2025-2026 Season

[UND1983]

How many years has it been since we had a team that looked D1?  

[gfhockey]

5 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

How many years has it been since we had a team that looked D1?  

Have we ever had a coach that had d1 expierence that knows what it takes

[Siouxphan27]

1 hour ago, UND1983 said:

How many years has it been since we had a team that looked D1?  

The mid 90’s. 

[ND-fan]

I watched some of the game the turnovers are problem with majority of them caused by stopping or getting them selves to deep and allowing other team to trap them or make poor pass. A lot of this to do with a team mostly made up young players and our experienced players all being undersized for their positions. This undersized players in our offense makes difficult when we’re running that weave at top key and trying to create screen roll opportunity. We have shot the ball a little better but we need to start hitting our shots better and getting better looks and we also need to rebound better offensively to many one done trips.  I still think they are getting better but this as I have been saying going to be long season. We must have some injuries now with few players haven’t seen much court time lately. I don’t think we realized last year how bad team chemistry was last year and how Hutter is trying to change team chemistry this year. All this is going to take time rebuild Brewster and Berhard just ran this program right into the ground. I tired of people talking looking like DI coach what hell that means more importantly is institution supporting the program like DI program. This determines the quality of players were able to recruit and keep here.

[coachdags]

9 hours ago, ND-fan said:

I watched some of the game the turnovers are problem with majority of them caused by stopping or getting them selves to deep and allowing other team to trap them or make poor pass. A lot of this to do with a team mostly made up young players and our experienced players all being undersized for their positions. This undersized players in our offense makes difficult when we’re running that weave at top key and trying to create screen roll opportunity. We have shot the ball a little better but we need to start hitting our shots better and getting better looks and we also need to rebound better offensively to many one done trips.  I still think they are getting better but this as I have been saying going to be long season. We must have some injuries now with few players haven’t seen much court time lately. I don’t think we realized last year how bad team chemistry was last year and how Hutter is trying to change team chemistry this year. All this is going to take time rebuild Brewster and Berhard just ran this program right into the ground. I tired of people talking looking like DI coach what hell that means more importantly is institution supporting the program like DI program. This determines the quality of players were able to recruit and keep here.

Brewster had success but was not liked by our New AD Chaves and was let go. Since then the Athletic Administration has failed to address issues as facilities, financial commitments, and hiring of a qualified D1 coach. Other programs within our region have hired and moved forward, we have not. 
 

You can even compare D1 Volleyball at UND to this problem! Before Covid, NIL, Transfer Portal all the issues that everyone uses as scapegoats. We had success making the NCAA National Tournament- once in WBB and 2x in Volleyball. 
 

Name me an outside our program, Coach that the AD has brought in that has consistently got us a competitive above .500 record? (I would consider Bubba, Schmidt, Berry, Jackson all in program)
 

As far as funds, with ticket prices, increased required seating donations, and level of attendance. There should be plenty of funds to go around, unless we need an another multi million dollar hockey locker room renovation. 

[coachdags]

For those of you wondering about Turnovers, it can be fixed, by recruiting and coaching. There is a guy at Colorado State that would love to be here, but never extended an invite or granted an interview. Year end and year out Rico Burkett (UND Grad)- Asst at CSU has his Rams competitive and fun to watch. 

[ND-fan]

I look at Big Sky challenge for women’s basketball see we get both Montana's who are picked one and two in the Big Sky. I get it don’t get better playing poorer talent but I also think we need to get few games where our girls can build some confidence before conference season builds. Playing Montana State at home is going to be loss and I hope we can keep it respectable. SDSU past few years have even lost out there by double digits this year we just don’t have talent and size to match up with them especially with this young team we have playing. My question is this scheduling done by us or by summit conference in who we get to play I see NDSU plays one of Montanas but get more even road game but SDSU both games  winnable games. Like say this schedule we don’t have may cupcakes on the schedule. We have lost couple games that we had good chance to win the game but this is going to be long season my hope is we keep improving and developing number of these girls for the future. Administration needs to step up provide more resources to help build this program recruiting players and then retaining our players.

[EternalOptimist]

30 minutes ago, ND-fan said:

 Administration needs to step up provide more resources to help build this program recruiting players and then retaining our players.

I'm curious as to what steps administration could/should take to help build this program?

[coachdags]

43 minutes ago, ND-fan said:

 I also think we need to get few games where our girls can build some confidence before conference season builds. 

You will get your wish: 3 Games in December against Bismarck State College, Mayville State, and Dickinson State. All 3 should be cake walks for a truly D1 Program. 

[coachdags]

15 minutes ago, EternalOptimist said:

I'm curious as to what steps administration could/should take to help build this program?

UND moved to D1 status in 2008, completed its transition in 2012. It has been 13 years. Just last year, they got their 1st film study room. Although they have to share with the Men's program. It came mostly from outside donations. 13 Years to get a film room? Unacceptable if you want to recruit players who are D1, players like the facilities and amenities. Locker room, Study Facilities, Film Rooms, Snack Areas, Conditioning and Weight rooms, - all the things Hockey has....

Also, we could hire someone with knowledge and experience in a D1 program, which we have not the last 2 hires. 

[sioux24/7]

On 11/29/2025 at 8:44 AM, coachdags said:

For those of you wondering about Turnovers, it can be fixed, by recruiting and coaching. There is a guy at Colorado State that would love to be here, but never extended an invite or granted an interview. Year end and year out Rico Burkett (UND Grad)- Asst at CSU has his Rams competitive and fun to watch. 

If offered the job, not that it’s going to be open anytime soon, you think Rico would take the job?

[gfhockey]

So where is Chavez 

[coachdags]

25 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

If offered the job, not that it’s going to be open anytime soon, you think Rico would take the job?

Good question, do not know. He had an interest before he joined Ryun Williams at CSU in 2018. Ryun and Rico go way back. Played against each other in the NCC, UND vs USD, both point guards. Both hired/recommended by Greg McDermott at Wayne, Nebraska, Ryun was HC-WBB, Rico HC-MBB, they overlapped 8 years there. They have become great friends and Coach well together.  He expressed interest to me both during the Brewster Change and the Mallory Change, but never interviewed; both hires were done in-house and very quickly.

[EternalOptimist]

17 hours ago, coachdags said:

UND moved to D1 status in 2008, completed its transition in 2012. It has been 13 years. Just last year, they got their 1st film study room. Although they have to share with the Men's program. It came mostly from outside donations. 13 Years to get a film room? Unacceptable if you want to recruit players who are D1, players like the facilities and amenities. Locker room, Study Facilities, Film Rooms, Snack Areas, Conditioning and Weight rooms, - all the things Hockey has....

Also, we could hire someone with knowledge and experience in a D1 program, which we have not the last 2 hires. 

I don't disagree with this - as a matter of fact, I totally agree.  That said, the Hockey program is a high major D1 program, so comparing hockey to basketball is apples to oranges.  I believe they have redone the locker rooms a few years ago.  The film room is new and so is the snack area. On my wish list is an actual player development coach. Someone that is available for individual player skills. To my knowledge, the players practice and lift weights (they do have a strength coach), but I don't think they have a skills coach that would work with players 1-1 or in small groups to help refine skills.  I'm sure there are some NCAA rules about how much time staff can spend with players, but I know other programs have coaches like this.  

[Nodak78]

16 hours ago, coachdags said:

Good question, do not know. He had an interest before he joined Ryun Williams at CSU in 2018. Ryun and Rico go way back. Played against each other in the NCC, UND vs USD, both point guards. Both hired/recommended by Greg McDermott at Wayne, Nebraska, Ryun was HC-WBB, Rico HC-MBB, they overlapped 8 years there. They have become great friends and Coach well together.  He expressed interest to me both during the Brewster Change and the Mallory Change, but never interviewed; both hires were done in-house and very quickly.

this is concerning.  I was following Rico and thought he would be a great pick for our coach.  A shame no invite to apply here.

[Kab]

I don’t think this coach is the problem

mal was

give him time to get his players 

[und1995]

I think the team was always going to struggle this year. The team was formed by a bunch of portal players and the few remaining ones who stayed. I’m holding out any opinion one way or another on Hutter as a coach and the program until he gets recruits in. We’ve got to be a little patient here. 

[CMSioux]

Hutter easily gets three years to create his team. Sather should be thanked and shown the door.

[fightingsioux4life]

19 hours ago, gfhockey said:

So where is Chavez 

Probably doing his podcast and taking a wait and see approach to everything.

[jdub27]

23 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Probably doing his podcast and taking a wait and see approach to everything.

Its amusing to hear complaining about not being able to get information or insight on things going on in the athletic department and then people make comment like this.

[gfhockey]

52 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Probably doing his podcast and taking a wait and see approach to everything.

With sleeves rolled up or not? 

[fightingsioux4life]

5 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

With sleeves rolled up or not? 

Definitely rolled up!