tnt Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 20 hours ago, Big A HG said: Food for thought using the Frozen Four teams this year. David Carle (DU), 34 years old - 3 Frozen Fours in 4 seasons. Brandon Naurato (Mich), 39 years old - 2 Frozen Fours in 2 seasons. Jay Pandolfo (BU), 49 years old - 2 Frozen Fours in 2 seasons. Greg Brown (BC), 56 years old - 1 Frozen Four in 2 seasons. Brad Berry (UND), 59 years old - 1 Frozen Four in 8 seasons. **2020 season omitted in statistics since tournament was cancelled The younger hires of David Carle and Brandon Naurato have both shown to be successful hires so far. Pandolfo is younger now than Berry was when he was hired. Greg is of similar age to Brad, but has shown he is able to provide elite recruiting. There's no agenda to push here, just some interesting tidbits to note. Maybe having a younger head coach wouldn't be such a bad thing. Maybe just having a fresh face can spark new life into the program. Maybe none of it matters and you just need a good coach. But, combined, the four of those coaches have 8 Frozen Four appearances in their 10 collective seasons while UND hasn't been to one in 8 years. Not only that, we've only won one NCAA tournament game since then. If I recall, Blais said that 10 years at one place is about right, as you run the risk of overstaying your welcome. Of course that is when Sandelin started to come into his own at Duluth, so you never know. Gino had his run from approximately 1978-1987 before things started to deteriorate and he was forced out by Wanless. We saw that Gino was loyal to a fault, having two goaltenders as his assistants in Craig Perry and Jim Scanlan. I get the feeling that Berry isn’t going anywhere either unless it comes to the same ugly conclusion. Having said that, we are nowhere near that kind of fall, but we do have more advantages now than we used to. I see Berry being loyal to guys that have been loyal to him, but he needs to look at some things and some players with more of an objective eye. We know who some of those players are/were that seemed to have an extra long leash. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 13 F currently. I’ve settled on wanting Klee next year definitely as F 12/13. Ideally, another FR for F 14/15, but a true “Montgomery” type of depth. If not, bring in Littler. Have Croal / Klee / Littler in F 12,13,14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 College hockey season done. Countdown to next season has begun. McLaughlin - Berg - James Swanson - Wilkie - Perron Boisvert - Jamernik - Strinden Kunz - Schmaltz - Croal Extra: Montgomery, Littler, Klee Livanavage - Zmolek Emery - Wiebe Strathmann - MacDonald Extra: Komzak, Jubenvill Sempt / Hedquist Extra: Johnson We'll be strong up the middle. The top 6 will be very good, and still allow you to put skilled players like Strinden & Kunz (two guys I'd expect to see even more progress out of) on the 3rd/4th lines. Swanson & Boisvert might start on the lower lines, but I could see those two move up the lineup pretty quick once they get used to the speed of college puck. That 2nd line would be fun to watch with the skill of Perron & Swanson, but they're both on the smaller side, so pairing them with a bigger 2-way player like Wilkie could help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 If you listen to the last UND pod, here were Schlossman’s F lines. I think he nailed it. Kunz - Berg - Perron McLaughlin - Wilkie - Swanson James - Boisvert - Strinden Schmaltz - Jamernik - Croal Extra: Klee, Littler, Montgomery I’ll second @brianvf D pairings F notes: What we’d see here is potential for the highest ceiling. Would Berry be willing to move Schmaltz / Jamernik from line 3 to 4? I have my doubts. This lineup would show great growth from Berry. Let’s see a lineup that by March / April would give this team the highest ceiling. The F group reminds me a bit of 2019. This team could be really good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksl_sioux4ever Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Use the schmaltz line as a shutdown line. They were good at that on first change. That line isn't expected to score. It is expected to keep the other teams top line from scoring 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 5 hours ago, AJS said: If you listen to the last UND pod, here were Schlossman’s F lines. I think he nailed it. Kunz - Berg - Perron McLaughlin - Wilkie - Swanson James - Boisvert - Strinden Schmaltz - Jamernik - Croal Extra: Klee, Littler, Montgomery I’ll second @brianvf D pairings F notes: What we’d see here is potential for the highest ceiling. Would Berry be willing to move Schmaltz / Jamernik from line 3 to 4? I have my doubts. This lineup would show great growth from Berry. Let’s see a lineup that by March / April would give this team the highest ceiling. The F group reminds me a bit of 2019. This team could be really good. James should be top 6 over Kunz. Swanson is not big but he's got elite top end skill. No way Berry has Schmaltz and the 5th on the 4th line. Zero chance. Do the names Hain and Senden ring a bell?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Wasn't Schmaltz just on the fourth line? How is that no way? As for Senden and Hain, there were few options that year. There are now a plethora of better choices, and as demonstrated last year, the better choices end up higher in the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXELEVENS Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 The patented Berry swoon is the culture we live now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said: No way Berry has Schmaltz and the 5th on the 4th line. Zero chance. Do the names Hain and Senden ring a bell?? Unfortunately, I agree. Listening to Schlossman it was a breath of fresh air talking F lines. Pieces will be there next year. Here’s to Berry putting the puzzle together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 2 hours ago, Oxbow6 said: James should be top 6 over Kunz. Swanson is not big but he's got elite top end skill. No way Berry has Schmaltz and the 5th on the 4th line. Zero chance. Do the names Hain and Senden ring a bell?? I like Kunz’s net front presence with Berg and Perron’s precision shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 2 hours ago, Oxbow6 said: James should be top 6 over Kunz. Swanson is not big but he's got elite top end skill. No way Berry has Schmaltz and the 5th on the 4th line. Zero chance. Do the names Hain and Senden ring a bell?? 3rd line, 4th line, it doesn’t really matter if they are put out against the top players of the opposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxScore Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 As of now I'd go Swanson-Berg-Perron James-Boisvert-McLaughlin Kunz-Wilkie-Strinden Schmaltz-Jamernik-Croal Livanavage-Zmolek Wiebe-Emery Strathmann-MacDonald Jubenvil Hedquist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Swanson top 6 no doubt. I like the thought of him with Berg, but if Wilkie is better on draws then he's my pick to play with Mac and a guy like Omac. Swanson-Berg-Perron seems a bit on the undersized side of things, but I'll allow it with production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kab Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Too early to talk about or get excited about next years hockey too many things can happen between now and then enjoy the summer then get ready for football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, Kab said: Too early to talk about or get excited about next years hockey too many things can happen between now and then enjoy the summer then get ready for football So -- time to switch to a different frustration? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 3 minutes ago, Irish said: So -- time to switch to a different frustration? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kab Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, Irish said: So -- time to switch to a different frustration? Like I said before our teams have the Mn Vikings syndrome get your hopes up during the season and then they sh it their pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 22 hours ago, AJS said: ... - Croal Extra: Klee, Littler, ... No portal forward; banking on Klee and Littler and Croal being satisfied with the 12-13-14 roles in a portal world. Interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXELEVENS Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Or a surprise to be named later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said: No portal forward; banking on Klee and Littler and Croal being satisfied with the 12-13-14 roles in a portal world. Interesting. To be fair, I have been adamant that they bring in a FR that is a true depth add (i.e. another Montgomery). Then Klee as 12 / 13 F would be ideal. What I don't want to see is Berry add a "depth forward" out of the portal. We all know that player will be a fixture in the line-up and will push a FR out. That is a guarantee. Berry cannot help himself. Klee / Littler / Croal at 12 / 13 / 14 > Mediocre 5th year at 12 / Croal 13 / Klee 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 2 hours ago, AJS said: To be fair, I have been adamant that they bring in a FR that is a true depth add (i.e. another Montgomery). Then Klee as 12 / 13 F would be ideal. What I don't want to see is Berry add a "depth forward" out of the portal. We all know that player will be a fixture in the line-up and will push a FR out. That is a guarantee. Berry cannot help himself. Klee / Littler / Croal at 12 / 13 / 14 > Mediocre 5th year at 12 / Croal 13 / Klee 14 Johannes was a "depth forward" at first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 18 hours ago, SiouxScore said: As of now I'd go Swanson-Berg-Perron James-Boisvert-McLaughlin Kunz-Wilkie-Strinden Schmaltz-Jamernik-Croal Livanavage-Zmolek Wiebe-Emery Strathmann-MacDonald Jubenvil Hedquist Sounds like Sacha Boisvert "could" be a first-round draft choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin G Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 27 minutes ago, Goon said: Sounds like Sacha Boisvert "could" be a first-round draft choice. It's looking probable or at least possible. Like Tankathon, a bunch of rating services have Boisvert ranked around #20ish amongst draft-eligible players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 48 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said: Johannes was a "depth forward" at first. Do Johnny Brodzinski‘s point total from Juniors vs College next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 14 minutes ago, Kevin G said: It's looking probable or at least possible. Like Tankathon, a bunch of rating services have Boisvert ranked around #20ish amongst draft-eligible players. All or just North American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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