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40 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Not official…but he’s going to DU 

You're likely right, but if it were a slam dunk on him going there you'd think he would have already announced it & signed the necessary papers.

 

UND's recent playoff meltdowns aren't helping matters.

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1 minute ago, .357 said:

You're likely right, but if it were a slam dunk on him going there you'd think he would have already announced it & signed the necessary papers.

 

UND's recent playoff meltdowns aren't helping matters.

I'll run over and make sure he watches the Spittin' Chiclets episode!

#PrivateChef

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2 hours ago, SJHovey said:

I'd be curious to see how often the team that appears to have the most talent actually wins the title.

I think back on some of the absolutely loaded teams in college hockey over the last twenty years.  UND and MN during the mid-2000's, with a handful of first rounders on each team.  BU in 2017 or 2018, where people were wondering whether they'd even lose a game because of the first round talent.  Michigan a couple of years ago.

BC may win it all this year, but that one will be the exception, more than the rule, in my book.

I've often commented that I think Dean Blais' three best teams at UND were the '98, '99 and '04 teams, and they did literally nothing in the post-season.  I don't think any of them won the WCHA tournament, and they certainly went nowhere in the NCAA's.

Trip down memory lane. Fighting Sioux team from 2005-2006 season had six first rounders (technically Toews wasn’t drafted till after the season). 
 

G: 

Jordan Parise 

Aaron Walski

Jean-Philippe Lamoureux

 

D:

Joe Finley (1)

Taylor Chorney (2)

Todd Alexander

Zach Jones

Brian Lee (1)

Scott Foyt

Kyle Radke

Matt Smaby (2)

Robbie Bina

Lee Marvin

 

F:

T.J. Oshie (1)

Brad Miller

Jonathan Toews (1)

Andrew Kozak (2)

Rastislav Spirko

Ryan Martens

Travis Zajac (1)

Ryan Duncan

Rylan Kaip (9)

Drew Stafford (1)

Mike Prpich

Matt Watkins (5)

Eric Fabian

Chis Porter (9)

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1 hour ago, .357 said:

You're likely right, but if it were a slam dunk on him going there you'd think he would have already announced it & signed the necessary papers.

 

UND's recent playoff meltdowns aren't helping matters.

That’s the deal with Hakstol always getting the team to the Frozen Four,  North Dakota was getting a lot more exposure than all the one and dones, and you can always sell a player they could help put us over the top.  

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3 hours ago, cberkas said:

 

Somebody send him the carjacking stats and crime in general in the Cities.  Hopefully the Dinkytown collective spent a load of NIL money on Snuggerud, and we can get Rydell or someone adding to our collective.

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12 minutes ago, tnt said:

That’s the deal with Hakstol always getting the team to the Frozen Four,  North Dakota was getting a lot more exposure than all the one and dones, and you can always sell a player they could help put us over the top.  

You'd think that a player of Pohlkamp's caliber would be looking at all possible factors in selecting a school; & no doubt he's watching closely what schools are doing well in this year's tournament. Friday's third period sleep-a-pa-looza against MI may come back to seal the deal for DU.

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Just now, .357 said:

You'd think that a player of Pohlkamp's caliber would be looking at all possible factors in selecting a school; & no doubt he's watching closely what schools are doing well in this year's tournament. Friday's third period sleep-a-pa-looza against MI may come back to seal the deal for DU.

But on the other hand if they win it all this year, and they have a mass exodus, I guess he gets all the playing time, but maybe not a favorite to repeat.  Denver may lose a lot regardless of the outcome next week. Depends on what is most important to players.  

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Just now, 90siouxfan said:

Which school will be the first to have a General Manager position?

I can imagine that all the assistant coaches are monitoring it pretty non-stop during these first few weeks...talking to players, agents, arranging visits, etc.
Definitely a whole new aspect of the job since the portal era started.

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19 minutes ago, SJHovey said:

We won a championship game with Coltyn Sanderson and Johnny Simonson playing center. They collectively had 16 goals over the course of eight years on the team.

Fair. 

That same championship team also had 11 other skaters who spent time in the NHL though. 

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1 hour ago, Username Taken said:

Connor Ford 2.0 and Jake Schmaltz as 2 of your 4 centers aren’t winning you a national championship. 

What about Berg, Boisvert, Jamernik, or Swanson and Wilkie?   Obviously we won a league championship with McLaughlin at center, but they want to clean up a few issues they had with faceoffs and puck possession late in the year.

 

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9 hours ago, cberkas said:

 

I think Schlossman pointed out a long time ago that advisors were testing the waters mid season and that most had already had some idea where they wanted to go, so Sandelin’s point is common knowledge.  I think most of us think it is insane.  The thing is, it could get worse if indeed NHL teams try pushing their draft picks to certain teams.  Don’t know how you fix it at this point, as the cat is out of the bag.

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I don’t like the portal any more than I like the 1 year scholarships that schools offer student athletes.

If a university can’t commit to a student athlete for 4 years, I can’t blame a student for leaving either.

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1 hour ago, Benny Baker said:

Fair. 

That same championship team also had 11 other skaters who spent time in the NHL though. 

Yep, certainly some talent on that team. Offensively, though, this years team was better. But defensively we were way better in ‘16. A 1.66 gaa by your primary goalie will take you along way. But maybe one our better d-corps. 

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