siouxkid12

i just picked up an authentic white nike a couple weeks ago, now i just need a gamer!

nice pickups! now are you going to "thin" out your collection? haha

I must have missed that too! I was always under the assumption that Hakstol is well respected by the NHL.

I sure hope Kevin Gorg does not get the job!

well, it helps when they refer to what tournament it was.

what event are you speaking of? Pavol Demitra passed away in September

was he one of those "unpaid volunteer" coaches?

Yeah, I know what the listing says but from everything I understand is Haks main goal is to get someone who played D in the NHL and Hale made quite a career for himself. The other stuff (recruiting players) you can learn on the fly. I just threw out Hales name because I know he lives in GF and he is a name we could probably hear as a coach in the future.

This is just a thought but I do believe that David Hale lives in Grand Forks. What would people think about him being a coach if Berry is not in the running?

As far as I know, no one is leaving...

Danye Guinn is coming back to be a Coach at UND, that is for sure.

what committed recruits did they take from us? (besides JT Miller)

Just checked past Bemidji schedule's (they only go back to the 01-02 season) and the last time Minnesota was in Bemidji was the 10/11 season.....Shows how much they help up and coming programs!

What I am about to say isn't about former Sioux players but has anyone noticed how many goalies there are in the playoffs that played college hockey? Cory Schneider played very well in replacement for Luongo. Brian Elliot came out of no where this year and helped turn around the Blues. Jimmy Howard played pretty good for an aging Red Wings team. Jonathan Quick should win the Vezina this year. You have Tim Thomas he has led his team to a Stanley Cup already and his backup is a former college goaltender who won TWO NCAA championships. All in all I think College Hockey is being represented very well in the Stanley Cup Playoffs!

I agree! This contract was probably in the works for awhile and Faison wanted to wait until things started to settle down. I'm not a huge fan of Faison but even he isn't dumb enough to let Hak go!

The Varmits didnt work out because Kraft Field is a crappy field when it comes to Independent Baseball and the Channel Cats were a wood bat college summer league in the Northwoods league. Using those to as examples as why "pro" sports would not work in Grand Forks is not a good way to make your point. An ECHL team could possible work in Grand Forks, we have the arena (just have to share the arena) and the fan base is here and also 100 miles North and South. The biggest problem I see happening is, people getting burnt out on watching a lot of hockey. That would be my biggest concern.

I don't see this as a program to develop just "local" talent. I can see this program being a mixture of the BEST local kids and the best kids from Northern MN, with a few spread out across the country but the most would come from the 701 and 218 area codes.

Miles has committed to UND.

I think so too! Instead of having kids from the area leave for "better" competition, they can stay around here and finish school.

This team will be compared to teams like Shattuck St. Mary's and Little Caesars (I believe Matt Greene played here).

Hakstol was just named INCH's Coach of the year!

I'm pretty sure he would love to be a head coach somewhere but I believe for him to leave to become a head coach he will have to make more than he makes at UND. I just don't think Mankato or a USHL team would be able to do that.

To use the loophole, I believe they have 30 days after they withdraw from school. I could be wrong though

That is probably why he signed so early (at least 3 years of school paid for). I think he signed early because he wasn't going anywhere. He didn't make the cut for the Under 17 team and no other JR teams were calling and he knew if he stayed in Crookston (nothing against the program, just not that good) he probably wouldn't get any better, so he took the only available option. I'm not saying he made the right or wrong choice, him and his parents just made a choice he thought was best for him. I hope he does well and everything works out for him.

You are not slamming the door shut on college, he can still go to college if hockey does not pan out for him (as his WHL team will pay for college for each year he is with the team). It's not like he committed to a college and then turned his back on his commitment at the last second.