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4 hours ago, Wilbur said:

Baseball regionals/super regionals are on campus.  Volleyball, FCS Football, Lacrosse, soccer, and even the flipping FBS with the new system is on campus the first round.

Nothing will happen until BC plays BU in Loveland on a Sunday, but that won't happen because there are always three regionals within a bus ride of their campus.

I was looking into the FBS CFP and the home team can play the game anywhere. So, Georgia can play in Atlanta if they want too. I do see the CFP being in NFL stadiums sooner than later with the Rose Bowl being the only one not being an NFL stadium. 

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3 hours ago, Emerald joker said:

I thought the Fargo regional some how got moved to Northwood, ND for some reason, or was that just a rumor?

Northwood got out bid.
Valley City bid to put the (natural) ice back into the ND Winter Show rodeo arena. 
Who could turn down 5000 aluminum bench seats (no backs) in a 15 degree F environment!

Did I mention the trailer houses they pull in to the cattle staging area to be used as locker rooms (no water, no lavatory)? 
That's a page out of the Nichols State Football playoff lockers playbook that won the NCAA over! 

@sioux rube was part of the site scouting team and can verify. :D  

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I'm thinking this is our final roster. 
With Klee already announced as captain of his jr team for next season, I'd guess that Littler comes in as well as fresh recruit Andrew.

Forward (15):
GR - Jamernik
SR - Berg, Kunz, Schmaltz, Wilkie
JR - McLaughlin, James, Strinden, Montgomery
SO - Perron
FR - Swanson, Boisvert, Croal, Littler, Andrew

Defense (8):
JR - Zmolek
SO - Livanavage, Wiebe, Komzak, MacDonald
FR - Jubenvill, Strathmann, Emery

Goalie (3):
SR - Semptimphelter
JR - Johnson
SO - Hedquist

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1 hour ago, brianvf said:

I'm thinking this is our final roster. 
With Klee already announced as captain of his jr team for next season, I'd guess that Littler comes in as well as fresh recruit Andrew.

Forward (15):
GR - Jamernik
SR - Berg, Kunz, Schmaltz, Wilkie
JR - McLaughlin, James, Strinden, Montgomery
SO - Perron
FR - Swanson, Boisvert, Croal, Littler, Andrew

Defense (8):
JR - Zmolek
SO - Livanavage, Wiebe, Komzak, MacDonald
FR - Jubenvill, Strathmann, Emery

Goalie (3):
SR - Semptimphelter
JR - Johnson
SO - Hedquist

Who do we think leads the team in points?

The logical choice:  Berg

The sexy choice:  Mac

The dark horse choice:  Omac

Emery and Mac should make the all rookie team. 

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1 hour ago, brianvf said:

I'm thinking this is our final roster. 
With Klee already announced as captain of his jr team for next season, I'd guess that Littler comes in as well as fresh recruit Andrew.

Forward (15):
GR - Jamernik
SR - Berg, Kunz, Schmaltz, Wilkie
JR - McLaughlin, James, Strinden, Montgomery
SO - Perron
FR - Swanson, Boisvert, Croal, Littler, Andrew

Defense (8):
JR - Zmolek
SO - Livanavage, Wiebe, Komzak, MacDonald
FR - Jubenvill, Strathmann, Emery

Goalie (3):
SR - Semptimphelter
JR - Johnson
SO - Hedquist

First impressions:

  • the defensive core has a chance to be special defensively. Special in a good way. 
  • will we have enough finishers? 
  • no idea what to expect from the goalie group. 
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13 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Who do we think leads the team in points?

The logical choice:  Berg

The sexy choice:  Mac

The dark horse choice:  Omac

Emery and Mac should make the all rookie team. 

I’d argue the logical choice is OMac, not Berg. 

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2 hours ago, skateshattrick said:

Perron

If he rounds out his game

12 minutes ago, Sweethockey said:

Who will be the points leader in the freshman class? Sasha? Mac? 

Depends on line mates. I think Boisvert. We need a heavy line. Andrew fits the bill.

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Based on the article in the Athletic (Goon posted in the Commits page) that talks about Boisvert needing work on his faceoffs, I’m guessing (and really hoping) we see him at 3rd line center with a decent finisher. If these lines are built correctly this team could be rough to play against. But if we see Schmaltz in a scoring role and other guys get buried that have a higher ceiling and should be getting developed, then it could be unnecessarily frustrating. 

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UND / UMN series back on starting in 25/26:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-minnesota-sign-four-year-deal-for-future-mens-hockey-games

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UND and Minnesota have signed a four-year agreement for future rivalry games beginning in 2025-26.

The teams will play in Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks in 2025-26 to start the deal.
They'll play in Minnesota's 3M Arena at Mariucci in 2026-27.
They'll return to Grand Forks for a series in 2027-28.
The contract closes with a two-game set in Minneapolis in 2028-29.

This agreement will begin after a one-year hiatus for the rivalry. UND and Minnesota won't play in the regular season in 2024-25.

 

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22 hours ago, brianvf said:

I'm thinking this is our final roster. 
With Klee already announced as captain of his jr team for next season, I'd guess that Littler comes in as well as fresh recruit Andrew.

Forward (15):
GR - Jamernik
SR - Berg, Kunz, Schmaltz, Wilkie
JR - McLaughlin, James, Strinden, Montgomery
SO - Perron
FR - Swanson, Boisvert, Croal, Littler, Andrew

Defense (8):
JR - Zmolek
SO - Livanavage, Wiebe, Komzak, MacDonald
FR - Jubenvill, Strathmann, Emery

Goalie (3):
SR - Semptimphelter
JR - Johnson
SO - Hedquist

This is looking like a very safe proposition. 

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2 hours ago, brianvf said:

Glad that Motzko feels that this series should continue...certain other Gofer coach didn't feel the rivalry was healthy for their program.;)

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On 5/7/2024 at 3:08 PM, brianvf said:

I'm thinking this is our final roster. 
With Klee already announced as captain of his jr team for next season, I'd guess that Littler comes in as well as fresh recruit Andrew.

Forward (15):
GR - Jamernik
SR - Berg, Kunz, Schmaltz, Wilkie
JR - McLaughlin, James, Strinden, Montgomery
SO - Perron
FR - Swanson, Boisvert, Croal, Littler, Andrew

Defense (8):
JR - Zmolek
SO - Livanavage, Wiebe, Komzak, MacDonald
FR - Jubenvill, Strathmann, Emery

Goalie (3):
SR - Semptimphelter
JR - Johnson
SO - Hedquist


Ten days later and nothing to refute this assumption regarding a F14 and F15. 

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19 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Good luck to UND incoming freshman Mac Swanson as he and the Fargo Force look to close out a USHL Clark Cup tonight. 

+1

Looking forward to seeing Swanson in a UND sweater. 

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5 hours ago, Kevin G said:

+1

Looking forward to seeing Swanson in a UND sweater. 

If he’s anything like his dad from back in the day with the Tigers, he will be special. Huge get. Wonder if Mac looked at CC as well or just wanted to chart his own path. 

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2 hours ago, Godsmack said:

If he’s anything like his dad from back in the day with the Tigers, he will be special. Huge get. Wonder if Mac looked at CC as well or just wanted to chart his own path. 

What was his dad's name? Didn't realize his dad played for CC.

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1 hour ago, Kevin G said:

What was his dad's name? Didn't realize his dad played for CC.

Jackson Blake’s dad beat Mac Swanson’s dad in the semifinals when we won our 1997 National Championship.  Was hoping the two would team up and win one together, but Mac will have to help bring us number 9, which would probably make him even more memorable than Blake.

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