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2 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:
[Senior year] “We had a new coaching staff. They were great with teaching us the offensive side of things and how to score more.”
Thought it was interesting that James calls out Smaby and Jax improving the team’s offense. We could see it and how it was lacking dynamically the years before but was glad to see James specifically identifying the difference.
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17 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:so...yes...having undiagnosed myocarditis makes you more susceptible to heat stroke....got it.
Why even bother asking? With zero facts, including if this kid was ever even vax’d, and in spite of the much more obvious alternatives, you already made up your mind what the cause was. We get it, you have a vendetta and this kid’s tragedy is an excuse to keep ranting about it. Please stop. He deserves better and none of us want to hear it.
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2 hours ago, I Ranger said:
Not to be Debbie Downer but if he has the same feet as his bro, I'm out!
Tough crowd! 🤣
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3 hours ago, SIOUXpucks said:
Tyler Kunz made Shattuck Prep team. I wonder if UND is interested. Gotta think they're at least tracking.
Judging by name and local talent only, I like him already if he brings any combo of Jackson Kunz and Tyler Kleven.
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3 hours ago, cberkas said:Pat Tillman went through boot camp. He had to pass a PT test and clear medical for Ranger School. Then he had to go through all the schools Green Berets go through.
"The message" you keep spouting isn't connecting to the COVID Vax.
David Carle had a heart condition that was caught at DU that ended his career, and it wasn't caused by "the message".
If "the message" was true he should have had issues in the last 4 years. Athletes have died from heart issues for years before "the message".
Also, from a Navy Seal Senior Chief "We see guys that are D1 level athletes that can't make it through training while we have a kid off the farm make BUD/s look easy".
Thanks for clarifying what 97 kept cryptically posting. Could not figure out what the mutterings were meant to be. [Restraining from posting rest of thoughts as not the place].
I was willing to give the staff the benefit of the doubt until we learned more, but it’s sure not sounding good. Damn.
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1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:
Good point, but Grand Forks ain’t Tempe either.
It’s not…but when UND’s whole experience is predicated on hell week and taking pride in how grueling it is (kids puking, etc), bad things can happen. Unless people know more than I’ve seen, we don’t know the circumstances, precautions taken, or situation at ASU. If this happened in UND’s Ironman would we be screaming for Jax and staffs heads on pikes? Or maybe we’d give some benefit of the doubt until the facts come out..
Eg: This could’ve been a congenital issue or something completely unrelated to the temperature or staff’s handling- that stuff happens. So I’ll be hoping the kid fully recovers and holding judgement and pitchforks until negligence is confirmed.
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On 8/6/2026 at 3:21 PM, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:
Damn, hard not to be excited if you’re a Wolverines fan, they’re making massive investments across the board. Brewer sounds like a great add to an already stacked staff and team. Personally love the tech/analytics angle of this hire as well - we’ll see how it pans out, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little worried about keeping up with the B10 Michigan teams.
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Tough situation for Chaves. There’s always going to be critics, and seems many continue to judge him first and ask questions second. But the more I learn about each situation, and see the results, the more I believe he’s simply doing his job right - putting the university first over individuals and making the hard calls. So I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt here unless proven otherwise that consideration was given, even if TH disagrees that it’s time to hang it up. Time always wins in the end.
Bubba, Bubs, and now TH. He’s let them all control the narrative on their exits and done what needed to be. I’m sure he knew they’d be unpopular decisions to many and his own performance would be tied to results - which isn’t easy to do with the GFK politics, coaches, staff, and donors he needs to manage. Credit where due and all the best to TH!
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On 7/8/2026 at 6:19 PM, sioux rube said:
Debates aside on who goes where, thank you for putting this together. Helpful view. Lots to be excited about!
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Worth keeping in mind that NHL teams aren’t going to often say there’s a likelihood that a top-10 pick will take a couple years, they don’t have room right now, etc. They’re going to support the player (and fans) dreams of instant impact and best-case scenario development, then let the realities unfold in due time. Which is the right move as long as player, current coach, advisor, and GM are upfront and honest about what’s best for the player and organization.
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Bit off topic, but since I don’t think we have a thread on this site’s performance… is it just me, or has the site been intermittently failing to load for others? Same thing was happening around the playoffs, I’m wondering if the site’s having trouble dealing with increased traffic? There are times I have to just give up on it after multiple attempts and come back hours later because nothing will load.
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3 hours ago, nodakgirl93 said:
It actually wasn't that one. It was a video posted by the program after a locker room upgrade years back. His mom told this story in Schlossmans article when he committed.
Guess someone will have to work the details out with Keaton and his mom. According to the Spittinchiclets interview he just did, it was the ChicletsU video.
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It’s been good to see a variety of scout, NHL fan, and other takes on the Ruck twins announcing the commitment to UND before the draft as a great way to give the drafting team confidence in their development path given UND’s strong track record of preparing for the NHL. I wondered how much that might have changed over the last 5+ years as UND hasn’t been getting as much love on the national level (and crashing in the post season most years definitely didn’t help for visibility).
Shows just how important a player like Jake Sanderson has been - and exciting that the current crop of elite players is going to carry that reputation forward and pay off for years to come.
P.s., wondering when all the naysayers are going to come out of the woodwork now that UND is hoarding elite players. After all we heard around here about ”we didn’t want them anyways - BC, BU, Michigan, Michigan State, etc. never won the national title with all these elite players”. We’ll see how it all shakes out of course, but personally I can’t wait to see all of this talent playing for the good guys and then moving on to be big-time players at the next level. Certainly makes watching day one of the draft a lot more fun than I can recall.
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33 minutes ago, tnt said:
Hopefully the same NHL team drafts them, so they wait to make the step to the NHL together when they are both ready.
I was thinking possibly the opposite, the chance to play together another year at UND before splitting up to different NHL teams could get us more time watching them. But less selfishly, hard to root against them living out their dream of playing together at every level.
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54 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:
Or is it? Do we want the guys that are mainly choosing a school because of the price point if we continue getting the Verhoeffs, Reschnys, and Carels of the world?
I’m fine with the latter, even if I wish they had unlimited resources. I trust Bryn and staff to judge character independently from going-price if it comes to that. But nothing wrong with a player knowing their value either.
That said, if Denver really is in the mix, I don’t see the race for DuPont being a pure bidding war. Hopefully rumors that these players are going to the highest bidder doesn’t become the new “we didn’t want him anyway”, because winning and player development alongside relationships and trust with family, advisor and drafting team will still outweigh NIL in most cases.
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1 hour ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:
Realistically we weren't beating Duluth the next game in 2017. But by the end of the the 5OT I wanted the game to be over.
We have some demons to exorcise in Fargo next March. Crazy how that's the case, it should be a free pass to the Frozen Four.
Just curious, what makes you think Duluth had the next game? They took two overtimes to squeak out a win against a BU team that was recovering from the previous 2OT and often looked overmatched by UND - plus a pretty raucous home advantage in play. That was right after UND beat Denver and lost by one to Duluth in the frozen face off. I know they had a rough regular season against Duluth, but we all know how that goes when it gets to the playoffs.
Then Duluth moved on with a one goal game over Harvard and a one goal loss to Denver for everything. If anything, that year seemed wide open to me, for anyone who could advance even if it was a low talent year for UND. Made it sting even worse, the way it all shook out and watching Duluth in Denver and the championship.
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This all seems pretty typical to me. Get a rules committee together, spend loads of money, and they come out with new solutions to problems that don’t exist.
I’d personally love to see non-impacting offsides and high sticking challenges largely taken out of the game somehow. Takes away far too much excitement from the game when you can’t celebrate a goal, because you have to wait to see if a puck came into the zone a millimeter off sides. Unless the linesman didn’t have a clear look at it, just let the play go. The concept that an inch or two of difference that needs to be brought down to slow motion replay to decide, inherently means there wasn’t enough of an advantage that you should be counting or discounting goals. Especially drives me crazy when the offensive team doesn’t even score on the rush, but 30 seconds later after a long cycle. Several actual (non-major) penalties could be missed in that same amount of time that directly lead to the goal, but that can’t be reviewed.
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36 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:
DuPont Mich or maybe MN like other noted, that makes sense. No idea on Rudolph but again, probably Big10. They’ll get some $
Would make sense. Wherever it is, I enjoyed the subtle call out from Bryn that out of the four WHL D chippers, they honed in on Carels as the one they wanted most. Got their guy.
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10 hours ago, Sioux90 said:Having standards, is a wild concept.
Right? The concept is right up there with not being an @$$ for no reason…then doubling down on it when people react.
Taylor was always incredibly prepared and professional, no background in hockey AFAIK but she obviously challenged herself to learn and got better and better over time. She ran her segments efficiently, even when her guests were generally all over the place. What, are you expecting Dave Starman to show up every home weekend, doing live intermission updates for peanuts? Taylor IS the bar here, let’s hope they find someone who can grow to do it as well as she did.
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9 minutes ago, Und Princess said:
Good Morning! I hope you're having a fantastic Friday so far! I did a Feature on EJ Emery yesterday! Feel free to share it with your friends and family! Check it out:
https://ftstspotlight.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-gridiron-ice-thursday-sports.html?m=1
Go UND!
Und Princess
Love your positivity, Shayla! Wish more of us on the board (myself included) consistently brought good energy like you do. Thanks for your contributions around here.
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1 hour ago, brianvf said:
Reid is heading to MSU.
But I would take Carels and then one of DuPont/Rudolph in a heartbeat.
Oops, that’s right. Meant Rudolph, but got them twisted with the talk of Reid possibly sneaking into top 5. Guess we’ll just have to settle for Rudolph and DuPont then, after Carels commits.
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53 minutes ago, brianvf said:
Great news. Not totally unexpected, but always nice to confirm.
Now we just need a couple more D commits, and we're set.
I'm hoping for one after the WHL playoffs (or Memorial Cup, depending on who advances) and then another after the NHL draft.Just being greedy here, but I think there’s a reason to be optimistic. Who had Keaton as potentially the second highest drafted defenseman on our team from this draft class? Carels or Reid would be great.
But really, it’s not like I’m suggesting all three of them or anything crazy. Right, Bryn??
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19 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
The Hutsons (Quinn, Cole, Lane) each played at least 2 at BU. Forget which play D.
All good comps, but all indications are Carels is at a similar level of development heading into next year as Verhoeff (based on scouts and international performance), and I don’t think anyone here’s expecting two more years from Keaton(?). Honestly, I’m not even as sure as most seem to be that we should confidently expect one more year…
Takeaway for me is this fan base is believing (and expecting) big things out of this team and talent again, after a year of Jax. And that’s a great feeling.
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3 hours ago, krustyklown said:
Why is this guy not a regular in the AHL?
My thought exactly…how can you be the best in the ECHL this long and not uplevel? Unless he likes being the best and where he is?
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Some leaders and organizations seem to just attract and/or promote this kind of garbage. Seems it’s starting to become a pattern for the Wolverines, I didn’t realize how widespread the issues were. Would certainly make me think twice if I was a recruit into their athletics department, especially with the public renunciation of it by previous coaches, only to keep condoning it internally.
I was never a defender of Mitchell Miller, but the hypocrisy of this kind of stuff happening widely and known, or the sexual assault stuff at Boston University, etc. that goes unpunished has to be a tough pill to swallow for a kid like Mitchell who had to face lifelong consequences.