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Not afraid of any of those teams. With that said, I'm guessing No. 14 will be an autobid.

It's a lot of fun to play with. So glad I don't have to be running scenarios of if we'll get in

That was my impression. I suppose if there's a guy out there that's younger, they wouldn't say no.

Yep. I like what we've seen with Hobie and he'll get his shot. The portal G would be insurance, for sure.

I was told recently that Persson is likely to sign a pro deal. Hobie would get a shot at the No. 1 spot, but we'd likely hit the portal for competition as Heil isn't ready yet

With some of the players coming in next year and the maturation of the current roster, next year could be A LOT of fun.

Next year's captain if Gaber goes, and I'm all for it.

It's playoff time, essentially. Our team is trying to win a conference title. Match their urgency.

Slow down, my friend. Control what we can control, right? The last bolded part is what matters this weekend.

Easy math here... If UND wins on Friday and St. Cloud loses to DU, the Penrose will be in Grand Forks on Saturday with an opportunity to be skated around the Ralph. I'm assuming it's senior weekend, right? Would be fun to see!

It was so cool. Duncs was a helluva player, but he's a million times better as a human being. Deserves every bit of the praise he got

Fantastic stuff here for UND. Chiclets and Grinelli are a massive brand for hockey and this partnership is a big deal, IMO.

He's not. Was told if this was a playoff game he'd be in.

I understand the trepidation that it could cause if that's how you hear it.

Who's saying it would be?

You're right. I TOALLY FORGOT ... My point is completely shattered

Overall, I do apologize for making this all about you because it's certainly not. I think what @scpa0305 has always discussed, from my understanding, is that UND will lose out on the market share with how college hockey is going. I can't disagree with that. When I hear "backfilling with over-agers" I kind of think that's a lot what we did this year with Britt, Pehrson, Pyke, Johannes, etc. (not shots at them.... they are all very, very good hockey players). UND still has the ability to recruit and that hasn't changed. I think the bolded part is what bothers me the most. This team didn't get dropped from the NCAA tournament by losing two games to CC last week. We're so incredibly over reactive as a fanbase. I understand "fan" is short for fanatic, but my goodness

Man, you bring this up ALL THE TIME and it's just not founded in truth. Who else believes this? What proof do you have about this? UND continues to win games, continues to get into the tournament, continues to recruit great players, continues to put players in the pros. Yes, I understand it's about winning championships, but a team has to have those regular season wins to get to the tournament. It's annoying that DU and UMD have won those titles. No doubt. Those two programs have found a way to have a four-game winning streak a couple times. That's quite literally what it takes to win a title and a team has to no only be very, very good to win those titles, but they also have to be very, very fortunate. That's the nature of the game and the nature of a one-game tournament format. Our standing as a program doesn't, nor should it, be diminished because we haven't been as fortunate in the tournament in recent years. Being a good to great team nearly every year has us in a position to remain where we are. Once you're in the tourney, it takes a lot to win it. UND didn't get it done in 20-21. Does a loss in 5OT mean that team couldn't have won the title? How about the 19-20 team that was lost to COVID? Both of those teams had what it takes to win. It's complete nonsense to think that because they didn't go on a four-game winning streak to end those seasons that our program is somehow diminished.

He quite literally made them on Saturday. If Johannes come back, he'll make them again.

Alaska tried to do it to us, so did Miami. I definitely believe CC is a good team. I'm also not going to be afraid of CC is we have to play them again. Would I prefer to play them again, no, but I'm not afraid to play them. For 40 minutes on Saturday, this team played very well, but did not bury the puck. We've shown the ability to do so all season. CC is committed to their style of speed and structure, but UND did get to good areas for most of Saturday. Just didn't finish.

Yeah, he's earned it

100% better

Ledgies lolol

They beat it repeatedly on Saturday, especially in the first 40, but didn't bury the puck. The second sentence is the key. Paging Mr. Johannes.

Has he? Beating UND is one thing, but UND has still had a better season. Btw, I did say Mayotte would win it lol