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This is so far from the truth it actually made me laugh.

Yeah he was, but I was referring more to their ability to be physical and use their body when needed despite their smaller stature. Dunc could go in the corners and hold his own, Guch hasn't figured it out quite yet. Nothing to do with who they played with because of course Dunc benefited from Oshie and Toews in scoring.

Yeah, he has potential for sure but can get rubbed off the puck at times where Dunc figured out how to be a little pitbull. My size comment was more about I think Weatherby can contribute more quickly than Kawaguchi because of his size. Park him in front of the net and create havoc for goalies.

Sort of different players/species Kawaguchi 5'9 185 lbs Weatherby 6'4 216lbs

Similar numbers to Wade Murphy... just being cautious

Weatherby as a BCHL MVP finalist has me really looking forward to what he brings to the program.

While in theory I like the idea, I worry what it might do to the ice for the men's game. In basketball that model worked really well for UND at one time. However, I think that could make the ice choppier once the men's game started. Especially if it's done back to back nights.

Most likely is that they stay at #14 with a split. https://collegehockeyranked.com/forecast/pwrchart/north-dakota/oneweek/ Even if they sweep SCSU somehow it looks like they'd be #11 or #12. In any scenario, I'd think they still have to get to the X or their season is likely over. It's setting up a lot like 2014....fingers crossed

0 wins - Start cleaning your golf clubs

If they folded, you'd have to think the rest of women's college hockey wouldn't be too far behind.

So averaging $5500 per game over 20 home games. At an average of $6/ticket(GA tix are $4, Reserved are $8), they sold on average about 900 tickets a game. That's interesting to hear.

It would be really weird if we don't get that extra weekend in March. Last time that happened I was a freshman in high school! However, I remember thinking the same thing last year so just gotta have faith

I think that's a cop out though. Plenty of programs had less success than ours. The major difference seems to be that they weren't given blank checks with no long term sustainable plan for the program. In some ways I think Title IX worked against our women's program. A more realistic plan would have been to play in a smaller rink in town with reduced expenses for equipment, travel, COACHING SALARY, etc. Then when(or if) you grow the program where it's popular enough to minimize the loss or at a bare minimum break even to offset the men's team's net income(I believe $300k last year?), then you can look at moving back into The Ralph. Title IX would never allow this to happen due to the requirements to have similar facilities, equipment etc between men and women but I bet if the option were given to every single one of those women, they would take it in a heartbeat over not having a program. Again, I can see why the players are mad and feel like the rug was pulled out from under them(and rightfully so) but I think there were many people in this chain of events that could have prevented this by taking a step back and using some common sense. And like I said, maybe the combination of Title IX and our amazing arena and the operating expenses that come with it put the women's program in a no-win situation and they were doomed from the beginning.

Good questions Blackheart, was our women's team so much worse off revenue-wise than other women teams in the country? Or was it more poorly managed? I think it was mainly the expense end of the Income stmt that did them in. Probably should have managed that deficit more actively and honestly that falls on coaches, ADs, etc not the players. They had to see that a $2M deficit/yr is unsustainable. The short sightedness is astounding. The players have a right to be angry but a lot of it should be at their coaches, AD, and others looking at the budget every year. Just my .02

In 'Committed Recruits' news, Jasper Weatherby is a finalist for the MVP of the BCHL... which is nice

Yeah definitely should have higher expectations and I wasn't directing my statements just to you. I just wanted to point out that while we might not have the most national titles in the last 10-15 years, we are the most consistent program in the country without a "down year" since 2002. Zero programs besides ours can say that and I feel like people discount that. Also, we are one season removed from winning it all. There's a ton of things to be positive about.

'Likely' and 'Confirmed Sale' are very distant cousins. Again, if anyone has a 'confirmed sale' of tickets that they know of at these prices, I'd be all ears. October will be my 12th trip to Vegas and feeback on hotels I've stayed at: Venetian - North Side of Strip, Huge gorgeous property, massive rooms(700+ sq feet), Bella Suite has 3 beds including the pullout so can sleep 6 people comfortably, favorite poker room, downside is it can be a bit of walk from your room to casino or the strip Planet Hollywood - Center of everything happening on the strip, across from Bellagio fountains, younger crowd, easy walk from room to casino/strip, downside is rooms aren't as nice as the high end hotels and price can still be high due to location Vdara - Newer hotel, Quiet, Set back from craziness of strip, Really nice rooms, may have view of bellagio fountains, downside is a loooooong walk to the strip through Aria/Cosmopolitan to the strip Caesars - Massive property, large range of rooms from great to crappy with a view of a wall, may get lost in the casino, the coolest nightclub I've seen in my entire life(Omnia), & does have a lot of options for pools and a topless one(or so I've heard ) MGM Grand - Another huge property with everything you could ever want, pool parties, Nightclub that has the same price tag as The Ralph, Lazy River going through regular pool area, ask for a room near elevator ecause like Venetian you could have quite a walk from your room to the casino/strip Stratosphere - Don't stay here, that is all My main advice is in general you get what you pay for in Vegas. And you can take an uber or lyft for $10-15 from any hotel on the strip to The Orleans so it's a non-issue if you don't have a room there. I've visited The Orleans once and it didn't do much for me but to each their own. Also, downtown is the place to go for low limit gambling, cheap drinks and an overall classic vegas experience. I usually make it there one night of every trip as I enjoy what the strip has to offer.

I tend to be pretty thankful of what we've been able to watch. In a college hockey environment of increased parity where so many programs are fielding competitive teams making it exponentially more difficult to guarantee yourself a bid for the NCAAs, much less 16 straight. So much 'what have you done for me lately?' attitudes before the season is even over. Oh and btw, this season is far from lost. Why bury it before it's dead?

Little Caesars just closed on Washington and was replaced by Pete's-za

I'd be interested to hear from anyone that has actually sold them for that. Anyone can overprice tickets on Stubhub.

Boom, roasted

Has to be coming in next year, no?

Yes