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The Schwartz brothers were recruited by UND but ended up committing to CC because they were one of the first schools to show interest. As happy as I was to have them at CC can you imagine those UND teams in 2011 and 2012 with them on it? That would’ve been sweet.

If I didn’t know any better, I’d say there’s a hint of sarcasm here, no?

Has anyone here been to a game at Arizona State’s arena? I’m contemplating going there in December for the series against CC. I hear it’s a pretty small arena.

Yah, no a days, schools have two sets of nets-one set for practice and pre-game warmups and another set for the actual games. You should see the crappy nets we use in my Monument, CO league-you can hardly tell that the posts are supposed to be red and the netting looks like it’s ready to fall off.

https://letsgodu.com/2018/07/18/neighborhood-uproar-forces-cc-to-alter-practice-facility-plans/ Getting past the satirical story, Puck Swami-whom I have a lot of respect for due to his high college hockey IQ and perspective-made some interesting observations about the new arena in the comments section.

DU has named Senior Colin Staub as their captain, replacing the recently departed Logan O’Connor who signed with the Colorado Avalanche. Jarid Lukosevicius, Tyson McLellan, and Ian Mitchell are the alternate captains. Staub is getting positive feedback from DU fans. He’s not a guy with a lot of fanfare. He played in the NAHL and has increased his production each of his first three seasons with the Pios but hasn’t put up eye-popping numbers. However, most captains tend to be leadership guys who lead but example, not necessarily judged by how many pucks they fill the net with. Reminds me of a recent UND captain, Steph Pattyn.

We don’t yet know how or why the administration came up with 3,000 as the magic number. However, given my knowledge and experience with the school, it doesn’t surprise me that they’re willing to basically throw away additional revenue by building it too small given theyve drawn well over 4,000 these past few seasons when the team has been down (over 6,000 for many years when they were good). I’ve reached out to one of the beat writers to see if he knows why and/or if CC plans on disclosing how they decided on 3,000.

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.