I think you're right, you don't hear NHL people and sport page columnist from NHL cities complaining about UND's recruits not developing and getting better like some other schools. Cough, Cough, Cough!!!
UND really has no choice, without settles the name getting approval or changing the name the other sports at UND would die and go away because they wouldn't have an easy time scheduling opponents. I have had a unnamed Sioux coach tell me this...
Karr is a buffoon and he obviously is out of touch because he obviously hasn't watched a Western-Clutch and Hold Association games lately. If anything this rule would tighten the game up and you would have hooking and holding up and down the ice. Me thinks this rule is going to be dead on arrival.
I haven't seen a lot of hockey where anyone uses that hybrid rule. I don't see a lot of people unhappy with that particular rule, it could probably be helpful with waving off some of the icing attempts. Frankly its the rule that doesn't allow the penalized to ice the puck on the power play that has everyone upset including most of the coaches.