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That would be fun.

I agree, felt like he wants to prove something to Denver and thinks WMU is give him the ice time and coaches to do it. Ferch and the guys are doing something right and guys around college are noticing.

Those are my thoughts on it too. The coaching staff has done a great job over that last few seasons doing just that. I am hoping we can get some defensive help to go along with those great offenses if late though. Blue line play as been a weakness.

@@GoalHornsandFightSongs Yeah we need offensive defenseman, but we need defenseman that play defense as well. That cost us SOO many goals last two seasons, stupid breakdowns. Im hoping these defenseman we brought in will be more stay at home D.

They don't have to necessarily be stay at home D but there needs to be defensive awareness.

He would be on another level if he had gotten to play even a few years later. The thing that stands out the most is to a point he had individual success, but its not about that for him. He wanted success as a team cause it keeps the team together forever.

I really really appreciate that... thank you

Might have to keep track of that for the next time Nick is on.

I am over hearing that argument for refs. Yeah this podcast isn't my full time job either. Hell I pay out a decent amount of money to do it, but I put time into it to learn the game, to watch the games, to look up stats, make arguments, and the numerous other things because I like hockey and find time to do it. There is no reason a red couldn't review the rule book or watch films or do online training. There is no reason it should feel like they don't know the game.

The closest WMU has come to sweeping in St. Cloud is a Shootout W and Reg W in the 2013-2014 season. WMU and SCSU have split 5 series in St. Cloud. Miami has just been a bad team the last few years. They feel like that mid 2000s WMU team. Just can't get anything going. A culture change is probably that only thing that turns that team around.

UMD got more bad news. It is looking like it should be WMUs weekend to win. They still have to show up and play their games though.

@@GoalHornsandFightSongs well they still have Steeves, who can really be a game changer if you dont shut him down, dont need him scoring this weekend.

Very true. Steeves is the dangerous one on that team. He is for doing his best to keep them in games. WMU has to play the way they did against Denver in that Friday game, but do it all weekend.

He was using a different mic and was coming in a bit loud too me I tried to manage it. Might have just been on my end. Turned him down on the wrong setting. Got it fixed for next week.

Broncos are sitting at .238 on the power play. They have only drawn 42 penalties. If they can play clean and get Lindenwood to committ penalties it could make a big difference. According to my possibly flawed math the Lions are giving up 4.6 goals a game and the Broncos are scoring 3.67 goals a game. This could be a solid stretch of games to get the offense rolling headed into a series with Denver and their nation leading 5.5 goals a game. Keep the defensive play where it's been and take advantage in the offensive zone.

And WMU hadn't beaten UNO in Omaha since 2020 until last Friday. WMU has to avoid the box and show up to play both nights.

Omaha is an underrated building. It would be nice to turn that around considering WMU is gonna be seeing them a lot more often starting next season.

His game is incredible. Maybe slightly undersized but uses it to his advantage and finds away to get to the net. I think the power rankings are something we are gonna do moving forward. It was an interesting tangent that popped up.

By the way I love the intro and outro music, its such a banger.

I gave a lot of credit to the way CC closed the season last year. If they can play that way from the jump then I had them finishing better than UND with all of their transitions and the inconsistent play last season. The conference is gonna see a lot of shuffling throughout the standings with the exception being Miami. They seemed to be locked into that 8th seed.

Agreed. The Broncos need to be successful in the nonconference portion of the schedule. Cam really came on strong later in the year hopefully he can start the year strong and get stronger. I think the d can be better than it was last year. My hope for the offense is that it is a little more balanced than what we saw last year. If they can get balanced scoring all season instead of having to rely and depend on one line WMU could be dangerous. The conference feels up for grabs for everyone except Miami.

Can't say the games between UMD and WMU aren't exciting. Over the first ten years of the NCHC these two teams have had some very memorable ones. It is one of the matchups I most look forward to each season.

WMU certainly struggled with Culhane. Blashill turned the program around in one season and Murray ran with it. There where a couple lean years in the NCHC but Ferchweiler has gotten the Broncos going. It certainly feels like something has to change with Miami. They did hang onto Blasi for a little too long before the change to Bergeron. It will be something to keep an eye on. I was expecting a bit more from Bergeron considering what he was able to do with Bowling Green. He got them going in the right direction and they have done a decent job continuing that way.

He has continued to improve his game every season. Wins face-offs and scores big time goals. Definitely on my short list of guys that could have a break out year and put himself in a good spot at a pro contract.

Yeah, same. The transfer situation is always interesting. It has changed all of college sports very quickly. It will also be interesting to see how this trend continues as the extra covid year players age out.

Can wait to see what he does. Grainger or Washe would be my guess as the guys that are gonna center the line he is on. Just depends on how their games match up. The WMU coaching staff has done a great job matching player styles to create some dynamic and productive lines.

From what I can tell once he suits up for the Broncos he will be the highest Draft pick to play for WMU. Mike McCarron was committed to WMU when he was taken 25th overall in 2013. He chose to sign a 3yr elc with MTL rather play at WMU.

@@GoalHornsandFightSongs mccaron was a huge bust. He should have played college

Saw that. Had a solid freshman. Looks like he struggled a little bit last season. Seems like he could be the guy to step into the spot Perbix is giving up. Upside he comes in as junior so could be at WMU for a couple of seasons.

Yeah it is shaping up to be another off season with a high turn over. This season showed this staff can reload and be competitive. Goaltending feels solid unlike last season and that in itself is an improvement.

What a difference a couple weeks makes. We now know Perbix is back in the portal, Galambos and Berger both coming back for another season. Couple solid pick ups form the portal.

@@GoalHornsandFightSongs I agree, our D-core and goaltending should be solid, just have to rebuild our scoring and I dont think that will be an issue with our two portal pick ups and what we have coming back, we should be ok.

WMU is in an interesting spot right now. They can take the time and maybe get some rest and healthier. Our depth scoring has fallen off a bit and was a big part of our success throughout the year. That needs to return, but not every game can be a shoot out. Defensive play will continue to be a big part going forward.

UND was really more of a spite pick against Omaha. That series is closer to being a toss up. Omaha is a tough team with a solid atmosphere. Most teams seem to struggle playing there, but UND is not one of the them. Gonna be a fun weekend.

Berger is definitely missed more, but Rome was a threat to shoot. Until McAllister learns to shoot more often even if it is just to sell the threat the power play will be less effective. I did like having Washe in that first power play because he did a great job staying infront if Chrona.

@@GoalHornsandFightSongs I agree, Mcallister has a deadly shot if he just SHOOTS!!!

He does but he is so pass first that guys sit on the pass but he still refuses to shoot. Shooting will open up his passing again and make him more of a threat in the zone.

@@GoalHornsandFightSongs If we can finish 2nd, which I think we will, we will get CC and we should be OK to get to Minni. CC is a good team but they cant score goals to save their lives and I dont see us dropping a series to them at home. Then to Minni, its up in the air who we would get, probably SCSU / Omaha, depending on how the standings shape up as we would have the 2 seed so unless Miami beats DU, we get the middle seed match up.

WMU is in a favorable position, but Miami is playing better. They have a solid goaltender in Persson who has shown to be tough to get the puck past. Need a little bit of help from UMD and UND to really secure that 2 spot.

Unfortunate timing for it to be during playoffs, but good news it will not be this weekend. This is a prime time series.

Also, hope Grainger is ok, he kills Omaha, need him in the lineup this weekend.

The team in a good spot right now. Everyone is playing well. Now it is just about limiting the mistakes. They did a good job of that on the weekend, but the two big ones ended up in the back of the net. There is still time to get a little higher in all the rankings if they can keep playing the way they have been.

Considering his history against Omaha when things are given away it would definitely be nice to have him out there.

@@77Danny Did I miss something? Is he injured?

@@carlmielock1044 He didnt play saturday nights game. He was on the roster but was a late scratch, so hopefully it was illness and not injury.

He hasn't played since the St. Cloud series. Might just be a matchups thing or someone winning a spot in practice. They have done a decent job of mixing in the newer guys and trying to get them some playing time. I don't think we have seen the last of him this season.

@@GoalHornsandFightSongs hopefully you’re right. Seems to have a lot of upside and is a fun player to watch

@@carlmielock1044 definitely a fun player to watch when he is on the ice.

Every series here on out can effect the playoffs. Last year not much was figured out until the last weekend. I do agree that UNO @ WMU would be a great series for CBSSports network to broadcast.

Yeah just saw that on Twitter. Well deserved for both guys. They are killing it in the AHL this season.

Appreciate you. Trevor was the goal tender for our first possible only sweep in Grand Forks that much I know. He made a great save and we went on a bit of a run that season. At large is nice but it would be nice to get that auto bid for winning the conference tournament. That is down the road. I made that drive down to Oxford once. Flying is probably the right move it was an awful drive through an awful state. It is a nice looking arena but I didn't like there use of the space.

@@GoalHornsandFightSongs I live in Houston, TX so flying is really the only option for me LOL I went to WMU from 06-10, but now live in Houston, TX

We were there around the same time I was 07-13. There were some lean years at the beginning of our fandom.

I believe he brings that up in one of his previous episodes. Hopefully not the lost episode.

Went back and checked. If you go to the 39 minute mark of his first appearance episode titles A XXL Episode he mentions that series.

I am slowly chipping away on his bulldog fan hood. If the offense continues to play the way they have and we can get enough defense we have a shot. Levi is a great goalie and hard to get the puck around.

The downside to being a freshman defense coming into WMU is that was were they had a lot of experience coming back and the transfer guys were experienced players as well. It is a good point for the d to be aware when the are jumping up in the offensive zone. Rowe has struggled in some break away type plays. It is gonna be a great match up. The WMU puck possession game is incredible right now. If they can keep that up and avoid penalties it would not be hard to see them picking up important points in the NCHC standings. The scary thing about this team is we have not yet seen their best hockey. Might need it this weekend though.

I have heard that Sjolund can’t play for 40 games due to some NCAA rule. I believe it is because he played in some league overseas which is technically prohibited by the NCAA. If the 40 game rule is true, we won’t see him until about this time next year unfortunately

I am not seeing anything that specificly mentions a number of games. One article I saw did say the season. I don't necessarily see this as a bad thing. Honestly he might have had trouble seeing the ice this season anyway. Our blue liners have played well so far this season. This gives him an opportunity to get into comfortable with classes and the college schedule. That I think is sometimes over looked even though the hockey players are generally older there is still an adjustment to be made.

@@GoalHornsandFightSongs agreed. I guess we’ll find out early next year whether or not he is able to play immediately. I’m excited to see him play once he gets that chance.

J.J was a great player, and I am so glad we got the opportunity to talk to him about his career. He is doing a great job helping the team develop and play some great hockey.

WMU can for sure end up in that top 4 of the NCHC again. Coach Pat said they held Michigan to just 11 shots during 5 on 5 chances in the Saturday game. Their puck control and offensive pressure have been great. Got to sure up that defensive zone and stay out of the box. They have been getting production up and down the line-up. It is hard to beat a team that can roll 4 lines and put pressure on with each of them.