2025-26 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said:

More of this "we don't have room for you" baloney!

Cripes, I never thought Berry would let recruiting go down the toilet like this. Kudos to Chaves on making the tough, but necessary choice to let him go.

Welcome to our program Anthony! We look forward to seeing you in action in October!

We didn’t want him originally 

[scpa0305]

16 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

What do you mean "Huh"?

Haven't you been following the stories that have come out regarding Berry's lackadaisical approach to recruiting?

I have seen several instances of players not being offered because "we are full". Meaning that keeping a home town boy (Montgomery) on the team was more important than making the team better. There is a reason Berry is no longer in charge of this program.

I’m fairly aware of what’s going on with this program. 

[Wilbur]

6 hours ago, brianvf said:

Forwards (10):
SR - Strinden, James
JR - Menghini
SO - Swanson, Littler, Croal, Andrew
FR - Zellers, Klee, Zakreski

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

Goalies (3):
SR -
JR - Hedquist, Homer
SO -
FR - Huson (RS)

Other current committed recruits that could come in this fall: G - Heil, D - Lindberg, F - O'Neill, Schultz, Simpson

Not a loaded forward group by any means, but give me a Strinden, a James, a Littler, all day long.  Maybe Croal will get more time now instead of us hearing excuses as why Montgomery dressed instead of him.

[brianvf]

18 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Not a loaded forward group by any means, but give me a Strinden, a James, a Littler, all day long.  Maybe Croal will get more time now instead of us hearing excuses as why Montgomery dressed instead of him.

I still think that Jax & Co have a couple high end CHL guys that will slot into some of those C/W openings.

[RhettRingers]

I think Swanson and Croal are in for a big years. Croal gives me Connor Gaarder vibes.

[burd]

I'm ordinarily not into the recruit speculation game, usually because I just don't have the knowledge, but is there a meaningful chance that Herter ends up at UND next year?

[Speed_Kills]

6 minutes ago, burd said:

I'm ordinarily not into the recruit speculation game, usually because I just don't have the knowledge, but is there a meaningful chance that Herter ends up at UND next year?

I think there is a "meaningful chance." I won't put a percentage on it but it's his if he wants it. Depends on if 1) he wants to make a so-called lateral move to come home after being passed up for the head job and 2) does he get a significant pay raise by doing so. Source I know spoke with Herter and he was under the impression after the interview process that he would have been offered UND HC job if WMU had been eliminated in the regionals. UND wanted to move quickly and WMU kept/keeps winning.  I do think they haven't posted the associate HC position in the hope that he wants to come in. Would be a huge get. Very connected. Winner everywhere he goes. 

[SIOUXpucks]

7 minutes ago, Speed_Kills said:

I think there is a "meaningful chance." I won't put a percentage on it but it's his if he wants it. Depends on if 1) he wants to make a so-called lateral move to come home after being passed up for the head job and 2) does he get a significant pay raise by doing so. Source I know spoke with Herter and he was under the impression after the interview process that he would have been offered UND HC job if WMU had been eliminated in the regionals. UND wanted to move quickly and WMU kept/keeps winning.  I do think they haven't posted the associate HC position in the hope that he wants to come in. Would be a huge get. Very connected. Winner everywhere he goes. 

 

If that's true (Herter was top choice but passed on because of wanting to decide quickly), then that'd be an awfully awkward dynamic between him and Dane to start things off if he came in as Associate.  Seems like he'd be a great Associate, but geez, the last thing we need are coaches that again can't get along and work together.

 

[brianvf]

2 hours ago, RhettRingers said:

I think Swanson and Croal are in for a big years. Croal gives me Connor Gaarder vibes.

Agreed.  Littler too.  He ended the season strongly.

[Speed_Kills]

6 minutes ago, SIOUXpucks said:

 

If that's true (Herter was top choice but passed on because of wanting to decide quickly), then that'd be an awfully awkward dynamic between him and Dane to start things off if he came in as Associate.  Seems like he'd be a great Associate, but geez, the last thing we need are coaches that again can't get along and work together.

 

I have no firm knowledge of DJ and Herter's current relationship but they were teammates at UND for 3 years. The HC decision was not theirs to make. If Herter comes back I'd say the decision made by the powers-that-be would be a non-issue.

[brianvf]

14 minutes ago, Speed_Kills said:

I do think they haven't posted the associate HC position in the hope that he wants to come in.

If they post the associate position on Monday, that could be a sign of that.
Unless Herter absolutely loves Kalamazoo, I could see him making another lateral move as Assoc HC...he held that position at UMD before leaving for the same position at WMU.  Wouldn't be too far of a stretch to do that same move to head back to his alma mater.

5 minutes ago, SIOUXpucks said:

If that's true (Herter was top choice but passed on because of wanting to decide quickly), then that'd be an awfully awkward dynamic between him and Dane to start things off if he came in as Associate.  Seems like he'd be a great Associate, but geez, the last thing we need are coaches that again can't get along and work together.

I think they'd be ok. 
They came to UND on the same FR class in 88 and from everything I've heard, are pretty good buds.

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

4 hours ago, RhettRingers said:

I think Swanson and Croal are in for a big years. Croal gives me Connor Gaarder vibes.

If Swanson starts shooting some, he’ll be just fine

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Agree he passed up alot of shots last year. 

[burd]

Ferschweiler is 45 and has not been HC very long.  I suppose Herter thinks the HC position at WMU will likely not become available anytime soon.

[George M. Bluth]

8 hours ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Agree he passed up alot of shots last year. 

For sure! At times it seemed like he was told he wasn’t allowed to shoot. 

[90siouxfan]

9 minutes ago, George M. Bluth said:

For sure! At times it seemed like he was told he wasn’t allowed to shoot. 

Perhaps a nuance of the culture was "don't be selfish, the program/team comes first" and this is a manifestation of that....

[ChadR]

2 hours ago, burd said:

Ferschweiler is 45 and has not been HC very long.  I suppose Herter thinks the HC position at WMU will likely not become available anytime soon.

Brian Burke on NHL radio yesterday mentioned Ferschweiler is being talked about as a candidate for Philly head coach position.

[SIOUXpucks]

50 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Brian Burke on NHL radio yesterday mentioned Ferschweiler is being talked about as a candidate for Philly head coach position.

If that happens would Herter step in as HC at Western, short circuiting any thought of him coming here as Associate, if that’s even something of a possibility anyway?

[ChadR]

1 hour ago, SIOUXpucks said:

If that happens would Herter step in as HC at Western, short circuiting any thought of him coming here as Associate, if that’s even something of a possibility anyway?

Yes exactly. 

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

If it's worth anything, on Instagram all of the players who graduated this year and all of the ones who will be on next year's team have been putting each other on their stories (Semp and Berg signing with NY, Schmaltz signing and scoring with Providence, Wilkie signing and scoring with Calgary, Kunz signing etc). 

The only ones that haven't been included are Perron and Boisvert transfering, and I assume O-Mac won't be talked about either whenever he chooses his next location.

As much as it hurts to lose the skill, I feel the cancers have been cut out.

[scpa0305]

13 hours ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Agree he passed up alot of shots last year. 

He’s a pass first guy…kind of like how Nick Schmaltz was 

[Siouxperdouper]

Could be the biggest cancer is still there????

 

[brianvf]

4 minutes ago, Siouxperdouper said:

Could be the biggest cancer is still there????

 

Nah, Jammer graduated. 

[tnt]

4 hours ago, ChadR said:

Brian Burke on NHL radio yesterday mentioned Ferschweiler is being talked about as a candidate for Philly head coach position.

There is a lot of talk about Tocchett to the Flyers.

[tnt]

1 hour ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said:

If it's worth anything, on Instagram all of the players who graduated this year and all of the ones who will be on next year's team have been putting each other on their stories (Semp and Berg signing with NY, Schmaltz signing and scoring with Providence, Wilkie signing and scoring with Calgary, Kunz signing etc). 

The only ones that haven't been included are Perron and Boisvert transfering, and I assume O-Mac won't be talked about either whenever he chooses his next location.

As much as it hurts to lose the skill, I feel the cancers have been cut out.

Personally I don’t see Boisvert as a cancer at all, but I guess it is probably more to the fact he bailed on the program.