MafiaMan Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 3 hours ago, brianvf said: Geez...getting kicked off not one, but two, college teams in four years. Not going well for Mr. Briere. I'd guess that no NCAA team is gonna take a chance on him anymore. Pffft, that’s nothing! @Godsmack has been banned from softball, hockey, pickleball, AND dart leagues in the state of Colorado. He is currently appealing his bowling ban for allegedly throwing a 16 pound ball at a group of Catholic nuns during a recent charity event for St. Luke’s Nursing Home. Quote
bale31 Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 8 hours ago, MafiaMan said: I don’t blame you for being salty. I thought Hastings would stay in Mankato too. I appreciate that. The saltiness is wearing off. I'm not particularly upset with individuals. I just can't handle people that either try to tell me it's not a big deal and "you'll get someone good" when at the same time celebrating what a great hire it is for wisconsin. If it were so easy for us to find someone good, wis onside. Would have done that. It's gonna be a heck of a difficult thing replacing maybe the best head coach and maybe the best assistant coach in the country. I also take issue with people that basically say that Mankato should just know who they are and don't be upset that someone better can double our coach's salary. We should just be happy that we're a second class citizen in the hockey world. This isn't the cesspool known as college football and personally I don't want it to be. If that's where the sport is headed, count me out. I don't want any part of that. 1 Quote
tnt Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 14 minutes ago, bale31 said: I appreciate that. The saltiness is wearing off. I'm not particularly upset with individuals. I just can't handle people that either try to tell me it's not a big deal and "you'll get someone good" when at the same time celebrating what a great hire it is for wisconsin. If it were so easy for us to find someone good, wis onside. Would have done that. It's gonna be a heck of a difficult thing replacing maybe the best head coach and maybe the best assistant coach in the country. I also take issue with people that basically say that Mankato should just know who they are and don't be upset that someone better can double our coach's salary. We should just be happy that we're a second class citizen in the hockey world. This isn't the cesspool known as college football and personally I don't want it to be. If that's where the sport is headed, count me out. I don't want any part of that. Unfortunately we are headed that direction in so many ways. NIL will only create that bigger divide between the haves and the have nots. I think most of us are drawn to college hockey because it wasn't the cesspool that pro and other college sports were, and there was at least some semblance of dignity. That seems to be a thing of the past. 1 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 31 minutes ago, bale31 said: I also take issue with people that basically say that Mankato should just know who they are and don't be upset that someone better can double our coach's salary. We should just be happy that we're a second class citizen in the hockey world. This isn't the cesspool known as college football and personally I don't want it to be. If that's where the sport is headed, count me out. I don't want any part of that. Amen. Schools like UND and Mankato CANNOT accept being relegated to mid-major status in hockey. Too many people on this forum have thrown in the towel; I will not do that. President Armacost, please do not allow hockey (or any other sport) degrade into irrelevance. The tone needs to be set by your office or it won't matter what anyone else tries to do. 2 Quote
burd Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 9 hours ago, MafiaMan said: Pffft, that’s nothing! @Godsmack has been banned from softball, hockey, pickleball, AND dart leagues in the state of Colorado. He is currently appealing his bowling ban for allegedly throwing a 16 pound ball at a group of Catholic nuns during a recent charity event for St. Luke’s Nursing Home. The bowling ball incident was the trigger, but wearing those butt-crack pants all the time didn't help. Quote
scpa0305 Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 2 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said: Amen. Schools like UND and Mankato CANNOT accept being relegated to mid-major status in hockey. Too many people on this forum have thrown in the towel; I will not do that. President Armacost, please do not allow hockey (or any other sport) degrade into irrelevance. The tone needs to be set by your office or it won't matter what anyone else tries to do. Did you just use us and Kato in the same sentence Quote
jdub27 Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: Did you just use us and Kato in the same sentence You must be one of those too many people!!!!!! That don't actually exist, but it is an easy strawman argument to make..... Quote
bale31 Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: Did you just use us and Kato in the same sentence Yeah, I'm not sure I would have done that. I won't argue, but im also not delusional. Und is a blue blood and doesn't have as much to worry about. I would he shocked to see a coach leave und for a big ten school. Other schools in the nchc definitely have to worry, but not und and most likely not Denver. Quote
SiouxForever Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 When BJ & MC going to be picked up? CM found a new team relatively fast… whats taking so long? Quote
brianvf Posted April 4, 2023 Author Posted April 4, 2023 Portal updates: DU F Owen Ozar to portal WMU D Lucas Matta to portal MTU D Frank Dovorany to portal UST D Trevor LeDonne to RMU Holy Cross F Grayson Constable to LIU Northeastern F Riley Hughes (NYR) to OSU MSU-Mankato D Bennett Zmolek to portal Quote
brianvf Posted April 4, 2023 Author Posted April 4, 2023 Zmolek could be a nice portal D pickup. He didn't play at all this season due to injury though, but he's only a sophomore. Quote
bale31 Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 Here comes the flood.... Seriously, we lost our coach, our assistant coach, our hockey ops guy, our conference rookie of the year. How long til they take our women and children?!?!?! 1 Quote
SuhakiYeahYeah Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 22 minutes ago, brianvf said: Zmolek could be a nice portal D pickup. He didn't play at all this season due to injury though, but he's only a sophomore. The problem is his brother plays for the Beavs, that would be a challenge to get him Quote
The Sicatoka Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, bale31 said: Here comes the flood.... Seriously, we lost our coach, our assistant coach, our hockey ops guy, our conference rookie of the year. How long til they take our women and children?!?!?! ... in Mankato. It's never as good as it seems; it's never as bad as it seems. PS - No one wants your women and children. ... C'mon, someone was going to say it. Quote
scpa0305 Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 I would think these Kato departures (the good ones) are heading to Madison. Their best F just entered the portal too. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 Is this where I point out 'kato academics ain't 'sconnie academics. 1 Quote
bale31 Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: I would think these Kato departures (the good ones) are heading to Madison. Their best F just entered the portal too. Scratch that....3 best forwards. Talk about destroying a program from the ground up. 1 Quote
SiouxFanatic Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 If a coach leaves for more $$$, why would a player not test the waters as well? Portal definitely making it more cut throat. No such thing as sticking it out or weathering the storm anymore. Quote
SuhakiYeahYeah Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, bale31 said: Scratch that....3 best forwards. Talk about destroying a program from the ground up. A live look into the Mayo Clinic Event Center... Quote
Popular Post jk Posted April 4, 2023 Popular Post Posted April 4, 2023 I'm sorry but this is incredibly sad. I'm totally on board with Hastings movin on up in the world, but does he have to tear the program apart on his way out the door? 7 Quote
scpa0305 Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, bale31 said: Scratch that....3 best forwards. Talk about destroying a program from the ground up. Yeah holy buckets…sorry but it’s going to take a really long time to bounce back from this one. Really unfortunate actually. Kato had a decent thing going there for a bit. 2 Quote
jk Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 Some Badgers might be hitting the portal soon also. Just a guess. If the Mavs displace some guys. 2 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 As much as I can empathize with @bale31 our team still needs a couple defensemen and a forward to replace Caulfield. We need another "Berrywinkle" sighting ... "Nothin' up my sleeve ..." ... and pulls a goalie out of his hat. We need some good news like that again. Quote
MGsioux Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 21 minutes ago, SiouxFanatic said: If a coach leaves for more $$$, why would a player not test the waters as well? Portal definitely making it more cut throat. No such thing as sticking it out or weathering the storm anymore. They need to put in a rule that you can't follow the coach for one year, and shame in Hastings and his integrity if they all show up in WI 2 Quote
tnt Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 40 minutes ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said: The problem is his brother plays for the Beavs, that would be a challenge to get him Didn't he finally run out of eligibility? Quote
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