InHeavenThereIsNoBeer

Don't forget UND getting a strange, somewhat lucky goal that hopped up over the Michigan goalie's shoulder. AND that goal not getting overturned on what looked like a high stick entering the zone. Sure now that they won everyone says they knew that team was destined but at the time I don't remember it being so certain, especially after 16 years of heartbreak with some damn impressive teams. You need a team playing their best hockey AND some luck. Hence why Michigan, Minnesota, Boston College, Boston University, and Wisconsin haven't won a title in over 12 years(or 26 if you're Michigan). But it's probably just Bubs not yelling at his players enough

It might be near the top of most preposterous I've seen this season

Speaking of conspiracies I thought you had an inside track on some info

8 Goals 11 Assists, not a terrible add for the team that scoops him

Went about a couple weeks ago. If you haven’t been for a few years it’s nothing like it used to be and was a brutal experience. Pizza Ranch has a better arcade and the animatronics have been gone for a while

Before Gaudreau's time

I'd settle for 13-1 UND

Guess he needed 30 goals to get on the list

I'm guessing you're not a big fan of the 'Strokes Gained' statistic

Will be very interesting to follow

I'd say the Frozen Faceoff is their biggest rival, it's 10-0 vs the Mavs

How dare you besmirch Gerby like that. Karl is a diehard that rides for his team no matter what #warriors

Would love to jump BU as we seem to have been much better this year when we’re able to match lines. And it’d be critical to match with Celebrini and Hutson as they change games. It’d be nice if the only team we have to worry about is BC, if we even have to play them in the title game potentially.

Playing devils advocate, Why would hak have gotten it done in 2015-16 when he didn’t with Duncan oshie toews zajac Stafford, the pony line, etc? I’d say it’s a rather large logical leap to assume in parallel universe hak would have gotten it done when the one knock against him was that his teams didn’t get it done for over a decade in the frozen four, no matter how good they were in the regular season. And I am of the opinion he was a great college coach(but so is Berry). It’s incredible to me how this board has revisionist history regarding Haks legacy. After every frozen four letdown the cries for him to be fired were louder and louder. And after 2015 they were at a fever pitch. Then he went to the nhl and proved his legitimacy and now everyone seems to conveniently forget how chastised he was while at UND.

I hate to keep this discussion going because it’s feeding a few known trolls but banners are what define this program. We can agree on that. We love wins and success but we like to see banner raising ceremonies to measure success. League titles and NCAA are the big ones. Hakstol who just coached his 500th NHL game was 3 for 11 on league titles and 0 for 11 on NCAA titles. Berry has won 5 of 9 league titles and is 1 for 9 on NCAA titles. Can we all agree Hakstol was a pretty damn good college coach which has translated to the best league in the world? Then, by extension can we agree Berry is also a damn good coach as he’s raised more of those banners than Hak? I’m not saying he’s definitively better but he’s on the same level.

It’s not very often I learn something new about UND hockey but that’s a cool stat. Thanks for sharing

This could have changed but I believe in the past the committee takes the approach that “a flight is a flight”. So because DU would have to get on a plane it doesn’t matter that SF is closer.

Straw man, that argument was never presented so you’re arguing against a wall right now

Despite this boards belief that Berry couldn’t coach his way out of a paper bag, UND has now won the league title in the toughest conference in the country more times than they haven’t. Thank God he still has some of Hak’s recruits.

I was sitting across from the Pepsi center in the bar watching it on tv. We drove up to go to the game but couldn’t find a scalper with a ticket for under $200 or something. On principal I let them eat their tickets and it was a good decision. To be fair it was a nice goal by marto, just didn’t matter one iota

Even looking back to the 2016 title, that fluky little goal from the point that the goalie just got a piece but it still managed to find its way in. You maybe see one goal like that all year.

Don't make us laugh

I've only re-watched every tournament game in its entirety a dozen or more times

I think we've beat Michigan and Quinnipiac in the NCAAs in the same year... just struggling to remember which year