Dustin

Gotta say, I don't mind at all playing on odd days/nights of the week as long as the games are televised. The pod was awesome having games every 1-3 days. There's enough football on Saturdays and Sundays in January to keep my sports watching wires happy, so to have UND hockey to watch on a Monday night is great.

I'm no hockey mind - never played, just a lifelong Sioux fan, but I find it interesting about all the comments here regarding poor play, yet coach Berry said this: "It was a one-goal game tonight, but I thought we played better than we did last night in a 3-0 win"

Working great. Wish I had come to SS earlier in the night.

I read that. Pretty crazy to make that jump. I suppose with no college ties, there was no real pull towards coaching at that level. (BTW, I was born in 1982, so I've been oblivious to this story my whole life)

On the broadcast last night the announcers mentioned that Nate Leaman joins Mike Eaves and Dean Blais to coach an NCAA champion and WJC Gold Medal. (They also threw Bob Motzko a bone by saying he could join the club if he takes the Gophers all the way this year - uff). But anyway, 2013 coach Phil Housley appears to have never been involved in college hockey as either a player or coach. I found that interesting.

That's why I am not a fan of the half-shields.

I didn't watch much of Canada's games before last night, but I was surprised how out of sorts (or what I assume is out of sorts) they looked, all things considered. Then when they did have their chances, they were snake-bitten / had bad luck (hitting a post, puck rolling instead of flat, pass behind its intended receiver, fanned on the shot, etc).

I believe so. I did the research a few nights ago, and I didn’t see a North Dakotan on any of the other gold medal rosters.

I swear the US scored on a delayed penalty yesterday but then wasn't awarded the power play. I am not remembering that right?

I agree with this mostly. In my eyes, I do see the possibility of NHL fans (and not necessarily college hockey fans) watching the game (especially this year with no NHL ongoing at the momemt), which would help widen the exposure of college hockey to NHL fans. (Maybe I'm completely off base here; do NHL broadcasters ever mention where the players were before the NHL? I'm not an NHL viewer, so I don't know). I'm guessing Starman would be completely unwelcome as a Canadian color (colour?!) commentator if he kept talking about college hockey, but I agree, it would be a great promotion of the college game to a Canadian audience.

You're probably right as pure broadcasting talent goes, but I doubt the TSN announcers plug college hockey during the telecast like Starman does, which is a good thing IMO.

Awesome! A Christmas present for UND football.

I personally loved the pod from a TV viewing standpoint. Getting to watch UND play a hockey game every couple of days for 3 weeks straight was awesome. Having that many talented hockey teams all playing each other in one place was very reminiscent of the World Juniors. Which by the way starts later this week, so it's like double hockey Christmas!

That's the kind of accolades we want to have on our squad. I like where things are going.

https://undfootball360.com/news/und-2020-signing-day-podcast/ Haven't listened yet, but wanted to post the link for people.

That is awesome.

Same problem I was having.

Link to this?

I think the Summit is already there, and if UND adds competition to an already established league, all the better for everybody. Plus, the Summit has one of the best conference tournaments. My dream for UND basketball is to get to a point where conference championships are a potential every year, and the fans follow the team to Sioux Falls just like they follow the hockey team to St. Paul.

Good win. Got lucky that that Umude shot was off- what are the chances?!

I would give Scheel the nod tonight against a rival and coming off his shutout last game. Thome can play Sunday against WMU to get his feet wet.

I'm hoping the "wrench" thrown at FCS football this year is one that "tightens" (builds up) UND and "loosens" (dismantles) NDSU.

Has the TV deal part of it been finalized?

I wonder what (or if) the TV deal is for the Omaha portion. Midco has an Omaha presence, I believe, so hopefully we'll see the games.

I attended the St. Louis Frozen Four in 2007, my first ever. I had been to St. Louis as a kid, so the novelty as a new city wasn't there. Here's what I remember about it: The people of the city generally didn't know what a "Frozen Four" is, which can be a problem in general with college hockey in markets without a college team. Attendance at the games, however, was record setting at the time. (Only Ford Field in 2010 has a higher championship game attendance). The weather was chilly (I want to say highs in the 40s), which was unfortunate considering it had potential for good weather (Average high in early April is low 60s). On Friday, I visited the Larimore Plantation, which is source of the town name Larimore, ND, my hometown. I saw Ryan Duncan win the Hobey, which was the hockey highlight of the trip. Friday night, I was at a blues joint and made friends with a Michigan State fan. The Spartans went on to win the National Championship the next night, so I was happy for him. I don't remember what I did on Saturday during the day. Unfortunately, the Cardinals were not playing at home that weekend. Sunday morning, which was Easter, was the flight back to Grand Forks and I think the high temperature was something like 14. Overall, the St. Louis sports commission seemed pretty excited to host, even if the people weren't necessarily aware. With the Blues winning the Stanley Cup recently, (and no more Rams) hockey might be more at the forefront of the St. Louis sports scene. If the Frozen Four coincides with the Cardinals at home, I think it would be a pretty good site.