has just changed.

I meant to just agree with you was all....

Of course Hak isn't untouchable, he has to start turning in below .500 season for him to be fired. The all mighty question that no one has ever seem to answer, who do you get you replace him and why are they a good fit? Don't give me an answer like "he has won a title" because Larry Coker has won a title too(watch ESPN's 30 for 30 on "THE U" if you don't understand the reference)....

I understood what you meant.

man you just don't know hockey....1948-1964 Michigan wolverians won 7 titles. so your theory of no program not coming close is wrong. You also keep forgetting about the years before the 80's, mostly the 40 years and winning only 2 titles. When Hak took over we were at the top of our game? Did we not lose (Parise freshman year) to Ferris State and the following year lose in the regional to Denver? We all want to win one and yes, as a fan base we are frustrated but its not like Hak has turned the program into a complete dumpster fire....

He doesn't have that problem because his teams consistently perform at a high level each year, thus the influx of money towards the hockey program. Remember, it costs a lot of have hockey and to have that building and if UND does not churn out a consistent winner each year, there will be less and less fans showing up. Chances are you wont show up to the Ralph to watch UND play if they are on a 8 game losing streak. But its okay, they won a title 5 years ago so they can suck for awhile...

Both Gino and Blais had years where they lead their teams to an under .500 record.

I don't want to be the Miami Marlins of college hockey; where you win one title and than go into obscurity for the next 10-20 years!

Are you kidding me?! You would want 10 years of below .500 hockey, no home playoffs, no NCHC tournament; for ONE title....... That would set the program back years! I for one would rather have the chance to be contenders every year than sell ourselves out for one title!

Im not even going to respond to the dumbest comment that keeps getting dumber....

Good for him, he deserves it. Him winning this award basically solidifies Eichel on winning the Hobey....

its really sad to see a lot of people on this board "claim to be a die hard fan" but yet would throw the program under the bus for ONE TITLE....

You really are going to compare Hak to MUSS? Probably the dumbest thing I have heard.......

better be careful, he might think that it is a personal attack

Not sure if you have been at the Ralph but they don't hang participation banners.....

As everyone on this board implies "being 2nd doesn't mean anything". I'm not saying Eades is a bad coach but he hasn't been a head coach at the College level in his career, is there something that we all don't know that is keeping him back? I can't say (and no one else can either) that those players still come to UND if Eades or Sandy was here. Look at all the old players that have kids and go play at different schools, or go look at some of the brothers that played here and the last one goes elsewhere.

so....look at the money that he brings in....

Do those players that we have had even come to UND if Eades or Sandy are at UND? If either of those coaches are as good as you say, why is Eades still in the USHL? Yes, Sandy has won a title but what has happen to his teams after that (and before)? Would you go out and support UND if they turned in consecutive season of 5 wins? You fail to remember the years in the mid-90's when you couldn't even GIVE AWAY tickets to the games at the old Ralph...

I saw a picture the other day of Al Montoya wearing the A when he played at Michigan, someone please refresh my memory on why a goalie can't wear the letter anymore?