2025-26 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Somebody in a previous thread said Carter Bear was going to commit but nothing official. 

[RhettRingers]

46 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Somebody in a previous thread said Carter Bear was going to commit but nothing official. 

Was also before he tore his achilles and Berry was still the coach.

[.357]

4 minutes ago, RhettRingers said:

Was also before he tore his achilles and Berry was still the coach.

Bear's season has been over for a month, what's stopping him from committing?

[RhettRingers]

Just now, .357 said:

Bear's season has been over for a month, what's stopping him from committing?

Maybe the timeline on when he'll return or the coaching change. Not sure. Was also told that he has no interest playing NCAA. 

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

Gut feeling. It’s going to be a rough year offensively in 25-26. The D and goaltending is going to carry this team as far as they go.

[fightingsioux4life]

11 minutes ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

Gut feeling. It’s going to be a rough year offensively in 25-26. The D and goaltending is going to carry this team as far as they go.

Too early to make predictions about next year. We still don't know what the final roster will look like.

Just like with FB, it's too early to make judgments about 2025-26.

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

15 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Too early to make predictions about next year. We still don't know what the final roster will look like.

Just like with FB, it's too early to make judgments about 2025-26.

I said it’s a gut feeling. I predict they won’t find any high end difference makers from the portal and the high end CHL players will choose big name schools. There’s just no traction on where this team is going to find talent and it’s odd

[RhettRingers]

Just now, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

I said it’s a gut feeling. I predict they won’t find any high end difference makers from the portal and the high end CHL players will choose big name schools. There’s just no traction on where this team is going to find talent and it’s odd

UND isn't a "big name" school? Menghini wasn't a good get in your opinion?

[fightingsioux4life]

Just now, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

I said it’s a gut feeling. I predict they won’t find any high end difference makers from the portal and the high end CHL players will choose big name schools. There’s just no traction on where this team is going to find talent and it’s odd

The head coaching change and having one staff position still open complicates things.

It's entirely possible that Jax has some irons in the fire we don't know about.

[siouxforce19]

1 minute ago, fightingsioux4life said:

The head coaching change and having one staff position still open complicates things.

It's entirely possible that Jax has some irons in the fire we don't know about.

It is the “we don’t know about” that makes everyone uneasy right now.  

[fightingsioux4life]

1 minute ago, RhettRingers said:

UND isn't a "big name" school? Menghini wasn't a good get in your opinion?

This is what bothers me right now. We need to get our swagger back. Jax and his staff need to reestablish our program as a force in the world of recruiting. That means not taking a backseat to anyone.

The overall message has to be: We are a blue blood in this sport and we aren't going anywhere.

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

11 minutes ago, RhettRingers said:

UND isn't a "big name" school? Menghini wasn't a good get in your opinion?

In an overall sports world, no. They are FCS in football and a low level mid major in basketball, etc. Michigan and the rest of the Big Ten along with Boston College and BU are going to get the first look at the top players with the $ they can fork over.

Menghini is a solid get, but they don’t have a 1st or 2nd line center on the roster. Doesn’t seem like the high end CHL names gain any traction after being linked to UND. I’m weary that they will have to slot centers up or play others out of position

[jdub27]

1 hour ago, RhettRingers said:

Maybe the timeline on when he'll return or the coaching change. Not sure. Was also told that he has no interest playing NCAA. 

Why was he ready to commit if he has no interest in playing NCAA?

[fightingsioux4life]

1 hour ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

In an overall sports world, no. They are FCS in football and a low level mid major in basketball, etc. Michigan and the rest of the Big Ten along with Boston College and BU are going to get the first look at the top players with the $ they can fork over.

Menghini is a solid get, but they don’t have a 1st or 2nd line center on the roster. Doesn’t seem like the high end CHL names gain any traction after being linked to UND. I’m weary that they will have to slot centers up or play others out of position

BU has no football and is low level mid major in BB. So based on your criteria, they don't belong on your own list.

Denver has more Nattys than any of those "big time" schools you mentioned.

The national championship has been dominated by either 1) small private schools or 2) non P4 schools since realignment in 2013.

UND has always been at a disadvantage when it comes to media market size, population base, enrollment, alumni base and so on. And yet, REA is full of green and white banners.

It's time to get our swagger back and stop looking for straw men to blame for our problems.

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

52 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

BU has no football and is low level mid major in BB. So based on your criteria, they don't belong on your own list.

Denver has more Nattys than any of those "big time" schools you mentioned.

The national championship has been dominated by either 1) small private schools or 2) non P4 schools since realignment in 2013.

UND has always been at a disadvantage when it comes to media market size, population base, enrollment, alumni base and so on. And yet, REA is full of green and white banners.

It's time to get our swagger back and stop looking for straw men to blame for our problems.

BU paid Boisvert heavily. They’ve got the money that UND doesn’t

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

52 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

BU has no football and is low level mid major in BB. So based on your criteria, they don't belong on your own list.

Denver has more Nattys than any of those "big time" schools you mentioned.

The national championship has been dominated by either 1) small private schools or 2) non P4 schools since realignment in 2013.

UND has always been at a disadvantage when it comes to media market size, population base, enrollment, alumni base and so on. And yet, REA is full of green and white banners.

It's time to get our swagger back and stop looking for straw men to blame for our problems.

Also, my post only refers to recruiting high end talent. Not championships

[brianvf]

9 minutes ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

BU paid Boisvert heavily. They’ve got the money that UND doesn’t

I heard $150k.
If that's correct...and if that's the only reason that Boisvert left...I honestly can't believe that UND, its alum base, and the NIL collective couldn't match that.  Or at least entice him with a good offer to stay.

[.357]

17 minutes ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

BU paid Boisvert heavily. They’ve got the money that UND doesn’t

1) No one knows the exact reason Boisvert left. You're putting out information that you can't substantiate. 

2) Schools themselves are not paying players. NIL money comes entirely from privately-funded collectives.

[siouxforce19]

3 minutes ago, .357 said:

1) No one knows the exact reason Boisvert left. You're putting out information that you can't substantiate. 

2) Schools themselves are not paying players. NIL money comes entirely from privately-funded collectives.

I actually got in an argument with a Western Michigan fan about their Coach’s misinformation that their players don’t get any NIL. They have a NIL collective - their players get some NIL. He told me the school doesn’t pay NIL and that the collective is “different” than the school giving NIL. So clearly a lot of people think schools are paying out NIL? 

[fightingsioux4life]

47 minutes ago, brianvf said:

I heard $150k.
If that's correct...and if that's the only reason that Boisvert left...I honestly can't believe that UND, its alum base, and the NIL collective couldn't match that.  Or at least entice him with a good offer to stay.

Our NIL efforts have been too little and too late so far. If we can get our act together, I think we'll have another card we can play in situations like that.

UND simply cannot allow itself to be dragged down to mid-major status in hockey. It would drag the entire athletic department down into a black hole from which there would be no escape. We need to get our crap together and do it quickly.

Bring back the swagger.

[fightingsioux4life]

44 minutes ago, .357 said:

1) No one knows the exact reason Boisvert left. You're putting out information that you can't substantiate.

This is a pet peeve of mine.

Everytime someone portals from one place to another, immediately people start throwing around six and seven figure numbers without any credible proof to back it up. Does anyone really believe that USD football players were getting seven figures apiece to portal out? If they were that good, they wouldn't have ended up in Vermillion in the first place.

[.357]

55 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:

So clearly a lot of people think schools are paying out NIL? 

People have this idea, not based on any facts, that schools themselves are shelling out a lot of money for NIL. That's simply not the case. All articles I've read all lead to NIL money coming exclusively from privately-funded collectives. So if MI, MN & a few others are currently buying their rosters for next year, that money is coming from private pockets. 

 

 

[siouxfan512]

Why do we not have another assistant coach yet?

-Wasn't expecting Smaby, but if we were going that route, wouldn't it have already happened?

-Was hopeful of Herter, but now that the season is over, wouldn't this also have happened?

-Who are we leaning towards here?

[brianvf]

Just now, siouxfan512 said:

Why do we not have another assistant coach yet?

-Wasn't expecting Smaby, but if we were going that route, wouldn't it have already happened?

-Was hopeful of Herter, but now that the season is over, wouldn't this also have happened?

-Who are we leaning towards here?

The position was just posted on Monday and doesn't close until next Monday.

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

3 hours ago, .357 said:

1) No one knows the exact reason Boisvert left. You're putting out information that you can't substantiate. 

2) Schools themselves are not paying players. NIL money comes entirely from privately-funded collectives.

Keep on being naive lol