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  1. 23 minutes ago, Sodbuster said:

    I texted my buddy in Warroad about him on Wednesday. He said the word around town is that Mankato is the onlyh team that's shown interest so far.

    I still haven’t really watched him play that much. There must be a reason.

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  2. 2 hours ago, tnt said:

    I would think Littler would be ahead of Klee, unless of course his injury is an issue going forward.  

    Completely agree. Stats aren’t everything but I don’t see how Klee is even close. His numbers are ok…if he was a dman.

  3. 51 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

    That's how they took Tonka down.

    I will say a ton of Tonka’s shots were from the perimeter…and they were playing fairly selfish hockey. But you’re right, we was solid that game and when there was a point blank shot he stopped it. He’ll play D1 for sure 

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  4. 19 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said:

    Haven't seen much of Cathedral, but gonna watch this game, for sure. Up quick on Northfield. 

    Unfortunately. I think Edina rolls in AA. Chanhassen is good, but they definitely should not have beaten Tonka. 

    Chan is actually really good. I don’t think they’ll beat Edina…but it’s a bit closer than you think. Edina is deeper but with the TV timeouts, Chan will play that top line a ton. Also, Chan has the best goalie in the state. That too matters.

  5. 19 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said:

    Warroad crushed New Ulm 8-1 in the first game of the A quarters. 

    Pilgrim scored twice on two nice snipes. I think he had 2 assists, too. 

    I'm a little bummed Minnetonka didn't make state as they have UND recruit Ashton Schultz on their team.

    Who are you excited to watch?

    Lund (Warroad) and Freddie Schneider (Edina). Griffin Sturm (st cloud) 

  6. The Lund dman out of Warroad. I’ve tracked him for a while and he always put up very good stats for a dman. He’s also listed at 6’3”. Im assuming he has D1 offers but I never hear anyone talk about him. There’s obviously a difference between stats and the “eye test”. Either he’s sitting on offers quietly or it’s a factor of him being huge, playing a ton (in Warroad), and the fact it’s HS hockey (especially single A hockey).

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  7. 4 hours ago, Walsh Hall said:

    Having a stacked team guarantees it, like 1997 Michigan, 2010 UND, etc… 

    I’d love to know who would have won championships over the last 40 years if there were 5 game series instead of one and done.  My guess is we’d have picked up 2-4 others (including the lost year) and lost 1 or 2 as well.

    Hockey has, statically, the largest variance in actual result versus implied result of the major sports (tennis is last).  You have to be good, but luck has to be on your side to win.

     

    You are correct, even a stacked team doesn’t guarantee it…but if you don’t need a ton of luck, you better be stacked. Btw i never said a stacked team guarantees anything but a fun team to watch.

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  8. 20 hours ago, gfhockey said:

    Is the season considered a success if we sre one and done in the tourney?

     

    I bet you ask every single playa and they’ll say no

    Tough question. To me this team looks pretty dang good. They have the makings of being a super tough out come tourney time.

    It really depends who we play and how we play. But the answer will almost always land on no, it wouldn’t be considered a success. There are just so many good teams out there, to win the natty you need a ton of luck or a ridiculously stacked/old team.

  9. 20 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said:

    Overall, I do apologize for making this all about you because it's certainly not. I think what @scpa0305 has always discussed, from my understanding, is that UND will lose out on the market share with how college hockey is going. I can't disagree with that. When I hear "backfilling with over-agers" I kind of think that's a lot what we did this year with Britt, Pehrson, Pyke, Johannes, etc. (not shots at them.... they are all very, very good hockey players). UND still has the ability to recruit and that hasn't changed. 

    I think the bolded part is what bothers me the most. This team didn't get dropped from the NCAA tournament by losing two games to CC last week. We're so incredibly over reactive as a fanbase. I understand "fan" is short for fanatic, but my goodness :D

    You are correct btw. 

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  10. 20 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

    I don't bring it up because I believe it. I think it's hogwash. I bring it up ALL THE TIME because @scpa0305 keeps insisting that the B1G and the big media market schools out east are going to rule the College Hockey world and that UND and other similar programs will have to settle for "backfilling with over-agers" (that's a direct quote from sometime last season, I am not making it up). Go tell @scpa0305 that he is wrong, because I think he is too. I keep bringing it up because that erroneous notion needs to be challenged whenever and wherever it is propagated.

    Anyway, you make good points. I am enjoying this season, especially after the past few seasons, which were not as much fun to watch. @krustyklown is right, I will not bring up the topic of championships as long as UND is alive in the postseason.

    Haha you’ve lumped me in the wrong crowd my friend. Do guys do this? Did you go through middle school?

    Anyways, I never said the big10/blue blood HE schools would rule college hockey, I said they would dominate blue chip recruiting. And if we’re not already there…it’s pretty close. That doesn’t mean we won’t be good it just means we need to recruit better/smarter. 

  11. On 2/18/2024 at 9:34 AM, Wilbur said:

    I really don't think it was the goaltending this weekend.  Whatever guy got put in would have been lit up with our collective d zone play (everybody).  

    He and many others have to be better.  In hockey it's way too easy to blame the netminder.  "Ohh, they have 2 goals on 3 shots!!!!??!!!"  Well what if that was three breakaways?  Or three screened shots from the point?  A goalie is supposed to stop 90% of all 2-0 breakaways against him?

     

    I completely agree with your point, 100%. He does make some pretty acrobatic saves. But he’s also flopping around quite a bit and his rebound control is below avg. He was hot early on but has definitely been very very avg for quite some time now. His season stats are very avg for a top 5 team in the country.

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  12. 1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

    I'm old enough to remember the DOT line and team getting swept at home vs Michigan Tech. Talent wise this current team isn’t close to that squad. Unfortunately weekends like this happen and it was an absolute Gong Show but I'll hold judgement until after the final horn next Saturday night to see if this series was a fluke or trend.

    Bingo. Hockey can be weird. This team has looked really good this year. If w had a stacked deck (meaning we had significantly more talent than any other team in the country) I’d be more upset. We need to see if this was a fluke or more of a trend in the wrong direction.

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