Non-UND College Hockey 2025-26

[nodakgirl93]

5 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

Did he skip the line or just not put his hand out?

He left the bench and walked away from the Penn State coaches to their end of the rink. He did shake hands with the players though. 

[Blackheart]

11 minutes ago, nodakgirl93 said:

He left the bench and walked away from the Penn State coaches to their end of the rink. He did shake hands with the players though. 

Gotta score more than one goal to win.  That's four straight losses for the BADgers.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

8 hours ago, Blackheart said:

Gotta score more than one goal to win.  That's four straight losses for the BADgers.

Barely snuck by UAA in the previous game too. A weekend in Dinkytown will undoubtedly cure what ails them though.

[TwamleyShuffle]

Even though we aren’t playing next week, will be nice slate of NCHC hockey. WMU game at 6:00 pm and DU vs UMD at 8:00 pm. Me likes it when I get to watch multiple games

[ubish]

It's an absolute shame that we only play one series against you this season. 

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, ubish said:

It's an absolute shame that we only play one series against you this season. 

The shame is that it's in K-zoo.  

[Dustin]

2 hours ago, ubish said:

It's an absolute shame that we only play one series against you this season. 

 

35 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

The shame is that it's in K-zoo.  

I would say it's somewhat likely to have a game against WMU in Grand Forks in March.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

2 hours ago, ubish said:

It's an absolute shame that we only play one series against you this season. 

Something tells me there will be a 3rd game in April

[ubish]

19 minutes ago, Dustin said:

 

I would say it's somewhat likely to have a game against WMU in Grand Forks in March.

Hopefully that game is in Kalamazoo as well.....

[Blackheart]

3 minutes ago, ubish said:

Hopefully that game is in Kalamazoo as well.....

That sounds a bit Gopher-ish.😉

[ubish]

2 hours ago, Blackheart said:

That sounds a bit Gopher-ish.😉

I just want you guys to get the chance to play at Lawson as much as possible before it goes away.  Just looking out for you that's all. 

[fightingsioux4life]

2 minutes ago, ubish said:

I just want you guys to get the chance to play at Lawson as much as possible before it goes away.  Just looking out for you that's all. 

[Blackheart]

Just now, ubish said:

I just want you guys to get the chance to play at Lawson as much as possible before it goes away.  Just looking out for you that's all. 

How very thoughtful of you.

[JakeLove]

Lawson and Kalamazoo is fun but the Ralph and Grand Forks are better. 

[ubish]

18 hours ago, JakeLove said:

Lawson and Kalamazoo is fun but the Ralph and Grand Forks are better. 

One day i'll get out there to see it.  I hear good things. 

[.357]

 

 

[.357]

Dartmouth may not even make the national tourney the way they're tailing off, but can imagine PSU's reaction getting stuck in the same region (Loveland) as WMU & Denver. Good times. 

[cberkas]

 

[Godsmack]

On 1/27/2026 at 5:50 AM, ubish said:

One day i'll get out there to see it.  I hear good things. 

One of my favorite road trips was last year to Kalamazoo. At my own peril, I walked over to the outside door where the Lawson Lunatics stand in line to get in a few hours before the game and chatted it up with a bunch of Broncos fans. I was wearing my UND jersey. They all hazed me pretty good but it was all in good fun. Went to the Library Kitchen & Taphouse Friday night and met some cool UND and Western fans. 

[Sweethockey]

On 1/26/2026 at 11:37 AM, ubish said:

I just want you guys to get the chance to play at Lawson as much as possible before it goes away.  Just looking out for you that's all. 

I am going to be in attendance at Lawson at the end of February. It will be a good if you guys come and play here in March. I mean that it's only fair, right? If we meet, I would gladly buy you a beer. 

[nascar99]

On 1/24/2026 at 12:45 AM, beastandco said:

I listened to the GPL podcast last week and there are serious concerns about their ability to pay players. Gopher hockey is an afterthought for revenue sharing and their collective is virtually nonexistent.

Nick Angell basically insinuated on that podcast that Minnesota's hockey NIL collective just wants to follow all of the rules and not do whatever it takes to pay guys. That's going to hurt their ability to pay higher profile recruits even a moderate amount, especially Canadians. So the Gophers haven't been creative with either their recruiting or their NIL. No surprise they're 41st in the NPI

[beastandco]

21 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Nick Angell basically insinuated on that podcast that Minnesota's hockey NIL collective just wants to follow all of the rules and not do whatever it takes to pay guys. That's going to hurt their ability to pay higher profile recruits even a moderate amount, especially Canadians. So the Gophers haven't been creative with either their recruiting or their NIL. No surprise they're 41st in the NPI

I think they are using that as an excuse. Dinkytown Athletics pays plenty of money to football and basketball. For whatever reason, donors do not seem to dish out significant money to their hockey program. Creating a separate collective is great in theory, but they still have to convince donors to donate.

He is taking the moral high ground and using it as an excuse, in my opinion. I doubt high end players care so much about their eligibility. If McKenna, Martone, etc. were deemed ineligible, they would just sign their ELCs and move on. That’s also if the NCAA wins the case, which they won’t. 
 

Also, if and when Motzko gets another year, he’s going to want to put all of his cards on the table. One more year like this and he’s out. If they have the money, they will spend it.