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[tnt]

4 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Gino/Blais/Hak: 37 seasons, 5 titles, 13.5%
Berry: 9 seasons, 1 title, 11.1% 

Now do tournament winning percentage.

[Stack]

On 4/4/2024 at 5:25 PM, .357 said:

Playing in front of the best & most numerous fans in hockey-crazed GF and the best college rink in America wasn't enough to sway his decision. Nor did UND's "culture" or tradition win him over. I think it highlights that he trusts Carle more than the UND staff to get him to the next level. I don't blame him, it sounds like he made a practical decision based on comparisons between the two schools over the last 6-7 years: one coach excels in the regular season; the other, the playoffs. If I were his advisor & not a complete UND homer like I am now, I would have also tried to steer him towards DU. Future head-to-head battles w/ DU over star players may play out the same way as Pohlkamp if Berry doesn't fix his mindset & start bringing home some titles. The precedent has been set.

You forget that Pohlkamp played in the World Juniors this year with Carle as the coach. So, he knows Carle and played defense with Zeev Buium while he was there. So pretty easy to go someplace when you became familiar with the coach and know what to expect. 

[The Sicatoka]

25 minutes ago, tnt said:

Now do tournament winning percentage.

Nay-nay: natty or bust. 

[The Sicatoka]

3 minutes ago, Stack said:

You forget that Pohlkamp played in the World Juniors this year with Carle as the coach. So, he knows Carle and played defense with Zeev Buium while he was there. So pretty easy to go someplace when you became familiar with the coach and know what to expect. 

KG, US team overseas last summer, how we got Heil. Same thing only different. 

[Benny Baker]

1997-2016: 20 seasons, 11 frozen four appearances, and 3 titles  

2017-2024: 8 seasons, 0 frozen four appearances, and 0 titles  

Is North Dakota’s national tournament performances trending in the right or wrong direction here?

Hell, for two consecutive decades between ‘97-16, UND would more often than not being playing in the frozen four.  Now, we’re closing in a decade without even making it.

[The Sicatoka]

Whitelaw and Lucius leaving Wisconsin is an indication that their roster is being reshaped to their coach's style of play. 

[90siouxfan]

17 minutes ago, Benny Baker said:

1997-2016: 20 seasons, 11 frozen four appearances, and 3 titles  

2017-2024: 8 seasons, 0 frozen four appearances, and 0 titles  

Is North Dakota’s national tournament performances trending in the right or wrong direction here?

Hell, for two consecutive decades between ‘97-16, UND would more often than not being playing in the frozen four.  Now, we’re closing in a decade without even making it.

interesting choice of years, why 97?  why not 88?

[SIOUXFAN97]

56 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Gino/Blais/Hak: 37 seasons, 5 titles, 13.5%
Berry: 9 seasons, 1 title, 11.1% 

gino and blais only had 3 executive chefs, 5 ping pong tables,  and the underwater treadmills for maybe 4 years combined.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Know someone that ran into a fairly intoxicated Berg this wkd(good for him, deserves to let off steam) and his friend with him said he's going to the NHL.  Now I don't know if his friend is a super reliable source so take it FWIW maybe she misunderstood that he going to the NHL eventually? 

[RhettRingers]

Honest question, do you think the name change has hurt recruiting?

[The Sicatoka]

14 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

interesting choice of years, why 97?  why not 88?

Narrative. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 minute ago, RhettRingers said:

Honest question, do you think the name change has hurt recruiting?

big 10 hockey, nil, and hiring coaches that don't play to win.

[franchise]

4 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

Know someone that ran into a fairly intoxicated Berg this wkd(good for him, deserves to let off steam) and his friend with him said he's going to the NHL.  Now I don't know if his friend is a super reliable source so take it FWIW maybe she misunderstood that he going to the NHL eventually? 

Sounds like a good wing man 

[SIOUXFAN97]

Just now, franchise said:

Sounds like a good wing man 

would he open the door like robbie did?  that's the sign of a true wingman

[The Sicatoka]

9 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

gino ... executive chefs ...

Gino's team pre-game was pasta and steak. Steaks were marinated in 7-Up.

That ain't no exec chef.  

[crb1]

Hopefully we can get in on Whitelaw and/or Lucius. 

[fightingsioux4life]

22 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

big 10 hockey, nil, and hiring coaches that don't play to win.

The most successful programs in terms of NCAA titles recently are UM-Duluth (not a B1G school), Denver (not a B1G school) and Quinnipiac (not a B1G school). This year's Frozen Four features one B1G school (Michigan), one NCHC school (Denver) and two Hockey East schools (BU and BC). Four of the schools I mentioned are small, private schools, one is a four-year public university who plays Division II for all their non-hockey sports and one was from the B1G.

Recent success at the national level has primarily been focused on small, private schools. What are they doing to achieve this success? We should look into it.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

25 minutes ago, franchise said:

Sounds like a good wing man 

Wing Woman

[.357]

19 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

interesting choice of years, why 97?  why not 88?

Because he's making a comparison between 3 coaches. 94-95 would have been a more accurate start date, because that would have then encompassed the coaching careers of both Blais & Hakstol in their entirety; starting at '88 only includes less than a 1/3 of Gasparini's career. But his point still stands.

[90siouxfan]

7 minutes ago, .357 said:

Because he's making a comparison between 3 coaches. 94-95 would have been a more accurate start date, because that would have then encompassed the coaching careers of both Blais & Hakstol in their entirety; starting at '88 only includes less than a 1/3 of Gasparini's career. But his point still stands.

i don't disagree with his point, just seems dishonest to jigger the numbers to help it along,  seems so much like government help / higher ed hubrus / big money companies....

[The Sicatoka]

Always spin the narrative to your favor.

[The Sicatoka]

I keep hitting https://www.capfriendly.com/ then cringing when I peel one eye to look at "Signings". 

[.357]

11 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Recent success at the national level has primarily been focused on small, private schools. What are they doing to achieve this success? We should look into it.

Gee, that's a head-scratcher. It certainly isn't because of their head coaches. Successful teams rely on luck, culture & tradition to peak at the right time & go deep in the playoffs year-in, year-out.

[crb1]

12 minutes ago, .357 said:

Gee, that's a head-scratcher. It certainly isn't because of their head coaches. Successful teams rely on luck, culture & tradition to peak at the right time & go deep in the playoffs year-in, year-out.

All fairly large markets with nice amenities for the most part, with the exception of Duluth. 

[fightingsioux4life]

4 minutes ago, crb1 said:

All fairly large markets with nice amenities for the most part, with the exception of Duluth. 

Grand Forks has never been a "large market" compared to other places. And yet, we have 8 NCAA title banners hanging in REA, along with 21 conference title banners.

I think these private schools can sell their excellent academics to potential recruits. That is especially attractive to kids that know they are unlikely to make hockey a career.