Non-UND College Hockey 2025-26

[cberkas]

CC beats St. Cloud 4-1

 

[cberkas]

2-1 Denver

[cberkas]

Omaha you win this game you can be UNDs rival for a week

[cberkas]

3-1 Denver 

[cberkas]

Denver beats Omaha 3-1

 

[Godsmack]

1 minute ago, cberkas said:

Denver beats Omaha 3-1

 

Dangit.

[cberkas]

The NPI just makes no sense when you see a team blow .500 ranked above a team above .500

Michigan Tech at #18 with a 21-10-3 record getting that ASU treatment from last year that NPI was supposed to fix. 

 

[Blackheart]

3 minutes ago, cberkas said:

The NPI just makes no sense when you see a team blow .500 ranked above a team above .500

Michigan Tech at #18 with a 21-10-3 record getting that ASU treatment from last year that NPI was supposed to fix. 

 

Is that Wisconsin rule still in place that teams under .500 can't get picked by the committee for an at large bid?  

[cberkas]

Just now, Blackheart said:

Is that Wisconsin rule still in place that teams under .500 can't get picked by the committee for an at large bid?  

The UCHC (independents) are seeding using the NPI. LIU is in first and Lindenwood (the only independent over .500) is second. 

[jk]

Denver had fallen to the bubble with a six-game winless streak after their Friday loss in GF.  After winning that Saturday, they lost their next game to SC, and haven't lost since.  Back to NPI 8, and given their coach and recent history, they've gotta be considered a serious threat in the conference and nationally.  Unfortunately.

[Blackheart]

14 minutes ago, jk said:

Denver had fallen to the bubble with a six-game winless streak after their Friday loss in GF.  After winning that Saturday, they lost their next game to SC, and haven't lost since.  Back to NPI 8, and given their coach and recent history, they've gotta be considered a serious threat in the conference and nationally.  Unfortunately.

They are a problem.

[cberkas]

Good to see GPL getting to acceptance stage of this season. 

[cberkas]

Now that's a clever celly, well done Bemidji

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Two bowl series coming up next weekend. The NCHC Toilet Bowl between UNO and ASU, and the B1G Perv Bowl between Sandusky State and THE Epstein State University.

[ND_Texan]

You heard it here first. I predict Duluth escapes Miami this coming weekend with one win/one loss. Then Duluth (#4) plays Miami (#5) again in the first round of the playoffs and gets knocked out. These three losses to Miami eliminate Duluth from a National playoff birth.

After watching Miami this last weekend, they've got just the kind of team (tenacious checking, outstanding goaltending and just enough offense) to bottle up the Plante line and take them down.

[jk]

Curious lack of goals in Mankato this weekend, with Mankato winning 1-0 Friday and BSU winning 1-0 in OT Saturday.  MSU scored one goal and got four points.  The beavs were shut out for six periods and got two points.

[ND_Texan]

13 minutes ago, jk said:

Curious lack of goals in Mankato this weekend, with Mankato winning 1-0 Friday and BSU winning 1-0 in OT Saturday.  MSU scored one goal and got four points.  The beavs were shut out for six periods and got two points.

Bemidji style hockey.

[nascar99]

On 2/15/2026 at 12:28 AM, cberkas said:

Good to see GPL getting to acceptance stage of this season. 

Just crazy how many Goofers supporters are still making excuses for Minnesota's horrific season. Considering how North Dakota had to completely retool/rebuild the roster in the offseason, there is little excuse for Motzko not using the portal & not making CHL additions.

[burd]

23 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Just crazy how many Goofers supporters are still making excuses for Minnesota's horrific season. Considering how North Dakota had to completely retool/rebuild the roster in the offseason, there is little excuse for Motzko not using the portal & not making CHL additions.

They’re turtling.   It’s what gopher fans and players do.  😄

[beastandco]

1 hour ago, nascar99 said:

Just crazy how many Goofers supporters are still making excuses for Minnesota's horrific season. Considering how North Dakota had to completely retool/rebuild the roster in the offseason, there is little excuse for Motzko not using the portal & not making CHL additions.

I actually enjoy listening to the GPL podcast after some of Minnesota’s struggles. They are very critical about Minnesota’s roster construction over the past year. One thing that I thought they nailed last week was that you cannot expect to land a McKenna, Martone, etc. if you don’t have the pieces to support them. Those type of players should and will be your last pieces to the puzzle. They currently don’t have the pieces in place to make Minnesota an attractive destination for high end talent.

[nascar99]

1 minute ago, beastandco said:

I actually enjoy listening to the GPL podcast after some of Minnesota’s struggles. They are very critical about Minnesota’s roster construction over the past year. One thing that I thought they nailed last week was that you cannot expect to land a McKenna, Martone, etc. if you don’t have the pieces to support them. Those type of players should and will be your last pieces to the puzzle. They currently don’t have the pieces in place to make Minnesota an attractive destination for high end talent.

Their problem is that they don't recruit the CHL at all. Would be very surprised if Steve Miller and/or Ben Gordon are up in Moose Jaw, Brandon, Prince Albert to watch Dub games or in London, Kitchener, Guelph to watch O games.

There was zero reason to add Finn McLaughlin over the summer when you could have added a more productive defenseman out of the Dub for example. Doesn't take NIL money to add quality Tier 2 level players, you just have to go out there and recruit instead of falling back on convenience bias and/or insular tribalism.

[beastandco]

1 hour ago, nascar99 said:

Their problem is that they don't recruit the CHL at all. Would be very surprised if Steve Miller and/or Ben Gordon are up in Moose Jaw, Brandon, Prince Albert to watch Dub games or in London, Kitchener, Guelph to watch O games.

There was zero reason to add Finn McLaughlin over the summer when you could have added a more productive defenseman out of the Dub for example. Doesn't take NIL money to add quality Tier 2 level players, you just have to go out there and recruit instead of falling back on convenience bias and/or insular tribalism.

Minnesota was caught with their pants down last spring and seemingly did about it. I expect a lot of programs to follow suit with the Bryn Chyzyk hire. Having a “coach” on the recruiting trail during the season is a massive advantage. UND got extremely fortunate last offseason and I do not think they are done reaping the rewards. There’s a good chance UND is able to land a guy or two for next year based off of Verhoeff or Reschny already being here. 

[nascar99]

8 minutes ago, beastandco said:

Minnesota was caught with their pants down last spring and seemingly did about it. I expect a lot of programs to follow suit with the Bryn Chyzyk hire. Having a “coach” on the recruiting trail during the season is a massive advantage. UND got extremely fortunate last offseason and I do not think they are done reaping the rewards. There’s a good chance UND is able to land a guy or two for next year based off of Verhoeff or Reschny already being here. 

North Dakota should never be done reaping the rewards. I expect North Dakota, Denver, & Michigan to be the 3 top programs recruiting the Dub/Western Canada, with others like Michigan State, Boston University, Boston College, & Penn State in the mix if they so choose. North Dakota and Denver have the historical and geographic advantage. With tons of program alums from Western Canada (as we see on the UND staff), both the Pioneers and Fighting Hawks have tons and tons of minor/junior hockey connections throughout the western provinces, setting both up for major recruiting success.

[beastandco]

1 hour ago, nascar99 said:

North Dakota should never be done reaping the rewards. I expect North Dakota, Denver, & Michigan to be the 3 top programs recruiting the Dub/Western Canada, with others like Michigan State, Boston University, Boston College, & Penn State in the mix if they so choose. North Dakota and Denver have the historical and geographic advantage. With tons of program alums from Western Canada (as we see on the UND staff), both the Pioneers and Fighting Hawks have tons and tons of minor/junior hockey connections throughout the western provinces, setting both up for major recruiting success.

Agreed. Jumping from the CHL is less intimidating when you’re joining a team with players that did the same thing is more so my point. It would be ignorant to believe that Verhoeff, Reschny, etc. are not actively recruiting some of their buddies on top of the work that the staff is already doing. Minnesota will be fighting an uphill battle since they did not immediately embrace the CHL.

[SIOUXFAN97]

hadn't checked how far minny is in ranking...

holy hell bobby