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Please, NO PARTICIPATION BANNERS! We’ve been the butt of jokes by DU fans for years because of all those stupid participation banners hanging in World Arena. Hopefully they don’t hang those in the new barn.

https://gazette.com/news/final-city-for-champions-project-to-be-split-between-switchbacks/article_7d20115c-8f80-11e8-9c05-6f81a7dad785.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share CC will have a formal announcement at 10am MTN today.

Nothing has been formally announced but the word among insiders is, it’s going to be around 3,000 seats. As a season ticket holder, this sucks. Even at their worst the previous recent seasons, they were easily getting over 4,000 per game. I can see it now-they’ll build a fancy new on campus barn and then jack up the ticket prices for those of us who stuck with the team during their down years. If that happens, we’ll simply drop our season tickets and become AF season ticket holders instead and then just buy individual game tickets for series against North Dakota (assuming there will be available GA tickets to be had).

I’m betting that CC’s new arena will be an NHL size sheet especially given the fact that capacity is rumored to only be around 3,000-3,500.

CC gets another transfer, this time a kid from Providence College. Forward Bailey Conger will have 3 years of eligibility and will sit out the 2018-2019 season per NCAA transfer rules.

Nothing seems more narrow minded than certain factions enforcing a “one size fits all” approach on everybody else. I see this as sour grapes by eastern schools and then flexing their muscle on everybody else. Sheer pettiness and short-sightedness, IMO.

Look at all the high end talent David Quinn brought into BU over his tenure and how many natty’s they’ve won over that time period. If we’re wringing our hands over our non-productive junior class, one can only imagine what Terriers fans must be thinking with all the talent they’ve had but no title (yet) to show for it.

Hey, how are the U.S. doing? I haven’t been following the World Cup.

I know this isn’t NHL but I didn’t see any other thread for the Colorado Eagles...Congrats Jake Marto, Coach Aaron Schneekloth, and the rest of the Eagles for winning the Kelly Cup! I went to my first Eagles game (game 6) last Wednesday up in Loveland and the atmosphere was awesome! They play in the 7,200 seat Budweiser Events Center and it feels like a college atmosphere! The building feels small with the fans right on top of the ice, they’re loud too! The fans up there are very passionate about their Eagles. If you get the chance, I highly recommend going to a game there!

Sure, Oshie May get to hoist the Stanley Cup but will he ever get to hoist one of these???

How about a scenario of BG joining the NCHC? That would certainly make WMU and MU happy. Maybe the conference could broker that deal in exchange for letting in another western school (Mankato).

Plus, it’s a teachable moment. Rather than crucify the kid, I’m sure the coaches will turn it into a positive learning experience for him. It’s all about development.

Uscho posted that several twitter accounts are saying Monty will be the Dallas Stars’ next head coach.

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/24/jim-mongtomery-david-carle-denver-pioneers/

Diners Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Network?

I’ll take the job!

It would be nice to see UND recruiting more kids from northern Minnesota and the iron range. Seems like Sandy is getting the most out of this particular recruiting territory.

DU fans should consider themselves lucky with the talent that returned for this season. That’s probably why they’ll be hit the hardest now given many of these guys could’ve left early last year but chose to come back.

I didn’t realize he was a senior already.

Junda’s leaving too?

Question-had UND snuck into the tournament, who do you think would’ve been the #1 seed in the Sioux Falls regional? My guess is SCSU would’ve been shipped east. Perhaps Cornell would’ve been in Sioux Falls?

16. St. Cloud (aka, Jan Brady State). Coach and players are respectable but fans are dooshes. 15. DU. Monty has proven himself to be a whiner and being a CC fan, I’m tired of hearing trash talking sh*t from Pios fans. 14. Duluth. Don’t like how on the edge Duluth players play the game. When you find yourself rooting for Denver in the national championship game last year, you know you hate Duluth (yah, I realize I have Duluth higher than DU this year but it’s MY list!). 13. Michigan. Never liked ‘em and I hate their fight song. 12. Notre Dame. Can’t stand the Fighting Irish. Stick to football. 11. BU. I too am bitter about that game last season against UND. 10. Penn State. Too soon but could stomach a Nittney Lions champion over the previous six teams listed. 9. Ohio State. A buddy of mine who I play beer league hockey with is a huge Buckeyes fan and I’ll have to hear about it for a year. 8. Providence. They just won it and got a cushy regional as a 4 seed to do it. 7. Clarkson. Other than their Bison-like uni’s, I wouldn’t have a problem with a non-blue blood like the Golden Knights winning it all. 6. Princeton. Talk about putting their program on the map! 5. Michigan Tech. It would be great for their storied program and the WCHA as a whole. 4. Mankato. Another buddy who I play hockey with went there and he’s always cool about UND so there you go... 3. Cornell. My buddy’s kid, Jared Fiegl, is a senior there and would love to see a Colorado native win it. 2. Northeastern. My buddy is a huge NU fan and frankly, like MafiaMan, it would be fun to see the BU’s, Harvard’s, and BC’s collectively gasp in shock and awe. 1. Air Force. A multitude of reasons including the fact that we go to lots of Falcons games, they’re the best team in Colorado Springs, and wouldn’t it be cool to see a team full of Yankees win it all? And finally, Frank Serratore is an all-around classy guy and gives the best interviews in the game. Go Falcons!

Question: Is the NCAA a copy cat league in terms of where to recruit from? Earlier in the 2000’s, it seemed all the rage to get kids from Shattuck and then the past few years, it seems like the BCHL has been the flavor of the month. I realize some very talented players have come from these areas but are there perhaps other leagues that get less attention where we might be able to find that “diamond in the rough” that we (UND) haven’t traditionally been looking at?

So what’s the next steps with the program? Does Berry meet with the AD to go over the season in review-what went right, what needs improvement-? Do the coaches hit the recruiting trail or has that ended with junior teams’s leagues drawing to a close?

Hey, maybe Air Force can pull off a Holy Cross?? -You never know.