I think one could make the argument. In the years UND has won a title, it was the third and fourth-line guys that pushed UND over the edge. Who had Ellis Rickwood on the bingo card as UND’s top scorer? That was one hell of a pickup by UND.
I didn't get down to the Boardwalk, or whatever they call it, but I've heard good things. I stayed in a place they called the Rim and it was very nice. The weather will be a lot nicer than here. They had some great restaurants. IRC, they don't have a AHL team anymore, so I suppose it will be another arena that hasn't had hockey in a while, 2020.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see the 1987 team win it all, I was in Germany serving in the US Army and AFN didn't have college hockey on it at the time.