Offseason 2023

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

I find it interesting that the coaches picked the Mavs for 5/6 while all the fans have them finishing second.

[mbenecke]

Coaches said: 3rd place finish. Swankler co-preseason player of the year, Swankler and Wozney both on the All-CCHA preseason team. Not bad.

I really think this team has the potential to be good in a wide open league.

[jpfalcon09]

Coaches said: 3rd place finish. Swankler co-preseason player of the year, Swankler and Wozney both on the All-CCHA preseason team. Not bad.

I really think this team has the potential to be good in a wide open league.

The blue line will be young and I have questions regarding Stoever's consistency in net. Not as optimistic as the coaches are about the program, but perhaps the CCHA as a whole is simply going to be a crapshoot. I don't see it though. Have concerns about consistent goal scoring as well. Uneasy about the season to be honest.

[mbenecke]

Uh... Ben Shanahan (BG student, not associated with any type of news organization but is someone I would trust to know) is reporting that Swankler has left the program and is in the portal.

Please, nobody freak out about this until we see more reporting. I will post here if I hear anything more official.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

Sorry dude, but I’m freaking out.

[pdt1081]

Uh... Ben Shanahan (BG student, not associated with any type of news organization but is someone I would trust to know) is reporting that Swankler has left the program and is in the portal.

Please, nobody freak out about this until we see more reporting. I will post here if I hear anything more official.

At this point in the year, fairly certain that means sitting a year. Don't really see that happening.

[mbenecke]

Sorry dude, but I’m freaking out.

I'm completely shocked and caught off guard, and I am hoping it's just bad misinformation.

[mbenecke]

Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald confirms that Swankler is indeed in the portal...

I'm sick.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

WTF happened here?

[jpfalcon09]

WTF happened here?

No one knows. Media day is tomorrow so I'm sure Eigner will be asked about it. My guess is a falling out somewhere with the coaching staff, unless he was contacted by another school and it's worth for him to sacrifice a year to move on. Either way it's a colossal fail by the hockey program.

[mbenecke]

It's embarrassing. Our best player, and the best player in the conference, deciding to leave us 2 weeks before the season starts. Just... ugh. Gross.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

Brandon Hawkins part II.

He doesn’t have to sit a year, does he?

[jpfalcon09]

Brandon Hawkins part II.

He doesn’t have to sit a year, does he?

Believe so. Only can enter the portal and be eligible immediately in the event of a coaching change. Something reallll bad must have happened for him to think this is a good idea. The optics for the program are simply awful, no way around that. This is a bottom four CCHA team without him.

[pdt1081]

Brandon Hawkins part II.

He doesn’t have to sit a year, does he?

Fairly certain May 1st is the under grad cutoff with no penalty.

[mbenecke]

Welp. Forget what I said earlier about having some faith in this team. The season is over before it starts.