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31 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:
He’s supposed to be a set up guy himself. That’s all we heard about him before he got to UND. Haven’t seen much of that though.
Agreed, I’ve been waiting for that piece to his game from last year. In the year and one game that I’ve watched him, setup guy and his game have nothing to do with one another. He shoots every time the puck touches his stick in the ozone
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Solid game. D coverage was much better.
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Just now, Esoteric said:
Emery is fast becoming my favorite. What a pass.
That was a great play
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18 hours ago, yzerman19 said:
We can't change the location of Grand Forks, we can't change the fact that you don't get Big10 football or hoops on off days, the Ralph isn't a huge differentiator anymore (although by no means a detriment)...somehow we gotta get the chippas that other chippas want to play with while recognizing the constraints we have vs Big10 and Hockey East. At the peak of our recruiting success, players knew that Sioux hockey was where you played to prepare for the NHL...the coaching, facilities, training was all geared towards that...somehow we have lost a great deal of this, and rather quickly
As another poster pointed out, this year’s frosh class should be good. It’s the blueprint for how we should recruit. A couple blue chips, an offensive dynamo like Swanson who’ll play 3-4 years, and some decent overagers. We simply need to stay consistent with this approach. We need at least one 1st-3rd rd player every year.
But youre right, good players like to play with good players.
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18 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:
I have always favored a blend of 1-2 year blue chippers and 3-4 year guys. Overagers is just another term for guys nobody else wanted because they aren't that good, so we can't get stuck with those.
Haha, I agree on the blend piece. I don’t really see it that way for overagers. To me the players in that category can be very good college players. Typically they’re simply late bloomers who were immature during their draft years. They either will go late or not at all.
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19 hours ago, dustnyou said:
I get a kick out of the “losing recruiting battles “ line some spit here. “We lose all the recruiting battles against DU, MN, UM, BU, BC” lol. So we don’t win any huh? The likes of Boisvert, Emery, Swanson, etc .. we didn’t WIN those recruiting battles against these same blue blood schools? UND must have been the only school recruiting them 1st rounders then..
completely agree. But in defense of others on this site, I really do think it’s somewhere in the middle. You just dropped one recent recruiting class
. Some folks trend over the course of time. When rating recruiting, it’s important to define how a program is going to recruit. Blue chips, over agers, blend, etc
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25 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:
The playoffs don’t show that he is a great or even good ,Nchc or ncaa.
College playoffs are weird, one and done’s are tough. Look, I get as pissed as anyone when we get knocked out early. That shouldn’t happen with the teams we put together. But the entire group has to come together…and you need a good amount of luck unless you have a BC like squad (we don’t…and they still lost too).
We’ve had some good teams recently but had some bad luck. We need to turn things around this year. I’d love another natty, but let’s start with an NCAA win first
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14 minutes ago, .357 said:
The team that won #8 was comprised mostly of players whom Hakstol had final say into accepting into the program. He laid a large part of the foundation for #8, including nailing down Boeser. It was in every respect an inherited team. Since then, Berry has not proven that he can win it all with a squad fully authored by him.
Fast-forward 10 years to 2034 & UND is still stuck on #8. Is he still a keeper then?
If we are still in that upper echelon of programs…absolutely. If we start being competitive in the NCAAs, absolutely. We need to figure out a way to compete in some recruiting battles with blue chips. The landscape is changing quickly. But…Bubs is a great coach. Ive heard from advisors, scouts, etc. Berry is very respected in the hockey world.
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Again, Berry hasn’t had Hak’s success. But I do think he’s a great coach. He’s a keeper.
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1 hour ago, skateshattrick said:
Hakstol also made it to the Frozen 4 in 7 of 11 seasons and never missed the NCAA tournament. I'm trying not to bash Berry, but Hakstol did way more with less.
Way more with less? Hakstol had wagons. Not sure if he was the primary recruiter for all those guys but his teams were stacked!
Berry has had some nice seasons with success…just not the same success as Hak. The natty was awesome though!
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Lukas Zajic to Wisco…big time get
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22 minutes ago, gfhockey said:
Doubt we wanted him
I doubt we did
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12 minutes ago, brianvf said:
Zellers is the real deal. Can't wait to see him in a UND uniform.
Pilgrim had a nice night too
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12 hours ago, Oldguy said:
I've never seen a season opener that left me less optimistic about a season than this one. Pathetic showing.
What does this remind me of? How about a few years ago, when they were ranked top 5 pre-season, but missed the playoffs.
I’m not taking it that far. But definitely a head scratcher. You’re not supposed to get beat up first exhibition of the year by a team like augustana. You’re supposed to put on a show for the fans.
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6 minutes ago, .357 said:
So for those who watched, is it safe to say that the main problem was that the team wasn't that focused & emotionally invested in the game (too many passengers)?
Who sits next weekend besides #13?
Augustana was going really hard, we weren’t. Boys were playing like it was a men’s league game.
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Recap- offense was absolutely no where. Defense was leaky all game…13 could use a film session. 7 was the bright spot for me. Really noticeable.
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They need to blow these lines up
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I haven’t seen a scoring chance yet
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Everyone’s going to say it’s only an exhibition…but this is embarrassing
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13 hours ago, cberkas said:
Casey Vandertop to St Thomas
Good player. High end work ethic. St Thomas will be good in the next 3-5 years.
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7 hours ago, .357 said:
That is exactly what I've been harping on for the last 6 months. Too much focus on the Penrose in years past may have caused the team to experience an energy-dump in early March, peaking too early; kudos to Berry for shifting gears. My main concern for the team this year wasn't necessarily the players, but would the coaching staff tone down their hype of winning the Penrose. The focus should be doing well week-to-week, instead of the players & staff being overly concerned the entire season about finishing first. Play hard, enjoy the moment & let the chips fall where they may.
On the ice, my biggest concern is how the team will respond to heavy forechecking, & will they be able to transition out of the d-zone more effectively this year.
Will be interesting to see how Mac adjusts to the faster, stronger NCHC.
Would like to see a defining year for Kunz, park his large frame in front of the goalie early & often for screens & deflections.
Will the coaches relegate James to a checking line again, or is this the season he has a breakout year offensively?
Perhaps Croal, Schmaltz & Wilkie on a checking/energy line.
I thought Wilkie was brought in for offensive production?
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On 9/23/2024 at 2:38 PM, cberkas said:
So, 8 teams ranked in the pre-season poll.
I have a good feeling about this year’s team. They should be good.
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2 hours ago, yzerman19 said:
Bobby losing Mikey Berchild is not good for that program. There is a lot of grumping about Motzko not letting the horses run. They lost a committed Eiserman...I'm waiting to see who they land. Next year the two top Minny kids will be Schneider and Fitzhenry. If they opt to go somewhere else....
I’d be blown away if freddie isn’t maroon and gold. Fitzhenry would look great in Kelly green
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