stoneySIOUX

From a playmaking sense, Schmaltz is better. Better hands, better vision. With that said, Kernan has a better shot and is a better finisher, IMO. I think 2C next year is where he absolutely should be, assuming he's developing in the offseason and takes a good jump in progression.

Really? What is that kid lacking that would prevent him from being a 2C? Wait, do you mean he should be our 1C, then I guess I could understand.

Ricky

I feel like 3-6 is high, but we definitely have given up our fair share. With that said, I have high faith in Spoons and even higher faith in our D men to make up for these.

Definitely my fault. I lacked comprehension lol.

No player of the year list? Is there not one? Just figured it out. Plante, Gross and Pohlkamp made the list. I can't argue with any of these players, but leaving off Liver is kind of silly, IMO. Jax wins COY, Resch wins ROY, for sure. Liver or Z will win DDOY, and James should win DFOY... of course all of my opinion only, but I think they'd be correct.

Totally fair. OSU is just not very good at all and Western is great. My only gripe. This is a MUCH better thing to be annoyed about at this point of the season, however haha. A team can vote for themselves, but UND, from my understanding, never has. Which is why I think Jax likely picked Western.

Been a helluva season and we've got more to go, baby!

Obviously not a big deal, but two things I thought about. 1) I LOVE seeing us getting votes as No. 1. 2) Assuming our vote went to Western? 3) It's laughable to me that we didn't jump Michigan State after they lost and tied OSU, IMO. 4) I obviously wear green-tinted glasses, but does anyone doubt we can beat anyone in the country? Absolutely not.

LOL took me a minute, too.

Didn't see this anywhere, but I've never heard anything from them, so it's interesting! https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2026/02/21_Maryville-Set-to-Formally.php

https://fightinghawks.com/news/2026/2/24/mens-hockey-abram-wiebe-earns-third-straight-nchc-defenseman-of-the-week-honor.aspx Didn't see it on here, but Wiebe earned his third-straight defenseman of the week. Second time in league history. Impressive stuff.

They'll want to protect the overall No. 1 seed. Either Bentley in Loveland or St. Thomas in Albany. Both are flights anyway.

Friday - Strinden Saturday - Ricky

Ninth place? That feels a little.... no, honestly .... a lot dramatic. We are all certainly seeing immediate dividends on the change, but let's be a little realistic here lol.

I was told that Z would have played last weekend had it been needed. Sounds like he'll be good to go soon, if not already.

Let's go, boys. Time to get rolling again. 7-29-9 26-17-21 19-8-15 27-20-14 4-2 25-18 16-6 13 35 31 1 My call, UND wins 5-3. I think that third line can FEAST against t-Dogs. Kernan, Croal, Zellers, Liver, Geno.

You running for office soon? 😉

Awesome story about Chyz on USCHO. https://www.uscho.com/2026/02/05/from-on-ice-leader-to-war-room-presence-north-dakota-gm-chyzyk-key-to-alma-maters-efforts

Not gonna lie, that's kind of sweet. His teammates have his back.

Just got a notification from ESPN about the story on my phone.... oops lol.

Pennies to the Pegulas.

We are... Penn State? We are... State Pen? Sorry, couldn't resist.... 😉

I'd assume BECAUSE they've had a terrible history of dealing with issues that would cause them to come down hard on him. I'd bet he gets kicked off the team.

My team biases aside, I hope the kid figures it out. Pretty special talent and hockey needs special talent, both in the NHL and in the NCAA.