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2023-24 University of North Dakota Hockey Season


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12 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Just looking at stats Persson is kind of helter  skelter , thinking Haider or Pavicich , if Kleven stays wow that’s a super bonus. Forwards if Albrecht not back we need one more , maybe a face off specialist ? Just my opinion. 

Looking forward to seeing who we bring in at goalie and hope they transition quickly. Kind of funny to have to go to the portal a few years in a row when you think about the crazy run of dominant goalies we recruited. Parise, Lamoreux, Eidsness, Dell, Gothberg/McIntrye ... I'm probably missing one in there, but there were some good years. It seemed like guys were constantly putting up impressive stats.

I'm surprised Kleven hasn't signed and also hope we can bring him back for one more. I know there are concerns over his penalty minutes, and if he can just avoid the majors I'm fine with it. Just a part of his game to refine. It would be a big addition to the team.

Faceoffs has to be something they work on. It was pointed out on air, multiple times, how rough our faceoffs were this year, especially in critical situations. Not good for a team who is generally very good at that.

Wish we could just skip the NCAA Tourney because I may puke if UM, DU or MI win it. Gross. I'm ready to see next years roster and schedule. Really needs guys like Gaber and Blake to keep doing their thing. Would like to see James keep going with the momentum he was getting at the end of the season and Mclaughin needs to put on a little weight.

For all the critics, we've seen the parity in college hockey. A few of those one score games that didn't go our way this year, could easily flip next year and then you're well within the tourney. Coming into UND in 2003, I didn't even realize the stretch of incredible teams I was watching. The NCAA Tourney was a right, not a priveledge and the Frozen Four was more often than not. All teams have some down years, but hopefully UND can right the ship and be a little more consistent with their tourney appearances and tourney success.

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Just now, siouxfan512 said:

Looking forward to seeing who we bring in at goalie and hope they transition quickly. Kind of funny to have to go to the portal a few years in a row when you think about the crazy run of dominant goalies we recruited. Parise, Lamoreux, Eidsness, Dell, Gothberg/McIntrye ... I'm probably missing one in there, but there were some good years. It seemed like guys were constantly putting up impressive stats.

I'm surprised Kleven hasn't signed and also hope we can bring him back for one more. I know there are concerns over his penalty minutes, and if he can just avoid the majors I'm fine with it. Just a part of his game to refine. It would be a big addition to the team.

Faceoffs has to be something they work on. It was pointed out on air, multiple times, how rough our faceoffs were this year, especially in critical situations. Not good for a team who is generally very good at that.

Wish we could just skip the NCAA Tourney because I may puke if UM, DU or MI win it. Gross. I'm ready to see next years roster and schedule. Really needs guys like Gaber and Blake to keep doing their thing. Would like to see James keep going with the momentum he was getting at the end of the season and Mclaughin needs to put on a little weight.

For all the critics, we've seen the parity in college hockey. A few of those one score games that didn't go our way this year, could easily flip next year and then you're well within the tourney. Coming into UND in 2003, I didn't even realize the stretch of incredible teams I was watching. The NCAA Tourney was a right, not a priveledge and the Frozen Four was more often than not. All teams have some down years, but hopefully UND can right the ship and be a little more consistent with their tourney appearances and tourney success.

and of course, mid-post I see the announcement Kleven has signed. :glare:

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2 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

and of course, mid-post I see the announcement Kleven has signed. :glare:

We all believed since last spring that he would almost certainly be gone next year.   Good for the program to have players signed to the big stage.  

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11 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

He's the one that UND needed to come back. Really good player. Better person.

Never got the chance to meet him, but everyone I know that is connected to him at UND says he just a great kid and awesome to be around. Great leader.

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2 minutes ago, Langster019 said:

If he’s with the NHL club he won’t be with JBD, who’s with their AHL team last I checked but that was a few weeks ago. 

He's implying that Kleven is gonna get sent down when his first year of his ELC is burned.

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Just now, jk said:

What would you have suggested instead?

Really? I would hope that any college would have someone that they have recruited and is committed that is ready to step into the Freshman class at a position. Goaltending being the exception have you ever seen a year where there is either no Forwards or no defenseman that are available? My suggestion would have been to spend last year recruiting at least ONE defensive player that could have stepped into the line-up this past Fall.

I'll say this as well, only having two forwards that are ready for this class is concerning as well. 

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Just now, AJS said:

Really? I would hope that any college would have someone that they have recruited and is committed that is ready to step into the Freshman class at a position. Goaltending being the exception have you ever seen a year where there is either no Forwards or no defenseman that are available? My suggestion would have been to spend last year recruiting at least ONE defensive player that could have stepped into the line-up this past Fall.

I'll say this as well, only having two forwards that are ready for this class is concerning as well. 

Two? Perron and Emerson? We only need two right?

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4 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Let our underclassmen develop. Thats how you smooth things over year to year. We really didn’t need the portal heading into this year. It cost us for sure. 

This as well. 

I'm not sure if @jk is pushing back, because he thinks too many have went too far against the coaching staff but come on. 

I'm letting go and this time I'm officially in off-season mode! Need two defensemen now from the portal. Let's hope they nail the portal this time. 

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Just now, AJS said:

This as well. 

I'm not sure if @jk is pushing back, because he thinks too many have went too far against the coaching staff but come on. 

I'm letting go and this time I'm officially in off-season mode! Need two defensemen now from the portal. Let's hope they nail the portal this time. 

Maybe it's a defense of the guys we did get from the portal in Farmer and Sidorski? Farmer was inconsistent, but Sidorski was our 3rd or 4th best defensemen for most of the season. Point still stands, I would have liked to have more than just Cooper Moore coming back for 23-24. Now, portal is a must. 

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2 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Two? Perron and Emerson? We only need two right?

Potentially yes. I would like to see this team get down to 15F so they would be at that right now. Still waiting on Caulfield / Albrecht. I would think that 3 would have been the ideal # this off-season. My hope is still that Caulfied stays / Albrecht goes, so then they'll need 1 more. 

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