SiouxFan100 Posted Sunday at 02:35 AM Posted Sunday at 02:35 AM Makes me sad to have many UND programs in the tank. We need change of leadership. 1 Quote
BusinessSoot Posted Sunday at 02:46 AM Posted Sunday at 02:46 AM If Berry somehow hangs onto his job, KG has to go. Subpar recruiting and suspect goalie play over last few years. Prior to Simpson, also the d coach, which is another story. I also question paying Simpson $100k/year with zero coaching experience. My eyes see a young guy with playing experience, maybe having a tough time communicating the coaching side. Quote
Username Taken Posted Sunday at 02:52 AM Posted Sunday at 02:52 AM 4 minutes ago, BusinessSoot said: If Berry somehow hangs onto his job, KG has to go. Subpar recruiting and suspect goalie play over last few years. Prior to Simpson, also the d coach, which is another story. I also question paying Simpson $100k/year with zero coaching experience. My eyes see a young guy with playing experience, maybe having a tough time communicating the coaching side. You don’t know what you have with Simpson. Too small of a sample size. KG has enough time in the saddle to send packing unfortunately. Sad to see. Just hasn’t worked out. Quote
UNDhoops Posted Sunday at 03:03 AM Posted Sunday at 03:03 AM Said awhile ago I’m not watching until berry is gone but maybe it should be until Chaves is gone Quote
90siouxfan Posted Sunday at 03:05 AM Posted Sunday at 03:05 AM Why is Dane Jackson not the recipient of any questions or allegations, he seems invisible. Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted Sunday at 03:08 AM Posted Sunday at 03:08 AM 31 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said: Makes me sad to have many UND programs in the tank. We need change of leadership. I agree 100%. Quote
Username Taken Posted Sunday at 03:09 AM Posted Sunday at 03:09 AM 1 minute ago, 90siouxfan said: Why is Dane Jackson not the recipient of any questions or allegations, he seems invisible. He was fine under the last coach. He’s the one I’m torn on. Not sure how much of Berry’s failures you pin on him. Quote
BusinessSoot Posted Sunday at 03:12 AM Posted Sunday at 03:12 AM 4 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said: Why is Dane Jackson not the recipient of any questions or allegations, he seems invisible. I believe his hands are tied due to his boss not allowing him try different things/give input. My guess is kids would respond better to Jackson at this point if he was in charge. Hak and him were very good together. Makes a guy wonder. Quote
Blackheart Posted Sunday at 03:15 AM Posted Sunday at 03:15 AM 2 minutes ago, BusinessSoot said: I believe his hands are tied due to his boss not allowing him try different things/give input. My guess is kids would respond better to Jackson at this point if he was in charge. Hak and him were very good together. Makes a guy wonder. Speculation only at this point. Quote
AJS Posted Monday at 08:48 PM Posted Monday at 08:48 PM A lot of what's happening this year from a coaching / roster management perspective is the same old. A handful of guys that seem to be immune of repercussions for their play. That's not new. I never before though questioned the effort of those guys. Let's use Schmaltz as an example last year, played a Top 6 role for half the year, Top 9 basically until playoffs. Power play time. Couldn't score. He always gave effort though. I could be frustrated for some guy's roles given their production, but they tried. This year it feels different. The consistent effort doesn't seem to be there for some guys who are wearing letters. It's not just Kunz, but there was a real opportunity I felt for Berry to sit him on Saturday. Not only was that penalty completely lazy and cost them on Friday, but he's also looked disinterested for weeks. Since there's zero foresight from the athletic department, if this team rallies this year or wins the conference championship, Berry will get extended. I still think it's a real possibility that if they miss the tournament, he's gone. Using the word feel again. It does feel like unless something drastic happens, that this program is in a bad spot. I never before thought that somebody would transfer from this program that wasn't playing time related. Miss the NCAAs, plus Berry stays. Could we see some key players enter? I think it's possible. Berry needs to figure things out, quickly. 1 2 Quote
Oxbow6 Posted Monday at 09:57 PM Posted Monday at 09:57 PM When the student section starts the chant at the end of the game Saturday using the first two words in this thread title you know the natives are getting restless. 2 Quote
yzerman19 Posted yesterday at 01:09 AM Posted yesterday at 01:09 AM I do not have an opinion whatsoever on the hiring/firing of coaches. I do have an opinion however as to the product we are seeing on the ice, and the changes that are happening in college hockey. Let's pivot away from Brad for a second and think about our other distinguished alumni coach over in Duluth. Look at Isaac Howard. Kid goes to Duluth a first rounder from the program. Absolute Blue Chipper. He has a less than average season playing for Sandy. Then he transfers to Michigan State and is crushing college hockey on the #1 team in the country. I am really thinking that whomever posted it was onto something...its a new era of coaching style that will be successful. 4 Quote
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted yesterday at 02:57 AM Posted yesterday at 02:57 AM 1 hour ago, yzerman19 said: I do not have an opinion whatsoever on the hiring/firing of coaches. I do have an opinion however as to the product we are seeing on the ice, and the changes that are happening in college hockey. Let's pivot away from Brad for a second and think about our other distinguished alumni coach over in Duluth. Look at Isaac Howard. Kid goes to Duluth a first rounder from the program. Absolute Blue Chipper. He has a less than average season playing for Sandy. Then he transfers to Michigan State and is crushing college hockey on the #1 team in the country. I am really thinking that whomever posted it was onto something...its a new era of coaching style that will be successful. Fohr it is! Quote
AJS Posted yesterday at 02:38 PM Posted yesterday at 02:38 PM Is it just me, or do others also feel it's a possibility that key players start to look to the portal? Two examples. McLaughlin - @Oxbow6 has been beating this drum. Why I could see it is personal development. It's clear playing wing does not match up with his skill set. Everyone seems to notice this, except for the coaches. There were concerns about this strength and faceoff win % at the end of last year. How about the coaches practice / coach / develop those parts of this game? They had all off-season to work on it. Boisvert - Ultimate competitor. Does he feel this is an unserious program? Lack of accountability that the coaches hold to some players. If Berry is extended, will key players leave? Who knows. I could be completely off. I would have never thought in previous seasons that was a possibility. Wouldn't say the there's a zero percent chance after what we've seen this year. For every program, in every sport, there seems to be a turning point. Where you feel the direction of the program is cemented. We're close, Berry has two months to change it. Quote
Irish Posted yesterday at 03:14 PM Posted yesterday at 03:14 PM 34 minutes ago, AJS said: Is it just me, or do others also feel it's a possibility that key players start to look to the portal? Two examples. McLaughlin - @Oxbow6 has been beating this drum. Why I could see it is personal development. It's clear playing wing does not match up with his skill set. Everyone seems to notice this, except for the coaches. There were concerns about this strength and faceoff win % at the end of last year. How about the coaches practice / coach / develop those parts of this game? They had all off-season to work on it. Boisvert - Ultimate competitor. Does he feel this is an unserious program? Lack of accountability that the coaches hold to some players. If Berry is extended, will key players leave? Who knows. I could be completely off. I would have never thought in previous seasons that was a possibility. Wouldn't say the there's a zero percent chance after what we've seen this year. For every program, in every sport, there seems to be a turning point. Where you feel the direction of the program is cemented. We're close, Berry has two months to change it. You are correct but the operate word here is Change. Berry has shown us no indicating that he is capable and/or willing to change anything. Quote
datameisterq Posted yesterday at 04:59 PM Posted yesterday at 04:59 PM Work in progress. More to follow... https://golden-queijadas-4f0aa9.netlify.app/ Quote
Clark17 Posted yesterday at 05:30 PM Posted yesterday at 05:30 PM On 1/18/2025 at 6:33 AM, yzerman19 said: Gavin McKenna is the other. It is extremely difficult to enter the NHL as an 18 year old and have success. Many, many, many players including first round NHL picks in the CHL like the idea of being on a college campus for one year, maybe two, then turning pro in order to be impactful as rookies. Regarding the money, the only "real" money that is guaranteed is your signing bonus of ~$300k (which will still be there if you play a year of NCAA hockey) so the compensation you are needing to match is $80k in the AHL roughly? But you then also have to pay for an apartment and incidentals and be a full on adult if you are in the AHL. CHL money (non-endorsement) is beer and gas money. It isn't anything to compete with. I agree with the fact that hockey is not football or basketball, but the NIL is starting to enter. The hottest blue chip players are weighing the big 4 of: 1. Will they develop me for the NHL 2. How much is my total package (scholarship plus NIL) 3. Is this a place I want to spend time walking around and be a part of the campus community 4. Do I like the boys/coach/program/facilities and can we win a chip Based on those 4 things, I believe that coaching and recruiting is changing. One might say we don't want pima donna recruits that think like that, but Gen Z is coming whether we like it or not. It used to be #4 drove the bus... that Quote
RhettRingers Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Just now, fightingsioux4life said: Someone must have hacked his account. Or its fake. 2 Quote
siouxkid12 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago On 1/21/2025 at 9:14 AM, Irish said: You are correct but the operate word here is Change. Berry has shown us no indicating that he is capable and/or willing to change anything. Matt Shaw was shown the door very quickly after a downturn. Not sure why we can't hold Berry, Dane, Karl and Dillion accountable. 2 Quote
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted 49 minutes ago Posted 49 minutes ago 42 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said: Matt Shaw was shown the door very quickly after a downturn. Not sure why we can't hold Berry, Dane, Karl and Dillion accountable. Too bad we didn't get Herter then. Quote
Green Banner Posted 47 minutes ago Posted 47 minutes ago 44 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said: Matt Shaw was shown the door very quickly after a downturn. Not sure why we can't hold Berry, Dane, Karl and Dillion accountable. Shaw wasn't part of the club Quote
siouxkid12 Posted 28 minutes ago Posted 28 minutes ago 15 minutes ago, Green Banner said: Shaw wasn't part of the club That's the whole point/problem. Quote
siouxkid12 Posted 27 minutes ago Posted 27 minutes ago 20 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said: Too bad we didn't get Herter then. Honestly, I don't think Herter would be able to solve the problem that Berry has created. Quote
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