atxsioux Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago NCHC Tiers this upcoming season for discussion purposes Tier 1 Denver WMU UND Tier 2 ASU CC Tier 3 St Cloud Omaha Duluth Tier 4 Miami
beastandco Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago 26 minutes ago, atxsioux said: NCHC Tiers this upcoming season for discussion purposes Tier 1 Denver WMU UND Tier 2 ASU CC Tier 3 St Cloud Omaha Duluth Tier 4 Miami Hand up, I don’t pay as much attention to some of the lower tier NCHC teams as maybe I should. That being said, I feel like I would maybe switch CC and Duluth. Duluth could be very sneaky in my eyes. I would be surprised if Max Plante wasn’t up for NCHC forward of the year. They have a few other nice pieces returning from last year as well.
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 42 minutes ago, beastandco said: Hand up, I don’t pay as much attention to some of the lower tier NCHC teams as maybe I should. That being said, I feel like I would maybe switch CC and Duluth. Duluth could be very sneaky in my eyes. I would be surprised if Max Plante wasn’t up for NCHC forward of the year. They have a few other nice pieces returning from last year as well. Duluth is asleep at the wheel regarding CHL kids. Only one that likely would have gone USports rather than pro. Sandelin is the next Berry/Lucia.
atxsioux Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said: Duluth is asleep at the wheel regarding CHL kids. Only one that likely would have gone USports rather than pro. Sandelin is the next Berry/Lucia. Schloss and others have said Duluth is going to have a "great squad" the past 2 years and they've flopped. At this point they've lost the benefit of the doubt for me personally. ' Granted maybe 3rd times the charm who knows.
fightingsioux4life Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 33 minutes ago, atxsioux said: Schloss and others have said Duluth is going to have a "great squad" the past 2 years and they've flopped. At this point they've lost the benefit of the doubt for me personally. ' Granted maybe 3rd times the charm who knows. I think Sandy may be thinking about retirement. He's been there for a quarter century. That's a long time to be in one place. Maybe some newer, younger blood is needed in Duluth.
burd Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Maybe his understudy, gfhockey, is an option. He may even be able to convince Spicer to return, despite what Admissions has to say about it. Judy’s would have to open a Duluth shop, of course, and someone would have to provide a bail fund. 1
skateshattrick Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 10 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: I think Sandy may be thinking about retirement. He's been there for a quarter century. That's a long time to be in one place. Maybe some newer, younger blood is needed in Duluth. What makes you say that? He is only 61.
fightingsioux4life Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 3 minutes ago, skateshattrick said: What makes you say that? He is only 61. He's been in Duluth for 25 years. He has made public comments harshly criticizing the new landscape in college athletics. He just sounds like he doesn't want to do it anymore. Dean Blais probably had it right when he said no one should stay in one place for too long. -Lucia did that. -Berenson did that. -York did that. -Gino did that. Sandy has had tremendous success in Duluth, but that won't save him forever. If he cannot adapt to the increasingly complicated landscape of college athletics, he will get left behind. If that happens, he'll end up leaving Duluth involuntarily. 1
cberkas Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 14 minutes ago, skateshattrick said: What makes you say that? He is only 61. He’s got 2 or 3 years left, I don’t think he gets a new contract in 2 years. Kind of like Jeff Jackson staying too long at Notre Dame did more harm than good. 1
scpa0305 Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said: I think Sandy may be thinking about retirement. He's been there for a quarter century. That's a long time to be in one place. Maybe some newer, younger blood is needed in Duluth. Sandy’s greatest recruiting tool is that he’s never pulled a scholly on a player. Parents/kids love that; there’s a sense of security. UND, MN and most other blue bloods pull schollys left and right (sometimes deserved if the player doesn’t keep developing). Fairly tough to compete in this new world if you’re overly loyal.
tnt Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 11 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: Sandy’s greatest recruiting tool is that he’s never pulled a scholly on a player. Parents/kids love that; there’s a sense of security. UND, MN and most other blue bloods pull schollys left and right (sometimes deserved if the player doesn’t keep developing). Fairly tough to compete in this new world if you’re overly loyal. Exactly! How many parents/kids that love that loyalty/security have no problem using the portal to go to another school if it meets their own needs for more playing time in different situations, or frankly just the opportunity to move into a better winning situation with Duluth’s fall from the top? 1
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 17 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: Sandy’s greatest recruiting tool is that he’s never pulled a scholly on a player. Parents/kids love that; there’s a sense of security. UND, MN and most other blue bloods pull schollys left and right (sometimes deserved if the player doesn’t keep developing). Fairly tough to compete in this new world if you’re overly loyal. Kid from my hometown had his offer from Duluth pulled after plateauing in Juniors: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/316111/devlin-mccabe
ChadR Posted 20 minutes ago Posted 20 minutes ago 1 hour ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said: Kid from my hometown had his offer from Duluth pulled after plateauing in Juniors: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/316111/devlin-mccabe Judging by the stats, that was the correct choice.
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