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Not that I have much insight into Makars thought process but there was mention of (I think) his sister's husband was a player for UMass. I highly doubt any first rounders make their decisions on a single criteria, but perhaps that player was a bit of a mentor.

I wonder if Cale Makar was thinking the NCHC would have prepared him better?

What is the over/under on Michaud regressing next season? will he adapt to the coaching staff's parameter or be crushed under it?

if Makar gets ejected, is he on a plane before the whistle blows?

No winner preferences, but would like no majors, no reviews, refs that are on point.....

There was a big number thrown out for the amount needed to "save" the program, I recall 30 million. Was this number to restore the program with the over paid coach, international flavor, and expensive residence? If so, what is the number to play at Purpur, recruit within reason, and stay away from a prima donna coach?

Snarkysports?? seems like a legit site name when the "have to have it my way" forces succeed in the pressure.....

Isn't that a perfume?

I love that net front scramble sh!t

In 2001 Sandelin would have been what 36? Seems like UMD AD had the foresight to let a young coach develop, did they roll the dice and win or see something? Jump over to B-Rad and he started as a head coach at what 51? seems like a very different approach to program management, and likely is necessary as I doubt any UND fans would have like the UMD route... but look at David Carle....

Civil discourse is a disappearing art, question of the day is how to encourage discussion with dissenting opinions while maintaining civility and avoiding groupthink and echo chambers. I used up my allotment of big words and strained my grammatical knowledge. Thankfully I had no memes to insert. Have a great day.

Is the era of "rule by the loudest screamers" here to stay?

Uff da, I need stronger coffee, spent way to long trying to figure out what team you call the "Dogs"... have a great day

holy crow, how do I screenshot my 24 hours of fame!!!

Didn't he tie Boesser for the USHL scoring title, I would have thought he would have higher expectations.

wilkie?

Am I not understanding the contest, 4 defensemen & 6 forwards?

Kucherov (TB) Barzal (NYI) Point (TB) Stamkos (TB) Gaudreau (CAL) Hertl (SJ) Burns (SJ) Giordano (CGY) Hedman (TB) Josi (NSH)

my long shot pick is the Islanders... not credible reason....

Is there bracket contests for this?

Tufte is not even listed in the Hockey News top 100 prospects, several team mates are though.

not sure where to put this, monkeying around on wikipedia today, found the following- Gasparini era[edit] John "Gino" Gasparini was hired in 1978, Gasparini played for UND from 1964–67 before a short stint in the International Hockey League then returning to UND under Bjorkman as an assistant coach. Gasparini's impact was immediate and UND finished the regular season winning the MacNaughton Cup and advancing to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. North Dakota picked up a 4–2 victory of Dartmouth in the semi-final round but fell in the national championship game to Minnesota 3–4.[12] North Dakota finished the season with a record of 30–11–1, the program's first 30-win season, as well as Gasparini being named WCHA Coach of the Year.[2] The 30 wins of the 1978–79 season was eclipsed the following season when North Dakota picked up 31 wins and the programs third National Championship with a 5–2 win over Northern Michigan.[13] North Dakota returned to the NCAA Tournament in 1984. North Dakota swept Rensselaer two games to none in the quarter final round but fell 1–2 in overtime to Minnesota-Duluth[14] The 1986–87 season UND swept through the WCHA winning the MacNaughton Cup and WCHA Final Five Tournament.[2] UND advanced to the 1987 NCAA Tournament sweeping St. Lawrence in two games by a combined score of 9–4 and advancing to the Championship with a 5–2 win over Harvard.[15] North Dakota won their fifth NCAA Division I National Championship when UND defeated Michigan State Spartans in front of a Spartan crowd in Detroit, Michigan on March 28, 1987.[15] The team would make the NCAA Tournament one more time with Gasparini behind the bench in 1990 but fell in the regional round of the expanded NCAA Tournament when the team lost to Boston University two games to one in the best of three series.[16] If I am coherent, is there some errors here, 1982 should be in there some where? how does one get wikipedia to fix errors?

I am just going off ELite Prospects, possible / probable error? 012-13 Chisago Lakes High USHS-MN 25 8 19 27 4 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 2013-14 Chisago Lakes High USHS-MN 25 11 29 40 0 | Playoffs 3 3 5 8 0 2014-15 Minot Minotauros NAHL 56 14 38 52 14 27 | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 4 1 2015-16 Fargo Force USHL 54 12 34 46 26 13 | 2016-17 Fargo Force “C” USHL 56 19 46 65 42 23 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -5 2017-18 St. Cloud State Univ. “A” NCAA 39 8 19 27 20 16 | 2018-19 St. Cloud State Univ NCAA 37 14 28 42 28 28 |

seems like the extension of this conversation should address why did Benson, Lizotte, Spooner, Rauhauser, Ward develope into superior players elsewhere while Casey Johnson, Dixon Bowen, Zach Yon... come here to languish.. Pardon me if names should be removed, inserted, etc but the premise is the same... why are the top of local players at the collegiate level not here and vice versa, this is not a reflection on the newly committed young men, hats off to them for their current and future endeavors