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I am sure there are others from around the state as well…Bob Gillian used to list ND high school hockey alumni and where they are playing now on his website but I don’t think he does that anymore. I wish he would, It was cool to follow their careers.

From just GF Central, missing Kanta - Army Holt - Maine Hodgson - Bentley Grant Johnson - Northern Michigan A few in the pipeline that will/may as well… Coleman RR - UMass commit Carter Sproule RR NAHL Bydal RR NAHL Dillon Kuntz GFC - UNLV (rumored to go D1 very soon). Of all those names, I believe all stayed through senior year of high school except Bydal, who left after Jr year.

Only room for so many blue chippers…not enough pucks to feed and satisfy 9 of them…Denver finds them…and they score and more importantly, block shots, support the other blue chippers, and are used to not being “the guy” on their team…can’t have 14 “the guys” on your team.

No, I mean get a few guys that are late bloomers that have worked their tail off to get a chance nobody gave them when they were 16 and the blue chippers we covet were being recruited…Blaise and Gino and Hak were great at finding and plugging those guys in. Get them when they are 19/20 not 5th year seniors.

Got too many blue chippers…get some guys that are heart and soul and have been through the wars of Jr hockey and clawed their way to get where they are now…not guys that coasted since they were anointed at age 15.

And a month into the season, per usual, UND cannot dress a full roster. I don’t think 26 is enough for NCAA hockey. Just about every NCAA team has a larger roster than 26.

UND might too…

This is what 9-man football looks like

Hands to the face of Ronfo…should have been 15 and a first down

Cheer up Izzo… biggest cheerleader ever to announce a game… and that includes Jim Adelson for those that can remember.

Romfo might not have any touch because his hands are raw from clapping 27 times each play

It boggles my mind how inept our kicking game had been in the D1 era compared to the D2 era when UND had a great kicking game. Kicking a football is not that hard; especially when that’s all you do and practice it hours a day each and every day. You would think one of the 7500 males walking the campus every day could step on the field and do a better job.

it's so lackluster to watch a team that has some talent that has no chance to win big games because their QB cannot throw the ball vertically...and what is frustrating as a fan is the coaching staff knows it and manages the game accordingly... you can't win meaningful games if the coaching staff cannot trust the QB to make plays with his arm. Romfo manages the game well and runs well but it appears he can’t make big time plays/throws with his arm at this level. He’s totally a one dimensional QB that can only make plays with his legs. Other teams will realize this fast and stack the box and challenge him to throw deep; but our philosophy will not change and it will be game after game of square peg/round hole. That said, why even name Romfo the full time starter before game 1? Why not split time between Romfo and Feeney before conference play and let them battle it out in a real game and see what they both have to offer? Practice and games under the bright lights are two different animals…staff should have seen what each do in a game and maybe have a dual QB combo that utilizes both of their strengths to bolster the offense.

Over the last few years there have been at least 20 locals (GF/EGF) playing D1 hockey plus many currently playing Jr hockey that may crack a D1 lineup soon. 3 locals have recently played in the NHL. Don’t discount locals because they are local.

Because the Ralph and UND hockey makes money and doesn’t share it with other sports is how we got here? So what we need to do is set up a hockey team at NDSU and SDSU and have them sell out every game with 12,000 people and then we can compete with them again in other sports? Can we be a bit more logical here and a a bit less petty?