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Tyler was a real tough loss, seemed like a damn decent guard and both a heady player and person. Yep, from what I understand it was simply a family decision for the move.

So nothing out there for sure yet on Cags injury or have I just missed it?

Huh? Yah, an old topic but certainly not timely. There was a question coming into this season with Zane having left and no experience to speak of but that question thankfully quickly went away.

I'm certainly no St Clown apologist but on a decline, respectfully not so sure about that just yet. From the looks of it the U18 team and their record (believe they're winning at like a .750 to .800 clip), losing to them is nothing to be ashamed of for a college team this season. Also, tying Duluth is not so bad either in light they're ranked like #17 in the nation and were picked to win the NCHC. Yah, the Sioux swept Duluth there via two shut-outs but certainly not "dominating" landslide wins, more so it was our hot goalie and strong def both nights. Admittedly, St Clown losing to CC not good but then we lost 3-1 at home earlier this season to lowly Little 6 member Wisco and had two ties with lowly Bem (man, give them credit though, they sure play us tough every year) and Maine so on any given night.....I sure hope the Husky dogs are on a decline but let's wait a few more games to make that prognosis.

Great pont. Here's another point: Craig Bohl (?) wins 3 straight div 1-AA natties (that's impressive) and leaves for "bigger and better" things to coach at..... lower ladder FBS Wyoming. Hakstol leaves one of the top 3 or 4 hockey programs nationally to coach at.....NHL's Philadelphia Flyers at the professional level.

Players played well most of game, near end of it they didn't and I feared or even knew it was coming (choke job). The way it has continued on and on repeatedly it's gotta rest on the coach. Yah, refs did not help at all with some bad calls and some bad non-calls but not scoring in the last 4 min comes down to execution and coaching and sorry, but you can't fire/release the whole team, its gotta be the coach.

Bale 31, did anyone here ever respond to you? I'm no great hockey mind but I don't think it's as bad in NCHC as you make it sound like it is in the WCHA (15 1-1 games, wow). I would have to say it's better than it was 3-4 years ago (I'm speaking WCHA when the Sioux were of course in it then along with MN State).

My middle daughter is a junior and attends U Wis (seriously), which doesn't have a team. I'm so disappointed in her. : -)

Wow, pretty soon it will be fire Brew and not Jones. How things have changed since mid-season or so of last season. Yes, Lloyd sat for most of first qtr and other times but was in there a lot of the 2nd half and looked freaking lost in all aspects. Lil Red (Knox) was absolutely terrible against the press. And agree with earlier comments, we (Knox especially) kept it sloq in backcourt bringing it up like waiting for the double team/press then couldn't do anything to get out of it. Although Lloyd disappointed with just something like 5 pts and poor game Knox to me was the least valuable player. This is getting ugly. Way too many turnovers and only halfway decent outside shot on the team is Dyer. And why did #35 (freshman I think) for UND play so much?

I agree 100% on Cashman over Avants for playing time in the front court, Cashman has not played now for like 2+ games. My understanding on that though is it will soon come out that it's to do with a non on the court issue. I believe that's so but don't quote me. It has to be something like that as Cashman, while not a super freshman, had a respectable first season for a big man on a not so good team last season. So, it makes no sense this season he would suddenly be riding the pine now 100% of the time (yeah, yeah I know Jones is the coach but ...).

As much as I want to like Shanks and his shooting touch for a big guy, it hurts him too in that he's so weak. He gets bumped or fouled when shooting even when just under the basket and you can never count on him making the follow thru for a fg. The reason he struggles as the ft line, despite what appears to be a good touch is his emotional/psychological being. He's simply too emotional and wears it on his sleeves. I'm sure he's thinking way too much at the ft line when he shoots, hence likely will only be in the 50% to 60% range at best for ft's.

I never said the numbers were not accurate or indisputable (they're numbers) but obviously there's a purpose for the post. Not so much misleading, granted, as what the numbers by themselves may or may not say outside of the obvious. The numbers say Haks has coached the second most Frozen 4 games (second to Gino although Haks has been at UND 5 less years than him I think) and Haks has also lost the most Frozen 4 games. I just assumed looking at the post that you were on the fire Haks mission but perhaps I shouldn't of just assumed that then. Anyhow, curious, where do you sit on the fire Haks issue then? Should he stay or should he go? And if he should go, more importantly, who's a better coach to replace him?

Not to argue but while I may not refer to many of these schools sports teams by their nicknames I do know all of their nicknames save for RIT. I'm a pretty big sports fan so I might not be your best "sample" so to speak. And I don't necessarily disagree with your assertion that perhaps UND doesn't even need a nickname.

Fargodome, aka "Alerus Center South".

Uh, maybe it was posted already but isn't this using stats to mislead. Obviously, 1-7 by Haks in the Frozen 4 ain't good. However, that in itself doesn't necessarily say anything about well he coached to get his team there, how many games (less) there were in the NCAA tourney back in the day prior to making the Frozen 4, and should some of those coaches have coached better and been in the Frozen 4 more often? A lot unsaid.

And no knock on Sandelin but he'd likely agree, what "worked best" for him in 2011 was the Sioux losing "cus of Haks coaching" (give me a break) to Mich in the opposite semi-final.

Uh, he badly "coached" the Sioux players into hitting 2 pipes in the 2nd period and also badly "coached" Zane into giving up at least 2 goals that I'm sure he would like back. Yeah, blame the coaching. Hire (insert other coache's name here) and that bad "coaching" would not have happened. Can't make it up.

Oxford ain't GF? You're probably right if you poll 100 Americans, they would probably degrade GF vs comparison with an Ohio city/college town. U Mich has "tradition" but that ain't winning them many nattys in the last decade or two.

For the 23rd fricking time, college hockey is one and done! The NCAA doesn't do that in college baseball world series and for good reason. One game doesn't always prove anything.

Peyton and Favre are both the better QB's, no doubt. Great point you make.

Yep, blame Haks "coaching" despite Zane letting in two or three goals he wish he had back and our players hitting two pipes in a dominant 2nd period. Yep, all Hak's fault, poor coaching.

I've said it once here, I'll say it again, it's still easier for a dominant/better football team (yes, there are exceptions sometimes e.g. turnovers) to win 1 game versus an inferior opponent than it is for such a hockey team to do the same against the other team in one game. That's why college hockey hould be playing more than one game to determine a champion, just like the NCAA does in baseball. It would be ludicrous to have college baseball teams play a one game "series" in their world series (which they don't) based on the nature/dynamics of the sport, no different than hockey.

Respectfully disagree. Not an issue for the Sioux. The Sioux had great goaltending all season (Zane had two real bad games, game 1 vs Bem and final game vs BU, poor timing on the last one), have ample role players,.....along with talented players.

He was certainly not Parise or Toews but he was still a very fine collegiate hockey player, nonetheless. I sure wish we had had him back this past season, no doubt. Admittedly, not sure how successful he'll be at the next level though?

Cripes, touchy-touchy and I even praised the Herd. Point being one game does not justify establishing the better team in hockey (like in baseball), unlike football. Your statement can't be further from the truth.