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Boisvert is no stranger to putting on the foil.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/sacha-boisvert-grew-up-hanging-around-boxing-gyms

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"A lot of guys my age walked around NHL rinks and their dads played in the NHL," Boisvert said. "As a 2-year-old kid, I was walking around a boxing gym, seeing people beat each other up."

Boisvert's father, Jimmy, runs a boxing gym in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

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"He's ultra competitive," UND coach Brad Berry said. "Ultra competitive. He's not afraid to make a play. If he makes a mistake, he moves forward and he's not afraid to make that next play, just having that no-fear approach and that highly competitive nature we love to have here at North Dakota."

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Boisvert's boxing days aren't completely over.

UND put up a punching bag and a speed bag for Boisvert in the weight room.

 

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4 minutes ago, Frozen4sioux said:

How dare you...........

Well hell, since it's the same team with or without the black, go with the black. May as well look your best while losing.

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31 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Starting to look like pretty dicey. That was a terrible meltdown last night. I doubt they can recover at this point. Decent squad on paper…can’t seem to gel.

Gonna be tough just to get home ice for the NCHC quarterfinals playing like this.

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5 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Is the pairwise fair? Is it the best way to determine rankings? Sometimes I have my doubts. A team at the beginning of the year can be very different than at the end.

Yes because it takes all the bias out of a smoke filled room of ADs looking out for their best interests.  I would take this over what they have in football and basketball. 

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1 hour ago, SiouxFan100 said:

I don’t like the pairwise. Especially when it works against us!

:)
should add that there always needs to have a human subjective element that just pure numbers can’t replicate 

Even if the PWR weren't used this squad still would be out of the conversation. 

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1 hour ago, SiouxFan100 said:

I don’t like the pairwise. Especially when it works against us!

:)
should add that there always needs to have a human subjective element that just pure numbers can’t replicate 

I don't agree with this at all, it should always be measurable or we're back to a smoke filled room. And I'm saying this fully knowing UND would benefit from a human element, just look at the USCHO rankings. We were 26th or something in the pairwise and 16th in the rankings last week.

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45 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

I don't agree with this at all, it should always be measurable or we're back to a smoke filled room. And I'm saying this fully knowing UND would benefit from a human element, just look at the USCHO rankings. We were 26th or something in the pairwise and 16th in the rankings last week.

Are we actually closer to 26th or 16th best/worst team

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7 hours ago, SiouxFan100 said:

I don’t like the pairwise. Especially when it works against us!

:)
should add that there always needs to have a human subjective element that just pure numbers can’t replicate 

 

Please....never.  It would get filled with old east coast guys like Bob Norton (remember him from the ESPN U selection shows back in the day?) who pretend that western hockey doesn't exist.  This would lead to pure misery.

PWR isn't perfect, but it's the best we've got.  The only computer ranking system that may have some merit beyond the Pairwise is the KRACH.

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8 hours ago, Big A HG said:

 

Please....never.  It would get filled with old east coast guys like Bob Norton (remember him from the ESPN U selection shows back in the day?) who pretend that western hockey doesn't exist.  This would lead to pure misery.

PWR isn't perfect, but it's the best we've got.  The only computer ranking system that may have some merit beyond the Pairwise is the KRACH.

Good points

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