Goon

I'd rather see a change at AD than the head hockey coach. Honestly, I don't care; the program is better off than when I arrived on campus in 1993. That was a dumpster fire. At the beginning of the season, I predicted this team would be in the Frozen Four when the season ends. If not I will owe @MafiaMan and @Godsmack a dinner at the Texas Roadhouse. I am glad it's not my decision. Berry's Record is 217-111-34, and his teams have won four of the last five NCHC regular season titles. He's not a bad coach. Are we expecting too much? Are we being unreasonable? I don't know. I am not there yet.

Since 2016, only five teams have won an NCAA title. UND, UMD 2, DU 3, UMass, QU. So, I guess we can argue that it's unacceptable that the following teams haven't won an NCAA title in X number of years. You "could" argue that any of the teams on this list have more resources than UND. Think about it. Michigan in the USDT's backyard. BU loaded up on first-round draft choices and still lost to Duluth in the Fargo Regional. I am not sure what the magic formula is. I am wondering if our expectations are too high. The college game isn't the same as in 1997 or even 2000. I am not sure it's the same as it was in 2016. There's the NIL and big-money schools. We were told that they were supposed to dominate. Yet, DU has been on an incredible run. Who knows how opening up the CHL to the NCAA will affect things? If you can predict that, I'd want to pick my lottery numbers for me. BC 2012 BU 2009 MSU 2007 Wisconsin 2006 Minnesota 2003 Maine 1999 Michigan 1998

I never said that I think the fanbase is entitled. People are entitled to their opinions; I do not tell someone what to think. Does it matter to you? People from other fanbases read this messageboard. I also had people ask; do you still read that messageboard? Why? There are some interesting conversations on this page. Really, you have no idea what you're talking about. Recently, I wrote this. This is my end-of-the-year post. What do you mean by calling a spade a spade? Do people still talk like that? I don't think anyone is throwing softballs at post-game press conferences. I am not a negative person by nature. Life is too short to continuously grind on how many NCAA games UND has won in the last nine years. Before long, there will be another banner-hanging ceremony, and I will have a shot of whiskey or two in celebration. Yes, I once told a buddy of mine that it's easier to cover a winning team than a losing team. To say no one in the media doesn't ask difficult questions isn't true. We had the same argument in 2015, and people were ready to burn it all to the ground. After I had written this, I went to JD's radio show to talk about it. This was after Hak had taken the team to the Frozen Four and won a conference championship. I sat down with Brad Berry on Hockey Media Day, and he was very aware of what the fans were saying. There’s a focus in the locker room on hanging a ninth green banner. “North Dakota is not for everybody, head coach Brad Berry said. “There’s a lot of pressure here, and within that, you have to make sure that you invest in yourself every day and earn the opportunity to bring it. That’s what I like about our group; they’re buying into how we do things here and are humble, respectful, and hardworking.” On getting that green banner: “We’ve done a good job getting to a certain point,” Berry said. “We got to get past that point. That’s on us as coaches and players, working together and building the physical and mental side that can take you to that level. We’ve done a few things to talk about, discuss, and work on, and we’re going to continue to do that.”

No, I know reading comprehension is hard. Again. A member of the sports media told me, unsolicited, that UND fans think they're entitled to an NCAA championship. I’ve heard that more than once.

The answer is no. His development hasn't declined. He's getting top-pairing minutes as a freshman. He plays hard and is smart with the puck, he's also 18 years old.

I don't recall me saying that we weren't in a precarious situation. I don't choose to be a burn everything to the ground mentality. I try to be a positive person, more pressing concerns in my life. I can't be negative all of the time. There are too many issues in the world right now to worry about any college or professional sport. There are other programs on campus in worse condition that the UND hockey team. I am not saying that some of the concerns aren't warranted, but come on, Berry would be picked up tomorrow if Chaves fired him. Yes, UND hockey is probably my third love after my wife and daughter. In all of my days of being a UND hockey fanbase member, I've never had these many discussions with friends, coworkers and relatives about the state of the UND coaching staff. Even during the end of the Gino Gasperini days. I went to the get together held by the AD this past summer at the Betty and ran into someone from here and all they wanted to talk about was UND Hockey and who gets fired first. I had a media member from a different geographical location tell me our fanbase comes off as being entitled. It was an unsolicited opinion. Yes! There are things that concern me about this team, they might have turned the corner. I've also seen younger players grow in their role due to the injury situation, especially the very young d-core of this team. Win or lose this year, I will still be a fan of the program. Life is too F'N short to be pi$$ed off all of the time.

I am more surprised Wodon’s site recognized UND.

Lower-body injury.

Do you ever contribute anything that is positive? Just asking for a friend. UND's is ranked 5th in the nation for power play. But, but, but. Let Fire Berry, the PK is ranked 43rd in the nation. For the ones that care, UND is CHN's team of the week.

It’s called sarcasum. He not might be the most prolific scorer, but he brings a lot of things to the table. He's good in the faceoff dot. He's a good two-way forward.

Honestly, why are some grinding on about losing an exhibition game? Holy S*&^* !!!

Dave Hakstol 289-143-43 (.654) 0 NCAA titles Brad Berry 217-111-34 (.646) 1 NCAA title Dean Blais 262-115-33 (.679) 2 NCAA titles

Yep, Schmaltz is an untalented hack. That brings nothing to the table.

FFS! The current team has two number-one draft choices. Have you watched the D-Core? Because of injuries they got valuable time to mature and grow. To say the recruiting sucks is short-sighted. Come on! Sacha, EJ Emery, Livanavage, Wiebe, Strathmann, just to name a few.

He's not wrong.