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It will take a couple of years for all this to play out - lots of moving parts. I think the CHL will be primarily a league of younger players (16-18). But some players will probably not want to spend endless hours on a bus and play so many games at the expense of learning the game. That could be a niche for the USHL. 

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Thank you so much, Burd, for you kind words. I'm still around.  And right back at you! UND fans know better than any that tradition is everything.  And it got me to thinking that so much of Denve

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The guy is such an idiot.  Playing in front of nobody is not a great experience for any athlete.  Wodon will continue to die on that hill no matter how stupid it makes him look.

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Is it me or did Woden seem awfully evasive (and a tad defensive) when Carle pressed him to provide specifics backing his position on the whole home site issue? Carle handed him his lunch, IMO. 

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2 hours ago, cberkas said:

The main difference is they are CCM and not Nike

Correct...other than that they are still the same ugly poop and piss colored jerseys.;)

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cberkas Grand Master

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5 hours ago, Blackheart said:

Correct...other than that they are still the same ugly poop and piss colored jerseys.;)

Saw someone on college hockey reddit say Nike isn't making jerseys anymore and that's why the switch to CCM

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More or less a super aged out junior player like the others that have done this recently. 

 

It makes headlines that they are "former pros" but its not much different than any other aged out JR player coming in as a freshman.

 

What is interesting is that it sets a precedent for say an Ivar Stenberg who is playing 1 year pro over in sweden this year before he's drafted in 2026. In theory I don't see how he cant get the same exception and play in the NCAA starting in 2026 if he would want to.

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13 hours ago, atxsioux said:

More or less a super aged out junior player like the others that have done this recently. 

 

It makes headlines that they are "former pros" but its not much different than any other aged out JR player coming in as a freshman.

 

What is interesting is that it sets a precedent for say an Ivar Stenberg who is playing 1 year pro over in sweden this year before he's drafted in 2026. In theory I don't see how he cant get the same exception and play in the NCAA starting in 2026 if he would want to.

Stenberg signed a pro deal in the SHL. Believe that nullifies any potential NCAA eligibility. Although the European Pro basketball players that the NCAA has ruled eligible means anything in theory is possible.

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14 hours ago, sioux rube said:

 

I am so confused by this. Are we going to start recruiting the Coast and AHL guys not on NHL contracts? College hockey will turn into a super old league full of these guys and full blown blue chips. Where are the rest of the “kids” going to play? I am this Beck guy averaged a pt/gm in the Coast and had 3 pts in 4 games in the A. This one doesn’t make a ton of sense.

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1 minute ago, scpa0305 said:

I am so confused by this. Are we going to start recruiting the Coast and AHL guys not on NHL contracts? College hockey will turn into a super old league full of these guys and full blown blue chips. Where are the rest of the “kids” going to play?

The NCAA has to come out and amend some bylaws to make it clear who is eligible and who isn't, or it turns into an even crazier Wild West recruiting world 

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The NCAA is amateur in name only; in reality it's become a semi-pro league. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if down the road they allow mid-season trades. Alice in Wonderland kinda stuff.

And am wondering how Beck joined ASU so late; thought rosters had to be finalized when fall classes start, & it looks like ASU's fall classes started back in August. 

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The NCAA is amateur in name only; in reality it's become a semi-pro league. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if down the road they allow mid-season trades. Alice in Wonderland kinda stuff.

And am wondering how Beck joined ASU so late; thought rosters had to be finalized when fall classes start, & it looks like ASU's fall classes started back in August. 

Guessing they were waiting for green light from NCAA.

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30 minutes ago, .357 said:

The NCAA is amateur in name only; in reality it's become a semi-pro league. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if down the road they allow mid-season trades. Alice in Wonderland kinda stuff.

And am wondering how Beck joined ASU so late; thought rosters had to be finalized when fall classes start, & it looks like ASU's fall classes started back in August. 

Rosters have to be finalized when the entrance/drop date for fall term classes occurs. Hence why Pitlick enrolled so late at Minnesota State and was on their roster very late.

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My very non-scientific prediction of how the NCHC will finish.

1. Western Michigan: They are 1st until they get knocked off the top.

2. Denver: David Carle always gets the most out of his players.

3. Arizona State: I think goaltending is their weakness 

4. North Dakota: I want to see that this staff is different in how they approach the games. They need to finish off their opponents when up in the 3rd instead of the “prevent defense” of the last few years.

5. CC: They have a lot of Freshman and I’ve seen teams with a big Freshman class do well

6. Omaha: Not sold on the USports players 

7. Duluth: They have one line and can the goalie stay healthy the whole year. They have the former Miami backup/starter as the backup

8. Miami: They overhauled the entire team this year expect them to win at least 1 conference game 😉

9. St. Cloud: I don’t see them better than they were when they lost Posch. They were bad last year, just lucky that Miami was worse. Their starter looks to be former Miami starter/backup.

The top 4 looks to be Western Michigan, Denver, Arizona State, and North Dakota. 
 

Hobey and #1 pick will come from UND this year 😁

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I think both WMU and DU take a step back this year. Still guessing that they’ll both be in the top 4, but I don’t see either being dominant like they could be at times last season. 

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1 hour ago, cberkas said:

At least the road jerseys look brown, not a bad look. 

Be still my heart. I've been waiting for a Western hockey sweater to look like this for a long time.

cberkas Grand Master

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38 minutes ago, BroncoMinor said:

Be still my heart. I've been waiting for a Western hockey sweater to look like this for a long time.

Need that gold concept with the bronco logo

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