Johnny Five

I doubt Minot will for boys. Minot girls not even close to the numbers for 2 teams, I don't think that or Grand Forks will ever happen for girls.

IMO that's a thing of the past. Not quite as distant as "UND is just a bunch of 25 year old canadians." As long as they're still getting some of the best out of Minnesota, which they are, they need to sprinkle in some of that. I don't think any of us would've been pissed about Reschny, Verhoeff, Malone or McKenna - :-). Larson was also on another podcast this week and said they've already been up North since he started and there's a couple targets that would help immediately.

Larson also had a couple commits on the blue line from Canada and has been vocal with the media about his ties up there.

I believe Luken Huff decommitted from SCSU a few days ago. He had been committed to Larson since February of 2024. 6-3 195ish and a physical presence not really attributed to UM style of play.....perhaps there's a relation to that and the Grimes move as well. Larson was a great listen with Jupiter and Vegoe on GPL last night. It's going to be a wild couple weeks in dinkytown.

He probably isn't even on campus anymore lol

I'm guessing Hazen will be on board for girls hockey as well. Also had been told at one point if both those teams jump, Langdon may consider it for the girls. Not sure if this is true or not but I was told at one point the bylaws state you need 8 in a conference to run WDA/EDC type conference tournaments. Interesting developments on the girls side.

I was 50/50 on Motzko. Willing to give him another year, not surprised his time came to and end. Larson has experience, connections and a hell of a good staff. There's reasons for optimism. I'll trust David Carle on this one. And I like Oliver. He has a future. Played for his old man. Nick was just a rugrat at the rink back then.

I meant Rohlik, not Miller. @tnt Took some time for me to come around on Larson initially. It won't take long, everyone here will want Motzko back. SCSU on the other hand...

Potulny, Miller, Larson all with HC experience at NCAA... ....toss in Laylin, Cullen....keep Gordon and Martin. Not even close IMO.

Based on Larson's visit with PA on KFAN, revamping the defense is his 1st priority. I'm guessing he is waiting to see who is in the portal to fill in the holes, who from Canadian JRs would even consider MN, and making decisions based on current roster and incoming recruits.

SCSU update, probably to nobody's surprise, Sydney Wolf now thinks the finalists are: Oliver, Herter and Winters.

Gophers: Vegoe posted on GPL that Matt Cullen will be in a "player development role." Rumored that Laylin will be an assistant and possibly keep Gordon and Paul Martin, leaving Steve Miller odd man out. SCSU: Sydney Wolf tweeted out yesterday SCSU was hesitant about letting current assistants go, assumed that was due to budget. She later tweeted that Bemidji assistant Trevor Winter is one name she's heard a few times....but also noted that it's been pretty tight lipped who the other finalists are.

He had put some Gopher goalie equipment on Facebook marketplace before Larson was hired so we knew that one was coming....kinda funny.

Yes. Mooney and Ziemer have both had NIL type announcements recently (Ziemer yesterday or Sunday), so fans thinking that's a good sign.

Should be a great Frozen Four. UND-UW, as a Gopher fan I'd just like to see a meteor shower lol. UND has a better roster and should be favored, the wildcard in that crafty SOB behind the bench for Wisconsin. Perhaps offset however, but UNDs advantage in the pipes with Spunar. I'll take UND 4-2. DU-Michigan. When Michigan is going, they are electric and I'm not sure anyone can stop them, as evidenced by jumping on UMD. But then the Dogs turned the tables. UM will try to get up and down the ice, will be interesting to see how Carle combats that, because DU has the skill and grit to play whatever style is necessary. Stay out of the box and I like the Pioneers chances - I think this is an OT game and a toss up. My brain says DU because of street cred, my stomach says UM. UND - Michigan for the ship. Regardless, Frozen Fours don't grow on trees. Enjoy the ride, one hell of a turnaround by UND this season - forget that Michigan and UW didn't make the tournament last year either. Gives me a little hope for the Larson's squad next year at least. Good luck!