iluvdebbies Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 3 minutes ago, SJHovey said: I was really impressed with him in that interview, and by what he said about the pairwise. Can imagine the reaction here if UND just missed getting in and Brad Berry called for changes to the pairwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 RE: comparing UMass and CC CC had the far better record against ranked and top PWR teams. Retort from UMass is "but BC and BU". And CC had quite the record against ... someone ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodakgirl93 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 There was a cc fan who made a post in the college hockey subreddit. Someone who replied messed with the what if thing and there were quite a few games where an ot with or even a tie would have put them in the tourney. Just 1 game out of the many few. Ultimately they had some bad losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejm Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 18 hours ago, brianvf said: A good article from CHN from earlier this year on our fresh goalie addition: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2023/12/14_The-Guiding-Light-of-Perspective.php Sounds like a gamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 With the Pod system next year in the league and playing teams 4 times even less, winning the league title will be more determined on the strength of your POD any given year, so UND should be more focused on just building their game throughout the year. Probably a good thing for Western, Omaha and Miami that they are in the same pod, as Omaha and Western lose a lot, and Miami… is Miami. Denver’s pod with Arizona & CC could be good, but traditionally ours will be toughest with Duluth and St. Cloud. Hopefully that will sharpen us a little better, and we might not have to play CC and Omaha, so we can have a better record. Think Duluth will be more skilled, but young, and St. Cloud will have to replace studs on defense, and not sure if Veeti Miettinen is back or not. I won’t be sad if this means we won’t have to always play Omaha the last weekend, because I liked it when who you played was a crapshoot. Will be different for sure, and to me with even less interaction between top teams, kind of takes away from the league title. I can see a perceived weaker pod like the Omaha one next year still in the running for high league or home ice finish if they can really take advantage and beat up on their pod and play average hockey beyond that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 3 minutes ago, tnt said: With the Pod system next year in the league and playing teams 4 times even less, winning the league title will be more determined on the strength of your POD any given year, so UND should be more focused on just building their game throughout the year. Probably a good thing for Western, Omaha and Miami that they are in the same pod, as Omaha and Western lose a lot, and Miami… is Miami. Denver’s pod with Arizona & CC could be good, but traditionally ours will be toughest with Duluth and St. Cloud. Hopefully that will sharpen us a little better, and we might not have to play CC and Omaha, so we can have a better record. Think Duluth will be more skilled, but young, and St. Cloud will have to replace studs on defense, and not sure if Veeti Miettinen is back or not. I won’t be sad if this means we won’t have to always play Omaha the last weekend, because I liked it when who you played was a crapshoot. Will be different for sure, and to me with even less interaction between top teams, kind of takes away from the league title. I can see a perceived weaker pod like the Omaha one next year still in the running for high league or home ice finish if they can really take advantage and beat up on there pod and play average hockey beyond that. I tell you right now, I'm not excited about the prospect of playing DU only twice during the regular season. Usually they're a pretty good guage as to where we stand in the league/nationally. Plus it gives their 20 fans a chance to see the team in green up close and personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 minute ago, Blackheart said: I tell you right now, I'm not excited about the prospect of playing DU only twice during the regular season. Usually they're a pretty good guage as to where we stand in the league/nationally. Plus it gives their 20 fans a chance to see the team in green up close and personal. It does rotate, so we will see them 4 times some years, but yeah, it is a great gauge for where we need to be against a very skilled team. We obviously play them a lot better in Grand Forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Blake needs to tell CAR "rookie max-max-max" or no deal. Who else has resume to make that demand. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 On 4/4/2024 at 8:39 AM, iluvdebbies said: Can imagine the reaction here if UND just missed getting in and Brad Berry called for changes to the pairwise. The PWR is about as objective as you are going to get in terms of selecting the 16 team field. Don't fix what is not broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadR Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Did we need a defenseman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 minute ago, ChadR said: Did we need a defenseman? Yep, definitely were always going to be in on a portal D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Lose three regulars, add three in Emery, Strathmann and McDonald. Then Benoit, Komzak and Jubenvill are in reserve for the inevitable injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Projection based on current info: Forward (15): GR - Jamernik SR - Berg, Kunz, Schmaltz, Montgomery JR - Blake, McLaughlin, James, Strinden SO - Perron FR - Swanson, Boisvert, Croal, Littler X - Portal Defense (9): JR - Zmolek SO - Livanavage, Wiebe, Benoit, Komzak, MacDonald FR - Jubenvill, Strathmann, Emery Goalie (3): SR - Semptimphelter JR - Johnson SO - Hedquist Caleb MacDonald comes to UND out of the portal. Looks to be a solid add for sure, although he is LHD, so we'll be short on RHD for next season unless some more moves are coming. And that SO class of Dmen is large. Solid pipeline coming from UAF from the looks of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Weird to look at the chart and know for sure all the seniors will be done. Like the old days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 4 minutes ago, jk said: Weird to look at the chart and know for sure all the seniors will be done. Like the old days. Good call. That is weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 4 minutes ago, jk said: Weird to look at the chart and know for sure all the seniors will be done. Like the old days. It'll be good to be back to that again. Refreshing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys5xsbs Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 The dcore is young and has a chance to really grow into something. I like the addition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 7 minutes ago, cowboys5xsbs said: The dcore is young and has a chance to really grow into something. I like the addition. Zmolek and MacDonald would be formidable. Big, big boys. Lock down D. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I would rather be arranging plans for St Paul and the F4 (or any F4) but if regular yearly early portal siphoning gets you off......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Hey we’re all disappointed. Don’t worry, we’re going to win one again. Some day when you least expect it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 minute ago, scpa0305 said: Hey we’re all disappointed. Don’t worry, we’re going to win one again. Some day when you least expect it Like the 1997 team that was picked to finish 5th in the WCHA. Or the 2000 team that didn't get on a roll until late in the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 33 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: I would rather be arranging plans for St Paul and the F4 (or any F4) but if regular yearly early portal siphoning gets you off......... Yeah, would love to be planning for that, too. I guess I just prefer to move on when stuff sucks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxforce19 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Just now, stoneySIOUX said: Yeah, would love to be planning for that, too. I guess I just prefer to move on when stuff sucks. You mean you don’t want to wallow in misery for the next 6 months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 minute ago, siouxforce19 said: You mean you don’t want to wallow in misery for the next 6 months? As productive as that sounds, I think I'll pass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxweet Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 14 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: Like the 1997 team that was picked to finish 5th in the WCHA. Or the 2000 team that didn't get on a roll until late in the season. Ahh to get on a roll late in the season. The good ol days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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